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32 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday February 27, 2009 www.oakvillebeaver.com 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 ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Optimist Club of Oakville celebrating 60 years of service to the youth of Oakville is accepting new members over 18 years of age looking for fun fundraising activities to benefit our young people. Join us for our monthly dinner meeting and see what we are all about. Next meeting is March 9 at 7 p.m. Call 905-849-9824. Oakville Parent-Child Centre hosts a free Community Day on Friday March 6 from 3-5 p.m. at 74 Florence Dr. If you are new to the community or would like to visit our Centre, come and play with your child -- Mother Goose will be visiting at 4 p.m. More info www.op-cc.ca. New Balance Toronto and Yonge Street Mission Trade In Trade Up Charitable Shoe Drive to benefit Yonge Street Mission's Evergreen Centre, Monday, Feb. 23 -- Sunday, March 1 at New Balance stores including Upper Oakville Shopping Centre, 905-337-9393, 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E., Monday to Friday 10- a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children has openings for peer support for grieving teens on Thursday nights from 7-8:30 p.m. Contact 905-337-2333 or lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 Battered Men's Peer Group meets 7-8 p.m., Committee Room B, Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Breastfeeding Café, 10 a.m., Oakville Parent Child Centre, 461 North Service Rd., Unit 17, free. Call 416-407-8552. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., $8.50 per person, all welcome, all 905-845-6271. Oakville Wine Enthusiasts Club Wine Tasting, St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. E., registration 7 p.m., tasting at 7:30 p.m., guests welcome at $20. Register at oakvillewine@gmail.com or www.oakvillewine.ca. The Eight Seasons, St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St., 8 p.m., in support of Food for Life Canada, tickets $28, call 905-8443972. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28 Oakville Children's Choir performs musical theatre medley My Favourite Things, guest Erica Peck of We Will Rock You, 3 p.m., ClearView Christian Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., tickets $25, available at door or by contacting www.oakvillechildrenschoir.org, 905337-7104. Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga's third Seedy Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., seed exchanges, gardening workshops and advice, film, exhibits. Refreshments and lunch available, breads, fair trade coffee, children's activities and music by Delta Folk. Contact Carole Berry at 905-790-6983 or uucm.ca/seedy.htm . SUNDAY MARCH 1 The Church of St. Simon, Saint David of Wales Choral Evensong for the Feast of Saint David and the First Sunday in Lent, 7:30 p.m., Officiant Rev. Sheila Van Zandwyk, St. Simon's Anglican Church, Preacher Rev. Harry Toews, Faith Baptist Church, Guest Reader, Mayor Rob Burton, Visiting Minister Rev. Charles (Buck) Easson, St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church Walton United Church Junior and Youth Choirs in Oliver, Wizard e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 of Oz and more, directed by Linda Fletcher and Paula Sather with guests Tyler Seidenberg Scott Beaudin and Nathan McLeod, 7 p.m., tickets $10, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W. at Bronte Rd. For tickets and information call 905827-1643. Halton Youth Symphony Spring Flourish, 4 p.m., Corpus Christi High School, 5150 Upper Middle Rd., Burlington. Contact manager@haltonyouthsymphony.c om or 905-616-2760, tickets $15 adult. MONDAY MARCH 2 Tots and Us, open to parents and grandparents taking care of a preschooler to meet others, participate with children in play, music, stories and snack. Free. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905-845-3427. Front Row Centre, volunteer arm of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, meets at 7 p.m. in theatre lobby, speaker Yo Mustafa of West End Studio Theatre. All welcome. TUESDAY MARCH 3 Epilepsy and School ­ How They Fit presented by Dr. Elizabeth Kerr of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, 7 p.m., Oakville Public Library, Central Branch, 120 Navy St. Register at info@epilepsypeel.org or 905-4501900. Amnesty International-Oakville Branch meets at 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Incarnation, 1240 Old Abbey Lane, new members welcome, contact 905-827-1198 or www.amnestyoakville.com. Return of the Prodigal Son, A Story of Homecoming, six-week study group for Lent explores Henri Nouwen's book. Begins today, 7:30 p.m. St Cuthbert's, Maple Grove Drive and Oakhill. Contact 905-8446200 or stcuthbert@bellnet.ca. All welcome. Seminars for the Separated, Canadian Mental Health Association, Halton, 10 weeks, $125, Milton, 6:30-9:30 p.m., contact 905-6934270. HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets at 8 a.m., Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga, speaker Steve Prentice on job search, members $10/$30 non-members, contact 905339-0268 or www.happen.ca. WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets at 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, speaker Mike McGauley on persistence, members $10/$30 non-members, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Happy Science Canada Meditation for "Healing Your Mind and Body" based on New Buddhism Sunday March 8, 1:30pm - 3:30pm Mye Restaurant 143 Church St. Oakville ``Worthit.' ' That's what people say. The only problem with Blundstone boots is that they never seem to wear out. Oh, people try. But after a few years of kicking the bejeez out of them, they're more comfortable than ever and still going strong. Expensive? Nope, they get cheaper by the day. The Original Available in Brown or Black Buddha teaches why you become ill and how you can heal yourself Reservation recommended. ADMISSION FREE. www.footsolutions.com 213 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville Tel: 416-551-7467 (905) 339-FOOT (3668)