Westwinds is a not-for-profit ADULT community organization operated by and for its members. You must be 18 years of age to join Westwinds.Regardless of your level of experience, we have a spot for you in one (or more) of our 5 concert bands, 5 jazz bands or 4 choirs. These groups rehearse, in a structured learning environment, once per week from 7pm to 9pm, from September through May. Within each group, you would find the support and camaraderie of welcoming peers who play or sing at similar levels. You will have the exhilarating experience of performing for audiences a number of times per year in such events as the Christmas Concert, the Alberta International Band Festival,Choralfest and other performances. In addition, Westwinds offersclinics and other classes to augment the weekly rehearsals. In the summer, we offer an optional, relaxed, six-week program for junior and advanced levels of concert band, jazz band and choir. And for those interested in travel, Westwinds offers enriching performance tours to International destinations.....
Alexwe're working on a fun science project at Wintergreen Studios this summer. In the interest of tallying and identifying all the species of plants on our land, we're constructing a herbarium. A herbarium is essentially a library of plants, a vast collection that catalogs the species composition in our surrounding area. When a plant is picked, it needs to be dried out and then mounted on a rigid piece of cardboard for display.Each entry is a single plant along with particular attributes:the plant itself, identified with its family, genus, and speciesthe precise (GPS) location where the plant was founda short description of the habitat where the plant was foundthe name of the person who collected the plant and the name of the identifierthe plant's cataloging numberthe date on which the plant was pickedthe name of the institution where the plant is storedWhen picking a plant, it is important to have all of its parts.