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23 | Thursday, April 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com South Asian Bazaar returning to Oakville this weekend Featuring traditional clothes, jewelry, henna, handicrafts, entertainment and food, the Oakville South Asian Spring Bazaar and Fes tival returns on Sunday, April 22. This year' s bazaar w ill be held at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St., W , from noon to midnight. Admission is free. Oakville is a rapidly growing city with an even faster growing South Asian, particularly Muslim population, said Muneezah Jawad, w ho is organizing the event with her partner Zaitoon Umer. "We want everyone to com e out and have som e fun," added Jawad. Jawad hopes the bazaar w ill bring the South Asian and Oakville com m unities to gether and create a better understanding all around. She said these kinds of events only re ally happen in Mississauga, Brampton and Malton. Following the Peel lead Her m ission is to make this bazaar an an nual event.This year' s bazaar will feature m any members of the Oakville community and there are already 50 vendors participat ing. There w ill also be raffles and prizes. Local politicians invited r£ 3SS&»f® New· " " J S paokaaesW S iJ S w Tacousttc ! * Local members of parliament and provin cial parliament have been invited to event. Halton MPP Indira Naidoo-Harris is a guest speaker at 3 p.m. Zaytouna Dabke, a Palestinian and Middle Eastern dance group, will be performing at 3:30 p.m. and there will be a live reptile show at 5 p.m. "We w ould like to encourage new busi nesses to expand into the Town of Oakville and m ost importantly w e w ould love it if members from all faiths w ould attend," Jawad said in a media release. Unity and community S s UKU lfl.ES, and more! Last year, Jawad says they did an Eid ba zaar, w hich was w ell received, attracting more than 1,000 visitors. This time, Jawad said she hopes this event will be even better this year. "We strongly believe in the words `unity and com m unity' to strengthen the ties in Oakville between people of all faiths and be liefs and cultures," the release added. For information about participating in the bazaar, call 647-828-6222 or 647-869-5424. GUITARWORLD 905.257.3110 · theguitarworldoakville.com 380 Dundas St. E. at Trafalgar Road in Longo's Plaza ® YAMAHA <SB> Feeling at hom e means enjoying th e th in g s you like to do. W hich is w h y at Am ica, you can always enjoy y o u r day th e w a y you like to - read y o u r b o o k in a q u ie t co rn e r o r en jo y a snack w h e n you w a n t to. You can expect an a ll-in clu sive c o m m u n ity th a t is personalized to you w ith a range o f first-class amenities and services. You can choose care and support options tailore d to your unique needs and preferences. In d epe nden t Living · Assisted Living I didn't expect it to fe el lii home. Expect M ore .1 Join us for a Lunch & Learn and find out about our Waitlist Program. Saturday, April 25, 11am-1:30pm. Call to RSVP. Amica at Oakville 160 Bronte Road, O akville 9 0 5 -8 4 2 -8 1 6 7 a m ic a .c a /o a k v ille