Community CALENDAR

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

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• by CommunityGeomatic Attic Cabaret 2017, presented and Alberta Southern Community Livingwill take Association,place Marchthe German4 at 7 p.m. at Canadian Hippodrome, Club Metis with Red River Jigging with Pogo and Moccasin Flats. Tickets and information online at

geomaticattic.ca or community cabaret.ca. • The Reel Paddling Film Festival will be held March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod, featuring paddling films from around the world, everything from kayaking and canoeing to standup paddle boarding. Tickets are $12 and available at High Level Canoes and Kayaks, 1805 2 Ave. S. or at the door. • Lethbridge Community Brass Choir will hold their final concert of the season, Celebration of Brass, March 4 at 7 p.m. at La Cité des Prairies, 2104 6 Ave S. Selections will include pieces of a celebratory nature, including Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Cheetham’s Keystone Celebration, Ewazen’s Symphony in Brass and more. Tickets are $15, available online at

lcbs.ca, at Casa and at the door. Children 12 and younger attend free. • The Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold a breakfast March 5 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Eagles Hall, 631 13 St. N. Cost is $5 per members and $6 for nonmembers. Proceeds going to Jimmy Durante Child Abuse Fund. Everyone is welcome. • Galt Museum and Archives’ Café Galt lecture program for adults and seniors continues March 5 from 2-3 p.m., featuring “Great Gardeners Through History.” All through the ages, men and women have gone tromping all over the globe in search of new, horticulturally-valuable plants. Lyndon Penner will introduce you to the most important and famous of these, and to the discoveries they made. Admission fees apply (includes exhibit access); free to annual pass holders. • 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 403-393-5590 for more information. • 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. • 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. • Spirit Mind and Body Adult Retreat 2017, “The People in Your Neighbourhood,” will be held March 6-7 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily at First Baptist Church, 1614 1 Ave. S. Cost: $35 per person. Includes lunches, snacks, and exceptional presenters on the people, challenges and opportunities of our Lethbridge Neighbourhood. • Archaeology Society of Alberta, Lethbridge Centre will hold its monthly meeting March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lethbridge Public Library (main branch). Erika Sutherland will discuss “Discovering an Ancient Capital - The Ness of Brodgar, Orkney.” The site has so far revealed the largest collection of dressed and decorated stone from Neolithic Britain, a complex collection of pottery from far reaches of Scotland and some of the first evidence of painted walls and stones in Northern Europe. Everyone is welcome.

• Sunrise Village, 1730 10 Ave. S., will host a Mini Spa Day March 7 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Manicures $20, pedicures $30, 15-minute mini massages $10, foot massages $20, all by a qualified therapist from Axes Images Spa. Walk-ins welcome. • A book launch will take place March 8 from 1:30-4 p.m. in Room PB210 at the

Dr. James Foster Penny Building, 324 5 St. S., for the book “Canadian Perspectives on Immigration in Small Cities,” edited by Glenda Tibe Bonifacio of the University of Lethbridge and Julie Drolet. Bonifacio is associate professor of Women and Gender Studies at the U of L. The book examines immigration to small cities throughout Canada. It explores the challenges brought about by the influx of people to urban communities which typically have less than 100,000 residents. • Revellers Dinner and Games Night will be held March 8 at the basement level at The Keg (Country Kitchen Catering) on Mayor Magrath Drive S. Facility is wheelchair accessible. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30. Cost is $20 per person. Newcomers - are you a crib or whist enthusiast? Come for a great dinner and a night of cards. Yearly membership fee of $10 is waived for the first time out. Tickets will be on sale from 2-3 p.m. March 7 at the same location (use east side entrance). Details: Ernie, 403381-7223 or Gerald, 403-3813620. • Sunrise Village, 1730 10 Ave. S., will host an evening of fun and song with Boyd Low

March 9 from 6:307:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. • Playgoers of

Lethbridge will hold an Audition Workshop with Val Lieske March 11 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Casa, 230 8 St. S. Learn how to audition like a pro whether you’re a performer, director or producer. Lieske is the founder and artistic director of Fire Exit Theatre, director of theatre arts with Centre Street Church in Calgary, instructor with Alberta Bible College and associate director of the theatre program at Ambrose University. $25 admission (includes Playgoers membership; current members pay $15). Space is limited; to register,email shellyd2007@hotmail.com. • The German Canadian Club will host a roast beef dinner and dance March 11 at 902 6 St. N. Music by Blue Steel. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for guests. Call 403-320-1689 and press 6 at the prompt. • Friends of Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society Annual General Meeting will take place on March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Nature Centre Community Room. Everyone is welcome to attend. • Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary will meet March 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. (north door). The meeting will feature Election of Officers, so please bring your membership card. All members are urged to attend. • The Monarch Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction will be held March 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Monarch Community Hall, sponsored by the Monarch Community Association. If you think your chili is great — bring it. For information, call Therese at 403-383-3028 or Barb at 403-381-3584. • Boys’ Competitive Gymnastics Tryouts for ages 6-18. Are you tired of your kids jumping on the furniture? Let them try out for gymnastics. No experience needed. March 21, 4:30 p.m. at West Wind Gymnastics Club, 1014 3 Ave. N. Fee is $10. All participants receive a free grip bag. An excellent opportunity to work with a high-level coach and international level judge. You must preregister by calling 403-320-1373. • The Lethbridge Legion Pipe Band will hold its annual Spring Fling ceilidh and fundraiser March 25 in the Memorial Hall of the Lethbridge Legion. Tickets are $20 each, available from band members, Whitbie’s Fish and Chips, and at the Lethbridge Legion office. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with live performances by the Legion Pipe Band and other musical guests beginning at 8 p.m. A dance with live music played by Cabot's Crossing begins at 9 p.m. There will be a cash bar, 50-50 draw, silent auction, door prize and a light lunch provided. For more information, contact lethbridgepipeband@yahoo.ca. • Raise the Woof Comedy Gala, with all proceeds going to Windy City Dog Rescue and the No Kill Animal Association (NOKA), will take place April

1 at Coalhurst Community Hall, 527 50 Ave. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., comedy show to follow. There will also be a silent auction. Tickets $50 per person, available at Paws on the Run, 242 12 St. N., Lethbridge; Park Pet Hospital, 142 Columbia Blvd. W; Belanger Accounting, 220, 376 1 Ave. S. • Seventh Annual Coaldale 5K Family

Fun Run will take place April 22 starting at 10 a.m. at Coaldale Christian School, 2008 8 St. Registration cost $30 with Tshirt or $20 without. Children in strollers are free. To register or for more details, visit www.racepro.ca/coaldale. • Register for the next Kids, Tots and

Babes Sale taking place April 29 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the West Pavilion at Exhibition Park. New this year: choose your own location for an additional fee of $5 per table. Table cost is $25 if selling used items, $30 if selling business/craft items. All items must be kid- or maternity-related. Register on Facebook or by emailing sharon@totsgaragesale.com.