Community CALENDAR

YOUR EVENTS GUIDE LISTING 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

• Free outdoor fit camp, for all ages and all abilities, runs Mondays, Wednesdays

and Fridays at two locations in the city. A 9:15 a.m. session will be held at the playground on Stafford Drive North, and a 6 p.m. session will be held at Adams Park at 13 Street and 9 Avenue North. Call 403393-5590 for more information.

• Swing Bridge Dance Club meets Mondays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. (cancelled

on holiday Mondays) at Eagles Hall, 631 13 St., featuring East Coast Swing dance lessons each week; $3 donation. Singles and couples welcome, from beginner to expert level. For more details, call Sheldon at 403-393-8566 or email swingbridgeleth@gmail.com.

• The CRADLE, a support group for anorexics, bulimics and their families and friends, meets Mondays (except long

weekends), 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 2K169 at Chinook Regional Hospital. Details: Debbie, 403-894-3582.

• Coulee Commentators Toastmaster

Club meets Mondays at 7-8:30 p.m. at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre (West Community Room), 1904 13 Ave. N. Guests are always welcome to drop in and check out how Toastmasters can help them. For more details, contact Darren, 403-329-0577, or Herky, 403-432-0360. More information at coulee.toastmastersclubs.org.

• Let It Begin With Me Al-Anon family group for people affected by someone else’s drinking meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at Central Church of Christ, 716 23 St. N. Details: Alice, 403-320-8340.

• Lethbridge Duplicate Bridge Club invites the public to come play at open events: Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.; Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m.; 199er game Tuesday at 7 p.m. with lesson at 6:30. Newcomer game, 0-20, Friday at 1 p.m. Beginner lessons Monday and

Tuesday at 1 p.m. Located at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard at 2406 11 Ave. S. For more details, call Chris, 403327-2222; Myrna, 403-328-6072; or Wendy, 403-345-6035 or 403-634-3577.

• TOPS AB 672 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Mondays at 5:30 p.m. at McKillop United Church, 2329 15 Ave. S. Details: Lorraine, 403-328-8091.

• Lethbridge Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Chinook Regional Hospital Parkade Meeting Room. Details: Josephine, 403-345-4242, or Ron, 403-320-2075.

• Discovering Choices Al-Anon meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, 411 11 St. S. (push open the gate, go back to right-hand building, downstairs). Details: Dee, 403-394-0317 or Nelly, 403-308-8417.

• The Lethbridge Family History Centre is open Mondays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Located at 1912 10 Ave. S. (downstairs at south door). For more information, call 403-328-0206. • Alateen meetings (offering hope for children of alcoholics) take place Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 716 23 St. N. For more information, contact Alice at 403-320-8340 or Maureen at 403-634-3062. • Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre hosts floor curling every Monday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 9 a.m. at the centre, 1904 13 Ave. N. Details: phone 403-329-3222. • A free workout group meets Monday and Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. at The Gate church, 522 3 Ave. S. For all ages and levels. For details, call 403-393-5590. • Do you think you have a problem with alcohol? Help is a phone call away. Alcoholics Anonymous 24-hour answering service, 403-327-8049. • Lethbridge Brain Trauma Support

Society, for brain injury survivors and their families and friends, meets first Monday, 7:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Health Centre, 1400 9 Ave. S., Lethbridge, east door entrance. (when Monday is a holiday, this moves to second Monday) • Cancer Buddies, a group for cancer survivors of all ages, meets first Monday to share stories of their journeys. Details: Darren, 403-380-3066 (home), 403-3808815 (cell). • Order of the Eastern Star Laurel Chapter #43 holds its monthly meeting the first Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Masonic Hall in Lethbridge. For further information, call 403-320-1478. • Pop in Lots with Moms and Tots, a group for moms and tots (dads, grandparents and child-minders, too) meets

Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-noon at VIA Church, 2820 18 Ave. N. Enjoy coffee and conversation while letting your kids play. Details: Phone 403-3202005. • A New Beginning Al-Anon Family Group, for people affected by someone else’s drinking, meets Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at McKillop United Church, 2329 15 Ave. S. Details: Judy, 403-329-0661. • Do you, or someone you know, have a

gambling problem which is causing havoc in your life and relationships? If so, you’re welcome to attend weekly meetings of Gamblers Anonymous, held Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. at 408 13 St. N. (front entrance). For more information call 403-331-0822.

• TOPS #AB100, Lethbridge meets Tuesdays in the Lounge at Southminster United Church, 1011 4 Ave. S. Please use the office entrance. Weigh-in time: 9-9:45 a.m. Meeting: 10-11 a.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a not-for-profit support group for members who are trying to lose or maintain their weight. Visitors are always welcome. Details: Judith, 403-331-3396 or via the website www.TOPS.org.

• #11 Lethbridge Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, for boys and girls ages

12-19, meets Tuesdays from 6:45-9:30 p.m. at the Vimy Ridge Armoury north of the Lethbridge airport, 337 Stubb Ross Road. Details: Capt. B. Look, 403-381-3344 or the armoury office on Tuesday nights at 403-327-7083.

• Lethbridge Legal Guidance, a nonprofit society offering free legal advice to low-income southern Albertans, holds clinics Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m. by appointment only. Call and speak with an Intake Officer to determine eligibility for services. Some of the areas the society assists in include: Family, civil, criminal, traffic, employment, residential tenancy, immigration, AISH, EI and social assistance issues. For more information, call 403-3806338 or email lethbridgelegalguidance@telus.net. • Introduction to The Art of Taiko (Japanese drumming) with HIBIKIYA takes place Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. at Kingdom Kids Day Care. For details, call Valerie McQuaid at 403-320-1082.

• LSCO Karaoke Club meets every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. Come join them for good fun and singing. There is an extensive library with all the words on the screen. • Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Club, 517 5 Ave. S., invites the public to play shuffleboard, mixed darts and billiards (pool) Fridays, 7 p.m.; shuffleboard Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; crib on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; and open crib tournament second Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. • Lethbridge Lodge No. 792 of the

Loyal Order of Moose meets the first and third Tuesday at 1401 5 Ave. N. starting at 7 p.m. This fraternal organization provides community services and raises funds in aid of other charitable organizations and projects. Details: 403320-2767. • Quilts of Valour — Sewing Bees meet at the Lethbridge Legion the first and

third Tuesday every month. Come out and support our veterans and have some fun. For more information, call Joan at 403380-6796 or 403-331-5243. • Alzheimer Society Adult Children Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer Society, #40, 1202 2 Ave. S. (enter on 12 Street). For more information, phone 403-329-3766. • Southern Alberta Antique and Classic

Automobile Club (SAACAC) meets at 7:15 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month, except July and August, at the Lethbridge Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. (northeast door). The public is welcome to attend. • Alberta Genealogical Society, Lethbridge Branch Resource Library will be

open from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first

Tuesday of each month. Regular hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:30– 4:30 p.m. Address: 909 3 Ave. N. Please knock on the window to notify attendants of your presence. • The Friends Helping Friends Food

Drive will take place throughout April in several communities, including Lethbridge, where the campaign will benefit the Interfaith Food Bank. Non-perishable food items can be dropped up at any Sobeys or Safeway store until April 30. An in-store event will be held April 21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with pre-packaged food hampers available for $5 or $10. Volunteers will be on hand to accept donations of food and funds for the food bank.

• Galt Museum’s Daytime Galt Workshops hands-on history program for adults and seniors continues April 4 from 10:30 a.m.noon, featuring “Silhouettes.” Learn about the history of this art and create your own silhouette of a person from Lethbridge history. Admission fees apply; free to annual pass holders.

• Galt Museum’s Wednesdays at the Galt lecture series for adults and seniors continues April 4 from 2-3 p.m., featuring “The Art and Imagery of Ancient Coinage.” Greek and Roman coins are some of the most accomplished specimens of the minter’s art. The images they portray provide insight into contemporary events and the messages and propaganda that states broadcast to their subjects. Christopher Epplett will discuss some of the noteworthy coins in his collection, as objects of art and historical artifacts. Admission fees apply; free to annual pass holders.

• Assumption of Holy Virgin Russian Greek Orthodox Church, 907 9 Ave. N., will celebrate Easter week with the following services: Passion Week — April 4 - Holy Unction, 5 p.m.; April 5 - Last Supper - Liturgy, 9:30 a.m.; Reading of Twelve Gospels, 5 p.m. April 6 - Great Friday - Lamentations - Holy Shroud, 5 p.m.; April 7 - Annunciation of Holy Theotokos - Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. (blessing of baskets for out-of-towners); Evening Readings - Removal of Shroud, 11:30 p.m.; Paschal Services, midnight; Divine Liturgy, 1 a.m. (followed by blessing of baskets).

• Harambee Grandmas, Lethbridge chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's "Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign," will host its next Travel Chat April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the ATB Financial Community Room at Casa, 230 8 St. S., featuring “Antarctica, Chile and Easter Island.” Join presenters John and Jerri Bolton as they share their discovery of the breaktaking natural wonders to be found in these remote and exquisite locations in the Southern Hemisphere. Free admission; donations welcomed.

• Italian Canadian Club, 1511 Saint Edward Blvd. N., will host an Italian Sub Party April 5 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Allyou-can-eat Italian sandwiches for $12 (made on homemade bread). Take-out containers available to purchase for $12. Buy online or cash only if paying at the door (No credit or debit available). This event will sell out and give preference to online prepaid ticket holders. Purchase

tickets online at https://italiansandwich party.eventbrite.ca. • Galt Museum’s First Friday Fun handson history program for all ages continues

April 6 from 1:30-3 p.m., featuring “Herb Gardens.” Create a miniature herb garden and find out about the historical use of herbs as well as what herbs are local to southern Alberta. Admission fees apply; free to annual pass holders.

• Chinook 2018 One Act Festival will take place April 6 in the ATB Community Room at Casa, 230 8 St. S., hosted by the Playgoers of Lethbridge. Doors open at 6 p.m., performances start at 6:30 p.m. An evening of four exciting short plays, with adjudication to follow. Winning play will represent Chinook Region at the Provincial Festival in Fort McMurray in May. Tickets $10 at the door (includes free refreshments). For more information, call Kate Connolly at 403-329-4568.

• Hip Hop For Hunger will take place April 6 at Studio 54 in Lethbridge, featuring headliners Arrow C, Pyke and Alberta Murderaz, and performances by the Psychonauts, JPB, $am Hill, SBB, Stratum 403, Nate LA, Little King and Clarke Lean. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. Entry is $5 plus a nonperishable food item, or $10, with all proceeds to Interfaith Food Bank. • Holy Week at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 643 13 St. N. will be

celebrated April 6, Shroud Service at 4 p.m.; Holy Saturday, April 7, Vesperal Liturgy with Blessing of Baskets at 11 a.m.;

April 8, Holy Pascha, Readers Service at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Subdeacon Kyle at 403-223-5283.