Mamaloshen – Yiddish Club
2025-11-05 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-12 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Edmonton) | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
All interested in conversational Yiddish, regardless of level, are welcome. Great atmosphere and a lot of fun!
Please register with the Office to receive the Zoom link for meetings.

Muscle in Motion with Anna Kratochvil | In-person or Online
2025-11-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Use Balls, Bands & Weights to Exercise & Laugh
Thursdays @ 11:00a.m.
https://us02web.Zoom.us/j/82287922466
Fee: $7 drop-in or card of 10 classes $60

Lunch & Learn
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Every Tuesday & Thursday 12p.m. – 1:00p.m. join us for Lunch & Learn program. Our lunch-and-learn program is a fantastic way to receive important information. All speakers are invited based on members’ requests for essential topics.

When the Elephant Goes Rogue: Canada-US relations from 1945-2025
2025-11-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-13 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Instructor: Prof Emerita Elizabeth Smythe Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95
This course will deal with Canada-US relations from the post WWII period to the present.
As Pierre Elliot Trudeau once remarked about dealing with the US. It is like:
sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.
That remark captures two aspects of the reality of the relationship. One is the size and capacity of the United States economically and militarily and, thus, given Canada’s proximity and dependence on the US, its capacity to harm Canada. Second, while Canada is often depicted as the closest ally and best friend of the US, that relationship is much more complicated and driven not so much by shared values as material interests. The course will examine relations thematically, rather than chronologically, focussing on three main themes:

Borders, security and defence
Trade, investment and economic integration,
Political and diplomatic issues

The themes will be approached from a Canadian perspective looking at these relationships and key actors including national leaders, parties, corporations and sub-national governments (e.g. provinces). The course will address the perennial question: can Canada be fully sovereign and independent, especially in periods when it is facing unpredictable and hostile actions from the elephant? If so, how?

YOGA Classes | Online or In-Person
2025-11-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
YOGA Classes
We are looking forward to seeing all of you on Monday mornings at 9:00am to 10:00am.
Monday mornings @ 9:00a.m.–10:00a.m.
Old and new faces are very WELCOME in-person & via Zoom!
Please register
https://tinyurl.com/297jwcb4

Fee: $7 drop-in or card of 10 classes $60
Instructor:

Sandy Mah

Young At Heart Choir Rehersals
2025-11-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Will start rehearsals on Mondays at 10am.
Join our wonderful choir!
Choir fee is $50 for the Fall-Winter period (you will receive a $25 tax receipt). All choir participants must be paid members of the Centre.
All choir participants must be paid members of the Centre.

Three Enchanting Nights with Bertrand Malo: Night One
2025-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Join our very own Bertrand Malo, acclaimed bass-baritone and captivating presenter, for three unforgettable Monday evenings celebrating the golden voices of opera!
🎶 Night One – November 10:
The Greatest Sopranos of the 20th Century
Experience the legendary voices that defined an era.
🎶 Night Two – November 17:
The Greatest Tenors of the 20th Century
A powerful tribute to the most iconic male voices in opera history.
🎶 Night Three – November 24:
Live Performance by the Divas Opera
A dazzling live show featuring the sensational Divas Opera.
🍷 Enjoy complimentary hot hors d’oeuvres and wine each night!

From Page to Screen: Film Adaptations of Jane Austen’s Masterpieces
2025-11-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Instructor: Professor Emerita Nora Foster Stovel, Ph.D. | Fee: Members $75 | Non-Members $95
Please Join Prof. Stovel, from the University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, in viewing one of the most appealing film adaptations of each of Jane Austen’s literary genius, and finish with a vote on the success of each adaptation and a final ranking by you, the audience, of the six recent movies.

Tai Chi
2025-11-12 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-19 11:00 - 12:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Join our Tai Chi Master
Tai Chi is performed as a gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths.
Wednesdays @ 11a.m.
Fee: $7 drop-in or card of 10 classes $60

Conversational Russian Club
2025-11-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 14:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Practice your conversational Russian with Russian-speakers. Have fun and enjoy new experiences!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2025-11-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Instructor: Prof Emeritus Michael Roeder Fee: Members $75 Non-members $95
Leopold Mozart (1719-87) took his prodigy children, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91) and Maria Anna (“Nannerl” 1751-1829), on tour to display and exploit their gifts and to expose the boy to music and musicians in important musical centres of Europe. We will join W. A. Mozart on some of his journeys to discover various influences on his developing compositional style. By the time of his move from his birthplace in Salzburg to Vienna in 1781, Mozart had assimilated and merged these diverse musical influences into a remarkable personal style.
Mozart was the master of every medium and musical genre current in his time. His music, along with that of Haydn (1732-1809) and Beethoven (1770-1827), represents the height of the Viennese Classical style.
Mozart’s music runs the gamut from light entertainment music (divertimenti and serenades) to the most profound and deeply moving chamber music, symphonies, concertos, choral music, and, above all, operas, which were his passion. We will explore examples from each category in varying degrees of depth. Some works, like Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, Piano Concerto in B-Flat, K. 456, String Quintet in G minor, K. 516; Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat Major, K. 364, and the opera Don Giovanni, will be studied in greater detail. Excellent audio and video recordings will enhance our experience.
Please join in this remarkable musical journey!

Chess Club
2025-11-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Join our experienced players to enhance your skills in this strategic game. We have enough chess sets. Come and find new partners for this game.

Not Boring Book Club
2025-11-12 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Join our very talented Edmonton writer Debby Waldman to learn more about our unique Book Club. Join it and enjoy!
Please register with the Office to receive the Zoom link for meetings.

Whimsical Wednesdays
2025-11-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Join a day of Fun, Friendship & Craft!
Do you play or want to play Canasta, Cribbage, Scrabble, Mah Jongg or other card/board games?
This is a day when you can do whatever your heart desires!
What’s more?
We offer a special light lunch that day for $10 only.
Please inform the Office about your game of choice!

Why a Trump Presidency was Inevitable: a Critical Reinterpretation of American History
2025-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
Instructor: Professor Emeritus Alvin Finkel, Ph.D. Fee: Members $65 | Non-Members $75
Liberal critics of Donald Trump suggest that his regime amounts to a rejection of the “liberal order” that the United States supposedly stood for in past decades and centuries. From that point of view, the retrograde policies of Donald Trump represent the overthrow of the United States as a beacon of democracy and enlightened thought. This course suggests that such viewpoints are based on carefully designed mythologies of the pre-Trump United States that don’t stand up to historical scrutiny. The course takes a close look at the United States from the founding of the Thirteen Colonies to the Civil War to the world wars, the Cold War, and the Cold War aftermath to search for the precedents that have created the openly anti-democratic, paranoid, racist, and misogynistic Trump regime. The course does not deal with Trump himself or his time in government, but rather with the realities of pre-Trump America that should have prepared us for what is now happening in the United States and with the United States’ dealings with the rest of the world.

Three Enchanting Nights with Bertrand Malo: Night Two
2025-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The Centre, 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 1X2, Canada
