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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 19, 2007 - 25 Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit local 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. BULLETIN Oakville Parent-Child Centre invites parents of children five to 10 years, to a two-hour Exploring Attention Deficit Disorder forum, on Oct. 22, 7:309:30 p.m., 461 North Service Rd. W, Unit 17, $10, contact 905-8496366 or ntaylor@op-cc.ca. Seniors And Law enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) requires volunteers for a new Halton Senior's Helpline. Training provided. Call 1-866457-8252 and leave message. Tickets available for St. Andrew's Christmas House Tour, Saturday, Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., visit 10 homes, church and Parish Centre decorated for the yuletide season, tickets $30 at parish centre or contact 905 842-1830 or www.standrewshousetour.ca. Big Brothers Big Sisters requires supervisors for The Club Program, after-school tutoring for children, on various days for two hours a week at local elementary schools. Contact 905-339-2355 or email info@bbbshalton.ca Halloween and Christmas decorations sale at Pioneer Pools benefits Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Book for Casino Rama bus trip by Halton Civitan Club, Saturday, Oct. 20, tickets $20. Bus departs Park Plaza Hotel at 9:30 a.m. and leaves Rama at 4:30 p.m., call 905845-0322 or 905-849-5988. Holy Rosary Parish, Milton, parish mission Nov. 11-14, 7:308:45 p.m., led by Father Steve Vasek, all welcome. RESOLVE program for anger and emotion management registering for 13-sessions to help adult males reduce anger, violence and emotional loss of control, contact John Howard Society at 905-864-1306. Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton provides confidential and nonjudgmental peer support to survivors of sexual assault. All services provided are free, 24-hour Crisis Line call 905-875-1555. For counselling call 905-825-3622. Tickets available to Zonta Club of Oakville Winter Elegance with Kimberley Seldon on Sunday, Nov. 18 to fundraise for its Stop Violence against Women project. Brunch, menswear fashion show featuring Oakville firefighters, silent/live auctions, home decor kiosks, a presentation by Seldon, contact Claire Wallace at 905-339-2460 or email claire.wallace@sympatico.ca. Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children ­ Peer support for children and their families grieving the death of a parent or sibling, contact 905-337-2333 or lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. Oakville's World of Threads Festival needs volunteers to organize exhibitions for September 2009, call 905-844-0480. T.O.P.S. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at Walton United Church, Lakeshore and Bronte Road every Tuesday 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 905-844-6825. Polar Bears Mood Disorder Support Group for sufferers of unipolar (depression) and bipolar (manic depression), supporting family and friends, meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m., 136 Cross Ave., anonymous, self-help group. Call 905-338-2130. SHARE, non- profit, ADDADHD support and networking group, run by parents/carers, for parents/carers, first and third Tuesday of every month, Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, Sixth Line at Glenashton, 7:30- 9 p.m., contact 905-582-2485. FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 Roast beef Dinner at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 6:30 p.m., adults $8, children $4, buy tickets at the bar Monday to Friday, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. Downtown Oakville Harvest Haunts: Ghost walks, children's crafts and Halloween movies in Towne Square. 7:30pm featured movie is: Monsters Inc. Visit www.oakvilledowntown.com. Film Series Fundraiser for Community Projects by Rotary, MAYDAY ­ Tugs of War, by Robin D. Williams, series of 6 for $50, Holy Trinity School , Sixth Line, north of Upper Middle Road, contact www.rotary7080.org/oakvillecent, rotaryoakvillecentennial@gmail.co m or 905-338-0768. SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 Men of Grace, Gospel Quartet, Oakville Academy for the Arts, 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E. at Eighth Line, 7-8 p.m., all welcome, call ahead 905-847-3530. Meat Draw at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 5:30 p.m., all welcome, call 905-827-4722. Carousel of Nations Cultural Fall Festival 11:30 am to 11:30 pm. Experience music, dance, food, and crafts from various cultures. Africa and Caribbean Oakville Town Hall, Arab Nations & Poland - Halton Regional Centre, Taiwan and Russia Operating Engineers Banquet Hall, India - Vaishno Devi Temple, Latin America, Portugal and Hawaii - Sheridan College's The Cage, Croatia ­ Knights of Columbus. Tickets $5 in advance, available at Kiosk in Oakville Place, Square One, Mapleview Centre, Sheridan Centre and Oakville Town Hall. Free Shuttle bus. Call 905-617-6171 or visit www.carouselofnations.com. B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel monthly Shabbat morning service, 10 a.m., kiddush and conversation to follow, contact www.bnaishalom.ca or 905901-9889. Annual Fall Bazaar, Oakville Seniors' Centre, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 263 Kerr St., handmade crafts, bake table, plants jewellery table, tea room. Call 905-815-5966. Ghost Walks at 6, 7 and 8:30 p.m., $12 per adult and $6 per child. Reserve at Oakville Historical Society at 905-844-2695. Kerr Village Organic Farmers' Market, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Heritage Square, Florence Drive at Kerr Street, fresh, seasonal, and local produce. Live entertainment. Cafe featuring local chefs. Visit www.kerrvillagebia.ca/organic-market for weekly updates. Poetry Cafe featuring Penn Kemp and April Severin at the licensed Moonshine Café at 137 Kerr St., noon -2 p.m., $8 includes chapbook. Contact ere@sympatico.ca. Victorian Tea Party, noon-4 p.m., Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd. E., $10 adults, contact 905-634-3556 or www.museumsofburlington.com. SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 Trafalgar Day Celebration, 14 p.m., Sovereign House, 7 West River St., Bronte Historical Society explains place names. folk music, rum cake, cider and tea. Watercolours by Collard & Morrison. Children paint with the artist. Donations appreciated, contact 905-825-5552. MONDAY OCTOBER 22 Early Intervention in Psychosis, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Auditorium, 327 Reynolds St., 6:30 p.m., RSVP at 905-338-2112. Tots and Us, open to moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler. Meet others, participate in play time, music, stories and snack with children. Free. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905845-3427. TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 Oakville Stamp Club meets at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, corner of Dorval Drive/Rebecca Street, 6:30-8:30 p.m., all welcome. Ishayas' Ascension e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Meditation introductory talk, Glen Abbey Library, Third Line, 7:30-8:30 p.m., contact 905-257-8438. New Directions in Women's Screening, speakers include obstetrician/gynaecologist, oncologist and gastroenterologist, St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. W. Reserve at 905-338-4379 or elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. Sunday, October 28, 2007 Doors Open 10am - 4pm Country Heritage Park, Gambrel Barn 8560 Tremaine Rd., Milton