Past Events

Indulge in A Little Lunch Music at the Shadbolt Centre! Free concerts, open to the public. A Little Lunch Music Shadbolt Centre | 12noon-1pm An optional buffet ($12) is served starting at 11:30am. Jazz Jam (with musician Cory Weeds) Shadbolt Centre | 6-8pm

The Faculty of Applied Sciences at Simon Fraser University invites girls (grades 8 – 11) and their parents/guardians to learn more about the wonderful world of computing science. Please join us for this free event where girls will have fun participating in programming activity while parents learn about the possibility of computing science as a career choice for their daughters. The day will conclude with refreshments. https://www.sfu.ca/sfu-community/events.html#!view/event/event_id/974

Did you know that chronic stress changes your brain structure and affects your physical and emotional wellbeing? Meditation is a self-empowerment tool that helps you take the brain to the gym and cleanse it from stress and other mental and emotional toxins that accumulate in our fast paced lifestyles. At this workshop you will learn simple tools of self compassion, healing, and meditation to exercise your brain and relax and rejuvenate for peak performance in all aspects of life. Free,…

Get crafty at Tommy Douglas Library and make your own Valentine's Day cards to give to family and friends. Adults must accompany children under age 10. This program is free and available on a drop-in basis. Space is limited so arrive early. For more information, call 604-522-3971. https://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/makerspace-valentines-day-cards

Human Flow is an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to…

For February's Community Kitchen, Embark is collaborating with DIVERSEcity, a non-profit that builds and strengthens diverse communities through services that embrace cultural inclusiveness. One of DIVERSEcity's community volunteers will co-facilitate this month's Community Kitchen and share their knowledge of Moroccan food with participants. Join us for an evening of cooking and eating with fellow Embark-ers. This free event aims to build and foster a community around food and discuss topics of sustainability and sustainable leadership. Make sure to RSVP as…

The SFU Community Association was established in 2002 to address matters of mutual interest to the UniverCity community and help facilitate communication between UniverCity residents, SFU Community Trust, Simon Fraser University, and outside organizations. The Association's role is to initiate programs and projects that enhance and promote UniverCity as an attractive community to live and work. The SFU Community Association administers the SFU Community Granting Program, to support community events and programs. The Association also acts as a liaison with…