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14 FOCUS - OCTOBER 2015 Our free Community Lunch opens its doors again this fall in Downtown Port Perry at Church of the Ascension. A weekly drop-in lunch for the entire com- munity Soups on Us is organized by a local Parents Support Group and area churches. Volunteers from the churches and adults with special needs will once again serve up delicious homemade soup bread and dessert every Thursday at the Church of the Ascension hall at 266 North St. Port Perry. The lunch a drop-in affair will be offered free of charge. Those who wish to make a donation may do so. Volunteers have said these things about their partici- pation in SOUP Its the best thing Ive ever done. Its fun the soup is delicious and Ive made lots of friends at SOUP. The participating churches include Emmanuel Community Church Hope Christian Reform Church New Song Church Port Perry United Church and Church of the Ascension. Neil Bradley from the Parents Group has shared that Soups on Us exemplifies community spirit. People in the community from all walks of life are working har- moniously for the good of others. Soups on Us kicks off the 20152016 season on Thursday October 22. The lunch will run weekly from 1130 a.m. to 1 p.m. until mid-March closed at Christmas for 2 weeks. Everyone is welcome. COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN hearty hot healthy 5th Season Kicks off Thursday October 22 SOUPS ON US St. Johns Anglican Church Blackstock The congregation would again like to invite everyone out for the final event of the year in celebration of their anniversary. OnOctober17weinviteyoutojoin us for our 175th Anniversary Fall Tea from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entertainment will be provided from 12 noon to 1 p.m. by the Suburbanaires a senior mens choir led by Milt Rainey specializing in barbershop music. Thank you to those who assisted and everyone who joined us in making this a memorable celebration and we look forward to many more. One last note everyone is welcome to join us for Sunday service throughout the year at 930 a.m. Milt Rainey We invite you to join us on Saturday November 7 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. as Emmanuel Community Church hosts their annual Mistletoe Market. The market will be held at 1680 Reach St. Port Perry and will feature local artisans crafters vendors silent auc- tion raffles and a coffee bar.Admission is free and the mar- ket is in support of the Pregnancy Help Centre of Durham. The SCA will be promoting the Mayors Gala for the Arts by having a musical themed exhibit in the Gallery through the month of October. The Gala theme for 2015 is Scugog Rocks and SCA member artists have been invit- ed to submit their work relating to that theme including a brief explanation of why their piece works with the theme. The opening reception will take place on Saturday October 3 between 1 and 3 p.m. at 181 Perry St. Refresh- ments will be served. To promote our Scugog Rocks Gala and in keeping with our mandate to promote and support the arts in Scugog we are holding Open Mic night at the Gallery 181 Perry St. featuring Nico Henderson every Thursday evening in October. Bring your instrument your voice and songs All musical styles and skill levels welcome. Drop by to enjoy an evening of live music. Sign up 7 pm music starts at 730. Mistletoe Market For the fifth year in a row the Port Perry Unplugged Concert Series is back at the beautiful Town Hall 1873 Centre for Performing Arts and is happy to be bring- ing the best of Canadian original acoustic music to the people of Port Perry. On Saturday November 7 we are very pleased to present Hamilton native and JUNO and Maple Blues award winner Steve Strongman. Steve has shared the stage with legends such as BB King Buddy Guy and Joe Cocker just to name a few. His breakthrough 2012 release A Natural Fact was recog- nized as a standout blues and roots record winning a whopping three 2012 Maple Blues Awards Recording Songwriter Guitarist Of The Year of the six for which it was nominated. The record was also recognized with a JUNO Award for Blues Recording of the Year. After his energetic appearance at the 2014 Bluebird North Port Perry Unplugged show people have wanted him back so on November 7th you will have your chance to be part of what will surely be the show of the year in the Scugog area. Opening for Steve is Vancouver born songsmith Jack Connolly who was 2004 Songwriter of the Year at the Vancouver Island Music Awards. He went on to become a folk festival regular and shared stages with the likes of Tom Cochrane Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Spirit of the West 54-40 and many more. For more information or tickets contact www.townhall1873.ca or call 905-985-8181