COMMUNITY calendar
Reserve
Saturday, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m., for a Pork Fest Dinner at Park Royal United Church gym. Enjoy a meal, some autumn décor, conversation and good company. Tickets are in the church office by calling 902-8949656 during the week. Admission is adults, $15, and children, 12 and under, $7.
Saturday, Oct. 27, for a hot roast beef dinner with all the trimmings at Central Queens United Church, Hunter River, with two sittings: 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. (take-outs available, to be picked up at 3 p.m.). There will also be craft and bake tables to browse. Tickets are $16/adult and $7/child aged six to 12 years and free for children under 6. Tickets must be ordered in advance by calling Debbie, 902-964-2882.
Saturday, Oct. 27, 5-7 p.m., for St. John’s United Church’s annual Beans and Wieners Supper at the Mt. Stewart Community Center. Tickets are $7 with five and under free. They are at the door or by calling Shirley Affleck, 902-676-2549. Enjoy a delicious supper served with homemade rolls, biscuits, sweets, tea, coffee and juice.
Entertainment
The Clyde River Baptist Church Gospel Concert with Garth and Liane MacKay is Oct. 7, 7 p.m. They will be sharing their journey together in word and song. All are welcome.
Regular monthly ceilidh is at the Dunstaffnage School Centre on Oct. 7, 7 p.m., hosted by Roadmasters’ Band (Ivor Price, Wayne Diamond, Theo Wiegers, Dave Moore) with guest entertainers Rob Nelson, Paulette Runahan, Coby and Irvin Amoraal, Emmett Decoursey and Lorraine Lynch. Admission is $8. There’s a 50/50 draw and lunch. The centre is wheelchair accessible.
Fundraiser
Buy books and other products at Indigo on Oct. 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m., and a percentage of sales will be donated to the Defeat Depression Walk, an event being put on by the Catholic Family Services Bureau on Oct. 20. Check out charlottetown. defeatdepression.ca for information on how to help.
Meetings
The Christian Women’s Club meets for breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 11, 9:15 a.m., at the Delta Hotel, hosting a fall fair and silent auction ,music with Faith-Marie McKenney and special speaker Shelley MacDonald: “My Mission Trip to Haiti”. Admission is $14. For reservations, call 902-628-8412 by Oct 9.
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Smitty’s Restaurant, Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Contact Stéphane, 902-940-6695.
Hampshire Friendship Club for Weight Loss and Healthy Living meets Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m., at Hampshire Hall. Call Jean, 902-621-0398.
The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets at the Cornwall Civic Centre, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., for Cribbage, Auction and brief business items. Skip Bo and Bridge are played at 1
p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is $2.
T.O.P.S. PE #5055 Cardigan meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at the Cardigan Fire Hall. New members are welcome. Call Dianne Gill, 902-651-2536 or 902-626-5752.
T.O.P.S. PE #5051 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., at the Sherwood Rec Hall. Call Margaret, 902-566-9991.
T.O.P.S. PE 3715, North River, meets Tuesdays at the North River Fire Hall (back door entrance). Weigh-in is at 5:45 p.m.; the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Call Cynthia, 902566-4680.
T.O.P.S. PE809, Hunter River, meets Tuesdays in the music room, Central Queens Elementary School, Hunter River. Weigh-in begins at 6:30 p.m.; the meeting is at 7 p.m. New members are welcome. Call Cathy, 902-628-2069, or Carolyn, 902-964-2417.
The Lady’s Slipper Needle Arts Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Winsloe United Church, 121 Winsloe Rd. (Route 223), South Winsloe. New members and visitors are welcome. Call Heather, 902-621-0248.
Community
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program for infants under two and their parents, hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside, is Tuesdays 10-11:15 a.m., until Oct. 30. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole
Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. Call 902-9612445.
No partner is needed.
The Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, will be having a Euchre tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Registration is at 12:45 p.m. with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. There will be a 50/50 draw as well as prizes for first, second and third.
Cribbage is Tuesdays, 1 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Crescent, North Rustico.
Mayflower Seniors Tuesday cards are at the Cotton Centre, Stratford at 1:30 p.m.
An ACBL sanctioned duplicate game is Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m., at the Haviland Club, Charlottetown, with a guaranteed partner and fun play, as well as a mini lesson, 6:30 p.m. Contact irene.macarthur.pei@gmail. com or 902-394-3179. There are also private lessons for four people available.
Bridge is played at the Silver Threads Club in Souris on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Novice Bridge is at the Charlottetown Duplicate Bridge Club, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Experienced players will be present to help with the bidding and play. Contact Ray Malone at ray. teaches.bridge@gmail.com.
The weekly Tuesday night cards resume on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., at St. Joachim’s Parish Hall. Admission is $7, with prizes, a toonie pot, a 50/50 draw and lunch.
The Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Court in North Rustico, hosts Auction 45 card parties, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw and a
light lunch. Contact Alberta Gallant, 902-963-2083.
Community of Afton Auction 45s is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Afton Hall, 1552 Route 19, New Dominion. All are welcome. Lunch is served.
Kensington Lions Crib is every Tuesday at the Kensington Legion, 30 Garden Ave., 7:30 p.m.
Weekly card parties (45s singles) are at Tracadie Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. There is a toonie pot, and a light lunch will be served.
Health/classes
An exercise for seniors class is at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, on Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
Stroller Fit, hosted by Family Place, is Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Credit Union Place walking track. Drop in to Family Place, call 902-4361348 or email familyplace@eastlink. ca.
Triple P Positive Parenting Group Program is being hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside, Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 9 to Nov. 20. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Chair yoga is Tuesday, 6:45 p.m., at Sanctuary Yoga and Massage in the Sherwood Business Centre 161 St. Peters Rd. No previous yoga experience is required. Call 902-629-5800 or visit the Sanctuary Facebook page to register.
Christian meditation is Tuesday ,9:30-10:15 a.m. and 7:15-8 p.m., at the Martha Spirituality Centre at SDU Place on Great George Street. in Charlottetown. All Christian faiths are welcome. Fee is a donation.