COMMUNITY calendar
TODAY
TODAY
BIG POND
7:30 p.m., Tarabish, Big Pond fire hall.
HOWIE CENTRE
7-8 p.m., Zumba with Donna, Howie Centre fire hall.
PORT HOOD
7:15 p.m., Auction card plays, Port Hood fire hall. Lunch and prizes.
SYDNEY
9-10 a.m. Seniors swimming, Kiwanis Pool, Prince Street. 10 a.m., Move it or Lose it seniors/adult exercise class, Steelworkers and Sydney Pensioners Club, 30 Inglis St. Instructor, Voni. Information, 902-544-0289. • VON Cape Breton Metro offers a foot care program, 200 Churchill Dr. Information or to book appointment, VON office, 902-564-6479. 10:30 a.m., (CD) AA Alcano Group 12&12 meeting, St. Theresa Church (rear), 381 Whitney Ave., Ashby. 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge, Old Radar Base Chapel. Partners guaranteed. 1:30 p.m. Blind 45s, Club 55. 6-8:30 p.m., Dads Are Parents Too, a free parenting program, 714 Alexandra St. Sponsored by Cape Breton's Family Place Resource Centre. Preregistration required. Call 902-562-5616, ext. 223 to register or for more information. 6 p.m., Sydney Harbour Dragon Boat Club meets, Harbourview Drive, Sydney River, east of the Keltic Drive Bridge. The club will supply equipment and training. Information, 902-217-3334 or 902322-2566. 8 p.m., (CD) AA Ashby Group meeting, St. Theresa Church (rear), 381 Whitney Ave., Ashby. SYDNEY RIVER 1:30 p.m., Tarabish, Spanish River Seniors Hall, 1842 Kings Rd. WHITNEY PIER
7:30 p.m., Whitney Pier Seniors and Pensioners Club hosts regular mixed darts, 50 Breton St. Bring your darts. Everyone welcome.
WEDNESDAY
ESKASONI
8:30 p.m., (OS) AA Praying Hands Group meeting, Gabriel Centre. NORTHSIDE EAST BAY
7-8 p.m., Zumba class, Northside East Bay fire hall. Information, Donna, 902-217-3220.
SYDNEY
9-11 a.m, Line dancing, Steelworkers and Sydney Pensioners Club, 30 Inglis St. 12 p.m., Sydney Noon Al-Anon, Bethel Hall, corner of George and Brookland streets. 1:30 p.m., Darts for seniors, Steelworkers and Sydney Pensioners Club, 30 Inglis St. Members only. 7 p.m., Duplicate bridge, Cape Breton Bridge Club, Old Radar Base. 7 p.m., Prostate cancer support group will meet, Myles Burke Community Room, Sobeys, Prince Street. 7:30-9:30 p.m., C.B. Central Adult Badminton Club welcomes new members, 14 years and older, Cusack Elementary School, 500 Birchill Dr. Small fee toward gym rental. 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Karaoke jackpot, Royal Canadian Legion branch 12 (in the lounge). Reg & Ruth Magliaro. Members and guests.
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TODAY
BIG BRAS D’OR 6:30 p.m., Black Rock line dancing classes with Nancy and Roy Gardiner, Big Bras d'Or fire hall. New ultra-beginner basics class, followed by beginner dances, 7:30 p.m. and intermediate dances, 8:30-9:30 p.m. FRENCHVALE 7:30 p.m., 45s card game, Frenchvale Seniors Club. NORTH SYDNEY 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Adult noon swim, Northside Community Pool. 7:30 p.m., Cribbage, North Sydney fire hall. 8 p.m., (CD) AA Lifeline Group meeting, St. Joseph’s Church, 34 Archibald Ave. 8 p.m., 45s card game, Armstrong Memorial branch 19, Royal Canadian Legion. SYDNEY MINES 8 p.m., Bingo, Royal Canadian Legion branch 8. Cash prizes.
WEDNESDAY
BIG BRAS D'OR 9-11 a.m., Community coffee break, St. James Church hall. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Old School House Rug Hookers meet, Big Bras d’Or fire hall, 1390 Old Route 5. Information, Diane, 902-674-2172 or Marilyn, 902-674-2119. 6:30 p.m., Gentle yoga, Big Bras d'Or fire hall. Sponsored by the Friends of Big Bras d'Or Fire Hall. 7:30 p.m., Belly fit classes, Big Bras d'Or fire hall. Sponsored by the Friends of Big Bras d'Or Fire Hall. BOISDALE 8 p.m., 45s card game, Boisdale fire hall. FLORENCE 6:30-9 p.m., 1917 Vimy Ridge Army Cadet Corps seeks new recruits, ages 12-18, Florence Elementary School, MacKay Street. Information, 902-674-0942. 8 p.m., (OD) AA Goodwill Group meeting, T.L. Sullivan School, Park Road. NORTH SYDNEY 7:30-9 a.m., Lane swim and water walkers exercise, Northside Community Pool. 8 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous meeting for families of addicted loved ones, 26 Haley St.
DOMINION 7:30 p.m., Cribbage, Shamrock Club, Commercial Street. Partners by draw. 8 p.m., (OS) AA Dominion Sandbar Group meeting, Italian Hall, Mitchell Avenue. GLACE BAY 9:30-11 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m., Clothing depot, Town House, 115 Commercial St., is open. Information, 902-849-2449. 11:30 a.m., Hope for today Al-Anon, Unity Club (AA room), Rear McKeen Street. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Glace Bay Heritage Museum in the Old Town Hall, Isabelle Harris Gift Shop and bookstore will be open. Information, 902-842-5345. 6:30-8:30 p.m., 86 Glace Bay Sea Cadets looking for new members, Glace Bay Armouries, Sterling Road. Ages 12-18. There is no cost to join. Information, 902-842-5145. LOUISBOURG 8 p.m., (CD) AA Louisbourg Group meeting, United Church hall, 7532 Main St. MAIN-A-DIEU 1:30 p.m., 45s card game, Main-a-Dieu Coastal Discovery Centre. NEW WATERFORD • New Waterford Main Street Art Gallery presents, Escapes: land, street, water, imagination by New Waterford artists Marie and Cassie MacDonald, during regular business hours. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Adult rollerblading, New Waterford and District Community Rink. 8 p.m., Al-Anon meeting New Waterford AFG, 401 Ling St.