Event Calendar

Discover the rhythm of the Afrofusion heritage at Dance Camp 2025. From March 13th to May 1st, CASA in Lethbridge will come alive with the vibrant energy of youth exploring BIPOC culture through dance and art.

This 8-week journey isn't just about perfecting your moves—it's a celebration of identity, creativity, and community. Immerse yourself in dance training, and forge lasting friendships with peers who share your passion.

Don't miss the chance to:

- Express your cultural identity and creativity through various dance

- Build confidence and pride in the knowledge of the Afrofusion beats and culture.

- Be part of a community that celebrates diversity

Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a curious beginner, Dance Camp 2025 welcomes all youths & adults interested in exploring BIPOC culture and heritage. Join us for an unforgettable time of growth, creativity, and cultural celebration.

Dance Camp holds 

*Every Thursday @ 6pm*

Location: CASA, 230 8 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 5H2

Time: 6 pm - 7:30 pm MST

Fees:

Drop -in Sessions : $15 per session

Missed the first 2 classes? Don't worry about you. You can still join in Now!!!

Secure your spot now and be part of an unforgettable experience using this link https://bit.ly/dancecamp2025

Parent/caregiver and child (0-6 yrs) drop in play program held weekly on Mondays 9:30am-11:00am at Family Centre West. Various centres, indoors & outside, are set up for children to explore and play.

Parent/caregiver and child (0-6 yrs) drop in play program held weekly on Fridays 9:30am-11:00am at Family Centre Dowtown. Various centres are set up for children to explore and play.

Bring your lunch and listen to musical performances featuring musicians from the University of Lethbridge Music Department, the Conservatory of Music and Lethbridge community. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

• March 7: Oye & Parker Piano Duo (Deanna Oye and Brad Parker)
• April 4: Percussion Pieces (Layton Hiebert & Guests)
• May 2: Ventus Women's Choir (Regan Brooks, Artistic Director)
• June 6: FOURtitude Piano Ensemble (Deanna Oye, Carolyn Herrington, Cheryl Emery-Karapita and Brad Parker, piano)
• September 5: A Melody Mosaic (Conservatory Voice Faculty)
• October 3: Wander West (traditional Celtic music and beyond)
• November 7: Suites & Treats (Cheryl Emery-Karapita & Carolyn Herrington, piano)
• December 5: Christmas by Candlelight  (Jaimee Jarvie, Tanner LaPointe and more, voice & piano)

Our Lunch & Listen Concert Series is funded by Community Event Support Grant through the City of Lethbridge.

A caregiver and child play program that uses self-expression, creativity and design to introdue concepts of construction including gravity, patterns, cause and effect, stability and much more. STEM activities and group projects round out this play program. Great for families with children ages 2-12.  

Great opporunity for dads, male caregivers and father figures and their children (0-12 yrs) to drop in and play weekly on Saturdays 10:00am-11:30am at Family Centre Downtown. Various centres are set up for children to explore and play.

Come and collect your free Coulee Compost on April 5 during Seedy Saturday! 

Saturday, April 5
1 p.m. - 4 p.m (or until supplies last)
515 Stafford Drive South - across the street from the Downtown Lethbridge Public Library

Available to City of Lethbridge residents only. Bring your own shovels, gloves and containers to transport your compost home. Households are limited to 40 litres (10 gallons) of compost. 

Coulee Compost is a Category A soil supplement produced from food waste, yard waste, leaves and branches collected from the curbside organics program and yard waste sites. For more information, visit: https://www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/coulee-compost/

Visit Seedy Saturday at the downtown branch of the Lethbridge Public Library on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 1-4 pm. For more information, visit: https://www.seedysaturdayyql.com/

The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is thrilled to partner with Owl Poetry Club for a special open mic event inspired by our Winter exhibitions. We will open the event with a poem from writer and artist Jordan Baylon, inspired by Lan “Florence” Yee’s exhibition Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven? on view in our Upper Gallery unil April 12. After Baylon's reading, we will host readings from the Owl Poetry club members and other guests. We invite you to join us to share your work or listen to the fantastic poets of Lethbridge. This event is free for members and poets. Light refreshments will be provided.

Interested in writing a poem about our exhibitions and want to learn more about the work? Join us for the Curator’s tour on Thursday February 27, 6-7 PM. Poets can attend for free! Additional tours can be arranged with Heather Kehoe, Program & Event Coordinator hkehoe@saag.ca 

Jordan Baylon (they/she) is a 2nd gen Filipina/o/x artist, community worker and kapwa futurist, born and raised in Mohkinstsis (Calgary), Treaty 7. Their work emerges from the intimate stories experienced by their diasporic multongbakla [queer ghost] body orienting itself to the irresistible urge of kapwa ("we relate therefore we are"). For Jordan, kapwa is felt as a powerful treaty-making offering, integrating anti-oppressive practices that morph to meet the complexity, nuance and systemic scales of colonial existence: poetry, performance, facilitation, video, ritual, design, strategy, care-work and witnessing. 

Adults who want to dance and enjoy excellent local entertainment are invited to the Community Cabaret, slated for April 5, 2025 at the German Canadian Club.  Comedian & MC John Pogorzelski will guide us through a full slate of local talent: the piano and guitar duo of Ray Ross and Eric West, jigging with Roy Pogorzelski, and a dance party with Hippodrome!  Complemented by finger foods, cash bar, and transportation if needed for accessibility or a safe ride home, it will be a rocking good time!

The Cabaret is an opportunity for people from diverse walks of life and abilities to gather and have a great music and dance experience together.

 The Cabaret is presented by Geomatic Attic and SACLA, who along with the amazing sponsors make this a memorable night for just $20.00 per ticket.  Westco, Prime Catering, City of Lethbridge, Cavendish, MMH, Davidson & Williams, My Automotive, Audiology First, Triple M Housing, Sisters Pub and Grill, Tammy & Dave Jackson, Stephanie & Nicke Czibere, and yql professionals – eXp Realty are at the heart of this event, as they make the evening financially possible for many in our community.  

The Community Cabaret is a physically accessible event, including transportation. An accessible bus will be available within the City of Lethbridge, provided free of charge - please connect with Della at SACLA @ 403-715-5208. Safe rides home can also be arranged with Della on-site.

Doors open at 6:30 pm at the German Canadian Club, with entertainment program from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Tickets are $20.00 each and can be purchased on-line through geomaticattic.ca, or in person at SACLA, or CASA.   There may be tickets available at the door, but we recommend you get your tickets soon, as they are going fast!   

Community Cabaret info at 403-329-1525 or Community Cabaret on Facebook. 

Join us this Saturday, April 5 from 7:00-9:00pm for The Gallery at Casa's Spring Exhibition Opening! Be sure to also check out Trianon Gallery (5:00pm) and LA Gallery (6:00pm) for their exhibition openings on the same night!

Exhibiting Artists at Casa:

Main Gallery:
- Bilad - exposed under the sun / exposed for all to see by Dinah Gaston
- Digging a Hole with a Garden Hose by Shelby Charlesworth

Project Space:
- The Gift of Vacancy by Heather Kehoe

Passage Gallery:
- The Bold Prairie by Shelly Lloyd

Platform Gallery:
- Taxidermies (Study) by Julia Hartigan

Saokitapi Gallery:
- They Are Watching by Elijah Wells

Concourse Gallery:
- The Threshold – Within or Beyond by The Lethbridge Artist Club

Focus Gallery:
- Winston Churchill Highschool Art IB Students