COMMUNITY calendar
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WEEKLY EVENTS Sundays
• Auction 45s – New Glasgow 50Plus Club 7:30 p.m. Open to public.
• Pictou County Fly Tyers Club – Meets 6:30-9 p.m. at the Stellarton Seniors Club building at the corner of Park Street and Acadia Avenue. All necessary instructions, equipment and materials will be provided. Novice and experienced tyers are welcomed.
• Karaoke – Westville Legion, 7 p.m.
• Meat Roll – Pictou Legion, 2 p.m. All welcome.
• 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.
• Dance – Stellarton legion 6-10 p.m. Cost $7 per person.
Mondays
• New Glasgow 50-Plus Club – Crafts 10 a.m. Darts 1:30 p.m.
• Card Party – Auction 45s at 7 p.m. at the Meadowville - Poplar Hill Community Hall. Everyone welcome.
• Drop-in Badminton – For adults at New Glasgow Academy 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m. New members welcome.
• 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 – Northend Rec Centre, 7:30 p.m. Light lunch served.
• Stellarton and Area Lions Club – Meeting second and fourth Monday of month, 6:30 p.m. at the RCAFA meeting room, Foord St. All Lions welcome. Visitors please call 3963946.
• 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 7 p.m.
• Auction 45’s – Meadowville-Poplar Hill Community Hall 7 p.m. April and May.
DAILY EVENTS May 5
• Gaelic Song Workshop – Join singer Mary Jane Lamond to explore N.S. Gaelic culture and a variety of songs from old to new. Highland Square Mall 10 a.m.-3 p.m., cost $35. Please bring a brown bag lunch. To register: sobaidh@ns.sympatico.ca
• Spring Coffee Party – Hosted by Dr. Caroline Carmichael Chapter IODE at UCT Building, Summer St. Industries, 10 a.m.-12. Cost $7.
• Variety Concert – 7 p.m. at the Westville Gym, hosted by Westville Social Committee. Free will offering will be donated to Westville Rotary Club’s Splash Park. Participants include: Hughie & Allan, Gary Connors, John Muirhead, Paul Tupper, Anthony, Nicholas and Lana Vautour, Amanda MacIntosh and students.
• Road to Recovery Walk – Carmichael Park on George St., New Glasgow, 11 a.m. followed by free BBQ. Join us to raise awareness for mental illness and help to reduce stigma. Fun, food and door prizes, we would love to have you with us. For info please contact Elaine Garland at 902695-6118.
• Comic Book Day – New Glasgow library. Book giveaway and scavenger hunt. All ages. At Pictou library, come in costume if you want, complete • DJ Dance – • Multi Table Yard Sale –
• Auction 45’s – Trenton Legion 1 p.m.
• Flower Crafts – Pictou library. Create an unusual spring flower, materials provided.
• Coffee Party – First Presbyterian, Stellarton, 10 a.m.-12. Pantry, craft, novelty, fudge tables. Admission $6.
• Prize Bingo – Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, Stellarton (Yellow Building behind church) 1 p.m. $10 for 15 games 3 up booklet. Plenty of great prizes.
May 6
• Alma Cemetery – Annual meeting at 3 p.m. at Green Hill - Alma United Church. Lot holders and other interested persons are welcome to attend.
• Mixed Doubles Darts – Westville legion 11 a.m. Each round: 1, ladies singles; 2, men’s singles; 3, mixed doubles. $25 per team, to register call Donald Calder, 902-485-8771 or 902-396-6274.
• Karaoke – Trenton Legion with KGB Ent. 3-9 p.m.
• Crown the Queen – Fundraiser for Summer Street Industries, New Glasgow Kinsmen and Kinettes. Advance tickets: Summer Street Industries, Fas Gas, Tip Top Tailors, Cross Roads Country Market, Cornish’s and East End Grocery, also on Sundays at Summer Street Industries 1:303:30 p.m. Draw 4 p.m.
May 7
• Aberdeen Hospital Auxiliary – Regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. in the first floor boardroom.
• Gladstone Cemetery – Four Mile Brook, annual meeting 8 p.m. at 14 Grandview Dr., Greenhill. All lot owners and interested persons welcome.
May 8
• NFB Film Club – Pictou library
1 p.m. Hand. Line. Cod., about fishermen on Fogo Island. Bluefin, shot in P.E.I., the mystery of why bluefin tuna no longer fear humans.
• Pictou County Parkinson Support Group – Meeting 1:303:30 p.m. in the community meeting room of the Atlantic Superstore. Guest speaker Krista Cullen, occupational therapist.
• Women Together – Pictou County Women’s Resource Centre 1011:30 a.m. How to journal and DIY spa day.
• Middle River Birch Hill Cemetery – Annual meeting 7 p.m. in the church hall.
May 9
• Community Café – Pictou library 1:30-3:30 p.m. Barb Smith from Senior Safety program will discuss cons and fraud and identity theft.
• NS Walk Day – Meet at Pictou library at 11:30 a.m. for a walk through town.
• Vital Conversation – NSCC Cafeteria 6 p.m. To help guide in creating a Vital Signs Report for Pictou County. United Way of Pictou County is investing in this report to help understand the needs of our community and to identify gaps. For info, please visit their website: http://communityfoundations. ca/vitalsigns/.
• Pictou County Injured Workers Association – Meeting 7 p.m. at St. John’s Parish Hall at 390 High St., New Glasgow.