COMMUNITY calendar
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WEEKLY EVENTS Saturdays
Knitting Circle – Alternating Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., New Glasgow library.
Auction 45s – Pictou New Horizons Club, 7 p.m. Admission $2. Karaoke – New Glasgow Legion by Doug Odo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Imagination Saturdays – Stellarton library, River John library, during open hours. Games, LEGO,
Sundays
Men’s Ball Hockey League – Pictou Academy Gym, 2-4 p.m. $3 drop-in fee. Indoor shoes only please!
Karaoke – Westville Legion, 7 p.m.
Meat Roll – Pictou Legion, 2 p.m. Members and guests.
Meditation – East River Meditation Centre, New Glasgow, 7 p.m. All welcome, please call ahead, 755-4325.
Hootenanny – Stellarton legion, 6-10 p.m. $7 per person. Cafe and Market – Merigomish Schoolhouse Community Centre, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. featuring a brunch and local market items for sale.
Tea – Star of the Sea Centre after the 11:15 a.m. Stella Maris Mass. Everyone welcome. New Glasgow 55+ Club – Weekly 45’s cards in the New Glasgow fire hall 7:30 p.m. Lunch and prizes. Public welcome.
Dance – Stellarton legion 6-10 p.m. Cost $7 per person.
Mondays
TOPS Group – Take Pounds Off Sensibly, non-profit organization, Superstore community room, 9:3011:30 a.m. Mixed Darts – New Glasgow 55+ Club, 1:30 p.m., New Glasgow Fire Hall.
Over 50 Prize Bingo – Royal Canadian Legion, New Glasgow, 1:30 p.m. Lunch served.
Karate – Juniors 6:40 to 7:40 p.m. Adults 6:40 to 9 p.m. at the New Glasgow Fire Hall. For more info email rfraser1@eastlink.ca
Card Party – Elmfield Community Hall, 7 p.m. $5, light lunch.
Card Party – Northend Rec Centre, 7:30 p.m. Light lunch served.
Youth Darts – Westville legion, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ages 8-18. Everyone welcome. Keltic Chords – For women interested in singing four-part harmony, meet at New Glasgow Academy (front door), 7-9 p.m.
Bingo – Pictou legion, doors open 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Card Party – McPhersons Mills Hall 7:30 p.m.
DAILY EVENTS Today
Hot Pork Supper – St Paul’s Presbyterian church in Merigomish 4-6 p.m. Adults $12, children $6. Pantry table.
Pictou Presbyterial of the AMS – Fall Rally at First Presbyterian Church, New Glasgow. The executive will meet at 1 p.m., rally starts at 2. Fellowship and lunch to follow. Please use the office door on MacLean St.
Yard Sale – Fundraiser for Warm Hearts Refugee Mission, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Westville, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations of gently used items welcomed. For table rentals ($10) call Kathy 902755-4992. Harvest Potluck Supper – West Branch Community Hall 4-6 p.m. Scrumptious casseroles of all descriptions made by the West Branch Community, pie or apple crisp for desert. Admission $10 for adults, $5 for youths under 12. Under 5 free! Takeout available at the adult price. Old Time Dance – Toney River Community Hall 8 p.m. Music by Raymond, Marlene and Lynne. Admission $7. Shared lunch.
Auction 45s – Trenton legion 1 p.m.
Dream Catcher Craft – Pictou library 2 p.m.
October 2
Concert – Caledonian Orchestra of Nova Scotia with guest vocalist Sarah Lennerton, Sharon St. John United Church, Stellarton, 2 p.m. Traditional Scottish music. Tickets $15 at the door. Doors open 1:30.
Fall Gospel Concert – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Westville, 6 p.m. John Spyder Macdonald, Pictou Co. Brass and Reed Band, Stellarton Male Chorus, Keltic Chords, Floyd Rudolph, Diane MacNeil, Vocal Chords Quartet. Free will offering. Lunch and fellowship to follow.
Chase the Ace – Trenton legion, sponsored by legion and fire dept. 2-4 p.m. Must be present to win.