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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; email ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905337-5560. Free. FRIDAY OCT. 23 Halton-Peel Humanist Community hosts Dying with Dignity... a discussion on end of life issues and a workshop on creating a living will, speaker Ruth Fuchs, 7 p.m., free, all welcome, Acorn Grill, Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., contact Kevin Saldanha at vegvet@gmail.com or Elka Enola at ere@bell.net Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m., University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building, free, all welcome, park in Lot 8, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., $8.50 per person, wear red and support your troops, all welcome, contact 905-845-6271. Octoberfest and Pig Roast Dinner Dance, Bronte Legion, Victory Hall, 79 Jones St., 6:30 p.m., $15, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. SATURDAY OCT. 24 Three South African businesses unite to raise money for The Halton Women's Centre, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Enza Spa located at 627 Lyons Lane, Suite 100, Annique Rooibos Canada and Florence Meats will host an open house, raffles, silent auction, massages, a South African barbecue and music. Fundraising barbecue for the United Way of Oakville (UWO), LCBO, 251 Oakwalk Dr. (Trafalgar Road and Dundas Street), 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact 905257-6300. Plant a Tree on International Day of Climate Action, 10 a.m.noon, Aspen Forest Park (Ford Drive south of Cornwall Road), contact Jen at treeinitiatives@oakvillegreen.org. Harbourside Organic Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 120 Navy St., contact www.osfp.ca, market@osfp.ca, or 905-8258966. Ghost Walks, 6, 7 and 8:30 p.m., one-hour walk, 110 King St with refreshments, $12/adults, $6/child, reserve at 905-844-2695. Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides annual Fall Open House, Wilson Street (Rebecca at Kerr streets), see dog guides in action, take a tour, silent auction, contact 905-842-2891 or info@dogguides.com. SUNDAY OCT. 25 Masquerade at the Museum party, 1-4 p.m., $5/person, Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, foot of Navy St., magic lantern show, mask hunt, crafts, contact 905-338-4400 or www.oakvillemuseum.ca. ORMTA ­ Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association Halloween Recital, 3 p.m., St. Christopher's Anglican Church 667 Guelph Line, Burlington. Ontario Genealogical Society Halton-Peel Branch, speaker on family history, 2 p.m., Oakville Public Library (lower level), 120 Navy St., all welcome, contact Bob at 905-8771183 or Mike at 905-877-7627. Intrada Brass of Oakville kicks off its sixth season, 2:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville, contact 905-825-5292, admission is freewill offering for Fareshare food bank. Understanding Judaism, Rev. Cheryl Gaver, lecturer in world religions at Sheridan College, 11:15 a.m., St. Cuthbert's, Maple Grove and Oakhill, contact 905-844-6200. MONDAY OCT. 26 Canning demonstration, 7 p.m., Church of the Incarnation, 1240 Old Abbey Lane. free, RSVP to melissastout@sympatico.ca. Belonging, adoption support group meets at 7 p.m., 2501 Eaglesfield Dr. Burlington, contact 905-332-9469. Trafalgar Toastmasters Club, meets 7-9:15 p.m., Oakville Public Library, Central Branch, contact 905-257-4530 or www.TrafalgarToastmasters.org. Spousal Support Group, 1:30-3:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., contact Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905-847-9559. Tots and Us, open to parents and grandparents caring for a preschooler, free, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Contact 905845-3427. Pelicans, local poets group, 7-9 p.m., contact Elka Ruth Enola at 21 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 23, 2009 CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION Learn All About Canada *No Charge 6 SATURDAY CLASSES 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 ere@bell.net. TUESDAY OCT. 27 How Parents Need to Be Informed on the Subject of Drugs and Alcohol as it Relates to Their Children, T. A. Blakelock High School Parent Advisory Council speakers, 7 p.m., Blakelock High School, Studio Theatre, Nichole Russell, nurse, Tina Boyle, Halton Regional Police community liaison officer, all welcome. Delirium and Dementia, 7 p.m., displays at 6:30 p.m., Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Auditorium, 327 Reynolds St., free, RSVP to 905-878-2383 (4379) or elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. Halton Multicultural Council (HMC) English Conversation Circle, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Aidan's Anglican Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr., contact Shinobu at 905-842-2486, ext. 241. Halton Multicultural Council (HMC) Parent and Little One, for those with children six years and under, 10-11:30 a.m., HMC Office Child Minding Room, 1092 Speers Rd. contact 905-842-2486, ext. 241. Creating a Titanium Immune System, free workshop, 7 p.m., register at 905-844- 4325. Take Off Pounds Sensibly -- TOPS meets at Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., Bronte, 6:30 p.m., contact 905-827-3380. Ghost Walks, 6, 7 and 8:30 p.m., one-hour walk, Oakville Historical Society, 110 King St., $12/adults, $6/child, reserve at 905-844-2695. Be Heart Smart free public lecture, 7-9 p.m., Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd., Lorna Vanderhaeghe. 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