Monthly Event Calendar
Lilac Office Hours:
Monday - 9am to 5pm
Tuesday - 9am to 5pm
Wednesday - 11am to 6pm
Thursday - 11am to 6pm
Friday - 9am to 1pm
SMART Recovery Hybrid Meeting
SMART Recovery Hybrid meetings happen at Lilac Place and online. Email info@lilacplace.ca for the link if you would like to participate online.
A Place for Grief at the Table
On Monday, October 19, we welcome Rune to Lilac Place to facilitate A Place for Grief at the Table, inspired by the Death Café model.
A Death Café is a “safer” space for community members to come together and talk openly about death, loss, grief, and mortality. Rune will gently guide the conversation while also leading us through a creative activity.
This is an opportunity to connect, reflect, and explore a topic that can be difficult to talk about—but one that touches all of our lives.
Interested in joining us?
Please email info@lilacplace.ca or call 902-664-1272 to let us know you'd like to attend
Seats & Beats
Want to have fun and work up a little sweat?
Come to Seats & Beats with us. This is a low impact class, meant to get our heart rates up, our smiles beaming, and our bodies more limber.
It's ok if you don't have a Y pass. Just register with us by Monday noon, to reserve your seat.
email info@lilacplace.ca or call (902)664-1272
Wear comfy clothes and a pair of inside running shoes at meet us in the lobby at 9:50
Skating
We are taking steps to feel more active this winter. If you want to do the same, join us!
Let’s meet at Lilac, or at the Rink every Thursday until there is no more skating.
The arena has skates and helmets to borrow, if you don’t have your own.
The Queerest Quoir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Reeking Reclamation: Bookbinding Event with Esther Fest
Spooky, creative, and ritual—oh my!
Mark your calendars for this special event in partnership with Esther Fest, Monday October 26th at 6:30pm. Sarah from Lilac Place will lead a hands-on bookbinding workshop for women and gender-diverse folks, inspired by the tradition of the grimoire. This is a pay-what-you-can (suggested $10 to $20) event.
We’ll create our own books using simple bookbinding techniques, then fill them with affirmations, wishes, good intentions, and ways of warding off toxicity while celebrating the power of community and sisterhood.
We’ll also explore Esther Cox’s story, her experiences, and the legacy she left behind. Looking beyond the legend to consider the young woman at its center.
Come create, connect, and reclaim a little of Esther’s story.
The Queerest Quoir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Puzzle Thursday
We love a puzzle here at Lilac.
We lower our stress levels by focusing on putting the pieces together while enjoying each others company and connecting.
If you like puzzles too, join us.
Skating
We are taking steps to feel more active this winter. If you want to do the same, join us!
Let’s meet at Lilac, or at the Rink every Thursday until there is no more skating.
The arena has skates and helmets to borrow, if you don’t have your own.
Survivors Solidarity March
Lilac Place stands with the @wcba.collective who are organizing this march for Justice for Jane Doe and all survivors!
Bring your signs and solidarity to Victoria Square on October 14th at noon.
Jane Doe was assaulted for 7 hours at Cornell University.
We will be walking loudly in solidarity for approximately 7 minutes from the square to the YMCA. Chalk will be available to write affirmations on the sidewalk in front of the square before and after the march.
To all survivors: We believe you and we walk with you.
We are all Jane Doe.
Let's Talk: Breaking the Silence of Sexual Violence
In response to the sexual violence perpetrated by the Cornell 7 and the 50 bystanders, we’ll come together to talk about the harmful messages about sexual violence that are spread throughout our culture and create posters for Wednesday’s march at noon.
We stand in solidarity with all of the Jane Does, survivors, and those who have experienced sexual violence. 💜
Join us as we turn conversation into action and make our voices heard.
Seats & Beats
Want to have fun and work up a little sweat?
Come to Seats & Beats with us. This is a low impact class, meant to get our heart rates up, our smiles beaming, and our bodies more limber.
It's ok if you don't have a Y pass. Just register with us by Monday noon, to reserve your seat.
email info@lilacplace.ca or call (902)664-1272
Wear comfy clothes and a pair of inside running shoes at meet us in the lobby at 9:50
Lunch & Learn: Food Basics
We are making fancy Mac and Cheese from scratch together on Friday October 9th at lunch.
Come learn, hang out, and eat.
This is a Free Workshop!
The Queerest Choir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Puzzle Thursday
We love a puzzle here at Lilac.
We lower our stress levels by focusing on putting the pieces together while enjoying each others company and connecting.
If you like puzzles too, join us.
Skating
We are taking steps to feel more active this winter. If you want to do the same, join us!
Let’s meet at Lilac, or at the Rink every Thursday until there is no more skating.
The arena has skates and helmets to borrow, if you don’t have your own.
(Peri) Menopause Talks
We are back with talking about Peri/Menopause this month with Valvovaginal Dialogues. Our take on the “Vagina Monologues”.
Join Kimberly Smith RMT, DOMP, Dr. Polyanna Katsafourou, Erin Ruston R.N., B.N, BSc. H.N. NSWOC, WOCC(C), and Lilac’s own Renee Pilgrim R.Ac for informative conversations about “The Change”.
Junk Journaling
This month we are combining poetry and junk journaling. Don't worry if you feel like you aren't a writer. We'll be using some cool creative prompts to get our inspiration going. - 5:30 to 7pm at Lilac Place.
Affirmations Club: Every Child Matter Rocks
Tuesday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m., we’ll gather to paint orange rocks with messages of recognition, remembrance, and affirmation in honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Participants will be encouraged to take their rocks into the community and place them in visible locations as a small but meaningful reminder of our collective commitment to truth, reconciliation, and change.
September 30 is a day to honour those who have been affected by residential schools and to remember the children who never came home. Reconciliation goes beyond remembrance. It calls on us to learn, listen, take action, and work toward meaningful systemic change.
SMART Recovery Hybrid Meeting
SMART Recovery Hybrid meetings happen at Lilac Place and online. Email info@lilacplace.ca for the link if you would like to participate online.
Lunch & Learn: Info Session for New Queer Parents
Calling new Queer Parents, or want to be parents.
Sarah and Yvette from NS Health will be in for our September Lunch & Learn Friday the 25th at noon, to tell us about early years supports in Cumberland County.
Join us for a lite lunch and some good chats among supportive people.
Please let us know you want to attend so that we can make sure there is enough food for everyone. email: info@lilacplace.ca or call 902-664-1272
The Queerest Choir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Puzzle Thursday
We love a puzzle here at Lilac.
We lower our stress levels by focusing on putting the pieces together while enjoying each others company and connecting.
If you like puzzles too, join us.
Financial Wellness - 2nd Week
We're so excited to introduce our new 6-week Financial Wellness Program at Lilac Place.
Join us in building stronger relationships with money, and have supportive conversations surrounding financial wellness.
Starts Wednesday, Sept.16 from 1:30-3:00pm Weekly. Register during our business hours by: Call/text 902-664-1272 Email info@lilacplace.ca
Message us on Facebook or Stop by in person.
We look forward to learning, growing and building confidence together!
Let's Talk: Reconning with Climate Change
Let's Talk about climate change and process the grief we are feeling about our world changing in ways that are hurting the planet, animals and our souls.
We will meet at Lilac Place at 5:30 pm and leave by 5:45pm to walk to the marsh, where we will stop, chat, ground and marvel at the beauty of nature.
We'll bring bug spray and walk slow.
SMART Recovery Hybrid Meeting
SMART Recovery Hybrid meetings happen at Lilac Place and online. Email info@lilacplace.ca for the link if you would like to participate online.
The Queerest Choir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Back at Lilac just for this session
Puzzle Thursday
We love a puzzle here at Lilac.
We lower our stress levels by focusing on putting the pieces together while enjoying each others company and connecting.
If you like puzzles too, join us.
Financial Wellness
We're so excited to introduce our new 6-week Financial Wellness Program at Lilac Place.
Join us in building stronger relationships with money, and have supportive conversations surrounding financial wellness.
Starts Wednesday, Sept.16 from 1:30-3:00pm Weekly. Register during our business hours by: Call/text 902-664-1272 Email info@lilacplace.ca
Message us on Facebook or Stop by in person.
We look forward to learning, growing and building confidence together!
Poetic Junk Journaling
This month we are combining poetry and junk journaling. Don't worry if you feel like you aren't a writer. We'll be using some cool creative prompts to get our inspiration going. Tuesday September 15th - 5:30 to 7pm at Lilac Place.
SMART Recovery Hybrid Meeting
SMART Recovery Hybrid meetings happen at Lilac Place and online. Email info@lilacplace.ca for the link if you would like to participate online.
The Queerest Choir
Are you looking for queer community and you like to sing?
It doesn’t matter if you are good at it, we welcome everyone who loves singing and wants to revel in queer magic.
Note the location Change.
Puzzle Thursday
We love a puzzle here at Lilac.
We lower our stress levels by focusing on putting the pieces together while enjoying each others company and connecting.
If you like puzzles too, join us.
Let's Talk: AI and the Future
How do we adapt in a fast changing world when it's so hard to keep up? What are the repercussions to our psyches, our livelihoods, and the environment? How do we even trust the information being presented to us? Drop in and let's talk about it and share resources. No need to register.