COMMUNITY calendar
Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by nonprofit groups. To ensure adequate advance publication, submit notices at least two weeks prior to the event. Limit announcements to 24 words or less. Email your event to news@cbpost.com.
TODAY BIG BRAS D’OR
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friends Quilting Group, Big Bras d’Or Firehall. Please contact Maggie 902-7369887 or Ruth 902-674-2208.
BOULARDERIE
7:30 p.m., 45s card game at Southside Boularderie fire hall. Lunch served.
BRAS D’OR
1:30 p.m., Northside bridge club, St. Joseph’s Hall, Villa Drive. 7:30 p.m., Bras d’Or Seniors and Pensioners Club host 45s card game in the hall. Nine ways to win.
NORTH SYDNEY
5-9:30 p.m., Kitchen is open with weekly special at the North Sydney Firefighters’ Club. Live entertainment goes from 6-9:30 p.m. Free admission.
7 p.m., Cribbage game, Armstrong Memorial Branch No. 19, Royal Canadian Legion.
POINT EDWARD
6:30-9 p.m., 129 Caribou Sea Cadets looking for new recruits ages 12-18. Training at the Alert Building, Canadian Coast Guard College. For more information, P.J. at 902-371-6761 PJ or Pat at 902794-7521.
SYDNEY MINES
6:30 p.m., Sydney Mines walking group the Walkie-Talkies will gather at the Martha Hollett Library. All ages welcome.
8 p.m., Al-Anon Harmony AFG meets at 55 King St.
8 p.m., (OS) AA Sydney Mines Group meeting, 55 King St., behind post office.
FRIDAY BOISDALE
8 p.m., (CD) AA Boisdale Serenity meeting, 2457 Bourinot Rd.
IONA
6-7 p.m., Iona Legion evening supper. Everyone welcome. Followed by ceilidh.
NORTH SYDNEY
4:30-6:30 p.m., Fishcake and bean supper at St. Mattew Wesley United Church. Tickets are $10 and are available at the office. Eat in or take out.
SYDNEY MINES
7:30 p.m., Bingo, Holy Family Parish Hall, Main Street.
8 p.m.-12 a.m., Jackpot Karaoke with P&P at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 008.
WAGMATCOOK
5-6 p.m., Wagmatcook Native Walkers Program at the Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre. No charge.
SATURDAY FRENCHVALE
9 p.m.-1 a.m., There will be a Halloween dance at the Frenchvale Road Firehall for those 19 and over. Music by DJ. Playground fundraiser. Sponsored by FACE. Tickets are $10 from 902-794-3999 or 902794-2930.
LITTLE NARROWS
1-3 p.m., Little Narrows Presbyterian Ladies Aid will host its annual fall dessert tea and sale in the Church Hall. There will be baked goods, dollar gifts, a sale table and a variety of desserts.
NORTH SYDNEY
7:30 p.m., Bingo, North Sydney Seniors and Pensioners Club, 309 Commercial St. All money games.
SYDNEY MINES
8 p.m.-12 a.m., Open mic/dance, Sydney Mines Seniors and Pensioners Club, 6 Fraser Ave. Music by R&B Country. Members and guests.
SUNDAY FLORENCE
9 a.m.-12 p.m., RCL Branch 83 Sunday breakfast. Everyone welcome.
MILLVILLE
7 p.m., Bingo Millville Community Centre. Cash prizes.
SYDNEY MINES
11 a.m., (CD) AA Sydney Mines Group meeting, 55 King St., behind post office.
2-4 p.m., Sunday afternoon bingo, Sydney Mines Seniors and Pensioners’ Club, 6 Fraser Ave. All money games, daubers required. Canteen available.
6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Community youth group meets at 643 Main St. All youth welcome between grades 4-8.
Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by non-profit groups. To ensure adequate advance publication, submit notices at least two weeks prior to the event. Limit announcements to 24 words or less. Email your event to news@cbpost.com.
TODAY GLACE BAY
9:30-11 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m., Clothing depot at Town House, 115 Commercial St., is open. Information, 902-849-2449. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Chair yoga, Warden Church, New Aberdeen.
2-4 p.m., Glace Bay Heritage Museum, Isabelle Harris Gift Shop and Second-Hand Bookstore, Old Town Hall, 14 McKeen St., are open. Information, 902-842-5345.
7-9 p.m., Dementia/Alzheimer’s caregiver support group meets, Seaview Manor, 275 South St.
7 p.m., Passchendaele Al-Anon Group, Unity Club (AA room), Rear McKeen Street.
8 p.m., Row Street Club hosts loonie bullseye darts.
MAIN-A-DIEU
10-11 a.m., Tai chi, Main-a-Dieu Coastal Discovery Centre.
NEW WATERFORD
10 a.m.-5 p.m., New Waterford Credit Union Art Gallery presents Friends With Brushes by Art Cape Breton instructor Linda Crewe Gabriel. 7 p.m., Duplicate bridge, Knights of Columbus Hall, Plummer Avenue.
PORT MORIEN
6-8 p.m., Veterans’ Memorial computer site is open.
RESERVE MINES
11 a.m.-12 p.m., Senior Friends for Fitness hosts free exercise classes, Reserve Mines Seniors and Pensioners Club, Main Street.
8 p.m., 45s card game, Reserve Mines Seniors and Pensioners Hall. Everyone welcome.
8 p.m., (CD) AA Reserve Midway Group meeting, St. Joseph’s Church hall, Main Street.
FRIDAY DOMINION
5-7 p.m., Free food and clothes, House of Healing, 3 Commercial St. Christian fellowship upstairs to follow. All welcome.
GARDINER MINES
7:30 p.m., Gardiner Mines Recreation Society hosts mixed dart league, Gardiner Mines Community Hall, 6429 Seaside Dr.
8 p.m., Card game, Gardiner Mines Senior Citizens and Pensioners Hall, Seaside Drive. Cash jackpot. Free tea/ coffee.
GLACE BAY
10 a.m., Glace Bay Lions will be collecting winter coats, hats and mittens for elementary school-age children, Sterling Mall.
7-8:30 p.m., Knitting Club meets, Glace Bay Library. No registration needed.
7-9 p.m., Children’s dance for ages 10-15, Morrison Campus Y’s Men Centre, 101 Upper McLean St. Entry fee includes one pop and chips. 7-9 p.m., Chase the Ace, along with a social hour consisting of music and games, St. Leo’s Community Centre, Sterling Road. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
8 p.m., AA meeting (OD) by the Alano group, rear McKeen Street. 11 p.m.-2 a.m., Jackpot karaoke, Rowe Street Club, Bridgeport. Everyone welcome.
MAIN-A-DIEU
9:30 a.m., Crafters Club, Main-a-Dieu Coastal Discovery Centre.
NEW WATERFORD
10 a.m.-5 p.m., New Waterford Credit Union Art Gallery presents Friends With Brushes by Art Cape Breton instructor Linda Crewe Gabriel.
8 p.m., Tarabish, New Waterford Pensioners Club.
8 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, 429 Kings St.
PORT MORIEN
6-8 p.m., Veterans’ Memorial computer site is open.
RESERVE MINES
8 p.m., Aberdeen Al-Anon Family Group, St. Joseph’s Church (rear entrance), 30 Main St.