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  • circles containing images from films, superimposed on a stylized map of Asia on a pink background

    Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
    60 minutes

    Join us for a program of short animated films by women of Asian descent!

    In Flowing Home, two sisters separated by the war between North and South Vietnam are only able to connect through the letters they exchange to relieve their loneliness.

    Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.

    In Old Dog, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.

    In A Prairie Story, a prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis from rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia.

    Showa Shinzan tells the story of a young Japanese girl's relationship with her grandfather, a postmaster and amateur geologist.

    The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

    Surfacing explores the passions of acclaimed musician and songwriter Sarah McLachlan, using her own words and drawings to guide us through her rich creative world, the founding of the groundbreaking Lilith Fair, and her philanthropic work at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

    55 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.

  • circles containing images from films, superimposed on a stylized map of Asia on a pink background

    Saturday May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm
    60 minutes

    Join us for a program of short documentary films by Canadian directors of Asian descent.

    Through an intimate archive of the Chow’s family lineage, A Passage Beyond Fortune offers an homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw.

    Highway to Heaven takes audiences into many of the temples, mosques, and churches that call No. 5 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, home, revealing unity despite difference across these diverse cultural spaces.

    In love, amma, after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective journey to acceptance

    4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

    56 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.

  • Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
    10:30am
    60 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Do you need a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English-speaking skills?  Look no further than the English Conversation Group!  Receive guidance from our experienced conversation group leaders, meet new people, and gain confidence in your English speaking.

  • English Conversation Group

    Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
    6:30pm
    120 minutes

    9 sessions remaining

    Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. 

  • Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - May 23, 2024
    1:00pm
    90 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Ready for more than conversation? These 4-week module classes will help build on your English language skills. Beginner and Intermediate sessions. Each session's registration will open three (3) weeks prior to the first class. 

    Everyone welcome! Register online.  

    You are registering for: Beginner classes : May 2, 9,16 and 23 2024

    Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? Nos classes en format module de 4 semaines vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais. Sessions au niveau débutant ainsi qu'intermédiaire. Ouverture des inscriptions trois (3) semaines avant la première classe pour chaque session. 

    Tous sont bienvenus ! Inscription en ligne.  

    Vous vous enregistrez pour: session débutant: les 2, 9,16 et 23 mai 2024

  • Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - May 23, 2024
    1:00pm
    90 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Ready for more than conversation? These 4-week module classes will help build on your English language skills. Beginner and Intermediate sessions. Each session's registration will open three (3) weeks prior to the first class. 

    Everyone welcome! Register online.  

    You are registering for: Intermediate classes : May 2, 9, 16 and 23 2024

    Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? Nos classes en format module de 4 semaines vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais. Sessions au niveau débutant ainsi qu'intermédiaire. Ouverture des inscriptions trois (3) semaines avant la première classe pour chaque session. 

    Tous sont bienvenus ! Inscription en ligne.  

    Vous vous enregistrez pour: session intermédiaire: les 2, 9, 16 et 23 mai 2024

  • Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - May 30, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    ​Profitez de notre groupe de conversation afin d'améliorer vos habiletés en français à l'oral. ​

    Join our free French Conversation Group to practice speaking French  in a relaxed atmosphere.​

    ​CANCELLED - Thursday April 25

    Bienvenue à tous! All level welcome!

    Tous les jeudis soir de 18h00-19h30 du 4 janvier au 30 mai 2024

    Every Thursday night from 6:00-7:30 pm, from January 4th to May 30th, 2024

    ANNULÉ: Jeudi le 25 avril

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:30pm
    120 minutes

    Bring some plants… take some plants!

    Chat with other avid gardeners and pick up a few books.

    Amenez vos plantes et repartez avec d'autres variétés!

    Partagez vos connaisances avec d'autres jardiniers et ramassez quelques livres

  • French Conversation Group

    Mondays, May 06, 2024 - Jun 24, 2024
    7:00pm
    90 minutes

    7 sessions remaining

    Practice your French conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment.

    7:00-7:45 pm    Beginner Group​

    7:45-8:30 pm         Intermediate Group

  • Tuesdays, May 07, 2024 - Jun 11, 2024
    1:00pm
    90 minutes

    12 sessions remaining

    Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Offered in partnership with Greenbelt Church. All are welcome to this drop-in program!

    Apprenez et pratiquez votre anglais parlé et rencontrez des gens dans un milieu décontracté. Offert en partenariat avec l'Église Greenbelt. Tout le monde est bienvenue à ce programme sans inscription!