Tony Connelly Singers Choral Group invites everyone to join them on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Downtown House. Musical instruments encouraged. Call Shirley at 403-342-5904 or Alice at 403-343-3688 for more information.
Arthritis Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Bethany Care Centre. Next meeting is Sept. 7. Contact Dallas at 403-340-0781.
Red Deer and District Garden Club Executive meeting will be at Carol Scott’s on Sept. 8. For more information call Noreen at 403-346-7728.
Downtown Market will be held on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 6 at the former Arlington Hotel site at the corner of 51 Ave. and 49 St. Contact Laura at 403-340-8692.
Canadian Blood Services Community Blood Donor Clinics are on the following days: Sept. 8, Innisfail Legion Hall from 4: 30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 13, Memorial Centre in Lacombe, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sept. 15 at the Ponoka Kinsmen Community Centre from 4:30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 22, Red Deer College from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 Lou Soppit Community Centre in Rocky Mountain House from 4:30 to 8 p.m.; and Sept. 30 at Norsemen Inn in Camrose from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Regular Red Deer donor clinics are held Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To book an appointment or for information, call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or visit www.blood.ca.
Red Deer Legion Old Time Dance on Wednesdays presents, Badlanders II on Sept. 8. Smorg, 5 p.m. $11.95, dance, 7:30 p.m., $6. For information call 403-342-0035.
Red Deer Scottish Country Dancers dance each Wednesday evening from September to May at the gym of Knox Presbyterian Church. New dancers are welcome. There is no need for a partner or Scottish heritage. New season starts Sept. 8. No charge for first two classes. For more information call Lily at 403-343-0975 or Donna at 403-346-4938.
MAGsparks is offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Choose your own project in Open Studio from Sept. 8 to April 29. Materials and instruction supplied. There is a drop-in fee of $2. Memberships, $20, are available for persons with disabilities. For information or to ask questions, contact Janet at 403-309-8449, email, janet.cole@reddeer.ca or visit www.reddeermuseum.com
Norwegian Laft Hus Society Museum fall and winter hours are Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out the unique log house with the sod roof in Heritage Park, which houses a collection of historic and cultural objects from Norwegian Canadians. Phone 403-347-2055.
Red Deer and Area Newcomers Club will be offered on Sept. 8. The club welcomes anyone who has moved to Red Deer in the past three years. For more information call 403-346-6301 or visit www.freewebs.com/rdnewcomers
Photo ID Clinic will be offered on Sept. 9 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at #301, 5008 Ross Street. The Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic provides free Affidavits of Identification that are notarized by a lawyer. This ID does not replace government issued ID, but is intended to help people access basic service while replacing proper ID. To book an appointment, call 403.-314-9129.
18th Morrisroe Scouts information and registration night will be held on Sept. 9 at 6:15 p.m. at Annie L. Gaetz School. Contact Susan at 403-342-0976.
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