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Anthony Lee Wood and Friends presents "America's Greatest Oldies Show" every Friday night at CrossWalk Community Church, formally The Music Theatre of Williamsburg. Showtime: 8:00-10:00 p.m. For tickets and information: (757) 564-3030; www.musichitshow.com. Fridays: Sept 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7 and 14.

Anthony Lee Wood and Friends presents "Home For the Holidays" every Thursday and Friday night at CrossWalk Community Church, formally The Music Theatre of WilliamsburgShowtime: 8:00-10:00 p.m. For tickets and information: (757) 564-3030; www.musichitshow.com. November 20/21, 28, December 4/5/6, 11/12, 18/19, 26.

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For women 18 and above. Indoor Futsal play.

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The Isle of Wight Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program trains and supervises volunteers to advocate for children who have come to the attention of the court due to allegations of child abuse and/or neglect. Appointed by a judge, the CASA volunteer assesses the child’s situation, reports their progress and needs to the court, and makes recommendations regarding the best interest of the child. CASA volunteers advocate for a safe, permanent home for each child!

By becoming a CASA volunteer, you become a hero to a child who needs you most and an everyday hero in your community. Your involvement will make an impact for a lifetime and for generations to come. We invite you to learn more and join us in standing up for children!
Be a Hero – Become a CASA Volunteer!

Contact: Joyelle Saunders at 757-357-2170 or jsaunders@isleofwightus.net

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Can Your Fines

A nonperishable, nonexpired food item or personal item can take the place of a fine for overdue materials from Saturday, Nov. 29, to Wednesday, Dec. 31, at all Newport News Public Library System locations. This includes outstanding fines for long-overdue items that are returned, but does not apply to lost or damaged materials or to fees charged once an account has been sent to the collection agency. Items collected will be donated to the Peninsula Food Bank.

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YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DIVISION
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

January 15, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m.

York County School Board Office
302 Dare Road
Yorktown, VA 23692

Questions: Call Ms. Sandy Ford at 898-0308

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The Virginia Living Museum's Wild Things Museum Store introduces a collection of unusual and affordable nature-related items for all ages. Eco-friendly clothing, toys and stationery, books, learning games, socks and hoodies, stuffed animals, home decor and jewelry, all themed to reflect Virginia's native wildlife. Open during museum hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Museum admission $15 adults, $12 children 3-12. 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News 23601. 757-595-1900. www.thevlm.org

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How do animals make sounds? In this interactive exhibit at the Virginia Living Museum, investigate unique sounds from birds, mammals and insects and how they influenced music and musicians. How does sound work? Play with vibrations and frequencies and test your hearing. Build your own soundscape and explore and contribute to a map of sounds. "Wild Music" is a production of the Science Museum of Minnesota, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Included in museum admission, $15 adults, $12 children 3-12. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 757-595-1900

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Free Gift Wrapping - Patrick Henry Mall - Newport News

Friday, November 28th through Wednesday, December 24th (Mall Hours)Note: December 24th until 6:00 PM

Location: 12300 Jefferson Ave. (intersection of the main corridor & inside access to Dick's Sporting Goods)

Donations accepted - to benefit youth mission programs through First Baptist Church Newport News

Information: Randy McCollum 757-930-0911; rmccollum@fbcnn.org

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There is sober living housing in Williamsburg. The people who become addicted to alcohol and drugs have nowhere to go when they leave jail or treatment centers or just realize it’s time to get clean and sober but back to the old people, places and things. I know this because I was one of those people until I learned of Oxford House.
Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. By the time many persons addicted to alcohol or drugs get serious about recovery, they have lost their normal living accommodations or at best made their living in them very difficult. Going home becomes either impossible or risky for continued recovery. Oxford House can provide a transitional home between early recovery and past homes or new homes. It can also provide a permanent home for those who decide that they prefer living in a supportive group environment to living alone. [FONT='Times-Roman','sans-serif']Over 80% of those who live in an Oxford House stay clean and sober.[/font]
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Short-term custody in a hospital setting or a supervised detoxification facility or a jail cell is the usual way to stop an addict’s compulsive use of alcohol and drugs. Staying stopped is the more difficult challenge, but Oxford Houses can help. In the drug court setting or upon release from incarceration, recovering individuals can be put into groups for starting new Oxford Houses or can get into an existing Oxford House.
When an individual is accepted for membership in an Oxford House, there is no time limit on how long he or she can live there, but use of alcohol or drugs or nonpayment of rent will result in expulsion that simple policy lies at the heart of what Oxford House is and what makes it work.
Recovering individuals interested in self-run, self supported recovery houses have two options. If they are in an area where Oxford Houses already exist, they should investigate the possibility of admission to one of those houses. Applications for residence are available at each house. If there is not an Oxford House in their area, or if the existing houses are full, they should consider starting one.
As many as 70% of the jail cells in the country are occupied by drug addicts or alcoholics. Recidivism for drug addicts and alcoholics is over 50% in the first 18 months after release. Oxford House living gives the recovering drug addicts and alcoholics the opportunity to stay clean and sober. Oxford Houses provide a place to live different from where one had lived before having problems with the criminal justice system. Living in an Oxford House provides the time, peer support and self-confidence to assure long-term sobriety without relapse. Oxford House chapters work with Judges to help everyone find a place to become comfortable in sobriety without relapse.

The standardized system of operations has evolved from the 33-year history of Oxford House and permits replication of Oxford Houses the country. All Oxford Houses are tied together to assure mutual support and quality control.



Oxford Houses are democratic, mutual help–oriented recovery homes for individuals with substance abuse histories. There are more than 1200 of these houses in the United States, and each home is operated independently by its residents, without help from professional staff. In a recent experiment, 150 individuals in Illinois were randomly assigned to either an Oxford House or usual-care condition (i.e., outpatient treatment or self-help groups) after substance abuse treatment discharge. At the 24-month follow- up, those in the Oxford House condition compared with the usual-care condition had significantly lower substance use, significantly higher monthly income, and significantly lower incarceration rates. (Am J Public Health. 2006;96:XXX–XXX. doi:10. 2105/AJPH.2005.070839).
Oxford House currently has one house open in Williamsburg and six in Hampton.

Visit www.oxfordhouse.org for more information.

ByJeff P.

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Hampton watercolorists, Holland Etheridge and Jim Dees, celebrate Venice with a show at the Williamsburg Library Gallery, 515 Scotland Street, from November 5, 2008 through January 18, 2009. A free reception is being held in the Gallery Sunday, November 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. to which the public is invited. Call (757) 259-4070 or visit www.wrl.org/programs for more information.

“Venice Revisited” includes some three-dozen drawings and watercolors. They are based on scores of photographs the artists took during a 10-day plein-air workshop in what may be the world’s most painted city. “You can’t really avoid cliché when painting Venice,” Dees says. “The city has been painted for centuries by the world’s leading artists, but we strived to express the excitement of rediscovery – our own personal take on all that enchantment.” Many of the works in Venice Revisited were painted this year as the two artists worked together to bring new life to their memories.

Etheridge is a leading local artist, who won Best In Show in the 2008 Romance On the River Art Show in Hampton. Dees is an owner of Blue Skies Gallery in Hampton and an instructor at Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News and The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton.

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Beginning in January, Williamsburg Regional Library and the College of William and Mary will partner on a series of free films organized around the theme of global film and human migration, and their shared history since the late 19th century. All the films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street and are free of charge.

1/10: Ratatouille (Brad Bird 2007) (USA) (111 minutes)

1/31: La Marche de L’Empereur/The March of the Penguins (Luc Jacquet 2005) (France) (85 minutes)

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Beginning in January, Williamsburg Regional Library and the College of William and Mary will partner on a series of free films organized around the theme of global film and human migration, and their shared history since the late 19th century. All the films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street and are free of charge.

1/10: Ratatouille (Brad Bird 2007) (USA) (111 minutes)

1/31: La Marche de L’Empereur/The March of the Penguins (Luc Jacquet 2005) (France) (85 minutes)

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Get into the holiday spirit with the music of the season and dazzling laser effects from the Virginia Living Museum Planetarium's brand-new SkyLase laser system! Classic favorites like Burl Ives' "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," modern hits like Randy Travis' "Jingle Bell Rock," and reimaginings of timeless songs like Enya's "Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)." An animated Christmas light display like you've never seen! Recommended for ages 6 and up. 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 6, 13, 20, 22-23, 26-27 and 29-31; 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 10-12 and 17-19. No show on Sundays. $5 for planetarium show only; $4 add-on to museum ticket. 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 757-595-1900. www.thevlm.org

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For 43 years, the Virginia Living Museum Planetarium has journeyed in the footsteps of the Magi, seeking the identity of the mysterious Star of Bethlehem. Now, its brand-new, state-of-the-art digital projection system presents a reworked and updated version of its popular "Star of Wonder" holiday family attraction, reflecting the latest discoveries in astronomy and archaeology. Dec. 6-19: Wednesday through Friday, 2:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 20-23 and 26-31: 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. daily. $5 for planetarium show only; $4 add-on to museum ticket. 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 757-595-1900. www.thevlm.org

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Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek present The Nutcracker December 20, 2:00 and 8:00 pm, and December 21, 2:00 pm with professional guest artists at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary. A spectacular Williamsburg tradition for over 30 years, the show was voted “Best in Williamsburg 2007.” Tickets online www.danceVRB.com or at the Phi Beta Kappa Box Office (757.221.2674)

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Drive by for a FREE Christmas bear!

Location: First Baptist Church Newport News
12716 Warwick Blvd (at Maxwell Lane)Newport News, VA 23606

Information: 757-930-0911

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New Yoga classes beginning on Wednesday, June 4 in Downtown Hampton. Great instructors (2 certified in pre-natal Yoga). Come check it out! More info @

http://www.hrhypmed.com/page4/page18/page18.html

Call (968-7365) or email Rebecca (rebecca@hrhypmed.com) for more information.

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Come join B’nai Avraham Mesianic Fellowship for our Hanukkah celebration. We are “Jews and Gentiles, one in Messiah” celebrating how G-d used the miracles of Hanukkah to proclaim His faithfulness to all who trust in Messiah, Jews and Gentiles alike. Invite your Jewish friends to join us for lots of fellowship, food and fun.
The service begins at 6:30 PM on December 19th with a pot luck dinner to follow. We meet at Liberty Baptist Church, 1021 Big Bethel Road, Hampton, VA 23666.

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Saturday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6801 Huntington Ave., Newport News

The Virginia Choral Society will perform a concert of traditional and contemporary holiday music sure to get people of all ages in the holiday mood.

Advance tickets are: $15 general admission and $12 for seniors (over 55), military (active/reserve/retired), and students (over 8 years old). Children 8 and under are free.

Tickets at the door are $18 general admission and $15 for seniors (over 55), military (active/reserve/retired), and students (over 8 years old). Children 8 and under are free.

Group sales are available. For tickets or more information, call (757) 851-9114 or (757) 876-7613