Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 25 Jul 2013, p. 45

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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, July 25, 2013 27 265 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-873-2753 Outdoor Furniture SALE I hope you took advantage of your Cen- tre's air conditioning during that heat wave. If you are there on Wednesdays you can enjoy a great lunch sponsored by LaVita Bakery and prepared right at the Centre. It is served on a fi rst-come fi rst-served basis for $6 and will continue until the end of Au- gust. Richard Simmons is coming to your Cen- tre via DVD for a "Sweat to the Oldies Class" beginning Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m. Classes will run twice a week, Tuesdays and Thurs- days for a drop in fee to members of $2 per class and $4 for non-members. No sign up! Just drop in! Sounds like fun. We have current movie DVDs to rent for $2 for two nights. Drop by the offi ce and look over the titles. There is quite a selec- tion. They sure beat the oldies you have been watching on TV lately. What a great way to enjoy a book! Come in and borrow a DAISY Reader for couple of weeks, select a book title, and sit back and let someone else read to you. It has a snooze button so you won't miss a thing if you go to sleep. A great weekend coming up in George- town, especially for "Oldies". On Friday evening the Main Street will be fi lled with 400 vintage cars for you to browse and recall another time in your life. It is also the Homecoming 2013 weekend. Lots of activities and opportunities to re- unite with people from your past. I hope you can get out to take advantage of these events and share memories. This is a last call to sign up for the Day Trippers trips to St. Jacob's on August 15 and for Lady Windemere's Fan at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-lake on September 17. Lots to keep you busy! COMMUNITY CALENDAR Centre has plentyto entertain you this summer By FLORENCE RIEHL Georgetown Seniors Centre Acton Foodshare: is open Tues- days: Normal hours 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed 12-12:30 p.m. for lunch. For a regularly updated list of need- ed foods, please check out www.ac- tonfoodshare.com . If people would prefer to donate money for the pur- chase of food, tax receipts are avail- able for amounts of $10 and over. Info: Acton Foodshare, 519-853- 0457, info@actonfoodshare.com or go to www.Actonfoodshare.com Acton Food Share is located at 350 Queen St., Unit 6 (Prosperity One Plaza at Queen St. and Churchill Rd. S.). Halton Hills Concert Band: Love to play music and have fun? Brass, woodwind, and percussion players welcome. Weekly rehears- als on Tuesdays, 7:15-9:30 p.m. at 17 Guelph St. (Old Ambulance Stn). Info: www.haltonhillsconcertband. com, 905-873-6144 (Roper Gallo- way). Centre for Skills Development: will not be at the Acton library to- day. Wednesday, July 31 Last Chance for Creative Writ- ing and Illustration Contest: Young people in Grades 4-8 (Ink- sters) and Grades 9-12 (Inklings) can enter poetry, short stories or il- lustrated fi ction in the Halton Hills Public Library's Ink Writing Project. There are 12 $50 gift certifi cate priz- es to be won! Pick up an offi cial en- try form at the Library. Entries will be accepted at both the Georgetown and Acton branches until Wednes- day, July 31. Info: www.hhpl.on.ca or 905-873-2681 ext. 2520 or 519- 853-0301. Wednesday Garden Eucharist: Every Wednesday, June through Sept., 7:30-8 p.m. weather permit- ting, at St. Alban's Church, 537 Main St., Glen Williams. All welcome on the banks of the Credit River for this weekly garden Eucharist at The Chapel of St. Margaret of Scotland. Please bring your lawn chair. Crafternoons: Halton Hills Public Library, both branches, has drop-in crafts every Wednesday after- noon between 2 & 4 p.m., July 3 to Au- gust 21. The craft will take about 15 minutes, and there is a different craft each week. It's for all ages, but kids, under 6, should be assisted by an adult. Info: www. hhpl.on.ca or 519-853-0301 or 905- 873-2681 ext. 2520. Sleepytime Stories: at the Georgetown library. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and bring their stuffi es, for some stories, music and fun together on Wednes- days, 7 p.m., until August 21. Info: www.hhpl.on.ca or 905-873-2681 ext. 2520. Drop-In Family Storytime: at the Georgeotwn Library. Staff will keep the preschool crowd enter- tained with stories, music and lots of fun on Wednesdays at 10 a.m., until August 21 and Saturdays, 11 a.m., until August 24. Free Acoustic Jam: The Shep- herd's Crook, 86 Main St. (at Mill St.) is hosting a free, acoustic, mu- sic jam ev- ery Wednesday starting at 8 p.m. It is for players and singers of all lev- els with an empha- sis on fun. Bring your instrument or come out and hum along! Info: Frank, 416-356- 8847. Georgetown Little The- atre's Improv Club: runs Wednes- days all summer, 7:30 p.m. at the GLT Studio, 33 Stewarttown Road. Youth (16 yrs and up) and adult members welcome. For informa- tion please leave a message at the studio-905-877-3422. No experience necessary. Lots of fun. Glen Seniors Drop-in Group: meets every Wednesday, 12-3 p.m. at St. Alban's Parish Hall, 537 Main St., Glen Williams. Open to all seniors in the Halton Hills area. Special events planned from time to time. Cost is $1/week. Bring a bagged lunch- tea, coffee and cookies provided. Info: Angie, 905-877-6678. Nordic Pole Walking groups: in Acton, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,10-11 a.m. Meet at the Agri- cultural Building in Prospect Park; in Georgetown, meet in the Gellert Centre parking lot, Mondays at 8:15 a.m. or Wednesdays at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: Master Instructor Ginger Quinn 905-691-9122, ginger.quinn@ sympatico.ca Thursday, Aug. 1 Tai Chi in the Park: free practice in Dominion Gardens Park (Maple Ave. entrance) every Thursday until Aug. 22, 7:15 p.m., weather permit- ting. 5th Annual Yoga in the Park: at Prospect Park, Acton. Presented by Leanne Monaghan of Staying Alive Fitness. Registration 6:30-6:50 p.m. with the class running 7-8 p.m. All in support of Acton Foodshare and Links2Care Backpack Program. Info: 519-853-2650. Sleepytime Stories: 7 p.m. Thursdays until Aug. 22 at the Ac- ton library. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and bring their stuffi es, for some stories, music and fun together. Info: www.hhpl.on.ca or 905-873-2681 ext. 2520.

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