COMMUNITY calendar
Reserve
Feb. 20 as the deadline to preregister for the P.E.I. Youth Chess Association P.E.I. Chess Challenge to be held Feb. 24 (storm date: March 3). This annual tournament is the qualifying event for Team P.E.I. Winners in each category will form the 12-member team to compete at the Canadian Chess Challenge in Vancouver, B.C., in May. The tournament is open to Grades 1-12, and players compete only in their own grade. The tournament is at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School, 150 North River Rd., Charlottetown. Registration is $20. Registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.peiyca.ca/calendar-of-events. For information, email peiyouthchess@gmail.com.
Feb. 23 for a ham and scallop potato supper at the Miltonvale Hall, with the first sitting at 5 p.m. and the second sitting at 6 p.m. Take outs are available. The cost is adults, $15, children, five to 12, $8, and under 5, $3, with proceeds in aid of the Bikes for Books program. To reserve a ticket, contact Ed MacLaren, 902-566-3280 or grampieed@gmail.com.
March 3, 4-6 p.m., for a roast beef dinner at the Jack Blanchard Centre, hosted by the St. Pius X Knights of Columbus. Tickets are $17 for adults and $8 for children. Takeouts will be available. For tickets, contact Lowell, 902-566-3800, or Colin, 902569-7909.
Community
Coffee club is Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Enjoy coffee and snacks. Admission is a donation of coin or treats.
Monday Mix is held at the Hampshire Hall on Route 225, Civic #851 for cards, skip-bo, Mexican train and coffee, 1-3 p.m. Admission by donation. Call Nancy, 902-626-6551.
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program for preschoolers (two-five years), hosted by Family Place, is Tuesdays, 10-11:15 a.m., 75 Central St., Summerside. To register, drop in to Family Place or call 902-436-1348.
Cards/Cribbage/Crokinole
Beginners Bridge is in the library at The Mount in Charlottetown, Mondays, 1:30-3 p.m. The cost is $2 per class. For information, contact Barb at barbarawoodhead219@gmail.com.
Bridge is played at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, on Mondays at 1 p.m. Tables of four are required.
Monday afternoon duplicate is at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown, 1-4 p.m., with lessons for groups of four. Contact irene.macarthur.pei@gmail.com or 902-394-3179.
Progressive 45s are at the Souris Silver Threads Club, Mondays, 7 p.m.
Auction card play is at Rustico Bay Club, 2104 Church Rd., South Rustico, Mondays at 7 p.m. There are prizes, a 50/50 draw and light lunch.
Monday night card parties are at the Uigg Community Centre, 7:30 p.m.
Card play singles is at the Mount Stewart Fire Hall, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Card parties are at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Cash bingo is at the Kingston Legion Branch 30, New Haven, Monday and Friday, 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw, progressive jackpot and canteen.
East Royalty Lions team cribbage is Mondays at the Malcolm Darrach Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, for ages 19 and over.
Mayflower Seniors Club Cards is Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford.
Crokinole is Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Warren Grove Community Centre with lunch and a 50/50 draw. No partner is required.
Presentations
The Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, will be having a Brown Bag Lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. Sera Cadotte will be continuing her presentation on her former home of Dominica, an island in the West Indies. Nicknamed the Nature Isle of the Caribbean, it was devastated by hurricane Maria in 2017.
A free Taste and Learn…African Inspired Soups class will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2-3 p.m., at Sobeys West Royalty. Join the Sobeys dietitian and celebrate Black History Month with recipes inspired by African heritage. Samples and recipes are provided. Call 902-566-4399 or email shannon.mcquaid@sobeys.com to register. Space is limited.
Meetings
T.O.P.S. #0660 Charlottetown meets Mondays in the Community Room of the Sobeys West Royalty, 39 Babineau Ave., Charlottetown with weigh-in 5:45-6:15 p.m. and the meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Judy at 902-892-9543.
T.O.P.S. #0694 Charlottetown meets Mondays in the community room of the Atlantic Superstore, 465 University Ave., Charlottetown. Weigh-in is 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. (no meetings on statutory holidays or days when school is cancelled due to weather). Call Gloria at 902-566-9206. New members are welcome.
P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a non-profit, non-denominational, social group for 40 and over, holds meet and greet socials in the West Royalty Community Centre, Room 6, Mondays, 7 p.m. Email sociable_singles@yahoo.com or call Judy, 902-894-4851.
Island Treasures Needle Art Guild meets Mondays at the St. Eleanor’s Community Centre, 7 p.m. Call Shelley, 902-436-8795.
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Smitty’s Restaurant in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Call 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.
Classes
Rock & Talk Playgroup for babies and toddlers is Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at Family Place 75 Central St., Summerside. Drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Fitness for 50-plus is at the Milton Community Hall (7 New Glasgow Rd., Route 224, North Milton), Mondays and Fridays at 9 a.m.
Line dancing class led by Margot Postma is 1:30-3 p.m. on Mondays. This 10-session block started Jan. 7 and costs $30 or a$4 per class for a drop-in fee. It is at the Milton Community Hall 7 New Glasgow Rd., Route 224, North Milton.
Shorehill Gentle Yoga gentle hatha classes are in Charlottetown on Mondays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., at Trinity United Church. New students are welcome, and the first class is always free (www.Shorehill.ca, Annella, 902-626-7560, or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.)
Shorehill Yoga is offering chair yoga classes in Charlottetown on Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Trinity United Church for anyone who may have difficulty getting up and down from the floor (www. Shorehill.ca, Annella, 902-626-7560, or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.)
An exercise for seniors class is at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
Stroller Fit, hosted by Family Place, is Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Credit Union Place walking track. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Entertainment
The Stratford and Area Lions Ceilidh is Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. at the Cotton Centre in Strafford. The entertainment lineup includes Joe and Janice Hebert, Cliff Martin, Robert Cain, Tom LeClair, Urban MacAdam, Alison Giggey and Tip Er Back, (Allan Betts, Clive Currie, Darleen Bradley, Wade Murray).