Community events — West Island style

Galerie de la Ville presents an exhibition of works in various media by members of the Artists Association of Dollard entitled Circus until Aug. 5. For more information, call 514-684-1012 ext.298.

Roxboro Library (110 Cartier St.) presents the paintings of Paulette Bilodeau until July 31. For more information, call 514-684-8247.

Dorval Library (1401 Lakeshore Dr.) will show the paintings of Brenda McPhee and the City Hall (60 Martin Ave., Dorval) will present the paintings of Annette Langston until Aug. 5. For more information, call 514-633-4000.

Galerie de la Ville (12 001 Salaberry Blvd., Dollard des Ormeaux) is opened for submission for its 2007 exhibition until July 30. The theme will be “Mind Games”. For more information, go online to www.dollardartcentre.com.

PERFORMANCE

Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire (176 Lakeshore Rd.) presents Fortin, Léveillé, Donato et Nasturica on July 18 at 8 p.m. For more information, call 514-630-1220.

Beaconsfield presents Puppet Playhouse: Le monstre et les cinq oursons, for three years and up on July 22 at 3 p.m. at Centennial (288 Beaconsfield Blvd.). For more information, call 514-428-4480.

Dorval presents Spirit of New Orleans performing Dixieland jazz on July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Pine Beach Park in Dorval. For more information, call 514-633-4170.

Dorval presents Scapin, a high energy comedy which tells the tale of two men desperately in love with two beautiful young women, on July 25 at 7 p.m. at Millennium Park (Lakeshore Dr., Dorval). For more information, call 514-633-4170.

Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro presents Marc Déry in a free outdoor concert on July 26 at 8:30 p.m. at the George Springate Sportplex (13800 Pierrefonds Blvd.) For more information, call 514-624-1114.

La Maison Trestler Summer Music Festival presents Milica Sperovik-Ribarski on July 18 and Fernando Cupertino De Barros with Consuelo Quireze Rosa on July 25. For more information, call 450-455-6290.

Hudson Village Theatre (28 Wharf Rd, Hudson) presents Chapter two by Neil Simon, directed by Dean Patrick Fleming, until July 29. The play is about two lonely people who find each other and start dating. For more information, call 514-979-3570.

Dorval Library (1401 Lakeshore Drive) presents the launch of the new book of Beverly A. Lawrence entitled Mystica- the Horse in the Attic and the Mystical Doorway, on July 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Dorval presents Swinging Air Force, an energetic and innovative dance troupe, on July 19 at 7 p.m., at Pine Beach Park. For more information, call 514 633-4170.

Lakeshore Light Opera invites you to Summer Sing Alongs at the church of St. John the Baptist in Pointe-Claire on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. For more information, call 514-804-4900.

Spectrum Vocal Ensemble is doing auditions. Rehearsals are on Monday evenings. Sopranos and tenors who read music and have a choral experience are especially encouraged to come. For more information, call 450-458-2296.

Montreal City Voices of Harmony, an a cappella chorus, invites women to come and visit for free vocal lessons. Rehearsals are on Wednesday at 7:30 at First Christian Reform Church (52 Joseph Paiement St., Dollard-des-Ormeaux). For more information, call 514-685-3924.

Melodia Choir, an established West Island adult choir specializing in contemporary and popular music, is searching a Choral Director. For more information, call 514-631-6533.

CONFERENCES, TALKS, LECTURES

Children’s Hospital is taking registrations for its Mini Med School where six experts will give information on autism, palliative care, emergency medicine and more… Classes start on September 10. For more information, call 514-412-4307.

WIAIH Ressource Centre (111 Donegani Ave., Pointe-Claire) contains books, magazines, videos and DVDs about intellectual handicaps and autism. For more information, call 514-694-7090 ext.14.

MEETINGS

Ballroom dancing practices at the Red Barn have ended for the season. The start date for September will be announced soon. For more information, call 514-457-4484.

Al Anon offers support for families and friends of alcoholics. For more information, call 514-866-9803.

Project Pride Centre Lifeline is holding a weekly support group for the family and friends of addicts and/or alcoholics every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 4985 Queen Mary. For more information, call 514-485-5121.

ANEB Québec is launching two support groups for people suffering from eating disorders, and for their families and friends. Meetings will be bi-weekly, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the West-Island YMCA (230 Brunswick Blvd., Pointe-Claire). For more information, call 514-630-0907 or visit www.anebquebec.com.

West Island YMCA (230 Brunswick Blvd., Pointe-Claire) invites girls from 12 to 17 years old to its new free program, “Chick Chat”, every Friday at 7 p.m. Self-esteem, body image, nutrition and relationship issues will be addressed. For more information call 514-630-9864 ext.335.

One Parent Families Association invites you to a weekly breakfast every Saturday. For more information on the Association and their activities, call 514-685-2717.

JUST FOR KIDS

Pointe Claire Library offers all kinds of story times, crafts, workshops and reading activities for kids from 0 to 17 years old, at the main branch and the Valois branch. For more information, call 514-630-1218 ext. 1628.

Public libraries of Pointe Claire, Kirkland, Beaconsfield and Westmount invites children from 3 to 13 years old to explore science and fiction through books this summer. Prizes and a party will close the program. For information, contact any of the participating libraries.

Dollard des Ormeaux Library’s (12 001 de Salaberry Blvd.) Book Club is open to kids of all ages. The theme this summer will be “Lost Worlds, and focus on ancient civilizations”. For more information, call 514-684-1496.

Pointe-Claire Library (100 Douglas-Shand Ave.) invites 10 to 16 years olds to come have fun making necklaces, earrings and bracelets with star motifs on July 11 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 514-630-1218 ext.1624.

Dorval Leisure and Culture Services Department is offering its annual Chess Camp until July 27, for youth 6 to 13 years of age, at Dorval Arena (1450 Dawson Ave.). For more information, call 514-633-4000.

Stewart Hall (176 Lakeshore Rd., Pointe-Claire) presents an exhibition for youth until Sept. 9 entitled ‘What do animals talk about’. For more information, call 514-630-1220.

Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire is taking reservations for Learning through play, a bilingual cultural pre-school program for children three to five years old. For more information, call 514-630-1220.

Roxboro Library will be offering summer activities for children from one to 12 years old: musical story hour, cooking, arts and crafts, creative workshop, puppets workshop, scientific workshop and a reading club. For more information, call 514-684-8247.

The West Island YMCA offers the Diversion program, a group for 12 to 17 years old meeting twice a week for discussion and recreational activities. For more information, call 514 630-9864 ext. 326.



COURSES

Concordia University's Senior Non-Credit Programme is taking inscription starting on July 25 for fall and winter session. For more information and an appointment, call 514-858-2424 ext. 3893.

Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire is giving a course for beginners entitle Italian for travellers on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or from 7 to 9 p.m. until August 16. For information, call 514-630-1220.

Pointe Claire CPR program is offering early child care and first-aid care on July 19 and 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 514-630-1226.

Arthritis Montreal (750 Dawson Ave., room 103, Dorval) is taking pre-registrations for fall classes: Coping with fibromyalgia and Pain and stress. For more information, call 514 631-3288.

Latin dance classes (with or without partner) are offered by the Montreal Dance Club in Pointe Claire, Lachine, Hudson and Dorval. For information call 514-624-0533.

Arthritis Montreal presents “Introduction to Stress & Pain Management Strategies”, a course covering meditation and breathing exercises for daily living. To register, call 514-631-3288.

Roxboro Library offers language classes for beginners in French, English and Spanish, and computer courses. For more information, call 514-684-8247.

Bridge courses offered this spring by the Dollard des Ormeaux Senior's Club. Various levels are available weekday morning at DDO Civic Centre. For more information call 514-684-1012 ext. 209.

VOLUNTEER

MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (7000 Sherbrooke St. West, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) is looking for volunteers to assist in their elementary school swimming pool with visually impaired or multi-impaired students. For more information, call 514-489-8201 ext.1005 or email sbilodea@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.

Westside Gathering would like to help people who can not otherwise do the work themselves. Whether its yard work, cleaning the house or moving boxes, just call and they will give you a helping hand. For more information, call 514-502-7059.

La Relâche has an urgent need for assistance for the summer day camp and are counting on the generosity of companies in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area and on the community to help children with intellectual or physical disabilities enjoy their summer. For more information, call 514-902-0874.

CLSC Rene-Cassin is looking for volunteers to act as friendly visitors for homebound seniors in Cote St. Luc, Hampstead and Snowdon. For more information, call 514-488-3673 ext. 1351.

Volunteer West Island matches you with diverse volunteer opportunities that suit your interests, availability and aspirations. They need people to teach petanque, give out pamphlets or serve snacks. For more information, call 514-457-5445 or see www.cabvwi.org.

The “Moving Ahead” program of the Douglas Hospital is looking for volunteers to work with people who have a mental illness and who reside in the community. For more information, call 514-761-6131 ext. 4106 or contact the program coordinator at stella.gaucher-murovic@douglas.mcgill.ca.

The Association sportive des aveugles du Québec is seeking for a volunteer to take the direction of the lawn bowling club for Westmount and Beaconsfield. For more information, call 514-252-3178.

Pierrefonds Library is looking for volunteers to set up a delivery service for those who are unable to come to the library. For more information, call 514-620-4181.

MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre is looking from volunteers to assist (1 to 5 days/week) in their summer camp program for multiply impaired children until August 3. For more information, call 514-489-8201 ext. 1005.

NOVA West Island is looking for volunteers wishing to provide friendly, compassionate, respite to palliative cancer patients and their caregivers by phone or in a home environment. For more information, call 514-695-8335.

SCHOOLS

River’s Edge Community Music School is a non-profit, community based school offering private lessons to children and adults. Classes take place at 5567 Cote St. Antoine in NDG. For summer registration, call 514-487-9696 or contact music@riversedgeonline.ca

Beaconsfield Creative Preschool is a non profit co-operative parent preschool located at 303 Sherbrooke St., Beaconsfield. There are still a few spots available for 3 and 4 year olds for September. For more information, call 514-693-5665.

Jardin d’enfants Beechwood in Roxboro (116 Cartier) is taking registrations for September. This bilingual program is opened to children from 2 to 5 years old. For more information, call 514-684-5087.

Pat Roberts Centre (16 167 Gouin Blvd., Ste. Geneviève) offers a specialized preschool program for children from birth to five years with special needs; a formal diagnosis is not required. For more information, call 514-696-5144.

Jubilee Elementary offers a new preschool program with mornings for 4 year-olds and afternoons for 3 year-olds. For more information, call 514-684-9289 or 514-290-7258.

Dorval Preschool Coop is a preschool for 3 and 4 year olds at Sarto Desnoyers Centre (1335 Lakeshore). Registration is on now. Call Lisa at 514-631-9394.

Dorval Elementary Pre-Kindergarten (170 Brockwell, Dorval) offers a bilingual, structured program that prepares 4 years old for kindergarten. Reserve now for 2008-2009. For more information, call 514-947-7899.

St. Edmund Nursery School located in St. Edmund Elementary in Beaconsfield is now accepting registrations for September 2007. It is a bilingual program opened Monday to Thursday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 514-694-9543.

Pat Roberts Centre (16167 Gouin, Ste. Genevieve) offers a specialized preschool program for children from birth to five years old with special needs. A formal diagnosis is not required. Registration is ongoing. Prospective parents are welcome to visit. For an appointment or more information, call 514-696-5144.

PUBLIC EVENTS

FutureChurch is organizing a prayer service and public lecture on July 22 featuring Virginia Lafond of Ottawa, a social worker and Catholic activist, at the Terra Nova Centre (298 Brookhaven Ave., Dorval), from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 514-365-8275.

Dollard des Ormeaux Executive Softball League will be holding the 14th annual Bernie Duplantie Memorial Softball Tournament on Aug. 3 to 5, at the Edward J.

Park (Einstein and Monet Rd., Dollard des Ormeaux).

Volunteer West Island is organizing its 7th annual fund raising Golf Tournament on August 8 at St-Raphael golf club. For more information, call 514-457-5445 ext.229.

Nova West Island is organizing its 14th annual Golf Tournament on August 20 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Beaconsfield Golf Club. For more information, call 514-695-8335 ext.107.

Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire is organizing guided tours of historic Stewart Hall on July 18 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 514 630-1220.

West Island Citizen Advocacy is holding a free community kitchen, as part of the Bread Basket Project, on July 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Volunteer West Island (1 de l'Église St.,Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue). For more information, call 514-694-5850.

West Island Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (111 Donegani Ave., Pointe-Claire) invites parents, grandparents or friends of a child with special needs to a coffee break on August 7 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Teapot 50 plus Centre in Lachine is organizing its third annual camping weekend at the Camp de l’Avenir Lac Ouimet in the Laurentians from Aug. 1 to 3. For more information, call 514-637-5627.

The Teapot 50 plus Centre in Lachine is organizing a foot clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 514-637-5627.

AWISH (Arthritis Montreal) wants to contact parents, adolescents and young adults for a sharing program. For more information, call 514-631-3288 or email info@arthritismontreal.ca.

Roxboro Library is holding a French book club for adults every Friday this summer. For more information, call 514-684-8247.

Senior men’s bridge meets on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Cedar Park United Church in Pointe-Claire. No partner required. For more information, call 514-697-6082.

One Parent Families Association is organizing breakfast every Saturday for single parents who are looking to meet and make friends who are in similar situation. For more information, call 514-685-2717.

Riverside Lawn Bowling is looking for new members for the summer. Carpet bowling is also available, as well as bridge, card games, luncheons and tea parties. For more information, call 514-637-7149.

SALES

St. Paul's Anglican Church is holding a garage sale on August 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the church hall (377, 44th avenue, Lachine). For more information, call 514-634-1965.

Catholic Women’s League is organizing a garage sale on July 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Parish Hall (106 Anselme-Lavigne, Dollard des Ormeaux). For more information, call 514-685-5354.