Get involved with the community of Calgary this weekend with these extraordinary events!
West Coast Swing at the Haysboro Community Centre
West Coast Swing is a smooth, cool, sexy style of dancing that allows for improvisation and can be danced to rock, blues, pop, hip-hop, Motown, disco, funk and swing music. Come for a Free Lesson at 7:30- 8:30pm. There is an open dance every Friday from 8:30-11:30 p.m. All Are Welcome! $10/person Valid Student ID – FREE
The Market Shop Local
The Market Shop Local will be holding a Mother’s Day Shopping Event at the Eau Claire Market all weekend! Stop by and find the perfect gift for Mother’s Day which is next Saturday, May 10th.
2015 Spanish Festival – Spanish Cinema Experience at the University of Calgary
The 2015 Calgary Spanish Festival has been celebrating all things spanish for the past five days. From Wednesday April 29th to May 1st the University of Calgary (2940 – University Way NW) will be presenting the following movies with free admission at 7:00 p.m. in room CHC 119 (Craigie Hall Block C-Room 119).
Thursday April 30 – El laberinto del Fuano (Pan’s Labyrinth)
Friday May 1 – Living is easy with eyes closed
The festival ends with a bang on May 2nd at the Montgomery community centre (5003 16th Avenue NW). Enjoy an unforgettable Spanish experience without leaving Calgary during an evening of Spanish arts performed by local and national artists. Tickets for this incredible event include food, entertainment and one beverage of your choice.
Members of España en Calgary – 15 years old and older – $45
Non-members – 15 years old and older – $55
Members and non-members – Children 8 – 14 years old – $15
Children 7 years old and younger – Free
The New Gallery
If you’ve ever gone through Calgary’s China Town you may have noticed The New Gallery. The non-profit centre for contemporary art was created by Clouds & Water Gallery and Visual Production Society est. 1975. Until May 9th 2015 the work of Krista Belle Stewart, titled “Riprap” will be showcased.
“The term “riprap” refers to the stacks of rubble that armour a shoreline from impending erosion or flooding. In the context of Krista Belle Stewart’s work, it acts as a metaphor for the archive: the precarious attempt at avoiding deterioration and disorder through preservation techniques and the authorial role of the collector that selects, edits and organizes a historical narrative.”
The Witness Blanket at Central Library
The Witness Blanket is a national monument that recognizes the atrocities of the Indian Residential School era. Inspired by a woven blanket, the large scale art installation is made out of over 800 hundred items connected to residential school experiences in Alberta and across Canada. The exhibit will be running at the Central Library from April 13 to May 9.
Live Music: Dean Selby at Cornerstone Music Cafe
This event gives youth the opportunity to see live music in an intimate setting. All youth will receive a 25% discount on food and drink orders when they tell their server they are here for Youth Week.
unchARTed: Youth ARTivist Laboratory
“unchARTed: Youth ARTivist Laboratory is a multi-art disciplinary event where youth will explore, create and discover new and inventive ways to use art as a tool for social change in their schools, communities and city.
Join us for an action packed weekend of arts, exploration and discover how you can become an ARTivist to represent the things that are important to you in your community and beyond.Explore Dance, Theatre, Music and Spoken Word!
THIS EVENT IS FREE FOR YOUTH AGES 13 -20
Pizza, snacks and beverages will be served for everyone
Register now and be a part of building a vital, prosperous and connected city through the arts.
Location: Genesis Centre – 1000 Voices
7555 Falconridge Blvd Northeast Suite 10, Calgary, AB T3J 0C9
Time: 11:00AM – 3:30PM
For complete details, visit http://www.antyx.org/special-projects”
Crowfoot YMCA – Wandmaking
“Enter the world of wizardry and witchcraft at the Crowfoot YMCA to end our Youth Week with a bang! We will be learning the delicate art of wandmaking and then go outside to learn the fast-growing world sport of Muggle Quidditch! Meet in Multi-Purpose Room 2 Dress for the weather and for running outside, Quidditch is a mix of rugby, dodgeball and flag football played on brooms. Be Ready! This is a Free Youth Week event for members, Non-members need only pay the YMCA drop-in fee. Please register online or at the desk with the Barcode #102718 Remember! All through Youth Week we are having a Photo Scavenger hunt! Post your selfies and team photos on Instagram with the hashtag #CFYYouthWeek to win prizes!”
This event is organized by Hillhurst Sunnyside Youth Food Council
Garden Swap
“This event is for gardeners – experienced, less experienced, and wannabes – and creators. Together we’ll learn garden skills, like vermicomposting, and building and planting a raised garden bed, and then we’ll have a Swap! A Swap is a non-monetized opportunity to trade homemade goods, whether it be art or craft, baking, or garden gear like seeds saved from last season or starter plants. Get creative and then trade your creation for something you don’t (yet) know how to make for yourself! Go home with new garden skills and something made by a new friend with their very own hands! Please RSVP to Katie Husted, katie@hillhurstsunnyside.org”
12:00 to 3:00 at Memorial Dr. and 9A St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Reading Town Canada in Calgary!
From May 2 to May 9, the communities of Inglewood and Ramsay will become the hub of Reading Town Canada in Calgary. Events and activities throughout the week include “the official Mayor’s passing of Reading Town from Moose Jaw (2014) to Calgary and Charlottetown; a LFL building workshop, ‘Read Aloud’ picnics in local parks and an evening event at Limitless for ‘Reading between the Wines’; free book drops; an evening ‘Reading Under the Covers’ event for parents and children; Parent Literacy CAFEs, author appearances and readings; a book exchange at the Lantern Church; Pizza Poetry; and much, much more!”
Ziriguidum
May 2 is your last change to catch Ziriguidum (ZEE-REE-GHEE-DOOM). “Ziriguidum is a Brazilian Portuguese word with a strong African tone that expresses the sounds of drums and other percussion instruments used in Samba and Carnival music. DJD welcomes Cia.Vatá, a celebrated dance and music company from Brazil, to share the stage for a highly theatrical evening of live music and dance. The production will feature Cia.Vatá and DJD, each performing half the show, with one piece combining the two companies. Don’t miss this bold and exciting international collaboration.”
May 3rd 2015
It’s Kind of a Funny Story Movie Screening
Come out on Sunday, May 3rd and help us combat the stigma surrounding mental health issues by watching this important film and hearing from great speakers including Dheny Rivas, Ashley Lamantia from CMHA, and Brett Rothery from the Crescent Heights #LetsTalkCHHS campaign. Admission is only 2.00$. Join us as we wind up Youth Week and kick off Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Mental Health Week (May 4-10).
I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend!
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