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Plenty o f activities during March Break (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e B 2) Drawing and Cartooning Classes with Bette Davies, March 15th to 19th, 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m., ages 6 to 12. Learn to draw by watching the way artists do it, and discover you were bom to draw. Cost: $40, register at the Children's Information Desk at Central. W O O D SIDE LIBRAR Y 1274 Rebecca Street 815-2036 March Break is a busy time at Woodside: Just Clowning Around, March 15th, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 4 to 6, and 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 6 to 9. Event includes face painting. Cost: $5. Basket Making with Kathy Cope, March 17th, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.,.ages 8 to adult. Cost: $6 including all materials plus- grapevine. (A second workshop will be offered if necessary.) Dan the Music Man, March 18th, 10:30 to 11 a.m., a family show, to include children aged 2 and up, promises to get toes tap­ ping. Cost: $4. GLEN ABBEY LIBRARY 1413 Third Line 815-2039 Glen Abbey Library promises something different for March Break, plus a volunteer opportuni­ ty Box Sculpture, March 16th, drop in between 2 and 5:00 p.m., open to children aged 5 to 9, free. Don't get boxed in during March Break. Spring free and create sculptures with boxes, tubes, car­ tons and canisters. Think circles and squares and expand into rec­ tangles and ovals. Button Up, March 17th, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 5 to 9. Make a button creature and play a button game. Watch the adventures of Corduroy, the lovable bear, who searches for his missing button. Bring any spare buttons. Cost: $4, register in advance. A-Bee-Sea with David Cox, March 18th, 7 p.m. family Concert, a high-energy musical performance of original songs reflecting the mysteries and won­ ders of the world, an entertaining and fun learning experience for the whole family. Cost: $4, pick up advance tickets. Michael Martchenko, March 18th, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 5 and older. If you like Robert Munsch, you'll love Michael Martchenko, who has illustrated more than 20 Munsch books. Lively slide presentation about the art of illustration. Free, pick up tickets in advance. March Break Helpers at Glen Abbey: If you are 11 years or older and would like to do something fun during March Break, come to the Glen Abbey Library and help out with the March Break specials. Pick up and return a helper's form at the Glen Abbey Library Information Desk. W H IT E O AK S LIBRARY 1070 McCraney S t E. 815-2038 Check these events out: Games From Ancient Times, March 15th, drop in between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., ages 4 and up, free. Can you beat the games of ancient Greece and Rome? Find out what games Greeks and Romans played. Play crazy- bones, snakes and ladders and more. Read a story from ancient times and surf the Internet in one of the game sites. Answer a trivia question and receive a draw bal­ lot. More Madeline Madness, March 16th, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages, 4 and up, free. Madeline and Pepito are ready to leave On a tour o f Paris with Genevieve. They'll visit the tiger who's kept at the zoo Where Madeline will just say "Pooh, Pooh". Then off to the library with Miss Clavel Where there's fun and games and stories to tell. Limited registration at the information desk. Erin Go Bragh! - March 17th, 2 to 3 p.m., ages 4 and up, free. Celebrate all that is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Shamrocks and good luck are yours when you take part in these St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Enjoy silly shenani­ gans, pots of gold, games and crafts. Watch out for the lep­ rechauns... Limited registration at the information desk. Creative Drama, March 18th, 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., ages 7 to 9. Connie Calvert from the Merry Folklorists will host a creative drama workshop. Bring your cre­ ativity and awaken your imagina­ tion through movement, flexibili­ ty and improvisation. Cost: $6, limited registration at the informa­ tion desk. Bug's Life, March 19th, drop in between 10 a.m. to 4: p.m., all ages, free, just drop in. Swarm to the library and take part in buggy activities. Make a creepy crawly to take home, listen to a story and watch a video. Complete a puzzle sheet and collect a prize. O A K VILLE YM CA 410 Rebecca Street 844-3417 The Y has a little something for everyone - children and adults - during March Break - from sports to computers. Co-Ed Basketball Camp, ages 9 to 16. Open to novices and experienced players who will be grouped by skills levels. Focus on extreme basketball, end of week tournament. Camp held at T. A. Blakelock High School. All par­ ticipants receive a YMCA T-shirt. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $130. Hooked on Music - rock with the likes of Beethoven. Open to ages 7 to 10. Learn to play the keyboard and recorder, and, read sheet music from various famous composers. Play different types of music, from classical to jazz - plus chance to make your own instruments. Monday to Friday, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Cost: $50. World Wide Sports Camp, ages 6 to 10, different sports theme each day with indoor and outdoor play (weather permitting) plus crafts, games and lunch time videos. Also Wednesday outing. Camp held 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Bernadette School - Monday, soccer; Tuesday, floor hockey; Thursday, basketball. Tuck shop available however chil­ dren are encouraged to bring own lunch. Cost: $130. (S e e 'G o nu ts . . . ' p a g e B 4) Dress down, bowl for arthritis March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month and The Arthritis Society of Halton-Peel is holding two events to raise much needed awareness and funding for those living with this debilitating disease. Did you know that 1 in 1000 Canadian children under the age of 16 suffer from arthritis? Juvenile Arthritis is more common than most childhood disorders, such as cys­ tic fibrosis and diabetes. The Arthritis Society is asking the community to help in the fight against this disease. On Friday March 10th, The Arthritis Society is asking corporations to participate in Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Day, by encouraging their employees to 'dress dowif and wear blue and give to The Arthritis Society. To register for 'JA Day,' call 712-2281. Furthermore, The Arthritis Society is getting ready for it's annual Strike Out Arthritis bowl-a-thon at Classic Bowl on Saturday March 27th from 1 to 4pm. The Arthritis Society is offering incentives for each participating bowler. For more information, or to register a team for Strike Out Arthritis, call The Arthritis Society at 712-2281. Join us for ^ v s of savings fanrelebrate our 5 years of service to you! Thursday, March 4 - Monday, March 8 Amity Goodwill, 407A Speers Rd. Thursday 9:30am Cake & Coffee amitT o o d w i l l i n d u s t r i e s the n of ty Child poverty speaker Dale Estey will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of C a n a d i Federation U n i v e r s Women - CFUW - Oakville on Monday, March 8th, at Oakville- Trafalgar High School. As one of the best nations in the world to live, child poverty should not be a concern in Canada. Yet the gap between privi­ leged and disad­ vantaged children is one of the most marked in the in d u s tr ia liz e d world. Since 1989, the number of poor children in Canada has risen 46%. Estey will provide a compre­ hensive picture of this issue and how the Campaign Against Child Poverty plans to fulfill it's mission of getting the fed­ eral government to live up to its objective of elimi­ nating child poverty by the year 2000. The formal meeting and pro­ gram start at 8 p.m. with social­ izing at 7 p.m. For more information, call Laurel Christ- mann at 2910. e *COM AGO N Lm S ine* 1990 M onday, April 1 2 /9 9 , 7 :0 0 pm L e D o m e B anquet Hall ADMISSION FREE To register call Hostess: Eden 827-5806 M eet Your Community's W edding Experts 7ashion S how • D emonstrations • E xciting G ifts F o 'E very B ride • N umerous Door Prizes • S pecial 1 824- f m MacLachlan College A N IN V IT A T IO N Arts, Science & Technology Festival • Open House • Saturday March 6th, 1999 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. We invite you to join us and experience how at MacLachlan the treasured values o f traditional education jo in hands with the future. • W inners o f our Oral Poetry Festival Performance • M usical interludes from our School Band and Choir • Highlights from our Science Project Competitions • M ulti-M edia Com puter Programme Demonstrations • Robotic Science & Intelligent Systems Project Demonstrations • M ath and Debating Skills Demonstrations Full Day Junior Kindergarten through to University entrance For more information please call our Director o f Admissions, Lisa Duranleau 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, (905) 844-0372 website: www.maclachlan.on.ca If you currently do not subscribe to The Oakville Beaver, just fill in the ballot below and you will receive The Oakville Beaver delivered to your door every Wednesday, Friday and Weekend for one month absolutely free. 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