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Performances take place April 19 to May 4; check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Crossing Swords. When the boys from St. Mark’s join the girls from St. Anne’s to present “Cyrano de Bergerac,” three friends get more of an education than they bargained for. Love blossoms, jealousies flare, and secrets are revealed that may end their youthful innocence forever as life imitates art in this funny and poignant coming-of-age story. Recommended for ages 12 and up. For show times and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Performances take place April 19 to May 5; check website for show times. StoryBook Theatre Presents, Return to Treasure Island. This is the story of two brothers who discover their family legacy as they are transported to a mysterious island full of pirates, castaways, and singing insects! Will they get home? Will they discover the secret of the hidden treasure? Recommended for ages 6 and up. For show times and to purchase tickets: storybooktheatre.org

Purchase your tickets now for the all new Royal Canadian family Circus Spectac!® 2019 Tour, taking place June 14 to 23. The all new Royal Canadian family Circus Spectac!® is coming CrossIron Mills, under the Big Top, for 12 spectacular shows. This internationally-renowned circus will bring thrilling acts featuring Chinese Acrobats Flying Trapeze, Wheel of Destiny, Comedy, Motorcycle Globe, Hula Hoops, MotoSwing and Aerialists. (This is an animal-free show.) For more information and to purchase 2 for 1 tickets, visit the website below (promo code: calgaryschild).

Purchase your tickets now for Day Out With Thomas at Heritage Park, taking place May 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12, 9am to 5pm. Everyone’s favorite blue engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, is chugging into Heritage Park for two weekends of fun! Take a 20-minute ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt, and enjoy a day full of Thomas and Friends activities. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the website.

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!

Register your family now for Hike for Hospice Calgary on May 5. On May 5, the festivities begin at 9am and the Hike begins at 10:30am. Hike for Hospice Calgary is a 5-kilometre walk at Sikome Lake, Fish Creek Provincial Park. Each year, hundreds of people join for this fun family- and dog-friendly event, raising over $100,000 each Hike. Funds raised go toward Hospice Calgary’s services for people facing advanced illness, end-of-life, or life after the death of someone close to them. Registration is free for kids 5 and under. To register for Hike for Hospice Calgary and for more information, visit the website below.

There will be a vast selection of books, Fiction and Nonfiction! Sale dates and times: Wednesday/Thursday, May 1 & 2: 3 to 8pm. Friday/Saturday/Sunday, May 3 to 5: 10am to 5pm.

Foothills Alliance Church and HeARTbeat Theatre Productions Present the World Premiere of, The Prince's Bride by Adam Schnell. Prince Jesse leaves his Kingdom to live among his subjects and falls in love with commoner Judith. The bride to be is kidnapped just as they are about to be married and Jesse is thrust on a quest to find and rescue the one he’s chosen as his princess. With a pair of unlikely sidekicks as travelling companions, Jesse must endure terrible fortune, horrible beasts, betrayal, and an unlikely final confrontation with his nemesis, a powerful enchantress, to release Judith from her clutches. An all-ages love story - but don't worry, not the boring kind. Friday evening only - Talkback to follow the performance. Rated PG: While this show is family-friendly, there will be use of special effects and simulated fighting which may be disturbing to very young children. Recommended for ages 7 and up.