COMMUNITY calendar

To submit an item for the community calendar, e-mail news@ngnews.ca or drop it off at The News, 352 East River Road, New Glasgow. Deadline for submissions is the Tuesday before Thursday’s publication date.

Ongoing

• Weekly Card Party – at Bridgeville Community Hall, Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Lunch served. New wheelchair accessible bathrooms.

• Gamblers Anonymous – Gamblers Anonymous meeting held every Tuesday at

7:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance Street, New Glasgow, N.S. (side door by office). Do you or someone you know have a gambling problem? Want to stop? We can help!

• Karaoke Night – at RCL Branch 35, Westville, Sunday nights with Kerry Williams from 7:30 – 11 p.m. Admission is $2/person.

• Classic Country Music Jam – every Tuesday at Lourdes Hall, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Light lunch served, 50/50 draw. $5 at the door no fee for players. For more information contact Bernie McCarron, (902) 928-0426.

• Stellarton Legion Chase the Ace – weekly Saturday Nights at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for sale daily in the lounge. Tickets $5 for 4. You do not need to be present to win.

• Weekly Music Circle Café Jam – Wednesdays 6:30 9:30 p.m. at West Branch Hall. Admission for players is free, listeners free will, $2.50 suggested. Limited kitchen. Proceeds; Community Hall. Shared sweets.

• Stellarton and Area Lions Club – Meeting time

6:30 p.m. - 2nd and 4th Monday in RCAFA-meeting room – 221 Foord St, Stellarton NS. Visitors welcome.

• Amateur Ball Hockey

– Friday nights all summer long, 6-8 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 384 Abercrombie Road, New Glasgow. Assorted sticks provided if required. Ages 12 and up welcome. For more info contact on Facebook at: New Glasgow Ball Hockey or call or text: (902) 754-5451.

• Jam Sessions – at the Durham Community Hall every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Shared lunch. Silver collection. All welcome.

• Employability Skills Workshops – for youth held at Roots House Wednesdays from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshops are for any youth aged 16 - 24. Topics include: Interview Skills, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Dressing for Success, and many more.

• Lego Builders Club – Tuesdays 3 to 4 p.m. at Museum of Industry, Stellarton. Ages 5 and older. Drop in to build, invent and create with Lego, including special projects featuring gears, machines, and mechanisms. Free admission, no pre-registration required.

• Stellarton and Area Lions Club Meeting – 6:30 p.m.

- 2nd and 4th Monday in RCAFA-meeting room – 221 Foord St, Stellarton. Welcome visitors – Lion Bob at 902-3963946

• Ally Group – a 7-week skill building group for supporters of sexualized violence survivors. Topics include: responding to disclosures, self-care, vicarious trauma. Beginning Jan. 24. For more information contact Baillie at 902-755-4647 or email navigator.morphpc@ gmail.com

• Laughter Club – Pictou Antigonish Regional Library New Glasgow. Tuesdays from 12-12:50 p.m.

• Carma Cat Rescue – is having an art show during the month of February at the deCoste center in Pictou. The silent auction for this art show will be taking place on the Carma Pictou County Facebook page. Art showcased comes from donated pieces by Nova Scotia artists.

February 13

• Stellarton Rink Meeting –

The Stellarton Memorial Rink Citizens Group will meet at the Stellarton Fire Hall at 7 p.m. A spokesperson from the group will be presenting a slideshow during the information session. Come join us!

February 14

• Valentine Tea – Christ Anglican Church, Stellarton, 2-4 p.m. An afternoon of fun and fellowship. $5 admittance.

February 15

• Lismore Dinner Theatre

– Tickets for the 23rd Annual Lismore Dinner Theatre will go sale 10 a.m. until noon at the Lismore hall. Brunch will also be on sale that morning. This years show runs on March 6, March 7, and March 8. For further particulars call 902-926-2589.

February 16

• Chase the Ace – Westville Rink and Westville Legion, 1-3 p.m. held at Westville Legion Br. 35. Jackpot is at $11,849.

February 17

• Heritage Day – at the Museum of Industry, Stellarton. Free admission. Tour the exhibit, A Walk Through Africville, Feel the Comforts of Home from the Africville Museum. Kids can grab some brushes and paint a picture inspired by the Africville exhibit. Basket maker Clara Gough will show how baskets are woven in the distinctive Black Nova Scotian tradition. Weave a small woven paper craft to take home. Drop-in any time from 10 am to 4 pm. Enjoy a special screening of the documentary, AFRICVILLE: Can't Stop Now at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the auditorium. The Museum’s hands-on exhibits will be open throughout the day.

February 19

• Community Luncheon – at Westville Salvation Army 11:30 a.m.; 12:45 p.m.

February 20

• Monthly Meeting – of the Pictou County Prostate Cancer Support Association will be held at 7 p.m. in the UCT Building behind Summer Street Industries on Park Street, New Glasgow. The building is wheelchair accessible. A social time will follow.

February 21

• Jitney Trail Moonlight Night Hike – Hike Nova Scotia and Pictou Recreation & Parks present a guided moonlight night hike on the Jitney Trail in Pictou at 6 pm. Registration details at www. hikenovascotia.ca.

February 23

• First Responder Service

– 10 a.m. at St. George's Anglican Church. All local emergency response personnel are invited to attend an appreciation service. Fellowship and lunch to follow. RSVP to revfalen@gmail.com by Feb. 18.