Children and caregivers are invited to attend the family fun time at Central United's Messy Church on October 20 from 5- 6 pm.  They are invited to wear their Halloween costumes as we gather for play, crafts, a Bible story, songs and a light supper.  A donation of $5 for each participant is appreciated.  For more information, call 519-344-4561. Central United is located at 220 George Street, Sarnia

Fifty local vendors will showcase their items at this bazaar and craft sale at Central United Church, Sarnia, located at George and Brock Streets, in downtown Sarnia.  Admission is $2.  Hot lunch and baked goods available for purchase.  Come and get an early start on your Christmas shopping..  

Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Erie presents their Annual Trivia Night

Nov 4th @ 7pm Fort Erie Legion

Tix $15pp

Proceeds to our Accessibility Fund

Contact Joe at 289-241-2128

It's time for family fun in our heritage village again.

Scarey halloween fun for ghosts and goblins in the haunted forest. Treats, games, adventures, marshmallow roast. $10 family of 5, individual $5 at the door.

Friends of Wesleyville Village Kathryn McHolm 905 753-2196 or Sue Stickley 905 885-1344

Join the Aces Of Harmony as they celebrate 50 Years Of Harmony with Special Guests Yonge Guns Quartet & Peterborough's Own Local Musician Danny Bronson On Saturday November 4th at Cephas Christian Reformed Church 220 Good Fellow Road Peterborough in support of Kawartha Food Share. Show Starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20.00 & Students are $10.00. Tickets are available from any member of the Aces Of Harmony Chorus as well at Maggie's Meat Market 1837 Landsdowne Street. West. and at Package Plus 171A Rink Street or call 1-705-741-2583 for more information or to purchase tickets.

FREE SPACE | Self Directed Residency project is presented by ACWR, Art Gallery of Windsor, Artcite and SB Contemporary Art. This is an opportunity for regional artists to work on their art practice in a professional work space. This program offers the space and time for the advancement of your careers and to strengthen your practice. Two artist will be selected. Artists will be able to book a studio visit with a regional curator/programmer during their residency.

We will be accepting applications from an artist /and or art collectives from our region. We encourage applications from emerging and newcomer artists (artists who moved to Canada in the past 7 years) or artists who identify as Anishinaabe, Lunaape, Haudenosaunee, Métis and / First Nations, Inuit in Canada. The artist must be 18 years of age or older to participate. There is no application fee, but the selected artists are required to provide a key deposit of $50 at the start of their residency.

Who: Suitable for artists of all disciplines What: FREE SPACE | Self Directed Residency

When: December 20-January 10 and January 10th- January 26th Where: ArtSpeak Gallery

How: apply here

Info: info@acwr.net

Deadline to apply: November 15th, 2017

About: The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR) is a non-profit organization that serves all disciplines of individual artists, arts organizations and non-arts partners in promoting, developing and realizing creative activity.

Art Gallery of Windsor collects, conserves, interprets and presents Canadian art. It is a place to view significant works of art by local, regional and national artists; a place to see what Canadians have been making and thinking about for longer than Canada has been a country.

Artcite is a non-profit, artist-run centre for the contemporary Arts, dedicated exclusively to expanding the visibility of contemporary arts within our region and advancing the professional presentation, promotion and animation of contemporary art forms.

SB Contemporary Art is a commercial gallery space that showcases contemporary Canadian, established, mid-career and emerging, artists. The gallery has a focus on local artists’ works, but also highlights national and international artists.

Chatham-Kent Public Library is starting a Chess Club!                                                                                                         

CKPL Chess Club will meet Tuesday nights starting November 7 until January 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the CKPL Community Living Cafe. Players are welcome to bring their own board and pieces or borrow a set from the library. This is a drop in program, no registration is required, and the program is open to all ages and all skill levels.

Immigrants and Refugees can learn how to use the internet, email, and

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Power Point).

Classes begin Tuesday October 24th and continue to December 21st

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8:30pm

YMCA Newcomer, Immigrant and Refugee Centre

660 Oakdale Ave., Sarnia

Spaces are limited and registration is required.

To register contact Roxanne Gilroy-Machado

519-336-5950 ext. 234

rgilroymachado@ymcaswo.ca