The Tely GoGuide

Thursday, Sept. 2

• Draw your focus inward on Thursday evenings with Shakti Yoga Studio. At 5:30 p.m. slow things down with a gentle yoga class or join us at 7 p.m. for a Hatha Flow, followed by a 15 minute Yoga Nidra relaxation. Drop-ins are welcome, visit www.shaktiyogastudio.ca or call 722-YOGA for more information.

• Thursday Mustang Roundup and Cruise at Tim Horton’s, Thorburn Road, St. John’s. Roundup from 6:30-8 p.m. Cruise from 8-11 p.m.

• The 5th annual Films on the Go tour is revving up for another year. A two night program of 14 local, national and international films to 10 destinations around Newfoundland and Labrador. The tour schedule is as follows: Friday and Saturday at Woody Point Heritage Theatre (Woody Point), Sept. 7-8 College of the North Atlantic (Stephenville), Sept. 9-10 Arts and Culture Centre (Corner Brook), Sept. 14-15 Arts and Culture Centre (Gander), Sept. 16-17 Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts (Grand Falls-Windsor), Sept. 23 Culture Days Screening — Johnson Geo Centre (St. John’s), Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre (Happy Valley-Goose Bay). Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 regular and $5 students and seniors. Bonavista screening tickets $7. For more information, visit www.womensfilmfestival.com/fotg.php.

•Tango on the Edge holds practicas (informal Argentine Tango dancing) every Thursday 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the RCA, 10 Bennett Ave. Everyone welcome. For details and contacts, visit www.tangoontheedge.ca.

Friday, Sept. 3

• Seniors Chair Yoga Fridays 10:45 a.m. to noon. Stretch, strengthen and relax. Contact Shakti Yoga Studio at 722-9642, by at e-mail at info@ShaktiYogaStudio.ca or www.shaktiyogastudio.ca.

• Newfoundland and Labrador media artists and filmmakers are reminded that the 2010 Newfoundland Joy Award deadline is 5 p.m., Friday. The Award is valued at $14,200. Application forms and details of all Joy Awards for 2010 are available at LINDAJOY.COM. For further information, contact Will Roberts at the 1-902-420-4522,  info@lindajoy.com or visit LINDAJOY.COM.

• An installation of new works by Tamara Henderson, “You and Me We’ll End Up in a Chair by the Sea,” will open at the A1C Gallery Friday at 8 p.m. and end Saturday, Oct. 4.

• The Beaches Heritage Centre, Eastport will host the 10th Annual Country Music Weekend Friday to Sunday at 8 p.m. A different show each night. Admission: $12 each Also, Saturday a Silent Auction and Chuckwagon Dinner. Admission: $15 each. To reserve tickets, call 677-2360.

• The Rising Tide Theatre in Trinity presents the season premiere of “Brand New Beat”, a play featuring the Art Andrews Dance Party television series in Newfoundland in the 1960s. Join us Friday nights as we gather around for some swinging, swaying, and records playing, some dancing on TV. For more information, contact 1-888-464-3377 or visit www.risingtidetheatre.com.

• Newfoundland Labrador’s largest youth theatre program is accepting applications into its Fall 2010 semester. TNL provides theatre training for youth aged 6–19 years in the basics of acting and stagecraft, while also encouraging the development of focus, confidence, and communications skills. Deadline for application is Friday. Class space is limited. To apply or for more information, contact Sarah at 639-7238 or youth@theatrenewfoundland.com.

Saturday, Sept. 4

• Musicians are invited to perform/busk at the Stephenville Community Market every Saturday from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Lions Club. Just show up with your instruments and have a jam.

• Yoga 101 Saturdays/Sundays from 2-3 p.m. Four class session. Great for first time yoga practitioners and those wanting an overview of the basic postures. Contact Shakti Yoga Studio at 722-9642, e-mail info@ShaktiYogaStudio.ca or visit www.shaktiyogastudio.ca.

• Opening Saturday, from 3-5 p.m. are two new exhibits at the Leyton Gallery — “Interiors” is a small group show of six artists and “Waxworks” is a solo show by artist Anita Singh. The shows run until Sept. 25. For more information, call 722-7177, e-mail leytongallery@nf.aibn.com, or visit www.theleytongallery.com.

Sunday, Sept. 5

• Sunday Mustang Brunch and Cruise at Don Cherry’s, Freshwater Road, St. John’s. Every Sunday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. then cruise weather permitting.

• Fertility Yoga Sunday mornings from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Pre-registration required. Contact Shakti Yoga Studio at 722-9642, e-mail at info@ShaktiYogaStudio.ca or visit www.shaktiyogastudio.ca.

• Whitbourne Lions Club hosts its monthly afternoon of fun and fabulous old time country music on the first Sunday of each month. This month’s open mic will be held Sunday at the Lions Club in Whitbourne. The doors open at 1 p.m. and the excitement starts at 2 p.m. Join the other performers on stage at the open mic or bring your instrument and play along or just tap your feet to that great old country beat.

• The E. P. Roche Assembly of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will participate in its annual Rosary at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Flatrock Sunday at 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome. All Brother Knights of all degrees are encouraged to attend.

• The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin) is celebrated on Sundays, 5:15 p.m. at St. Pius X Church, Smithville Crescent (behind Rennies River School, Elizabeth Avenue). Latin-English Missals provided. For more information, call 753-2681 or e-mail unavoce.sopc@gmail.com.

• The Cape St. Mary’s Performance Series features traditional singer Rita Young, wind instrumentalists Lisa and Paul Bendzsa, and Irish Newfoundlanders father and son Fergus O’Byrne and Fergus Brown O’Byrne, Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Interpretation Centre, Cape St. Mary’s. Tickets $10 adults/$5 children. For more information, visit www.capestmarys.ca.

• Bingo every Sunday night at St. Teresa’s Parish Hall, 120 Mundy Pond Rd. Doors open 7 p.m. Games begin at 8 p.m. Lots of parking and there is wheelchair access. Rising jackpot each week.

Monday, Sept. 6

• Kids Yoga (Age 6-12) Monday afternoons. Contact Shakti Yoga Studio at 722-9642 or e-mail info@ShaktiYogaStudio.ca or visit www.shaktiyogastudio.ca.

Tuesday, Sept. 7

• Where once they Stood, celebrating the 400th anniversary of English settlement. Historical walking tour Tuesdays and Fridays only from 9:15 a.m. at The Sheraton Hotel until Nov. 11. Tour lasts about 75 minutes. Reservations: 364-6845. Visit www.boyletours.com.

• Relaxation Yoga Class for all ages and levels at the Church of the Ascension in Mt. Pearl Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Call Rita Lester at 682-7671 or visit www.relaxationyoga.ca to inquire.

• Moltar Bia and Mel Smith Studios together with Focal Point Gallery and Printing presents the 2nd Annual Students Arts Exhibition for IOPC (Intro to Oil Painting Classes) Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7 and 8, at Focal Point Gallery and Printing, 116 Duckworth St., St. John’s from 7-10 p.m. For more information, contact Melanie Smith at 576-0740 or visit www.melsmithstudios.com.

• The September meeting of the Avalon Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:15 p.m. at the Elk’s Club on Carpasian Road.

• On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at The Lantern at 35 Barnes Rd. in St. John’s, the African grandmothers and granddaughters group will begin a cross-Canada tour. The AfriGrand Caravan (The Stephen Lewis Foundation) hopes to engage thousands of Canadians as global citizens in a struggle to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa. For more information, call S. Buehler at 726-5201 or K. Matthews at 579-0778

• Are you hurting? Do you need peace in your life? The place to be is the Spiritual Inner Healing Ministry. The ministry welcomes you every Tuesday evening for an hour of praise and worship at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Church basement on Patrick Street in St. John’s. For more information, contact Yvonne at 368-9313.

• Come and enjoy the experience of the Upper Room (Matthew Ch. 26-27), Inner Healing Ministry, Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Church Auditorium. For more information, call Jackie at 747-0698.

• A mixed level yoga class will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:45 p.m. at the Lantern. Visit www.yoga-om.ca or call Janice at 237-3689 for more information.

• All you cool cats and chicks are invited to Theatre Newfoundland Labrador’s barrelhouse show, Backlot Beat, a coffee house fundraiser for the Youth Theatre Island Exchange Project, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Wednesday, Sept. 8.

• Western Health will offer a Gambling Group to provide education and awareness about gambling-related issues. The group will be open to anyone in the community who gambles. Meetings will take place on Wednesdays at Mental Health and Addiction Services, Boone’s Road, Corner Brook and will begin Sept. 22. Interested participants must register before Sept. 7. To register, call 634-4506. Space is limited.

Wednesday, Sept. 8

• Church of the Good Shepherd on Richard Nolan Drive in Mount Pearl will host a cafe every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and muffins from 10 a.m. to noon and lunch served at noon. Drop by and enjoy. No charge.

• The Heart&Stroke Big Bike will roll through the province in September. Arriving in St. John’s on Sept. 8 it will be on the Avalon from Sept. 8-16 and then heading west across the province. This bike built for 30 is a great way to build community and corporate spirit while helping a great cause. Don’t miss the Big Bike, to register call 753-8521 or visit www.bigbike.ca.

Thursday, Sept. 9

• The Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation and Spirit of Newfoundland Productions will host complimentary screech-ins at The Jighouse daily for the entire summer from 2-4 p.m. To get in touch with The Jighouse, call 724-1600.

• Heavenly Creatures will hold a Goods Bingo Thursday, Sept. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights Of Columbus, 49 St. Clare Ave. in St. John’s. Admission is $1. Anyone interested in donating goods to this event can write to ashleyandkim@hotmail.com or call 691-5466 (Kim), 576-0440 (Ashley).

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