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.
• Family Lego Time – Pictou library, runs all day. All are welcome.
• Card Party – Bridgeville Community Hall 7:30 p.m. Lunch served. Everyone welcome.
• Imagination Saturdays – Make something cool to take home, crafts, Lego (drop-in, all ages) 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pictou Library; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. River John Library; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Westville Public Library; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Stellarton Public Library.
• Steak Darts – Pictou Legion 1:30 p.m.
DAILY EVENTS February 23
• Archway Counselling – Annual banquet and silent auction on March 2, tickets available until Feb. 23. Plymouth Fire Hall, 4667 East River East Side Rd. Entertainment by United Spirit. Doors open 6 p.m. for auction viewing & bidding, dinner 6:30. Tickets $25 each, to reserve call 902-7525193 or 902-893-3991.
• Variety Concert – For Karen Lynn MacDonald Allergy Awareness Society, Lismore Hall, 7:30 p.m., $5 admission. Featuring Ray Stewart and granddaughter, Megan MacEachern, Erica Sloan, Father Colin MacKinnon & Eileen MacKinnon.
• Live music – with Dennis & Bud at
Trenton Legion. 8 p.m.-close.
February 24
• Auction 45s – at Trenton Legion at 1 p.m.
• Concert for the Kirk – St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, New Glasgow, 2 p.m., in support of the Organ Restoration Fund. Pop music, 60s-70s, Cecely Gilby, Rhonda Brown, Hannah MacDonald, Marj MacDonald, Heather Brennan, Maurice Poirier, Greg MacDonald, Angela Campbell, Rev. Dr. Joon Ki Kim. Director Sandy MacKay, Musical Director/ Accompanist, Ron MacDonald. Tickets $15 available at Big Al’s, H&R Music or 902-759-8564.
February 25
• Prize Bingo – West River Fire Hall 1-3 p.m. $10 for a 6 up card or $5 for a 3 up card. Please bring your own bingo chips. Lunch provided.
• Feminist Book Club – Conversation about I Am Malala. Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre 6-8 p.m. For info contact ed@womenscentre.ca or 902-755-4647.
• Chase the Ace – for Westville Rink and Westville Legion from 1-3 p.m. at the Westville Legion Br No. 35. Current jackpot is at $13,513.50.
• Chase the Ace – returns to Trenton Legion spons. by Trenton Fire Dept and Br. #29. Tickets sold from 2-4 p.m. with draw to follow. Must be present to win. This week’s jackpot starts at $21,890. Karaoke with KGB Ent. right after draw from 4:30-9 p.m.
February 26
• Open Discussion –for people who suffer from Meniere’s and vestibular dysfunction at the Superstore in New Glasgow from 6-8 p.m. No charge and will cover diet, coping, and helpful hints and tips.
February 27
• Women Together – Pictou County Women’s Resource Centre, 503 South Frederick St., 10-11:30 a.m. Learn, socialize, connect. Learning internet safety.
• NFB Film Club – New Glasgow library 7 p.m. ‘Brother 2 Brother’ – African Canadian tries to reconcile his urge to be a hustler with need to be
a responsible father and partner.
Until February 28
• Museum Display – Hope and Survival: The Halifax Explosion Memorial Quilt, created by award-winning Nova Scotia textile artist, Laurie Swim to mark the Centenary of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. honours the lives lost and dramatically changed, and heroic efforts made to assist. Museum of Industry, Stellarton.
February 28
• Music Circle Jam – 6:30-9:30 p.m. at West Branch Community Hall. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Light refreshments. Proceeds to hall.
Until April 13
• Art in the Hall 2 – Museum of Industry, Stellarton, rotating installations of art by Pictou County artists. Curated by the Art At Large Collective, it features seven new and emerging artists – carvings to weavings, charcoal drawings to photography based multimedia. Free admission to view show.
March 1
• Monthly Meeting – of the Aberdeen Hospital alumnae will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the North End Rec Centre.
March 5
• Community Conversation – Sexual violence in Pictou County, Aberdeen Sobeys Community Room, 610 East River Rd., 5-8 p.m. Resources available for survivors, what is being done and could be done better, etc. All welcome. Dinner provided.
March 8
• Training Sessions – One-on-one for all things tech-related, Pictou library, 3-5 p.m. Call 902-485-5021 or drop in to make an appointment with Jennifer.
• International Women’s Day – The Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre will be hosting a breakfast, keynote, and Q&A with Hon. Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, PhD, C.M, O.N.S., 7:30-10:30 a.m., tickets $15. Space is limited. Tickets can be picked up at The Centre, 503 S Frederick St., New Glasgow.