LEGO® Creativity Workshop.
Everyday from Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024 at 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Is your child a star in the making? Whether they express themselves through music, movies, singing, dancing or any other art form, we want to celebrate their passion with a fun building activity. Kids will create and decorate their own LEGO® photo frame to show off their creative accomplishments.
This activity is suitable for children ages six to 12. All participants must sign up in advance at the website.
Research for Aspiring Writers.
> Wednesday Apr 24, 2024 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Enhance your writing projects by learning how to conduct research in this workshop for aspiring writers. RProper research and application of that research leads to more believable and engaging final pieces that will keep readers hooked.
YMCA Calgary Arts Presents: Wakefield Brewster, Calgary’s Poet Laureate in Writing Change into the World .
> Wednesday Apr 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Experience the transformative power of poetry.
A group of lucky students had the incredible opportunity to work alongside Wakefield Brewster, Calgary's Poet Laureate. Through his Professional Interactive Poetic Presentations (PiPPs), Brewster has helped both seasoned writers and aspiring poets take their work from the page to the stage. During the PiPPs, Brewster performed and discussed a range of poetic works, showcasing how writing can inspire positive change in the world.
Come and join us in witnessing their amazing creations at our presentations of Writing Change into the World.
VAISAKHI MELA 2024.
> Saturday Apr 27, 2024 at 12:01 pm - 6:00 pm
Vaisakhi Mela 2024 presented by Rajesh Angral with the Collaboration of Sabrang Radio, IWEB GUY, ACE Ent. & Media Group and CMD (Canadian Multicultural Development).
We host the World Multicultural Festival annually to celebrate diversity and bring together multicultural communities in Canada to share each others’ cultural heritages.
| Location: | Genesis Centre, 7555 Falconridge Boulevard NE, Calgary |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://vaisakhimela.ca/site/ |
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Stories with Sheldon First Rider: Aliens and the Supernatural.
> Sunday Apr 28, 2024 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Storytelling has been a way to pass down wisdom and knowledge by the Blackfoot people since time immemorial. Through the oral tradition, Blackfoot Elder Sheldon First Rider will share stories from Blackfoot culture in this intimate one-hour program. Every month, Sheldon will speak on a new topic, covering everything from mythology and food to history and spirituality.
This April, delve into the extraterrestrial with stories of aliens and the supernatural and how otherworldly beings are a part of Blackfoot culture.
Western Canadian Reason Conference 2024.
Everyday from May 3, 2024 - May 5, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
This event will feature provocative and thoughtful speakers and entertainers. Join with like-minded thinkers to share ideas and build community. WeCanReason is a conference dedicated to free thinkers skeptics and humanists who want to discuss and understand issues in society and work towards solving them at University of Calgary Downtown Campus.
| Location: | University of Calgary Downtown Campus |
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| Category: | Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://wecanreason.com |
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Arts ReED – Teen + Family Jewelry and Beading.
> Saturday May 4, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 am
This free family workshop will ignite imagination and curiosity, build artistic skills and knowledge, and have you making joyful memories together at Arts Learning Centre. Join the Arts Commons Education team and the workshop teaching artists to make, discover and explore.
| Location: | Arts Learning Centre at Arts Commons |
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| Category: | Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://artscommons.ca |
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Spring Bliss Mini-Mental Wellness Festival.
> Sunday May 5, 2024 at 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
It’s a celebration of the brain, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week and Mental Health Awareness Month. The City of Calgary funded event will include performances that celebrate community and wellbeing, displays to show how our brain works and elders to share wisdom on the Medicine Wheel at Carya's Village Commons.
| Location: | Carya's Village Commons |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Talks, Workshops & Seminars |
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| Link: | http://eventbrite.ca |
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Otafest.
Everyday from May 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Calgary’s volunteer-run, non-profit, all-ages Japanese anime and pop culture festival featuring anime screenings, an exhibitor hall, community panels, cosplay contests, voice actors, concerts, and so much more at Telus Convention Centre.
| Location: | Telus Convention Centre |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Talks, Workshops & Seminars, Youth Activities |
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| Link: | http://otafest.com |
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Calgary Boys' Choir Workshop.
Everyday from May 23, 2024 - May 25, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
A three-day workshop for tenor and bass voices, be directed by the esteemed Gerald Wirth. Wirth, currently the artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir and former
Calgary Boys’ Choir artistic director (1991-1998), brings a wealth of experience and artistry to guide participants in this unique and collaborative musical experience.
Calgary Baby and Tot Show. .
> Saturday May 25, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The Calgary Baby and Tot Show is a premier parenting event that is held in the Spring and designed to bring everything parents-to-be and new parents and young families need all under one roof. Featuring local and national exhibitors showcasing the latest in services, products, apparel, and toys at Spray Lake Sawmills Sports Centre in Cochrane.
| Location: | Spray Lake Sawmills Sports Centre |
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| Category: | Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Talks, Workshops & Seminars |
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| Link: | http://calgarybabyshow.com |
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