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Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, with a vibrant performance by UW Mehfil, the University of Waterloo’s South Asian Music Club, and a host of Diwali-inspired activities, including mehndi painting and festive crafts. Through music and storytelling, UW Mehfil captures the spirit of Diwali: light over darkness, unity in diversity, and the joy of coming…
Create an embossed beaded poppy pin or pendant. This two-day workshop offers traditional teachings and an introduction to Indigenous raised beading techniques and working with deer hide. The 2025 poppy design may also include quill work. All are welcome (recommended 15 years old and up). Comfort with hand sewing is an asset. Participants should bring…
The Guelph Film Festival, a documentary film festival presenting stories that explore themes of social justice, the environment, and community building, presents two screenings at the Civic Museum. Feature Screening: The Next 11:30 AM At the end of her mother’s life, decolonial writer Julietta Singh returns to her childhood home. As she unearths its layered…
Join us on Remembrance Day to pause, reflect, and give thanks to those served and sacrificed, and those who continue to serve. McCrae House and Guelph Civic Museum will be open to the public with admission by donation Royal Canadian Legion Col. John McCrae Memorial Branch 234 Flag Service at 8:55 a.m. at McCrae Memorial…
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
This year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Europe. Eight decades later we reflect on Canada’s contributions to the war effort, unsung heroes and narratives that remained “under the radar,” and the lessons that resonate today, lest we forget. Doors open at 9:15 a.m. Each presentation…
Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the Liberation of Europe with a special performance of La Montanara, a new musical remembrance performance by Mike Ford and Murray Foster, served with tea and Italian-inspired treats. There are two seatings - 12:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. La Montanara, an original…
Capt. Jeff Fry will share his experience training the Ukrainian army before the start of the war with Russia. Capt. Fry was deployed on OP UNIFIER in Ukraine from July 2020 to May 2021 where he served as the Officer Development Team Lead at the Odessa Military Academy and Airborne Assault School. He will talk…
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