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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.

Register today for the 13th Annual Hike for Hospice Calgary, taking place on May 6. 9am: North Parking Lot - Registration, Pledge Drop-Off, T-shirt Pick-Up, and Festivities. 10am: Warm up with the Stampeder Outriders, Opening Ceremonies, and then the Walk! Walk 5K at Sikome Lake, Fish Creek Provincial Park, as Hospice Calgary celebrates people close to Hospice Calgary and to support end-of-life care in the local community. There will also be refreshments, face painting, a kids zone, a doggie zone, and photo booth! For full details and to register for the Hike for Hospice Calgary, visit the website. Registration is $12 and free for children 5 and under.

Check TELUS Spark's website for hours of operation. One of the most exclusive exhibitions is making its final North American stop at Calgary's science centre on January 20 to June 20! Whales|Tohor? is an interactive experience housing one of the world's largest whale collections from the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This exhibition will immerse you into the biology diversity, evolution, and deep significance of whales to M?ori culture.

Tickets are on sale now. The all-new Royal Canadian Family Circus SPECTAC!® is coming to CrossIron Mills from June 15 to 17 for 6 captivating shows that will mesmerize, astound, and thrill audiences beyond the extraordinary. The internationally-renowned cast includes the famed Guerrero 4 Man High Wire (America’s Got Talent), the Caleb Carinci – Asch Equestrian Acrobats, the Bilea Transformation Act, Aerialists, world record Jugglers, Trapeze, Chinese Acrobats, Hula Hoops, and the Wheel of Destiny (there are no exotic animals in this show). For 2 for the Price of 1 Tickets, visit the website. Promo Code: calgaryschild

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 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.

April 14 & 15. Supertrain will feature over 60,000 square feet of operating model railroad layouts, displays, Lionel, Lego Trains, Thomas and Friends, garden railroads, photo exhibits, merchandise for sale, live demos and clinics, and more! Free admission for kids under 16, and $1 off admission with a non-perishable food donation to the Food Bank. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit the website.

It's baby season at the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society! Every year, CWRS receives hundreds of orphaned infant wild animals. Join at Bow Habitat Station for the first annual wildlife baby shower! We are hoping to build a mountain of supplies and donations to help us provide the best care possible! WILD activities are included with $5 (+tax) admission to Bow Habitat Station's Discovery Centre. There will be Face Painting, Games, Touch Tables, Educational programs with Ophelia (the Great Horned Owl) and Lito (Swainson's Hawk). Don't forget to bring a donation item from the wishlist to help us continue to care for injured and abandoned wildlife. CWRS will also be accepting cash donations on-site, which entitles you to a tax receipt. Help build a mountain of donated items to get us through baby season! Wishlist: Gift cards to grocery or hardware stores; Toilet Paper; Paper Towel; Towels; White Office Paper; Vitamix Blender; Stamps. Please leave strollers at home for this event.

This free class teaches children about the Engineering Design Process and mechanical engineering. Build, test, modify and re-test a drawing machine made with LEGO® bricks. Discover how simple machines including gears, wheels and axles, and levers are useful design tools for mechanical engineers. Limited Spaces. Registration is required. Taught by Mad Science of Southern Alberta. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library.

Saturdays and Sundays, April 7 to 29. There are two performance times: 1pm & 3pm. The Loose Moose Theatre for Kids Presents, Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stories. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Join Wendy Lees, Community Art Facilitator, for an all-ages workshop of making and trading Artist Trading Cards in the gallery of Studio C, located in the vibrant arts hub of cSPACE King Edward, in Marda Loop. Collage, paint or alter any surface measuring 2.5" X 3.5". This is a fun way to start making and collecting art. This workshop is for children, accompanied by their caregiver, who are ages 5 and up.