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Call: 289-293-0662 email: jbkila@oakvillebeaver.com Forward announcements of non-pro t local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington, ON, L7L 5Z1; email jbkila@ oakvillebeaver.com or call 289-293-0662. Free. BULLETINS Deadline for Scholarship Applications provided by University Women's Club of Oakville April 22, apply online at www. cfuwoakville.ca/awards, open to Oakville female students attending publicly-funded high school. Ladies at the Barre ­ Dance Class for Adults aged 55-plus, combination ballet/ contemporary dance designed and adapted speci cally for older adults, improve exibility, strength and balance, instructed by Royal Academy of Dance and Cecchetti certi ed instructor, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Barre Life Studio, 427 Speers Rd., Unit 18, $10 per class, contact Cynthia at 905-631-5491. Celebrate Recovery meets Friday evenings, 7 p.m., Compass Point Bible Church, 1500 Kerns Rd., Burlington, Bible-based 12-step program that helps people overcome unresolved pain, abuse, compulsive behaviours and addictive habits, contact 905-336-0500, ext. 333 or celebraterecovery@compasspointonline.ca. New Seniors Concert Band formed in Oakville, meets Monday evenings, play pop, Latin, classical, swing, American Songbook, new and old standards arranged for concert band, all sections needed, no audition, bring instrument, contact 905-465-3352. May Court Club of Oakville Nearly New Shop open for sales and consigning, 200 Kerr St., Monday-Friday (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.-1 p.m.). Ladies Marathon Bridge Club of Oakville, supports Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Halton, meet at each other's homes twice a month from September-April, new members welcome, call Nina Byford at 905-8443719. Oakville Sewers Forum meets, second Tuesday of the month until June 2016, 6:309 p.m., Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Rd., free for rst-time visitors, contact Elizabeth at 905-388-8034. Tea with Opera meetings, held monthly by Oakville Opera Guild Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., Oakville Public Library Central Branch, 120 Navy St., $10 fee towards scholarship fund, and on three Friday evenings a year, for location contact Oakville.Opera.Guild@ outlook.com, Joan at 905-827-5678 or Mo at 905-465-4013. Peer Support Monday, Halton Women's Centre, rst Monday of every month 6-8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, con dential, for women in times of crisis, distress or transition, programs or one-on-one sessions, dropin services, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, call 905-847-5520, no registration or fee. Community Update Distress Line Volunteers Needed, for Distress Centre Oakville, good listeners aged 18 or older wanted, eight-week training sessions offered in the evening starting in March, daytime starting in May, contact info@dcoakville.com or www.dcoakville. com/get-involved.php. FRIDAY MARCH 11 Oakville Legion Fish Fry Friday, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., $10, all welcome, call 905-845-6271. Bronte Legion Friday events, Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., $10, Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., Club Room, 79 Jones St., contact 905-827-4722 or www.brontelegion.com. Starting a Business in Canada free session by Halton Small Business Centre, 9:3011 a.m., Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., Ste. 20, contact 905-8753851, ext. 5008, nic@tcet.com or www.tcet. com/nic. SATURDAY MARCH 12 Book-signing by author Ghislaine Dean, Dorval Crossing Chapters, 1-4 p.m., for Deprived of a Fighting Chance and Behind the Teacher's Desk. First Oakville Nowruz Bazaar, Oakville Banquet Halls, Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd., March 12-13, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., vendors, music, dancing and children's activities, contact facebook.com/Nowruzinoakville, oakvillenowruzbazaar@gmail.com or 905617-1351 or 416-807-2482. Annual Oakville Stamp Show, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., hourly auctions, youth booth, buying/ selling stamps, circuits, refreshments and more, free admission and parking, all welcome. MONDAY MARCH 14 Hamilton Naturalists' Club Free Speaker event, RBG headquarters, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, 7:30 p.m., speaker: Lorraine Johnson, topic: Growing Edible Native Plants, visit hamiltonnature.org. Conversation Circle, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, meet and chat with other women in community, varying topics, refreshments provided, every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon, free, no registration. Drop-in counselling, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m.-noon, one-on-one support, by phone or in person, no fee or registration, contact 905-847-5520. TUESDAY MARCH 15 Tax Clinic, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, requirements are: single women ­ up to $30,000; couples ­ up to $40,000; and one woman with one child ­ up to $35,000; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., no fee or appointment, rst-come, rst-serve basis. Oakville Women's Connection luncheon, Quality Suites, 754 Bronte Rd., 1-3 p.m., fashion show, speaker and singer, tickets cost $23, all ages welcome, reservations must be honoured or cancelled, call Rosemary Young at 905-257-1461. WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 Abuse Support Group, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St, unit 229, sixweek workshop for women who have experienced any form of abuse, March 16-April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m., no fee, call 905-8475520 to register. THURSDAY MARCH 17 Canadian Club of Halton Peel dinner speaker, featuring Dr. Janet Rossant, topic: Stem Cells: Hype vs. Hope, Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd., 6 p.m. registration, 7-9:30 p.m., tickets $35 (members), $45 (non-members), $20 (students), cancellation notices by March 14, reserve spot at barrywylie1@gmail.com or call 905827-6302. Abuse Support Group, six-week workshop for women who have experienced any form of abuse, March 16-April 20, 6:308:30 p.m., no fee, Women of Wisdom, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St, unit 229, for women ages 50-plus, topic: Cause & Effect, 10 a.m.-noon, no fee, call 905847-5520 to register. FRIDAY MARCH 18 Oakville Legion Friday wings night, 5-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., $10, all welcome, call 905-845-6271. Bronte Legion Friday events, Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., $10, Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., Club Room, 79 Jones St., contact 905-827-4722 or www. brontelegion.com. 15 | Friday, March 11, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets, 8 p.m., University of Toronto Mississauga campus, Rm. SE2082, William Davis (South) Building, short talks on various topics, all welcome, visit mississauga.rasc.ca. SATURDAY MARCH 19 Easter Bake and Cabbage Roll Sale, Holy Trinity Croatian Church Hall, 2110 Trafalgar Rd., 8 a.m.-2 p.m., fresh-cooked cabbage rolls, strudel cookies, cakes, egg noodles, gnocchi with sauce, doughnuts and more. SUNDAY MARCH 20 Olivet to Calvary by James H. Maunder presentation, St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St., featuring soloists Charles Davidson and James Baldwin and organist Andrew Adair, director of music Simon Walker, 4 p.m., free admission, free will offering will be received. Palm Sunday, St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove and Oakhill, 1541 Oakhill Dr., 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. masses, Blessing of Palms, Communion and Luke's Passion, visit www.stcuthbertoakville.ca. MONDAY MARCH 21 Tots and Us, free program open to anyone taking care of a preschooler, participate in playtime, music, stories and snack, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Support group for spouses of persons with dementia meets, 1:303:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., contact Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905847-9559. International Centre Hall 6, Mississauga Kudrel, OttawaCosplayer Exhibitors & vendors from across Canada, including: For tickets and tournament registration, visit eglx.ca