Events

A new 6-week courseMusic by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Forerunners. On Sundays 10a.m. – 12p.m. June 8, 15, 22, 29 & July 6 & 13 Russian composers often hold a special place in the history of western music. They joined the stream late and initially developed two contrasting approaches: one favoured the strong use of ...

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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

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.

“Mid-Century Canadian Voices” with Eileen Conway On Mondays 1p.m.-3p.m. May 5, 12 & 26 and June 2, 9 & 16 One generation into the twenty-first century, we’re going to revisit a period 50-70 years ago. Our guides, “ancestral voices,” are writers, journalists, academics — public intellectuals, in short— who had things to say about Canada ...

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Use it or Lose it With Bonnie Austen Cardio & Strength training, Flexibility & Balance & Laugher Tuesdays @10:45a.m. https://us02web.Zoom.us/j/89274775349 Fee: $7 drop-in or card of 10 classes $60

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.

Join De and Ninfa every Wednesday to crochet all types of beautiful items. We donate baby blankets & caps which are much needed to welcome new arrivals in Edmonton! Coffee/tea & cookies included.  Please donate your yarns to the Centre.

Join our Sunday Club to enjoy traditional European cuisine and a special presentation about world art, music, literature and other topics (in Russian).

Practice your conversational Russian with Russian-speakers. Have fun and enjoy new experiences!

Join our very talented Edmonton writer Debby Waldman to learn more about our unique Book Club. Join it and enjoy! March 12, 1 pm: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell April 9: 10 AM (note the time): Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari, who will be joining  the book club that day. May 14, 1 pm: James by Percival ...

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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 ...

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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.

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.

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

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.

It is increasingly important to find clues to maintain cognitive function throughout aging. Our focus is on the hippocampus, the vital brain region dealing with memory. I will discuss recent findings from our research team on how different types of memory decline in healthy aging, how the hippocampus and its neural activity support memory function, ...

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