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34 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday February 16, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS Rotary Club of Oakville West meets weekly for breakfast on Tuesday, 7:15 a.m., Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd. All welcome. 50+ Social ballroom dancing Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sir John Colborne Seniors Centre, Lakeshore at Third Line. Couples, singles and men welcome. Contact ronalex@hotmail.com . Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services Spousal Support Group meets every other Monday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Call 905-847-9559 for location and date. Family Group meets second Tuesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living, 456 Trafalgar Rd. (at Cornwall). New members welcome. Call 905- 847-9559 or toll free at 1-800-387-7127. Optimist Club of Oakville general meeting and dinner the second Monday of the month. Meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m. Call 905-849-9824. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905338-2190. Oakville Humanist Community meets third Tuesday of the month. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. Income Tax Clinic, Mondays, 10 a.m.- noon until April 30 at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org for financial eligibility. Oakville-Mississauga Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every third Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line (near Dundas). On Feb. 21, a presentation by Sandra Saville, a Registered Dietitian . Call 905-257-1988. BULLETIN Tickets on sale for a Saturday, April 21 Big Band Dance by Oakville Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus to benefit the Halton Trauma Centre, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. Entertainment by Harry Currie and the Reflections, live and silent auctions, door and dance prizes, cash bar. Tickets cost $25, call Liane at 905-257-8633, Catherine at 905-465-1579, Leo at 905-827-2338 or Jackie at 905- Call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 or e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com 257-6151. Tickets on sale for The Vagina Monologues, Feb. 21 and 22, 8 p.m., at Willis Hall, Appleby College, $30 in advance, to benefit The Women's Centre. Local artists display of works and silent auction at 7 p.m. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Lung Association needs volunteers for annual Tulip Day campaign March 1 tulip deliveries Call 905-6960077 or e-mail lcarde@on.lung.ca. New Program Starting after March Break: Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children starts a new group called Sibs and Friends for children and teens who have experienced the death of a sibling or close friend. Call 905337-2333 or e-mail lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. Canadian Parents for FrenchHalton hosts Une après-midi de peinture at JB Arts Studio Sunday, Feb. 25. Students will make a 3-D painting with a French teacher. Cost $8 for members and $10 nonmembers Contact Anne at 905 8450808 or r.goulart@sympatico.ca. Tickets on sale until Feb. 23 for Feb. 27 event Estate Planning Without the Fight, with Linda Somers, Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., lunch and guest speaker series, 12:30 p.m. Tickets Sneak preview SABRINA BYRNES / OAKVILLE BEAVER TEA TIME: Marion Brooks smells a sample of Fujian White Rose tea before it is brewed during the fourth annual Valentine's High Tea in support of the Stephen Lewis AIDS Foundation, held at Munn's United Church last weekend. $6.50. Call 905-815-5960. Fourth Annual International Women's Day Celebration tickets on sale for March 7 The Dinner Party with speaker Sally Armstrong. Tickets $40. Call 905-825-3622. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Upper Middle Rd., cost is $7.50, 5-7:30 p.m. Public Welcome. Practice interview skills with a professional Career Information Specialist at 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109. Call 905-845-1157, ext. 121 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca. Limited space. Friday Night Family Service, 7:15-8 p.m. Shaarei-Beth El Congregation. Call 905-849-6000 or visit www.sbe.ca. Roses Are Red, Linbrook Public School's Annual Fundraising Gala, at The Atrium Conference Centre. Benefits Linbrook Public School. Tickets $75, email linbrook@cogeco.ca. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17 Chi Kung for Women at Alliance Healthcare Professionals, 232 South Service Rd. Chi Kung uses breathing, color and sound energy to bring focus and attention to the internal organs, 10-11:30 a.m., $5, call 905 845 2291 to register. Habitat for Humanity Halton hosts Family Partnering Information , St. John's United Church, 11 Guelph St., Georgetown, 10 a.m. All welcome. B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton- monthly Shabbat service, 10 a.m. at a local hotel. Kiddush and conversation after service. Contact info@bnaishalom.ca or call Judi at 905-469-4344. Free Conservation Halton workshop about planting seedlings and trees with a view to reforesting, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Country Heritage Park, Niagara Room, 8560 Tremaine Rd., Milton. To kick off Scouting Week, Feb. 18 to 24, in the 100th anniversary of scouting worldwide, a special "Virtual Campsite" display at Oakville Place including camp blankets, historical uniforms, posters, Kub Kars, and video loops of camping and canoe trips. Also on display the prestigious Amory Adventure Award, awarded to the 9th Trafalgar Venturers for a 12-day canoe adventure across Algonquin Park. For information on Scouts Canada's Centennial visit www.scouts.ca or visit Oakville Scouting at www.oakvillescouting.ca. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18 Poetry Café, a program of the Oakville Arts Council, meets at Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St. 2-4 p.m. Readings by organizing, guest and feature poets, open mic. Admission $5. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. MONDAY FEBRUARY 19 Pelicans, a serious poetry critiquing group. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. Drop-in Lymphoma Support Group (patients only) at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line, 7-8:30 p.m. Call 905-257-1988. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20 Arthritis Society ­ Oakville, meets at 7 p.m. at The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore Rd. W., executive being formed -- fundraising, education and programs to be discussed. Interested volunteers welcome. Oakville Christian Women's Club hosts Buffet Luncheon, hear travel tips from Sharon Stroh of Oakville Cruise Ship Centre; gospel soloist Clifton Sookoo, speaker/poet Susan Fast on Happiness with a Purpose, 1-3 p.m. Park Plaza, 360 Oakville Place Dr. Call Glin at 905-815-1077 or Helen at 905-277-0963. St. Aidan's Annual Pancake Supper, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 318 Queen Mary Dr., tickets $7, $3 for children under 12 available at the door or by calling 905-845-6111. Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday, Walton Memorial United Church, Bronte Hall, 2489 Lakeshore Ed. W., 5-7 p.m., $6 per person, children 10 and under $3. Proceeds