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Community Update Call 905-845-3824, ext. 446 Forward d announcements of f nonprofit local events for Community Update to The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON L6K 3S4; e-mail dkurek@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 446. Free. BULLETIN Animal Aid Foundation Christmas Gifts for Pets, Oakville Place, Dec. 9-11, contact www.animalaidfoundation.ca. FRIDAY, , DECEMBER 9 Starting a Business in Canada free information session at The Centre for Education and Training's Newcomer Information Centre, 171 Speers Rd., Suite 20, 9:30-11 a.m., contact 905-875-3851, ext. 5008. Wing Night at Oakville Legion, Branch 114, 5-8 p.m., 50 cents/wing, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., contact 905-845-6271 or visit www. oakvillelegion.ca. A Christmas Carol dramatic reading with CBC's Jim Curran at Southside Community Church, 7480 Derry Rd., Milton at 7:30 p.m., contact 289-971-0060. Oakville Choral Society's There Shall Be A Star concert t at ClearView Christian Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., 7:30 p.m., cost $25/adults, $15/students, contact 905-827-6129. The h Royal l Astronomical l Society of f Canada Mississauga Centre members night t, 8 p.m., at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus, Rm. SE2082, William Davis (south) building. SATURDAY, , DECEMBER 10 Cameron's Beer Sampling Day y at Oakville Legion, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 3 p.m., free admission, contact 905-845-6271. Ten Thousand Villages donates 10 per cent t of purchase to Amnesty International, 226 Lakeshore Rd. E., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., contact www.amnestyoakville.com. Test drive a car at a fundraiser r for Oakville Rangers Minor Hockey at Oak-Land Ford, 570 Trafalgar Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. B'nai Shalom Congregation Shabbat service, 10 a.m., contact 905-901-9889. Oakville Choral Society's There Shall Be A Star concert t at ClearView Christian Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan Garden Dr., 7:30 p.m., cost $25/adults, $15/students, contact 905-827-6129. Oasis Mental Health Community's 3rd annual Christmas Party y at Birch Glenn, 4 p.m., $10, contact 905-901-0884 for tickets. Christmas Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon., at St. Cuthbert's Church, proceeds support Kerr Street Ministries. e-mail: dkurek@oakvillebeaver.com Equilibrium mental health support group p for those affected by depression or bipolar disorder meets at Evangel Pentacostal Church, 1450 Rebecca St., doors open at 7 p.m., free, contact www.equilibrium-oakville.com. Oakville Parent-Child Centre hosts Shop While We Watch h for children up to five years old, 461 North Service Rd. W., Unit 17, 9-11:30 a.m., $25/child, register at www.op-cc.ca. Sheridan's Free English Language Programs at The Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., Suite 20, 10 a.m.-noon, contact 905 875 3851 ext.5008. Oakville Newcomers Club monthly social l, 7:30 p.m., Sheridan Residence & Conference Centre, 1410 Trafalgar Rd., for women new to Oakville in the last three years, contact http://bit.ly/ONCSep. Silicon Halton hosts Why Your Startup Isn't Getting Funded d and How to Change It at Dueling Pianos, 370 Dundas St., 7-9 p.m., contact http://bit.ly/shmeetup26. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14 Multicultural New Year Celebration at The Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., Suite 20, 10 a.m.noon, contact 905 875 3851 ext.5008. Create Your Own Ornament t at Occasional Child Care Centre, 171 Speers Rd., Suite 20, 10 a.m.-noon, children 19 months-14 years, contact 905-875-3851, ext. 5015. Homestead d Christmas h at Breckon shelter in Bronte Creek Provincial Park, parking lot F, contact www.brontecreek.org. Santa pictures with your pet t at Canadian Pet Connection, 361 Cornwall Rd., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $8, contact 905-815-0320. SUNDAY, , DECEMBER 11 Open Mic at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 7-11 p.m., call 905-827-4722. Homestead Christmas at Breckon shelter in Bronte Creek Provincial Park, parking lot F, contact www.brontecreek.org. Congregational Singing g of the Beloved Carols of Christmas at Walton United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W., 7 p.m., contact 905827-1643. Art Network Canada hosts Art for Heart t for Oakville Hospital Foundation, Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd., 11 a.m.-7 p.m., contact 647-894-6004. MONDAY, , DECEMBER 12 Tots and Us for caregivers meets at St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m., free, contact 905-845-3427. 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