Amherst Lions Centre is hosting a bluegrass concert featuring The Bluegrass Diamonds and Blue Horizon Sunday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. Tea and coffee served.

Looking south, as you exit the causeway, remove Findlay Boulevard from your mind's eye and imagine a large brick building high on the hill, just to the left of the Riverview Town Hall and Library.

Get a jump on your holiday baking with this unusual recipe for peanut butter shortbread bars. The kids will devour them with a glass of milk in no time flat.

Musee Acadien is holding a rug hooking exhibition entitled Les Hookeuses du Bor'de'lo until Wednesday, Dec. 23. Musee Acadien is located at Pavillion Clement-Cormier, 405 avenue de l'Universite. For more information, call 858-4088.

Chunky Chicken and Dijon Cheddar Sauce

The Lutz Mountain Meeting House is holding Tom Sharkey's Amy's Wish dessert theatre tonight at 7 p.m. at 3143 Mountain Rd. Price is $15. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Meeting House at 384-7719 or Wheaton's Country Store 1866 Mountain Rd. at 855-7300.

St. James Anglican Church, 101 Fairview Dr., is holding a Christmas Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 21, from noon-3 p.m. Admission is $5. All welcome.

Dear Heloise: A note about the life span of SMOKE DETECTORS: We as consumers have been told for many years that if the batteries in smoke alarms are fresh and if the alarm sounds when tested by poking the button on the system, the unit is working properly.

Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say asthma appears to be a significant risk factor for severe cases of disease in kids who get the pandemic flu virus, compared to seasonal flu.

In the year ahead, it could be your good luck to experience a vast improvement in your financial affairs.

DEAR ABBY: I'm 32 and a "large girl." I am also intelligent, witty and fun to be around. I make friends wherever I go. The problem is my mother -- who is also big -- keeps telling me that heavy women are not desirable and we must "settle" when it comes to choosing a mate.