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Meeting Goals:

Strong sense of connection as a team

Working as a group, working in subcommittees

Skill development

Opportunity to chair the meetings/run teambuilders

Online facilitation skills

Running events

Research and program planning

Community-engagement skills (hosting, dialogue, communication, critical thinking, building relationships)

Sharing and broadening awareness & commitment to a variety of social justice/change topics, themes & action

Fun!

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Environmental Focus

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Program Support

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Wednesday, Jan 19

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Month of February

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Black History Month 2022: Cultivating Black Joy

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Details about the events and initiatives being hosted by the Cultural Diversity Office and Guelph Black Students' Association throughout February 2022 in celebration of Black History Month.

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February 2 - 13

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Winter Pride is a collaboration between a number of LGBTQQIP2SAA community organizations and University of Guelph organizations and clubs to create a space where the many communities of Guelph can come together and celebrate our creativity, our resiliency, and the many kinds of love we share and experience.

This year the committee has been hard at work putting together a wide array of events with help from our community partners, friends, lovers, and fellow queers. We have a week packed full of events coming up for you - many of which are accessible, sober, and/or entirely free!​

Friday February 5th - Friday February 12th
Colouring Page Exhibit
Online via Guelph Pride website

Community members are encouraged to join our virtual colouring page exhibit. We have two colouring pages available! The by first colouring page was created by Otherwise Studios, and the second colouring page was created by Hillary Gentle Art. January 31, 2021 to arrange a delivery.
You can colour the page digitally, print it out and colour it by hand, or however else you'd like to participate! If you don't have access to a printer, get in touch with us for a contactless drop-off. Email programming@outontheshelf.com

The submissions will be posted to an online exhibit on the Guelph Pride website for all to enjoy.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access

Scent-free policy depending on where you access

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!)

Sober/dry event

Fierce has gone virtual!
Looking for an all-inclusive dance party in Guelph, Ontario? Somewhere you can shake your tail feather and feel comfortable doing so? Well, look no further because you've stumbled upon FIERCE - Guelph's Only Queer*Trans+ Monthly Dance Party!

Follow the steps below to sign up and be notified when we're live on Twitch:
Visit twitch.tv/thebeatforest
Click the purple "Follow" button
Sign up to Twitch with a unique username & password
Get ready to party! You'll be notified when we go live.

Read up on our resident DJs below to find out more:

Bringing you the finest bass heavy sounds of the UK - specializing in bassline house, uk garage, uk funky, grime, dubstep and jungle/drum n' bass. (For mixes visit:
https://soundcloud.com/junglecatdj)

Your genre blending, gender bending DJ, spinning all walks of bass! What to expect? A little bit of everything! Soul, Funk, House, and all that good stuff in between, with sprinkles of nostalgia to keep you boogieing all night long. Request and respect always welcome. // For your listening pleasure, visit
https://www.mixcloud.com/madamd

A lanky homo-sapien swinging from beat to beat; sharing pure funk and unadulterated good vibes whenever you need them. Bass, house, and everything in between. // Founder of Spotify brand The Beatforest (
https://open.spotify.com/user/thebeatforest) // For mixes visit: www.mixcloud.com/orangadang

FIERCE is hosted at The eBar. The organizers of this event have ensured that this venue is safe for people of all walks of life & will not tolerate discrimination of any kind. Please remember to be kind, make friends, get funky, and - most importantly - have fun!

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ACCESSIBILITY:

Saturday, February 6th
Virtual Riverside Poetry Session for Nature in Transition with ARCH
1:00pm - 3:00pm, Online via Instagram Live

Come join us online, outside, for a more reflective session. this hike's theme will be connecting with water through poetry.
Nature in Transition is where our inner trans and non-binary nature meets the wondrous natural world around us - in a series aimed at cultivating emotional wellness, positive well-being, confidence, and connection through mindfulness-based nature hikes. In a time where many of us are feeling the effects of sustained isolation, let us remember that we are never alone. Lets gather with the cedars, white pines, tamaracks and dogwoods along the banks of the rivers and waterways and remember that humans are just one kind of person in this great ecology of life. Let us recite the magic of our favourite verses, or speak directly from our own hearts- for ourselves and each other- in a time when questions like "How are you doing?" seem absurd and unanswerable.
This alone-together walk is simply an invitation to give our bodies the gift of connecting with bark, air, and water; to laugh with the green-headed ducks and be with our non-human kin. There will be small, optional prompts for poem creation during the session and the opportunity to speak whatever poetry wants spoken with the group and/or with the water.

PLEASE NOTE: This session is being offered online and will be shared through Instagram's 'Live' feature using the @ARCHGuelph account. Participants are invited to locate themselves nearest their favourite water spot, whether beside the speed or eramosa rivers, a local pond or lake, or another body of water in time for the workshop to begin at 1. At that time, attendees are invited to join us on our 'live' broadcast, where we will explore some riverside poetry together (online), while outside (separately) but still in the company of water. Attendees will be welcome to share their surroundings, why they chose the spot they did, some favourite poetry of theirs (including anything written or inspired by the session), though no one will be expected or forced to share.

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Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access

Scent-free policy depending on where you access

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!)

Sober/dry event​

Get comfy and cozy with your littles and explore a world of imagination through our cute bedtime stories.

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Join in for an exciting evening of music with our awesome host Xico, featuring live performances from Darcy Feaver, Piers Oolvai and Auri Fell. This is an event for all ages with a variety of music genres, headlined by a very talented teenager local to Guelph!

We will be streaming this awesome musical event live over YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram!

There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here.

The Guelph Winter Pride 2021 Virtual Festival was made possible by our generous community - every little bit goes a long way.

Darcy Feaver (she/her) is a local singer/songwriter from Hamilton. Music is her passion. Darcy is looking forward to starting on her second CD. She loves spending time on my music writing.
​ Darcy Feaver - I'm OK
Darcy Feaver - You Don't Know Me

Piers Oolvai (he/him) is a queer effected bass clarinetist of the post-progressive ambient / avant-garde variety around Southern Ontario, Canada. Pulling up his gauntlets, dawning his wings and descending from his observational tower, Piers Oolvai soars across the ever-changing horizon to bend expectations. This is the marvelous persona of Nicholas Cooper, bringing out his wise spontaneous queer essence to the fore with minimalistic soundscapes of post-progressive ambiance and avant-garde improvisations, across a spectrum of sweet, awkward, beautiful and nasty intonations with his effected bass clarinet, through extended and effect pedal techniques in tandem. It is a kaleidoscopic experience whenever Piers Oolvai shows the universe the confident powers he rightfully possesses.
Piers Oolvai Bandcamp

​17 year old Auri Fell (she/her) is a triple threat - a musician who sings in three octaves, plays multiple instruments (alto/tenor/bari saxophone, ukulele, and melodica, to name but a few), and uses her own body itself as an instrument, using the drum kit in her mouth, through the organic art form of beatboxing (AKA vocal percussion). Not to mention her unique polyphonic overtone singing skills! Auri has performed with the Guelph Youth Singers, Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble, GCVI high school symphonic and jazz bands and chamber choir, as well as several JamSchool bands, including their resident teen acapella group, FEEDBACK. Over the past 7 years she has wowed audiences at the Guelph Jazz Festival, Hillside Summer Festival, Hillside Inside, Guelph Multicultural Festival, Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival, Ontario Music Festivals Association, MusicFest Canada Nationals, SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, the Rex Hotel and Blues Bar in Toronto, and various local venues. In her spare time, Auri enjoys creating multi-track recordings in Logic with many-layered harmonies and accompanying split-screen videos, and arranging music.
Auri Fell YouTube Channel

Estimated schedule:
6:00pm - 6:15pm - Xico
6:15pm - 6:45pm - Darcy Feaver
6:45pm - 6:50pm - 5 min break
6:50pm - 7:30pm - Piers Oolvai
7:30pm - 7:40pm - 10 min break
7:40pm - 8:10pm - Auri Fell

ACCESSIBILITY:

Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access​

To increase accessibility our musicians have provided their setlists and lyrics for you to follow along during the event! Check those out via google docs here​

This event will have live automated closed captioning

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!)

Sober/dry event

Join us for a fun and delicious baking workshop where you'll learn how to make brownies! During the workshop you will bake alongside owner of EnbyBakes and ask them any questions you might have about baking. A brownies recipe will be uploaded prior to the event. Brownies can be easily modified to your dietary restrictions.

There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here.

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The host for this event will be Bella (she/they) a queer, brown, neurodivergent student at UoG. They will be walking folks through some context on what zines are and how to make their own. Attendees should be able to leave the event having started or possibly even finished a zine of their own! There will be some prompts for those who need inspiration but come with your own ideas on what you'd like your zine to be about if that's your thing! There will be written, verbal, and visual step-by-step instructions and all you need to bring is some paper and something to write with.

There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here.

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Thursday, February 11th
Winter Wonderings: An Evening of Live Music
6:00pm - 9:00pm, Online

Join in for an exciting evening of music with our awesome host Xico, featuring live performances from Bethany Kyla, Leslie Willis, Ceilidh Barker and Nefe. This is an event for all ages with a variety of music genres, however, there may be some mature content so viewer discretion is advised.we ask that you consider supporting Nefe's Top Surgery Fundraiser we are always accepting donations to Guelph Pride

We will be streaming this awesome musical event live over here and YouTube, here. Facebook, and Instagram!

There is no cost for attending this event but

The Guelph Winter Pride 2021 Virtual Festival was made possible by our generous community - every little bit goes a long way! (Suggested PWYC donation of $25/person to either Nefe's Top Surgery Fundraiser or to Guelph Pride)
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Bethany Kyla (she/her) is a queer musician, mama, and farmer living in Erin, Ontario. Bethany writes soft sentimental acoustic songs about feelings, love, heart-break, her relationship to the earth, and more! She describes her relationship to music as medicinal and uses music to move through difficult moments in life and to gain confidence in self-expression. She enjoys sharing her music and looks forward to singing at Guelph Winter Pride.
Bethany Kyla - Uncertainty

Leslie Shapiro (she/her) is a folk harpist from Guelph Ontario who has been playing harp since childhood. Leslie's travels, single parenting, and more recently a music degree from the University of Guelph (studio of Sharlene Wallace) all contribute to her compelling sound. Also known as " The Naked harpist " Leslie's unique and raw approach to performance is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

​Celidh (rhymes with ukulele) Barker (she/her) has grown up here, where the rivers meet, and is trying to follow the example of that gather-and-flow to make some meaningful noise in the world. Your fairy-godperson's second-favourite purveyor of spooky, happysad, rambling folky-jazz and all around woozy chanteuse.
Celidh Barker Soundcloud

Enshrined within Nefe's rock & soul sensibilities you find an artist who is equal parts songwriting oracle and vocal magician. Masterfully in control of her vocal undulations, combined with the rawness of her lyrics, Nefe's songs lure listeners into a journey through a rich musical tapestry built upon the bedrock of funk and R&B.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access

​To increase accessibility our musicians have provided their setlists and lyrics for you to follow along during the event! Check those out via google docs here

This event will have live automated closed captioning

All presenters/performers identify within LGBTQ2S+ communities

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!) **Viewer discretion recommended for some mature content**

Sober/dry event

Thursday, February 11th
Our Agenda - Community Coping Strategies with ARCH
1:00pm - 3:00pm, Online via Zoom

Times are tough but our communities have always been resilient - join us online as we explore the unique ways we're getting through together. Our community has always experienced highs and lows, and being 2SLGBTQ+ can bring unique experiences that impact our mental health in different ways. Recent events have added a multitude of other factors, barriers, and struggles for our communities. Come and learn about some of these realities, share how they might be impacting you, and come together as a group to share strategies for helping ourselves and one another with coping, regulating, and getting through it together. We'll explore how we can try to cultivate resilience and strength to persevere through these times, both as individuals and within a mutual aid framework.

Our Agenda is a resource to support the mental health and well-being of all 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in Ontario. The original interactive workshop is designed for current and future mental health providers, social workers, nurses, addiction support staff, front line staff and other service providers to build their skills and confidence working with 2SLGBTQ+ communities and to increase their understanding of key issues impacting the mental health these individuals. We have adapted this critical program to support individual community members in the current circumstances we find ourselves, and to orient ourselves to better navigate these changing tides.

​Register HERE for the event.

ACCESSIBILITY:

Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access

​Video will feature live transcription via the Zoom platform

Scent-free policy depending on where you access

All presenters/performers identify within LGBTQ2S+ communities

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!)

Sober/dry event

Join in for an easy introduction to non-partnered ballroom choreography! Follow along step-by-step with the instructor to learn the basics.

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There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11053

ACCESSIBILITY:

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This event will have live automated closed captioning

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!)

Sober/dry event

Join us for virtual poetry readings and short story telling, the perfect wind down after a busy Saturday. Listen and reflect on what you hear from Blue Neustifter, Rohan, Fira Astrali, Qurat Dar, Robyn Kaur Sid and Jennifer Alicia, with our awesome host Xico! This is an event for all ages, however, there may be some mature content so viewer discretion is advised.

We will be streaming this wonderful event live over YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram!

There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here.

The Guelph Winter Pride 2021 Virtual Festival was made possible by our generous community - every little bit goes a long way! (Suggested PWYC donation of $25/person)

Meet the Poets:
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Blue is a white nonbinary trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. She is a writer, statistician, and game designer, and works to build trans community through education and co-facilitating the Guelph branch of Gender Journeys. Her short story Ghosts can be found in Transcendent 4: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction, edited by Bogi Takacs.

Rohan (he/him)
I am a Guelph based singer-songwriter. My pronouns are He/His. I believe in normalcy the music brings into our lives and I will be presenting some of that in my performance in my own gay way!

Fira (he/him) is a spoken word artist currently residing in Toronto. His work focuses on the topics of mental health, queerness, and healing through art, and has shared his work on stages and pages across the continent. He is most easily reached on Instagram @fira_astrali, where he encourages you to reach out!

Qurat Dar (she/they) is a spoken word performer, multi-genre writer, and the 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) National Champion. She has had work in Canthius, Augur Magazine, and The Temz Review, among others, and has a poetry chapbook forthcoming with Coven Editions.
Find them on Instagram and Twitter @itsnotquart

Jennifer Alicia (they/she) is a queer, mixed (Mi'kmaw/Settler-German, Irish, Scottish) storyteller originally from Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk (Bay Of Islands, Newfoundland), now residing in Toronto. She is a two-time national poetry slam champion and member of Seeds & Stardust Poetry Collective. Jennifer Alicia's debut chapbook is being released by Moon Jelly House Fall 2020. Find out more about their work here: www.jenniferalicia.com @eastcoastjam Instagram

Bio for Robyn Kaur Sid coming soon!

ACCESSIBILITY:

Accessible from anywhere with reliable internet access​

Live ASL interpretation

This event will have live automated closed captioning

All presenters/performers identify within LGBTQ2S+ communities

Event is free

All ages event (for ages 0 - 120! Children, youth, and seniors welcome!) **Viewer discretion recommended for some mature content**

Sober/dry event

Join in on a fun afternoon of crafting together online! You will follow along with facilitators to create faux stain glass and paper flowers.

Supplies needed will be:
Wax paper, crayons, paper bag/paper towel, thick paper/cardboard, scissors, sharp knife, iron

For the flowers you will need:
2pcs green tissue paper
2 PC's yellow tissue paper
7pcs any colour (5 dark ,2 light)
Twist wire
Scissors
Ruler

There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11053

The Guelph Winter Pride 2021 Virtual Festival was made possible by our generous community - every little bit goes a long way!

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Sunday, February 14th
A Very Clitoria Valentine's Day
6:00pm - 7:00pm, Online via Facebook Live

Join Laura Bailey for a cute Valentine's Day with Clitoria, featuring songs, dancing, party games, and some audience participation via chat/commenting.

This Valentine's Day, Clitoria wants to warm the cockles of your heart with a live show, a chance to win free merch, and more! Tune into Laura's Facebook page or the Guelph Pride Facebook page on February 14 for a musical comedy variety show from Clitoria, the Sex-Positive Superhero! This kooky live-stream will begin at 6 PM ET, capping off a week of queer-positive events from Guelph Winter Pride.
Rated 14A for strong language and sexual content.
There is no cost for attending this event but we are always accepting donations here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11053
The Guelph Winter Pride 2021 Virtual Festival was made possible by our generous community - every little bit goes a long way!
YOUR 2021 WINTER PRIDE COMMITTEE: Also a huge thanks to all of our third party organizers, and of course - our incredible
Robin, Bella, Malissa Bryan, Barry, Emma, Cameron, Riley, Jensen, Michelle Bartley, Elizabeth, Xie, Shawna, Jacob, Grace, Miria, Melia, Syd, Dylan, Graham, and Caitlin

​festival volunteers! THANK YOU!

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Wednesday, Feb 2
In-person - Experiential Learning Hub, behind the bullring

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READING WEEK ORIENTATION: OPIOID PROGRAM INTRODUCTIONS & OVERVIEW

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Monday, February 7, 5-7pm (TBC)
Overview with ARCH Community Services

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Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada (Full Documentary)

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Wednesday, Feb 9

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM SCREENING: 'OUR DANCE FOR REVOLUTION' BY PHILLIP PIKE

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM SCREENING: 'OUR DANCE FOR REVOLUTION' BY PHILLIP PIKE

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Friday, Feb 11th, 6:00-8:30
Filmmaker in attendance, Q&A to follow

The Cultural Diversity Office, Guelph Black Students’ Association, and Guelph Pride present a screening of "Our Dance of Revolution", a documentary that tells the story of how Black queer folks in Toronto resisted the forces of marginalization and rose up to become a vibrant, fierce community. Filmmaker Phillip Pike will be in attendance to talk about his work and the themes explored in in the documentary.

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#RELATIONSHIPGOALS: VALENTINES DAY SAFETY & CONSENT WORKSHOP HOSTED BY UNITA ASSK

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Monday, February 14
Partnership with Wellness
New tab (instagram.com)

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Wednesday, Feb 16

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LAWRENCE HILL BOOK LAUNCH: BEATRICE CROW HARRY BOOK LAUNCH

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Thursday, February 17, 5pm

Lawrence Hill is the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of ten books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Book of Negroes, which was made into a six-part TV mini-series, and The Illegal, both of which won CBC Canada Reads. His previous novels, Some Great Thing and Any Known Blood, became national bestsellers. Hill’s nonfiction work includes Blood: The Stuff of Life, the subject of his 2013 Massey Lectures, and the memoir Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada. In January 2022, HarperCollins Canada will publish Hill’s eleventh book -- the novel Beatrice and Croc Harry.

Hill’s volunteer work has included Crossroads International, the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, Book Clubs for Inmates, and The Ontario Black History Society, and Walls to Bridges – a non-profit group offering university courses to incarcerated Canadians. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph who has spent more than a decade volunteering in book clubs in federal penitentiaries. In 2019, through Walls to Bridges, he taught a third-year undergraduate memoir writing course to women incarcerated in the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener ON.

Currently, Hill is writing screenplays for a TV miniseries in development, as well as a new novel about the thousands of African-American soldiers who travelled from military bases in the Deep South to help build the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and Yukon during World War Two. A member of the Order of Canada, he lives in Hamilton ON.

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READING WEEK - DAY 1: OPIOID EPIDEMIC/HARM REDUCTION-THEMED PROGRAM

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Tuesday, February 21

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READING WEEK DAY 2: OPIOID EPIDEMIC/HARM REDUCTION-THEMED PROGRAM

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Wednesday, February 22

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READING WEEK DAY 3: OPIOID EPIDEMIC/HARM REDUCTION-THEMED PROGRAM

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Thursday, February 23

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Wednesday, Feb 23

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READING WEEK DAY 4: PUPPET VIBES - A VIRTUAL PLAYDATE, FREE CRAFTY COMMUNITY-BUILDING PUPPET-MAKING WORKSHOP HOSTED BY ZACKEY LIME

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3-hour workshop
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Friday, February 25, 1-4pm

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