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Calgary Unplugged is an annual family-friendly Earth Hour event. Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) Join us for music, entertainment, and opportunities to experience what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Pedal power midway games and experience how our natural world affects our daily lives. Bring personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party! Calgary Unplugged is hosted by The Arusha Centre's Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies. If you can't make it to the event, turning off nonessential lights, "unplug" from electronics at 8:30 and reconnect with people, games or hobbies! After Earth Hour, share your participation with #EarthHour and #EarthHourYYC. Email programs@arusha.org with questions.

Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!

Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass

Invite your friends and family to this free, festive event on the streets of Olde Towne Okotoks! Musicians, street performers, artists and over a hundred artisans with beautiful handmade and unique items will gather in downtown Okotoks for a fun day of entertainment. Mark BuskerFest on your calendar! MarketSquare is a proud partner at these Town of Okotoks organized events. For general information, visit www.okotoks.ca and for vendor registration, register through MarketSquare by clicking on the link below.

Cosette Swart, who has been recognized as a respected artist, is holding her first gallery showing in her hometown of Calgary. Compared to Jackson Pollack, her pieces sell for hundreds of dollars, and go faster than she can create them. Cosette donates the proceeds to charitable causes including the World Vision gift catalogue, and the showing is in partnership with World Vision. Come on out to the free showing!

DINOSAURS IN MOTION is an amazing blend of science, art and innovation using 14 magnificent, fully interactive, anatomically correct, recycled life-size metal dinosaur sculptures to ENGAGE and EDUCATE.

Reel in the fun at the Kids Can Catch Trout Pond! This catch-&-release pond may not guarantee you’ll catch a fish, but you & your family is sure to make a splash as you discover the lure of fishing. Bring your own gear, or rent from the Discovery Centre (Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm).

What a great way to celebrate the start of summer and Neighbour Day! Create Spin art cards and printmaking projects with Amazearts. Make your own colored colored papers with lot of textures and patterns. Free and Fun for all ages. Takes place at the Canyon Meadows Community Centre.