Presented by Christopher Dummit - Unbuttoned:  The Secret Life of William Lyon Mackenzie.  Victoria Hall, Jan 23 at 7PM, members free, guests $5.  

Essex Retirees Social Club holds a licensed Bingo every first and third Friday night.  Proceeds help pay the utility bills on the Seniors Centre. 

All players 18 and over are welcome.  Call 776-6689 for more info. 

Our weekend movie nights start up again in January with 'Victoria & Abdul'. Movie start time is 7pm.

Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity. Rated PG 13.

Tickets are purchased at the door, with cash only. $10 adults/$5 students.

For more info call: 613-283-0300

Sat. Jan 27 - The West Ferris Community Brunch will be held at Emmanuel United Church, 395 Lakeshore Dr. from 9am - 10:30am. Enjoy free pancakes & sausages with all the trimmings. 

Cornwall Quilters Guild will hold their monthly meeting Monday January 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm in St. Matthews Lutheran Church hall, 1509 2nd Street West, Cornwall. Feature:  Round Robin of quilting tips.  Welcome to all quilters.  Info: Robynne 613-933-1857

Breaking the Colour Barrier, a joint project by the University of Windsor and the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame, documents the life of Wilfred (Boomer) Harding and the other members of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars baseball team. They were the first Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Association provincial championship in 1934.

Chatham-Kent Public Library is pleased to host a display on the project during February in recognition of Black History Month. There will also be a presentation on Wednesday, February 7 at 7 pm at the Chatham Branch, 120 Queen St. Chatham. Dr. Heidi Jacobs and Dr. Miriam Wright from the University of Windsor, lead researchers on the project, will speak. Everyone is welcome.

The project is based on scrapbooks compiled by Boomer Harding’s family which have been digitized and oral histories of family and friends have been added. The resulting digital archive preserves an important part of Canadian history. In Dr. Wright’s words, “This is a story that helps to enrich our understanding of the past and gives us insights into the continuing challenges in the present.”