Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 24 Nov 2011, Sideroads, SR34

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March Break. Sponsored by the Acton Rotary Club. Free swimming is offered 1:30-3 p.m. at the Acton and Gellert pools. Sponsored by Tim Hortons. March Break skating is offered, 2-3:20 p.m., at Mold-Masters SportsPlex and Memorial Arena but regular admission applies. Info: www.haltonhills.ca/skate or www.haltonhills.ca/swim Tuesday, March 20 Friends of The Old Seed House Garden host a Spring Garden Tea and AGM, 2-3:30 p.m. at Devereaux House. Tickets on sale in February. Info: Barb Baron, 905-877-3455, rjbaron@sympatico.ca or Sue Balogh, sbalogh@cogeco.ca. Calling all Gardeners: Do you aspire to create the garden your neighbours will envy? Join the Acton Horticultural Society and learn more from guest speakers on the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church. All gardeners and aspiring green thumbs welcome. Info: Ruth: 519-853-0009. Movie Night-- DiRT! The Movie, presented by Sustainable Halton Hills and POWER, 6:30-8:45 p.m. at the Georgetown Market Place. The movie is a humorous look at the unappreciated ground beneath our feet. Info/ to register: www.powerhalton.ca or 905-873-1820. Tuesday, March 13 MARCH Friday, March 2 Join Norval Presbyterian Church at 9 a.m. for coffee and muffins, followed by the World Day of Prayer service at 9:30 a.m. Glen Morris, Professor (emeritus) of Zoology at the University of Toronto will regale with stories about the only katydid (grasshopper) found solely in Canada. Find out more at the North Halton/Peel Naturalist Club's meeting, 7:30 p.m. at St. Alban's Church, 537 Main St., Glen Williams. Add a DASH of fun and fitness to your child's March Break. DASH provides a structured, non-competitive environment where children can be active while learning the fundamentals of sport. At the Gellert Centre, Multi-Sport for ages 3-4, 2-3 p.m. and for ages 4-6, 3-4:30 p.m. Info: 905873-2601, ext. 2275. Romantic Comedy by Bernard Slade, March 23 to April 1. Box Office: 519855-4586 or www.centurychurchtheatre.com Saturday, March 24 Georgetown Bach Chorale presents Music for Great Cathedrals. Come and enjoy performances depicting Mass movements and motets of Brumel, Willan, Diepenbrock, Kodaly, Liszt, Bruckner and Allegri, 8 p.m. at the Croatian Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill Blvd., Norval. Also returning this year is Dutch-Canadian violinist Edwin Huizinga in a stirring rendition of Bach's Chaconne in D minor. Tickets $30 (students $10) available at Foodstuffs, 89 Main St. S., Georgetown or Pat's Prime Cuts & Deli, 333 Mountainview Rd. S. Info: www. georgetownbachchorale.com Tuesday, March 6 CFUW-Georgetown presents Fishing Down Marine Food Webs with guest speaker Brajgeet Bhathal, PhD candidate, UBC, 7:30 p.m. at St. Alban's Church in Glen Williams. Wednesday, March 7 Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce recognizes the best businesses in Halton Hills at the 2010 Business Achievement Awards, 6 p.m. cocktails and 7 p.m. dinner, followed by awards presentation. Nominations open Jan. 1. Visit www.haltonhillschamber.on.ca or 905-877-7119 for details on nomination categories and criteria. March 20-25 Halton Hills Camera Club's PhotoArt 2012 will be on view March 20-23 at the Halton Hills Civic Centre and then will move to the Georgetown Market Place March 24-25. Photographers: the deadline for entry is Feb. 19-26. Info: www.hhcc.ca Wednesday, March 14 Silver-Wood Women's Institute meets 7 p.m. at the Acton Library where members will review their favourite books. Info: Donna Thompson, 905-877-0592 or Hazel Armstrong, 905-877-1325, or go to www.silverwoodwomensinstitute.yolasite.com It's Maple Time at the Willow Park Ecology Centre, 2-3:30 p.m. Staff and volunteers will demonstrate how to identify and tap sugar maples. Learn how to make some tasty seasonal treats and enjoy traditional stories about how sugaring off began. Pre-registration is required for this event as spaces are limited. Register: www.willowparkecology.ca, 905-8730614. Registration closes March 12. Wednesday, March 21 Georgetown Horticultural Society meets 7:30 p.m. at St. George's Church with Kerry Jarvis speaking about Your Talking Garden: Listening to the Sounds of Nature. Info: www. geohort.com How to get your event in March Break, March 12-16 Kamp Knox presents The Aviators, March 12-16, 9 a.m. to noon. Children from Grades 1-5 are welcome to enjoy games, crafts, songs and much more at Knox Presbyterian Church, 116 Main St. S. in Georgetown. Info/ register: church office, 905-877-7585 or www.knoxgeorgetown.ca Adventure Splash N' Fun daily during March Break. Crafts, games, swimming, special guests and bus trips. For ages 7-12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (extended hours available) at the Gellert Centre. Info: 905-873-2601, ext. 2275. March Break Skating and Swimming: Free skating is offered, 2-3:20 p.m., at the Acton Arena during the March 23-25, 29-31 Globe Productions presents The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber on March 23-24, March 29-30 (8 p.m.), March 25 (2 p.m.) and March 31 (2 p.m. and 8 p.m.) at the Acton Town Hall Centre. Fundraiser for the Globe's Armoury project. Tickets $25 for adults and $16 or students. For tickets, call 905-877-4411 or visit www.globeproductions.ca. Thursday, March 15 Add a DASH of fun and fitness to your child's March Break. At the Acton Arena & Community Centre, MultiSport for ages 3-4, 12:30-1:30 p.m. and for ages 5-6, 1:30-3 p.m. and KIK Soccer, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Info: 905-873-2601, ext. 2275. March 23-April 1 Century Church Theatre presents If you have a non-profit community event you would like included in the spring 2012 edition of Sideroads, email details of the event (date, time, location, etc.) to Cynthia Gamble, cgamble@theifp.ca Keep the information brief and use Sideroads in the subject line. The event must occur between April 1 and June 30, 2012 for inclusion in the spring edition, which publishes in late March. Deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Submission does not guarantee inclusion, as space is limited. S I D E R O A D S of Halton Hills www.millersscottishbakery.goldbook.ca Miller's Scottish Bakery 330 Guelph St., Georgetown (opposite Canadian Tire) · Holiday Gift Ideas! Clothing, Chocolate, Biscuits, Jewellery · Bakery Items - Tarts, Squares, Treats · Home Made Meat Pies & Sausage Rolls, Grocery Items ALL OUR HOME MADE BREADS & BUNS ARE BAKED FRESH DAILY! WINTER · 2011 34 S I D E R O A D S O F H A LT O N H I L L S W Downtown Georgetown 25% Any with coupon Parking Lot OFF Main Street 25% Books with coupon Mill Street OFF All Non Book Collectible One coupon per person. Not valid with any other offer. Expires March 31, 2012 Behind McGibbon Hotel 71 Main Street South, Georgetown 905.873.3131 Fax: 905-873-1882 Email: baybooks@bellnet.ca One coupon per person. Not valid with any other offer. Expires March 31, 2012

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