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Film Shorts: Journeys and Passages

Cumberland

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

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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.
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Monday May 13, 2024 at 3:30pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Home-School Happenings / Mon école-maison à la biblio

Cumberland

Wednesdays, May 15, 2024 - May 29, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
2 sessions remaining

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Join us for an afternoon of board games, LEGO, cards & fun for home-schooled children and their families. Homeschooled teen meet-up in the Teen Zone.

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Soyez des nôtres pour un après-midi de jeux de société, de LEGO, de cartes et de plaisir destiné aux enfants instruits à la maison et leurs familles. Rencontre d’adolescents dans la Zone pour ados.
Chess Club drop-in

Cumberland

Thursdays, May 16, 2024 - May 30, 2024
4:00pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining

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Do you enjoy chess, or do you want to learn the game?

Drop in to play with other youth! Learn the basics and test your wits with a weekly chess challenge.

Ages: 8 to 18

Note: Chess Club will be paused during June for exam period, but will return in July! Stay tuned for scheduled dates.
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 3:30pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Saturday Jun 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Thursday Jun 13, 2024 at 3:30pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Chess club drop-in

Cumberland

Thursdays, Jul 04, 2024 - Jul 25, 2024
4:00pm
60 minutes
4 sessions remaining

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Do you enjoy chess, or do you want to learn the game?

Drop in to play with other youth! Learn the basics and test your wits with a weekly chess challenge.

Ages: 8 to 18
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Monday Jul 08, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)
Virtual Reality Gaming

Cumberland

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024 at 3:00pm
90 minutes

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Drop by to play some of the many games on our Oculus Rift system! Explore mountains or deep seas, ride roller coasters, soar as an eagle, challenge your agility with Beat Saber or Fruit Ninja, defend your castle as an archer or your spaceship with a laser, and many more!

All games are single-player with English dialogue/text.

How it works: drop in during the session and write your name on the sign-up sheet to reserve a 10-minute time-slot (no sign-ups ahead of time)

Safety tip: to prevent falls, wear closed flat shoes, not flip-flops or high heels

Ages: 10 to Adult (headset may be too large to fit smaller players)