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• A Community Garage Sale/Swap Meet will continue May 27 from 8 a.m.6 p.m. at 543 30 St. N. (in the Lethbridge industrial area). • Parkbridge Estates Tenants Association, 2920 29 Ave. S., will hold a Spring Tea and Craft Sale May 27 from 2-4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. • Shaughnessy Community Association will hold its monthly pancake breakfast May 27 from 8-11 a.m. Secondhand Treasures rooms will be open. For more information, call Dorothy at 403-381-3589, Gerrie-Mae at 403381-3847 or Jill at 403-328-7643. • Stirling Community Yard Sales will take place May 27 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Stirling (take Highway 4 south). Follow the balloons or obtain maps at the 20plus garage sales, which will run rain or shine. Featuring toys to tools, furniture to crafts. Sponsored by the Stirling Historical Society. • Make Art/Make a Difference – A Marketplace of

Ideas will take place May 27 from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery, 810 5 Ave. S., featuring an afternoon of sharing and connection as artists, changemakers and citizens come together to spark ideas for community engaged arts initiatives in Lethbridge and surrounding area. Registration is free; register at https://make-art-makedifference.eventbrite.ca. For details, visit Facebook@ ARTogether ACTogether. • The Mountain Bluebird Trails Conservation Society invites you to participate in the annual Trail Orientation Day May 27 to see an active nest box trail in operation here in Lethbridge. It’s free. Meet at the Helen Schuler Centre at 9 a.m.; you’ll be back before noon. Everyone welcome. For more information, contact Jim Leitch at 403320-8970. • Kinsmen Park Community Garden planting day will take place May 27 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at 9 Avenue and 10 Street South. Come and help plant a community garden — learn about pollinators and purchase a milkweed plant to help our bees and butterflies.

• McKillop United Church Neighbourhood Flea Market and Garage Sale will be held May 27 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the church, 2329 15 Ave. S. Sale includes household and kitchen items, lawn and garden supplies, toys, electronics and assorted hidden treasures. No price tags, no haggling. Church items will be sold by donation (pay what you think it’s worth). • South Country Jamboree Society will hold a jam session May 28 at 1 p.m. at the Lethbridge Legion’s Memorial Hall. Supper may be ordered from Great Plate Catering starting at 3 p.m. Everyone welcome. • Narcotics Anonymous meets Sundays at 7 p.m. at Chinook Meeting Hall, 408 13 St. N. (back door entrance off back alley); Tuesdays and Thursdays (new beginners group), 7 p.m. at Chinook Meeting Hall; Wednesdays,7 p.m. at Christ Trinity Lutheran Church, 416 12 St. S. (downstairs, use south entrance). Details: 403-380-6536. • The Lethbridge and District Horticultural Society invites the public to a free presentation by Lyndon Penner

May 29 at 7 p.m. in the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery (main branch). Penner, a well-known garden speaker and author will discuss “Barberries & Friends” — popular and hardy shrubs for prairie gardeners.

• 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. • Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s Extreme By Nature program for ages 1115 will take place May 30 from 6:308:30 p.m. featuring “Secret Agents.” Discover some of the biological controls and other methods being used to help fight invasive plants in Lethbridge. Call to register, 403-320-3064. • Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s Wild Wednesdays program continues May 31 from 6:30-7:30 p.m., featuring fun nature-based games and activities designed to burn off energy and get

families outside. Everyone is welcome.

• Sunrise Village, 1730 10 Ave. S. (across from the hospital), will feature Karen’s Karaoke May 31 at 6:30 p.m. No charge. Everyone welcome for good music and treats. • Great Canadian Plains Railway Society will hold its Annual General Meeting May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Galt Historic Railway Park north of Stirling. Meeting will include discussion of proposed future plans for the Railway Park, and election of officers will take place. Interested individuals are welcome, but voting during election of officers can only be done by current GCPRS members. Membership purchases will be available at the meeting. After the AGM, refreshments will be served and tours of the station will be offered. For more information, call president Geoff de Boer at 403-327-2854. • Soar Cabaret

Nights, part of the Soar Emerging Artist Festival, will take place May 31, June

1 and June 3 at 7 p.m. at the ATB Financial Community Room, Casa, 230 8 St. S. Tickets are $10 per evening or purchase a Festival Pass for $50 and attend all the Cabaret Nights, the Visual Artist Reception and the Soar Symposium. Tickets are available at Casa, the AAC office on 7 Street and online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/. • The Lethbridge Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis will take place June 4 at Henderson Lake Park, Kiwanis Picnic Shelter, 2710 Parkside Drive S. Registration begins at 10 a.m., walk starts at 11 a.m. For a pledge form or more details, email gutsywalk_AB_South@ crohnsandcolitis.ca, call 1-888-884-2232 or visit http://www.gutsywalk.ca. • 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 quilt display, merchant mall and quilt raffle. Free parking. Daily admission $8. For more information, visit the website 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 $30 which includes lunch, snacks and parking. Pre-registration required by

May 29; phone Eleanor at 403-381-2655 (note corrected phone number). Registration form or more details available online at https://lethbridgeags.theboss.net/. • Farming Smarter will host Lethbridge

Plot Hop June 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Farming Smarter Lethbridge site, located at RR 8-28-8, just north of Highway 512 (Jail Road). Cost: $95 (includes lunch). Register online at

farmingsmarter.com or call 403-3170022. • Lethbridge Women’s Connection invites all ladies to a dinner and program

June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at “The Norland” Historic Estate (corner of Highway 512 and Sunnyside Road South). Musical entertainment by Taber duo Gloria Cyr and Teri Valgardson. Guest speaker Linda Pogoda from Carstairs will speak on “He Almost Missed His Chance,” telling about the hope in her life even with an alcoholic father and the devastating effects it had on him and his family. Cost $20 inclusive. LA Chefs catering at the Norland Banquet Room. Reservations essential; limited seating to 90 only. Call Bea at 403-3281708 or Linda at 403-381-2574. Affiliated with RSVP Ministries. • Southern Alberta Self-Help Association Annual General Meeting

will be held June 20 at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, 500 11 St. S. in stage area (signs will be posted). Dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m.

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