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The Alex Breastfeeding Clinic is on the move. New Location, Same Great Services for Patients! For more information, call 403-266-2622.

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.

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

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.

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

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!

Join TELUS Spark to celebrate their 50th anniversary on Neighbour Day with a big birthday bash! The day’s activities will include live music and performances, delicious barbecued food, family-friendly activities, and an explosive finale. Admission by donation and parking is free for the entire family. Free BBQ while supplies last.

Don’t miss this one-day only shopping event with 30 vendors showcasing clothing, jewelry, beauty and wellness. Canadian Blood Services will be there to offer free blood type testing.

This summer, keep your kids reading, learning, and taking action to build community with the Calgary Public Library's 2017 School's Out Summer Learning Program. Register online or in-person at any community library, then download or pick up the activity booklet with activities, booklists, and contest ballots. Ballots can be dropped off starting June 17, 2017. And join the library on June 17 for fun games and fun food for the whole family to officially launch the Summer Learning Program! The national 3 Things for Canada campaign inspires Canadians of all ages to do three things for their neighborhood, their nation, and their world this year to mark Canada's 150th birthday. Pick up a School's Out activity booklet for ways your kids can get involved and make a difference through an Action Squad! For all of the details, visit the website.

All Sport One Day is a free day of sport discovery for children ages 6 to 12. Sign up to attend up to two sport discovery sessions, choosing from over 60 different sport activities, offered at 14 facilities in all four quadrants of Calgary. All Sport One Day encourages multi-sport participation, which is one of the keys to physical literacy and an active lifestyle. All Sport One Day is an amazing opportunity for kids from all over the city to be exposed to sports that they haven't had the opportunity to try. Participation in this event is a perfect way to stay active and maybe even discover a new passion! Registration is May 23 at 10am on http://www.allsportoneday.ca. The event date is June 17.

Some super heroes don’t have capes… they‘re called dads! Bring your dad down to the market for the Super Dad Lounge and enjoy: massages from Mount Royal University massage students; cured meat samples from Luc’s European Meats; bison jerky samples from Bauer Meats; pork sausage samples from Spragg’s Meat Shop; chicken sausage samples from Missing Link Extraordinary Sausage; Craft Beer samples at the J. Webb Growler Bar; Toss-to-Win for fun Market giveaways; Kid’s Craft with Poppy Innovations; exciting draw prizes and more! Happy Father’s Day to all the Super Dads out there!

Takes place on Saturdays in June, July and August. Takes place on Thursdays in July and August. Discover the lure of fishing together as a family! Learn the tips and tools you need to fish in Alberta through this hands-on clinic designed for ages 6+ and a guardian. The best part? No fishing equipment or fishing licences required to participate – Bow Habitat supplies it all! To register, call 403-297-6561. Times: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost: $20 +taxes per person

Join The Hangar Flight Museum to celebrate Dad on Father's Day Weekend and Dad gets in free with an accompanying paid admission! This is the only weekend of the year where they up their aircraft so that you can see and sit inside! Plus, their 'wings' will be joined by vintage cars and motorcycles from local car clubs for a Show and Shine - the 'wheels.' The Western Canadian Robotics Association will be joining on the Saturday to demonstrate how to build basic robots and there will be many other family-orientated activities running on both days! Spoil dad even more with a helicopter city tour from LR Helicopters (additional fee, tickets for helicopter ride can be purchased at the door only).

Spend time with your family and have fun golfing together. There is free golf for juniors ages 6 to 17 with a paying adult (one adult per foursome required). Green fees include 9 holes, giveaways, game and etiquette tips, and there will be a Golf Pro on-site on selected evenings from 5 to 7pm with free golf tips. Four-day advanced tee times recommended. To book, visit the website or call 403-221-3510.

June 16 & 17, 8pm. Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Presents, Sci-Fi Spectacular: Star Wars to Star Trek. Experience Hollywood’s ultimate sci-fi film and TV themes in this orchestral salute led by Pops conductor extraordinaire, John Morris Russell. From John Williams’ ubiquitous Star Wars and The Force Awakens to Star Trek, Close Encounters, Lost in Space and beyond, explore space - the final frontier - with the CPO as your guide! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.