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call Marie at 642-5088 or Anne at
478-8116. 46

Romance Writers of America —
Homegrown Romance . . . More than
half a dozen authors from the local
romance writer's chapter will be on
hand to chat, answer questions, and
autograph issues of their latest re-
leases at Tanner's Books, Beacon
Ave., Sidney on Fri., Nov. 23 at 2 pm.
Guests include Naomi Horton from
Nanaimo; Vanessa Grant from Gabri-
ola, and Lynne Bryant from Sidney.

Annual General Meeting of Capital
Families — Tues., Nov. 20, 12 noon. St.
John's Anglican Church in the Crypt,
1611 Quadra St. Topic: U.N! Conven-
tion on Rights of the Child. Brent Parfitt,
deputy ombudsman, speaker. Child-
minding available. Liquid refreshments
provided. Public welcome: 474-7181.46
Fairfield Community Assoc. Commit-
tee — open meeting on the Environ-
ment every third Thurs. at 7:30 at
Fairfield Comm. Place, 1335 Thurlow.
Contact Tom Loring, 384-7357 or Janet
Frost, 361-4373. TFN

Victoria Business and Professional
Women’s Club —meeting Nov. 21, 5
pm-networking; 6 pm-dinner, St. Mi-
chael’s Racquet Club, 3964 Gordon
Head at McKenzie. Speaker: Lillian van
Pelt, Pacifica Housing Advisory Assoc.
Topic: Women and Negotiating Skills.
To reserve space, call Debra Ruffell at
384-1230, by Nov. 16. 47

Victoria Historical Society —meeting,
Thurs., Nov. 22 at 6 pm, Sikh Temple,
1210 Topaz. Parking at side of building.
A tour, talk on the history of the Sikhs in
Victoria, and a meal. Admission by
donation. Contact Pamela Odgers, 592-
0359. Ladies, please wear head
scarves in Temple. 47

The Victoria Humanist Organization
— will have a meeting at the Unitarian
Church, 106 Superior St. in James Bay,
Nov. 18. Topic: Love, Marriage, Divorce;
a Humanitarian view. For more info ph.
656-5015. 46

Victoria Council of Women —feature
as their guest speaker at Nov. meeting,
Louise Baur, a Camosun College coor-
dinator of English as a Second Lan-
guage Program. Her topic is Multicul-
turalism and Literacy. Hear her at noon,
Nov. 19, St. John’s Parish House
Lounge, 1611 Quadra St. Bring your
bag lunch. Tea or coffee served. 47
The Women’s Canadian Club of Vic-
toria — meets on Thurs., Nov. 22 at 2

VICTORIA
SENIORS
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VICTORIA

SENIORS
FESTIVA

Thursday, November 29th
Friday, November 30th

Saturday, December 1st

at

Victoria Silver Threads
&

The McPherson Playhouse

10:00 am - 4:00 pm :

FREE!

Festival Dance |
(Featuring The Keynotes)
Saturday December 1st - 7:00 pm :
at

VICTORIA SILVER THREADS :

Playhouse Lobby:

ON DISPLAY
McPherson

Seniors serving seniors
Seniors visiting program
CRD - Recycling program
Victoria Health Project 3
Wellness Centres
Parkwood/Kensington
House/Cumberland
Residences

McGill & Orme

Douglas House

R.V. Video

Canadian Seniors
Housing Group
Community Police
Westcoast Publishing
R.B.C. Museum Artifacts
Display

The Wellesley of Victoria
Berwick House
Beechwood Estates

The Victorian
Forewalkers

Tickets: $2.50

Sponsored by:

The Victoria Weeklies, Canadian Seniors Housing Group, CFAX 1070, City of Victoria Victoria Parks &
Recreation, Berwick House, The Wellesley, Silver Threads, McPherson Founcation.

pm in the Newcombe Auditorium.
Guest speaker: Russ Menifield, Q.C.,
author, historian. Topic: Famous Per-
sons Who Might Have Met Me. Guests
and new members welcome. Guests
$5. Info 388-6590. 47

Parent Resource Groups — Weekly
meetings in your neighbourhood. For
parents of infants/preschoolers/pre-
teens/teens. Education. Information.
Support. Groups throughout the region.
Call for details. Capitali Families Assoc.
3319-A Painter Rd. Ph. 474-7181. TFN

The Irish Canadian Cultural Associa-
tion — welcomes anyone interested in
Irish culture, food; music, humor to
attend their monthly meetings, the third
Friday of each month. 7:30 pm. Cedar
Hill Rec. Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. —
For more info call M. McLaverty 477-
8990 or |.C.A. 388-4728. TEN
Kiwanis Club of Saanich — Dedicat-
ed to community service. Meets every
Tuesday night at 6:15 pm at Tally Ho
Restaurant on Douglas St. Newcomers
invited. For more info ph. Lou Drage at
595-2141 or 361-4941.

ARTIST NOEL BLISS shows his paintings at the Shawnigan Lake
Art Show (Auld Kirk Gallery) every Fri.-Sun., from noon fo 5

p.m., until Nov. 25.

Law Centre — will be presenting a
public legal education class entitled
Personal Injury Claims and 1.C.B.C.,
Wed., Nov. 14 at 7 pm, Shoreline
Community School, 2750 Shoreline Dr.
Everyone is welcome. Free. Those
persons wishing to attend are asked to
pre-register by contacting The Law
Centre at 388-4516. Also, Selling A
Home on Thurs., Nov. 15, 7 pm, Esqui-
malt Branch, Greater Victoria Public
Library, 1151 Esquimalt Rd. 46
Greater Victoria Multicultural Wom-
en's Association — Free Friday noon
progam, Nov. 16. Room 243, Market
Square, 560 Johnson St.(entrance Pan-
dora Ave.). Speaker: Carol Martin -
Children’s Librarian, Victoria Central
Library. Topic: Children’s Literature
(Ideas for Christmas Giving). Guest wel-
come. Brown bag lunch. 46
Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellow-
ship International — Monthly banquet
meeting will be held at Princess Mary
Restaurant, 344 Harbour Rd., Nov. 19
at 18:30 hours. Speaker: Dr. J. Nor-
grove Penny, an orthopedic surgeon,
sharing some of his life experiences.
For more info or reservations ph. 386-
4112 (24 hrs.). 46
Bosom Buddies — support group for
women who had breast disease or
surgery: First Thursday of each month.
New members welcome. For more info
ph. 477-0088 or 656-1619. :

Vancouver Island Amputee Society
— Mon., Nov. 19, 7:30 pm, 2881
Nanaimo St., RCMP Headquarters. To-
pic: Federal Tax Benefits for Disabled
People. Also, social evening for mem-
bers, partners and friends. Nov. 17 at 8
pm, 2881 Nanaimo St., lounge. Bring
an appetizer or goodie! 46
©ak Bay - Gorden Head New Demo-
crats — will be holding a “Fair Taxes”
Goods and Services Auction on Sat.,
Nov. 24 at 7:30 pm at the Gordon Head
Rec Centre Auditorium, 1744 Feltham
Rd. Guest speaker: Mike Harcourt.
Tickets are $5. For tickets and info ph.
477-2313. 47
Baha’is of Victorla-Series of Public
Meetings — James Bay Community
Centre, 140 Oswego St., meeting room
3, 10:30 am to 12 noon. Topics: Nature
of Man-Body, Soul and Spirit, Sat., Nov.
17; True Education, Sat., Dec. 1; Spiri-
tual Partnership in Marriage, Sat., Dec.
15: Beyond Holistic Health, Sat., Dec.
29. No charge. Music provided. 52
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAM-
RA) — For those interested in home-
brewing and traditional beer, CAMRA,
Victoria's next meeting will be Nov. 19
at 7:30 pm. Greg Evans, Royal B.C.
Museum, will speak on the history of
brewing in Victoria (slides). For loca-
tion, call 595-7728. 46
School Board Trustees, School Dis-
trict No. 61 — All candidates meeting
scheduled for Thurs., Nov.15, Central;
at 7:30 pm. VCPAC is committed to
Ongoing communication between all
stakeholders in education. As part of
our commitment we are holding the all
candidates at the locations listed above.
For more info call Joan Huddleston at
721-0462. 46

A Classie Buskers Spectacular —
Fri., Nov. 16 at 8 pm; Sat., Nov: 17 at8
pm, Royal Theatre. Conductor: Glen
Fast. Guests: The Classic Buskers,
Michael Copley and lan Moore. Pro-
gram: Nicolai: Merry Wives of Windsor
Overture; Mozart: Aria from Magic
Flute; Rossini: Petit Suite; Sullivan:
Yeoman of the Guard Overture, and
much more. Tickets from $8.50 at all
usual outlets and Royal Theatre 383-
9711. 46
Early Music Society of the Islands —
presents Concerto Amabile in Bach
to Bach. Performers: Kathleen Kraft,
baroque flute; Elizabeth Blumen-
stock, baroque violin; Elisabeth le
Guin, baroque cello; Phebe Craig,
harpsichord. Music by J.S. Bach,
Louis Marchand, Johann Ph. Kirn-
berger, and C.RE. Bach. Sat., Nov. 24,
8 pm, St. John’s Anglican Church,
1611 Quadra St. $12 regular; $11
seniors; $10 members, $5 studenis,
available at door (Series tickets will
also be available at a discount). 48
Royal Canadian College of Organ-
ists, Victoria Chapter — presents A
Cecilian Celebration, Fri., Nov. 23,
7:30 pm at Christ Church Cathedral,
Quadra at Rockland. A free will
offering will offset expenses and
benefit the R.C.CG.O: Scholarship
Fund. This celebration of the birth of
St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music, will
include a brief sung evensong with
the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral
under Michael Gormley, and a per-
formance of Benjamin Britten's
Hymn 7 St. Cecilia by the Byng
Singers directed by Matthew Larkin.
For more info call Clayton Lee 477-
2780 or the Cathedral office 383-
2714. 47
Victoria’s 5th (BC) Field Battery RCA
Band — under the direction of Capt.
Jack Tillmans CD, willl present its
annual fall concert at UVic Auditori-
um on Wed., Nov. 21, 8 pm. Guest
soloist lan McDougall, trombonist.
Tickets are $10 and! are available at
McPherson Playhouse box office,
Royal Theatre box offic, Hillside
Ticket Centre, Ward Music, UVic
Centre Auditorium box office and at
door. 47
It’s Showtime — Nov. 17, UVic
Centre, Finnerty Rd. Your favorite
barbershop melodies old and new
sung and choreographed by the
Sweet Adelines. Info 477-3414. 46
Brass Trlo —Nov. 17, Recital| Hall,
School ofr Music, UVic. University
performance faculty in the premiere
of lan McDougall’s newest work.
Tickets 721-7903. 46
Memories of You — Nov. 20 - Dec. 8,
Belfry Theatre. A riveting and heart-
rending tale of obsessive love. Tick-
ets 385-6815. : 48
Big Band —Nov. 23, University
Gentre. lan McDougall conducts the

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