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Call: 289-293-0662 email: jbkila@oakvillebeaver.com Forward announcements of non-pro t local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington, ON, L7L 5Z1; email jbkila@oakvillebeaver. com or call 289-293-0662. Free. BULLETINS Deadline for Scholarship Applications provided by University Women's Club of Oakville April 22, apply online at www.cfuwoakville.ca/awards, open to Oakville female students attending publicly-funded high school. Ladies at the Barre ­ Dance Class for Adults aged 55-plus, combination ballet/ contemporary dance designed and adapted speci cally for older adults, improve exibility, strength and balance, instructed by Royal Academy of Dance and Cecchetti certi ed instructor, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Barre Life Studio, 427 Speers Rd., Unit 18, $10 per class, contact Cynthia at 905631-5491. May Court Club of Oakville Nearly New Shop open for sales and consigning, 200 Kerr St., Monday-Friday (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.-1 p.m.). Ladies Marathon Bridge Club of Oakville, supports Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Halton, meet at each other's homes twice a month from September-April, new members welcome, call Nina Byford at 905-844-3719. Oakville Sewers Forum meets, second Tuesday of the month until June 2016, 6:309 p.m., Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Rd., free for rst-time visitors, contact Elizabeth at 905-388-8034. Tea with Opera meetings, held monthly by Oakville Opera Guild Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., Oakville Public Library Central Branch, 120 Navy St., $10 fee towards scholarship fund, and on three Friday evenings a year, for location contact Oakville.Opera.Guild@outlook. com, Joan at 905-827-5678 or Mo at 905465-4013. Peer Support Monday, Halton Women's Centre, rst Monday of every month 6-8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, con dential, for women in times of crisis, distress or transition, programs or one-on-one sessions, dropin services, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, call 905-847-5520, no registration or fee. Distress Line Volunteers Needed, for Distress Centre Oakville, good listeners aged 18 or older wanted, eight-week training sessions offered in the evening starting in March, daytime starting in May, contact info@dcoakville.com or www.dcoakville. com/get-involved.php. THURSDAY MARCH 17 Canadian Club of Halton Peel dinner speaker, featuring Dr. Janet Rossant, topic: Stem Cells: Hype vs. Hope, Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd., 6 p.m. registration, 7-9:30 p.m., tickets $35 (members), $45 (non-members), $20 (students), cancellation notices by March 14, reserve spot at barrywylie1@gmail.com or call 905- Community Update 827-6302. Abuse Support Group, six-week workshop for women who have experienced any form of abuse, March 16-April 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Women of Wisdom, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St, unit 229, for women ages 50-plus, topic: Cause & Effect, 10 a.m.noon, no fee, call 905-847-5520 to register. THURSDAY MARCH 24 Easter Egg Hunt and Craft, Centre for Education and Training ­ Care for Newcomer Children, 171 Speers Rd., Ste. 20, 10 a.m.noon and 2-4 p.m., for children aged three and older, parent must stay, contact 905-8753851, ext. 5001 or www.tcet.com/NIC. Volunteer Information Session for Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children, 82 Wilson St., 5-6 p.m., contact 905-337-2333 or ww.grievingchildrenlighthouse.org. Introduction to Taoist Tai Chi, learn the rst 17 movements, Fung Loy kok Taoist Tai Chi, Oakville Branch, 2464 Lakeshore Rd. W., unit 1, 7-10 p.m. Halton Stroke Fellowship meets, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2400 Industrial St., Burlington, all Halton area stroke survivors, family and friends welcome, free admission, snacks and refreshments will be served, contact Brian Mather at 905-634-3591. FRIDAY MARCH 25 Oakville Legion Fish Fry Friday, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., $10, all welcome, call 905-845-6271. Bronte Legion Friday events, Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., $10, Karaoke, 7-11 p.m., Club Room, 79 Jones St., contact 905-827-4722 or www. brontelegion.com. Good Friday, St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove and Oakhill, 1541 Oakhill Dr., 10 a.m. -- Good Friday Liturgy, John's Passion, 3 p.m. -- Stations of the Cross, visit www.stcuthbertoakville.ca. SATURDAY MARCH 26 Egg-sperience Downtown Oakville, not your typical Easter egg hunt, search begins at Towne Square, George Street and Lakeshore Road East, at 1 p.m., free, prizes for adults and children, must register at 12:30 p.m. or by emailing events@oakvilledowntown, include full name, phone number and number of participants, bring bag or basket, event goes on rain or shine. Bronte Bunny Trail Easter EGGstravaganza, presented by Bronte BIA, Bronte Heritage Park Gazebo, off Ontario Street, 10-11 a.m. meet Easter Bunny, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bronte business drop-in for treats, music, free hot chocolate, colour contest, crafts table, visit brontevillage.net, facebook. com/BronteEvents, or twitter.com/bronte_ oakville. SUNDAY MARCH 27 Easter Worship, St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove and Oakhill, 1541 Oakhill Dr., 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., visit www. stcuthbertoakville.ca. MONDAY MARCH 28 Belonging (Adoption Support Group) meets, for anyone touched by adoption, 7 p.m., Compass Point Bible Church, 1500 Kerns Rd., Burlington, speaker: Dean Mullin, topic: Parenting adopted children, contact themcdonalds@sympatico.ca. TUESDAY MARCH 29 Legal Luncheon Info Clinic, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, topic: Separation and Divorce, with Lawyer Asiya Kan, light lunch provided, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $10 fee, call 905847-5520 to register. Tax Clinic, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, requirements are: single women ­ up to $30,000; couples ­ up to $40,000; and one woman with one child ­ up to $35,000; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., no fee or appointment, rst come, rst serve basis. THURSDAY MARCH 31 Community Connection Through Art, Make-up Artistry, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 229, 10 a.m.-noon, $15 fee, call 905-847-5520 to register, limited spots. SUNDAY APRIL 3 Maple Grove United Bell Choir performs at St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church, 1541 Oakhill Dr., 10 a.m., visit www. stcuthbertoakville.ca. MONDAY APRIL 4 Family Law Legal Clinic, Halton Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St, unit 229, rst come, rst serve basis, only four women seen, no appointments or fees, 6:30-8:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. 29 | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Support group for Spouses of Persons with dementia meets, 1:30-3:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., call Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905-847-9559. Raise the Flag for Autism, Autism Ontario Halton Chapter with Mayor Rob Burton and members of Town council, Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., 6 p.m. TUESDAY APRIL 5 Angela Bruce Chapter IODE meets, St. Paul's United, 454 Rebecca St., 1:30 p.m., guest speaker: Sharlene Gumbs, senior program manager, Home Suite Hope, all welcome. WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 Crohn's and Colitis Canada Halton Chapter meets, Heritage Place, 4151 Kilmer Dr., Burlington, 7 p.m., opportunities for peer support and to share information and ideas, contact 519-802-2156 or haltonccc@gmail. com. THURSDAY APRIL 7 Multicultural Night, École Forest Trail, 1406 Pine Glen Rd., 6:30-8 p.m., event promotes inclusion, cultural diversity, acceptance, celebration, and positive sense of school community. New weekly walking support group starts, by Acclaim Health, opportunity for those grieving to connect with others through exercise, led by trained volunteers, contact LaTour at 905-827-8800 or clatour@acclaimhealth. ca, visit www. acclaimhealth.ca. International Centre Hall 6, Mississauga Kudrel, OttawaCosplayer Exhibitors & vendors from across Canada, including: For tickets and tournament registration, visit eglx.ca