Community Calendar for March 19, 2010

TODAY

The Sacred Heart School of Crosby presents a live classic guitar performance by international recording artist Xuefei Yang, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Strake Jesuit College Preparatory – Parsley Center, 8900 Bellaire Blvd., Houston. For tickets and information call 281-328-4871.

The St. Martin dePorres Catholic Church, 12606 Crosby Lynchburg Road, Crosby, invites the public to join church members every Friday for a fish fry. Serving begins at 11 a.m. and continues until the food is all gone. 281-328-4451

Baytown Ballroom Dance Club hosts a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Community Center, 2407 Market St. Dances are open to the public and no dance experience is necessary. Light refreshments are served and guest admission is $10. Members free. Call Chris Worthington, 281-427-1476.

Crosby Community Center, 409 Hare Road, has afternoon rhythm walking (4 p.m.).

The Baytown Community Center, 2407 Market St., hosts senior citizens bridge from noon to 3 p.m. 281-422-4188.

SATURDAY

The St. Joseph Catholic Church Bereavement Ministry CARE Team (Caring and Reaching Out to Each other) is hosting a bereavement support group program Saturday mornings through April 3. The group meets from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the church’s Activity Building, 1907 Carolina, Baytown. The sessions are free and open to the public and no registration is required. Call Susan Wolff, 281-573-1936, or the parish office, 281-420-3588.

SUNDAY

Calvary Temple, 7319 Breda, hosts services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 281-839-3009.

Central Baptist Church, 1800 King St., hosts Children’s Church for pre-K through fifth-grade children from 11 a.m. to noon. 281-422-8381.

VFW Post 912, 8204 N. Main, has bingo at 2 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. 281-421-1257.

COMING UP

A Cease Addiction Now/Cease Aggression Now workshop will be held March 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 401 W. Texas Ave., Baytown. Information and facts on domestic violence cases in the Baytown area will be presented, as well as the unveiling of Cease Aggression Now. For information, contact Steven Vestal, program coordinator, at 281-427-4226.

The Baytown Optimist Club will hold its last oyster fry of the season March 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Optimist Club building, 1724 Market St. Donation is $10. Order 10 or more meals and they will be delivered. Call 281-413-3173.

The Baytown Bark Park’s Easter Egg Hunt is March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Baytown Bark Park, 4334 Crosby Cedar Bayou Road. Admission is $5 per pet. Price includes a chance to win a “doggie” Easter basket or a $25 gift certificate courtesy of Super Pet World. Dogs must be on a leash for this event. Pet photography will be available at additional cost. Proceeds benefit the Baytown Humane Society.

The Port of Houston Authority’s “River, Lakes, Bays ’n Bayous Trash Bash” is March 27 at the Baytown Nature Center, 6213 Bayway Drive. Parking will be in designated areas on San Jacinto Point, inside the Nature Center. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and will take place at Tracey’s Theater on San Jacinto Point. Groups of 10 or more should download the registration form from www.trashbash.org and fill it out prior to arrival to expedite the registration process. Debris cleanup will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For information contact Nicole Hausler, Port of Houston Authority, at (713) 670-2683, or by e-mail to nhausler@poha.com; or contact Tracey Prothro, Baytown Parks and Recreation, at 281-420-7128, or by e-mail to tracey.prothro@baytown.org.

The Goose Creek Country Club Community Feast is March 29 with lunch and evening servings. Enjoy Gene Smith’s award-winning barbecue ribs, pork loin, plum sauce and all trimmings for only $10 dinner. Delivery of 10 dinners or more is available with early scheduling for the noon serving. Raffle tickets are $10 each, or three for $20 with lots of fun prizes including a stay in a condo in beautiful Belize, a $200 Uruku Salon Spa package, elegant dining at the Red Fox restaurant and more. This is the seventh annual fundraiser to support the clubhouse and golf course improvements and for the second year, a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Bay Area Homeless Services. For information call Leah Ferguson, 281-424-5534; Sylvia Lohkamp, 281-424-4776, or go to the Web site at goosecreekcc@comcast.net.

Chambers County employees can sign up for free CPR classes to be held March 29. Each class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with one hour for lunch, at the county library in Anahuac. Class space is limited, so employees are urged to call the Emergency Management Office at 409-267-2445 to sign up.

Harris County Precinct Two Commis-sioner Sylvia R. Garcia will host a town hall meeting April 8 for constituents in Baytown, Barrett Station, Crosby, Highlands, Linus, Lynchburg and McNair. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the San Jacinto Community Center, 604 Highland Woods Drive, Highlands. For information call (281) 427-7311.

Bayshore Fine Rides Car Club will host its 22nd annual Fine Rides Show April 9-10 on Texas Avenue. Contact Dale Hughes at 832-457-2158.

The annual luncheon of the Bay Area Garden Club will be April 9 at 11 a.m. This theme of year’s event, which is being hosted by the Country Club Oaks Garden Club, is “Garden of the Rising Sun.” Call Kathleen Maroney, 281-424-8804.