Hop to it
Bring the little ones to the park for a morning of Easter fun in Okotoks’ annual Rabbit Run and Bunny Dash. Money raised from this running event supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and Team Evelyn. Register at runningroom.com
Where: Ethel Tucker Park
When: April 20 at 9:30 a.m.
Piece of history
Let historian Kathy Coutts take you into the past in her free guided tour of the Salute to the Veterans Wall this month. The theme this month is Heroes in the Sky, which tells the stories of the local men and women who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and of the RCAF ground crew who worked hard to keep the planes in the air. Meet at the benches half way up Veterans Way hill.
Where: Veterans Way
When: April 20 at 10 a.m.
Dancing the dream
Be inspired by 10-year-old Aldersyde actor, dancer and singer Dex Drewitz in his performance as Billy in Theatre Calgary’s Billy Elliot the Musical. Set in working-class England, Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy who dreams of trading in his boxing gloves for ballet slippers, while his widowed father struggles to understand his son’s passion for dance. For tickets and more details go to theatrecalgary.com
Where: Max Bell Theatre in Calgary
When: Thursdays to Sundays until May 12
Art abounds
Check out the works of Okotoks artist Paul Rasporich and numerous others in the Foothills and Calgary in the Leighton Art Centre’s annual Juried Members Show. The show features 61 pieces of some of the most beautiful art in the region. Meet the artists at an open house on Saturday.
Where: Leighton Art Centre
When: April 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
