The Tely GoGuide

Today Jan. 26

The Arthritis Society is hosting free Joints In Motion information session at its office located at 78 O’Leary Ave. in St. John’s on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. Participants can choose to attend the sessions via teleconference. To register or for more information, please call 709-579-8190 or email ilindsay@nl.arthritis.ca. Visit www.jointsinmotion.ca for more information.

Friday, Jan. 27

The Church of the Ascension Men’s Club will hold a roast moose supper in the church auditorium, 58 Smallwood Drive, Mount Pearl on Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each and can be ordered from the Church Office at 368-5693.

Saturday, Jan. 28

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to The Inco Innovation Centre at Memorial University at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28-29.  Get your tickets today and be taken away to the most captivating places on earth. Tickets available at   Freeride Mountain Sports, Water St., Wallnuts Climbing Gym, Old Pennywell Rd. or Alpine Country Lodge in Churchill Square. For more information call 745-6626 or visit www.ucs.mun.ca/~outdoor.

Sunday Jan. 29

Gospel Hymn Sing, All Saints Parish, C.B.S. on Jan. 29 starting at 7 p.m. Come along and enjoy a fellowship of gospel music with Saints Alive Band, Gospel Moments, and Eastwind Gospel Band. Free will offering. For more information call  Sandra at 834-4627.

Monday, Jan. 30

Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association (NL) conducts its monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month. The next monthly meeting will take place on Monday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m., at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 1, Blackmarsh Rd. New members welcome. For more information call 368-4273.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Newfoundland and Labrador network for the prevention of elder abuse featuring Const. Karen Hemmens, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary speaking on the top 5 criminal threats to seniors at the Tiffany Village Retirement Residence, 50 Tiffany Court on Jan. 31 from 9:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. For information on how to participate via teleconference/webconference, go to www.nlnpea.ca/Event_postings.

Wednesday Feb. 1

A screening of the film “Journey of the Universe,” a story of Cosmic and Earth evolution, by Mary Evelyn Tucker and Brian Swimme will take place at the Mercy Centre for Ecology and Justice at 101 Mt. Scio Road on Feb. 1 at  1:30 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Admission is free but registration is required.To register call 722-0082 or email mcej@live.com.

Thursday, Feb. 2

Mary Dalton will read new and recently published work at the Arts Building of Memorial University in Room AA1046 (The Arts Atrium) at 7.30 p.m. on Feb. 2 sponored by the League of Canadian Poets and the Canada Council for the Arts, the reading, free to the public, is part of a cross-country series in honour of the renowned Canadian poet, P.K. Page, and in support of the P.K. Page trust fund, which supports poets and poetry in Canada.

General Listings

Saturday, Jan. 28

• Myers Briggs Workshop, with Marie Wall, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road. For information and/or to register, please call 753-8760 or email information@thelantern.nf.net.

• The Pippy Park Winterfest on Jan. 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pippy Park North Bank Lodge. Open to the community. Games, activities and fun for the family. Bring friends to enjoy snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing. Free rentals. Event information line 737-3655 or 682-3650.

• StarCraft II tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Midgard gaming, 7 Commonwealth Ave., Mount. Pearl (364-PLAY). This will be a charity tournament in support of Children’s Wish. Together we can help a child to receive his/her wish. To find out more about the Childrens wish, visit their website at www.childrenswish.ca.

• Positive Thinker’s monthly breakfast meeting on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Speaker is Dr. Paul Gardiner at the Hotel Mount Pearl, 7 Park Avenue. Cost is $15 members, $18 non-members. To reserve your seat call 579-5009, or e-mail sunshine.867@hotmail.com.

Sunday, Jan. 29

• Wesley Male Choir will assist the Rev. Bill Mercer on Sunday evening Jan. 29 at 6:50 p.m. This service promises some singing of the older hymns of the church and an inspiring, challenging word from Rev. Bill. All are welcome.

• Clarke’s Beach United church will be holding a Memorial Hymn sing on  Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

Monday, Jan. 30

• Corner Brook is the first city on the Earth Summit 2012 pan-Canadian tour. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, will be the only stop in Newfoundland and Labrador on Jan. 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the GCSU Foodcourt. Youth leaders and sustainability veterans will bring the community together to discuss the role of youth and civic engagement in democracy in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit 2012, Rio+20), and to take transformative actions. The event is hosted by Grenfell’s Environmental Policy Institute and is free and open to the public. For more information visit http://earthsummit.ca/.

• St. Philip’s ACW monthly card game will be held on Monday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Centre.  Grocery hamper prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd highest scores, plus other prizes, door prize and ticket draws. Cost is $5.  Lunch served. Come and join us for a great night of fun and fellowship.

Tuesday, Jan. 31

• Come relax and enjoy turning the old into the new with five sessions of creativity. Turn used paper into lovely occasion cards, t-shirts into unbelievable jewelry and much more. Sessions to take place at the Mercy Centre for Ecology and Justice, 101 Mt Scio Road from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on every Tuesday from Jan.31 to Feb. 28. Admission is free but registration is required. To register please call 722-0082 or email mcej@live.com.

• The Speaker’s Tool Box hosted by Joel Sweeney, owner of Professionally Speaking on Jan. 31 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the A.C. Hunter Library, children’s activity room. To register call 737-3950.

• The Family Life Bureau will be offering an empowerment course: based on the video series “Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend, begins Jan. 31 from

7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. To register, go to our website at www.rcsj.org for online registration or call Sr. Loretta Walsh at 579-0168 or email flb@nf.aibn.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 1

• Focusing “Felt Sense,” a mini-workshop with Donna Burt, Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Rd. For information and/or to register contact Donna at 728-2987 or dburt@nf.sympatico.ca.

 • The Seniors Resouce Centre will be offering a bereavement support group starting Feb. 1. The group will run for 6 weeks from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Seniors Resource NL located at 370 Torbay Rd. For further information call 737-2333.

• Bachelor of Nursing (Collaborative) Program and Bachelor of Nursing (Collaborative) Program Fast-Track option information session on Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Centre for Nursing Studies, Southcott Hall, 100 Forest Road. All high school students, post-secondary students, and mature men and women interested in a career in nursing are invited to attend. For further information call 864-6871 or 777-8171.

Thursday, Feb. 2

• Murphy Centre 25th Anniversary open house on Feb. 2 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Join us in celebration of our 25 years of community service at the Murphy Centre Academic Site, 1 Prince Philip Dr. (behind CNA).

• Child psychiatrist and mother Dr. Barbara Maddigan will share insights and tips to bring out the best in yourself and your family on Feb. 2 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the AC Hunter Library children’s activity room. For registration call 737-3950. Q & A session to follow author reading.

 • Join local author Scott Bartlett for the launch of his humorous novel Royal Flush, which tells the story of a King who has no idea how to run his Kingdom or keep a girl. It’s being held on February 2nd from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth Street. Contact Scott Bartlett through Facebook or email him at scott_t_bartlett@hotmail.com for more information.

Upcoming

• Barbara Pratt Painting Weekend Workshop for beginners and experienced painters at the GeoCentre on February 3-5. Cost is $225. Contact Helen Spencer 437-5097 or go to www.brotherbrennancentre.ca or check out our FaceBook. This is a fundraiser for the Brother Brennan Environmental Education Centre. The cost is $225. Folk with any level of painting skill are welcome. For more information call 437-5097 or email helenspencer@esdnl.ca

• Whitbourne Lions Club will host its monthly open mike show of old time country music on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Lions Club in Whitbourne. The doors open at 1 p.m.

 • The Arthritis Society is hosting free Joints In Motion information sessions at its office located at 78 O’Leary Ave. in St. John’s on Feb. 7 at  12 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Participants can choose to attend the sessions via teleconference. To register or for more information, please call 709-579-8190 or email ilindsay@nl.arthritis.ca. Visit www.jointsinmotion.ca for more information.

 • On Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. there will be a celebration of a new ministry, a Covenenting service, for Lorraine E. Moores, DLM. with East District of the Newfoundland and Labrador Conference of the United Church and Clarke’s Beach Pastoral charge at Clarke’s Beach United Church. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow. All are welcome.

• Annual general meeting and election of officers Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 56 in Pleasantville. Admittance by 2011 membership cards or receipt. Installation of officers to be announced.

• REEL Justice Film Festival,  “Bond of Silence,” presented by Community Justice Initiatives-NL and The Lantern, Feb. 6, from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Rd.  For information call 753-8760 or email information@thelantern.nf.net

• Coping with Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free, “Toss the Guilt and Catch the Joy” with Helen Martinez, Psy.D. on Feb. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Lantern, 35 Barnes Rd. For information and to register call 753-8760 or email information@thelantern.nf.net

• The Newfoundland Historic Trust’s Buildings At Risk list is released annually to bring attention to sites at risk due to neglect, lack of funding, inappropriate development and weak legislation. It has become a powerful tool in the fight for the preservation and protection of Newfoundland and Labrador’s tangible historic resources. If you know a site that should be included on our list, tell us about it today. Visit www.historictrust.ca to see the 2011 Buildings at Risk list and to download a 2012 nomination form. Deadline for nominations is February 10, 2012. Feel free to contact us if you are considering a nomination or if you have any questions coordinator@historictrust.ca at 739-7870.

• Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 56, Pleasantville, Valentines dinner and dance on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Music by Two Grey. Dinner will be stuffed chicken breast. Proper dress required. Tickets are $40 double and can be picked up at the Legion. All are welcome.

• On Feb. 11, Newman Sound Men’s Choir will don our tuxedos for our fifth annual Love Songs For Seniors. Throughout the day, we will perform free concerts at three seniors’ homes to celebrate Valentine’s Day. In lieu of concert tickets, Newman Sound is seeking pledges of any amount to support this performance and our other artistic endeavours throughout the year. Newman Sound is a registered charity and will be issuing tax receipts for amounts of $20 and higher. Performances are scheduled as follows 11 a.m at the Admirals’ Coast Retirement Centre, Kelligrews, 1 p.m. at the Caribou Veterans’ Pavilion, Miller Centre and 2:30 p.m. at  St. Luke’s Home.

• The Foster Families Association C.B.S. Local hold monthly meetings every 3rd Wednesday of the month. February’s meeting will be on Feb. 15 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Boardroom in the Villa Nova Office. If you would like more information or to be added to our email list contact Tina at 744 2848 or email at tinah@nl.rogers.com. If your family would like more information on becoming a foster family, please contact Amy at 754-0213.

• On behalf of the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA), we invite you to participate in our Annual Conference and Trade Show taking place in Gander on Feb 14 – 16. This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with the aquaculture industry and its support personnel from throughout the province. For more information on Cold Harvest 2012 contact Roberta Collier at 538-3454 or via email at Roberta@naia.ca. More details will be posted on our website at www.naia.ca as they become available.

• Holy Family Parish, Paradise, hosting a card game on Weds Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. at Holy Innocents Anglican Church Hall, Paradise Road. Lots of prizes. Lunch will be provided. For tickets call Jim at 782-1123 or the parish office 781-1696.

• The Flanker’s playing at St. Philips parish centre on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. Cost is $10 single. For more information call Cecile 237-5577, Bernice 895-6491 or Una 770-3138.

• The Conception Harbour Heritage Group hosts its monthly open mic show on the third Sunday of each month and this month’s will be held on Feb. 19 at the Parish Hall next to the Jamie Murphy Memorial. The doors open at 1 p.m. and the excitement starts at 2 p.m.

• Join us at the A.C. Hunter Library for a free introduction to winter camping for adults. Hosted by outdoor enthusiast, Alan Goodridge on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at the 1st floor children’s activity room. To register, call 737-3950.

 • Neighbourhood Dance Works presents Do You Think You Can Dance 2012. Auditions will be held Feb. 26 at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre. We are looking for soloists, duets and group dancers aged 14 and up for the Do You Think You Can Dance showcase taking place March 18. For more information or to set up an audition time, please contact Neighbourhood Dance Works at 722 3663.

• The Postmedia Network and The Telegram’s Raise-A-Reader NL has launched its second Literacy Grants Call. This call supports literacy initiatives with funding opportunities up to $2000.  Applications should show a commitment to increased learning opportunities for adults, children, and/or families. Raise-A-Reader NL will be accepting grant applications from community organizations until Feb. 29. For full application details, please visit literacynl.com or call the Literacy NL Learn Line at 1-800-563-1111.