Brains and Brews

06/04/2026

Season 5 of the Brains & Brews speakers’ series is officially done and dusted! Thank you, everyone, who attended and helped to spread the word. Thank you as well to our many and diverse presenters. And a HUGE thank you to our gracious hosts at the Legion. Stay tuned as September approaches for the start of Season 6!

05/05/2026

This is it! The last Brains & Brews of the 2025/6 season. Do you aspire to curse in Klingon? Perhaps High Elvish is your love language? Constructed languages bring depth to world building, drive narrative, define communities, and can be just plain fun! Join us as Roxy “Muffin” Murley leads you through the process of creating your own language. Be there or be a petaQ!

04/18/2026

And we have a poster! Join us on April 30 as Alberta Municipalities President and GP City Councillor, Dylan Bressey, discusses municipal funding and responsibilities past, present, and future. Let’s break this down!

04/04/2026

Brains and Brews is back on Thursday, April 30th when our speaker will be Alberta Municipalities President Dylan Bressey. Details to follow in a couple of weeks. Hope to see you there!

03/31/2026

Congratulations to our former speakers, the Kitt Family of The Homestead, on their recent honours.
They were named Farm Family of the Year by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 and Lisa Kitt received the Maverick Award from AFSC Women in Ag!

03/10/2026

A strong arts scene is a vital component of a strong community. This month we are pleased to announce that Candace Sanderson will be joining us at Brains & Brews to talk about her life in art and perhaps offer some advice on how to get those creative juices flowing (or on how to pick an appropriate vessel to fill?).

02/09/2026

The ancient Romans observed Parentalia, a 9-day long festival in February celebrating the dead, particularly family ancestors. Are you interested in hearing about other rites and traditions surrounding death of the then and there as well as the here and now? Then join us for this month’s Brains and Brews by Eunice Friesen of Bear Creek Funeral Home & Cremation Sanctuary.

01/28/2026

Reminder for this Thursday. Please join us.

The Population Bomb!
This is one is going to be interesting as Dr. Irwin discusses the future of the world's decreasing population, and the profound ramifications of this decline for the world of the future!

01/06/2026

We hope everyone had a great break! Brains & Brews is back this month with a talk by returning speaker Dr. Sean Irwin. His first-season talk on plague art has gone down as a fan favourite. This time, he’s diving into the world of demographics. Is population increase our real worry? Or is there a decline on the horizon?

12/16/2025

Happy holidays, everyone! No Brains & Brews this month, but we’re back January 29th with a full lineup through to the end of May. Thanks to Meaghan, Mike Holland, and AI for this festive imagery (and Shawn and Prairie Mall Polar Bear, of course) ☃️🎅🏻🎄