Community events August 2008

Until Sunday, November 16, Madagascar at the Biodome features geckos, frogs, fish and lemurs. August 16 and 17 from 11 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm, touch, sniff, taste and listen to nature, partially or totally blindfolded, and enjoy a feast as you explore the Courtyard of the Senses at the Biodome with a MIRA guide dog. Until Monday, October 13, an outdoor exhibition of 100 panels designed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand is on display in the Reception Garden, comprised of reflections on sustainable development and biodiversity. Until Friday, October 31, portraits of the Botanical Garden taken “after midnight” by photographer Linda Rutenberg are on exhibit. Info: 514-872-1400 or museumsnature.ca

Sunday, August 10 from 2 pm – 4 pm, tour the Rush Creek Village, beginning at the parking lot of Colonial Hills Elementary School, 5800 Greenwich. Tickets $15, $7 for Landmarks members. Saturday, August 16 from 10 am – 12 pm, take a guided walk around Woodland Park and East Broad Street, gateway to the city’s artistic past. Tour begins at 1610 Hawthorne Park. Tickets $15, $7 for Landmarks members. Info: 614-221-4508

Saturdays from 9 am – 2 pm, Marché Sainte-Anne offers fresh produce from local farms and local artisans selling original creations on the canal boardwalk in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in front of the town hall at 109 Sainte-Anne. Info: 514-457-7244

Saturday, August 16 at 8 pm, Montreal Single Person’s Association invites 35-plus singles to their August Mix & Mingle Dance at Sainte-Catherine Laboure Church, 448 Trudeau at Clement, LaSalle. $12. Info: 514-366-8600

Saturday, August 16 and Saturday, August 30 from 12 pm – 4 pm, Cause 4 Paws Feline Rescue holds Adoption Days at 11387 Gouin W. Cats and kittens are sterilized, vaccinated, treated for parasites and in excellent health. Info: 514-684-4810 or cause4pawsrescue.com

Thursday, August 17, enjoy a day hiking in Parc National du Mont-Tremblant Pembina Sector with the Montreal Zoological Society. $55. Info: 514-845-8317 or zoologicalsocietymtl.org

Until Sunday, October 12 from 10 am – 5 pm daily, the Missisquoi Museum in Stanbridge East presents an exhibition on volunteer fire companies between the 1800s and 1900s. Highlights include United Empire Loyalist objects, community life in the 19th century, personal and household items from Missisquoi families and 1940s dry goods from Hodge’s General Store. Just off Route 202 along the Route des Vins between Dunham and Bedford in the village of Stanbridge East in the Eastern Townships. Info: 450-248-3153 or museemissisquoi.ca

Mondays from 6 pm – 8:15 pm, Dr. Katie Gough teaches The Irish and African Diasporas in the Atlantic World, and Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:45 pm – 4 pm,Women, Nationalism, Civil Rights: Case Studies from Northern Ireland and the Southern U.S. Info: 514-848-8711 or cdnirish.concordia.ca

Monday to Friday from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Copie Villa Maria offers free morning Internet services for seniors 55+. 4236 Decarie. Info: 514-486-5053

Thursdays at 2 pm at Centre Greene, persons living with stage 1 or 2 Parkinson’s can learn to dance. Come with an able-bodied partner. Instructors are Susan Chiasson, ballroom dance teacher and Ellen Rubin, retired physiotherapist. 1090 Greene. Info: 514-484-2016