IN A PICKLE
Make A Wish fund-raiser
In A Pickle, 655 Main St., will host a pancake dinner fund-raiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation Wednesday, March 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
For a minimum $12 donation, you get unlimited pancakes, toppings, and non-alcoholic beverages. For more information, visit www.in-a-pickle.com.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
March dinner meeting
New England Women Business Owners' March Dinner Meeting, "10 Ways to Build the Buzz: PR Facts to Help Your Business Grow," will take place Wednesday, March 14, 5:45 to 9 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham.
Derek Beckwith, president of Beckwith Public Relations Group, will talk about ways to reach out to the press and create a buzz about your business.
The cost is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. To register, call 617-566-3013 or visit www.newbo.org.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
St. Joseph Reunion Mass
The next St. Joseph Reunion Mass will be Sunday, March 11, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, 133 School St.
Following the Mass, refreshments will be served in the lower church. For more information, call Jeanne Hache at 781-894-2726.
FRENCH CLUB
Poutines Rapees
The French Club, 193 Elm St., will be selling Poutines Rapees on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, at 11 a.m. Eat in with Irish music or take out. Bring containers. For more information, call 781-899-8195 or 781-893-9493.
CREATIVE START
Open house
An open house will be held at Waltham Creative Start, a Head Start preschool for children/families with limited income, 80 Hall St., Thursday, March 15, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and 3 to 4 p.m. Children must be ages 3 to 5. For more information, call 781-647-0542.
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Lenten breakfasts
The Waltham Council of Churches next morning Lenten breakfasts will take place at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Eddy St, and the First Presbyterian Church, 34 Alder St.
The breakfasts will begin with a short devotional service, which is ecumenical, non-denominational in nature, and led by a lay person or the pastor of the church.
A free-will offering will be collected to defray the cost of food. All are welcome. Enter by the east side door.
DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE
Climate Action Network speaker
The next meeting of the Waltham Democratic City Committee will be Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., in the auditorium at Government Center, 119 School St. The speaker will be Marc Breslow, Ph.D., director of the Mass. Climate Action Network. He is co-chairman and co-founder of the Massachusetts Climate Action Network and a member and founder of Sustainable Arlington.
The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Robert G. Logan, chairman, at 781-893-3572.
NEWTON FREE LIBRARY
Concert/Poetry reading
Soprano Carla Chrisfield and pianist William Merrill will return to the Newton Free Library for a concert Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. Works will include Poulenc's Banalites, Bartok's Village Scenes, as well as songs by Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Wolf.
The library's Poetry Reading Series will feature Richard Wollman, Grey Held and Carol Hobson Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. An open mike will follow with a one-poem per person limit. The series is coordinated by Doug Holder.
For more information on either free event, call the library at 617-796-1360.
THE BOSTON CAMERA
'The Night's Tale: A Tournament of Love'
The Boston Camera is bringing a new program with an international French-American cast, "The Night's Tale: A Tournament of Love," to Boston during "La Semaine Francophonie." This is the week of celebration for French culture which takes place every year in March.
The performance will take place Saturday, March 17, at 8 p.m. at St. Ignatius Parish (at Boston College), 28 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill. Tickets are $22-$46 and can be ordered online at www.bostoncamerata.org or by calling 866-427-2092.
LA LECHE LEAGUE
Early weeks of birth
La Leche League of Newton's Getting Started: Birth and the Early Weeks, is Wednesday, March 7, 10:30 to noon. La Leche League of Newton's monthly meetings are open to mothers and their nursing babies and mothers-to-be. For location and more information, call Linda at 617-527-8343.
ANN MARIE AND ICE
At EPOCH
Ann Marie & ICE Entertainment will visit EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Chestnut Hill, 615 Heath St., on Wednesday, March 7, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. This interactive performance will engage the audience and feature popular and old time songs.
This musical event is open to the public at no charge. Space is limited, a reservation is requested. For more information or to RSVP, call Mary Rivera at 617-243-9990.
LINCOLN-ELIOT
Kindergarten registration
The Lincoln-Eliot School will hold kindergarten registration for the school year 2007-08 on Mondays, March 12, and 19. Children who will be 5 on or before Aug. 31, 2007, and live in the Lincoln-Eliot District are eligible for registration. Bring your child, birth certificate and health records, including immunizations, to facilitate the registration process.
Parents who plan to register a child should call Carole Mulcahy, secretary, at 617-559-9540, write at note or visit the school office at 191 Pearl St., to make an appointment for a parent and child interview.
