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s part of our efforts to be a more broadly inclusive Community of Faith, we need to know about special events happening in and around the Bow Valley. Many thanks to Robin Slater for offering "Robin's Web" as a feature in our Newsletter!!
ROBIN'S WEB
CONNECTING DIVERSITY
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January 28 - February 22, 2020
The Louder We Get
Theatre Calgary - A new musical documenting the 2002 story of Ontarian, Marc Hall, who was refused permission to take his boyfriend to the prom and the ensuing court battle in which he won the right to date whomever he chose. A story about coming together as a community when we are Louder Together, working for positive change.
February 22, 2020
11am-4pm The Links of Gleneagles 100 Gleneagles Dr Cochrane, Ab. The Cochrane Public Library presents:
Indigenous Author Celebration
. Talks, Readings and Workshops; Lunch is provided. Tickets are free, but online registration is required. For aspiring writers, there will also be a writing workshop led by Richard Van Camp called Reclaiming Family Stories which requires separate registration as places are limited. Aaron Paquette and Diana Frost will also join this literary gala.
February 26, 2020
7:00 - 9:00 pm St. Mary's University 14500 Bannister Rd. SE
Dr. Leroy Little Bear
JD, DAS (hon), LLD (hon), recipient Order of Canada, Kainai Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy. Part of
St Mary’s Inspiring Conversation
series. The conversation will focus on Indigenous Science, Blackfoot Philosophy, and the history of the land, followed by a Q&A.
February 27, 2020
Doors open at 6:30pm Concert at 7:30pm, Arts Commons, Jack Singer Concert Hall
We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
King’s words unleashed on-stage through a living lineage of music and culture, including gospel, jazz, and Broadway.
Feb. 28, 2020 7:00–9:00 pm MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary An Evening with Lee Maracle, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and Gwen Benaway, UCalgary's annual Distinguished Visiting Writer Event, featuring
award-winning Indigenous authors.
March 7, 2020 10:00am-4:00pm Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Áíkamotsiipohtoo’p Siksikáípowahsin: Documenting and preserving the Blackfoot Language. A workshop discussing the challenges and opportunities for reading and writing the
Blackfoot language.
These services will offer an opportunity for folks to worship and reflect on
Lent from a queer perspective:
March 1, 2020 Calgary Queer Church 6pm soup & buns 7pm Worship Community Wise Our Lenten Journey led by the Spirit….into the wilderness
March 15, 2020 Scarboro United Church 7pm Worship tea & cookies afterwards Our Lenten Journey led by the Spirit….into the wilderness
Closes: March 22, 2020 Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery The travelling exhibition
“Anne Frank - A History for Today” tells the story of Anne Frank set against the background of the Holocaust. It makes use of images from the Frank family and quotations from the Diary of Anne Frank. Each panel displays information about the most important developments of that time: the rise of National Socialism, the Second World War and the persecution of the Jews. This is a travelling exhibition from the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
