What’s on around Frankston and the peninsulaLooking to learn, connect or just get out and about? See & Do is the Weekly’s community noticeboard that helps you find activities, events, courses and social groups around Frankston and the peninsula. Add your own listing by following the instructions below.
Market: A trash and treasure and car boot sale is at Seaford Uniting Church, Railway Parade, from 8am on Saturday. Details, stall bookings: 97852692.
Exercise classes: Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre, 26 Mahogany Avenue, Frankston North, has fun, low-impact exercise classes from 1pm each Monday. Cost: $6. Details: 97861445.
Patchwork classes: Belvedere Community Centre, 36 Belvedere Road, Seaford, has ‘whack and stack’ patchwork classes from November 10. BYO sewing machine. Details: 97768922.
Eco homes: Langwarrin Community Centre, 2 Lang Road, has a sustainable-homes energy-saving workshop at 10am on Saturday followed by waste management and water savings workshops. Details: 97897653 or langwarrincc.org.au.
Glowing potential: Brighter Futures for Youth People is a course aimed at those disengaged from education or at risk of it. The six-week course will run at Langwarrin Community Centre in Lang Road from 1-4pm tomorrow. Cost: $50. Details: 9789 7653.
Beading lessons: Belvedere Community Centre, 36 Belvedere Road, Seaford, has beading classes for ‘basics’ and Christmas gifts from 9.30am each Thursday. Details: 97768922 or belvedere36@bigpond.com.
Foo d safety: Lyrebird Community Centre, 203 Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs, has a certificate course in food handling. Other classes include Christmas novelty cakes. Details: 97820133 or lyrebird.org.au.
Art expo: Studio 12 has a free show of traditional and contemporary work at The Strand Village Centre, 89 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza, from Friday to November 30. Details: facebook.com/studio12gallery.
< p>Choir group: Southern Sounds Chorus welcomes women to sing and perform harmony. Rehearsal is at 7.15pm each Tuesday. Details: Christine, 59712231 or southernsounds.org.au.
Dance expression: A dance and movement workshop is from 10am-2pm on Saturday, November 12 at the Living Now Centre, 7/42 Hartnett Drive, Seaford. Details: Sandra, 0439619203.
Guitar class: Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre, 26 Mahogany Avenue, Frankston North, offers group guitar lessons. Details: 97861445.Jazz band: The Red Hot Jigglers jazz band will perform at Mornington RSL in Virginia Street from 12.30pm on Sunday, November 20. Details: 59752106.
Open gardens: Two delightful Mt Martha gardens will be open from 10am-4pm this weekend. Jardin de Fleurs at 5 Helena Street is an exuberant and structured space with formal elements. Tea Trees at 18 Irvine Avenue is a pretty coastal garden with mature trees in a romantic setting. Cost: $7, children free. Details: Meredith, 96828227 or vic@opengarden.org.au.
Music school: Peninsula Youth Music Society has a music school at Mt Erin Secondary College from January 9-13, for all levels of skill, ages 5-18. . Details: 97822450 or pyms.org.au.
Typhoid talk: Nepean Historical Society meets at the Mechanics Institute, 827 Melbourne Road, Sorrento, at 8pm on Friday when microbiologist Diane Lightfoot will talk about typhoid at Point Nepean. Details: Don, 59840255 or nepeanhistoricalsociety.asn.au.
Footy meeting: Mornington Football Club's annual meeting is at 7.30pm next Tuesday at the Alexandra Park clubrooms. The club is also seeking a coach and players for a new netball club. Details: Allison, 0437744712 or morningtonfc@telaustralia.com.au.
Clothing sale: Dress for Success at 8/869 Pt Nepean Road, Rosebud, has a clothing sale from 8am-1pm on Saturday, November 12. Designer labels and vintage wear. Proceeds help disadvantaged women. Details: Jo, 0419518469.
Folk music: Peninsula Folk Club meets on Sunday at Frankston Bowls Club in Yuille Street. Jam at 5.45, stage acts from 6.30pm. Cost is $7. Details: Vince, 0418381668.
Literacy courses: Peninsula Adult Education and Literacy courses at Rosebud include reading and writing, basic and more advanced literacy and numeracy, teamwork for employability, migrant English, art folio preparation, computers, first aid and first aid update, healing therapies and volunteer training. Bookings essential. Details: 59822811, Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm.
Gardening: Westernport Garden Club's annual meeting is at Balnarring Hall at 1.30pm on Monday, November 7. Visitors welcome. Details: Margaret, 59773995.
Charity ball: Orphans of Ghana charity ball will be held in the Gunnamatta Room at Mornington racecourse from 6.30pm on Saturday, November 12. Show band Hit Parade and the Ghanan Asanti Dancers will entertain. Cost: $100 includes a three-course meal and drinks on arrival. Details: 59750733.
Car storage: Undercover storage is available for classic and vintage cars, with all proceeds going to Southern Peninsula Community Care. Details: Mary, 59865255.
Fashion market: Loved It market features indoor stalls selling women's pre-loved fashion from 9.30am on Sunday, November 27 at Mornington racecourse. Stallholders wanted. Details: 0417138125.
Remembering them: A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at the Heritage Garden in Canadian Bay Road, Mt Eliza, from 10.30am on Friday, November 11 when the guest speaker will be Bruce Billson MP. Details: Alex, 97877485.
Art show: The 2 Bays Artists group will have a display and sale of affordable paintings at Rosebud, next to Ritchies store, from November 14-19. Details: 59812911.
Bushwalking club: Peninsula Bushwalking Club meets at 8pm on Tuesday, November 8 at Mt Martha Community House, the Esplanade, Mt Martha. Details: peninsulawalkingclub@hotmail.com.
Send details by noon on the Wednesday before publication to peninsulasee&do@yourweekly.com.au or See & Do, Suite 2, 10 Blamey Place, Mornington 3931.
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