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Community Calendar Thursday, Nov. 10 • Whonnock Community Association is holding an all candidates meeting for Maple Ridge mayoral and council candidates at the Whonnock Lake Centre, 27871 113th Avenue, Maple Ridge, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 • Remembrance Day services in Maple Ridge will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Memorial Peace Park in downtown Maple Ridge, 11925 Haney Place. A parade will take place from the Royal Canadian Legion on 224th Street to the Cenotaph in Memorial Peace Park, leaving from the legion at 10:45 a.m. • A ceremony at the Cenotaph at Spirit Square in Pitt Meadows will begin at 10:30 a.m. to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war. The ceremony includes a procession, speeches, and a two-minute observance of silence in memory of those who have lost their lives. The Pitt Meadows ceremony takes place at 12007 Harris Road. Saturday, Nov. 12 • The Maple Ridge Music Society, in cooperation with West Acres and the Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts are presenting a Master Piano Class with Sergei Saratovsky, one of Canada’s great piano talents. Space is limited to four students and a small audience so don’t delay and register as soon as possible. Sessions are from 1 to 4 p.m. at West Acres, 23575 124th Avenue, Maple Ridge. For details, email info@ bergthorson.com or phone Judith at 604 467-6613. • Free Celtic music workshops lead by Michael Muldoon, a founding member of Blackthorn and well known Vancouver Irish session facilitator. Tin Whistle and Celtic flute from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows location of the Bergthorson Academy at 12229 Harris Road. Participants should bring their own instruments and be ready to share and learn. For more information and to register, call 604 467-6613 or info@bergthorson. com • Calling all 1st Haney Scouting Group alumni and other scouting supporters. The local scouting group is holding a fundraising dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Ticket cost includes dinner and a beverage. Silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 draws and toonie toss. For more information, please email 1st. haney.fundraising@gmail.ca or call Christi at 604-818-7625. Sunday, Nov. 13 • The Alouette Field Naturalists travel to the Kilby area to see eagles. Meet at 9 a.m. on 228th Street between Lougheed and Dewdney
to car pool. Phone Duanne at 604-463-8743 for more information. Monday, Nov. 14 • Parents and caregivers of youths with developmental disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood are invited to attend a presentation by Karen Delong of British Columbia Association for Community Living. Learn about Community Living B.C. and supports available. Presentation is being held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ridge Meadows Association for Community Living, 11641 224th Street, Maple Ridge. No charge to attend, but an RSVP is requested to Tracy Hewgilll 604 467 8700 ext 119 or tracy. hewgill@rmacl.org. Tuesday, Nov. 15 • Social Media for Writers presented by Andrea Walker of Walker Park Media and Ronda Payne of Eyben Connected Communications takes place at the ACT, Maple Ridge from 7 to 9 p.m. Golden Ears Writers is pleased to present it’s third “lobby night” for adults. Learn about the different tools available, how to use them and why they are essential for both budding and established writers. RSVP at www.facebook.com/ GoldenEarsWriters or andrea@ walkerparkmedia.com Wednesday, Nov. 16 • The Golden Ears Go Gos will meet in the Alouette Room of the Maple Ridge Library at 6:30 p.m. The group will be discussing fundraising options for the next year. New members are always welcome. The Go Gos are affiliated with the Stephen Lewis Foundation and support the Grandmothers of Africa who are raising their AIDS orphaned grandchildren. • The Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Katzie, Seniors Network is holding a presentation on memory loss and dementia from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Public Library. This session will discuss the relationship between dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, some possible early signs of dementia and what to do if you are concerned about memory loss. Free event. Refreshments provided. Please register at 604-786 7404 or e-mail htreleaven@shaw.ca. Ongoing • Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts is holding a breakfast fundraiser every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Delizie Italiane, 22266 Dewdney Trunk Rd., to raise money for the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Arts Council’s Arts Angels program. Get any breakfast menu item and a cup of organic coffee for $10 ($5 of which will go towards the scholarship fund). •The Maple Ridge Concert
Band needs percussionists. The band practices on Tuesday nights in the Maple Ridge Secondary School band room from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For further information please contact Brian Northam at 604-220-7499 or 604-463-4637. • Come join the BAMA Bluegrass Circle lead by the local legend Denis Leclerc. Bring your banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, upright bass or vocal harmonies on the first and third Mondays of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pitt Meadows location of the Bergthorson Academy at 12229 Harris Rd. For more information call Rob at 778-230-0543 or email info@
bergthorson.com • Mumble Jumble Storytimes take place Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Pitt Meadows Public Library from 11 to 11:30 a.m. 12047 Harris Rd. Call 604-465-4113 for more information. • Coffee and Comfort is a a local support group for Moms who have lost a child to death. For more information, call Clare at 604-463-0281 or e-mail sladenc@telus.net • Ridge Meadows Hospice Society has space available in their upcoming six-week children’s bereavement support group. This group is for children aged six to 12 years who have experienced the loss of a loved
one. For more information please call the society at 604-463-7722. • The Maple Ridge Legion euchre club is looking for players. The club meets Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the legion, corner of Brown Avenue and 224th Street. Call Irene at 604-465-1956 for more information. • Celebrate Recovery Ridge-Meadows, a faithbased recovery program, meets every Friday at St. George’s Anglican Church, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, from 6 to 9 p.m. This program is sponsored by the Ridge Meadows Ministerial Association. It exists to serve the
community of Ridge Meadows by providing a safe place where people from all walks of life can share their experiences to give hope and encouragement to one another. For more information email carolkeating@ shaw.ca or call 604-377-3575 www.celebraterecovery.ca • The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Child Care Resource and Referral Program is pleased to offer an engaging and informative workshop for parents, child care providers and professionals entitled Playing with Story, with Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald, an author of more than 60 books on storytelling and folklore topics. Participants will learn
to tell sic short audience-participation folktales. For more information, please contact Lynn Malbeuf 604-467-2273, ext. 123, or email lmalbeuf@ comservice.bc.ca • Golden Ears Writers Critique Group meets the first and third Fridays of the month, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Maple Ridge ACT. Adult writers of all levels and abilities welcome. Bring copies of writing for critique (800-1,000 words) or just drop in to find out what we are about. There is more information at www.facebook. com/goldenearswriters, or email andrea@walkerparkmedia.com
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