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SUMMARY:LIBRARY WALK (FREE) from Central Library
DESCRIPTION:Walk with Lori!\nJoin Lori Beattie\, best-selling author of Calgary’s Best Walks for a FREE guided 6-7 km city walk with hills. You’ll connect neighbourhoods\, parks\, pathways\, and hidden stairways while chatting with interesting people from around the city and the world. Grab signed copies of Lori’s guidebooks  Calgary’s Best Walks 2025 3rd edition and Calgary’s Best Bike Rides. They will be for sale at the start and end of the walk (cash\, debit and credit payments accepted \nLocation:\nCentral Library\, register here: Calgary Library Programs  (will be online by August) \nDistance and Difficulty:\n6-7 km with stairs and hills. We’ll walk along sidewalks\, paved and gravel pathways. \nCost:\nFREE!
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/library-walk-free-from-central-library/
LOCATION:Calgary Central Library\, 800 3 St SE\, Calgary\, AB T2G 2E7
CATEGORIES:Book event
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SUMMARY:LIBRARY WALK (FREE) from Giuffre Library
DESCRIPTION:Walk with Lori!\nJoin Lori Beattie\, best-selling author of Calgary’s Best Walks for a FREE guided 6-7 km city walk with hills. You’ll connect neighbourhoods\, parks\, pathways\, and hidden stairways while chatting with interesting people from around the city and the world. Grab signed copies of Lori’s guidebooks  Calgary’s Best Walks 2025 3rd edition and Calgary’s Best Bike Rides. They will be for sale at the start and end of the walk (cash\, debit and credit payments accepted \nLocation:\nGiuffre Library\, register here: Calgary Library Programs  (will be online by late August) \nDistance and Difficulty:\n6-7 km with stairs and hills. We’ll walk along sidewalks\, paved and gravel pathways. \nCost:\nFREE!
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/library-walk-free-from-giuffre-library/
LOCATION:Giuffre Library\, 3223 14 St SW\, Calgary\, AB T2T 3V8
CATEGORIES:Book event
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SUMMARY:Lori presents: CALGARY'S BEST WALKS & the Joy of Walking
DESCRIPTION:Meet Lori!\nJoin Lori at the Friends of Fish Creek Park speaker series to get a visual tour of the best walks in and around Calgary.  Lori’s newest book\, Calgary’s Best Walks 3rd edition\, features 95 walks\, including 50 new walks. Her presentation celebrates the joy of exploring Calgary on foot and becoming a tourist in your own city. Through her writing and presentations\, Lori entices us to become explorers\, to rediscover our communities\, to find surprise and delight in overlooked corners\, and to slow down and truly see the places we live. Lori’s books will be for sale at the event. \nAbout the Presenter: Lori Beattie is the owner and guide of Fit Frog Adventures where she has been organizing and leading year-round Calgary walks\, hikes\, and snowshoe days since 1997. She is also the author of Calgary’s Best Walks\, now in its 3rd edition\, and Calgary’s Best Bike Rides\, and features walking\, biking\, hiking\, and connecting cities on foot and by bike in monthly articles in the Calgary Herald\, her walk series on CBC Homestretch and many years as segment host on CTV Morning Live. She presents to groups on the pleasure of self-propelled urban exploration\, being a tourist in your own city\, building communities through walking\, and making Calgary feel like home\, one step\, or pedal\, at a time. \nWhen and where:\nFriends of Fish Creek Park Speaker Series at Fish Creek Park Environmental Learning Centre. See the map below. More info and REGISTRATION HERE: https://friendsoffishcreek.org/event/fish-creek-speaker-series-calgarys-best-walks-and-the-joy-of-walking/ \nMore about the book:\nBestselling Alberta author Lori Beattie is back with much expanded 3rd edition of her hugely successful compendium of Calgary’s Best Walks. Taking walkers beyond Calgary\, this edition has 95 walks and tasty pit stops including 50 NEW WALKS that lead walkers throughout Calgary’s parks and neighbourhoods\, west to Cochrane\, and south to Leighton Art Centre and Brown Lowery Provincial Park\, with a section on the Kananaskis and Canmore. \nBring your kids\, your dog and your sense of adventure. Detailed maps lead you through neighbourhoods and pocket parks\, through off leash areas to hidden staircases\, along paved river pathways and onto people-populated walking streets. Navigate side streets\, enjoying homes\, gardens and new perspectives. Make friends with the chickadees on birding strolls throughout the city. Embark on a mural treasure hunt in Sunnyside or the Beltline. Calgary’s Best Walks has something for everyone\, including Lori’s favourite coffee shop suggestions for a postwalk treat. Explore Calgary and beyond on these 95 walks\, hikes and strolls. \nWhat’s New in the 3rd Edition? \n-50+ new walk routes with full-colour maps \n-50+ Tasty Pit Stops for that pre or post walk stop \n-Beyond Calgary walks in Cochrane\, the Leighton Art Centre\, Brown Lowery Park\, Kananaskis and Canmore along with tasty pit stop suggestions \n-110 km Tour de Calgary walk broken into bite size segments \n-Birding walks through wetlands \n-More urban wilds treks through ravines and environmental reserves \n-More off-leash areas featured for pups and their people \n-Even more tasty pit stop suggestions – cafés\, picnic supply shops\, ice cream and craft beer \n-New photos and artwork throughout \n-New content on topics ranging from Indigenous history\, geology\, archaeology\, botanical gardens\, wetlands\, and why walking makes us happy!
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/friends-of-fish-creek-presentation-calgarys-best-walks-the-joy-of-walking/
LOCATION:Fish Creek Park Environmental Learning Centre\, 15931 Woodpath Rd SW\, Calgary\, AB T2W 4Z8
CATEGORIES:Book event
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SUMMARY:BIG BOOK CLUB:  "Upstream" by Mary Oliver + guided walk with Lori
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US!\n\n\n\n\n\nLori is joining forces with the BIG BOOK CLUB as they celebrate the writing of beloved poet Mary Oliver\, reflecting on the wonder of the natural world. What better way to celebrate nature than to go walkabout? Lori will lead a walk after the book club event (see below for more info) \nMore about the event:\n\n\n\n\nSpend your morning in the fierce gentleness of Mary Oliver’s Upstream\, an essay collection that awakens us to language\, nature\, art\, and the quiet urgencies of the heart. \nGuiding us is Kerrie Penney\, who’s spent a lifetime channelling words; as a radio producer\, television host\, narrator\, writer\, director and film maker. Drawing on her rich creative practice—and her deeply personal explorations of mothers and daughters\, grief\, resilience\, and lineage—Kerrie will reflect on how Upstream calls us to listen more closely to the world\, to our inner lives\, and to whatever quiet yearning beckons our attention. This gathering offers space to slow down\, think deeply\, and be refreshed by Oliver’s clear-eyed wisdom and Kerrie’s thoughtful\, generous analysis. You can hear more from Kerrie on her Secret Heart Broadcasting podcast. \nBig Book Club talks are 45-60 minutes with time afterwards for audience questions and discussion. \nBONUS SPRING WALK! \nAfter Kerrie’s book talk\, Lori Beattie\, author of Calgary’s Best Walks\, will lead an optional guided walk to soak up the beauty of springtime in Calgary. We’ll walk along neighborhood side streets\, past little libraries and folk art\, and if time allows\, we’ll celebrate the season with Calgary’s springtime cheerleaders\, the purple headed prairie crocuses on the sunny slopes below River Park. \nIf you wish to walk please keep in mind…\n– This will be a walk to enjoy a Spring day\, chat with people and see some new sights\n– We will walk about 4-5 km in an hour (the walk will be about an hour)\n– There may be uneven terrain\, stairs or a hill\n– Wear good walking footwear for grass or sidewalks\n– Bring layers of clothing to suit to forecast\n– We’ll walk in rain or shine (hopefully not snow but this is Calgary!)\nAs Mary Oliver reminds us\, there is beauty in all seasons and weather. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhen and where:\n\n\n\n\nDate: April 15 at 10 am- 12:30 (if you attend the book club talk and the walk)\nLocation: Marda Loop Community Hall\nCost: $12/TICKET  (link to buy tickets is here and below)
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/big-book-club-upstream-by-mary-oliver-guided-walk-with-lori/
LOCATION:Marda Loop Community Association\, 3130 16 St SW\, Calgary\, AB T2T 4G7
CATEGORIES:Book event
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SUMMARY:JANE'S TALK: A Walking & Storytelling Panel Discussion & Community Event
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US!\n\n\n\n\nJoin us as we kick off the Jane’s Walk 2026 Festival\, with a preview of the festival and an exclusive panel discussion featuring Lori Beattie (Author of Calgary’s Best Walks)\, Jeremy Klaszus (of Sprawl Calgary)\, and Lauren Wren (@walking_yyc on Instagram) discussing the power of walking and storytelling in our city. \n\n\n\n\nWhen and where:\n\n\n\n\nDate: April 30 at 7-8:30 pm\nLocation: Good Places HQ: 2908 2nd Avenue SE\nCost: $10/TICKET\, all proceeds go towards the continuation of the Jane’s Walk movement in Calgary. (link to buy tickets is here and below) \n\n\n\n\nMore about the panelists:\n\nLori Beattie\, is a Calgary-based author\, walking guide\, and owner of Fit Frog Adventures\, specializing in urban hiking and cycling. As the bestselling author of Calgary’s Best Walks and Calgary’s Best Bike Rides\, she curates city routes that connect neighbourhoods\, nature\, and local businesses. She is known for promoting active living through guided tours\, her blog\, and her role as a media contributor.\nJeremy Klaszus\, is a Calgary journalist who has been reporting on the city for more than 20 years. He launched The Sprawl in 2017 to help fill the ever-widening gaps in the city’s media landscape. Prior to launching The Sprawl\, he was a staff writer for Fast Forward Weekly\, a columnist for the Calgary Herald and Metro\, and a radio reporter for CBC. He is the host of Sprawlcast\, Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast\, which also airs on CJSW 90.9 FM.\nLauren Wren\, runs the viral @walking_yyc video series Instagram page\, walking every neighbourhood of Calgary. Lauren also runs the ‘Wren Bakehouse’ creating artisan breads from Alberta grains.\nModerator: Adam Schwartz\, Jane’s Walk Calgary Coordinator and Federation of Calgary Communities Placemaking Manager.
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/janes-talk-a-walking-storytelling-panel-discussion-community-event/
LOCATION:Good Place HQ\, 2908 2 Ave SE\, Calgary\, AB T2A 7V3
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SUMMARY:FREE JANES WALK! Folk art\, hidden stairways\, big views\, and the urban wilds: Connecting Ramsay and Inglewood
DESCRIPTION:Walk with Lori!\nCelebrate the joy of walking with Lori Beattie\, intrepid urban explorer and author of Calgary’s Best Walks. Discover how Lori moves through the city\, connecting communities on foot and searching out folk art\, little libraries\, big views\, hidden stairways and conversations.\n\n\nWhat is a “Janes Walk”?\nJane’s Walk is an annual festival of free\, community-led walking conversations inspired by urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs. On the first weekend of May every year\, Jane’s Walk festivals take place in hundreds of cities around the world. This event encourages people to share stories about their neighbourhoods\, discover unseen aspects of their communities\, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours. \n\n\n\nLori’s Janes Walk description\nWe’ll travel along the Bow River Pathway and onto the side streets of the colourful and eclectic Inglewood and Ramsay. Murals\, little libraries and my pups favourite dog treat library are all part of the walk as we make up way to the top of Scotsman’s Hill. We’ll soak up the views before descending to the Elbow River Pathway. A walk north along the river path leads us to the Confluence\, where the Elbow and Bow Rivers meet. If timing allows\, we’ll walk through St. Patrick’s Island or we’ll take Inglewood side streets back to our starting point. Walkers are welcome to break away from the pack to soak up the people-populated 9th Avenue. It is the perfect street to head to if you need to replenish lost calories with a tasty and refreshing pick me up (coffee\, ice cream\, beer)!\n\nMore details and registration:\nFriday\, May 1 at 1- 3 pm: The walk will be about 7.5 km with hills\, stairs and uneven terrain. All Janes Walks are FREE! REGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://www.fitfrog.ca/event/free-janes-walk-folk-art-hidden-stairways-big-views-and-the-urban-wilds-connecting-ramsay-and-inglewood/
LOCATION:Pearce Estate Park\, 1440 17a St SE\, Calgary\, AB T2G 4T9
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