The North Haven Citizen Friday, November 6, 2009
Nov. 7
Saturday
Shred Day —Ridge Road Elementary School, 1341 Ridge Road, will have a Shred Day on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The PTA is selling pre-purchased Shred Bags that will hold up to 35 pounds of paper. Shredding will be done on school premises. For more information or to purchase a shred bag, please call Cheri at (203) 671-8569 or e-mail cherigibson@gmail.com.
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Sunday
Rotary Club breakfast — The North Haven Rotary Club will hold its Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Haven Middle School. If your youth group would like to take part in this event, contact the Casellas (203) 239-8042 or the Minottis (203) 234-8865. Tickets for the pancake breakfast (which includes pancakes, sausage and beverage) are also available through them. Veterans Day ceremony — There will be a Veterans Day ceremony for all veterans and families on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m., at the Town Green. The entire community is welcome. Refreshments will be served at the American Legion Club following the ceremony. Trinity Choir — On Sunday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m., St. Peters Church, 59 Main St., Cheshire, will host Choral Evensong with the Choir of Men and Boys from New Haven’s Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Peter’s men and boys choirs. Walden Moore and June Hale will direct. There is no admission charge. A free will offering may be made to support the St. Peter’s choristers. For more information, call St. Peters Church (203) 272-4041. All are welcome.
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CitizenCalendar Tuesday
Hamden Art League — The Hamden Art League will feature realist painter Nicholas Halko on at its next meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Social Hall of the Miller Memorial Library Senior Center, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. Socializing and refreshments are at 7:15 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting at 7:30 p.m., and the artist’s presentation from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. The public is welcome. North Haven Woman’s Club — The North Haven Woman’s Club will meet Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Mildred Wakeley Recreation Center on Linsley St. Any woman over the age of 18 is welcome to join. For more information, contact Carole Mendygral at (203) 234-3906. Career Express Bus — The Career Express Bus will be coming Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., to the North Haven Library parking lot. The Career Express Bus is the Department of Labor’s mobile One-Stop Career Center. It provides the latest workforce and job skills development services to individuals and employers across Connecticut. It is equipped with eight computer workstations with Internet access, the latest audiovisual systems including a plasma TV with SMARTBoard technology and a hydraulic wheelchair lift to make it fully accessible to persons with disabilities.
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Thursday
Wine Tasting — The Junior League of Greater New Haven will host its sixth annual Wine Tasting and Live and Silent Auction on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the New Haven Country Club in Hamden. Between sips enjoy hors d’oeuvres, pasta selections, and pastries as well as
Ann Mahoney or Mary Reardon. Pre registration is essential to secure seating.
place bids on such fabulous items as rare wines, spa treatments, jewelry, golf packages, theater tickets, New Haven dinner packages, luxury sports car weekend rental, fine art and much more. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.jlgnh.org. North Haven Garden Club — The North Haven Garden Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the North Haven First Congregational Church, 28 Church St. The program is “Designs for the Holidays Ahead,” by Francis Martino. The public is invited. There will be a guest donation.
Christmas card lessons — Learn how to make handmade holiday cards in less than an hour with all materials supplied with Sallie on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the North Haven Library, 17 Elm St. Sign up at the reference desk. There will be Christmas music, candy canes, and a door prize.
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Saturday
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Tuesday
Friday
Midstate bazaar — MidState Medical Center will hold its annual Gift Gallery Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Horwitz Conference Center at MidState Medical Center, 435 Lewis Ave., Meriden. On sale will be crafted items by employees and volunteers, including jewelry, photography, hand-knit and crochet items, floral arrangements, decorative candy apples by the “Apple Lady,” and beautiful handmade accessories for the home and much more. Shoppers will be treated to homemade treats made by auxiliaries and volunteers.
Holiday Craft Show — North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy, Lodge 2805, will present a Holiday Craft Show on Friday, Nov. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Kimberly Plaza, 540R Washington Ave., (behind Dino’s Restaurant). It is free and open to the public. There will be gifts, jewelry, ornaments, home décor, handmade crafts, hourly door prizes, and so much more. Profits will support many local and national charities throughout the year. Please call Diane at (203) 269-9940 for more information or rental space based on availability.
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Monday
Lunch with the Bunch — Retirees from the North Haven Board of Education will meet on Monday, Nov. 16, at the 95 Gathering Restaurant on Route 5 (865 N. Colony St.) in Wallingford starting with an 11:45 a.m. social and then a buffet at 12:30 p.m. The group raises scholarship monies for graduating seniors from North Haven High School whose relatives have or had worked for the North Haven Board of Education. Call in reservations to Vi Bornemann,
Saturday
Petflix Film Festival — Soul Friends, Inc., a statewide nonprofit psychotherapy and educational organization, premieres Connecticut’s first petthemed film festival on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Showcase Cinemas, Universal Drive, North Haven, from 10 a.m. to noon. The charity is calling for submissions of short films that demonstrate how animals help people feel better. Visit www.soulfriends.org for information on submissions.
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Holiday Craft Show — North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy, Lodge 2805, will present a Holiday Craft Show on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kimberly Plaza, 540R Washington Ave., (behind Dino’s Restaurant). It is free and open to the public. There will be gifts, jewelry, ornaments, home décor, handmade crafts, hourly door prizes, and so much more. Profits will support many local and national charities throughout the year. Please call Diane at (203) 269-9940 for more information or rental space based on availability.
Dec. 4
Friday
Holiday Fair —The Ridge Road Elementary School Holiday Fair will be held on Friday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at 1341 Ridge Road. There will be games and crafts for kids, food, entertainment, and raffles for both kids and adults. There will also be craft and business vendors, and the Ridge Road Treasure Gnome walking around and passing out prizes to the children. For more information contact Cheri Gibson at cherigibson@gmail.com, or Michelle DeFelice at mmdefelice@sbcglobal.net. If you are a crafter or vendor that would like to reserve a table, please contact Kim Rossi at kim.rossi@cbmoves.com for more information.