Calendar of events

Sunday Duplicate Bridge

Door opens at 12:30, play starts at 1 p.m. sharp. Come and enjoy a good game of bridge in a friendly atmosphere. Phone for further details. Fifth Avenue Activity Centre
250-832-6550

Parents Without Partners Meeting

11am each Sunday for parents who would like to meet others who share the same interests. Jane's Restaurant, Piccadilly Mall

Weekly Blues Jam

Weds. 8 p.m. Hosted by StoneBanditz & Dan Engelland & the Hoodoos on alternate weeks. Phone for further information. Club 351, 351 Hudson
250-832-0466

Shuswap Writers' Group Meeting

11am-1pm - every 1st and 3rd Wednesday Sept-May. If you love to write, if you are published or not, if you would like to meet others who share your passion, we invite you to join us. For information, please call Shirley. Piccadilly Mall Board Room
250-835-4544

Salmon Arm Al-Anon Weekly Wednesday Meeting

8pm. Seniors' Resource Centre, 320A 2 Ave. N.E.
250-832-2311

Toastmasters Weekly Meeting

7:30 p.m. each week - Toastmasters International has an excellent program for developing public speaking, presentation and leadership skills for individuals and businesses. Guests are always welcome. For more info phone Colin Bunston. SAS Sullivan Campus Library
250-253-2491

Salmon Arm Al-Anon Weekly Thursday Meeting

12 noon. First United Church
250-832-3310/ 250-835-4368

Grandmothers to Grandmothers Monthly Market Day

9:30am-2pm - First Friday of each month. Proceeds from handmade articles locally made by grandmothers go to Steven Lewis Foundation for grandmothers in Africa raising HIV/AIDS orphaned grandchildren. Piccadilly Mall

Shuswap Writers' Group Coffee House

7-9 pm - The Shuswap Writers' Group meets the 4th Friday of each month. If you are interested in hearing readings by authors known and unknown, or if you are a writer yourself and wish to read your work to an audience, you will find a friendly group of like-minded literary artists at the coffee house. Contact Chris Schon for information. Downwtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St.
250-832-0329

Mental Illness Family Support Group

7 pm - Mental Illness Family Support & Info Centre Family Support Group meets last Thursday each month.For information, contact Donna. The Family Centre, 181 Trans Canada Hwy. N.E.
250-832-2170 ext. 206

Recreational Badminton

9:30am every Tuesday - Drop-in fee $2 - Contact Ken for further information. Gleneden Hall
250-832-9806

Beginners Line Dancing

9:30-11:30 a.m. each Wednesday - Everyone welcome. Contact Linda for further details. Gleneden Hall
250-804-0917

Shuswap Needle Arts Guild Meeting

10am - 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month - For further information, contact Gemma or Sandra. Sunnybrae Senior Centre
250-835-8842/250-832-9972

Seniors' Regular Monthly Meeting/Potluck Supper

5:30pm each month for supper, followed by the regular meeting. Seniors' Hall, 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road

FORCE Society for Kids'' Mental Health Monthly Support Group

6:30-8:30 p.m - 3rd Wednesday of every month - Childcare available. Phone Monica for information. Family Resource Centre
250-833-6100
www.salmonarmforce@gmail.com

Ken Bell and Friends Country Music Coffee House

7-10pn the 4th Friday of the month - Everyone welcome. Come to listen, sing, dance or play along with us. SASCU DAC, 451 Shuswap St.

Shuswap Farm and Craft Market

8:30am-12:30pm on Saturdays. Phone for further information or to book a table. Piccadilly Mall
250-832-6990/250-804-3387

Ken Bell and Friends Country Music Coffee House

7-10 p.m every 4th Friday of the month. Everyone welcome. Come to listen, sing, dance or play along. SASCU Downtown Activity Centre,451 Shuswap St

Teen Tuesdays at SA Library

6pm - Teen Tuesdays is a new program at the SA Public Library. Taking place the 1st Tuesday evening of each month, it is hosted by Stephanie Vollick, the Youth Services Director and features a book chat and snacks. Themes such as vampires, angels, zombies and more. Reading suggestions and links of interest at http://salibrary4teens.wordpress.com or visit the website. Salmon Arm Branch in Piccadilly Mall
250-832-6161
www.orl.bc.ca/branches/salmonarm

"The Story of Ruth"

the watercolor journals of A.A.Brooke - Opening of the show is on September 3rd at 7pm - The show continues until the 25th. Sponsor: Museum & Heritage Society SAGA Public Art Gallery

Shuswap Regionsl Food Network Fundraising Dinner

Come and celebrate our local food shed with dinner, entertainment, dancing and a silent auction. Sit with local farmers, hunters, and gatherers for a delicious five-course meal with the freshest ingredients and beautifully prepared by Conscientious Catering. Crannog Ales will be showcased as well as a selection of hand-made fruit sodas. Tickets are $40 and can be obtained at the Lake Effect on Hudson or you can email Jen at: foodaction@youthpartners.ca. Seating is limited and tickets will not be available at the door, so get yours early. Funds raised will support the work of Shuswap Region Food Network and will enable members to attend the BC Food Systems Network Gathering, a nonprofit organization that connects those working on food security Carlin Hall in Tappen

Fall Fair Parade

9:30am - Registration. People and their dogs are invited to gather to register for the biggest fund raising event of the year for the BC SPCA Animal Adoption Centre at 5850 Auto Road SE. There will be games and contests before the parade begins and every participant will receive a Walk tee shirt. There will also be prizes for those collecting the most in donations. After the parade walkers will return to Blackburn Park for a pizza lunch and the awarding of prizes in both adult and youth categories. Balckburn Park Pavillion

6th Annual Medieval Fayre

1-6pm - Minstrels, goods for sale, tea garden, baking, children's corner, door prizes. First United Church, 20 4th St SE
250-832-9875