www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday September 19, 2008 - 31 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 angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Oakville's Fareshare food bank needs volunteers to hand out paper bags to collect food donations during the upcoming Thanksgiving food drive that begins Friday, Oct. 4. High school students can pick their hours and earn community service credit, call 905-845-8014 in the evenings. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Benefit concert for Erinoakkids featuring Wendell Ferguson, at the Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., 8 p.m. Call 905-8442655. La Leche League-Oakville meets at 10 a.m., The Family and the Breastfed Baby, Community Midwives of Halton, 407 Speers Rd., Suite 209, call Marcia at 905781-7198. Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group's third annual Ceilidh Dance, Bronte Legion Hall, 79 Jones St., 8-11 p.m., $15/adults;$5/students/children. Call 905-845-6718 or 905-338-0798. Roast Beef Dinner at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 6 p.m., adults $10/children $5, call 905827-4722. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Downtown Oakville annual Fall Festival, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., festivities begin at 9 a.m. in Towne Square with a pancake breakfast, live entertainment, hay rides, corn on the cob, food sampling, tasting, youth showcase onstage at 2:30 p.m. on the Towne Square stage. Art displays, prix fixe menus in A Taste of Downtown Oakville's Autumn's culinary event (until Oct. 4). Visit www.oakvilledowntown.com. Oakville Curling Club Clinic for those interested in curling, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. instructors on hand to demonstrate. All welcome. Call 905-844-6982 or check www.oakvillecurlingclub.com. Bring clean running shoes to the club (do not wear them to the club), stretchy pants and a warm jacket/sweater are necessary. Kerr Village Organic Farmers Market free bike tune-up, in preparation for Car Free Day. GreenTrans and Cyclepath mechanics will be on hand from 9 a.m. to noon. Visit www.greentrans.org or call 905-827-5989. Trafalgar Township Family Day Heritage Fair, at the Palermo One-Room Schoolhouse, 2430 Dundas St. W., (east of Bronte Road), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., crafts, pony rides, heritage displays, stage coach, vintage fire engine, pioneer activities, barbecue. Free, contact www.tths.ca or Michelle at 905-257-9080. Ground Breakers, a volunteer tree planting organization, in partnership with Evergreen, will plant trees in Iroquois Ridge, 10 a.m.noon, meet and park at Pondview Place (Eighth Line and Dundas). All welcome. Shovels, gloves and other supplies will be provided. Visit www.groundbreakersoakville.com, www.evergreen.ca or www.oakvillegreen.org. I Love The Escarpment, Too, second annual Benefit Concert featuring Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Harmer, Grammy Award-winning Feist and 2008 Juno Award-winner Derek Miller, 2-6 p.m., at a farm on Mount Nemo in north Burlington. Tickets $99 available online at www.maplemusic.com and local ticket retailers. Visit www.perlofburlington.org. Eighth annual Cycle for Autism, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, registration at 11 a.m., ride at noon. Download a pledge sheet from http://www.asohalton.org/pledgeshe et.htm to start fundraising For more information, visit www.asohalton.org or call 905-631-1233. Intro to K-9 Massage, 9 a.m. Entry by donation to Paws for a Cause for Canine Cancer. Contact AndrewRymes@RoyalLePage.ca or 905-592-3494. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21 Oakville Curling Club Clinic for those interested in curling, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. instructors on hand to demonstrate. All welcome. Call 905-844-6982 or check www.oakvillecurlingclub.com. Bring clean running shoes (do not wear them to the club), stretchy pants and a warm jacket/sweater. Poetry Café meets at Paradiso Restaurant, noon to 2 p.m., admission $4 cash at the door, feature poet Catherine Graham, guest poet Maria DiDanieli, contact Elka Ruth Enola ere@sympatico.ca. Halton-Peel Celiac Association satellite group meets at Munn's United Church, 5 Dundas St. E. (at Sixth Line), 2:30-4 p.m. Speaker Karina Nelimarkka on the Celiac Home Test Kit. For information, contact Marilyn at 905-878-4793. Voices in the Night Concert, 7:30 p.m., Walton Memorial United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Blvd, Oakville (west of Bronte). Tickets $15/adults, $12/seniors, $7/students. Reserve at 905-544-7765 or e-mail: voice.concepts@cogeco.ca. Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Houses in Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from 110 King St. Reserve at www.oakvillehistory.org or 905-844-2695. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Best Diet and Fitness Secrets, 7 p.m., free, Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., call 905-8498400, ext. 107. All Candidates Meeting for Halton riding, River Oaks Community Church, 2435 Munn's Ave. E., 7-9 p.m., all welcome, sponsored by the Halton Environmental Network and Oakvillegreen Conservation Association. Call Renee Lehnen at 905-339-2290 or visit www.the-hen.net or www.oakvillegreen.org . Halton Residential Solar Project public meeting at Oakville Town Hall, Oakville/Trafalgar Rooms, 7-9 p.m. For information, visit www.the-hen.net or call 905827-5989. Support group for birthmoms of adopted children meets 7-9 p.m., Compass Point Bible Church, 2501 Eaglesfield Dr., Burlington, Contact Jean 905544-0654 or Janice email themcdonalds@sympatico.ca. Tots and Us, open to parents and grandparents taking care of a preschooler to meet others, participate with children in play, music, stories and snack. Free. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905845-3427. Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR) Orientation Meeting for Volunteers, 7 p.m., Glen Abbey Public Library, 1415 Third Line, contact www.oakvillepeacecentre.org or 905- 849-5501. Monday Night at the Movies presents The Visitor (2008), at AMC Winston Churchill 24, showtime 7:30 p.m., tickets $8. Pelicans, a limited membership group of local poets meet for intensive critiquing of poetry, meets in private residence every second Monday, 7-9 p.m. Contact Elka Ruth Enola ere@sympatico.ca. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner (meatless available), Walton Memorial United Church 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W., Bronte Hall, 5-7 p.m., everyone welcome, freewill donation. Xposay third annual Back to Business event, Sharkey's in Oakville -- ClothingWorks, a project that supports women entering the job market. ClothingWorks provides free, jobready attire. Details at www.xposay.org. RSVP info@xposay.org Separation Symposium -- e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 lawyer, therapist and a mediator, 7-9 p.m., Oakville Central Library, 120 Navy St., Program Room, Second Floor, $25 (proceeds to Fareshare food bank). Register at alyson@themediationshop.com or contact Donna at 905-815-8104. 5855 Terry Fox Way, Mississauga Refrigerators Freezers Dishwashers Laundry First 50 customers who purchase an appliance will receive a free gift Entertainment for kids Saturday September 20, 2008 - 9am - 3pm Prizes to be won every hour Grand Prize giveaway of a Stainless Steel BBQ to one lucky customer! All sales are final. New appliances have a 1 year manufacturers warranty. All sales must be paid by VISA, Mastercard, or Debit only. Customer must provide their own pick-up by 4pm. Pampered in paradise www.rbg.ca/154 Sunday, September 21 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; RBG CENTRE Pampered in paradise -- a fun-filled day for women. Gather your girlfriends and celebrate the divine feminine. Everything from free makeovers and tips for staying healthy, to home decor and entertaining ideas, plus over 40 vendors! Enjoy bargains and show specials, get in shape with Leslie Wade from Exclusively Women's, learn the art of belly dancing with Tahira Badre, empower yourself by embracing your sensual side with Aradia Fitness, gain colour and design tips from InHouse and find out about the latest fashion trends at our green eco-chic fashion show featuring organic clothing. Relax and enjoy lunch at The Gardens Café, catered by Pepperwood. Admit On BUY e ADMISSION Adult: $10; Senior: $7; Student/youth (13 to 18 years): $7; Child (five to 12 years): $5; Children under five: FREE; Family: $25. n .r ne Owwlibg.ca w RBG Centre, 680 Plains Road West, Hamilton/Burlington 905-527-1158, 1-800-694-4769; www.rbg.ca/154