Community CALENDAR

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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

• Friday’s Dance will take place May 19 from 7-10 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Memorial Hall, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. Music by recording artist Fay Stevens featuring country rock including some cha-chas, waltzes and polkas. Cost: $8 per person. Door prizes; everyone welcome. No membership required.

• 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, 403-4052410, or visit the website, www.tops.org.

• Celebrate Recovery — a Christcentred 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 celebrate recovery@park meadows.ca for more details or visit http://celebrate recovery.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 403-329-3222 for more information and/or bus scheduling.

• The Galt Museum’s Saturdays at 1:00 hands-on history program for families continues May 20 from 1-2 p.m., featuring “Crown.” Become a king or queen by making a magnificent crown and find out about Victoria Day. Admission fees apply; registration not required (includes exhibit access).

• 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 rotwein, butterspatzle and nachspeise. Tickets $20 for members, $25 for invited guests. For information and tickets, call Alice at 403-320-1689 (press 3 at prompt, call will be forwarded to Alice).

• Shaughnessy Community Association’s monthly jam session scheduled for May 21 is cancelled due to prior commitments.

• St. John Ambulance will hold a Child Safety Seat Information Session May 23 from 7-9 p.m. at the SJA building, 1254 3 Ave. S. The free two-hour session provides parents and caregivers information on how to ensure their child safety seat is installed correctly in their vehicle and their child is properly secured in the seat plus information about the law in Alberta regarding the use of child safety seats. To register for the next free session, call the Customer Service Registration desk at 403-327-2847. Future information session dates will be available on the website: www.sja.ca/ab.

• Harambee Grandmas, the Lethbridge Chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, will present their next Travel Chat May 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa’s ATB Financial Community Room, 230 8 St. S., featuring “Britain (By Camper - Tot in Tow). Young mom Caitlin Sommer shares her travel adventures about bonding with son Tristan while on the road as novice RVers. Free admission; donations welcomed.

• Adjusting to retirement can be challenging. Men and Retirement is a workshop consisting of 6 free interactive sessions that will focus on the nonfinancial 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 403-330-8936 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 403-2202505. Register early; seats are limited.

• The Lethbridge Symphony’s public production of “Feel the Beat” will take place May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Southminster United Church. “Feel the Beat,” part of the Lethbridge Symphony’s Vibrations Youth Programming, is a lighthearted introduction to live symphonic music for kids of all ages. Discounted tickets for adults are $25, and are available anytime at www.lethbridgesymphony.org or Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. by calling 403-328-6808, ext. 101. The concert is in addition to four daytime concerts for school groups which have been sold out for weeks.

• A Community Garage Sale/Swap Meet will be held May 26 from noon-6 p.m. and May 27 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at 543 30 St. N. (in the Lethbridge industrial area). Call or text Dee at 403 795-9676 or email TWD267@GMAIL.com to reserve your spot.

• 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 403-255-7100.

• The Parkinson Alberta 2017 Hope Conference will take place May 27 at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, 500 11 St. S. Keynote speaker will be Jean Madill of Lethbridge, who has a 30-plus-year career in global post-secondary education and leadership training, and who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2014. To register visit the website www.parkinsonalberta.ca/hopeconference or contact your Regional Client Service Co-ordinator.

• 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 12step 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 403-381-8272 (If no answer, please leave a message) or email chinooksociety@gmail.com.

• Watoto Children’s Choir will perform May 30 at 7 p.m. at the Miz City Church, 502 13 St. N., as part of their “Signs and Wonders Tour.” No charge, but there will be an opportunity to give through a freewill offering. Everyone is welcome. For more information about the choir, visit www.watoto.com.

• Lethbridge Festival of Quilts 2017 will take place June 2 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and June 3 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Lethbridge College Gymnasium, 3000 College Drive S. Featuring quilty display, merchant mall and quilt raffle. Free parking. Daily admission $8. For more details, visit www.lethbridgequilters.ca.

• Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge and District Branch will present a workshop, Genealogy at the Bridge, June 3 from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of The Keg Steakhouse), 1717 Mayor Magrath Drive S. Facility is wheelchair accessible. Featured presenter is Pat Ryan, a Canadian genealogist and founding member of the College of Certified Saskatchewan Genealogists. Classes include: Family Secrets Exposed in Newspapers; Who’s Your Momma?; Why Can’t I Find Them?; The Hidden Half of the Family or Mystery Women; The Curious Case of Johnston McNiece; and Finding New Friends and Old Relations. Open to members and non-members. Cost $60 which includes lunch, snacks and parking. Pre-registration required by May 29. Registration form online at https://lethbridgeags.theboss.net/.

• The 8th Annual “Carnage in Coaldale” Smash & Splash Demolition Derby and Mud Bog will take place June 3-4, with the Demolition Derby June 3 starting at 1 p.m. and the Mud Bog June 4 starting at 11 a.m. To be held 1 km north of Highway 3 (north of the Coaldale Motor Inn). Beer garden from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Go for a ride on the monster truck “Jurassic Attack.” Kids’ free draw for two mountain bikes. Admission $10 per person (12 and under free). All proceeds go toward communityminded projects. For more information call Jack Van Rijn, 403-382-0099, or email contact@coaldalekinsmen.com, or visit www.coaldalekinsmen.com.

• Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre will host a trip to the St. Eugene Casino Resort in Cranbrook June 5-7 (three days and two nights) for gambling and relaxation. Trip cost is $200 per person for double occupancy, $295 for single occupancy (non-members add $20). Golf is available; ask at front desk for golf pricing. For more details or to sign up, call the Nord Bridge Centre at 403-329-3222.