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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 905-337-5560. Free. BULLETIN Artworks Oakville 10th annual Juried Art Exhibit, applications at www.artworksoakville.ca, must be submitted by Friday, May 1, artwork delivered to Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. on Friday, May 8, 9-10:30 a.m., prizes $750 to $250. Awards night May 12, 6-9 p.m. contact Rena at 905844-3651 or Susan at 905-331-0703. Animal Aid Foundation Spring Clean Up Charity Book Drive needs donations of books, CDs, DVDs and videos for its June 6 Charity Book Sale. Call 905-829-3836 or e-mail info@animalaidfoundation.ca for the drop-off location near you. Oakville Parent-Child Centre's summer registration packages are currently available through www.opcc.ca or any of its locations. Call 905849-6366. Free Fun Runs and Walks, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m., Running Company, 118 Thomas St., downtown Oakville. All ages, non competitive. Contact 905-815-1952. WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 Metrolinx and the Future of Transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), 7:15 p.m., Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., speaker Vince Mauceri, general manager of Transportation, Operations and Technology at Metrolinx, a panel of three local citizens will offer a response including Blake Poland, Oakvillegreen board member; Peter Orphanos from the Sierra Club of Peel Region; and Mervyn Russell from the OakvilleMississauga KAIROS Committee and the Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights. Halton Infertility Support Group, 7-9 p.m., free, contact Becky at rhodson@sympatico.ca. HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, members $10, non-members $30, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Conversation Circle for Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Oakville Seniors Citizens' Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., contact 905-842-2486, ext. 241. Abuse Support Group, confidential for women, contact 905-847-5520. Stephen Lewis speaks Wednesday, April 29 at King's Christian Collegiate, 528 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W (at Hwy. 407 and Neyagawa Boulevard). Tickets $50, $25 for students, contact millionormoreslf.ca, 905-4696415. Doors open at 6 p.m. Oakville African Violet Society meets 7:30 p.m., White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus, 1055 McCraney St., all welcome, use west door north of greenhouse. Call Barb Post at 905-845-1550. THURSDAY APRIL 30 Afternoon Power Hour, Rebecca Heaslip, Quality Hotel, 754 Bronte Rd., 4:30 p.m., $30 members, $40/non-members, contact www.oakvillechamber.com, Brendan Stewart at brendan@oakvillechamber.co m or 905-845-6613, ext. 28. CCARE in support of Mayan Chorti people of the Merendon Mountains, Guatemala, presents Hey Fever by Noel Coward, presented by The Village Players Theatre, 2190 Bloor St. W., Toronto, 8 p.m., tickets $16, contact w w w. c a n a d i a n c a r e . , Marylin at 416-697-1953, HallgrenGMS@aol.com, Della at 905-582-2237, dredwood1@cogeco.ca or Rosie at 905-273-5377, rdebiasi@sympatico.ca. Eighth annual Mad Hatters Showtime Tea Party, Oakville Osteoporosis Group, entertainment, door prizes, raffle, 2-4 p.m., Oakville Golf Club, 1154 Sixth Line, $16, no tickets at door, contact Phyllis Nemes at 905-827-1051 or Phyllis Spillone at 905-8294863. Staying at Home Safely, free, 7 p.m., displays at 6:30 p.m., Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E., contact 905338-437/905-873-0111 (4379). Recovery Canadameets at Knox Church, Elizabeth/James streets, Burlington (side entrance), 8 p.m., contact Bob at 905-8423973 or www.recoverycanada.org. FRIDAY MAY 1 Hamilton/Halton Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association presents Here Comes the Sun, tickets $10, students under 18 get in free, proceeds to the Scholarship Fund, 8 p.m., Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maple Grove Dr., contact 905-639-9890. Oakville Choral Society, Favourites from Bach to Broadway, 7:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, tickets $22, contact 21 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 29, 2009 e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 905-845-5359, 905-827-6129 or www.oakvillechoral.com. An Evening Without Borders Multicultural Fair, 6:20-8:30 p.m., T.A. Blakelock High School, $7 at the door, proceeds in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, cultural displays, ethnic cuisine, fashion show, live entertainment, contact 905-827-1158. Lupus Royale, Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd., E., dinner, games, live entertainment, prizes, silent auction, tickets $100, contact flareforfashion@rogers.com,