$5 person (kids 3 and under free) Pancake and sausage breakfast.  Come have breakfast with St. Nick before the Christmas parade.

Breakfast with Santa Anne Hathaway Public School 77 Bruce  St., Stratford Doors open: 8:30am, Breakfast starts: 9am - 10:30am, Santa arrives at: 9:30am Tickets are: $3 each/ $10 family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) Tickets can be purchased by: Terri @ Tphilpott-cc@conestogac.on.ca or Melissa @ mhinds@cyg.net or by calling the church at: 519-271-6447 and leaving a message Donations will be accepted at this event. Don't forget to bring your camera!

Breakfast with Santa Anne Hathaway Public School December 1, 2012 Doors open:8:30am Breakfast: 9am - 10:30 am Santa arrives: 9:30 am Tickets: $3 each / $10 for family of 2 Adults and 2 children Donations accepted at event. Tickets can be purchased by emailing: Terri at  Tphilpott-cc@conestogac.on.ca or Melissa at: mhinds@cyg.net or calling the church 519-271-6447

Adults with High Cholesterol Needed for University of Guelph Muffin Nutrition Study We are currently recruiting adults (35-70 years old) with high cholesterol but not taking cholesterol medication to participate in a Muffin Nutrition Study that is being run out of the University of Guelph. The study involves 6 weeks of consuming 2 muffins per day (made from soy or wheat flour). Participants will visit the University of Guelph each week to pick up their muffins and will have body measurements and blood samples at weeks 1, 3 and 6. Financial compensation is provided. If interested, please contact The Muffin Study at 519-824-4120 x58081 or muffin.study@uoguelph.ca. This study has been approved by the University of Guelph Research Ethics Board.

The Salvation Army Stratford invites you to build and take home your very own Gingerbread House while enjoying Christmas music and other festive treats.  Cost is $8 per kit, which includes everything needed.  To RSVP your attendance, please call 519-271-2950.

Start Stratford Arts & Culture Magazine is proud to be hosting Start the Holidays Show & Sale.  Purchase unique gifts made by local artists from various genres, live music, coffee bar and more. Cost: $5/General admission, $4/SR, 12 and under free

Art Green:  I SHOULD BE PAINTING On view until January 6, 2013 Gallery Stratford is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Stratford-based artist Art Green.  A respected painter whose work has been widely exhibited and collected in North America, the Gallery celebrates Green’s recent achievements with a selection of oil on canvas works and reflects on the artist’s influences dating back to Chicago in the 1960s.  With an expansive body of work marked by a complex layering strategy and a saturated palette, the project allows the viewer to explore the artist’s eclectic use of patterns and the sources of his inspiration drawn from commercial and personal imagery. The exhibition is the 20^th anniversary of Green’s last solo exhibition at Gallery Stratford in 1992. XXXX Collective: INSTANCE On view until January 6, 2013 Gallery Stratford is pleased to present an exhibition of multi-media works by the XXXX Collective, featuring art by Shannon Garden-Smith, Corrie Jackson, Emily Smit-Dicks and Polina Teif. Through painting, sculpture, photography and video, the Collective investigates why nostalgia has become a prolific theme in our culture, and the desire for artists to document their environment and experiences. Through archiving and manipulating found and personal imagery, the artists examine the significance of documentation and its impact on the construction of personal identity. Gallery hours 11 am to 3 pm, Tuesday to Sunday

Take the hassle out of the holidays and join the Stone Maiden Inn to make a variety of Christmas cookies to share with friends and family.  Chef de Cuisine, Erin Delarge, will guide you through the recipes to make the perfect little treats.  Cookies made during the class will be evenly shared so please bring containers to transport your cookies home.  Please contact the Stone Maiden Inn for private classes for your own group - maximum 10 people per class. Cost: $59/Per person plus HST

Try your hand at designing through the medium of glass! Working on a circular format, participants will expand their knowledge of colour and compositional skills while learning valuable techniques in glass cutting and application. Led by Lasha Mutual. 3 weeks, Saturdays, 1-4pm November 17 – December 1 $75 Gallery Member, $85 Non Member (plus $50 material fee and HST)