Jewish Humour in TV and Film

7:30 p.m., St. Jerome's University, 290 Westmount Rd. N. in Waterloo, hosts a talk by Jeremy Dauber, professor of Yiddish language, literature and culture at Columbia University. Topic: Comedy Tonight: Jewish Humour in Television and Film. Presented by the Jewish Studies program at the University of Waterloo. Free. Call 519-888-4567,

ext. 32967.

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Free noon-hour concert

12:15 p.m. at First United Church, King and William Streets, Waterloo. WLU chamber music students directed by Simon Fryer. Lunch available at 11:30 a.m. Call 519-745-8487.

Wednesday, Nov. 19

St. Andrew's noon-hour concerts

12:15 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Queen and Weber streets in Kitchener. Koichi Inoue, piano. Free. Low-cost lunch available or bring your own. Call 519-578-4430.

Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen

2 p.m. Renison University College, 240 Westmount Rd. N. in Waterloo, hosts a talk by religious studies professor Douglas Cowan about his new book Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen. Free. All welcome. Books will be available for purchase.

Friday, Nov. 21

Mennonite Women lecture

and book launch

7 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N. in Waterloo, presents a lecture by Marlene Epp. Topic: The History of Midwifery and Healing in Early Mennonite Communities. Event will also be a launch for her new book Mennonite Women in Canada: A History. Free. Call 519-885-0220 ext. 24264.

St. Jerome's lecture

7:30 p.m., St. Jerome's University, 290 Westmount Rd. N. in Waterloo, presents a lecture by Most Rev. Claude Champagne, auxiliary bishop of Halifax, N.S. Theme: Evangelizing and the commitment to social justice. Free.

Call 519-884-8111, ext. 28259.

The Evolution of Religion lecture

7:30 p.m., The First Unitarian Congregation, 299 Sydney St. in Kitchener, presents a lecture by Christopher di. Carlo, university lecturer and the Humanist Association of Canada's Humanist of the Year for 2008. Topic: The Evolution of Religion. Free, but a collection will be taken.

Call 519-742-0432.

Saturday, Nov. 22

Meditation book launch

1 p.m., Holly Oak, 26 Regina St. N. in Waterloo, is hosting the launch of the book In Silence, Discovering Self Through Meditation by Jane Rosalea Booth. Followed by book signing from 2 to 5 p.m. For details contact jane.booth@in-silence.net or visit the website www.goldenlightcentre.com

Spaghetti dinner fundraiser

6 p.m., Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly, 395 King St. N. in Waterloo, is hosting a fundraising spaghetti dinner. Proceeds to Master's Commission students' mission trip to Ukraine. Tickets cost $10 each, $30 for family of four or $6 each for families of five or more. Donations also accepted. Call 519-884-0530 ext 136 or e-mail smitchell@waterlooassembly.org 

Sunday, Nov. 23

Christmas CD release

7 to 9 p.m., Waterloo Mennonite Brethren, 245 Lexington Rd. in Waterloo, hosts a CD release concert for Adam Padfield's new Christmas album A Little Jazz For Christmas. Special guests: His Season. Admission $5.

Ecumenical service with Taizé songs

7:30 p.m., St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, corner of Queen Street North and Weber Street East in Kitchener, is hosting an ecumenical service with Taizé songs. Call 519-745-3483.

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Free noon-hour concert

12:15 p.m. at First United Church, King and William Streets, Waterloo. Savitri Trio: Klement Hambourg, violin, Wendy Wagler, flute, Boyd McDonald, piano. Lunch available at 11:30 a.m. Call 519-745-8487.

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Abrahamic Faiths Forum

9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, corner of Albert Street and Bricker Avenue in Waterloo, is holding a panel discussion. Topic is Hagar: Contemporary Jewish, Christian and Islamic Perspectives. Free. All welcome. Call 519-884-0710, ext. 3530.

St. Andrew's noon-hour concerts

12:15 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Queen and Weber streets in Kitchener. Rev. Mark Lewis, singer and storyteller. Free. Low-cost lunch available or bring your own. Call 519-578-4430.

Thursday, Nov. 27

Nanking Massacre film

6 p.m., Kitchener Public Library's main branch, 85 Queen St. N. in Kitchener, presents the docu-drama film Iris Chang about one woman's struggle during the Nanking Massacre. Discussion to follow. Co-sponsored by Cross Cultures Magazine and the Waterloo Region Holocaust Education Committee. Free. Call 519-748-9520.

Friday, Nov. 28

101 Plus nativities

Parkview United Church, 470 Ontario St. in Stratford, presents a display of more than 100 nativities. Friday, Nov. 28 from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Refreshments available for a cost. Call 519-273-3000.

Third annual AIDS Requiem

7 p.m., St. George's of Forest Hill Anglican Church, 321 Fischer Hallman Rd. in Kitchener, hosts the third annual AIDS requiem. Speaker Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik. The Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display from 3 p.m. until the service. Fellowship afterwards.

Call 519-744-4751 or visit

www.stgeorgesofforesthill.com

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