Celebrating Jewish Music Month
2021-01-24 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | AB
Discover the influences and legacy of Jews in crafting the beautiful melodies and lyrics of Tango.
Tango Virtual Lesson
Sunday, January 24 | 3:00 – 5:00pm
Learn about the dance and some basic steps from the comfort of your home, with Argentinean Tango instructor, Diego Smola.
$9 per person. Zoom link will be sent after registration.
Click on Register link below or by calling our Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600, ext,0. Course COURSE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5:30 PM MST, THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
For more information email Shula Banchik or call 403-437-8596.
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Tu B'Shevat Lunch & Learn - Book Presentation with Author Mireille F. Ghoussoub
2021-01-27 12:00 - 13:00
The Story of CO2: Big Ideas for a Small Molecule explores all aspects of carbon dioxide, from the atomic to the universal perspective, and takes the reader on an epic journey into our physical world, starting from the moment of the Big Bang, all the way to the present world in which atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to grow.
Register below to receive the Zoom link.
This event is moderated by Dan Balaban, CEO, Greengate Power and sponsored by Greengate Power.
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Tu B'Shevat DIY Glass Beaded Utensils
2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00
Join us a we celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the “New Year of the Trees.” Make a beautiful fork and spoon serving set to use at your dining table for holiday celebrations.
$25 all materials included, to be picked-up at the JCC between January 25 and 27.
Register online below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0.
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Good Mental Health Habits for Seniors
2021-02-03 10:00 - 11:00
Kerby Centre Presents Live Well Be Well – A FREE Online Mental Wellbeing Presentation Series
Calgary JCC invites your to attend Good Mental Health Habits For Seniors
Presented By Vineeta Kapoor M.Psyc, PGDGC, Manager of Information Resources
Register below to receive the Zoom link.

Art Together Apart ©
2021-02-07 14:00 - 17:00
Our lives have been altered over the past year. We are all in the same ocean, though not necessarily in the same boat, since we have been affected in various ways by the pandemic.
This pleasant, whimsical, and gently- paced art workshop will present a series of progressive art exercises with a basis in art therapy practice. Participants are welcomed to a safe space for creativity and exchange, involving visual expression, journaling, and self-reflection. This workshop is geared to adults. Skills/background in visual art not required.
Cost: $36 per person (code 7341)
Facilitator: Alan Briks, visual artist and certified art therapist.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Calgary food banks’ pandemic relief.
Register below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0 to receive the Zoom link. COURSE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5:30 PM MST, THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
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Golden Age Luncheon - February 2021
2021-02-09 12:00 - 13:00
Enjoy an hour of food, fun, and friendship at our virtual lunch for our Golden Age group!
We will deliver a boxed lunch to your home or you can pick-up at the JCC between 11:00 and 11:30am. Log on to Zoom at noon and take in live entertainment by Ilana Krygier Lapides.
Register at the Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600, ext.0 by Wednesday, February 3. For more information email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.
Generously sponsored by Lenny and Faigel Shapiro

Challah at Home!
2021-02-11 10:00 - 11:30
Back by popular demand and in time for Teachers’ Convention days off.
Join Nessie and Kathie for another hands-on, fun-filled Challah braid and bake class!
Ingredients and Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
To register, email Kathie or Nessie or call 403-690-2449.
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Lessons Learned - Self Publishing
2021-02-16 10:00 - 11:00
Lessons Learned -A Virtual Space to Share Your Experience
Have you shelf-published a book or anything in the written media?
Are you an amateur “serial” photographer?
Do you make beautiful stuff worthy of being in any window shop?
Then we want to hear from you!
Join our virtual gatherings and share the five most relevant lessons of your journey.
February 16: Self Publishing
February 23: Photography
March 2: Wire, Textile & Paper Crafts
March 9: Open Theme
Register below to receive the Zoom link
For more information email Shula Banchik or call 403-537-8596.
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Dancer Jules - A TikTok Jewel
2021-02-21 13:30 - 14:30
Enjoy a free dance workout with TikTok personality, Julia Slater and a Q&A moderated by Julianna Enciu.
Register below to receive the Zoom link.
For information email Karina Szulc or call 403-473-8073.
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Lessons Learned - Photography
2021-02-23 10:00 - 11:00

The Printed Word Series - Book Folding Art Purim Edition
2021-02-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-02-25 11:00 - 12:30
Fold the pages of a hardcover book, let the Star of David pop-off the page three-dimensionally, while celebrating and learning about this Jewish holiday.
Cost: $6 | Code: 7471
Register online below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0. Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
Materials required: 1 hardcover book 250 pages and up, 1 ruler, 1 pencil. Calgary participants can pick up 1 of 15 available sets at the Customer Service Desk from February 15 to 22.
This class is part of three original activities for “wordy” people that also includes Crossword Construction (March 9) and Blackout Poem Creation (March 30).
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Golden Age Coffee Chat
2021-02-24 11:00 - 13:00
Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and chat with old and new friends from the comfort of you home via Zoom. For more information and to get the Zoom link, email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.

Celebrating Yom Haisha - International Women's Day (IWD)
2021-03-01 11:30 - 13:00, 2021-03-08 11:30 - 13:00, 2021-03-15 11:30 - 13:00
How Women Challenge and Change our Laws with Guest Speaker Dr. Sylvia Solomon
Over the years, women have successfully challenged and changed laws, both in the United States and Canada. Explore three landmark human rights trials:
– 1954: Brown v Board of Education – Concerning segregation in US Schools
– 1969: Roe v Wade – A woman’s right to choose
– 2015: Carter v Canada – Giving Canadians the right to die with dignity
Learn how “great triumphs can only come out of great trials.”
To celebrate this event, pick-up an IWD goody bag at the JCC.
Register below for this 3-part series hosted by Miles Nadal JCC
$15 or $8 drop-in/lecture
For more information, email Shula Banchik or call 403-537-8596.
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Lessons Learned - Wire, Textile & Paper Crafts
2021-03-02 10:00 - 11:00

Lessons Learned - Open Theme
2021-03-09 10:00 - 11:00

The Printed Word Series - Crossword Construction - Celebrating International Women's Day
2021-03-09 11:00 - 12:30
A crossword puzzle is much more than just a game – it is a place to explore and discover new ideas, associations, details and subtle language differences. International Women’s Day is an opportunity for us to think together about womanhood, what being a woman means today. We invite you to join a live session in which we will create a crossword puzzle and YOU will actively choose the clues and the answers.
Proceeds will be donated to the Women’s Centre of Calgary. A copy of the finalized puzzle will be published by the JCC and inviting downloaders to donate to the Women’s Centre of Calgary.
Cost: $6 | Code: 7473
Register online below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0. Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
Materials required: 1 pencil. Grid will be emailed upon registration.
This class is part of three original activities for “wordy” people that also includes Book Folding Art – Purim Edition (February 23 and 25) and Blackout Poem Creation (March 30).
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Golden Age Luncheon - March 2021
2021-03-09 12:00 - 13:00
Enjoy an hour of food, fun, and friendship at our virtual lunch for our Golden Age group!
We will deliver a boxed lunch to your home or you can pick-up at the JCC between 11:00 and 11:30am. Log on to Zoom at noon and take in live entertainment by Cantor David Edwards and pianist Reuven Grayner.
Register at the Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600, ext.0 by Friday, March 4. For more information email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.
Generously sponsored by Lenny and Faigel Shapiro
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Art Together Apart © - Second Edition
2021-03-21 14:00 - 17:30
Our lives have been altered over the past year. We are all in the same ocean, though not necessarily in the same boat, since we have been affected in various ways by the pandemic.
This pleasant, whimsical, and gently- paced art workshop will present a series of progressive art exercises with a basis in art therapy practice. Participants are welcomed to a safe space for creativity and exchange, involving visual expression, journaling, and self-reflection. This workshop is geared to adults. Skills/background in visual art not required.
March 21 | 2:00-5:30pm MST
Cost: $36 per person | code 7549
Facilitator: Alan Briks, visual artist and certified art therapist.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Calgary food banks’ pandemic relief.
Register below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0 to receive the Zoom link.
COURSE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5:30 PM THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
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Image credit: Marc Chagall ‘Circle of Life’, Paris Opera.

Seniors FitWeek 2021
2021-03-22, 2021-03-23, 2021-03-24, 2021-03-25, 2021-03-26, 2021-03-27
We welcome you to join us for our first Seniors FitWeek!
All of our virtual Active Living classes are FREE from Monday, March 22 to Saturday, March 27. We hope you can join us and please invite your friends and family too!
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A Pass Over Opera
2021-03-25 13:30 - 15:00
From slavery to freedom, from lockdowns to our active and colourful lives – OPERA has it all.
Starting from Nabucco’s Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves – who never lost their hope to be free people again, to Verdi’s Gilda – the young woman locked down her whole life in her father’s house, unable to have human contact and condemned to a tragic life.
Live Zoom Event + Q&A featuring Israeli soprano, Nofar Yacobi, who performed for more than 50 consecutive days on her balcony in Italy during the first dramatic Italian lockdown.
Israeli Opera soloist, Nofar will talk about opera and Pesach, challenges faced by performers, and the current art and music situation in the music world, specifically in Israel.
Register online below or by contacting the Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600,ext.0.
For more info email Shula Banchik or call 403-537-8596.
$8 | CODE: 7507
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The Printed Word Series - Blackout Poem Creation
2021-03-30 11:00 - 12:30
Blackout poems are created on a page of a book, a newspaper, a magazine, etc. Using the pages of an existing text, blackout poets isolate words and then piece them together in single words or short phrases to create a lyrical masterpiece.
Cost: $6 | Code: 7472
Register online below or by calling 403-253-8600, ext.0. Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
Materials required: One thin point marker and one thick point marker. Passover text will be emailed upon registration.
This class is part of three original activities for “wordy” people that also includes Book Folding Art – Purim Edition (February 23 and 25) and Crossword Construction (March 9).
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Golden Age Luncheon - April 2021
2021-04-13 12:00 - 13:00
Enjoy an hour of food, fun, and friendship at our virtual lunch for our Golden Age group!
We will deliver a boxed lunch to your home or you can pick-up at the JCC between 11:00 and 11:30am. Log on to Zoom at noon and take in live entertainment by Greg Rumple.
Register at the Customer Service Desk at 403-253-8600, ext.0 by Friday, April 9. For more information email Nessie Hollander or call 403-537-8599.
Generously sponsored by Lenny and Faigel Shapiro
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