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Free Online Coding Workshop for Grade 1-12 Students Daily starts at 18 PM Dive into the magical world of coding with personalized guidance from expert mentors! What Will You Learn? Game Development Animation Website Development App Development Book a free coding session: https://cdg.al/iVf5P Session Highlight: 1:1 live online session Hands-on, learning with an expert mentor STEM.org-accredited certification for participation

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.

February 3 to 18, check website for show times. Jesse draws and dreams of becoming something special. Leslie opens a world of imagination, art, and literature for Jesse. Together they create Terabithia, a fantasy kingdom where they are safe from those who don't understand them. Recommended for ages 8+. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

A Wicked Throwback Halloween Party for the 35+ crowd! All in support of AARCS (Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society) This Party has EVERYTHING! Old school Halloween games, Scavenger Hunt, burlesque performances, dancing to hits from 70's to 90's. Win 2 tickets anywhere Westjet flies!

Takes place on Saturdays and Sundays from January 28 to February 20; check website for times of events. Celebrate all things winter! Enjoy ice sculptures, games, snow mazes, slides, trampolines, and more with your family. While there, go sliding at the Acura Tube Park, the largest tube park in Western Canada! For more information, visit the website.

Join us at Southcentre Mall from June 3rd to 23rd for our fourth annual Indigenous History Month celebration in partnership with Authentically Indigenous. This month-long event will foster understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Experience educational activities, cultural displays, and storytelling sessions that connect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. The celebrations will include: Full-Size Tipi: Step inside a tipi adorned with tapestries representing decades of Indigenous contributions to Calgary’s culture. Storytelling: Be moved by traditional stories from elders, delight in puppet shows by Indigenous authors, and explore virtual reality experiences by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. Artisan Market: Discover the vibrancy of Indigenous creativity at our artisan market on June 7th and 8th. Enjoy music, dance, and locally crafted goods. Educational Information Walls: Learn and engage with displays that provide deeper insights into Indigenous culture.

Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!

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

Four times per year, PetSmart Charities works with Animal Welfare Organizations across North America to host pet adoption events within PetSmart stores across Canada. When you attend, you'll find dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and small pets all in need of a lifelong, loving home. The amazing organizations PetSmart works with ensures each pet is spayed and neutered prior to adoption, giving you added peace of mind as you search for your new best friend. Find unconditional love and inspire others to adopt their best friend by sharing your adoption story on social media using #iadopted

Kick off the Family Day Weekend at FISHtival! There will be free outdoor activities, including casting games, ice fishing safety, and marshmallow roasting. Warm up inside the Discovery Centre with even more fishy fun - including crafts, games, and prizes - at a special rate of $5 per person. Due to capacity, no strollers allowed. Free for children 3 and under.

Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience is coming to Calgary’s science centre February 4 to June 4! Experience a “career day” at the Starfleet Academy. Test your knowledge and skills to discover what your true ranking would be in a Starfleet career – will you be a Medical, Engineering or Science Officer, or even a Commander? Exciting possibilities await in this immersive and interactive experience that appeals to lifelong fans and new Star Trek enthusiasts alike.

Do you like playing with your food? What can you make from a zucchini? Or a potato? A puppet, of course! Make a puppet from an array of provided vegetables and act in the group’s tall tale about gardening. Take your puppet home to either eat or compost. Donations to the Food Bank kindly accepted. Please note that children and teens must participate with an adult! For ages 4+.

Takes place on weekends from January 28 to February 19. Shows are on Saturdays at 1pm and Sundays at 1pm and 3pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.