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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.

Calgary Young People’s Theatre Presents, ATLANTIS by The Outpatient Collective. Takes place at West Village Theatre. For showtimes and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

All of the holiday merriment, the shimmer of lights and culinary delights of the season come together for a month-long jubilee at the Winterstart Festival! Come see why there’s no better place to get in the spirit than Banff National Park. Winter. Starts. Here. For a complete list of festivities, visit the website.

Enjoy the House filled with glamorous holiday décor, Christmas trees and unique furniture pieces. On weekends, there will be live music, crafts and performances! For more information, visit the website.

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

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!

Nutcracker (in a Nutshell) takes children through the classic ballet The Nutcracker in just 30 minutes. Set to Tchaikovsky's music, The Nutcracker Prince, Rat King, Snow Queen, Sugar Plum and all her friends make an appearance. Make Christmas crafts before the show. Waltz of the flowers interactive character dance and creativity workshop follow the performance. Nutcracker (in a Nutshell) is part of Soulocentric’s Bach Tots program which choreographs performances specifically for children ages 0-6 and introduces them to classical and contemporary dance, visual storytelling, music and the performing arts through short live performances. Best suited for ages 0-6, but all ages welcome to enjoy! This show runs in various locations between Dec 2-20th. Visit our website to see full range of dates, locations and times beyond this listing!

A holiday experience not to be missed! Inspired by the turn-of-the-century, the House will be filled with decorations and unique Christmas trees in early 20th century style. Activities and entertainment, crafts, cider and cookies will be available on weekends. 'Family Saturdays' take place December 5 and December 12, and will include Lougheed House’s Santa from 11am to 3pm and maple taffy at 11am and 1pm. Visitors can vote in the annual gingerbread house contest during the week and on weekends. All activities, refreshments and entertainment are included with the price of admission during opening hours.

A fun opportunity to interact with other caregivers and children in a dynamic, enriching environment. This unstructured playtime allows kids to enjoy exploring, creating and playing with foam edublocks and using their imagination and fine motor skills with Duplo blocks and characters - the perfect indoor playdate!

December 3, 5:30 to 7:30pm; Learn the fundamentals of canning that are a part of our history, but with a modern twist of unique and updated recipes. Take home your bounty to enjoy the goodness of fresh ingredients all year round! Suitable for those aged 15 years and above.

Come for a walk outside at Nose Creek Park through acres of brightly lit Christmas displays. Ride on the new Electric Train, grab a hot chocolate and sit by the fire, and much more! Admission is by cash donation. For more information, visit the website.