They claim it's the only musical that explores the unusual relationships we have with our "stuff," and they may very well be right.

HomeStars.ca is sponsoring a free showing of Cluttermania, the Musical Revue at Burnaby's Nikkei centre on Sunday, July 10 at 3 p.m.

Cluttermania is from Susan Borax and Heather Knittel of Good Riddance, a professional organizing service that helps people part with their clutter.

The show is mostly jazzy piano tunes and vocals, with comical lyrics related to their de-cluttering work experiences. HomeStars.ca is a website where people can rate home renovation companies and retailers.

For more info, email nichole@homestars.com. To register for the show, go to http://guestlistapp.com/events/60366. For more on Good Riddance, go to www.goodriddance.ca.

Young fundraiser

Kudos to Madison Taylor, an Aubrey Elementary student, who set up a "donation station" at her school to raise money for kids with disabilities.

Her goal was $2,400, and she's exceeded that with more money coming in. Most of the money came from canvassing family and friends, but she also received donations through her school and from people who heard about what she was doing and wanted to help.

Madison's efforts were part of her plan to participate in the Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay, an annual fundraiser of the B.C. Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.

To make a donation to Madison, go to www.24hourrelay.com, click on Donate to a Team or Runner and search for her name under the Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP team.

Volunteer loss

The Burnaby Seniors' Outreach Service Society has lost an active counselling volunteer.

Shirley Mortimer passed away on June 1 at age 82. She was one of the non-profit group's senior peer counsellors and was also named a City of Burnaby local hero in 2004 for her work in community policing.

Mortimer was described as a "prolific reader with a bright and engaging personality and thirst for knowledge that could never be slaked."

A celebration of her life will take place on Friday, July 22 at noon in New Westminster's Royal City Curling Club, at 75 East Sixth Ave. The family is asking for donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in lieu of flowers.

North reunion

Calling all Burnaby North grads: your former classmates summon you to a reunion Sept. 17 at Eagle Creek at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. This is for the class of 1971 and their friends. Call Bev for more information or tickets at 604-937-0731.

Starry night

Here's something interesting for astronomy fans, kids and adults a like.

The Starry Nights @ SFU group organizes regular star-gazing parties and free daytime astronomy workshops for school and community groups.

You don't need any prior astronomy experience either, and they often have telescopes on site for sky watching. The group partners with the Vancouver Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, which sometimes hosts lectures for adults. (For example, their June lecture was on dark matter and the multiverse theory.)

To subscribe to the group's email list, send a note to starry-nights-request@sfu.ca. They send out notices for star gazing parties and astronomy events and alerts on things like the occasional solar tsumani or heavy meteor shower.

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