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Download Available Until September 7. Audio Road Trip: Coyotes, Coulees, and Cool Treats! Gather your family or your bubble and jump in the car to explore the town of Cochrane and the beautiful surrounding foothills. Use TELUS Spark’s digital map for a choose-your-own-adventure experience with a science twist! Follow the map, press play, and let TELUS Spark guide you through Alberta's hidden gems! Plus, CJSW has a curated Spotify playlist of rocking road trip tunes especially for Spark! Explore at your own pace! Price is by donation - all proceeds go toward science education at Spark. For more details and to download the audio road trip, visit the website.

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 Heritage Park on September 6 & 7 for some great Indigenous performances, taking place in Heritage Town Square (outside the Park gates). No admission fee is required. September 6 at 2pm: The Calgary Metis Cultural Dancers/Foothills Jiggers. Thrill to a performance by this energetic and engaging group of traditional Metis dancers. September 7 at 1, 2, and 3pm: Watâga Singers & Dancers. This exciting and colorful group is made up of singers, dancers, and drummers from many tribes. They love to sing and dance and share their enthusiasm with people of all ages.

If you like garlic, you're going to love Granary Road's 1st Annual Garlic Fest on September 5 & 6! Come and taste garlic treats galore! Treat your tastebuds to Black Garlic, Purple Garlic, Garlic Mac’n’Cheese, Garlic Truffle Fries, Garlic Milkshakes (yes, you read this right), and more!

For the first time ever, PARK (Promoting Artists | Redefining Kulture) is partnering with Destination Deerfoot City, a 1.1 million square foot outdoor shopping centre in the northeast to launch #YYCBlockParty, a 200-foot outdoor interactive art installation and patio space featuring work by local artists Leetia Lyons, Rachel Ziriada, and Mikhail Miller of NASARIMA, Rhys Farrell, and Sydonne Warren to bring this project to life. While COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, Block Party provides a vibrant, accessible, and safe community space where you can engage with outdoor public art and one another while socially distancing. The installation is lined by over 200 feet of pathway and walk space and will be accompanied by art adorned picnic tables, umbrellas, and benches that meet Alberta Health Guidelines for spacing and cleaning protocols. #YYCBlockParty officially launches on July 15 at the Food Lodge at Destination Deerfoot City Outdoor Shopping Centre. Follow @ourparkonline and @destinationdeerfootcity on Instagram for updates.

Music fans are welcomed back to Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre with a safe, architecturally-stunning, self-guided experience that takes you through the story of music in Canada! Timed tickets are required for all visitors, including NMC Members. You will not be admitted without a timed ticket. Tickets to Studio Bell are free on September 5 and 7, courtesy of Bell! Masks are mandatory. Beginning September 12, admission will be offered at a reduced rate, which must also be reserved in advance, for the remainder of 2020.

Takes place Saturdays, Sundays, and Holiday Monday from September 5 to October 12. Join the Boo Crew at Calaway Park! Stroll through Hallotown… if you dare! Is it scary? No, it’s friendly! It’s a spooktacular good time for the whole family! Dress up as your favorite family-friendly character and enjoy a day of fun! Join in these special adventures: Stroll through Hallotown and discover spooky scenes. Spot the details of each Hallotown scene by participating in the Hallotown Scavenger Haunt. Physically distanced, non-touch photo opportunities. Halloweekends is a display of Halloween-themed scenes that run through the south side of Calaway Park. This space is known as Hallotown. Guests can observe these scenes from the Calaway Park pathways while maintaining physical distancing. All aspects have been designed to be non-touch. Admission Entry Reservations are required.