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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 4, 2009 - 31 Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Oakville Parent-Child Centre's Spring Program Guide ready for pickup at any of its locations or at www.op-cc.ca, 905-8496366. Tickets on sale for Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra presentation of Baroque Favourites on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate. Tickets $25 at Atelier Grigorian, Bookers, Leslie Music and Notes Music. See www.masterworksofoakville.ca for more details. Tickets on sale for Valentine Dinner and Dance, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, Mary Mother of God Council 14446, Feb. 14, Le Dome Banquet Hall, cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., dance music, prime rib dinner, dinner wine included, for tickets contact Henry Thissen at 905-580-0045 or hthissen@oakville.ca. A Valentine for Tea Lovers, High Tea on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m., Munn's United Church, Dundas Street at Sixth Line, scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam and cucumber, salmon and asparagus sandwiches. Tickets $10 by calling the church office at 905-257-8434. Proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation in its continuing work to ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Tickets to hear Donna Kennedy-Glans as keynote speaker at the Women of Halton Action Movement (WHAM)'s 2009 Dinner Party on Thursday, March 5, Cash bar and silent auction at 5:30 p.m., dinner and keynote speaker at 6:45.Tickets $45 at 905-825-3622. WEDNESDAY FEB. 4 Canadian Parents for French (CPF) Halton Chapter French courses for parents, 7-9:15 p.m. on Wednesdays, Feb. 4-April 22, White Oaks Secondary School. Contact CPFHALTON.COM or french@cpfhalton.ca. Abuse Support Group, free, 5:30-7:30 P.M., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, pre-register at 905-847-5520. HAPPEN -- Linking People and Opportunities Networking for business professionals in career transition, meets 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, $10/members, $30/non-members, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Glen Abbey Toastmasters meets 7:30 p.m., Sheridan College Residence and Conference Centre, 1410 Trafalgar Rd., contact 905337-8829, or www.glenabbeytoastmasters.org. Register by today for Decluttering Your Mind To Get Things Done, speaker Steve Ilott, professional organizer on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1-3 p.m., Woodside Library, Program Room, 1274 Rebecca St., $25 cash or cheque at the door. Preregister at 905-582-6965. THURSDAY FEB. 5 Food for thought: Does mealtime play an important role in Dementia Care? Find out what a Canadian researcher has discovered and how it will affect Alzheimer patients, 7 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., contact www.nursenextdoor.com or Lori Paton at 905-257-3452. Open House at Charnwood School, 9:30-11 a.m., Chartwell Baptist Church, 228 Chartwell Rd.). Visitors welcome to come see the classroom, meet the teachers and inquire about programs for children ages 18 months to six years. FRIDAY FEB. 6 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m. at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building. Speaker is Dan Falk, all welcome, free, park in Lot 8, observing after the meeting. Contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Abbey Park High School's Annual Dinner and Dance Fundraiser, Oakville Conference Centre, casino, prizes, silent auction, tickets $80, contact Erica at aphsgala@yahoo.ca, or 905465-0776, or the main office at Abbey Park High School. Grand Latin Dinner and Dance, in support of the Guatemalan Projects of the Canadian Central American Relief Effort -- CCARE, 7 p.m. start, 8 p.m. dinner, buffet dinner, silent raffle, Latin dancers, guest vocalist, dancing to live music of Havanna Express, Le Treport Banquet Hall, 1075 Queensway E., Mississauga (Cawthra/Dixie), 905-2767729, $50, for tickets contact: Hilda at 905-849-8350, Cecilia at 416-953-5890 or Rosie at 905-273-5377. SATURDAY FEB. 7 Family Law Legal Clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, call 905-847-5520. Munn's Spectacular Spaghetti Dinner, Seating 1 at 5:30 p.m., Seating 2: 7:30 p.m., Munn's United Church, Dundas Street at Sixth Line, $15 adults, $6/child under 12 years, for tickets, call the church office at 905-257-8434. Mountain Equipment Co-op Burlington Winter Jamboree, music, prizes and family fun -- ranging from snowshoe races to painted faces, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 1030 Brant St., Burlington. Contact www.mec.ca. Open House, Little Explorers Co-operative Preschool, 10 a.m.-noon, 1541 Oakhill Dr. (just off e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 Maple Grove Drive, north of Lakeshore Road), spaces available, contact 905-8427989 or www.littleexplorerspreschool.ca. Developmental Early Identification Prevention Program (DEIPP) CLINIC, for parents concerned about their child under age five's hearing, speech, behaviour or development, free, Oakville Parent-Child Centre at 481 North Service Rd. W., Unit 25, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Consultations are provided on a first come, first serve basis, call 905-849-6366. Hopedale Co-operative Preschool offers programs for children aged two to five years, annual open house, 9 a.m.-noon, reserve for fall 2009, contact 905-8471672 or visit www.hopedalepreschool.org. SUNDAY FEB. 8 LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Miss Behavin' performs THIS MONTH: Mayor Rob Burton and Trina Carey of the Heart and Stroke at the Moonshine Café, 137 Foundation of Ontario's Halton Region officially kicked off February as Heart Kerr St., in support of Month at Town Hall. This month, 1,699 canvassers will go door to door going Oakville's Fareshare food door to door in the community hoping to raise $170,000 for the Foundation. bank, 2-6 p.m. Canadian Music Competitions of Oakville and Mississauga Valentine Concert at Mississauga's Burlington Art Centre Living Arts Centre, 2 p.m., violinist Ema Nikolevska, pianist Alexander Serendenko, Masterworks Chorus of Oakville, $20/adults, at box office or call Linda Chan at 905-465-2969. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, second Poet Laureate of Toronto, university profesFebruary 13, 2009 sor, author is Feature Poet Previews at the Poetry Café, Wednesday February 11 12-9 pm Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr Thursday February 12 12-9 pm St., guest poet Dave Toms, Friday February 13 12-5 pm $4 admission, contact Elka Auction Enola at ere@sympatico.ca. 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