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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

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 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.

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

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).

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.

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

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 May 2 to 16, 6am to 6pm. Join for the 32nd Annual Exhibition of Children’s Art from North Mount Pleasant and Wildflower Arts Centres. Celebrate the sculpture, painting, drawing, and mixed media artworks created by young artists, ages 3 to 17. Opening reception takes place May 2 at 5:30pm where the artists will be in attendance. Takes place at the Municipal Building Atrium.

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.

The City of Calgary Recreation YYC Ultimate Obstacles. Come crawl, carry, and run your way through an outdoor Ultimate Obstacle Course! Challenge yourself to something different. Weather-dependent.

Mad Science® Super Structures Workshop. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library, presented by Mad Science®. Explore the world of architecture and engineering while learning about foundations, weight distribution, and the science of arches. Students will take home a Super Structure Bridge, too! Spaces are limited. Suitable for ages 6 to 12. To register, visit The Calgary Public Library website below.

April 13 to May 5. Performances take place on Saturdays at 1pm & on Sundays, 1pm & 3pm. The Loose Moose Theatre for Kids Presents, The Further Adventures of the Three Mooseketeers. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

Mad Science® Science of Toys Preschool Workshop. Brought to you by The Calgary Public Library, presented by Mad Science®. Through toy-themed activity centres, children will learn about motors, energy, and the centre of gravity. Each child will take home their own Spring-Thing, too! Spaces are limited. Suitable for ages 3 to 5. To register, visit The Calgary Public Library 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.

Created by Inside Out Theatre's Point of View Ensemble, Presented by Quest Theatre. A mysterious man lives on a bus, serving ice cream and wisdom. A stargazing mermaid floats in the ocean. A fearsome pirate Captain can't get her crew to follow her order. A student discovers she can control time after an eye-popping chemistry class explosion. These fantastic characters and more are waiting to be discovered in Inside Out Theatre's Most Imaginary Worlds. With magical worlds coming to us right from a sparkling, vibrant universe of imaginations of Calgary children with disabilities, Most Imaginary Worlds presents stories of hope, gems of hilarity, battles with equality, and triumphs of the human spirit. Created by Inside Out's Point of View Ensemble, Most Imaginary Worlds plays with the Social Model of Disability, which says that "disability" is caused by the way society is organized rather than by a person's difference. By imagining with young collaborators worlds free of these barriers, Inside Out has created on-stage worlds and stories built for their happiness and designed for their success.