GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS

The Peter B. Yeomans Cultural Centre, 1401 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval, presents the exhibition Traditions and Continuity by Sophie Roy. Continues until Aug. 24. Call 514-633-4071.

The Stewart Hall Art Gallery, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents the exhibition Making a Stand: Revisited Pedestals — Part III. It continues until Aug. 26. Call 514630-1220.

Maison Lantier, 11 Lantier Road, Kirkland. Art Sale by members of the Kirkland Artists’ Association, an outdoor and indoor event with meetings with the artists at work, on Saturday and Sunday. For more information call 514-335-2221 or visit www. artkirkland.com.

Greenwood Centre for Living History, 254 Main Rd. in Hudson, is open for guided tours and tea for the summer (until end of August). Wednesdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($12 per person); Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. ($15 per person with scones). Call 514-294-4722 or visit greenwood-centre-hudson.org. Montreal Aviation Museum on McGill University’s Macdonald campus, 21111 Lakeshore Rd. in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, is open for summer hours (until Sept. 1) every Friday to Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 514-3987948 or visit cahc-ccpa.com.

ARTS AND LETTERS

The Lakeshore Light Opera continues its Summer Singalongs on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church, 233 Ste-Claire Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Musical scores provided, all are welcome. Free. This week: The Yeomen of the Guard. Visit llo.org.

Greenwood Centre for Living History presents its annual Theatre-on-the-Lawn on Sunday at 2 p.m., on the grounds of Greenwood, 254 Main Road in Hudson (weather permitting). Admission by donation. For more information call 514-294-4722 or visit greenwood-centre-hudson. org.

The McGill University Book Fair will be held October 16-18 and has a West Island depot. If you have books/CDs/ vinyl in good condition for donation please call 514-421-0804 or email bookfair.alumni@mcgill.ca.

MUSIC

Guy Bélanger, Traces & Scars. Blues and folk concert on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Stewart Park in Pointe Claire. Free, bring your own chair or rent one for $2. In case of rain, the event will be held indoors in the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre. Call 514-630-1220.

The Record Breakers (country/ rock/pop) will perform on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fritz Farm Bandstand, 20477 Lakeshore Rd. in Baie-d’Urfé. The concert is free, bring your own chair. In case of rain, show will be held at the Red Barn, 20609 Lakeshore Rd.

Stewart Hall Singers chorus auditions have begun for the fall 2018 season, featuring Handel’s Messiah for their December concert. Visit stewarthallsingers.ca or call 514630-0331.

Cantabile Chorale, under the direction of Peter Willsher, in preparation for the fall concert featuring Oratorio de Noël de St-Saëns, is holding auditions for sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, continues until Sept. 28. Rehearsals start Sept. 10 at St-John-the-Baptist-Church, 233 Ste-Claire Ave. in Pointe-Claire. To arrange for an audition, call 514-694-4689 or email cantabilepublic@gmail.com. For more information visit cantabilechorale.com. Flute and violin lessons: registration ongoing at Stewart Hall, 176 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire. For information on the Suzuki Music Program (ages 4+), call 514-630-2726, Local 1749.

Ste-Anne Singers, a West Island award-winning chamber ensemble of 24 voices singing contemporary and standard a cappella repertoire, are holding auditions for a bass and a tenor for their fall season. Open to those who enjoy a challenge, have choral experience, excellent pitch and some sight-reading ability. For an audition, email mkeenan@videotron.ca.

SELF-HELP AND SUPPORT

LGBTQ2+ Adult & Seniors supper open to adult and seniors who are questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation. Held every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Beaconsfield United Church, 202 Woodside Ave. Visit lgbtq2centre.com/meet-ups. Arthritis West Island Self Help (AWISH) offers programs of support and exercise to help individuals deal with arthritis and chronic pain. Visit awishmontreal.org or call 514-6313288.

Al-Anon Family Groups. Compassionate help for family and friends of alcoholics. If you are troubled by someone else’s drinking, you can find help and hope in a friendly, supportive atmosphere with many meetings on the West Island. Call 514-8669803, email aisarea88english@gmail.com or visit al-anon-alateen-qc.ca. Adult ADHD Support Group — West Island. For adults and their loved ones who have ADHD. They meet every second Thursday at 7:45 p.m. Call 514-773-9815 or email adultadhd.wi@gmail.com. Quebec Grandparents Association isa non-profit volunteer organization to educate and support grandparents and their grandchildren to advocate their desire to continue a relationship that may be threatened with loss of contact, usually following family acrimony. For assistance and legal help, call 1-866-745-6110.

LGBTQ Support Group for parents of a child who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or questioning their sexual identity. A discussion group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Beaconsfield United Church, 202 Woodside Rd. Share and discuss your concerns in a safe and confidential environment. Call 514-794-5428 or visit lgbtq2centre.com.

West Island Community Resource Centre is a community-based, non-profit organization that offers West Island citizens resources and information by phone, email and in person. They also offer resource publications and free legal and tax clinics several times a year. Call 514694-6404.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a low-cost non-profit organization that helps with weight-loss support. It meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cedar Heights Park Chalet, 20 Robinsdale Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Visit tops.org for more information.

West Island Cancer Wellness Centre. Receive compassionate support and participate in programs such as yoga, massage therapy, counselling, and more, for free. The centre works with your health care professionals to improve your well-being and their services help you manage the emotional and physical challenges that come from a cancer diagnosis. Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on Wednesdays, when they are open until 8 p.m. at 115 Du Barry St. in Kirkland. Visit wicwc.org or call 514-695-9355.

Quebec Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association is a non-profit organization that is a national voice for people who are adversely affected by gluten, dedicated to improving diagnosis and quality of life. Its vision is to see the gluten problem found, treated and cured. It offers information and support in following a safe gluten-free diet. The organization relies on membership and donations. Visit celiacquebec.ca, email info@celiacquebec.ca or call 514-893-9856. New Moms support group, offered by the West Island Women’s Centre, meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Columba-by-the-Lake Church, 11 Rodney Ave. in Pointe-Claire. The group is free of charge and free childcare available. To register, call 514-781-8529.

Gamblers Anonymous offers help to anyone suffering from a gambling problem. Call 514-484-6666 or visit gamontreal.ca. Family Resource Centre, a nonprofit organization designed to support children age six to 25, parents and professionals, offers a variety of services to help youth who have social, academic and behavioural difficulties. The centre offers one-onone social and study skills programs to help children develop necessary skills that will allow them to reach their full potential. Group formats offered every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Pierrefonds. For more information, call 514-685-5912.

Literacy Unlimited, a community organization dedicated to empowering adults through improved literacy, offers free, confidential, one-on-one tutoring in reading, writing and basic computer skills. Call 514-694-0007 or visit literacyunlimited.ca. for more information.

Lou Gehrig’s Disease — SLA/ALS Family Caregiver Support Group meets the first Monday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. Offered by NOVA West Island. Call 514-6958335, local 209.

Compassionate Friends, an international self-help, non-profit organization, offers friendship, understanding, grief education and hope for the future to all bereaved parents. The Montreal chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month. Visit TCFCanada.net or call 438-257-0881. Look Good, Feel Better. Free cosmetic and hair workshops for women living with cancer on the first Monday of the month at the Lakeshore General Hospital. To register, call 514630-2225, local 1451. Communicaid for Hearing Impaired

Persons (CHIP) provides continuing programs, services and support for people affected by hearing loss in the greater Montreal area and the West Island. Programs include Speechreading (lip-reading, communication strategies and information for adults and seniors), Outreach (educating, sensitizing and informing the public), and a new HEARENTENDRE awareness program for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. For more information call 514-488-5552, local 4500 or visit hearhear.org.

HEALTH AND FAMILY

Rudy’s Run/Walk for Parkinsons on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Voyageur Park in Pointe-Claire. Volunteers are also needed. For information, email rudysrunforparkinsons@gmail.com. Parkinson SuperWalk organized by Parkinson Canada in Quebec on Sept. 16 at noon at John Abbott and Macdonald College campuses in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. To register visit parkinsonsuperwalk.ca.

SPORTS AND HOBBIES

Duplicate Bridge every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd. This summer activity is open to the public and continues until Sept. 4. Visit blbclub. com.

Lakeshore Creative Stitchery Guild offers embroidery classes in various techniques and open stitching rooms every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and alternate Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. Visit lcsg-gtal.ca.

CHILDREN AND TEENS

The Small, Furry, Playful and Colourful World of Gizmos! An exhibition for kids by Céline Malépart at Stewart Hall in the Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, 176 Lakeshore Rd. Continues until Sept. 30. Free admission. Call 514-630-1220 or visit pointe-claire.ca.

SENIORS

Cummings West fall registration for programs and courses is ongoing, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 96 Roger Pilon Blvd. in Dollard. A wide selection of programs offered exclusively to the

55+ community. For course listing or to register, call 514-683-3761 or visit cummingscentre.org.

Seniors 55+ meet every Sunday at 8:15 a.m. for breakfast at Brasserie Le Manoir, corner of St-Jean and Hymus Blvds. in Pointe-Claire. Call 514-486-7646. Cummings Centre, in partnership

with Parkinson’s Canada, offers a free monthly support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease on Thursdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at 96 Roger Pilon St. in Dollard. To register, call 514-734-1819.

ETC.

Beaconsfield High School 60th All Year Reunion Diamond Jubilee will be held the weekend of Oct. 19-21. Visit beaconsfieldhighschool.ca.

Fishing caravan at Cap St-Jacques Nature Park hosted by GUEPE. Find out the rules, biology and the best practice of fishing. Learn more about the different species of fish in our back rivers. On Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 183 Cap St-Jacques Rd., in Pierrefonds. For more information call 514-280-6829.

Thrift Shops for NOVA offer clothing, footwear, books, household items, jewelry, and more: 43 Ste-Anne St. in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, call 514-457-1642; 2750 St-Charles Blvd. in Kirkland, call 514-697-6692; 449 Beaconsfield Blvd. in Beaconsfield, call 514-694-8417; Boutique NOVA in Plaza Pointe-Claire; Boutique NOVA, 455 Main Rd. and at 538 Main Rd. in Hudson, call 450-2026682. All are open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations welcome. Visit thriftshopsfornova.com.