The Hub December 2013/January 2014 | Page 27

December2013 Sunday 8 5th Annual Candlelight Service to remember Children that Died Children’s Safety Village 6:30 p.m. Visit cmha-wecb.on.ca or call 519-255-7440 Gear Up For X Country Nordic Skiing St. Augustine Anglican Church 7 p.m. Here’s your chance to meet other local cross country skiing enthusiasts and have a look at a preview of the group’s plans for the local snow season. New skiers are welcome and instruction can be arranged. Call Shirley Grondin at 519- 972-5781 or Gordon Haggert at 519-253-4055 for details. Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Thursday 12 Sunday, December 8 Winter Centerpiece Workshop Country Flower and Gift Shoppe 7751 South Talbot Rd. Maidstone Design a fresh winter centerpiece with a mixture of winter evergreens, pine cones, ribbons, and candles, or a fresh winter swag for your door with fresh winter evergreens, pine cones, and ribbons! Get a group of friends together, bring your clippers, and we can have some fun! Call 519-737-6843 or email [email protected] for more information. Also December 19 Ward 7 By-Election day 10:00 a.m. Don’t forget to vote! The evening starts at 7:00 p.m. for a pre-game talk and book signing by Bob, and all are invited to stay on to watch the Wings tackle the Panthers in Florida.Visit Facebook for details. National Film Board of Canada Film Club Windsor Public Library, Central Branch 6:15 p.m. A new series of documentaries and animated short films from the National Film Board of Canada will be screened on the second Thursday of each month through December 2013. Each showing lasts a little more than one hour. These films are targeted to adult audiences, but may also appeal to more mature teens. FREE! Visit www.windsorpubliclibrary.com for details. Greater Windsor Concert Band A Christmas Celebration Knights of Columbus Hall, Tecumseh Join the greater Windsor Concert band as they perform holiday favourites in a cabaret-style concert the whole family can enjoy. Visit www.greaterwindsorconcertband.ca for details. Visit the city’s website to find out where to vote! Book Launch Original Six Dynasties: Detroit Red Wings by Bob Duff Walkerville Tavern 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah & More St. Anne’s Church, Tecumseh The WSO pairs excerpts from Handel’s Messiah with great works that celebrate the season. Bring along a canned good for CBC Sounds of the Season Food Drive. Visit www.windsorsymphony.com for details. Royal Opera House Live presents The Nutcracker Ballet Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall 7:30 p.m. Visions of sugar plum fairies and tin soldiers will soon be dancing in the heads of many Canadians as the UK’s premier ballet, in collaboration with Arts Alliance Media, broadcasts its world-renowned production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet from the Royal Opera House stage to cinemas across the country. The Nutcracker is a family favourite and is classical ballet at its most approachable. Visit www.cineplex.com for details. Also December 22. December 2013/January 2014 - The HUB 27