Calendar

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Ongoing

• Auction 45’s – at MeadowvillePoplar Hill Community Hall, Mondays at 7 p.m., starting April 22.

• 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.

• Card Party – Every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. (45s played), at Odd Fellows Hall Westville. Lunch • 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.

• Silver Dart Collection – A unique collection of watercolour paintings of Cape Breton scenes assembled together for the first time. The Silver Dart collection was commissioned from well-known Nova Scotia artist Joseph Purcell (1927-2018) for the innovative Silver Dart Motel, built on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes in Baddeck in 1960. The inspiration behind this collection allows us to explore the tourism industry at that time. Until Oct. 31, at the Museum of Industry, Stellarton.

• 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.

• Service Discontinued – Zone 6, Royal Canadian Legion is discontinuing its annual County Memorial Service held on the Sunday preceding Remembrance Day. All branches will continue to hold a service Nov. 11 at their local cenotaphs.

• Hunters Breakfast – Saturdays Oct. 26- Dec. 14 at Springville Church Hall, 6:30-10 a.m. October 17 • Prize Bingo – at Valley View Villa at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to recreation programming. • Federal Retirees Meeting – Abercrombie Fire Hall, 2 p.m. Special Guest Speaker. Social to follow. Open to All Federal Retirees.

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

October 18

• Music with Dennis and Bud – at Trenton Legion, 8:30 p.m. until close. • Family Round and Square

Dance – at St. Mary’s Parish Hall Hwy 245 Maryvale, Antigonish Co. from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Music provided by Mike Hall and Marion Dewar. Admission: $10. Children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. Tea and sweets provided.

• Songs of WWII – 90 minute musical event featuring Sgt. Wilson’s Airforce Show from Almelo, Holland. This will be their only performance in Nova Scotia during their Canadian tour. 7 p.m. at New Glasgow Legion, 39 N. Provost St. Tickets are $10 at the door or prepurchased at the Legion (902-7524113) any day after the noon hour or call Hugh 902-759-2224. Wheel chair accessible.

October 19

• Roast Pork Dinner – Durham Church Hall, 4-6 p.m. Adults: $12, Children 10 and under: $5. Takes outs available. Pantry table. Sponsored by Durham Ladies Guild and Durham Church Congregation.

• Roast Beef Dinner – Plymouth Fire Hall, 4-6 p.m. Price $13. Eat in or take-outs available. For tickets call: 902-752-8657.

• Special Concert – 7 p.m. at Union Presbyterian Church Thorburn. Featuring Clary and Marilyn Morrison and Family as well as Joy and Frankie Cumminger. Free will offering. Proceeds to roof fund.

• Breakfast – Toney River Community Hall, from 7-10 a.m. Cost - $7. Take-outs available

October 20

• Church Anniversary at 11 a.m. Guest soloist is Cameron Osgood. Fellowship hour to follow. All are welcome.

• Fall Gospel Concert – at Second United Baptist Church, 330 Washington Street New Glasgow, 3 p.m. Free will offering. Fellowship and refreshments to follow.

• Chase the Ace – hosted by Westville Rink and Westville Legion from 1-3 p.m. at Westville Legion Br. 35.. Jackpot is at $5,302.

October 21

• Women Alike Group Meeting

– at Glen Haven Manor at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Mary Jean Campbell and Bubba. This is a meeting for breast cancer survivors. There will be a few snacks provided at the end.

• Bridge to Success is back – PiCCoLA (the Pictou County Continuous Learning Association) is once again offering our 30-week, full time program designed to help persons identify skills required in seeking employment or further educational opportunities. To register or for more information call (902) 755-5827.

October 22

• Garden Club Meeting - Meeting of the New Glasgow and Area Highland Garden Club, 7 p.m. at Glen Haven Manor, Bluenose Dock room (rear entrance). Jean Power will be demonstrating the art of making hand stitched cards. Potential new members always welcomed.

• Pictou County Ostomy Support Group – meets in the boardroom, first floor, Aberdeen Hospital, at 2 p.m. New members welcome. For info call 902-485-4822

October 24

• Plaid Marquee – will offer the period piece, All Is True, at 7 p.m. at Cineplex Theaters, New Glasgow. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian MacKellen, the drama is a retelling of Shakespeare’s later life. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Admission $10.

• Benefit Pot Luck Supper – for Ellen MacDonald, 4-6 p.m. at the Springville Church Hall. Cost, adults $10. and children 12 and under $5.