www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday October 21, 2006 - 25 UPDATE EDITOR: ROD JERRED Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton (SAVIS) presents Relationship Skills for Violence Prevention (RSVP): workshops offered to female adolescents 14 and 19 new intakes accepted for new session Tuesdays, Nov. 7 19, 4 6 p.m. Bus tickets and dinner provided. Safe and confidential environment. Call Nicole at 905-825-3622 or e-mail nicole@savisofhalton.org. Oakville Parent Education Network has Understanding and Parenting Pre-teens and Teens. Speaker, Garfield Gini-Newman, professor at OISE/University of Toronto, Nov. 15, 7 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Halton Region Cafeteria, 1151 Bronte Rd. Free admission, donations appreciated. To register, please call 905-825-6000 ext. 3161 or e-mail JoAnne.Frisby@halton.ca or www.halton/scs/ChildrensHealth The Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children offers peer support to children and teenagers coping with death of a parent or sibling. Open registration for all programs. Call 905-337-2333 or e-mail lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. November is Diabetes Month and each year volunteers from Canadian Diabetes Association knock on doors raising funds for diabetes research, education, service and advocacy. To volunteer call 1866-429-3681 ext. 2515. Support Group for Recent Survivors of Automobile Accidents, every Tuesday night, 6:45 8 p.m., starting Nov. 7 for eight weeks, Woodside Library. Support and advocacy for those suffering physical and emotional trauma of an automobile accident. Call Elizabeth, 905-8490169. Donations to cover costs. SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 Carousel of Nations Multicultural Festival, 11 a.m. to 12 midnight. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar, African, Caribbean, Latin American and Portuguese pavilions; Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte, Arab Nations, Poland and Taiwanese pavilions plus Hawaiian and Russian dancers. Croatian pavilion at Holy Trinity Croatian Church, 2110 Trafalgar. Music, dance, food, and crafts from many different cultures. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Free Shuttle bus available. Call 905617-6171 or visit www.carouselofnations.com. Ghost Walks Saturdays Oct 21 and 28 and Thursdays Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., and 8 p.m., at Oakville Historical Society, 110 King. Cost: $12 adults, $6 children. Reservations recommended, call 905-844-2695. Annual Fall Bazaar, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., Oakville Seniors Centre, 263 Kerr. Hand-knitted items, handsewn goods, crafts, bake table, plants, and jewellery. Light lunch in the tea room. Phone 905-815-5966. Hopedale Presbyterian Church, 156 Third Line, presents `the original' Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Cheney with live organ accompaniment, 7 p.m. Refreshments. Tickets $10 each, call 905-469-9532. Update Community Potluck Dinner, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones, 6:30 p.m. Bring favourite dish. Oakville Fall Festival of Art, Craft and Design featuring sale by emerging and established local artists, such as fabric designer Ella Kennedy and visual artist Yvonne Moyer, rain or shine, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church grounds, Reynolds and Spruce. Admission is free, wheelchair accessible, and venue is dog-friendly. Call 905-808SHOW or email georgestreetproductions@yahoo.ca SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 Family History Research: Halton-Peel Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society regular Meeting at Oakville Public Library, 120 Navy at Lakeshore, 2 p.m. Speaker: Lutzen Riedstra, Geographical Changes in Europe. Visitors welcome. Trafalgar Day Celebration: Bronte Historical Society hosts a Trafalgar Day Celebration, 1 4 p.m. at the Sovereign House, 7 West River. Enjoy sea shanties at 2 and 3 p.m. Hot cider and victory rum cake. Free admission. Call 905-8255552. Oct. 22 is last day to register for Halton Holistic Harmony Presentation and Social, Oct. 30. Intelligent Design: Reconciling Science and Theology, presented by Dr. John Stewart. 6:45 - 9:30 p.m., in the Burlington Arts Centre, 1333 Lakeshore west of Brant. Refreshments. Cost: $15, $12 for seniors and students, plus non-perishable food item. Call 905-827-5048 or e-mail Halton_Holistic_Harmony @yahoo.ca MONDAY OCTOBER 23 Tots and Us, open to moms, dads and grandparents who are taking care of a preschooler and would like to meet others, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 10 11 a.m. Caregivers and children will participate in playtime, music, stories and snack. Free. Call 905-845-3427. Mother Nature Wants You: Oakville Centre For Peace, Ecology And Human Rights (OCCPEHR) is inviting volunteers to attend the first planning meeting for the 7th annual Halton Eco Festival, at OCCPEHR 7:30 - 9 p.m., 148 Kerr, south of Rebecca. Rainbows: Peer support program for children and adults experiencing divorce, separation or death at West Edge Outreach Centre, free, beginning Oct. 23 in Port Credit. The 14-week program runs Mondays 7 - 8 p.m. Call 905-274-6564. Weekly Walks by the Water along Waterfront Trail with the Bronte Bunch. Group walks every Monday year round for fun, fitness and friendship. Meet at back door of Coach and Four, Lakeshore and Bronte. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Après walk refreshments. Beginners welcome. Call Sylvia, 905-825-8763. TUESDAY OCTOBER 24 Oakville Stamp Club meets at St. Thomas Aquinas School, Dorval and Rebecca, 6:30 8:30 p.m. Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax 905-337-5567 email editor@oakvillebeaverr.com Need help finding and maintaining employment in Halton? Don't know what you would be good at doing? Goodwill Works will be holding regular information sessions to assist individuals with or without disabilities to access funding and help them in finding and maintaining employment. The information sessions are free and there is no obligation. Call 905-634-1884 or 905633-8324 for information and to reserve. First session Oct 24, 10:30 a.m. and runs every other Tuesday. HAPPEN Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for business professionals in career transition, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Mayor Hazel McCallion will officiate at HAPPEN's Grand Opening at the Living Arts Centre at 9:15 am. Everyone is welcome, new and current HAPPEN members, alumni, human resources professionals, corporate supporters, and government officials. Call 905-3390268 or www.happen.ca. Oakville Walking Club, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., meet at small plaza on the northeast corner of Maurice and Lakeshore W. for halfhour walk on paved lanes at leisurely pace with rest stops at benches in St. Jude's Cemetery. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 Women and Genetics: Know Your Risk, free lecture with Dr. Deborah Terespolsky and motivational speaker Carole Bertuzzi Luciani, LeDome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd E., presented by the Women's Health Alliance of Halton. Call 905-338-4379 or email elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca to reserve a seat for this free event. Oakville African Violet Society, 7:30 p.m., Horticulture Room, White Oaks Secondary School North Campus, 1055 McCraney, use west side entrance north of greenhouse. Visitors welcome. Call Barbara Post, 905-845-1550. Video Club Oakville Employment Resource Centre: Tips and techniques to make your job search more effective, 1 3 p.m., at 465 Morden, Unit 109, Career Information Specialist will show video and facilitate group discussion about employment related topics. Call at 905-845-1157, Ext. 121 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca. Early Years of Recovery Family Support Group, support group for family members, caregivers and friends whose loved one has experienced first psychotic episode within the past five years, Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, Milton Mall, 2nd floor boardroom, 55 Ontario St. S., Milton, 7 p.m. Call 905-876-1647. Bingo at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones, in the Club Room, 7 p.m., call 905-827-4722. CARP Canada's Association for the 50 Plus, Halton Chapter, hosts All Candidates Night for Halton Region Chair, 7:30 p.m., at Burlington Seniors Centre, 2285 New St. (Central Park), Burlington. Guests welcome. Refreshments. Call Harry, 905-335-5717. Considering A Career Change? 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