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An overhead view of orchid vendors at the Enjoy Centre
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Weekend agenda: March 31-April 2, 2023

This weekend offers a festival of Ukrainian cinema, the largest orchid fair in Western Canada, a couple of handmade markets, and two Easter egg hunts: one in a historic location and the other for children with sight loss.

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Blue and purple flowers tied to a post with emergency vehicles in the background
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Coming up this week: March 27-31, 2023

The week begins with a funeral for two fallen officers. Other events include conversations about sound, harm reduction, and city-building; some boredom-breaking activities for Spring Break; an inaugural event for female founders; and a chance to nerd out.

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Library drawers of vegetable seeds
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Weekend agenda: March 24-26, 2023

This weekend offers a showcase of beers from around the world, a retrospective on a provocateur, a collaborative art exhibit, a look at hockey history through stamps, a seedy spring event, and an experimental opera.

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A portrait of Coun. Andrew Knack of Ward Nakota Isga
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Coming up this week: March 20-24, 2023

Spring arrives this week, along with opportunities to meet women entrepreneurs, enjoy a laugh and a brew, connect with a councillor, learn about neurodiversity in the workplace, provide input into cycling in the city, and hear from some cleantech innovators.

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Members of the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus clad in black robes in performance at a church
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Weekend agenda: March 17-19, 2023

This weekend offers dance with live video projections, an Alberta take on a pirate tale, a music festival inspired by the Grateful Dead, virtual reality art, the sounds of Ukraine, and poetry-infused choral music.

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Ingredients to be added to a tomato based rice noodle bowl and side dishes
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Coming up this week: March 13-17, 2023

Things to do include a chance to hear innovators' pitches, a film premiere about fathers of sons with autism, a conversation with the minister of technology and innovation, a luncheon with construction leaders, and the start of another dining week.

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A prosthetic device grasps onto a yellow smiley face ball
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Weekend agenda: March 10-12, 2023

This weekend features tons of events leading up to the Juno Awards, including a comedy show and a science talk, as well as the final performances of SkirtsAfire, and an opera about one of Queen Elizabeth I's courtiers.

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A crowd of people in a theatre listens to two people onstage beside a screen reading Pecha Kucha Night 9
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Edmonton's NextGen reaches the end of the road

Edmonton's NextGen is dissolving this spring due to a lack of new blood flowing into the organization, going out with a "farewell tour" that includes one last PechaKucha Night.

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A plate with a cut of beef ready to be served]
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Coming up this week: March 6-10, 2023

This week offers a multi-campus celebration of queer joy, a deeper look at inclusive education, an address by Finance Minister Travis Toews, an exploration of gender equality in innovation and tech, a kickoff party for the Junos, and a taste of Alberta beef.

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