MAY 6 MOZART'S REQUIEM MASS Georgetown Bach Chorale presents Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor, a masterpiece featuring dramatic choruses, lyrical solos and quartets, 2:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 14400 Argyll Rd., Georgetown. Tickets $30. Info: www.georgetownbachchorale.com MAY 11 ROAST BEEF DINNER Come for a roast beef dinner, 6 p.m. at St. John's Anglican Church, Stewarttown. Cost: adults $15, children (6-10), $6 and preschoolers free. To reserve, call Joan, 905-877-5797. PLANT SALE AND SILENT AUCTION Georgetown Horticultural Society's Plant Sale and Silent Auction will be at the Gellert Community Centre beginning at 6 p.m. Info: www.geohort.com MAY 11-13 ANNIE Georgetown Production's Youth Company presents Annie, featuring youth, ages 8-20, at the Milton Centre for the Arts, 1010 Main St. E., Milton. This musical tells the story of an orphan (Annie) who is searching for a family to call her own. Suitable for ages 5 and up. Performances May 11-12, 8 p.m. and May 12-13, 2 p.m. Tickets, call 905-878-6000 or www. globeproductions.ca MAY 12 GARAGE, BAKE AND PLANT SALE Garage, bake and plant sale, with breakfast and lunch BBQ, will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ballinfad United Church on Trafalgar Rd. N. near 32 Sideroad in Halton Hills. MEET Y&R SOAP STAR Come meet The Young and the Restless soap star Billy Miller, known as Billy Abbott, 11 a.m. in the Centre Court of the Georgetown Market Place. SPRING BAZAAR Acton Seniors Centre hosts its bazaar, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. HILLCREST TRUNK SALE Hillcrest United Church, 8912 Trafalgar Rd., hosts its annual trunk sale. Spaces available, $20. Lunch booth. Info: Kathy, 905-878-1197. BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS Birding for Beginners: 10-11:30 a.m. at Terra Cotta Conservation Area Watershed Learning Centre, 14452 Winston Churchill Blvd. Discover the basics of bird watching and take home a complimentary birdhouse to attract birds to your backyard. Registration required, online at www.creditvalleyca.ca/ education or Stewardship Hotline, 905-670-1615, ext. 221. MAY 12-13 CELEBRATE MOM VICTORIAN STYLE Celebrate Mom in Victorian style with traditional sweets, savouries and tea in the heritage setting of Devereaux House, 11494 Trafalgar Rd. Reserved sittings, advanced tickets only, $12. Call 905-877-1861 or email ann@devereauxhouse.ca MAY 15 PHOTOGRAPHING GARDENS Acton Horticultural Society presents Trish Symons, creator of Hockley Meadows Farm Garden in Orangeville on Keeping it Simple: Photographing Gardens, 7:30 p.m. at Knox Church, 44 Main St. N., Acton. Info: Ruth, 519-853-0009. MAY 16 KAVASSALIS PRESENTATION Catherine Kavassalis, president of the Oakville Horticultural Society, Master Gardener, and RBG director will speak at the Georgetown Horticultural Society meeting, 7:30 p.m. at St. George's Church. Kavassalis will talk about 'Trees in a Changing Climate'. Info: www.geohort.com HOWELL'S FISH FRY Howell's Fish Fry will be held 5-7 p.m., continuously serving, at Hillcrest United Church, 8958 Trafalgar Rd. at Fifth Line. Tickets: adults $15, children (6-12) $7, kids under 5 free. Takeout available. For tickets call Marj, 905-878-7189. MAY 19 PLANT SALE Acton Horticultural Society holds its annual Plant Sale, 8 a.m. till sold out (usually early) in the Bethel Reformed Church's parking lot (across from Sobeys). A large selection of perennials, shrubs and some trees with many plants donated by local nurseries, plus a selection of annuals. Info: acton@gardenontario.com or Wayne Stewart, 519-856-2505. SHRUB, PLANTER & COFFEE SALE You've got to come early to the Shrub, Planter and Coffee Sale beginning 8 a.m. at St. John's United Church, 533 Main St., Glen Williams. Supported by Sheridan Nurseries and hosted by Glen Williams Town Hall Board & St. John's United Church. Info: 905-877-2531, www.stjohnsuc.ca BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DAY International Day for Biological Diversity will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Georgetown Market Place in front of Walmart. Join POWER and the Halton Peel BioDiversity Network and get up close and personal with live creatures and find out what you can do to be part of the global movement to stop biodiversity loss. Free. Info: www.powerhalton.ca or 905-873-1820. MAY 23-26 HOME SHOW The popular Home Show returns to the Georgetown Market Place. MAY 25 GDHS 125TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION PARTY Georgetown District High School holds its 125th Anniversary Reunion Party at Nashville North. Limited tickets on sale until March 30. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Food, entertainment, prizes, memories and fun. Tickets, $35, at the GDHS main office. Info: www.georgetowndistricthighschool.com MAY 25-JUNE 3 MURDER BY THE BOOK It's Murder by the Book, at Century Church Theatre in Hillsburgh. Verbal duels between a writer and his estranged wife escalate into deadly games in this light-hearted, fastpaced thriller. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Box Office, 519-855-4586, www.centurychurchtheatre.com MAY 26 BRIDGE SPRING TOURNAMENT Georgetown Bridge Club's spring tournament begins 9:30 a.m. at Georgetown Alliance Church, 280 Main St. S. This charity event will support the Stephen Lewis Foundation that does work with AIDS orphans and families in Africa. Two bridge games: duplicate and contract (social). Game fee is $5 per player. Many prizes donated by local business. To enter, contact Tom Gibbs, 905-877-7486 or tgibbs@toast.net. SENIORS CENTRE YARD SALE Georgetown Seniors Centre hosts its annual Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come sell all your yard sale items for $20/ table or $35/two tables. Info/to reserve table: Sherry, 905873-2601, ext. 2271. YARD & BAKE SALE Annual Yard & Bake Sale will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. John's Anglican Church, Stewarttown. Come for baking, perennial plants, white elephant table treasures, books, crafts, toys and barbecue lunch. Info: Barb, 905-873-6280. SPRING BAZAAR Spring bazaar will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Knox Church, Ospringe. Craft and bake tables, gently used, and plant sale. Info: 519-856-4453. MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY Limehouse Presbyterian Church Cemetery annual Memorial Day service will be held at 11 a.m. with guest minister, Rev. Peter Barrow, who will lead this service of remembrance. Luncheon to follow morning worship. VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION A Pentecost and Volunteer Recognition will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Alban's Anglican Church in Acton JUNE ACTON FARMERS' MARKET Starting June 1 the Acton Farmers' Market comes alive every Thursday, 3-7 p.m. on Willow St. Info: www.downtownacton.ca or 519-853-9555. 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