Uncover our wartime history Meet one of the friendly Brisbane Greeters to uncover Brisbane’s wartime history and commemorate the sacrifices made by Australian service men and women. Marking the upcoming ANZAC Centenary, Brisbane Greeters will explore this spirit on a ‘Wartime and The American Chapter’ tour. Recognising the sacrifices made by Australians in conflicts from the Boer War to Vietnam, you will be guided to a number of significant memorials including Anzac Square, which has recently undergone phases one and two of a $13 million refurbishment. To book a free Brisbane Greeters tour, visit www.brisbanegreeters.com.au WHAT’S ON 7 April Stretchband pilates – beginner to intermediate levels, 1-2pm, Grenier Park, FREE 9, 16, 23 & 30 April Moorooka Walkers – medium-fast paced walk, 6pm, Meet outside JS Dance Studio, FREE 11 April Adventure walk and clay creations – Growing Older and Living Dangerously (GOLD), 2-4pm, Ken Fletcher Park, to book call 0411 246 487, $5 14 April Fairy Poppilina: the storytelling fairy – for ages 2-5, 2-3pm, Mt Ommaney Library, to book call 3403 8888, FREE Buddha Birth Day Festival Come along and enjoy the largest Buddha Birth Day Festival in the world, being held at South Bank Parklands from 1-3 May. Now in its 19th year, this free three-day event is an enticing mix of vegetarian food, market stalls, cultural displays and performances. Celebrating the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who lived from 563BC to 483BC, the festival has been visited by more than two million people. There will be cooking demonstrations, a Dragon Boat regatta, arts and craft demonstrations, and a fireworks spectacular to close the festival. A range of free talks and meditation classes will also be held on Saturday 2 May and Sunday 3 May at the Queensland Conservatorium. For a full program of events, visit www.buddhabirthdayfestival.com.au Brisbane City Council Information GPO Box 1434 Brisbane Qld 4001 Every effort is made to ensure that information is correct at time of printing 17 April Comic workshop with Phil Judd – draw your own Manga style monster, for ages 6-12, 10.30-11.30am, Sunnybank Hills Library, to book call 3403 8888, FREE 26 April ANZAC Commemoration Picnic, Bandstand Lawn, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, 11am-3pm, FREE 28 April ANZAC Centenary family history workshop: Australia and World War I, 10am-12 noon, Inala Library, to book call 3403 8888, FREE For more information visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3403 8888 CA15-18413-08-821 © Brisbane City Council 2015 Facebook.com/BrisbaneCityCouncil @brisbanecityqld