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2- The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 1, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com 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. BULLETIN Arabic Language/Islamic Studies classes for children and adults, Friday evenings, contact 416-863-4683 (days) or 905-636-0134 (evenings) or e-mail c.hathouti@sympatico.ca. Nov. 17 deadline to submit names/photos for Bereaved Families of Ontario/Halton-Peel's annual Loving Memory Tree ceremony Dec. 1 at Mississauga Civic Centre's Great Hall. Contact 905-848-4337 or lisa.alexander@bereavedfamilies.ca. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 United Way Fundraiser - Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, 394 Maplehurst Ave., sponsored by Support and Housing -- Halton, contact www.shhalton.org. Building Self-Esteem, four-part series meets weekly, $35, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., register at 905-847-5520. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., Poinsettia Bazaar and Tea, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., call 905-8453427, free admission, country store, deli, silent auction, crafts, found treasures, handmade goods, jewelry, gift baskets, books, children's table, gifts, tea room -- adults $5, children $2.50. Iroquois Ridge High School Annual Holiday Marketplace, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., 1123 Glenashton Dr., contact 905-845-0012, 90 vendors with fashion and home accessories, foods and holiday gifts, free admission. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2 St. James Parish Christmas Bazaar, 255 Morden Rd., 8 a.m.-2 p.m., baked goods, handicrafts, silent auction, penny table, tea room, raffle. Free admission. All welcome. TOPS Oakville and The Ontario Poetry Society meet noon to 4 p.m., Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Snowflakes and Icicles Raffle, prizes, free admission and parking, contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca. 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Front Row Centre, the volunteer arm of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, meets at 7 p.m. in the theatre lobby, speaker John Oliver, president/CEO of Halton Healthcare Services. Writing the Sacred 7-9:30 p.m., $15, Psalm-Writing Workshop, Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maple Grove Dr. Register at 905-845-5721 or mguc@cogeco.net. Monday Night at the Movies, Heaven on Earth, AMC Winston Churchill 24. Showtime 7:30, tickets $8. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets 8 a.m., Living Arts Centre, 414 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga, Solution-Focused Strategies. Cost is $10/members; $30/non-members. Contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Captain R. Wilson's Parent Council presents Open a Book, Helping Your Child Succeed in Reading, 6-8:30 p.m., 2145 Grand Oak Trail, storyteller Bob Barton, workshops for parents and children, book selections, resource display tables, translation services available, workshop on Star Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Boys and Literacy, Pre-Reading, Music and Literacy, Website Literacy, Literacy Centres, contact 905-465-3881. Business Case for Sustainability with Dr. Bob Willard, hosted by the Oakville, Hamilton, Mississauga and Brampton chapters of the Professional Engineers Ontario, 7-9 p.m., Operating Engineers Banquet Hall, 2245 Speers Rd., free for members, $30 for non-members. RSVP to Cindy Storr at 905-849-1200, ext. 3150 or cindy.storr@dana.com. Alzheimer Society of HamiltonHalton, Advance Care Planning, Life on Your Own Terms lecture, free, 7-9 p.m., Hamilton Spectator Auditorium, 44 Frid St., RSVP Marilyn at 905-529-7030. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 Join us for coffee, conversation, and a play date with other stay-athome parents and their children, 1-4 p.m., St. Hilda's Anglican Church, 1258 Rebecca St., Fireside Room. Contact Martha Tatarnic at 905-616-6972. Glen Abbey Toastmasters meets at 7:30 p.m., Sheridan College Residence and Conference Centre, 1410 Trafalgar Rd., contact Justin Riem at 905-3378829, Sean Connor at seanwconnor@gmail.com or visit our website at www.glenabbeytoastmasters.org. HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd. Burlington. Members $10/$30 for non-members. Contact 905- 339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Broadway and Disney Favourites, 7 p.m., Walton United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., at Bronte Rd., $7, contact 905-845-5076. Just Us Project launch, The Meeting House, 2700 Bristol Circle, 7 p.m., opportunities to join other young Canadians to fulfill the UN Millennium Development Goals. No cost. Visit www.thejustusproject.com. Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, 7-9 p.m., 21st annual Concert for Peace, Central Library, Auditorium, Navy Street, contact www.oakvillepeacecentre.org or 905-849-5501.