The Christopher Leadership Course of Hamilton provides a welcoming and supportive environment where you will build strong leadership skills and learn to over-come your fear of standing up in front of a group to speak. The course is a powerful asset and confidence-builder for anyone, but it is especially tailored for people in transition, whether that be from school into the work- force, from another country into Canada, or from one career to another. The CLC Level 1 course is a 10 week course based on adult learning principles. Each week, instructors present a different area of focus. The learned skills are then practiced in a positive and supportive workshop setting. In CLC courses, you learn by doing! For more information, or to register, please visit: www.clchamilton.com  

Wednesdays in November at 7 p.m. at Terryberry library, 100 Mohawk Rd. West. Call 905-546-3921.

Nov. 17 fundraiser, 7p.m.-1 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch163 Prentice Room, 435 Limeridge Rd. East, for Brayden Mathew Richards, a one-year-old Mountain resident who has severe undiagnosed health issues. He is frequently hospitalized and has a tracheostomy, gastrostomy-jejunostomy feeding tube, oxygen and 24-hour monitoring while at home. Tickets $10 in advance, $15.00 at door. Featuring: DJ Chicko, live entertainment, cash bar, games, buffet and more. To donate or purchase tickets, email Kelly at porcelainprincess@hotmail.ca or Katherine at skrichards11@gmail.coma.

The FAB (Fit Active Beautiful) Foundation’s fourth annual FAB-ilicious Ladies Luncheon, Silent and Live Auction is Nov. 18 at Liuna Gardens, Stoney Creek,11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Sharon Gallant at 905-572-0955 or visit www.iamfab.ca.

Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 p.m. at Eastmount Community Centre, 115 East 26th St., Mountain Kidz Klub presents the Family Fun Zone, free of charge, with games, air hockey and more. Call 905-574-2993 for more information.

Dining, racing, gambling and silent auction fundraiser for Crime Stoppers of Hamilton, Nov 18., 4 p.m. at Flamboro Downs. Tickets $50; call  Tricia at 905-546-4808.

Another season of private and group music lessons is about to begin at the West Highland Academy of Music.  Lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, flute, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, valve trombone, saxophone, drums, and music theory.  Registration details, and a list of current teachers, can be found at www.westhighland.org/academyofmusic. Lessons begin the week of Sept 10, and end in early December for the Christmas holiday break. For more information, please call the church office at 905-387-5385.  

Burkholder United Church, 465 Mohawk Rd. East, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m .Adults $14, children 10 and under $5, free for 3 and under. Call 905-383-7332.

Niagara Area Lutheran Choir performs at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1054 Upper Sherman Ave., 7 p.m.