Friday, August 7
Music off the Back Porch; Held at the rear of the Park House Museum (214 Dalhousie St., Amherstburg) from 6-8 p.m., weather permitting. Hartt Goldman and Matt & Denise Romain scheduled to perform. Free to attend, donations welcome. Bring your own chair.
Saturday, August 8
Walter Perry Emancipation Charity Golf Classic; Held at Coachwood Golf & Country Club, 7525 Howard Ave. Registration at 9 a.m., shotgun start at 10 a.m. Cost $150 includes golf, cart, meal. Proceeds benefit Amherstburg Freedom Museum. To register, call Monty Logan 313-378-2217, Derrick Hurst 519-981-4997 or Richard Holland 519-590-5738.
Friday, August 21-Sunday, August 23
Barrels & Brass; Presented by the Marsh Historical Collection. Relive Amherstburg’s era of prohibition and the Jazz Age in the downtown core. Three days of events, some ticketed. For more info or to purchase tickets, visit www.marshcollection.org.
Sunday, August 30
Southern Ontario Vintage Bicycle Show; Held at the McGuire home, 6871 Concession 6 North, Amherstburg, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Hundreds of vintage bicycles on display. Buy, sell, trade, display. For info, contact mark.mcguire64@gmail.com.
Ongoing
Yarn Donations Wanted; Donations needed to make hats, mittens, scarves and blankets for the homeless and for hospitals. Also, volunteers making beds for cats and dogs at the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society. Call Deb for pick-up at 519-995-4057. Thank you in advance!
Volunteers needed; The Amherstburg Food & Fellowship Mission needs reliable volunteersevery Friday from 3-5 p.m. to help clean, including sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping. For info, e-mail Jill at aburgmission@yahoo.com or visit www.aburgmission.ca and look under the “Volunteer” tab. A volunteer application can also be filled out at the mission, 298 Victoria St. S.
Volunteers & aluminum cans needed at Bryerswood; Community service volunteer hours are available for students. Outside jobs at Bryerswood Youth Camp. Please contact info@bryerswood.com. Camp accepting donations of aluminum cans. Drop by the camp Monday-Friday 12:30-4 p.m. with donations.
Rotary Club of Amherstburg meetings; Rotary meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. For info, e-mail rotaryclubofamherstburg@gmail.com or call Susanne at 519-990-2775.
Gibson Gallery events; Latest exhibit is “Chimera,” a collaboration of works by Dylan White, Klaus Salucop & Matthew Zaidan. Runs through Aug. 16. Reception Aug. 1 from 6-8 p.m. For more info on the exhibit, guilds or adult/children’s classes offered by the gallery, visit www.gibsonartgallery.com or call 519-736-2826. Art by the River held at Fort Malden National Historic Site Aug. 29-30. The Gibson Gallery is located at 140 Richmond St. in Amherstburg. Current hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Mental Health & Counselling Services; The Youth Wellness Hubs Windsor-Essex holdsmental health and counselling services at The House Youth Centre, 320 Richmond St. (Amherstburg Community Hub). Runs every Thursday from 2-6 p.m. Free for people ages 12-25. For details, call 519-800-8640.
Meals on Wheels; Offered by Amherstburg Community Services (ACS). Meals on Wheels assists those unable to shop for food and cook meals or those recovering from illness or surgery. Healthy, delicious and affordable meals provided to residents of Amherstburg, Harrow, McGregor and LaSalle. ACS caters to dietary needs. Meals come with soup, bread, main course and dessert. Cost $8 per meal. Call 519-736-5471 for details.
Service time; Christ Anglican Church, 317 Ramsay St., now has one service, starting at 11 a.m. All are welcome.
Quilt Guild meetings; The Erie Shores Quilt Guild invites guests/new members to attend monthly meeting held every third Tuesday at St. John’s Hall, 1782 Oriole Park, North Woodslee. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., meeting starts at 7 p.m. Our purpose is to promote and encourage the art of quilting in Essex County. 519-726-5869.
River Canard Columbian Club events; Charity bingo Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Chicken or rib dinner first Friday of every month. Eat-in or take-out. Call before Wednesday to order 519-734-8575. Dinner from 4:30-6 p.m. Hall located at 8965 Malden Road. Hall space available for rent for showers, weddings, birthdays, stags and more. For info, call 519-734-8575.
Columbus Community Hall events; The Columbus Community Hall at 190 Richmond St. has bingos Thursday nights and fish fries (with chicken as well) Friday nights. Everyone welcome to come and enjoy the evening. Sr. parties every second Tuesday at 3 p.m. except in July and August. For info, call 519-736-4870.
Amherstburg Residents Forum; Group welcomes residents seeking solutions to town hall to join them the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the union hall at 140 Pickering Dr.,across from Walmart.
Golden Age Club; The Golden Age Club, Amherstburg's friendship club, located at 179 Victoria St. S., offers social activities five days a week, $10 a year to join. Over 160 members play euchre, pepper, bingo, cribbage, mahjong, bridge and line dancing. Club crochets mats from milk bags for those in need. We also have three luncheons and a Christmas party. You pick which activities you want to participate in. Visit www.goldenagecentre.ca to see how to join, participate, and learn how we support our community.
Founders Club; Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club (BYCOC) seeking donors to join the “Founders Club” to help fund general operations of the camp. Donors with gifts of $5,000 and over become “Founders Club” members and have one square of camp property sponsored in their name. Multiple squares available. Tax receipts provided. For info, visit www.bryerswood.com, call 519-996-7364 or e-mail info@bryerswood.com.
Mission hours; The Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission, 298 Victoria St. S., open from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with free lunch from 12-1 p.m. Mission food bank open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-11:45 a.m. and 1-2:45 p.m. For info, call 519-736-9140 or visit www.aburgmission.ca. Stop by for food, fellowship and a warm welcome. All donations welcome.
Bottle donations; The AMA Sportsmen Association accepts donations of empty beer and wine bottles. People who wish to donate empties can drop them off at the rear of the club, 468 Lowes Side Road in Amherstburg. For info, visit www.amasportsmen.com or call 519-736-5706.
Amherstburg Community Services; Located at 320 Richmond St., 519-736-5471. Meals on Wheels, CareLink Accessible Transportation, Senior Support, Keep The Heat, Ontario Energy Support Program & more. Please call to see how we can help! Food bank runs Tuesday, Thursday, Friday with curbside pickup available.