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2 3 5| / 5| €# 5) & ui § > 2 s C S 3 5 9 sl 9 C = o 9 3 m 8 ~â€" $ T: a March break activities offer loads of fun for Waterloo kids There's no shortage of activities to keep chilâ€" dren busy this March break. The Waterloo Communiâ€" ty Arts Centre will offer an Art Break for children ages six to eight and nineâ€"12, March 10â€"14. The theme of the week will be Objects in Flight. Students will make paper mache, mobiles, kites and paper planes. There will also be drawing and painting. Art teachers Kelly Borgâ€" ers and Brandy Habus will lead the classes. The classes will run each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be supervised, and students are asked to bring running shoes or slipâ€" pers, and a lunch. The cost to attend is $125 for the full week for memâ€" bers, and $150 for nonâ€" members. The cost to attend halfâ€"days is $60 for members and $75 for nonâ€" members. Some single day spots may also be available. . C Y > ux$ 3 *JY * For more information or to register, call 886â€"4577. _ The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery will also offer March break art activities. Guest artists from the community will host threeâ€" hour art sessions in the mornings and afternoons. Enthusiastic and skilled artists will teach a variety of art activities including sculpture with clay, glazing techniques, offâ€"loom weavâ€" ing, drawing, painting, pupâ€" petry and printmaking. _ The fullâ€"day programâ€" ming will run March 11â€"15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children should pack a lunch/snacks and dress appropriately. Daily physical activities and games will be included after lunch. Extended care will be available from 8:30â€"9 a.m. and 3:30â€"4 p.m. at no extra charge. The cost to attend is /;MPBod,ll\ By Anorea Bamey Chronicle Staff The Old Country Mill 1441 King St. N. ____ St. Jacobs 664â€"3951 $125 for gallery members, and $160 for nonâ€"members. Space is limited. For details or to sign up by phone, call Sheila McMath at 746â€"1882, or eâ€" mail â€" sheila@canadianâ€" clayandglass.ca. Nineâ€"yearâ€"old Carly Derderian had fun with clay during last year‘s activities at the Waterloo Potters‘ workshop. The Waterloo Potters‘ Workshop will host pottery classes for children ages seven and older in the Wheel and Handbuilding program over the spring For more information, call 884â€"6341. The Discovery Centre for Learning, an operation of the nonâ€"profit child and family service organization Notre Dame of St. Agatha, will hold an educational March break arts camp for eightâ€"13â€"yearâ€"olds. _"Opening Doors to Creâ€" ativity", designed for young people of all artistic abilities, LIFESTYLE will run March 10â€"14, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Discovâ€" ery Centre for Learning, 556 Park St. in Kitchener, Directed by experienced art teachers, the camp will offer painting, drawing, sculpting, maskâ€"making, paper mache and more. Parâ€" ticipants will explore the art periods from classicism to modernism. Educational elements include art history, art appreciation, observaâ€" tion, discovery and reflecâ€" tion, esteem building and selfâ€"motivation. There will be plenty of freedom for personal choice and selfâ€" expression. The week will end with a gallery showing of the parâ€" ticipants‘ newly created masterpieces. Parents and friends are invited to attend. The cost to attend the program is $300. All supplies are included and there will At tHig WatERLOO InN ANDREA BANLEY PHoTO March 14 â€" 17 Let us surprise you with (believe it!) delicious Irish cuisine. A memorable celebration of Ireland and its patron saint. be many art pieces to take home. The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Art Gallery will hold artsâ€" break 2003, March 10â€"14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 578â€"KIDS (5437). Each day a new theme will be explored, including pianographic printmaking and colour, mixed media and plaster casting, relief printmaking and paper impressions, and animation and maskmaking. Jeast of St. Patrick The cost to attend is $130 for the full week, or $29 per day. â€" The Waterloo public library will also be a hub of March break activities. For more information, call 579â€"5860. The main branch will host Craftmania â€" stories and crafts for school age kids â€" from 10:30â€"11:30 a.m., March 10 (eightâ€" to 12â€" yearâ€"olds}, and March 11 and 14 (fourâ€" sevenâ€"yearâ€" olds). There is no cost to attend. The main branch will also offer Acting Up, a drama workshop for chilâ€" dren eightâ€"12, March 12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Registration for both activities is at the main library. _ â€" The Albert McCormick branch library will offer Movie Madness March 10â€" 11 and 13â€"14, from 2â€"3:30 p.m. The March 12 activity will run from 2:30â€"3:30 p.m. KOR Gallery and Studios, in partnership with Clarica, will offer creative youth workshaps over the March break. Two workshops will run each day, and the cost to attend each class is $10. On March 10, from 10 a.m. to noon, the themes will be cartooning (day one of two) and food art. From 1â€"3 p.m., the themes will be printmaking and pottery. Continued on page 12 g rusHEes. The World Day of Prayer in Waterloo is being held on March 7 as part of a day of reflection that will be marked in more than 170 countries around the world. The theme this year is the "Holy Spirit: Fill Us." It‘s an hour of worship and song prepared by the Women of Lebanon, and people around the world will join to pray for the people of Lebanon. Locally, there will be two services held one at St. Michael‘s Church, (opposite Wilfrid Laurier Universiâ€" ty) at 1:30 p.m., and the other at First United Church at King and William Streets at 7:30 p.m. A reception will follow each service. Prayers are need more than ever during this trying time in the world. So if organizers ask if you can pray with them March 7, your participation will be appreciâ€" ated. A marriage course is being offered in March to enable married couples to build a healthy marriage. "Most couples come into marriage with big expecâ€" tations," said Nicky and Sila Lee, in a seven evening video series offered by Hope Fellowship Community Church at St. Nicholas School in Laurelwood. "As they leave their wedding through a shower of confetti and meander off into the sunset, they cannot imagine ever not wanting to be together. Participants in this marriage course will discover what makes their partner feel loved, causes of pain in the relationship, sources of pressure, new skills for communicating and resolving conflict, sexual issues and how to deal with the extended family. "The Ioflg-term réality is different and, potentially, far better." Privacy is always respected in the course and there is absolutely no embarrassment or expectation to make disclosures. The course is suitable for Christians or those with no formal church background. Call 884â€"9559 for more information. The Kâ€"W Sweet Adelines annual garage sale will be held March 8 from 8 a.m.â€"noon at Holy Saviour Angliâ€" can Church, 33 Allen St. E., Waterloo. The sale will feaâ€" ture household items, a nearly new boutique and homeâ€"made pies and baked goods. This sixâ€"week program will be held Monday afterâ€" noons at HopeSpring, at 43 Allen St. W. in Waterloo. There is no charge for the program, and you can call 742â€"HOPE(4673) for information or to register. HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre is offering a new program geared at stress reduction for people experiencing cancer, starting March 10. _ â€" Sweet Adelines host garage sale HopeSpring offers stress reduction Waterloo churches host World Day of Prayer Hope Fellowship offers marriage course CALL 884â€"0220 ror Reservations u a a Ask for details WATERLOO NORTH Northfield at the Parkway prrmpampmemepmege . in Waterlo0 "Yar»‘â€"] â€" 746â€"1666 %o FINANCING wwrw.waterioomazda.com