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For families. Participate in a storytime to celebrate Flores de Mayo. Enjoy a traditional treat and learn to make your own large colourful paper flowers.
This program is part of the People in My Neighbourhood Series which acknowledges and celebrates the diversity in our community. Registration is required. Participants are encouraged to wear their fanciest clothes.
Flores de Mayo, or Flowers of May, is celebrated widely across the Philippines in the month of May to show devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Filipinos gather to feast, perform cultural dances, and parade in colourful ensembles.
Girlynne Gascon is a member of the Philippine Association of Saskatchewan and the Philippine Artists' Circle. At the age of fourteen she immigrated to Canada with her family from La Union, Philippines . Girlynne has gone on to receive her BA Psychology degree in University of Regina in 2020. In her spare time she enjoys creating art and was just involved in producing linocut prints to serve as commemorative artwork for the Philippine Madrigal Singers' performance in late April.
AGE GROUP: | Children |
EVENT TYPE: | Learn and Personal Interest | Books and Storytelling |
TAGS: | Storytimes | Multicultural |
Sunrise Branch first opened its doors to the public in 1990 and since then has operated as a full-service branch for the residents of Regina.
The Branch offers a variety of programs, services, and collections suitable for all ages:
Newspapers, magazines, and more than 47,000 books
Recorded books, large-print materials and a special collection for learners of English
French language books for children and a small, regularly changing collection of Chinese language books
A DVD collection
Over 2,000 music CDs
A permanent book sale shelf
A book drop for items to be returned when the Branch is closed
Computer Workstations
