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Call 905-632-0588, ext. 261 email: ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com 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 905-632-0588, ext. 261. Free. FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 Oakville Wine Enthusiasts Annual Christmas Gala, 6:30 p.m., St. Volodymyr's Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. W ., tickets cost $90, no tickets sold at door, contact www.oakvillewine.ca. Bronte Legion Friday Night Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., 79 Jones St., contact 905-827-4722 or www.brontelegion.com. Christmas Art Show and Sale opening reception, Kerr Village Art Gallery, 374 Kerr St., 6-9 p.m., show runs Dec. 6-31, contact www. kerrvillageartgallery.com or 289-837-3595. SATURDAY DECEMBER 7 Cookie Walk, 1 p.m., Walton Memorial Church, corner of Lakeshore and Bronte roads. All you can eat spaghetti dinner, Bronte Legion branch 486 Victory Hall, 79 Jones St., 5-8 p.m., adults $10, children $5, free for under age four. Fundraising for Kerr Street Ministries' Christmas Wonders program: Oakville Hornets Midget A rep girls hockey team collecting donations at Towne Square, corner of George Street and Lakeshore Road, in front of Green Bean, noon-2 p.m. Traditions of Christmas event at St. Mildred'sLightbourn School, 1080 Linbrook Rd., run by Community Update Parent and Alumnae associations, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., handmade crafters, bake sale, student performers, Kris Kringle game. 35th annual Christmas Tree Sale, St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove and Oakhill drives, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., call 905-844-6200 weekday evenings (7-9 p.m.), Sunday (11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) and weekday afternoon sales times (1:305 p.m.), or visit www.stcuthbertoakville.ca. Celtic Christmas concert by Oakville Celtic Fiddle Orchestra, 7 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, tickets $10 (adults), $5 (children under 12), proceeds help pay for scholarship program, tickets at Academy of Music, 1026 Speers Rd., 905-845-1227, or visit www.oakvillecelticclub.com. Oakville hospital lottery calendars on sale by Knights of Columbus and Oakville Hospital Foundation, St. Matthew Church, 1150 Monks Pass, after all masses, $20, visit http://kofc-oakville. ca/cal -- sale extends to Sunday , Dec. 8. Write for Rights event, Amnesty International Oakville chapter signing cards of hope and solidarity for prisoners of conscience and people experiencing human rights violations, 1-3 p.m., Touch of Colombia Café, 67 Bronte Rd. Homestead Christmas at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Dr., Victorian Christmas with activities, wagon rides and Santa photos, access included in daily vehicle permit rate, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., visit www.brontecreek.org. Santa photos with pets and/or children offered by Canadian Pet Connection and The Dog Rescuers, all proceeds save dogs' lives, various photo and CD packages available from $8-$22, chance to win a $300 shopping spree at CPC, 361 Cornwall Rd. SUNDAY DECEMBER 8 Homestead Christmas at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Dr., Victorian Christmas with activities, wagon rides, and Santa photos, access included in daily vehicle permit rate, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., visit www.brontecreek.org. Annual Caribbean Christmas Steelpan Concert hosted by Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH), 1-3 p.m., Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre's rehearsal hall, 2302 Bridge Rd., cost $5 at the door, con- 9 | Friday, December 6, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" tact Pam at 905-827-4673 or www.ccah.ca. 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