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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Activities
1 p.m.
Victoria Park Community Sledding
Hosted by Mark Critch from 1 to 4 p.m. Free event. Everyone welcome. Have fun at one of the best sliding hills in town, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and some chili. We will be filling our ‘community bin’ with non-perishable food items as a donation to Bridges to Hope Food Aid Centre, so please bring what you can!
2 p.m.
World Wetlands Day
Fun at games at the Marjorie Mews Public Library with our friend Diane Pelley from the Stewardship Association of Municipalities. This program is for children and their caregivers to share. No registration is required, but please bring your library card. Call 737-3020 for more information.
Causes
9:30 a.m.
Walk a Mile in His Shoes
The Avalon Prostate Cancer Support Group is hosting Walk a Mile in His Shoes indoor walk at the Jack Byrne Arena. Come support men and their families who have experienced prostate cancer. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m., walk begins 10 a.m. Refreshments and prizes to follow. Any queries, contact Keith Guzzwell 726-9782.
10 a.m.
Quilts of Valour Sew Day
Supporting injured Canadian Armed Forces members with quilts of comfort. Join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. John’s Military Family Resource Centre (145 Churchill Ave.) for a day of quilting. You are asked to kindly bring along any red/white/cream/yellow fabrics, or any colours you have, to incorporate into the quilts. You will need your sewing machine and the usual sewing and quilting tools. We will have irons/ironing boards/ cutting tables and a few sewing machines on hand in case yours isn’t portable. Tea and coffee will be available during the day. There is a fridge to store your lunch. Join us for as long as you can on our sew day. For further information, contact beverly.mclean@quiltsofvalour.ca.
11 a.m. Recycling drive
Recycling drive for Beagle Paws from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shriner’s Club parking lot on Topsail Road (use the entrance off Ferryland Street). Accepting all beverage recycling including beer bottles. For more information, email info@beaglepaws.com.
Ongoing
Soul Feast Art Auction
Twenty paintings, 20 days, 20 per cent for the Community Food Sharing Association starting on Jan. 20 and running until Feb. 8. Inspiring a deliciously abundant energy flow for 2020. This is a win-win-win! Nourish your soul. Feed the community. Fuel creativity. Auction online at 32auctions.com and see all 20 original Dominique Hurley paintings at Simply for Life, 140 Stavanger Dr.
Classes and groups
10 a.m.
Tutor training workshop
Would you like to volunteer to help another adult learn to read and write? If you can read, you can tutor. Teachers on Wheels will hold a daylong tutor-training workshop on Saturday, Feb. 1. Call Tom Dawe for details at 738-3975.
11 a.m.
Overeaters anonymous
Regular meeting every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Carnell Building, 13-15 Pippy Pl.
Upcoming
Positive Thinkers Club Monthly meeting coming up on Feb. 29 with guest speaker Tiffany Elton. Her talk is titled, "Healing from Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Emotional Abuse.” A personal exploration of the mind-body connection, trauma and negative coping tools. First-hand experience on possible realistic positive coping tools and insight into healing. How starting a creative business helped, and how toxic positivity can interfere with the healing process. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Bella Vista. Cost: $18 members/$22 non-members/$20 youth (under 25), $8 child (under 11). Cash/ cheque. Book at positivethinkersclub.ca.
Live music
7 p.m. Flower Hill
Sherry Ryan, Andrea Monro and Maria Cherwick performing at The Battery Café. Limited seating. Tickets $15 via Eventbrite.ca.
Yeaton Smith
Performing at The Salt House.
8 p.m. Randy Matthews
Performing at Fionn Maccool’s.
Skinny Jims Winter Dance Party
Special tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper at St. John’s Elks Lodge. Doors open 7 p.m. No advance tickets. $15 at the door. 50-50 draw in support of the Autism Society. 1950s garb recommended.
9 p.m. Chris Meyers
Performing at The Rec Room.
10 p.m.
The Ship Pub
Electro vibes with performances by Elling Lien, It Could Be Franky and DJ Krystle Hayden. $10 cover.
10:30 p.m.
CBTG’S
Performing at CBTG’S: Bad Milk, Geinus, Jim Jones & The Koolaid Jammers and the lovely Dantrouble. $10 cover.