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YMCA - Forever Fit (55+) - Findlay Community Centre
2019-03-11 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | Findlay Community Centre, 26 Elliot Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Forever Fit is a physical fitness and health education program geared for participants over 55 years. The class is offered two to three times per week in 10 locations in church halls, senior centres, and community centres across Halifax and Dartmouth.
Expect YMCA Forever Fit classes to help you:
Improve joint flexibility
Increase muscle strength and toning
Improve heart and lung fitness
Promote better posture
Improve balance
Promote relaxation and reduce stress
Meet other people
Prevent illness and disease
Our YMCA Forever Fit classes are led by qualified YMCA fitness instructors and are set to lively music to help you get moving all while having fun.
Class Fees:
Annual Membership Fee of $10, plus $4/class Drop-In Fee
For registration and information on this class:
Cathy Beairsto Coordinator, YMCA Health & Active Living
(902) 422- 9622 x 225
cathy.beairsto@halifax.ymca.ca

Coffee and Conversation/Card Game 45's
2019-03-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Spencer House, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spencer House Senior’s Community Centre
Everyone Welcome!
421-6131 Tea & Coffee are Free!
Call 421-6131 To Confirm Events

L.I.F.E (Low Impact Functional Exercise)
2019-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Bayers Road Baptist Church, 7077 Bayers Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 2C5, Canada
L.I.F.E (Low Impact Functional Exercise). Improve your joint health, range of movement, balance, coordination, and flexibility, at Bayers Road Baptist Church, (Desmond Ave entrance).
Fee: $3.00

Chatty Crafters - Chebucto Links
2019-03-11 09:30 - 23:30 | The Berkeley, 2633 Gladstone Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 4W3, Canada
Chatty Crafters at the Berkeley, Gladstone Street (2nd Floor Lounge). Join us for a morning of crafts (knitting, crocheting, embroidery, etc.). Come to learn, or bring something you are already working on.

YMCA - Forever Fit (55+) - NSCC Akerley Campus Gymnasium
2019-03-11 09:00 - 10:30 | NSCC Akerley Campus, 21 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Alderney Ideas Seminars: Trees & the Global Forest
2019-03-11 01:30 - 14:30 | Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Join us each week to discuss a topic of current interest, as presented in a fifteen to twenty-minute video lecture.
Each of us will learn not only from the lecture but also from the insights of other participants. We will also listen to a sequence of talks by well-known investigators.

Food Demonstration & Tasting: African Cuisine - FREE
2019-03-10 14:30 - 16:30 | Cole Harbour Library – Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Discover the flavours of Africa with Chef Mary Nkrumah of Mary’s African Cuisine.

TD presents African Heritage Month at Halifax Public Libraries

Art Nook: DIY Hanging Wall Art
2019-03-09 14:30 - 16:00 | Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Drop in for an afternoon of crafting and socializing with Library staff and friends.
This month we will be making hanging wall art.

Fun with Djembe Drums featuring Dr. Henry V. Bishop - FREE
2019-03-08 15:30 - 16:30 | Halifax North Memorial Public Library, 2285 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 3B6, Canada
Playing the African Djembe drum gives joy to girls and boys alike.
Come experience the fun of creating rhythm with Dr. Henry V. Bishop, Djembe drum specialist (Djembefola).
All ages.

TD presents African Heritage Month with Halifax Public Libraries

Games Afternoon
2019-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Spencer House, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spencer House Senior’s Community Centre
Everyone Welcome!
Tea & Coffee are Free!
Call 421-6131 To Confirm Events

International Women’s Day: Celebrating HRM Women in the Fields of Science, Math, Technology
2019-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Nova Scotia
The African Nova Scotian and Racially Visible Women’s Network, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Halifax Central Library, invite you to an International Women’s Day Event celebrating women across the diversity spectrum in the fields of Science, Math, Technology, and Innovation.
Featuring:

Keynote Speaker Rita Orji, Asst. Professor Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
Elder Peggie Wentzel
Dyerika Prov
Courtlyn Arsenault
Leslie Anderson

All are invited to this free event! Come to enjoy a host of activities, information booths, entertainment, and healthy snacks. Please email Lillian Ash at ashli@halifax.ca to confirm your attendance.
Paul O’Regan Hall

Presented by The African Nova Scotian and Racially Visible Women’s Network, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Book Club at Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre - FREE
2019-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Dartmouth Seniors Service Center, 45 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Discover thought-provoking books and then discuss them with fellow readers in this special Dartmouth Seniors Service Center Book Club.
Our book club pick for March is Twenty-six, by Leo Francis McKay

Sobeys - What's new about Canada's Food Guide? FREE
2019-03-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Sobeys Wyse Road, 210 Wyse Rd, Dartmouth, NS, Nova Scotia, B3A 3L2, Canada
Learn about the changes to the updated Canada’s Food Guide and receive practical tips to use it in planning meals for you and your family!
Registration is required for all classes. Call 902-477-6159, or email us: caroline.black@sobeys.com (Panavista and Wyse Road)

Sobeys - Munch & Move - FREE
2019-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Sobeys First Lake, 80 First Lake Dr., Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, B4C 3E4, Canada
Keep moving this winter with our walking group! Take a walk at your own pace then join our dietitian for a snack and nutrition information.
Meet at the pharmacy.
Please pre-register by contacting Lindsay, Registered Dietitian
Voicemail – 902-454-0281
Email – lindsay.fredericks@sobeys.com

Fun and Fitness
2019-03-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Dartmouth Seniors Service Center, 45 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Card Party and Supper
2019-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Dartmouth Seniors Service Center, 45 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Activity at the Dartmouth Senior’s Service Centre. For information call 902-465-5578.

Mindfullness Drop-In Practice Group - Atlantic Contemplative Centre
2019-03-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Community Health Team – Tacoma Drive, 58 Tacoma Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Come and explore the practice of mindfulness and its benefits to health and well-being. No registration required. For more information, call Molly at 902-802-6543 or visit www.contemplativecentre.ca.

Tech Drop-in - FREE
2019-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Cole Harbour Library – Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Need help with a new gadget? From Apple to Android, and everything in between, we can help.
Drop in and see one of our tech specialists.

Sobeys - Taste & Learn - Reducing Food Waste - FREE
2019-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Sobeys Mumford Road, 6990 Mumford Rd, West End Mall, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 4P1, Canada
In partnership with Halifax Solid Waste
Learn ways to reduce food waste by preparing recipes you’ll love! Sample new foods and take home recipes and meal ideas.
To register, contact Noelle, Registered Dietitian at 902-455-0749 or email noelle.deon@sobeys.com

Crib Club
2019-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Spencer House, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Functional Fitness
2019-03-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Spencer House, 5596 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sobeys - The New Food Guide - Free
2019-03-07 10:30 - 11:30 | Sobeys Clayton Park, 287 Lacewood Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 3Y7, Canada
Join our discussion on the new Food Guide. Advice on how to implement its recommendations will be shared!
To register, contact Jenelle at 902-457-2102 or email 00644crc@sobeys.com

Acrylic and Oil Painting
2019-03-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Dartmouth Seniors Service Center, 45 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Activity at the Dartmouth Senior’s Service Centre

The Radical Imagination Series: Halifax Premiere of What Is Democracy?
2019-03-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy? reflects on a world we too often take for granted.
Spanning millennia and continents and featuring a diverse cast this urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intellectual, the personal and the political, in order to provoke and inspire.
If we want to live in democracy, we must first ask what the word even means.
Paul O’Regan Hall

Sobeys - Taste & Learn - Reducing Food Waste - FREE
2019-03-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Sobeys Windsor Street, 2651 Windsor St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5C7, Canada

Caregiver Support - Caregivers NS Association
2019-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 | East Dartmouth Community Centre
Do you care for a family member or friend? This peer support group offers a confidential, friendly
atmosphere for you to talk with other caregivers. Please call 902-421-7390 to register.

L.I.F.E (Low Impact Functional Exercise)
2019-03-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Nova Scotia

Book Club: Gray Mountain by John Grisham: FREE
2019-03-06 07:00 - 20:00 | Cole Harbour Library – Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Discover new authors, meet new people, and share insights monthly.
In April, we’ll be reading Glass Houses by John Grisham.
Gray Mountain

Mardi Gras Concert with Global Centric
2019-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Global Centric is an eight-piece brass band bringing an East Coast spin to the New Orleans tradition and beyond.
With stunning vocals and crisp horns they’ll get your feet stomping and hands clapping to standards, traditional, and original music.Come celebrate Mardi Gras 2019!
Paul O’Regan Hall

Photography: Composition & Critique - FREE
2019-03-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Join us as we explore the guidelines for composing a professional looking photograph.
We’ll show you how to utilize the rule of thirds, leading lines, perspective, and ​cropping to achieve eye-catching images.
Please bring a few digital images to share with the group for constructive critiques.
BMO Community Room | Floor 2
