WCI, Wine tasting, auction
WCI - Work, Community, Independence, a private non-profit agency providing homes and employment to people with a range of developmental disabilities -is having a Wine Tasting & Silent Auction on Thursday, Oct. 8, 6 to 8:30 p.m., at The Robert Treat Paine Estates, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive.
For more information, call 781-899-8220, Ext. 227.
COVENANT CONGREGATIONAL, Flea Market
Covenant Congregational Church, 375 Lexington St., hosts a Flea Market on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will go to the church. No Early Birds as there is a Church service until 2 p.m.
For more information, call the church at 781-893-7717.
DOG SHOW, Olde English Bulldogge
The Olde English Bulldogge Kennel Club announces its first-annual Fall Specialty Show at Pizzi Farms, 549 Lincoln St., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2 p.m. Dogs must be registered with the UKC's Canine Developmental Health and Performance Registry to participate in the show, but all dog-lovers are encouraged to come out and meet this unique breed.
For more information, visit www.cdhpr.com or www.OEBKC.com, e-mail ajf128@aol.com or call 617-699-3976.
TRINITY CHURCH, Yard sale
An outdoor yard sale will be held on the front lawn of Trinity Church, 730 Main St., on Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items include jewelry, knick-nacks, books, CDs, DVDs, furniture, and more.
For more information, call 781-899-3891.
WALTHAM MUSEUM, Yard sale fundraiser
A gigantic yard sale to raise money for the Waltham Museum is Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the parking lot at 16 Middle St. Furniture, clothes, antiques, collectables, jewelry, china, toys, books, tools, etc. Spaces available for $20.
Call the museum at 781-893-9020 for more information.
FERTILITY FACTORS, Dinner and lecture
Two local health experts will discuss the environmental, diet and lifestyle factors that can impact fertility at a dinner and lecture at Village Fertility Pharmacy, 335 Bear Hill Road, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6 to 9 p.m. Village Fertility is partnering with RESOLVE of the Bay State and New England Nurses for Reproductive Medicine to present, Environmental Toxins and Infertility. Free, but dinner registration is required.
For information, visit www.villagefertilitypharmacy.com.
COGDESIGN, NYC public garden designer
The Community Outreach Group for Landscape Design (COGdesign), a Waltham-based nonprofit that provides pro bono landscape design services, presents Lynden Miller, New York City public garden designer, who is bringing her message about the critical need for healthy green spaces in urban settings to Boston. The event is Wednesday. Oct. 7, 6 to 8 p.m., at One Financial Center, Boston. Cost is $25 for speaker and catered reception.
For more information or tickets, visit www.cogdesign.org.
GORE PLACE, Halloween story time
Gore Place, 52 Gore St., will offer, Preschool Story Time at Gore Place: Halloween, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Children will listen to stories about Halloween, sing songs and do a related craft activity. Attendees should be prepared to go outside, rain or shine. This program is for children ages 3-4. The fee is $5, $3 for one additional child. No charge for adult.
RSVP by Oct. 6 to tamar.agulian@goreplace.org or 781-894-2798, Ext. 18.
COMMUNITY DAY CENTER, Neighborhood Open House
The Community Day Center will be hosting a neighborhood Open House with its partners the Salvation Army and Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m. The events begins with a walking tour of the Salvation Army, 33 Myrtle St. Attendees will then proceed to the Community Day Center, at the First Presbyterian Church, 34 Alder St.at 5:30 where Stephen Rourke of the Waltham City Council and Sgt. Scarpone from the Waltham Police will speak and refreshments will be served. At the conclusion, attendees are invited for a tour of the Bristol Lodge Soup Kitchen, att Immanuel Methodist Church, 545 Moody St.
The event is meant to be a forum for neighbors and local business owners to ask questions, get information and voice any concerns they may have, as well as raising awareness about homelessness in the community and build support for the Community Day Center and its partners.
For more information, visit www.communitydaycenter.com.
CLIMATE CHANGE, Discussion with author
In their groundbreaking book, Climate Change: Picturing the Science, leading NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and photographer Joshua Wolfe illustrate as never before seen, the ramifications of climate change on society. Photographic spreads and satellite imagery that illustrate retreating glaciers, sinking villages in Alaska's tundra, and drying lakes are accompanied by text that follows adventurous scientists from the ice caps at the poles to the coral reefs of the tropics. Join Wolfe for an eye-opening presentation at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., on Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. The talk will be followed by a book signing with books provided by New England Mobile Book Fair.
For more information, call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360. All programs are free and open to the public, parking is free. The Newton Free Library is handicap accessible.
NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL, Flu shots
Newton-Wellesley Hospital will offer the following free seasonal flu shots Thursday, Oct. 8, 4 to 7 p.m., at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Wikstrom Surgical Center, 2014 Washington St., and Wednesday, Oct. 21, 4 to 7 p.m., at Waltham Urgent Care Center, 9 Hope Ave. The clinics are open to all, 18 and older, and are especially important for those 50 years old and older, 18-64 with underlying chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, health care workers, and people who have or take care of a baby under 6 months old.
Registration is required. Appointments can be made by calling CareFinder at 617-243-5900.
COMMUNITY FARM, Farming in French
Farming and gardening in French, with a little bit of English on the side, will allow you not only to immerse yourself in another language, but also learn what French speakers say when they need a water break. Learn all sorts of French words while gardening at the farm at Newton Community Farm, 303 Nahanton St., on Thursday, Oct. 8, to 7:30 p.m.; or Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $10, $12 non-members.
For more information or to register, visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org.
EPOCH, Book club
EPOCH Assisted Living at Boylston Place, 615 Heath St., will host a book club meeting Friday, Oct. 9, 11:15 a.m. All book lovers are invited to attend and discuss "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett. Book reviewer Gail Rice will facilitate the discussion. Set in Mississippi during the Civil Rights movement, "The Help" is narrated by three principal characters: Minny and Abileen, two black maids, and Skeeter, a white, recent college graduate. Skeeter becomes interested in the plight of the two maids and begins to write about their mistreatment. Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own changes a town forever.
For more information, call Brizida Koci at 617-244-6400.
TONY WAGNER, What schools are teaching
Through scores of interviews education expert Tony Wagner has discovered a profound disconnect between what potential employers are looking for in young people today (critical thinking skills, creativity, and effective communication) and what our schools are providing (passive learning environments and uninspired lesson plans that focus on test preparation and reward memorization). He will speak on his book, ``The Global Achievement Gap,'' at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
For more information, call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360.
La Leche League of Newton's monthly meetings, open to mothers and their nursing babies and mothers-to-be, Babies are Born to be Breastfed, is Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10 to 11:30 am.
For location and more information, call Linda at 617-527-8343.
MOUNT IDA, Lecture Series
Jay Allison, independent broadcast journalist and bestselling author, will open the 2009 Mount Ida College Fall Lecture Series on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m., in the Carlson Hall Great Room, 777 Dedham St. The lecture will focus on Allison's book, ``This I Believe II,'' a required text for all first-year students at the College. This event is free and open to the public. Over the last 25 years Allison has created hundreds of documentaries, essays and special series for national and international broadcast.
For more information, visit us on the Web at www.mountida.edu.
POTTERY SHOW, 1,000 mugs project
The 1,000 Mugs for South Africa pottery show is Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., at Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Ave. Proceeds from the sale of 1,000 hand-made pottery mugs made by artists from Harvard University's Ceramics Program will be used to build a school library in the Khethani township in South Africa. The guest of honor at the show is Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, who also is a potter. The show is open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The project was the dream of Marlene Nelson, a Messiah parishioner whose life was cut short by cancer last September. The event is free.
For further information, visit www.1000mugs.org.
