Community Events

Thursday, May 11, 2023:

• Retired Workers Chapter Meeting, enjoy coffee and baked goods and visit with friends and former fellow workers. Keep up to date with the community, pensions, benefits and info provided from informed leadership and guest speakers. Spouses are welcome. 10:00am at the Unifor Local 127, 405 Riverview Dr., Chatham.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Lunch served 11:00am-1:30pm. Senior euchre at 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• Wooden Sign Making with Farmhouse Comfort Designs – 4 designs to pick from. $40.00 ($5.00 deposit, $35.00 the day of the event). Call to register your spot. Active Lifestyle Centre. 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham. 519-352-5633. Please see our website and Facebook page for flyer information. Open to all ages.

• Community Creative Expression

Antibullying Murals with Shannon Rose Artist & Photography at Come Together CK, Downtown Chatham. 11am-2pm.

• Chatham-Kent Tourism is excited to announce the return of the annual Tourism Brochure Swap. The goal of this event is to support your local tourism business by providing a free way for tourism operators in Chatham-Kent to get their brochures distributed across the municipality for free, while also networking and learning about the robust tourism offerings in our area. This event is free to attend with pre-registration required. 5pm – 6pm. PABC Parking Lot, 25 Creek Road, Chatham. Register here: https://www.eventbrite. ca/e/brochure-swap-ck-2023-tickets-565155153277.

• Jam Session at the Merlin Legion Br. 465. 1-4:30pm. Bring your instruments, singing voice or dancing shoes and clap the afternoon away. $2 donation. 519-689-4884 for info. Panzerotti Night $14.25 tax included.

Friday, May 12, 2023:

• Adult Colouring at the CKPL Chatham Branch Community Living Café. 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Come and connect with people of all ages and skill levels while colouring away the stress of the day. Come alone or bring a friend. No registration required, come and go as you please.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am-9:30pm. Lunch served from 11:00am-1:30pm. Supper served from 4:00–6:00. No orders after 5:30pm. Tonight’s specials: cabbage rolls or fish & chips. Take out is also available by calling 519-351-8733 or 519-351-5639. Fun darts at 7:00pm. Everyone Welcome.

• Baby-Back Ribs at the Merlin Legion, Br. 465. $15.50 tax included. Includes fries, veggies, bun & dessert +menu available. Please call to reserve if possible. Walk-ins are always welcome. 519-689-4884 for info.

• Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society in person meeting at 7:00pm. Topic: You Wore What?

Identifying Photos through Your

Ancestors Clothes and Fashion. Join us as local historian and author Lisa Gilbert speaks about how to identify the age of a photograph by looking at the clothes in the picture. Free and everyone is welcome to attend. There will be cake and comradery.

McKinlay Funeral Home Reception Centre, 365 St. Clair St., Chatham. Please park in the Hakim Optical parking lot. Look for the signs.

• As part of Community Living Wallaceburg’s month long effort to raise awareness and celebrate an inclusive community, we are pleased to invite the community to a FREE movie night showing of Zootopia at the fully accessible Jeanne Gordon Hall, upstairs inside the Wallaceburg & District Museum. While attendance is free, donations to Community Living Wallaceburg in support of mental health first aid training are appreciated. A variety of snacks will be available for purchase. Our colorful wristbands will also be available at the event! Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the movie is set to start sharply at 7:00 pm.

Saturday, May 13, 2023:

• Morning Breakfast Program at First Presbyterian Church (corner of Fifth St. & Wellington). A delicious and nutritious breakfast served free of charge from 9:30am-10:30am. Take out only.

• EECS Spring Market + Plant Sale 8am - 12:30pm. Amazing local vendors, perennials & annuals, baked goods, plus fresh hot waffles! Coffee stand proceeds will go to Chatham Hospice. A great morning out at Eben-Ezer Christian School (485 McNaughton Ave E).

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am-9:30pm. Meat draw at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm. Lunch served 3:00pm-5:15pm. Entertainment by Unity Station from 4:309:30. Come check out our menu. Everyone Welcome.

• Merlin Legion Br. 465 kitchen opens at 3pm. 2pc chicken $10.50 tax included; 3pc chicken $13.50 tax included + menu. Pool table; dart board; cards and cribbage ready to be used. 519-689-4884 for info.

Sunday, May 14, 2023:

• Creekside Church - 10:00 a.m Sunday’s at the Adult Lifestyle Centre, Merritt Ave. Haven’t been to church in a while? Come find community with us. creeksidechurch.ca.

• Mother’s Day Brunch at the Merlin Legion Br. 465. $13.00 tax included. 10:00am-1:00pm. Includes hash browns, bacon, sausage, peameal, and all you can eat pancakes, french toast, coffee, tea, orange & apple juice. 1:00pm-5:30pm Jamboree, sweet & sour pineapple chicken. Call Lori 519-476-5870.

• Chess Club at Chatham Branch of CKPL. 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Drop in program. Great opportunity to learn new strategies by playing with different players. All ages and all skill levels are welcome.

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open 11:00am–9:30pm. Lunch served from 11:00am–1:30pm. Today’s special is spaghetti with meat sauce. Euchre at 1:00pm. Shuffleboard at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023:

•Kent Coin Club meeting at the Active Lifestyle Center (7pm – 8pm), 20 Merritt Ave, Chatham. New Members and guests welcomed. Come to a meeting to see what we’re about. Gain knowledge and trends of the hobby. For more info contact President Paul Robb (probb1@cogeco.ca) (289-228-2817).

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am–9:30pm. Lunch served 11:30am–1:30pm. Daily special is meatloaf dinner. Check out our other daily specials. Fun darts at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• You are invited to the Ridgetown & District Horticultural Society Meeting at 7:00pm at the Church of the Advent Parish Hall, 16 Church Street, Ridgetown. Amy Osborne, Branch Head for Chatham-Kent Public Library’s Ridgetown, Highgate and Bothwell branches will present the CKPL Grow Seed Library and more. Society Seed Harvesting bags will also be available at this meeting. Social time and refreshments will follow. Everyone Welcome!

Thursday, May 18, 2023:

• The Chatham Legion, corner of William & Colborne St. Chatham open from 11:00am–9:30pm. Lunch served 11:00am–1:30pm. Senior euchre at 1:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

• Jam Session at the Merlin Legion Br. 465. 1-4:30pm. Bring your instruments, singing voice or dancing shoes and clap the afternoon away. $2 donation. 519-689-4884 for info. Panzerotti Night $14.25 tax included.

• The Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild meeting at St. Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave E, Chatham. Everyone is welcome to join us, including non-members. Non-members can visit us once free of charge, however, subsequent visits will be $10 per meeting. Our membership fee is $50 per year and this entitles you to our newsletter and all of our regular meetings free of charge. You are welcome to contact us through our Facebook page or our website at www.ckquiltguild.com for more information.

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