Free haircuts

Gordon TAFE barbering students offering free supervised haircuts to hone their skills. Tuesday May 20, 10am-3pm, GenU Hub, 285a McKillop Street, East Geelong.

The post provides a summary of upcoming events and activities in the Geelong area.

Events

Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Geelong Inc. welcomes members and guests to illustrated lectures monthly, Newcomb Hall, May 14, 10.15 am. Geelong West Town Hall, 5.45pm. Guest speaker Jamie Hayes from UK, graduate Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Ballroom dance Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Saturday May 10, 7.30pm-11pm, $10 includes supper, music Charles.

Drysdale CWA

Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every fourth Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club.

■ Jenny 0452-258 333

Scottish dancing

GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed.

■ Vicki 0412-762983, Barbara 0419-511 781

Geelong Scottish Dance

Highland dance classes for all ages Wednesday from 4pm and Saturday from 10am at Western Heights Uniting Church Hall, St Herne Hill.

■ Christine 0468-311 788, facebook.com/GeelongScottishDance

Bingo

Tuesdays 1pm-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson St, Belmont.

■ Frank 5241 1776

First steps in music

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.

■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

Dragons Abreast Geelong

Dragon boating for breast cancer survivors, Saturdays 12.30pm, Geelong Canoe Club, Marnock Rd, Highton. Free come and try.

■ Traci 0417-301 226, Facebook Dragons Abreast Geelong – Juggernauts

PlayLinks

Music and art playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers learn together with their parent/carer. Wednesdays St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Norlane. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.

■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

Grovedale East Ladies Probus

Fourth Monday of each month, 9.30am, Belmont RSL.

■ Sally Nelson 0402-450 610

Waurn Ponds Combined Probus

Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am. Maximum 100 members.

■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn

Lions Club of Geelong

Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Contact below for venues and times.

■ geelong.vic@lions.org.au or Ph 0408 599 962

Geelong Harmony Chorus

Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Rehearsals Mondays 6.45pm at Herne Hill.

■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au, 0406-666 737

Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir

Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet Wednesdays 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English.

■ 0413-406 433, welshladieschoir.com.au

Chess clubs

Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe St, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Rd (on Blanche St), St Leonards.

■ Ralph 0431-458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Geelong Scout Heritage Centre