City activities to help fill the reading week break

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 23, 2023.

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com

If you are a parent with school age children, or a post-secondary student looking for something to do during the remainder of reading week, there are plenty of activities to enjoy around Lethbridge.

Today, The Crossings Branch Library will be offering Play Dough Palooza from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

On Friday, The Crossings Branch Library will be offering a “Drive In” Movie from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. where people can go to the library and use their supplies to make their own cardboard box car and they will be showing a family movie at 5:00 p.m., those that attend the activitiy can sit in their new car to watch the film, or just come for the movie and make themselves comfortable on a chair.

The Galt Museum will present Finding the Borderlands in the Archives from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. where University of Lethbridge History professor Sheila McManus will discuss her archival research on the borderlands region of Western Canada.

And from 6 to 8 p.m. the Galt Museum will host Paint and Sip, where people can get help from a painting instructor while enjoying a beverage.

On Saturday, The International Peace Pow Wow will take place at the Enmax Centre at 10 a.m.

The Galt Museum will host a Black History Month Showcase from 1 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. where those in attendance can learn about diverse cultural groups from around the world through display tables featuring cultural artifacts and historical presentations.

The Southern Alberta Art Gallery will host their exhibition opening reception from 4 to 5 p.m.

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