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Community calendar is for nonprofit organizations and fundraisers. Please forward your items, at least one week in advance of your event, to communitycalendar@ lethbridgeherald.com

• Immanuel Lutheran Church Giant Garage Sale, at 20 Rocky Mountain Blvd. West, will take place May 12 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Ogan School Nigeria Milestone Celebration Benefit Concert will take place May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Southminster United Church, 1011 4 Ave. S. Featuring Freedom House Choir, LCI Singers, Trudi Mason, Brandon DeGorter, Isabelle Robinson, McKade Hogg, Southminster Church Choir, Bamise Banwo, Global Drums, African Praise Group Choir, Keith Griffioen, Temi Sobeyejo, Juran Greene, Wayne Edwards, St. Augustine Church Choir, Karen Hudson and Anna McBryan. Free admission, with donations accepted for the Ogan School Project in Nigeria.

• Lethbridge Association for Community Living will hold its 17th annual Dinner, Dance and Auction May 12 at the Multicultural Centre, 421 6 Ave. S. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. The event will include a special announcement by the LACL in honour of their 60th anniversary. For ticket information or to make a donation, call 403-327-2911, email mail@lacl.ca or visit 527 6 St. S.

• The Anglican Church of the Ascension, 2115 17 St., Coaldale, will hold its Annual Garage Sale May 12 from 4-8 p.m. and May 13 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Featuring household items, toys, books, clothing, furniture, tools, sporting goods and a bake table. Barbecue at noon. Come and find great deals and treasures.

• Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Club invites the public to play shuffleboard, mixed darts and billiards (pool) Fridays, 7 p.m., 517 5 Ave. S.

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit organization which provides support to people wanting to lose weight, meets regularly in Lethbridge and area. Details: Eileen Schmidt, 403-405-2410, or visit the website, www.tops.org.

• Celebrate Recovery — a Christ-centred recovery program for any hurt, hang-up and habit, meets

Friday nights at Park Meadows Baptist Church, 2011 15 Ave. N. 6 p.m. - supper ($3); 7 p.m. - large group; 8 p.m. - open share small groups; 9 p.m. Solid Rock Cafe. Email celebraterecovery@parkmeadows.ca for more information or visit

http://celebraterecovery.ca/wp/.

• Nordbridge Bingo welcomes the public (18 and over) for a cash bingo with no surcharges Fridays at 1 p.m. (except holidays) at 1904 13 Ave. N. A regular book is $5, extra games $1 each. Come early for breakfast or one of the daily lunch specials. Call 403329-3222 for more information and/or bus scheduling.

• “Art Therapy: A Community Practice,” a talk by Maya Ichikawa, will be presented May 13 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta, 470 40 St. S. Open to the public; free admission. Maya will talk about the scope of art therapy and how it is effective with community groups and a wider audience, going beyond the individual therapy session.

• Monarch Days, celebrating Canada 150, will be take place May 13, starting with a pancake breakfast from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Monarch Community Hall. There will also be a bake sale, parade at 11 a.m., and hamburgers and ice cream for sale. Garage sales will take place throughout the hamlet of Monarch. Come and join the fun.

• The Galt Museum’s Saturdays at 1:00 hands-on history program for families continues May 13 from 1-2 p.m., featuring “Water Conservation.” Make a craft and find out how you can help conserve water from Stephanie Vehnon from the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Department at the City of Lethbridge. Admission fees apply; registration not required (includes exhibit access).

• The Lethbridge Rotary Lobsterfest 2017 will be held May 13 at Exhibition Park. Featuring lobster flown live from the East Coast, Stirling Silver premium steak, salad, potato and dessert. Tickets are $95 each, $720 for a table of 8 or $900 for a table of 10. Tickets online at rotarylobsterfest.com. Silent auction items to bid on as well. For more information, check Facebook (Lethbridge Rotary Lobsterfest), Twitter (@LethLobsterfest) or email Lobsterfest2017@mail.com.

• The Asian Heritage Festival, in conjunction with Asian Heritage Month, will be held May 13 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Multicultural Centre, corner of 5 Street and 6 Avenue South, featuring display tables from various ethnic groups, dancing, singing, fashion shows, children’s activities and more.

• The Gem of the West Museum Society is hosting a Grand Opening event for the 2017 season May 13 from 1-4 p.m. at the Gem of the West Museum, 1306 20 St. in Coaldale. Be among the first to see the new exhibit on the early history of the RCMP in southern Alberta. Free admission; refreshments will be served.

• The Rehoboth Garden Centre will host its Annual Spring Sale and Barbecue May 13. Coffee on at 9:30 a.m., barbecue and bake sale will run from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Garden centre will be open from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Come check out the bedding plants, perennials, hanging baskets, patio furniture, weaving and gardening supplies. The centre is located 1 km north from the intersection of Hwy. 3 and Hwy. 845 in Coaldale. Look for the big green roof. For more information, call 403-345-5199.

• The annual Kidney Walk, benefiting the Kidney Foundation of Canada, will take place May 13 at Henderson Lake. Registration at 9 a.m., walk starts at 10 a.m. with 3K and 6K options. Prizes, food, music and face painting. For information, phone 1-866956-2724, go online to kidney.ca/sab/walk or facebook.com/kidneywalkab, or @kidneywalk on Twitter or email laura.fleming@kidneyfoundation.ab.ca.

• Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s Junior Naturalist program, for ages 6-10, continues May 13 from 10 a.m.-noon with Nature Olympics. Nature themes are explored through fun, games and discovery. Adults are required to sign children into this free drop-in program and pick them up promptly at noon.

• Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group meets the second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. in Room C and D at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. Trigeminal neuralgia is a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face, originating from the trigeminal nerve. Individuals with TN and their family members are invited to attend meetings. For more information, call Don at 403-330-7937 or email brewsd8@gmail.com, or Mackenzie at 403-380-2824 or email mackenzie.lea@hotmail.com.

• University of Lethbridge presents En Plein Air ’17 — Buds ‘n’ Blossoms, May 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage. Artists of all stripes are invited to attend the first of four open-house days scheduled for the 2017 season. Directions to the Coutts Centre are available on the U of L Notice Board (https://www.uleth.ca/notice/).

• Helen Schuler Nature Centre will present a Discovery Walk May 14 from 2-3 p.m., featuring “Mothers in Nature.” Join an interpreter for an allages walk through the Nature Reserve. For more information, phone the centre at 403-320-3064.

• Opening Day Fort WhoopUp runs from 1-5 p.m. May 14. Admission price includes wagon ride and interpretive tour. Galt Museum membership grants 50% discount at Fort WhoopUp. For more information call 403-320-3777.

• St. Michael’s Ladies Auxiliary will hold its next meeting May 15 at 1:30 p.m. in a room off of the atrium. Anyone with some spare time is invited to attend and share in refreshments and snacks afterwards. The auxiliary welcomes new memberships, so attending a meeting is a chance for you to see what the group is all about. For more information contact Fran at franny.ihc@gmail.com.

• Slowing Down in a Speeded Up World: Laugh Again with Phil Callaway will be held May 15 at 7 p.m. at Park Meadows Baptist Church, 2011 15 Ave. N. Free admission, with a freewill offering to be taken during intermission. Phil will also have his books and CDs available for purchase. For more about Phil, visit his website at www.philcallaway.ab.ca/.

• Cheers 4 Lethbridge will host a talk by Lethbridge philanthropist and mountain climber Trevor Stuart May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery (Main Branch). The evening will include a 45-minute presentation and a video describing how Stuart’s early life left him wanting to make a difference in Lethbridge.

• The German Canadian Club of Lethbridge will hold a Spring Dance May 20 at 902 6 St. N. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. with music by Alpen Schatz. Dinner of sauerbraten, rotkraut mariniert in rot wein, butterspatzle and nachspeise. Tickets $20 for members, $25 for invited guests. For information and tickets, call Alice at 403320-1689 (press 3 at prompt, call will be forwarded to Alice).

• Save up your pop bottles, juice boxes, milk jugs and other recyclables and exchange them for a drop-in pass to West Wind Gymnastics - one pass per garbage bag of cans. All money raised from this fundraiser will support the programs offered by the West Wind Gymnastics Club. Bottles can be dropped off between May 22 and May 27 at the club, located at 1014 3 Ave. N. There will be a pickup service May 27 from 2-5 p.m. Call the club at 403-3201373 to schedule a pickup or for more information.

• Adjusting to retirement can be challenging. Men and Retirement is a workshop consisting of 6 free interactive sessions that will focus on the non-financial aspects of retirement, running Wednesdays, May 24-June

28 from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Family Ties Association, 909 3 Ave. N., Room 206. For more information or to register, contact Leon Ebright at 403330-8936 by May 22.

• The Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre will host a one-day seminar on Employers’ Legal Duty to Accommodate Employees’ Human Rights under the Alberta Human Rights Act, May 25 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery (Main Branch), 810 5 Ave. S. All materials will be provided on USBs. Cost: $25 per person (lunch included; subsidies available). Register by May 22 by emailing aclrc@ucalgary.ca or calling 403-220-2505. Register early; seats are limited.

• The Lethbridge Association of the Blind (LAB) provides numerous activities for the blind and visually impaired in the Lethbridge area. Some of these include dinners with entertainment, attending musicals at the Yates Theatre and tours of local museums. The association also runs a bowling league which takes place weekly at the Holiday Bowl. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities or volunteering to assist with these activities, call Bill at 403-9421677 or email brownwj@shaw.ca.

• The Chinook Society for Recovering Addicts, a not-for-profit registered society with charitable status, makes its renovated facility at 408 13 St. N. available as a meeting room space to 12-step groups as well as other groups or organizations. Each of the three available rooms includes tables, chairs, commercial coffee maker and sink. There is a centrally located locker room for group supplies as well as central men’s and women’s washrooms. The facility has central HVAC, is smoke free and wheelchair accessible. Rate per meeting room is $60 per month or $15 per meeting. For details, contact Allan at 403381-8272 (If no answer, please leave a message) or email chinooksociety@gmail.com.

• The Annual Walk for Dog Guides, organized by the South Alberta Lions Walk for Dog Guides Committee, will take place May 27 at Henderson

Lake Park (Gunnery Picnic Shelter). Registration at 11 a.m., walk starts at noon, followed by a barbecue sponsored by M&M Meats. There will also be a police dog demonstration. Register online at walkfordogguides.com and find Lethbridge Walk, or pick up pledge forms at all pet stores, veterinarian clinics, M&M Meats, the Lethbridge Public Library and various local businesses.

• The JDRF Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes will take place May 27 at Nicholas Sheran Park to raise money for Type 1 diabetes research. Registration at 9 a.m., walk begins at 11 a.m. For more information or to sign up for the walk, visit jdrf.ca/walk or call 403-2557100.