Monthly Event Calendar
Lilac Office Hours:
Monday - 9am to 4:30pm
Tuesday - 9am to 7pm
Wednesday - 9am to 4:30pm
Thursday - 9am to 4:30pm
Friday - 9am to 1pm
Feminist Book Club: Black Cherokee by Antonio Downing
December 8th, from 5:15-6:15pm
Join us for our Feminist Book Club.
This month we will be starting Black Cherokee by Antonio Downing.
Affirmations 4-Life Craft Group
The holiday season is almost here, which can be a joyous time, but also a hard time too. Let's get together to make these AFFIRMATION CATCHERS affirmation catchers to remind us about the good things. And hey, may also be great DIY stocking stuffers for your loved ones.
Relapse Prevention and Stress Management
Learn tools to help navigate stressful feeling and situations this holiday season.
Community Potluck at Lilac
Let’s gather around our community table with your favorite holiday dishes or treats to share with others. Please note that this is a peanut free event. Family, friends, and kids are welcome!
December 11th, from 5-7pm for a Holiday Community Potluck.
Silent Book Club (Copy)
Having a hard time reading and need a body double?
Join us for Silent Book Club.
It doesn’t matter what you are reading. Let’s just hang out on comfy couches and read in silence.
Shrinky Dink Workshop
Have you ever made Shrinky Dink crafts? Not sure why it has that name, but the basic premise is that you draw on large pieces of plastic paper, then cut out your drawing, put it in the oven and then watch it shrink. People make jewelry, pins, key chains and all kinds of things with it. For inspiration check out this link on pinterest .
Poetry and Creative Writing Club
Low stakes, high reward writing group. Free flow writing, some collab work and optional sharing.
POSTPONED -Warm Threads - Clothing Swap
Warm Threads Clothing Swap
POSTPONED! UNTIL JANUARY 2026
In Partnership with Anchor, Lilac Place is organizing a Clothing swap just before the Winter hits.
Looking to freshen up and declutter your wardrobe? Bring your good used clothing to Lilac place.
Food Sovereignty - Lunch and Learn
Join us for a Lunch and Learn chat to talk about about Food Sovereignty!
Our guest speaker is Nova Scotia Health and Wellness.
This is an in person and online event. Lunch will be served for those in attendance. Please call or email Lilac Place to register so that we order enough food, or for the link to the online event.
email: info@lilacplace.ca
(902) 664- 1272
DIY Holiday Card Making Workshop
Make your own Holiday cards before it’s too late to post them. Materials provided.
SMART: Life Beyond Addiction
Change is possible and you don’t have to go through it alone. Our SMART Recovery group offers a supportive, welcoming space created for femme-identifying individuals to explore new coping tools, build resilience, and connect with others who truly understand. Here, you’ll find encouragement without judgment, practical strategies you can use in everyday life, and a community that celebrates growth at your own pace. Come as you are, and discover what moving forward can look like for you.
Cultural Potluck at Maggie’s Place - CANCELLED
Join us at Maggie's Place for a Cultural Potluck. Share the food that you grew up eating, or food from your background that you've learned to cook.
Maggie's Place is located at
11 Elmwood Dr, Amherst, NS
Let us know that you are coming by RSVPing amanda@maggiesplace.ca
Junk Club
Join us on November 19th, from 4:15-5:15pm for our Junk Journal Club by RSVP’ing! Bring your journal and a piece of “junk” to swap!
Closed for Professional Development
We will be closed for professional development for the week. We will be training to freshen up our facilitation skills and planning for what’s to come at Lilac Place in the new year.
Silent Book Club
Having a hard time reading and need a body double?
Join us for Silent Book Club.
It doesn’t matter what you are reading. Let’s just hang out on comfy couches and read in silence.
Halloween Drop In
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Rot
This series explores growing food as a metaphor for how we nourish ourselves at every stage in life. We'll talk about planting, harvesting & composting, making fertile soil for the next steps we want to take. This is self care.
Drop in at Lilac Place
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Drop in at Lilac Place
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Bloom
This series explores growing food as a metaphor for how we nourish ourselves at every stage in life. We'll talk about planting, harvesting & composting, making fertile soil for the next steps we want to take. This is self care.
SMART: Life Beyond Addiction
Change is possible and you don’t have to go through it alone. Our SMART Recovery group offers a supportive, welcoming space created for femme-identifying individuals to explore new coping tools, build resilience, and connect with others who truly understand. Here, you’ll find encouragement without judgment, practical strategies you can use in everyday life, and a community that celebrates growth at your own pace. Come as you are, and discover what moving forward can look like for you.
People First Language Lunch & Learn
Learn how to use the power of language to cultivate spaces of empowerment and safety
Drop in at Lilac Place
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Bloom
This series explores growing food as a metaphor for how we nourish ourselves at every stage in life. We'll talk about planting, harvesting & composting, making fertile soil for the next steps we want to take. This is self care.
Drop In at Lilac Place
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Life’s a Stitch
No experience required. Learn to crochet, knit, embroider.
Some sessions may be specific, others are open. Come with your own project, or learn from your peers.
Drop In at Lilac Place
Sometimes themed (check socials,) sometimes not, our drop in sessions are open to everyone to join. We offer coffee, tea and healthy conversation. There is always a good colouring book on hand too, if you just want to chill and hang out.
Poetry & Creative Writing Club
Join Lilac’s (PCWC) for low pressure, high inspiration writing sessions. No experience required, just the will to put words to paper.
SMART: Life Beyond Addiction
Change is possible and you don’t have to go through it alone. Our SMART Recovery group offers a supportive, welcoming space created for femme-identifying individuals to explore new coping tools, build resilience, and connect with others who truly understand. Here, you’ll find encouragement without judgment, practical strategies you can use in everyday life, and a community that celebrates growth at your own pace. Come as you are, and discover what moving forward can look like for you.