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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. Tickets to fundraising dinner for the Ride to Conquer Cancer's Ride 4Allena team Saturday, March 27, 5:30 p.m., Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E., $55, contact Alex Critelli at 905-467-9524 or acritelli@cogeco.ca or visit conquercancer.ca or call 877-699-BIKE. FRIDAY MARCH 5 A Night with crooner Andy DeCampos, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., Club Room, 7-9 p.m., no cover charge, $5 sausage dinner, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. World Day of Prayer celebration, Central Baptist Church, 340 Rebecca St., 1:30 p.m., this year women of Cameroon have written the liturgy, Let Everything That Has Breath Praise God, all welcome. BookStorming for Social Change Community, for the book What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell. Visit www.bookstormingforchange.com. SATURDAY MARCH 6 Iroquois Ridge High School Carnival for Haiti, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1123 Glenashton Dr., free admission, all welcome, games, activities, raffles. Oakville Chamber Orchestra concert at 7:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church, 340 Rebecca St., call 905483-6787. SUNDAY MARCH 7 Third annual STEPPING UP!, 7:30 p.m., created by Sheridan College students to raise money for the Student Emergency Fund of the Music Theatre and Technical Production programs, tickets $20, call 905-815-4049 Oakville Chamber Orchestra concert at 3 p.m., St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd., works by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, for tickets call 905-483-6787. MONDAY MARCH 8 Free weekly drop-in for breastfeeding mothers, St. Aidan's Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr., 10 a.m.-noon, call 905-469-8978. Free monthly prenatal breastfeeding class at the Community Midwives of Halton, 407 Speers Rd., Suite 209, 7-9 p.m., register call Anne at 905639-0465. Monday Night at the Movies, 7:30 p.m., AMC 24 Winston Churchill at QEW, $8, Cooking With Stella, 2009, 103 minutes. Oakville Osteoporosis Group meets at 1:30 p.m., St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr. (north of QEW, off McCraney Street), Healthy Eating on a Budget, contact Phyllis Spillone at 905-829-4863. Drew Hildebrand Teen Benefit Fund, a charitable organization which supports Turnaround Teens, seeks volunteers to join monthly meeting and committees -- event planning, fundraising, marketing and community awareness positions. High school student volunteers also required to assist with School Team Captains positions and volunteering on day of Walk/Run event on June 6. Volunteer hours given. Meeting today, contact 905-814-1306, dhtbf@rogers.com or www.drewhildebrandtbf.com. Tots and Us for moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler, meet others, participate with child in playtime, music, stories, snack, free, 10 -11 a.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., contact 905845-3427. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 7-8:30 p.m., St. Aidan's Church, Queen Mary/Stewart streets, private weigh-in for members at 7, educational program follows, contact at 905-8270241 or visit www.tops.org. TUESDAY MARCH 9 Autism Ontario --Halton hosts South Halton Autism Parent Encouragement Group (S.H.A.P.E.), 7 p.m., 560 Guelph Line, Lower Level, Burlington, contact 905-631-1233 or autismhalton.SHAPE@gmail.com. Colour consultant Tom Marino speaks to Oakville 29 · Friday, March 5, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 Newcomers Club social, 7:30 p.m., BurlOak Canoe Club, 160 Water St., contact 905582-9835, contact membership@oakvillenewcomersclub.com or visit www.oakvillenewcomersclub.com. Alzheimer Support groups for family caregivers (caring for someone with Alzheimer or related dementia), 7 to 9 pm at Sunrise Assisted Living in Oakville, call Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905-847-9559. EQUILIBRIUM support for those affected by Depression or Bipolar Disorder, Hope & Recovery, 7 p.m., Evangel Pentecostal Church, 1450 Rebecca St., contact www.equilibriumoakville.com or 905-693- 4270. Colborne Computer Club meets at 7 p.m., Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre for Seniors, (Lakeshore Road/Third Line), $5, speaker on Elder Technology Assistance Group at Sheridan, contact www.colbornecomputerclub.ca. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets at Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., Bronte, 6:30 p.m., contact 905-827-3380. Newfoundland! Our unique 10-day guided tour travels throughout the province and includes visits to St. Anthony at Newfoundland's northernmost tip, and L'Anse aux Meadows, the only authenticated Viking site in North America! Finish your tour in St. John's. Your holiday includes: return airfare with WestJet from Toronto, coach travel, accommodation at 3-4 star hotels, breakfast daily, 4 lunches, 4 dinners, daily sightseeing as listed in the itinerary, and all taxes except HST. Explore Get away this summer! Departures available in June, July, August & September $2,995 per person + HST Call or visit our website for more information! 1-866-967-9910 denuretours.com 71 Mount Hope St., Lindsay, ON Reg. #'s 50009376 and 50009377 Newest downtown restaurant open for business Authentic Italian cuisine has arrived in downtown week. For more information call 905-338-5880 or visit them Oakville. Italian restaurant, Bottino is located at 149 to taste the authenticity for yourself. Lakeshore Road East, the same location where diners would visit the ever-popular Big Papa's. "We wanted the restaurant to represent who we are as a family and by taking on our family name, it is doing just that," owner Tony Bottino explains. To prepare for their grand opening on Monday, March 1, Bottino went through a complete interior renovation to achieve their desired look. "We are the perfect destination for a romantic dinner for two as well as a casual dinner with family and friends," Rosie Bottino says of the restaurant's atmosphere. Bottino's menu is one that can please everyone from the family food connoisseur to the pickiest of eaters. "We serve everything from pizzas, fresh pastas and entrées at Bottino," Tony says. "We have also implemented family recipes into our menu that have been passed down from generation to generation to put that extra authentic feel into our dishes." To prepare for opening day, the Bottino family invited family and friends to experience the restaurant for themselves. "Everyone truly loved the food," Tony says. "The dry run let us iron out a few of the kinks so that we could be completely ready to go come opening night." For those who frequented Big Papa's on a regular basis, need not to worry about seeing unfamiliar faces at Bottino. "It is very important for our customers to know that we are operating under the same family ownership as Big Papa's www.footsolutions.com and that we have kept all the same staff that they have come 213 Lakeshore Road East to know and love." Downtown Oakville "It is with our pleasure that the Bottino family invites all our past and present customers to visit our new restaurant. (905) 339-FOOT (3668) We are extremely proud of it and we would like to share this time with you." Open Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Monday. Bottino is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a Ready when you are: the new MBTs. w www. com Depend on the largest High Efficiency NO INTEREST NO PAYMENT FOR 6 MONTHS OAC AIRE ONE MADNESS SALE Gas Furnace Dealer in the Golden Triangle. 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