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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

• The Banff Centre Mountain Film

Festival World Tour will visit Lethbridge Jan. 9-11 starting at 7 p.m. each evening at the Yates Memorial Centre. Featuring some of the best outdoor adventure entertainment in the world, with several films highlighting mountain culture. Tickets are available at the Lethbridge Public Library, Main Branch only (not available online or by phone). Adults $20/show or $50 for all three nights. Seniors 65+ and Children 12 and under: $15/show or $40 for all three nights. Visit lethlib.ca for film schedules. • Recycle your electronic devices with EcycleDrive.com’s winter event Jan. 10–12 at Save On Foods North and West stores and Visions Electronics. Bring any unwanted electronic device (computer and technology related) and Christmas lights, TVs, stereos and more to the bins outside of one of the stores to be recycled or donated. For details on eligible items visit EcycleDrive.com or call 403.929.5636. Please note electric appliances and lighting fixtures cannot be accepted. Reduce, re-use, recycle.

• Line Dancing in Taber, Fridays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. starting Jan. 17 at Knox United Church basement (4929 50 Ave. in Taber). $5 donation per class. Call or text Diane at 403-892-7435.

• Growing Abilities is a parent support and play group for children with differing abilities. It is open to parents/caregivers and their children with disabilities, as well as siblings and support staff. There will be planned activities based on children’s developmental needs, abilities and interests. There will also be open-ended activities for siblings and space for parents to connect. This group will be facilitated by an Early Childhood Educator and a Parent Educator, so one-on-one support is not available to children. Give it a try at Family Centre Downtown on Fridays from 2-3:30 p.m. at #225, 200 4 Ave. S. The program is free but people are asked to register by calling 403-320-4232. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non-profit organization which provides support to people wanting to lose weight, meets regularly in Lethbridge and area. Details: Eileen Schmidt, 403-4052410, or visit www.tops.org. • Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centred recovery program for any hurt, hang-up or habit, meets every Friday at Park Meadows Baptist Church, 2011 15 Ave. N. Large Group at 7 p.m., Open Share Groups at 8 p.m. Check out the Facebook page “Celebrate Recovery Lethbridge” or email celebraterecovery@parkmeadows.ca for more information. • The Senior Club in Raymond is looking for new members. Cost to join is $17. The centre is open six days a week from 2:30-4:30 p.m.; there is a game room with two pool tables, darts and cards. Potluck is held the second

Monday (cost $3 if you bring food or are a member). Rook is played every Friday at 3 p.m. A social supper is held the

fourth Thursday (cost $8). Music provided at meals. If you’re interested in providing entertainment, call Ross Jensen at 403-7524-3222.

• Galt Museum’s Hands-on History program for children to attend with adults continues Jan. 11 from 1-2 p.m., featuring “Creative Bags.” Decorate a tote bag you’ll love to take shopping and find out about the history of Eaton’s Department Store. Registration not required. Museum admission applies (free to annual pass holders).

• Six O’clock in the Chapel takes place Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at Southminster United Church, offering a brief halfhour, reflective vesper service with beautiful music in the small and inviting Buchanan Chapel. Worship leader is Rev. Ruth Preston Schilk. Everyone is welcome. Enter at the barrier-free 4 Avenue South chapel doors. • Tai Chi Easy/Medical Qi Gong takes place Saturdays, 8:45-10 a.m. at the Canadian Yoga Institute, 1238b 3 Ave. S. (phone 403-320-8036). A very simple practice carefully developed to support and empower you in your quest for improved health, vitality, and peace of mind. Experience slow gentle rhythmic movements and postures, encompassing mindful meditation. Using traditional Chinese techniques to activate the healer within you. • General Stewart Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts Euchre Saturdays at 10 a.m. Bring your partner to play. For more information call the office at 403327-6644. • General Stewart Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosts Jitney Darts

Saturdays at 3 p.m. For more information call 403-327-6644.

• Are you a male caregiver looking for something to do with your children on a

Saturday morning? Me and My Dad uses fun to create a healthy environment where dads come together with their children. Relationships are not only built stronger between father and child but also lifelong friendships between fathers and their children. Come down to Family Centre downtown Saturdays from 9:3011 a.m. Located at #225, 200 4 Ave. S. • 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 403330-7937 or email brewsd8@gmail.com, or Mackenzie at 403-380-2824 or email mackenzie.lea@hotmail.com. • The German Canadian Club will hold a membership drive Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. at 902 6 St. N. Enjoy soup and sandwich and renew or get your membership (membership is 31.50 per couple, $21 for single). The club will host a German Dinner Jan. 27 - come enjoy Pork Schnitzel with Description Spätzle. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., takeouts at 5 and dinner at 5:40. Cost: $20/person. • Southminster United Church offer monthly Labyrinth walks. Next session will take place Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m., led by Veriditas-certified facilitator Nancy Fabro. Open to the public, by donation; enter through the west office doors at 1011 4 Ave. S. For more information, call the church office at 403-327-3404. • Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization will offer a “Creative

Zen Art” class Mondays, Jan. 13–

April 6 from 1-4 p.m. at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. It really is “Yoga for the Brain.” Zen Art creates a sense of calm, lowers stress, increases focus and concentration. Fee: $40 for LSCO members, $60 for non-members. Register by Jan. 10. For more information or to register, call 403-3202222 or visit www.lethseniors.com. • Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization will offer a Zumba class Mondays, Jan. 13–Feb. 10 from 5:156:15 p.m. at the LSCO, 500 11 St. S. It really is “Yoga for the Brain.” A fusion of Latin and international music and dance combinations will have you moving to a blend of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. Fee: $28 for LSCO members, $40 for non-members. Register by Jan. 10. For more information or to register, call 403-320-2222 or visit www.lethseniors.com. • All women are invited to a brunch Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m. at Luigi’s in Taber, featuring Jolanda Molenaar presenting Home Hardware; guest soloist Angie Klemen; and speaker Elayne Goertzen with the topic “There may just be an obstacle in the way!” Cost $15. For reservations, call Linda at 403-8792082 or email lindamv555@yahoo.ca. Reservations and cancellations essential by noon Monday, Jan. 13. Presented by Taber Christian Women’s Connection, affiliated with RSVP Ministries (www.RSVPministries.com). • Transitions, a 15-week peer support program to help those who are separated or divorced, will take place

Tuesday evenings beginning Jan. 14 from 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at Assumption Church in the Lower Meeting Room (2405 12 Ave. S.). Participants will meet once a week to reflect upon and discuss topics such as self-esteem, grief, stress, anger, guilt, blame, loneliness, forgiveness, blended families and more. To register contact All Saints Parish office at 403-327-8931 or email reception@allsaintslethbridge.org. • The Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion #4 will hold its regular monthly meeting Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. (north entrance) at the Legion, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. The Auxiliary encourages women to attend and provide their input to stimulate more participation in the organization. • Auditions for Hatrix Theatre’s production of “Wait Until Dark,” a thriller by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffreey Hatcher, will be held Jan. 1415 from 6-8 p.m. at the ATB Community Room at Casa, 230 8 St. S. “In 1944 Greenwich Village, a trio of men imperils Susan Hendrix, a blind yet capable woman, in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormenters must wait until dark to play out this classic thriller’s chilling conclusion.” Performance dates are

May 26-30. For more information, contact Karolyn at kjharks@gmail.com or Michelle at 403-929-1845. • PROBUS Club of Lethbridge will hold its next meeting Jan. 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, Memorial Hall, 324 Mayor Magrath Drive S. The presentation will be “Confessions of a climate sceptic” by Cosmos Voutsinos. Guests are always welcome. • Galt Museum and Archives will present Lethbridge History Trivia Jan.

15 from 2-3 p.m. Join us for a fun and informative session of trivia on the people and places in southwestern Alberta. Test your knowledge and win prizes! Registration not required. Museum admission applies (free to annual pass holders). • “Water: From Science to the

Sacred” will take place Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at McKillop United Church, 2329 15 Ave. S., featuring speakers Shannon Frank, Oldman Watershed Council, and Mike Bruised Head, Kainai Ecosystem Protection Agency. Frank will share her knowledge about watersheds in general and about the Oldman Watershed in which we live, while Bruised Head, a Kainai Elder and founder of KEPA, will speak about the sacredness of water from an Indigenous people’s perspective rooted in the Kainai traditions.

• Tickets are still available for the 21st annual Tiffin Conference, taking place Jan. 16 at the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge. The conference will give producers a clear vision of how global trends will affect their cattle operations. A networking lunch begins at 11:15 a.m., while the program runs from noon to 7:30 p.m. Speakers will examine a wide variety of topics important to producers — from economics to succession planning to success markers. Tickets and more information are available at lethbridgecollege.ca/tiffinconference. • “Be Inspired, Be Connected” Annual Charity Auction Event hosted by Real Estate Centre will take place Jan. 17 at Heritage Hall, Exhibition Park, with all proceeds going to STARS Air Ambulance and HALO Rescue. Cocktail hour starting at 5 p.m., prime rib supper at 6 p.m., presentations and live auction at 7:30 p.m., silent auction from 5-8 p.m. Tickets $65 per person or $480 for corporate table (8 people). For tickets, call 403223-4001. • A One-Act Play Workshop, presented by The Playgoers of Lethbridge, will be held Jan. 18 from 10a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m. at Casa, 230 8 St. S. All are welcome to this free workshop offered for anyone interested in being involved in directing, producing or performing in a one-act play. For information or to pre-register, contact Shelly at playgoersyql@hotmail.com. • Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club, celebrating its 25th anniversary, presents Malanka, its annual Ukrainian New Year’s celebration, Jan. 18 at the German Canadian Club, 902 6 St. N. Cocktails at 4:30 p.m., show at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and dance to follow (with dance music by Absolute. Tickets $55. For tickets, call 403-315-3492. More details online at www.troyandalethbridge.com.