Community Happenings

Dec. 3

Curl for Cancer

The 2nd annual Curl for Cancer will begin at the Amherst Curling Club. Register a team of 4 by contacting Jo-Ann Sigut at 667-8233 or for more information Terri Lynn Lewis at 669-1585.

Dec. 4

Christmas Tea and Bake Sale

Malagash United Church is hosting a Christmas Tea and Bake Sale at Malagash Community Hall, 1926 North Shore Road from 11 - 2 p.m.

Lots of Christmas baking for sale.

Christmas Fun Day

Parents/caregiver and their young children welcome. Activities from 10-noon and the Knights of Columbus Hall, call Maggie’s Place 667-7250

for more information.

Holiday celebration

The Cumberland Pride Society hosts the third Annual Holiday Celebration at the Wandlyn Hotel. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. with entertainment following. Tickets are available for purchase until Nov. 27. For more information, contact 660-5143 or email cumberlandpride@hotmail.com.

Tea and sale

There will be a Christmas Tea and Bake/Craft Sale at the R.C.A.F. Assoc. 105 Cumberland Wing, Havelock St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inquiries 667-9262

Meeting

The Cumberland snowmobile club monthly meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the club in Collingwood. Social evening after meeting,members please bring munchies.

Tea and Sale

A Christmas Tea and Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brookdale Community Hall. All proceeds for the Brookdale United Church.

Dec. 5

Christmas concert

Amherst Regional High School Christmas Concert 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Seniors’ Christmas Tea

A Seniors Christmas Tea will be held at 3 pm

Tidnish Community Center. Tea, coffee, treats, fun....all supplied!

Open House

An Open House will be held from 10 am -4 pm at Arlene Collin’s Art Gallery in Diligent River. Event includes the launch and signing of the book entitled Diligent River Roots by Gale Boland.

Toy Bingo

Toy Bingo at Parrsboro Fire Hall at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m.

Christmas concert

The Annual Christmas Concert - Revival Centre Sunday School presents

“The not so silent night” at 6:30 p.m. All welcome.

Secret Santa Bazaar

A Secret Santa Bazaar For Children will take place from 12-3 p.m. at the River Hebert District High School (downstairs). This fundraiser is donation at the door. All proceeds go directly to the Santa’s Little Helpers Program. For more information, please email Glenda James at gcjanes@gmail.com

Dec. 7

Classic Movie Night @your Library

From 7-8:30 p.m. the Amherst library will be showing the 1942 musical comedy, Holiday Inn starring Bing Crosby. No admission charge and

donations cheerfully accepted.

Read your fines away

Calling all teens! Read Your Fines Away @ your Library from 3 - 6 p.m., students with fines in grades 7 to 12 will be able to drop in to the Springhill Library, read for 30 minutes and have their fines forgiven.

Dec. 8

Twisted Stitchers

The Twisted Stitchers will meet at the Four Fathers Memorial Library from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Join the drop-in stitchery group. Bring your project to work on at this monthly informal get-together. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting and all other kinds of textile crafts. For more information call 667-2549.

Dec. 9

Family bowling

The Cumberland Pride Society hosts Family Bowling Night at King Pin Lanes. Bowling begins at 7 p.m., cost is $5.00 per person. For more information email cumberlandpride@hotmail.com.

Read Away Your Fines

Students with library fines in Amherst can read them away for one day only from 3 to 7 p.m. Grades 7-12. Read for 30 minutes and have their fines forgiven.

Dec. 10

Food and a movie

NSCC Business students present the award-winning documentary “Manufactured Landscapes.” The film examines global and environmental issues around consumer behaviour. One Show Only: 10 a.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Admission: Donation of non-perishable food items for the Amherst Food Bank.

Banquet

Revival Centre Christmas family banquet - Knights of Columbus Hall. For more info call 667-7859.

Dec. 11

Benefit

A benfit will be held at the Tidnish Community Centre with friends and family of Heidi & Holger Renner to help during Heidi’s recnet brain tumor diagnosis. The event will take place between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Contact Joanne Mackay at 661-1431 if you wish to donate a serve/gift for which tickets

will be sold during the social.

Cribbage

The R.C.A.F. assoc. 105 Cumberland Wing, Havelock St. is having a Crib Tournament starting at 1:30 p.m. Registration 1 P.M. Come alone or bring a partner.

Inquiries 667-9262.

Dart shoot

The R.C.A.F. Assoc. 105 Cumberland Wing, Havelock St. is having a Turkey Dart Shoot ,starting time 10 a.m. Inquiries call 667-9262.

Dec. 12

Christmas songs

The King’s Kids Choir will host an Evening of of Christmas Songs at 6:30 p.m. at Oxford Baptist Church.

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