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• Tom Price and band perform every Saturday (weather permitting) from about 5-7 p.m. on Tom’s driveway at 6 Notre Dame Road W. Everyone is invited to bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music.

• Mindful Moments is offered every Saturday (except long weekends) from 11 a.m.-noon at Martha Retreat Centre, 1130 Scenic Drive S., featuring a drop-in session based in Mindfulness teachings that combines a short talk with formal group meditation in silence. No experience is necessary. Facilitator: Cheryl Dick. Freewill offering accepted. Official income tax receipts are available upon request.

• Lethbridge Arts Days returns Sept. 24-27 with a lineup featuring virtual, outdoors and some indoor events to celebrate the arts. Events include On the Street: Performers in the Downtown Sept. 25-27; Gallery Stroll Sept. 26, featuring live poetry reads, music and artist-guided tours of downtown galleries (details available via social media); and Art Walk Sept. 25-26,a self-guided, walking tour of arts venues, exhibitions, demonstrations and public art throughout downtown Lethbridge and beyond. Pick up a program and map at the AAC office and begin your walk. Collect 9 stamps as part of the Stamp & Stomp and be entered to win an original piece of art.

• The Canadian Fall Festival, a Celebration for Internationals, will be held Friday, Sept. 25 from 5:15-7 p.m. in the parking lot at the Evangelical Free Church, 4717 24 Ave. S. Come for a free live concert, games, pumpkin decorating, and poutine tasting from a food truck. Bring your own lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on for this covid safe event. For more details, call Myron at the church office (403-329-3125). All are welcome.

• Local author Donna Clewes will be selling her inspiring memoir “Safe Behind the Little Waterfall” and her inspirational self-help book “The Meaning We Make of Our Lives”

Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Farmers’ Market at Lethbridge Exhibition Park. • The Archaeological Society of Alberta will hold its annual general meeting Sept. 26 from 10-11:30 a.m. via Zoom video conferencing. Registration can be done through https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/archaeological-society-of-alberta-agmtickets-115651447593. The last day to register is Sept. 25 at 3 p.m.

• Coyote Flats Pioneer Village will host its annual Tractor Pull Sept. 26 from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (weather permitting) at the western heritage museum located 1.5 km south of Picture Butte on the east side of Hwy. 843. $20 entry fee for competitors; donations from spectators welcome. Lunch available. Competitors, preregister by emailing agemploy@gmail.com, phoning 403732-5451 or visiting the website www.coyoteflats.org. For more details, see the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village Facebook page.

• The Oldman Watershed Council’s 15th anniversary 2020 annual general meeting will be held Sept. 29 from 14:30 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will feature presentations about the OWC’s 2019-20 projects, including Headwaters Education and Restoration Project, Indigenous Partnerships, Youth Education Programs, Watershed Legacy Program and more. To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/15th-anniversary-owc-annualgeneral-meeting-2020-tickets121070710755. OWC organizational membership (free) is required to participate. To join or renew your membership, visit https://oldmanwatershed.ca/membership/. • Chinook LifeCare Association will be holding its annual general meeting on Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. at Nord-Bridge Senior Centre, 1904 13 Av. N., in the West Community Room and are seeking volunteers to serve as new board members. Community members are invited to join to help improve the association’s service to the area’s senior population. For more details email chinooklifecare@gmail.com or call 403 320-1170.

• Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization will mark National Seniors Day Oct. 1 with a Drive-Up Lunch Special at LSCO, featuring a Chicken Cordon Bleu dinner and dessert for $10. Scheduled pickup time between 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at northeast door of LSCO (closest to the Administration Office), 500 11 St. S. Must pre-order no later than 3 p.m. day before by calling 403-320-2222 (limit to first 75 orders). Payment with Visa or Mastercard at time of order or debit, Visa or Mastercard at time of pickup. Cash accepted if necessary.

• Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre will host a Drive-By Luncheon of Liver and Onions (pre-order only) for $10 in honor of National Seniors Day, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Pre-order by calling 403-329-3222.

• Italian Canadian Club’s next “Pick Up An Italian Fridays” event will take place Oct. 2 between 4 and 6 p.m. at 1511 St. Edward Blvd. N. Drive-thru curbside pickup. Pre-pay by Wednesday, Sept. 30. Cost: $16. Menu includes braised Italian beef roast barolo with gremolata and gravy; olive oi-roasted potatoes and herbs; broccoli and cauliflower with rich cheese sauce, and Yorkshire pudding. Add-ons available for extra price. Pre-pay with cash, cheque or etransfer to italianclub@hotmail.ca.

Call or text Chef Adam, 403-3173977, to receive a total amount, arrange payment and choose a pickup time. Prices do not include GST.

• Helen Schuler Nature Centre will host a Food Forest Workshop Oct. 3-4 from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. presented by Mandy Sandbach of SOULfully SOIL. Dive into the world of food forestry and permaculture. Learn how to create long-standing, abundant, perennial food systems right at home. Edible Forest Gardening designs can be adapted for small and large scales. Cost $180. Ages 16+. Each day will include an outdoor tour. Masks will be required inside the building. Call to register: 403-320-3064.