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Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass

Announcing the third annual Calgary Artists Studio Tour! The tour will take place on Friday, May 3: 2 pm - 8pm Saturday, May 4th: 10 am - 4 pm Sunday, May 5th: 10 am - 4 pm This year our tour has expanded to over 80 local artists participating across our beautiful city and surrounding areas. This is a self-guided tour where you get to meet each artist in their home or shared studio space, and you can plan your visit at your own pace. The Calgary Artists Studio Tour is a unique, informal, connected art experience for both the public and the artists. You are invited into artists studios to see beyond their finished work; to have an opportunity to learn more about their creative processes, inspirations and personal stories. Ask questions, sign up for a raffle, purchase art if you like and most of all, enjoy building connections with your local artists. Admission is FREE! We are also pleased to announce that the Calgary Artists Studio Tour is now featured in the FREE hand-held app, Toureka, that can be easily downloaded onto your phone for easy directions to artists’ studios here: https://link.toureka.app/CAST Our map is also on our website. The artists participating are a diverse mix and you will find visual art, sculpture, fibre art, photography and more! You will encounter a wide range of styles from realism to abstract and everything in-between. You will discover art in multiple mediums - choose what YOU want to see and learn about. We welcome the conversation!

The National Music Centre proudly hosts Violins of Hope at Studio Bell from May 3 to June 16, 2024. Violins of Hope is a poignant collection of string instruments dating from before and during the Holocaust. These meticulously restored instruments once belonged to Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Today these instruments stand as enduring symbols, serving to educate and memorialize those affected by one of history’s darkest chapters through concerts, exhibitions, and other commemorative projects. The instruments were donated or purchased from survivors and descendants or recovered from remnants of ghettos and concentration camps. Each instrument stands as a monument to survivors and victims and serves as a reminder of the hope that music can bring even in the darkest moments. To purchase admission to Studio Bell and learn more about the exhibition please go to https://www.studiobell.ca/exhibitions/violins-of-hope.

Join us on Good Friday, March 29th when thousands of colourful eggs filled with a prize token and dog treat will be "hidden" all over the south field beside Calaway Park. Participants (dogs with the assistance of their humans) will collect eggs and retrieve prizes from the eggs. Get a "hop" on your fundraising to collect prizes. All monies raised support National Service Dogs' award-winning service dog programs

Looking for resources to keep your kids entertained during March break? Visit one of 12 Calgary Public Library locations to find an Early Learning Centre or one of six locations with a Questionarium where kids can move, play, and find answers to big questions. Plus, our Students section has lots of ideas for activities, book recommendations, and digital resources to keep hands and minds busy. Please check the website to find an Early Learning Centre or Questionarium near you!

Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson. March 14 & 15 at 7:00pm and March 16 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm. Tickets are $10 each with reserved seating. 75 minute run time with no intermission. Small Time Theatre is a non-profit, children's community theatre organization. Based out of South Calgary, children and youth in grades 1 - 9 are able to participate in annual stage productions learning music, dance, stage presence, and backstage processes.

Calgary Unplugged is an annual family-friendly Earth Hour event. Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) Join us for music, entertainment, and opportunities to experience what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Pedal power midway games and experience how our natural world affects our daily lives. Bring personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party! Calgary Unplugged is hosted by The Arusha Centre's Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies. If you can't make it to the event, turning off nonessential lights, "unplug" from electronics at 8:30 and reconnect with people, games or hobbies! After Earth Hour, share your participation with #EarthHour and #EarthHourYYC. Email programs@arusha.org with questions.

BTWD brings together like-minded Calgarians to promote cycling as a viable means of transportation, reduce inner-city traffic congestion, and reduce pollution in the air. Cycling is a great addition to a healthy lifestyle and can be very cost effective – not to mention how much time is saved by not sitting in traffic. BTWD promotes a sense of community; we welcome families to get out on their bikes and join us! With the effects of climate change weighing on our shoulders, biking to work or anywhere is a simple way to reduce carbon emissions and our environmental impact. Our event features Energy Pit Stops throughout downtown supported by Calgary’s bicycle retailers with swag and free bicycle tune-ups, a free pancake breakfast, prizes, and numerous vendors down at the hub of BTWD at Delta Gardens. Our hope is that by having our event early in the season that participants will enjoy the experience and it will inspire them to continue to ride their bicycles all year long. In order to inspire more participants, Lonny Balbi pledges to donate $1 for every participant to charity.

A solo trilogy of cities (Montreal, Barcelona and Calgary) of significant impact. A work of live performance and projected film. Learn more at decidedlyjazz.com.