Entertainment
BY SILVIA PIKAL
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD
MAY 5-6 , 11-13 Everyone ’ s favourite train is back ! Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Heritage Park Historical Village ( page 36 ). Take the kids for a ride with Thomas , a meet and greet with railway controller Sir Topham Hatt , and enjoy face painting , musical entertainment and more before Canada ’ s largest living history museum reopens for the season on May 19 .
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IGNITE YOUR CHILD ’ S IMAGINATION
MAY 23 - 26 The Calgary International Children ’ s Festival ( page 36 ) showcases theatre , puppetry , dance and music for kids of all ages . Be awed by a stage adaptation of children ’ s classic The Rainbow Fish , learn about space exploration with the wacky and ingenious Doktor Kaboom !, and be transported to 7th century Japan in the dream-world of a young boy in The Path of Dreams , among many other insightful and exciting performances .
RELIVE THE MAGIC OF HARRY POTTER
MAY 18 - 19 Calling all Potter-heads ! Watch the characters you know and love bumble through learning wizardry and the trials of adolescence on a 40-foot screen while the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’ s Stone score note-for-note in sync with the movie ( page 36 ).
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