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CALL Café
CALL Cafés are monthly get-togethers where members can socialize, learn about and sign up for interest groups, propose new interest groups, and have a short, stimulating program ( a speaker, or some other sort of participatory event). Free for members and guests, public welcome. Donation appreciated. No registration. Monthly CALL Cafés are held at Rosedale Community Hall, 901 11 Ave, NW from 1:00 – 3:00 PM Monday, October 16 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CALL's AGM to follow) The Leftovers Foundation is a non-profit, started in Calgary in 2012. "Leftovers" is volunteer powered, with over 200 volunteers in Calgary and Edmonton, redirecting over 4000 lbs of food per week from various vendors to service agencies. Last year, Leftovers provided over 138,000 meals to people in need in Calgary, and is now in partnership with the Calgary Stampede and Uber to bring awareness to food waste and food insecurity. Speaker: Lourdes Juan, Founder, Leftovers Foundation Lourdes Juan is an Urban Planner and Calgary based entrepreneur. She is an alumna of the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of General Studies and a Masters in Environmental Design. She shares her time as the Director of Hive Developments, Soma Hammam & Spa, and community work with non-profits. Lourdes founded the Leftovers Foundation and Moonlight Market Foundation. She is on the Board of Directors with the Downtown Association, Homespace, the Calgary Homeless Foundation and Calgary Planning Commission. Lourdes Juan has been recognized for her work and career accomplishments by Avenue Magazine as one of the Top 40 under 40 in 2013, as well as in a cover feature in Business in Calgary Magazine. She continues to be involved with community work and give back to her profession. Monday, November 13, 2017 Rosedale Community Hall, 901 11 Ave. NW Drawing on her book, Art Inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains, 1809-2012 (2012), Art historian Nancy Townshend will give an illustrated talk highlighting the many artists—from explorer David Thompson to Lawren Harris, A.C. Leighton, Peter Whyte, Maureen Enns and others-- who have been inspired by these majestic mountain ranges. Speaker: Nancy Townshend Nancy Townshend has an M.A. in Art History from the University of Toronto. She is well known as an art historian and curator, and in particular for her work on western Canadian art, for which she was awarded an Alberta Centennial Medal. In addition to Art Inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Nancy’s books include Maxwell Bates: Canada’s Premier Expressionist of the 20th Century: His Art, Life and Prisoner of War Notebook (2005), and A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970 (2005). She has also recently completed a history of Calgary’s Allied Arts Foundation. Nancy is a native Calgarian, and a long-time member of CALL. SAVE THE DATE! CALL Café dates for December, 2017 through June,
2018 Monday, December 11, 2017 Monday, January 8, 2018 Monday, February 12, 2018 Monday, March 12, 2018 Monday, April 9, 2018 Monday, May 14, 2018 Monday, June 11, 2018 Past Presentations Special “Kickoff” Café Monday, September 18, 2017, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Dalhousie Community Centre, 5432 Dalhart Road N.W. Celebrate the beginning of the FALL Season at CALL. Learn about new and continuing programs! Share your ideas for new Interest Groups! Socialize and enjoy light refreshments! Listen to an exciting speaker!
Will Ferguson spent five years in Asia, based in Japan, and travelled to Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, and China. He is the author of Beyond Belfast, which charts a 560-mile walk across Northern Ireland in the rain, and Hitching Rides with Buddha, about an end-to-end journey across Japan by thumb. His work has been published in twenty-three languages and has twice been nominated for an IMPAC Dublin Award. A three-time winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour, his novel, 419, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for Literature. His most recent book is Road Trip Rwanda. He lives in Calgary with his wife Terumi, and their two sons.
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Speaker: Will Ferguson. Topic: Travels to Rwanda. This prize-winning Canadian author will discuss his travel experiences and his latest book, Road Trip Rwanda.
