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Friday, March 31, 2017

The Politico Calendar for April 2017



This month you've got Easter, and Earth Day, and some kind of gathering on the 20th, but there's so much more than that to do in this fourth month of the year.

April 1
United Way Family Pancake Breakfast with Fire Chief John Osborne - Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 9-11 am
Sylvan Learning Video Game Design - Sylvan Learning, 27 Woodlawn Rd W, 10 am-1 pm
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Dodge - Market Square, 1 Carden St, 12-6 pm
University of Guelph's Global Health Symposium - Red Papaya, 55 Wyndham St N, 5-9 pm
Guelph Wish Fund For Children Gala Fundraiser - Delta Guelph, 50 Stone Rd W, 5:30-11:45 pm
April 2
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Dodge - Market Square, 1 Carden St, 12-6 pm
April 3
Committee of the Whole Meeting - Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 pm
In a World of Power and Politics, is Justice Really Possible? - MacKinnon Building, Room 231, University of Guelph, 3-5 pm
April 4
Evenings with History: The Farm Houses of John Thompson Crellin - St. Andrew's Presbyterian, 161 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm
Guelph Women in Networking (GWIN)- Dinner and Speaker Series - Springfield Golf and Country Club, 2054 Gordon St, 5:30-9 pm
UGDSB Program Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
April 5
Kazoo! Fest 2017 - Various times and locations (through Sunday April 9)
April 6
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
March for a Fossil Free Guelph - Johnston Green, University of Guelph, 12-1 pm
Panasonic 4k Photo demo night - Guelph Foto Source, 93 Wyndham St N, 6-8 pm
An Evening of Sharing: Food for Life - Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave, 7-9 pm
Last Lecture 2017 - War Memorial Hall, University of Guelph, 5:30-7 pm
April 7
Career Education Council Annual Business and Education Partnership Breakfast - Delta Hotel, 50 Stone Rd W, 7-9:30 am
Bicycle Safety Light Give-Away - Gordon St, north of Speed River, 8-10 am, 3-6 pm
6th Annual Life Donation Awareness Flagraising Event - Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden St, 11:45 am-1 pm
The Friendship Bench Unveiling - University of Guelph, 1:30 pm
April 8
Bicycle Safety Light Give-Away - Gordon St, north of Speed River, 8-10 am, 3-6 pm
Gift from the Heart -Dental Hygiene Community Outreach - The Clothing Closet at New Life Church, 400 Victoria Rd N, 9:30 am-12 pm
Sylvan Learning Video Game Design - Sylvan Learning, 27 Woodlawn Rd W, 10 am-1 pm
Nature in the City - Birdwatching '101' Family Talk - Library Main Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-2 pm
Artist Talk: Colin Carney | Presence - Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon St, 1-2 pm
Vimy Ridge Day Symposium - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10 am-4 pm
April 9
Nature In The City - Birdwatching '101' Family Walk - Meet at the Covered Bridge near the Boathouse, 114 Gordon St, 1-2:30 pm
Commemorating Vimy 100 - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10 am-5 pm
April 10
City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
April 11
Grow Good Food Right in Your Own Backyard - Victoria Park East Golf Club, 1096 Victoria Rd S, 7-8:30 pm
Regular Meeting of the Guelph Coalition for Social Justice - OETCA Office, Orchard Park, Ignatius Centre, 7 pm
Guelph Death Cafe - Red Brick Cafe, 8 Douglas St, 7-9 pm
UGDSB Business Operations Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
April 12
Building Canada Lecture: The Heart of Canada - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Storytelling at the East Side Library - Guelph Public Library, 1 Starwood Dr, 7-8 pm
UGDSB Special Education Advisory Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
April 13
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Committee of Adjustment - City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
John Galt’s "The Apostate" Book Launch - The ANAF, 32 Gordon St, 7-9 pm
Nature Guelph Speaker Series: Weather Gone Wild - University of Guelph Arboretum Centre, College Ave E, 7:30-9 pm
April 14
GOOD FRIDAY!
April 15
Nature In The City - Our Native Trees Family Talk - Library Main Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-2 pm
April 16
EASTER SUNDAY!
April 18
Open House, Canadian Embroiderers' Guild Guelph - Kortright Presbyterian Church, 55 Devere Dr, 1-5 pm
April 19
Nature Guelph Indoor Meeting - All About Milkweeds - John McCrae Public School Library, 189 Water St, 7:30-9 pm
UGDSB French as a Second Language Committee - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
April 20
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting - City Hall Meeting Room C, 2:30 pm
Summer Lectures Club - Lectures - Trinity United Church, 400 Stevenson St N, 10-11:45 am
April 22
Doors Open Guelph - Multiple Locations, 10-4 pm
Guelph 190: History@Night Party - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 9 pm-1 am
Clean and Green in the Neighbourhood! - Mitchell Woods Park Entrance at Elmira Rd, Willow and Elmira Rd area, 8:30-11:30 am
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis 40th Anniversary Gala - Italian Canadian Club, 135 Ferguson St, 5:30-11:45 pm
Nature In The City - Slime and Scales Family Talk - Library Main Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-2 pm
Nature In The City - Slime and Scales Family Frog Walk - University of Guelph Arboretum West Entrance, Arboretum Road, 7-9 pm
2nd Annual Spring Market Place - St Joseph's Parish Church, 409 Paisley Rd, 9 am-2 pm
Indoor Garage Sale - Evergreen Seniors Centre, 683 Woolwich St, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
April 23
olunteer Appreciation Brunch - Cutten Fields, 190 College Ave E, 11:30 am-2:30 pm
Planning Your After-Death Care - Sukha Yoga Centre, 42 Wyndham St. N., Unit 101C, 1-4 pm
Social Intuitive Drum Circle Guelph - Silence, 46 Essex St, 3-5 pm
April 24
City Council Meeting - Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Mental Health Town Hall - Evergreen Senior Centre, 683 Woolwich St, 6:30 pm
April 25
CFUW Guelph Meeting and Speaker - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St, 7-9:30 pm
UGDSB Meeting - 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
April 26
A Taste for Life - Various participating restaurants!, 5:30-10:30 pm
April 27
Shootin' the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon - 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
April 28
Volunteer Centre of Guelph Wellington Time To Give Community Breakfast - Delta Guelph, 50 Stone Rd W, 7:30-9 am
Day of Mourning for Workers Killed in the Workplace - Goldie Mill Park, 5:15-6 pm
School's Out, Cartooning is In - Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10 am-5 pm
Bowl For Kids Sake 2017 - Woodlawn Bowl, 253 Woodlawn Rd W, 2-8 pm
Bookmobile Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Library East Branch, 1 Starwood Dr, 12:30 pm
April 29
Pride Flag Raising - City Hall, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
Eyeglass Recycling - Guelph Lake Commons, 520 Victoria Road N, 10 am-12 pm
Nature In The City - World of Wildflowers Family Talk - Library Main Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-2 pm
Transformational Wellness Show - Delta Guelph, 50 Stone Rd W, 10 am-5 pm
Bowl For Kids Sake 2017 - Woodlawn Bowl, 253 Woodlawn Rd W, 2-8 pm
LOUD & PROUD Guelph Pride Club Night - Dstrct, 10 Wyndham St N, 9 pm
April 30
Guelph Y Healthy Kids Day - YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, 130 Woodland Glen Dr, 10 am-1 pm

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