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36 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 23, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free. BULLETIN Food or cash donations always welcome at Fareshare food bank, 1240 Speers Rd., Unit 6, at Oakville fire stations or Fareshare collection bins in Oakville supermarkets. Call 905-847-3988. Lab Rescue desperate for foster homes for unwanted Labrador dogs, food, vet care provided, contact Joan at 416567-6249 or paws4labs@yahoo.ca. Volunteers needed at SAVIS, which supports women survivors of sexual violence, for fundraising, crisis line, board , contact 905-825-3622, administration@savisofhalton.org or www.savisofhalton.org. Oakville Trafalgar High School e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 (OTHS) 100th Anniversary Reunion, May 22- 25, 2008. Registration deadline is May 9. For details or to register visit www.othsreunion.ca. WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 Dick O'Brien on Raising Resilient Children at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, 1550 Nottinghill Gate, 7 p.m., contact 905-847-0595 ext. 610 or mitchelll@hcdsb.org. Free Bible Study, 7-8 p.m., contact Pastor James Howard at 905-847-3530. All welcome. How to Meditate , six-week series on Wednesday evenings to May 28 ­ 7 to 9 p.m., for beginners and experienced meditators, Manse of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3455 Lakeshore Rd.,Burlington, $90, contact 905-296-3728 or register@lamayesheling.org. HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking meets at 8 a.m., speaker Judy Suke on Create the Life You Want, Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, $10/members/$20/non-members, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Oakville Power & Sail Squadron annual general meeting, Crow's Nest, Oakville Yacht Squadron, Forsythe Street, 7:30 p.m. social, meeting at 8 p.m. Members welcome. Poetic Multiculturalism, 7-9 p.m., Acorn Café, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., free, contact ere@sympatico.ca. Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders (OAFCCD) workshop, 6:30-9 p.m., 86 Wilson St., lower level, $10, contact Susan at 905-849-7720 or Alison 519842-9506 or e-mail ss4speach@sympatico.ca. THURSDAY APRIL 24 Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader John Tory speaks at a fundraising dinner for the Halton PC Association, Gambrel Barn at Country Heritage Experience (formerly the Ontario Agricultural Museum), Tremaine Road just south of Highway 401, contact 905-8781729. Acclaim Health's Hospice Orientation, begins and continues Thursdays until June 19, 1-4 p.m., contact 905827-8800, ext. 2313 or 2318. Oakville Children's Choir, A Taste of Tango Gala Fundraiser, St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, Dundas Street and Fourth Line, guests Blue Heel Dancers; Go Freddie Go! dance band; The OCC Senior and Chamber Choirs, cocktails 6:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner, entertainment, dancing and auction, $125 per person, contact 905-337-7104 or www.oakvillechildrenschoir.org. Les Coccinelles d'Oakville Inc. free workshop in French on Nutrition-Picky Eaters, 67:30 p.m., at the library of Sainte-Marie Elementary School, 336 Maurice Dr., contact 905-825-2029. Inkwell of the Oakville Poetry Alliance meets upstairs at Timothy's on Lakeshore Road, event begins with an optional writing exercise, bring poems to share, contact penny.ramirez@cogeco.ca. Under the Umbrella Tree, Maple Grove School's annual Arts Night, 6:30-8 p.m., Maple Grove Drive, Latin American theme featuring student works, dancing demonstration, and performances by choirs and drumming groups. Caring and Sharing Circle, 1-3 p.m., free, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, contact 905-847-5520 or www.haltonwomenscentre.org. FRIDAY APRIL 25 Mock Interview Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109, register at 905-845-1157, ext. 121 or www.thecentre.on.ca. The Genius of Bach, Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra at Knox Presbyterian Church (Lakeshore Rd. & Dunn St., 8 p.m., proceeds to Home Suite Hope, $20 tickets available at Bookers, L'Atelier Grigorian, Leslie Music and Notes Music or by calling 905-849-7509 (after 6:30 p.m.) or at door for $25. Friday Night at the Movies, 6:30-9:30 p.m., donation at door, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, contact 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., all welcome, $8/person, call 905-8456271. Friday night poetry readings at Chapters, 7-9 p.m., Dorval Drive and North Service Road, poets from The Canadian Federation of Poets, contact Elka Ruth Enola, Coordinator, ere@sympatico.ca. The Genius of Bach, Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra at Knox Presbyterian Church (Lakeshore Rd. & Dunn St., 8 p.m., proceeds to Home Suite Hope, $20 tickets available at Bookers, L'Atelier Grigorian, Leslie Music and Notes Music or by calling 905-849-7509 (after 6:30 p.m.) or at door for $25. SATURDAY APRIL 26 The Entertainers annual show, Experience Harmony, with special guests Cadence, Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $20 tickets at 905-336-5195 or at the door. Contact www.entertainers-harmony.org. Introduction to Buddhism, three Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., for beginners and committed Buddhists, $90 contact 905-2963728 or register@lamayesheling.org. Women's group at St. Paul's United Church luncheon and book talk with author Lawrence Hill on Saturday, April 26 at 12 p.m. Tickets $15, including a hot lunch, book signing, and Hill's presentation, contact 905-849-7695. Artscan fundraiser, Moonshine Café on Kerr St., 4 p.m.-2 a.m., $10, to benefit Native youths at risk, contact 905-8442655 or visit www.artscancircle.ca. Halton Multicultural Council annual gala Halton Meets the Middle East, cocktails 6 p.m., dinner, 7 p.m., Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E., $75, Canadian cuisine and traditional Middle Eastern food, entertainment by BellyUpBellyDance Studio and Mazag Band, door prize, call 905-842-2486, ext. 229. 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