COMMUNITY calendar

Tuesdays

• Classic Country Music Jam – Lourdes SCSC Hall, starting Feb. 20, 6:30-9 p.m. Light lunch to follow. Suggested admission $5, no admission fee for players. For more info contact Bernie McCarron, 902-9280426.

• Gamblers Anonymous – 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance St., New Glasgow. Use side door. Gamblers Anonymous phone line (902) 252-3132.

• Card Party – Sutherlands River Community Centre, 7:30 p.m. Lunch served.

• Cribbage – 55+ Club in the NG Fire Hall, New Glasgow, 1:30-4 p.m. with social time.

• Knitting Club for Kids – Fourth Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m., Westville Library this fall.

• Cribbage – Westville legion, 7:30 p.m. Admission $5, all welcome.

• Al Anon – Adult children of alcoholics meets 7-8 p.m., 21 Atlantic Avenue, Pictou. Contact Brenda 485-8653.

• TOPS – Meets at the Birch Hill Seniors Complex, Stellarton, 12:30-2:30 p.m. New members welcome, call 752-3529.

• Alcoholics Anonymous – Discussion, 8 p.m., Catherine Steele Centre, Lourdes, Stellarton. Excessive drinking can become a problem – we can help.

• Auction 45s – Seniors Building, Park St., Stellarton, 7 p.m.

• Mixed Dart League – Westville legion, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $20 per person to join for the year. Everyone welcome.

• Toddle Time – Pictou library, 10:30 a.m., for 15 months to 3 years. Youth programs 3-5 p.m.

• Bible Lessons – Also singing and games, Maranatha Bible Church,

490 Abercrombie Rd., New Glasgow, 6-7:30 p.m., for ages 5-12.

• Lego – River John library 6:157:45 p.m., 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month.

• VON-Adult Day Program – Therapeutic activities and caregiver relief with focus on wellness, socialization, recreation and rehabilitation. For adults at risk of going into LTC. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Westville Recreation Building. Call 301-9538 for info. Transportation can be provided.

• Wii Time – Pictou library 3-5 p.m.

March 12

• Free tax clinic – for simple, low income returns from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Trenton Steeltown Friendly Centre.

• Women Alike Group – Meeting at Glen Haven Manor (back door)

7 p.m. Guest speaker Wanda McKenna talking about new treatment for cancer – Cold Cap. This is a meeting for breast cancer survivors. A few snacks will be provided at the end.

March 12-17

• Daily Crafts – Trenton library, make something to take home. Also, treasure hunt. Receive a book from Adopt-a-Library literacy program.

March 13

• Free tax clinic – for simple, low income returns from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Stellarite Seniors Club.

• NFB Film Club – Finding Dawn, Pictou library 1 p.m., about the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women.

• Pictou County Mental Illness Family Support Group – Meeting in Room B-120 at NSCC, 39 Acadia Ave. Stellarton, 7-9 p.m. Erik Nielsen, Probation Officer with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice will join the group. Everyone is welcome.

• Recycled Jewelry – Westville library 2 p.m., 902-396-5022 to register. Ages 8+.

• Northumberland Fisheries Museum – Annual General Meeting, 21 Caladh Ave., Pictou, 6:30 p.m. Community room, upstairs. All welcome.

• PTSD Support Group – Meeting, Pictou library, 6-8 p.m. Discussion on how to cope. All welcome. For info: dclross@hotmail.com

March 13-15

• Button Art – Ages 8+. Tuesday at Trenton library 3 p.m., call 902-7525181 to register; Wednesday, Westville library 2 p.m., 902-396-5022 to register; Thursday, Stellarton library, 902-755-1638 to register.

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 14

• Pictou County Injured Workers Association – Meeting at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Parish Hall, High St., New Glasgow. All members are encouraged to attend.

March 15

• Free tax clinic – for simple, low income returns from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at New Glasgow library. By appointment only. Call (902) 755-6031.

• Pictou County Prostate Cancer Support Association – Annual General Meeting 7 p.m. in the United Commercial Travellers building behind the Summer Street Industries on Park St., New Glasgow. A short monthly meeting will follow for the election of directors. Meeting open to the public. Wheelchair accessible. Social time to follow.

Until April 28

• Exhibit of Photographs – Created by Michael Hagenbuch and Michael Byrne, at The Bistro, 216 Archimedes St., New Glasgow.