Go Bollywood
Get those hips moving during an eight-week Bollywood dancing course. Cost is $52, at Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 30 Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park, from tomorrow (July 23), 7.30-8.30pm.
■ 9205 2760
National Tree Day
Hume residents are invited to help plant 1000 trees around the new oval at Greenvale Recreation Reserve on National Tree Day, this Sunday, July 27. Head to Section Road, Greenvale, between 10am and 1.30pm. Pizzas, gloves, sunscreen and water will be provided. Meanwhile, Whittlesea residents can discover new areas of Quarry Hills Park and help out at one of the council’s tree-planting sessions on Sunday, 10am-3pm, at 105 Hunters Lane, South Morang (Melway 183 D1). Wear sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen and raincoat, if wet. Tools and gloves supplied. Light refreshments included.
Power play
Take charge of your energy bills and learn where energy is used in your home at a workshop on Wednesday, July 30, 1-2pm at Homestead Community and Learning Centre, 60 Whiltshire Drive, Roxburgh Park.
■ 9205 2473
La Festa Italiano
San Donato was a medieval saint famed for performing miracles, such as giving sight to the blind and killing dragons. In Italy, La Festa di San Donato celebrates the anniversary of his death, and effigies are paraded through the streets. On Sunday, August 3, the San Donato Association of Lalor celebrates this saint’s day with a Mass and colourful procession around St Lukes Church, followed by free opera performances from the Banda Bellini in the church hall. Refreshments follow celebrations. St Luke’s is at 1A David Street, Lalor (Melway 8 K5).
■ Donato Polvere on 9466 1177
