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Thursday, November 30, 2017

The Politico Calendar for December 2017

December is here, and that means Christmas is right around the corner. Obviously, there's lots of holiday-related stuff in this month's calendar, but there's still some political stuff to take care of before year's end. Shall we go over the month's events? 
December 1
Grand Opening Your Neighbourhood Credit Union Guelph - 190 Clair Rd E, 12:30-2 pm
AIDS Awareness Week Guelph 2017; World AIDS Day Vigil & Potluck - St. Andrews Church, 161 Norfolk St, 6:30 pm
Grazyna Adamska's Paintings at Red Brick Cafe - 8 Douglas St, 5-7 pm
Tree of Remembrance - Stone Road Mall, 435 Stone Rd W, 9:30am-9 pm
Socks for Shelter - Old Quebec Street Shoppes, 55 Wyndham St N, 10 am-9:30 pm
Saving Sleeping Beauty directed by Kenneth Cameron - Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 7:30 pm (thru Dec 10)

December 2
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting - Market Square, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
World AIDS Day Gala - Old Quebec Street Mall, 55 Wyndham St N, 7-10 pm
Breakfast with Santa & Silent Auction - The Salvation Army, 1320 Gordon St, 8:30-11 am
Socks for Shelter - Guelph Farmers Market, 4 Gordon St, 7 am-12 pm
Three Willows Christmas Bazaar - Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 9 am-1 pm
Book Signing at The Bookshelf in Guelph - The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, 1 pm
The Beauty & the Beets Annual Sale - 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden St, 9 am-1 pm
Guelph Repair Cafe - Library Main Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 10 am-2 pm
Home Alone Course - St. John Ambulance Guelph Branch, 1007 York Rd, 9 am-2 pm
Community Dog Walk & Holiday Photoshoot - Royal City Park (Gazebo/Bandshell), 139 Gordon St, 1-2:30 pm
Christmas Bazaar - The Elliott Community, 170 Metcalfe St, 11 am-3 pm
Creative Spark Winter Market Show & Sale - Dublin St. United Church, 68 Dublin St W, 10 am-4 pm
University of Guelph Choir's Messengers of Grace: Angels in Song - Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St, 7:15 pm

December 3
Drumlin Farm 6th Annual Wreath Making Event - 4565 Watson Rd S , RR 1, 1-2:30 pm
Party Like It's 1967 Tea - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 1-2:30 pm
Guelph Humane Society Holiday Open House - Guelph Humane Society, 500 Wellington St W, 1-4 pm
Community of Hearts Open House - 55 Wyndham St N, Old Quebec Street Shoppes, Suite T28, 2-4 pm
Worldwide Womb Blessing Guelph - Silence, 46 Essex St, 6 pm

December 4
Committee of the Whole Meeting - Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 pm
Committee of Management for the Elliott - Council Chambers, City Hall, 1:30 pm
Soup Sisters Christmas Soup Making Event for Marianne's Place / WIC - 39 Carden Street Bistro, 39 Carden St, 6:30-9 pm

December 5
#GuelphBudget City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 2 pm
Parents of Kids with ADHD & Asperger's/ASD Class - Guelph Community of Hearts, 55 Wyndham St N, 6-7:30 pm
Holiday Soup Packing Social! - Guelph Community Health Centre, 176 Wyndham St N, 2:30 pm
“The Klondike Gold Rush, 1892: A Canadian Story with Local Connections” - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St, 7:30-9 pm
Guelph Women In Networking (GWIN) Dinner and Fundraiser - Springfield Golf & Country Club, 2054 Gordon St, 5:30-9 pm
CEO Dinner with John Sleeman, Founder & Chairman of Sleeman Breweries Ltd - Victoria Park East Golf Club, 1096 Victoria Rd S, 5 pm

December 6
Violence Against Women Memorial Event - Thornbrough Building, Adam’s Atrium, University of Guelph, 1:45 - 2:15 pm
December 6th Vigil-Guelph - Boathouse, 116 Gordon St, 6:30-7:30 pm
Take A Paws with Therapy Dogs - McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, 10 am (Dec 7 also)
River Systems Advisory Committee - City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
An Evening of Storytelling - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Radical Reads #7: Nailbiter, An Anxiety Zine - OPIRG Guelph, 24 Trent Ln, 5:30 pm

December 7
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Committee of Adjustment - City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Coffee With A Cop at McDonald's - Gordon Street McDonald's, 65 Gordon St, 10 am-12 pm
Legal Workshop - Innovation Guelph, 111 Farquhar St, 9 am-12 pm
Monthly ADHD & Asperger's Support Group - The ADHD & Asperger's Centre, 221 Woolwich St, 6-7 pm
Harp & Holly Yuletide Concert - Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 7:30-9:30 pm

December 8
M-B Comedy #101: Guelph Actually: An Improvised Love Story - The Making-Box, 43 Cork St E, 9 pm
GWSA +55 Snowflake Dance - Evergreen Seniors' Community Centre, 683 Woolwich St, 1-3:30 pm

December 9
Science Storytime: Jr. Marine Biologists - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 1-2 pm
Guelph Holiday Vintage & Makers' Market - St George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich St, 11 am
Onward Willow Annual Bazaar - Paisley Road School, 406 Paisley Rd, 9 am-3 pm

December 10
Community Carol Sing - The Salvation Army Guelph Citadel, 1320 Gordon St, 3-4:30 pm
Christmas Concert - Dublin St United Church, 68 Suffolk St W, 7-9 pm
Ren's Pet Depot Guelph Adoption Awareness & Foster Event - 20 Brock Rd N, 11 am-4 pm
1st Annual Snowflake and Sparkle Holiday Bazaar 2017 - Victoria Road Recreation Centre, 151 Victoria Rd N, 10 am-2 pm

December 11
City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Dinner @ Boston Pizza in support of Wyndham House - Boston Pizza,35 Woodlawn Rd W, 5:30-7:30 pm

December 12
Wellbeing Grant Allocation Panel - City Hall, Meeting Room B, 6 pm
Guelph Social Fusion, December 2017 - Borealis Grille & Bar, 1388 Gordon St, 5 pm
Royal City Quilters' Guild monthly meeting - Three Willows Church, 577 Willow Rd, 7-9 pm
Sleigh Ride-Guelph - Wellington Brewery, 950 Woodlawn Rd W, 6:30 pm
Guelph Business Networking Event - Fionn MacCool's Guelph, 494 Edinburgh Rd S, 11:30 am

December 13
Special Council Meeting as Shareholder of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 5:30 pm
Guelph Creatives Networking Night - The Dragon South, 987 Gordon St, 7 pm
Environmental Advisory Committee - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
Building Canada Lecture: James Raffan presents “Canada One Five Oh Em Gee: Celebration of nation and community in story and song” - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7 pm

December 14
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Wellbeing Grant Allocation Panel - City Hall, Meeting Room B, 6 pm
Free Lifelong Learning, Coffee Time for Older Adults - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm
Nature Guelph Speaker Series - Member Presentations & Potluck - University of Guelph Arboretum Centre, 7-9 pm
Mike [Schreiner] for Guelph Holiday Fundraiser - Mike for Guelph Office, 163 Suffolk St W, 7-9 pm
Socks for Shelter - Stone Road Mall, 435 Stone Rd W, 9:30 am-9:30 pm

December 16
Breakfast with Santa Claus - Trinity United Church, 400 Stevenson St, 8-11 am
Storytime with Santa - East Side Libary Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 10:30-11:30 am
Socks for Shelter - Guelph Farmers Market, 4 Gordon St, 7 am-12 pm
Christmas Water Show with Guelph Synchro - University of Guelph, W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre, 1-3 pm
Etsy Guelph Holiday Market - HOPE House, 10 Cork St, 10am-6 pm
Guelph Poetry Slam: Laugh It Off edition! Ft. RC Weslowski - The eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7:30 pm
Guelph Stands Against Scientology protest - 40 Baker St, 2 pm
Guelph Pre-Teen Video Dance Fundraiser - Evergreen Senior Centre, 683 Woolwich St, 7-10 pm

December 17
Red Tent Guelph - Silence, 46 Essex St, 7 pm
Holiday Family Skate - Exhibition Arena, 70 Division St, 9 am
Christmas with the Royal City Ambassadors - Holy Rosary Church, 175 Emma St, 2-3:30 pm
Donkey Sanctuary of Canada Christmas Days - 6981 Concession 4, Puslinch, 10 am

December 18
City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Ontario Miniature Enthusiasts Monthly Meeting - Dublin St United Church, 68 Suffolk St W, 1-3 pm

December 19
Technology 101: Social Media - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2:30-3:30 pm

December 20
Christmas Open House - Lloyd Longfield Constituency Office, 40 Cork St. E, 11 am-1 pm

Merry Maker Night Market - Guelph Farmers' Market, 4 Gordon St, 4 pm

December 21
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting - City Hall Meeting Room C, 2:30 pm
A Very Charlie Brown Concert - Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St, 7:30-8:30 pm

December 22
Last Minute Shopping Market - Guelph Tool Library, 131 Ontario St, 5-8 pm

December 23
Guelph Chamber Choir, Handel's Messiah - River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St, 7:30 pm

December 24
CHRISTMAS EVE

December 25
CHRISTMAS DAY

December 26
BOXING DAY

December 27
Guelph Creatives Networking Night - The Dragon South, 987 Gordon St, 7 pm

December 30
Happy 'Noon Year' - East Side Library Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 11:45 am-12:45 pm

December 31
NEW YEAR'S EVE
I STAND #InUnity Exhibit Announcement - TBA, 9 am-6 pm

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