Château Ramezay Museum needs volunteers
Monday, Sept. 21
The Women’s Canadian Club of
Montreal meets at 12:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 5035 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Zita Cobb will speak on Fogo Island: Finding New Ways With Old Things. Guest fee $10. Call 514-932-4005.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of
Montreal presents a lecture meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Rd. Guest speaker David Bensoussan will discuss the Origin of Jewish Moroccan Names. Free, donations welcome. Call 514-484-0969.
Communicaid for Hearing Impaired Persons
(CHIP), a self-help organization run by and for people with hearing loss, offers a social club where members meet to have fun, share experiences and watch captioned movies. They meet on Mondays from noon to 3 p.m. at 7000 Sherbrooke St. W. from Sept. 21 to Dec. 14. Free for CHIP members (membership $10). They are also accepting registration for courses in Lipreading (Speechreading) on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon starting Sept. 22. Courses cover communication strategies, coping skills and advocacy and technological advances for people living with a hearing loss. Friends and family members are also welcome to attend. Cost $10 for CHIP members (plus $10 membership). Call 514-488-5552, Local 6440 or email danyamorris@hearhear.org.
The Château Ramezay Museum and
Historic Site in Old Montreal needs volunteer guides and will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 280 Notre Dame St. E. Volunteer guides will participate in a school program and other events for children and/or group tours for students and tourists. A 10-session training program is provided. Visit chateauramezay.qc.ca or call 514861-3708, Local 229.
Liberation Theology, Social Gospel and
Fr. Claude Lacaille. The second in a 3-part dialogue series with professor Norman Cornett at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Columba House, 2365 Grand Trunk St. (Charlevoix métro). Continues on Sept. 28 (same time). Cost $5 per session. Email professor.normancornett@gmail.com.
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Living With Stroke is a program for stroke survivors and their caregivers offered by NDG Communauté active that consists of six weekly workshops followed by an adapted physical activity session developed for people who have had a stroke and for individuals who care for them. Program begins this week from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the St. Raymond Community Center, 5600 Upper Lachine Rd. Cost $25 includes a one-year access to physical activity. To register, call 514-484-7878, Local 2232.
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Bird Protection Quebec half-day field trip
to Parc-nature de l’Île-de-la-Visitation with guide Joel Coutu. Parking fee $9. Free for members and non-members. They also offer a full-day field trip on Saturday Sept. 26 to the George H. Montgomery Bird Sanctuary in Philipsburg with guide Sandy Montgomery. Call 514-637-2141 or email birdprotectionquebec@gmail.com.
Travels in Borneo. Illustrated lecture
with journalist Dennis Trudeau at 7 p.m. at the Pointe-Claire Public Library, 100 Douglas Shand Ave. Free. Call 514-630-1218.
Thursday, Sept. 24 Prostate Cancer Canada Network —
Montreal West Island support group meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Sarto Desnoyers Community Centre, 1335 Lakeshore Dr. in Dorval. Dr. Guila Delouya will speak on Brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. Free admission. Call 514-694-6412 or visitmtlwiprostcansupportgrp.ca.
Microsoft Publisher. Workshop on basic functions to create flyers,
business cards, greeting cards and more from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cummings Centre, 5700 Westbury Ave. Cost $26. They also offer a workshop on emails — how to send, reply, forward and handle attachments on Sept. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost $26. Call 514-3421234, Local 7348.
Musical History of the United States including Folk, Popular, Blues, Rock, County and Jazz. Lecture from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cummings Centre. Cost $10. Call 514-3421234, Local 7348.
Agility Training. Fitness workshop to
reduce the risk of falls using balance pads, beams, agility ladders, balance pods and your own body weight. First of 4-sessions from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cummings Centre. Continues until Oct. 15. Cost $32. Call 514-342-1234, Local 7305.
Friday, Sept. 25
If Trees Could Talk. Guided walk presented by the Redpath Museum followed by the film Butterfly about the environmental heroine and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill at 5 p.m. meeting on the steps of the Museum, 859 Sherbrooke St. W. Free. Rain or shine. No reservations necessary. Call 514-398-4094.
Club Gourmand meets at 6:30 p.m.
at a restaurant in the Villeray area. Free to join but you pay the cost of your meal and drinks. To reserve, call 514-935-4880.
Saturday, Sept. 26
Poetry, Prose, Music and Sweets.
Lecture with Mark Abley, Stephanie Bolster and Martine Delvaux at 5 p.m. at the Pointe-Claire Public Library, 100 Douglas Shand Ave. Free. Call 514-630-1218.
Sunday, Sept. 27
The Zoological Society of Montreal
offers a field trip to Mac Johnson Wildlife Area near Brockville, Ont. leaving from the Atwater Library at 8:30 a.m. (pickup from Fairview Shopping Centre also an option). Returning to Montreal for 7 p.m. Cost $60, $55 for members. Call 514-845-8317.
Coming Up and Ongoing
West Island Women’s Centre offers
two 8-week support groups: Map the Journey to Reach Your Goals — facilitated by Khnsa Khera (begins Sept. 29) and Creating a Calm and Meaningful Life — facilitated by Isabelle Sayed (begins Sept. 30). Both are from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Columba-by-the-Lake Church, 11 Rodney Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Free of charge, donations welcome. To register, call 514-781-8529 or Email outreach@wiwc.ca.
Writing Memoirs. 10-week workshop on
basic memoir-writing techniques with Jeanette Paul starting Oct. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Greenfield Park Library, 225 Empire St. Open to all ages and writing levels. Cost $70. To register call 450-651-7044.
Friends of Beaconsfield Library Book
Sale. Donations of books, new and used, in good condition may be dropped off at the Beaconsfield Library, 303 Beaconsfield Blvd., during library hours until Oct. 18. No magazines, text books or encyclopedias. The fall book sale will take place Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 514-428-4460 or visit www.facebook.com/amisbibliobeaconsfieldfriends.
Job Training Course offered by the Champlain Centre (Jolicoeur métro station). Includes orientation, internship and job search techniques. Free. Call 514-765-8444.
Hope and Cope. Seven-week bereavement support group to anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one from cancer. The group will start meeting at the end of September. Free, donations welcome. To register, call 514-340-8222, Local 8535.
My Toolbox Chronic Disease Self
Management Program — taking registration for the fall session. The program features six weekly workshops that provide information, guidance, coping strategies and techniques to help individuals better manage their conditions and symptoms, work more effectively with health-care professionals and improve their health-related quality of life. It is open to adults and their caregivers living with conditions such as asthma, arthritis, chronic pain, diabetes, heart disease, MS, cancer, kidney disease, autoimmune disorders and more. Workshops are offered in French and English at various times and locations. Free. Visit Mytoolbox.mcgill.ca or call 514-934-1934, Local 71585.
Arthritis Management course begins Oct. 6 (day or evening) offered by Arthritis West Island Self-Help (AWISH). Visit awishmontreal.org or call 514-631-3288.
Saturday
Military whist, 1 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church, 375 Pine St. in Rosmere. Tickets $8.50 at the door.
Rummage sale, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 4th Ave. in Delson, Que. Tip Sheet includes community events from non-profit organizations only. Events being held by private businesses will not be considered. It’s a Date includes bazaars, rummage sales, garage sales, fall fairs and fundraising church events. Send submissions to tipsanddate@montrealgazette.com. Deadline is one week prior to publication.