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Friday, Dec. 8 Youth dance: The Kinette Club of Acton is hosting a youth dance at the Acton Community Centre from 7:30-11 p.m. Admission is $5 each. There will be pop, chips and chocolate bars for sale. Also there will be many great door prizes. No one will be turned away. Prayer Vigil: St. Alban's Anglican Church in Acton is holding a Prayer Vigil, from 8 p.m. to Saturday, December 9 at 8 a.m. (an 12-hour vigil) followed by breakfast. This is a time to meditate on one's life and think about the Reason for the Season. Info: Cindy Blades, 519-853-0433 or Rev. Canon Mark Tiller, 519-853-2711. Choral Society concerts: Georgetown Choral Society presents Christmas Pops! concert at the Georgetown District High School on Friday, December 8, 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, December 9, 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 adults and $15 for ages 16 and under. Friday night euchre: 7:30 p.m. at Georgetown Legion. Admission: $2. Food drive for Bread Basket Community Calendar Where unsold toys left behind on Christmas Eve come alive on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at Georgetown Christian Fellowship, 13619 Hwy 7 West Georgetown. Info: 905-873-9652, www.georgetownchristianfellowship.com. Free admission, toy donations accepted. A Christmas Carol: CBC & Literacy North Halton present Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol at St. John's United Church, Guelph St. Georgetown at 7 p.m. Tickets $20, on sale at Halton Hills Libraries, 905-873-2681. Not suitable for children under 12. Book signing: Diane Dupuy, well known for her work with Famous People Players, a black light theatre where the majority of players are people who are developmentally-challenged will be signing her latest book at The Freckled Lion, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. She is the author of four books, the latest being The Teacher & the Soul. Diane wrote the book to help kids avoid the same destructive path of addiction that her youngest daughter took. Family Together: Families with children from birth to kindergarten age can join us for Family Together (drop-in) 9-11 a.m. at the Ontario Early Years Centre, Georgetown Satellite, 96 Guelph St. Interact with your children in creative, free play and circle activities. Talk with other parents or make use of our Resource Library. Info: 905-8732960. Euchre: is held every Saturday night at the Hornby Co-operative Nursery School on Steeles Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. More CALENDAR, pg. 22 Dr. Anoop Sayal of the Marketplace Dental Centre is once again collecting donations for the Georgetown Bread Basket food bank. Donations will be collected until Monday, Dec. 18 when the food bank will pick them up. Saturday, Dec. 9 LEGO contest at the library: Calling all LEGO maniacs! You could win a prize when you enter the LEGO contest at Halton Hills Public Library, Georgetown branch this December. Build something great, bring it into the library between December 9 and 30 (closed for the holidays). People visiting the library between January 2 and 5 can vote for their favourites! There are two categories: ages 6 and under, and 7 and up. Prizes will be awarded, but everyone who enters will receive a small surprise for participating. Watch for the Acton Branch's LEGO contest in March! Info: 905-873-2681 ext. 2520 or visit www.library.hhpl.on.ca. Children's Christmas Musical: Joyland--