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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.

Last Bloom! Workshop before Summer Break! This is the last presentation of the increasingly popular Bloom! Empowerment Workshop for teen girls ages 11 to 16. This is a fun and empowering workshop where participants have the opportunity to discuss sensitive subjects in a safe and caring environment. Participants will work on the articulation of their feelings and express their dreams, build confidence by creating goals, and celebrate past success and potential future success, and more. Takes place at Village Square Leisure Centre. Ages 11 to 13 years: Check-in from 9 to 9:30am. Workshop from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Ages 14 to 16: Check-in from 1 to 1:30pm. Workshop from 1:30 to 4:30pm. The cost of the seminar is $15, but a subsidy is available to those who require it. For more information and to register, visit the website.

Tickets are on Sale Now for the 2017 KidsFest (Calgary International Children's Festival), taking place May 24 to 27. Celebrate the Best in Performing Arts for Children. Explore and experience this Festival through puppetry, music, dance, theatre, author engagements, and more! There will also be free activities on Olympic Plaza adjacent to Arts Commons including storytelling, dance workshops, roving artists, magicians, face painting, creative activities and challenges, and more! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

The 2017 Banff Centre Children’s Festival will feature De Temps Antan, Sheldon Casavant, and the Dancers of Damelahamid. To purchase tickets, call the Banff Centre Box Office at 1-800-413-8368, 1-403-762-6301, or visit the website. Explore the beauty of traditional culture through music, magic, dance, and visual arts at Banff Centre Children’s Festival on Saturday, May 20. With free or low-cost activities and live shows, Banff Centre Children’s Festival is a continent of imagination where children of all ages can explore some of Canada’s diverse cultures through contemporary art. The free activities at the Festival include: Storytelling, creativity rooms, circus school, family dance, and more! For full details, visit the website.

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

Fandoms unite! Join The Military Museums as they celebrate the heroes (and villains) of sci-fi, pop culture, and Canadian history. This one-day event will showcase a variety of 'geek culture' icons from Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo, and more! Game with friends, get a photo with a Storm Trooper, catch a panel presentation, hunt for Pokemon, have a piece of birthday cake to celebrate your fandom's anniversary, and shop the vendors. Learn how Canadian Military history ties into modern pop culture at this family-friendly event! This event is free with museum admission.

Calaway Park is celebrating Canada’s 150th all season long! Join in all the excitement of 32 rides, 23 skill-testing games, 21 tasty food locations, 5 attractions, and live entertainment! What’s New in 2017? Experience Dizzy Dragons, Calaway Park’s new ride! Watch out for Maxx, a 6 foot tall robot and his kid inventor roaming the pathways of Calaway Park!

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.

May 20 & 21. Meet friendly townsfolk as they welcome you into their homes, trade furs with the voyageurs, take a spin at the Antique Midway, meet the new baby farm animals, and visit the candy store! For more information, visit the website.

May 19, 7:30pm & May 20, 2pm. Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Presents, Raiders of the Lost Ark: Original Film with Orchestra. The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the big screen with the original great adventure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, with John Williams’ epic score performed live alongside the film by the CPO. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.