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Sunday, December 31, 2017

The Politico Calendar for January 2018


Whether you're looking to get back to business as usual, or are looking for something different to do, there's no shortage of events, meetings, and gatherings for you to indulge in with this first month of 2018. Here's this month's Politico Calendar. 

January 1
NEW YEAR'S DAY

January 2
Wild Ontario: Birds of Prey - East Side Library Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 10:30-11:30 am
Wild Ontario: Birds of Prey - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 2:30-3:30 pm
GWIN Dinner & Network with Gary Ford: Life is Sales - Springfield Golf & Country Club, 2054 Gordon St, 5:30-9 pm

January 3
Kristen's Kritters - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11:30 am
New Year's Magic Show and Dance Party - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2:30-3:30 pm
Stories from the Hill - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club - Fionn MacCool's, 494 Edinburgh Rd S, 7-9 pm

January 4
Memoir Writing - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm
Monthly ADHD & Asperger's Support Group - The ADHD & Asperger's Centre, 221 Woolwich St, 6-7 pm
Entrepreneurship 101: Starting A Business - Staples (In-store business centre boardroom), 370 Stone Rd W, 6:30-8 pm

January 5
Tim Horton's Free Public Skate - Victoria Road Recreation Centre, 151 Victoria Rd N, 2:30-3:45 pm

January 6
Trees for Tots Christmas Tree Pick-Up - City wide, must register in advance to have tree picked up

January 8
Heritage Guelph Meeting - City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
eExpert Time - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 6-8 pm
UGDSB French as a Second Language Advisory Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 5 pm

January 9
Guelph Social Fusion - RLB, 197 Hanlon Creek Blvd Unit 103, 5 pm
Regular Monthly Meeting of the Guelph Wellington Coalition for Social Justice - Orchard Business Park, Ignatius Centre, 7:30 pm
Open House: Community Feedback For Proposed New Main Library - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-4 pm, 6-8 pm
UGDSB Program Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm

January 10
French Book Club - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 7-8 pm
Environmental Advisory Committee - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
Guelph-Community Consultations - How can UGDSB meet the needs of the youth? - Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 9-11:30 am
UGDSB Special Education Advisory Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm

January 11
Committee of Adjustment - City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
French Storytime - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11 am
Technology 101: iPad Basics - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 3:30-4:30 pm
Nature Guelph Speaker Series:Illuminating Goldenrod - Science Illustration - University of Guelph Arboretum Centre, 7:30-9 pm

January 12
Breakfast Academy: How To Sell Well - Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 7 am
Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture by Gina Ford - Landscape Architecture, Pit Lobby, University of Guelph, 12 pm
Things That Shine: Explorers - East Side Library Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 10:30-11 am

January 13
Storytime Science with Let's Talk Science - East Side Library Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 1-2 pm

January 14
TEDxGuelphU Annual Conference: Brick by Brick - Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St, 10:30 am-3 pm
New Year's Levee with Lloyd Longfield and Liz Sandals - Italian Canadian Club, 135 Ferguson St, 1-3 pm

January 15
Committee of the Whole Meeting - Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 pm

January 16
Guelph Air Cadet Open House & Registration Night - Guelph Armoury, 7 Wyndham St S, 6:30-8:30 pm
UGDSB Business Operations Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm

January 17
Lunch & Learn: Protect Your Business From Cyber Threats - Cutten Fields, 190 College Ave E, 12 pm
Movies 4 Mental Health - McNaughton 113, University of Guelph, 5-7 pm
ESL Book Club - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm

January 18
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
French Storytime - Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11 am
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting - City Hall Meeting Room C, 2:30 pm
Guelph Economic Leadership Forum: Climate Change - Managing Risk, Building Resilience - Delta Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre, 50 Stone Rd W, 12 pm
Women On Boards - Cutten Fields, 190 College Ave E, 5:30 pm
Military Lecture - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm

January 19
Trillium Foundation Seed Grant Workshop - Innovation Guelph, 111 Farquhar St, 9:30 am-12:30 pm

January 20
Open House - Conestoga College Guelph Campus, 460 Speedvale Ave W, 2 pm-4 pm
Comedy Night Fundraiser - The Bullring, University of Guelph, 6:30-10 pm

January 21
Robbie Burns Day - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10:30 am-3 pm

January 22
Special Council Meeting on Development Charges Appeal - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6 pm

January 23
Business After 5 - Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, University of Guelph, 5 pm
CFUW Guelph Meeting and Speaker - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St, 7-9:30 pm
Escape the Cold with Wyndham House's Escape Room Challenge and Dinner - Einstein's Cafe, 2 Grant St, 5:30-9:30 pm

January 24
Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management Job Expo - University Centre Peter Clark Hall, University of Guelph, 11 am-3 pm
Lantern Ale Launch - Royal City Brewing Company, 199 Victoria Rd S Unit C8, 7-9 pm
ESL Book Club - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm

January 25
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement (CCVI) - Family and Children's Services of Guelph and Wellington County, 275 Eramosa Rd, 9 am-12 pm
Robbie Burns Day Celebration - Guelph Lake Commons, 520 Victoria Rd N, 12:15 - 2pm

January 26
Improve Life Challenge - Summerlee Science Complex, University of Guelph, 5:30 pm (thru Sunday January 28)
School’s Out, Museum’s In PD Day - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10 am-5 pm
Fourth Friday: Ambre McLean - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm
Gloria's Guy - Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm (thru Sunday February 4)

January 27
Guelph Graduate Mental Health Conference - Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, 10 am-5 pm
eExpert Time
Guelph Public Library - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 11 am-1 pm
Family Literacy Day Event - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-3 pm

January 28
John McCrae: His Life In Words, Images and Song - River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St, 3-4 pm

January 29
City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Winter Pride 2018 - Various times and locations (thru Monday February 5)
Men's Book Club - Baker Street Station, 76 Baker St, 7-8 pm

January 30
UGDSB Meeting - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm

January 31
Vital Signs Report: Guelph and Wellington County - 10C, 42 Carden St, 3:30-5 pm
ESL Book Club - Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm

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