Events Coming Up

Nov. 17 - Blood donor clinic, Digby Fire Hall, from 1-3 p.m., and 5-7 p.m.

Nov. 17 - Volunteer food handler course. Digby Area Arena, 2nd floor, from 6–9 p.m. Basics of food safety. Pre-register with Heather Charlton at 467-3269. Free for volunteers only.

Nov. 18 - Digby Area Learning Association annual general meeting in Digby Community Education Centre multi-purpose room at 10 a.m. Open to public.

Nov. 18-Feb. 10 - Scallop Palette Gallery in Digby General Hospital showing paintings inspired by winter. Featured artist Angela O’Neil.

Nov. 22 - ‘Sights of Christmas’ concert, Trinity Anglican Church, Digby, from 3-7 p.m. Tickets available in advance or at the door.

Nov. 22 - Fundraising concert in Oakdene Centre, Bear River, at 3 p.m. with Stan Carew of CBC Weekend Morning & his Band of Magpies. Advance tickets at Digby Convenience & Cherry Brook Grocery. Proceeds for upkeep of Oakdene Centre.

Nov. 26 & 28, Dec. 3 & 12 - Well women’s clinic. Digby General Hospital consultants’ clinic. To book appointment, call 24502502, ext. 3282.

Nov. 28 - Gingerbread competition. Holiday Spirit Fair at Rebekah Music Hall, Bear River, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Over 20 artists & live music. Register Nov. 25 with your finished gingerbread house. Organized by Women In Rural Enterprise

Nov. 28 - Annual Italian feast. Annapolis Royal Fire Hall from 3–7 p.m. to support Homeless Animals Rescue Team. For advance tickets, call (902) 341-HART. Proceeds to Port Royal Animal Hospital.

Dec. 2-3 - Book sale. Weymouth Consolidated School from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays - ‘Baby & Me’. Family Resource Centre, Digby, from 1 - 2:30 p.m., for parents of babies to 18 months. For information, call 245-6464.

Wednesday-Friday - ’Mother’s United’ for mothers and expectant mothers. Wednesdays at Weymouth library; Thursdays in Little River Baptist Church vestry; Fridays in Digby Family Resource Centre. For information, call 245-6464.

Sundays - Women’s hockey. Digby Area Arena from 9 to 10 a.m. All skills levels welcome. For more information, contact Kim at 245-4631.



AT THE LIBRARIES:

Nov. 20 - Launch of book ‘Led by love’ with poetry by Nora Comeau from 2-4 p.m. in Isaiah W. Wilson Memorial Library, Digby.

To Nov. 28 - Annual book sale at Weymouth branch library.

To Dec. 30 - ‘Gifts from the Sea and Land’ art exhibit at Weymouth branch library featuring paintings of artists with the Atelier de Clare.