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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. THURSDAY APRIL 22 Celebrate Earth Day's 40th Anniversary by Planting A Tree, 3-5 p.m., Bronte Creek behind Ridgeside Lane (Rebecca/Bronte), park at Christian Science Church, Bronte Road/Rebecca Street, all welcome, equipment provided, contact Ground Breakers, Oakvillegreen's tree planting group, contact tree.initiatives@sympatico.ca or 905-849-3056. Addictions 101 meets 6-8 p.m., free for anyone concerned about another's alcohol or drug use, Hope Place Centres, 77 Bronte Rd., Suite 203, register at 905-465-3324. Sun Damage Clinic, free, 10 a.m.4 p.m., The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 267 Lakeshore Rd. E., contact 905-842-2770 to register. Product Swap, Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., trade a conventional cleaning product and swap it for a one that is non-toxic, biodegradable and hypoallergenic., while supplies last contact 905-849-8400, ext. 107. Poetry Month Open Mic, Timothy's, 321 Lakeshore Rd. E. (east of Trafalgar Road), upstairs, 7-9 p.m. Artist's Way, 7-9 p.m., $15, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., contact 905-847-5520. All You Wanted to Know about Menopause, 7 p.m., displays open at 6:30 p.m., Georgetown Hospital Activity Room, 1 Princess Anne Dr., speaker Dr. Sleem Feroze, free, contact 905-878-2383, ext. 379) or healthpromotion@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. FRIDAY APRIL 23 Registration deadline for The Stiletto Strategy. Women: Do You know the health of your wealth concerning retirement. Information session, 8-9 a.m., $20, contact nuleaf@sympatico.ca or 416-9706756. 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, observing after meeting, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, 4:308 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., $8.50 , NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER 19 · Thursday, April 22, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560 Thanks INVALUABLE HELP: Salvation Army, Oakville Major Wendy Broome gives Family Services volunteer Jeanine Webber a squeeze during the Appreciation Brunch for Salvation Army volunteers at St. Paul's United Church Saturday. Webber has been with the Salvation Army since she was a teen. The Salvation Army, Oakville did not let National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) go by without saluting those people who help the Salvation Army help others year round. call 905-845-6271, wear red to support our troops. Western-style Dinner/Dance, entertainment by Debbie and Peter Komisar, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 6:30 p.m., Victory Hall, $15, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem, 8 p.m., St. Matthew's Catholic Church, 1150 Monks Passage, $25 at Bookers Bookstore, Atelier Grigorian, Leslie Music and Notes Music. Contact 905-844-5501 or www.masterworksofoakville.ca. What Every Babysitter Should Know, course for 11-15 year olds, teaches the skills necessary when caring for younger infants and children. Contact St John Ambulance Oakville-Milton-Halton Hills to register 905469-9325. SATURDAY APRIL 24 Mountsberg Conservation Area annual Frogwatcher's Hikes, 7-9 p.m., advance admission registration only at www.conservationhalton.ca or call 905-854-2276, $15 for adults and $10 for children ages five to 14 years, located on Milburough Line, 5 km west of Campbellville, between Hwy. 6 South and Guelph Line. Spaghetti Dinner and Dance, Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 6:30 p.m. dinner, dance 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m., $12/person, contact 905-845-6271. Meet antique detective Jed Gardner, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Turner Chapel Antiques, 37 Lakeshore Rd. W., bring a couple of collectibles for a verbal appraisal, $5 donation for small items, $10/large items, proceeds to the Oakville Historical Society. For any large item, Gardner will attend at a home by appointment for a donation of $25. Call 905-338-3252. Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem, 8 p.m., St. Matthew's Catholic Church, 1150 Monks Passage, $25 at Bookers Bookstore, Atelier Grigorian, Leslie Music and Notes Music. Contact 905-8445501 or www.masterworksofoakville.ca. 19th annual Earth Week Cleanup of Oakville Waterways and Green Spaces with Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR), 9 a.m.-noon, more than 30 sites to be cleaned up, co-ordinators sought, contact 905-849-5501, info@oakvillepeacecentre.org or www.oakvillepeacecentre.org. Ontario Genealogical Society, Halton/Peel, meets at 2 p.m., speaker Rick Roberts on Global Genealogy, Oakville Public Library (lower level), 120 Navy St., all welcome, contact Jane Watt at 905-828-8411 or Mike Payne at 905-8777627. MONDAY APRIL 26 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 905-845-3427. Great Books Series, 7-8:30 p.m., Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maple Grove Dr., The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Oscar Wilde), tickets $5/door, to reserve contact 905-8455721 or mguc@cogeco.net. Alzheimer Support for Spouses, 1:30-3:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., call Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905-847-9559. Belonging, 7 p.m., 2501 Eaglesfield Dr., Burlington, Learning about Children in Trauma. Contact themcdonald@sympatico.ca/ 905 332 9469 TUESDAY APRIL 27 Trafalgar Township Historical Society meets 7 p.m., Richard Collins speaks on Commander John Skyyner - Man of Mystery, 2431 Dundas St. W., Palermo Schoolhouse. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 6:30 p.m., Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., Bronte, contact 905-827-3380. David Rosenberg, top-ranked Canadian economist speaks to the Oakville Community Foundation's annual Investment Management Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd. Open to the public, limited space, reserve at 905-845-5273 or Rebecca@theocf.org. WEDNESDAY APRIL 28 CARP Halton Chapter's monthly members' meeting 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), Burlington Seniors Centre, 2285 New St. topics relevant to seniors, contact Tom Carrothers 905-319-6500; carphaltonchapter@gmail.com or www.carp.ca/halton. HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, speaker Dr. Grant Mullen, $10/members, $30/non-members, contact 905- 339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Oakville African Violet Society meets at 7:30 p.m., White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus, 1055 McCraney St., use west door north of greenhouse, visitors always welcome, contact Barb Post at 905-845-1550. Polar Bears Mood Disorder Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Aidan's Anglican Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr., Anthony Room (downstairs), support for those affected by depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, family and friends. Contact Rob at 905-842-9160.