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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

• Galt Museum and Archives’ Saturdays at 1:00 hands-on history program for families will continue April

8 from 1-2 p.m., featuring “Rainsticks.” April showers bring May flowers! Create a rainstick, a percussion instrument believed to bring about rainstorms. Admission fees apply (includes exhibit access); free to annual pass holders.

• The 17th Annual Gideon Banquet will take place April 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church, 2114 18 St., featuring guest speaker Casey Bjorndal. Tickets are $25. To purchase tickets, contact Ursula Boschman at 403-320-1334.

• Green Haven Garden Centre and Blue Seed Studio will present the In Search of Spring: Fine Art Show and Sale

April 8 from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Green Haven Garden Centre, located on South Sunnyside Road, just east of Lethbridge. There will be artists featuring different media from paintings, encaustics, textile designs and metal work represented.

• Law Day 2017 will be celebrated April 8 at the Lethbridge Courthouse with a full schedule of free family-friendly events. The schedule includes: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. — Kidz Korner - Main floor of Courthouse; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Ask a Lawyer check-in, second floor; 9:30-11:30 a.m. — Courthouse Tours - Front lobby; 10 a.m. — Citizenship Ceremony Courtroom #6; 10 a.m. — Lethbridge Police Service Forensics Demonstration Courtroom #4; 12-1 p.m. — Heroes of Justice Trial, R. v. Batman - Courtroom #6; 1 p.m. — Lethbridge Police Service K9 Demonstration - Outdoors, front of Courthouse.

• Chinook One Act Festival will take place April 8 at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) at the Sterndale-Bennett Theatre (next to Yates), presented by Playgoers of Lethbridge and the Alberta Drama Festivals Association. Tickets $10 at the door to see 5 one-act plays and enjoy complimentary food. For more details, call Kate Connolly at 403-3294568.

• Lethbridge Community Band will present its 30th Anniversary Celebration concert April 8 at 7 p.m. at Southminster United Church. Special guest is modern crooner Michael Vanhevel from Toronto and the band welcomes back to the podium conductor Ken Rogers. Tickets, $25 each and children 12 and younger are free, are available online at lcbs.ca, at Casa and at the door.

• Lethbridge Artists Club is displaying an exciting variety of works at The Port April 8 — opening is at 6 p.m. Mingle with the artists; view the new exhibit while enjoying light refreshments and beverages.

• A Downtown Parade and Remembrance Ceremony marking the centennial of Canada’s historic victory at Vimy Ridge during the First World War will be held April 8 starting at 10 a.m. at Galt Gardens. Soldiers from 20th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, and affiliated Cadet Organizations from Lethbridge, Fort MacLeod and Taber will participate. The parade will proceed to City Hall for the Remembrance Ceremony and gun salute from 10:30-11 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

• Six O’clock in the Chapel, an evening Vesper service with beautiful music, will be held April 8 at 6 p.m. in the Buchanan Chapel at Southminster United Church (enter at chapel doors, 1011 4 Ave. S.). Everyone is welcome to this brief and personal service featuring reflections by Jane Meaker and music by Monica Baczuk, piano and flute.

• Committee for Government Affairs Lethbridge will be at Centre Village Mall April 8 from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. collecting names for a petition calling for a referendum on the issue of curbside recycling in Lethbridge. The petition will later be presented to Lethbridge City Council.

• Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group meets the second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. in Room C and D at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. Trigeminal neuralgia is a neuropathic disorder characterized by episodes of intense pain in the face, originating from the trigeminal nerve. Individuals with TN and their family members are invited to attend meetings. For more information, call Don at 403-330-7937 or email brewsd8@gmail.com, or Mackenzie at 403-380-2824 or email mackenzie.lea@hotmail.com.

• Galt Museum and Archives’ Cafe Galt lecture program for adults and seniors will continue April 9 from 2-4 p.m., featuring “Vimy Ridge: The Lost Victory.” On the 100th anniversary, come for a presentation by Stéphane Guevremont. Discover the incredible feat accomplished by Canadian soldiers on Easter Monday in April 1917, and the lost opportunities engendered by British neglect. Admission fees apply (includes exhibit access); free to annual pass holders.

• University of Lethbridge will present the Summer Colour Fun Run April 9, noon-5 p.m., at the Grove. The Summer Colour Fun Run in support of Volunteer Lethbridge has inflatable obstacles, colour stations and free burgers and hot dogs. Participants will be showered with colour powder at one-kilometre intervals in this five-kilometre run/walk. • The Blue Ridge Mountain Country Society will hold its monthly jam April 9 at 1 p.m. at the Shaughnessy Community Centre. Supper to follow. Come and enjoy an afternoon of music and dancing.

• All ladies are invited to a dinner and program presented by Lethbridge Women’s Connection April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of The Keg) on Mayor Magrath Drive South. Ups and Downs Clothing & Accessories in Picture Butte will present a fashion show; music by local soloist Jill Timleck; and Ruth Johnstone from Leduc, an inspirational public speaker, author and entrepreneur, will share when “Life Doesn’t Always Go As Planned.” Cost is $18 inclusive. To reserve your place, call Bea at 403-3281708 or Linda at 403-381-2574. Sponsored by RSVP Ministries.

• The Raymond High School Show Choir will present “Can’t Stop the Feeling” April 10-14 at 7:30 p.m. and April 15 at 2 p.m. at the Broadway Community Theatre, Main Street Raymond. Tickets available at the Raymond High School Gathering Area (phone 403-7523381, Ext. 2) or contact Shonna Steed at 403-752-3872. $8 per ticket; no refunds or exchanges.

• All women are invited to an enjoyable morning, including brunch April 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Heritage Inn Banquet Room in Taber. Featured will be a presentation by Aspen Crossing from Mossleigh; beautiful music by Kathie Friesen from Taber, and an inspirational message, “Life’s Special Blessings,” by Ruth Johnstone from Leduc. Cost is $15 per person. For reservations, call Gail at 403-223-4637 or Judy at 403-223-2117 or 403-382-1814. Cancellations necessary by noon April 10. Sponsored by Taber Christian Women’s affiliated with RSVP Ministries Canada. Everyone is welcome.

• The Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion will hold a potluck dinner and an L.A. meeting April 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. (north door). We need all the ladies we can get. Please bring your favourite dish or pay $7 for a scrumptious meal. For more information, call Marla, 403-328-5235.

• The DEHR to Care Art Gala, presented by the Alberta Teachers’ Association Local 41 DEHR Committee, will take place April 11 at the Galt Museum, featuring displays of artwork from elementary, middle and high school students throughout Lethbridge, all related to the theme of “becoming the Canada we want to be.” The gala will be open to the public from 6-8 p.m., culminating in the auction of a select few pieces of art.

• Revellers Dinner and Games Night will be held April 12 at the basement level at The Keg (Country Kitchen Catering) on Mayor Magrath Drive South. Facility is wheelchair accessible. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30. Cost is $20 per person. Newcomers, are you a crib or whist enthusiast? Come for dinner and a night of cards. Membership fee is waived for the first time out. Tickets will be on sale from 2-3 p.m. April 11 at the same location (use east side entrance of The Keg building). Details: Ernie, 403381-7223 or Gerald, 403-381-3620.

• Books for Babies is looking for volunteers and will hold its Annual General Meeting April 12 at 10 a.m. at Chinook Arch Regional Library System, 2902 7 Ave. N. Become part of the group that provides moms and babies in southern Alberta with literacy bags; about 1,000 are distributed annually in Lethbridge. Call 403-380-7323 for more information.

• Helen Schuler Nature Centre will present the Coulees and Culture Camp April 18-21 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Discover the cultural, historical and natural treasures of Lethbridge. Explore a new venue each day. Ages 6-10. Cost $120. Space is limited; call early — 403327-8770, Ext. 21.

• 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.

• The 10th annual Coulee Clean-up, presented by Helen Schuler Nature Centre, will begin April 22 with clean-up sessions from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. For information about team or individual sign-up, email Curtis Goodman at Curtis.Goodman@Lethbridge.ca. For online details about the Coulee Clean-up, visit http://www.lethbridge.ca/ThingsTo-Do/Nature-Centre/Pages/GetInvolved.aspx.