What’s happening this week
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Monday, June 18
Fundraiser
Upcoming
Bridge for Alzheimers
Bridge on the Edge club will hold a social game of bridge as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of NL tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Swilers Club (100 Crosbie Rd.). The cost is $10. You can register for the game at www. bridgeontheedge.ca or by emailing jcrewe@nl.rogers.com.
Ongoing
Gamers Versus MS
Gamers Versus MS is a week-long, 168-hour charity marathon relay that is joining the fight to end multiple sclerosis (MS). Canada has the one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with an estimated one in 340 people affected. Fourteen different streaming channels on twitch.tv across the country have taken up controllers to help fight MS. Each streamer will be doing either six, 12, or 24-hour streams before passing it on like a baton to the next person. All funds raised through donations go to the MS Society of Canada. You can see the full streamer list on our website (Gamersvsms.ca), as well as other facts about multiple sclerosis and our schedule. Come join as these amazing streamers create a historic relay to help end MS. Contact Gamersvsms@gmail.com for more information, or call John Michael Bennett at 765-1260.
Live Music
Ongoing
NSO welcomes The Tenors
The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is happy to announce that tickets are on sale now for the NSO Exxonmobil Big Ticket, the NSO’S annual fundraiser. The concert will take place on Oct. 11 at Mile One Centre and will feature The Tenors, backed by the NSO. A decade after forming in their native Canada, The Tenors are an international success story. With their robust singing and seamless blend of classical and contemporary pop textures, Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray and Fraser Walters have scored multi-platinum sales, performed for the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Queen Elizabeth II, and shared stages with superstars such as Paul Mccartney and Justin Bieber. Tickets, including a limited number of VIP meet-andgreet packages, can be purchased through the Mile One Centre box office, by phone at 576-7657 or online at www.mileonecentre.com.
6 p.m.
Rob Cook Performing at Green Sleeves.
10:30 p.m.
Larry Foley Performing at O’reilly’s.
Tuesday, June 19
Entertainment
6:30 p.m.
Fishcakes & Accordions Experience O’brien’s Music is partnering with Rocket Bakery to offer a unique hands-on experience with the quintessential Newfoundland folk instrument: the button accordion. Visit Rocket Bakery to find out all about how the instrument works and we’ll even help you try your hand at playing a tune! While you listen to traditional Newfoundland tunes played on a variety of different instruments, you’ll learn about how the button accordion came to be so popular in Newfoundland and you’ll enjoy Rocket Bakery’s take on a traditional fish cake dinner featuring two of Rocket’s special
Kitchen Party fish cakes, salad, dessert and tea or coffee. Beer and wine available, too. $45 per person. Event runs 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Fundraisers/games
9:30 a.m.
Bridge
Bridge on the Edge club’s social game of bridge – a fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of NL. It will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Swilers Club, 100 Crosbie Rd. $10. Register for the game at www. bridgeontheedge.ca or by emailing jcrewe@nl.rogers.com.
7 p.m.
Crib
The weekly crib game in support of Ronald Mcdonald House continues every Tuesday in the basement of St. Teresa’s Church. Admission is $5 with a prize awarded to the winner. The event is open to everyone. Contact Andrew Walsh at 726-3935 for more information.
Groups
1:30 p.m.
Caregivers Education and Support The Mount Pearl Seniors Independence Group is holding their monthly Caregivers Education and Support Program from 1:30-3 p.m. at Park Place Community Centre in Mount Pearl. If you are caring for a loved one in their own home and would like to meet other caregivers who understand your issues and concerns, call 748-6480 to register.
7:30 p.m.
Inner Healing Ministry
Do you need to find time for you? The Inner Healing Ministry meets every Tuesday evening at the Wesley Church basement on Patrick Street. It is an hour of spiritual music, quiet time, and also a chance to meet new people from all denominations. Open to everyone. Come and see if it’s for you! For more information, call Roger at 895-3499.
Information
6:30 p.m.
Help with Hoarding Professional organizer April Miller and Lindsay Paget, RSW, are offering a one-hour information session for loved ones of people who are hoarding. Whether you have a loved one struggling with hoarding or would just like to learn more, all are welcome. The presentation will cover how to recognize hoarding disorder, how to best support a loved one in this situation, and resources with Q & A to follow. Monetary or new personal care product donations to Stella’s Circle will be accepted in lieu of admission, including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razors, shaving cream, feminine hygiene products, and Tide laundry pods. Email to reserve your spot - hello@aprilmillerprofessionalorganizing.com.
Live Music
12:30 p.m.
Trad tunes at Rocket Bakery Enjoy some of Newfoundland’s
best as they gather and play a selection of traditional Newfoundland music at Rocket Bakery from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. This is a free event.
6 p.m.
Andrew Rodgers Performing at Green Sleeves.
10 p.m. Open Mike Night At O’reilly’s.
Wednesday, June 20
Classes
10 a.m.
Boxing to Beat Parkinson’s Specialized exercise program at Boxfit, 878 Topsail Rd., for Parkinson’s patients using boxing techniques. Classes are free. Call 754-4428 for details.
5 p.m.
FISHCRAFT
Join Fishing for Success at Rocket Bakery from 5-8 p.m. for a familyfriendly evening of hands-on activities that are all about fish and fishing. Learn ancient skills of weaving rope and knitting net — but with a modern twist all your own. Make your very own souvenir to keep. Learn skills that have been handed down through Newfoundland and Labrador families for generations.
Groups
7:30 p.m.
Overeaters Anonymous Regular weekly meeting held every Wednesday at St. James United Church on Elizabeth Avenue. For more information, call 738-1742.
Health
6:30 p.m.
Mental Mistakes
Learn how to reduce stress and anxiety, how to change the way you feel, and how we sabotage our success, and tips to control our thoughts. With presenter Gary Summers at the A.C. Hunter Public Library. Call 737-3950 to register.
Radio
7:30 p.m.
VOWR guest interview Barbara De Land speaks with Elling Lien, director of the Nickel Film Festival, taking place at the LSPU Hall and NIFCO in St. John’s June 19-23. The two speak about various film styles, subjects, formats
offered by filmmakers from Newfoundland, elsewhere in Canada, and beyond. Tune in on VOWR AM 800, online at vowr.org, cable radio Rogers 945, or Bell Aliant 756.
Live Music
7 p.m.
Chris Hennessy Performing at O’reilly’s.
10:30 p.m.
Heel N Toe Performing at O’reilly’s.
Thursday, June 21
Classes
1:30 p.m.
T’ai Chi Chih
Come “Awaken the Energy Within”! Relax! EN-JOY! Weekly wellness classes with Sheila Leonard at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Rd. This beyond beginners class is ongoing throughout June at 1:30 p.m. Refining our practice of the 20 gentle repetitive movements, helping further increase the flow of our natural energy. Call 727-7863 or visit www.sheilaleonard.ca for more information.
Gardening
Ongoing
Free Potato Seeds
The Seed Company by E.W. Gaze in St. John’s is offering free trials of exotic heirloom seed potato cultivars. The historic local business has partnered with P.e.i.-based Phytocultures Ltd. to bring in four unique cultivars of potatoes never before grown in the province: Yellow Sun, Red Smile, Kiss-me-a-lot, and Lobster Red. According to Phytocultures Ltd., these varieties are new to Canada, but are actually quite ancient, originating in antiquity and with possibly 1,000 or more years of production and taste selection behind them. While supplies last, customers are encouraged to take a free sample of one of the varieties and grow them to harvest. All the company asks in return is feedback on how well they grow and taste, to help determine whether they will be brought in as a new product to be sold alongside their regular seed potato selection next year.
Art
Ongoing
Brushes with Nature
An exhibition of works by Monday’s Company at Memorial University Botanical Garden, 306 Mt. Scio Rd. Monday’s Company have
been painting with Diana Dabinett for 25 years. The exhibition runs from June 8 to July 12. As the room is sometimes in use, phone ahead to make sure the exhibition is open. Call 864-8590.
Film
7 p.m.
‘I am Inuk, I am Alive’
In celebration of National Aboriginal Day, the A.C. Hunter Library and the National Film Board present this feature-length documentary, in which eight Inuit teens with cameras offer a vibrant and contemporary view of life in Canada’s North. They also use their newly acquired film skills to confront a broad range of issues, from the widening communication gap between youth and elders to the loss of their peers to suicide. In Inuktitut with English subtitles. Presented at the A.C. Hunter Public Library. Call 737-3950 to register.
Live Music
Upcoming
How Sensible!
An evening with Sheila Williams at Holy Heart Theatre coming up on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of songs, laughs and of course, stories! Includes special guests Shelley Neville, Dana Parsons, The 8-Track Favourites, Darrin Martin, and Etcetera. Tickets are $55 (plus tax) and are on sale now at the Holy Heart box office.
5 p.m.
Fergus O’byrne Performing at O’reilly’s.
5:30 p.m. Homely-made Jam Session Join Matthew Hornell at Rocket Bakery for some home cookin’ and The Homely-made Jam Session featuring everything from bluegrass to old time tunes. Free event.
6:30 p.m.
Rob Cook Performing at Green Sleeves.
8 p.m.
Irish Descendants Performing at O’reilly’s.
11 p.m.
Glory Days Performing at Green Sleeves.
11:30 p.m. Ceiligh Performing at O’reilly’s.
Social
6:30 p.m.
Booze and Botany
On the Summer Solstice, join research horticulturalist Todd Boland as you sip botanical cocktails and stroll around MUN Botanical Garden, taking in the sights and smells of the garden at the start of summer. This is a special ticketed event. For tickets, visit https:// www.mun.ca/botgarden/.