COMMUNITY calendar
Editor’s note: If unsure whether events are happening on Monday, Nov. 12, be sure to check with organizers. Reserve
Thursday, Nov. 15, 4:30-6 p.m., for a Harvest Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, corner of Prince and Richmond streets in downtown Charlottetown. Enjoy a turkey and all the fixings plus dessert for $15, which funds the church’s annual Christmas food hamper program. For tickets and take-out orders, contact St. Paul’s office, 902-892-1691 or stpauls@pei.aibn.com. Saturday, Nov. 17, 8-10 a.m., for a pancake breakfast being put on by IODE Lady Holland chapter at West River United Church Hall, Cornwall. Tickets are $7 at the door. Enjoy pancakes, sausages, muffins, tea, coffee or juice. All proceeds are in aid of chapter projects. Saturday, Nov. 17, 8-10 a.m. for the Brackley Beach Pancake Fundraiser and Bake Sale. Enjoy a hearty breakfast with family and friends and get a head start on Christmas baking. Admission is adults, $7, children, $4. Proceeds are for the Brackley Beach Community Centre, 3330 Brackley Point Rd. For information, call Ellen 902-218-6984.
Sunday, Nov. 18, for the annual Stratford and Area Food Drive with volunteers going door-to-door, 1-3 p.m. It is in support of the Upper Room Food Bank. For further details or to volunteer, call 902-569-4769.
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2-4 p.m., for Kings United Pastoral Charge ninth annual Dessert/Appetizer Party and Silent Auction at Fortune Community Centre. Admission is $5 per person. Take-outs are also available for $5. Enjoy all-you-can-eat desserts and appetizers while bidding on a large variety of auction items (bidding closes at 3:45 p.m.). New this year, pay $2 and come dressed in a fabulous, fun or kooky Christmas sweater and have your name entered in a prize draw. For more information, call Wanda at 902-6873486 or Lisa at 902-213-4367.
Presentation
Hunter River Lions Club will have Terry Lewis from the Diabetes Association speaking on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. The presentation is titled “Let’s Talk Diabetes”. Everyone is welcome.
Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole
Card play singles is at the Mount Stewart Fire Hall, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Card parties are at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Cash bingo is at the Kingston Legion Branch 30, New Haven, Monday and Friday, 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw, progressive jackpot and canteen. East Royalty Lions team cribbage is Mondays at the Malcolm Darrach Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, for ages 19 and over.
Mayflower Seniors Club Cards is Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford.
Crokinole is Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Warren Grove Community Centre
with lunch and a 50/50 draw. No partner is required. Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. Call 902-9612445. No partner needed. Cribbage is Tuesdays, 1 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Crescent, North Rustico. Mayflower Seniors Tuesday cards are at the Cotton Centre, Stratford at 1:30 p.m. The Seniors Active Living Centre,
Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, will be having a Euchre tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Registration is at 12:45 p.m. with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. There will be a 50/50 draw as well as prizes for first, second and third. An ACBL sanctioned duplicate game is Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m., at the Haviland Club, Charlottetown, with a guaranteed partner and fun play, as well as a mini lesson, 6:30 p.m. Contact irene.macarthur.pei@gmail.com or 902-394-3179. Bridge is played at the Silver Threads Club in Souris on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Novice Bridge is at the Charlottetown Duplicate Bridge Club, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Experienced players will be present to help with the bidding and play. Contact Ray Malone at ray.teaches.bridge@gmail.com.
Weekly Tuesday night cards are at 7:30 p.m., at St. Joachim’s Parish Hall. Admission is $7, with prizes, a toonie pot, a 50/50 draw and lunch. The Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Court in North Rustico, hosts Auction 45 card parties, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw and a light lunch. Contact Alberta Gallant, 902-963-2083. Community of Afton Auction 45s is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Afton Hall, 1552 Route 19, New Dominion. All are welcome. Lunch is served.
Kensington Lions Crib is every Tuesday at the Kensington Legion, 30 Garden Ave., 7:30 p.m. Weekly card parties (45s singles) are at Tracadie Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. There is a toonie pot, and a light lunch will be served.
Entertainment
Mark Critch of “This Hour Has 22
Minutes” will be in Charlottetown Nov. 14 to share some laughs and launch his new book, “Son of a Critch: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir.” He will be at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall at Holland College from 7:30-9:30 p.m. for an evening, hosted by Bookmark and moderated by CBC Island Morning’s Matt Rainnie. Books will be on sale at the event and Mark will be available to chat and sign copies. For more information, visit www.bookmarkreads.ca or call 902-566-4888 A ceilidh is on Sunday, Nov. 11,
7 p.m., at the Cotton Centre in Stratford. Admission is $5. Proceeds will go to Camp Gencheff. A light lunch will be served. For more information, call Carmen Halman at 902-676-2225 or Cliff Martin at 902-569-2732.
Meetings
T.O.P.S. #0660 Charlottetown meets Mondays in the Community Room of the Sobeys West Royalty, 39 Babineau Ave., Charlottetown with weigh-in 5:45-6:15 p.m. and the meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Judy at 902-892-9543.
P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a nonprofit, non-denominational, social group for members 40 and over, holds meet and greet socials in the West Royalty Community Centre, Room 6, Mondays at 7 p.m. Email sociable_singles@yahoo.com or call Judy at 902-894-4851. Island Treasures Needle Art
Guild meets Mondays at the St. Eleanor’s Community Centre, 7 p.m. Call Shelley, 902-436-8795. Charlottetown Toastmasters
Breakfast Club meets Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Smitty’s Restaurant in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Contact Stéphane, 902-940-6695.
Hampshire Friendship Club for Weight Loss and Healthy Living meets Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m., at Hampshire Hall. Call Jean, 902621-0398. The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets at the Cornwall Civic Centre, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., for Cribbage, Auction and brief business items. Skip Bo and Bridge are played at 1 p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is $2. T.O.P.S. PE #5055 Cardigan meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at the Cardigan Fire Hall. New members are welcome. Call Dianne Gill, 902651-2536 or 902-626-5752. T.O.P.S. PE #5051 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., at the Sherwood Rec Hall. Call Margaret, 902-566-9991. T.O.P.S. PE 3715, North River, meets Tuesdays at the North River Fire Hall (back door entrance). Weigh-in is at 5:45 p.m.; the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Call Cynthia, 902-566-4680. T.O.P.S. PE809, Hunter River, meets Tuesdays in the music room, Central Queens Elementary School, Hunter River. Weigh-in begins at 6:30 p.m.; the meeting is at 7 p.m. New members are welcome. Call Cathy, 902-628-2069, or Carolyn, 902-964-2417. The Lady’s Slipper Needle Arts Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Winsloe United Church, 121 Winsloe Rd. (Route 223), South Winsloe. New members and visitors are welcome. Call Heather, 902-621-0248. The Miltonvale Walking Group meets Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at the back of the Charlottetown Mall. Participants will walk along the trail towards UPEI, weather permitting.