2014/15 fall arts guide

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2014/15
FALL ARTS GUIDE
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Congratulations on your recent decision to
attend an arts event in Calgary this fall.
Whether you are interested in theatre,
literary events, comedy or film, this user’s
manual will guide you in the installation of
yourself at a range of theatres, nightclubs
and readings.
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Our guide is organized by genre, but a
few important safeguards are in order at
the outset.
• Use caution when selecting a seat:
There are many factors to consider when
purchasing tickets. An aisle seat might
leave you vulnerable to audience participation. You’ll also want to avoid an obstructed view. (Sadly, it remains impossible
to guarantee that a tall or large-headed
person will not select the seat directly in
front of you.)
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• Do not place your tickets in a washing
machine.
• Do not talk to the actors, dancers or
authors: People who perform in public are
trained professionals and, generally, have
impressive powers of concentration. Still,
breaking the fourth wall can be off-putting.
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• Do not protect against all shocks; some
can be quite stimulating.
• Drinks are welcome in many venues,
but ice cubes should not be shaken like
maracas.
• Unless specifically encouraged to do
so, do not tweet during the performance.
Also, jokes using the term “hashtag” are
old news.
• When grabbing a drink at intermission,
do not over-tighten. One is plenty.
• To connect: Read our Fall Arts Guide,
then grab some tickets.
Read and Save These Instructions
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THEATRE
ALBERTA THEATRE PROJECTS
Oct. 10-25: Black Comedy and Act Three.
All shows at Martha Cohen Theatre,
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts,
205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-294-7475, atplive.com
Jan. 16-31: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof By Tennessee Williams.
Sept. 9-27: Venus in Fur A Tony Awardwinning smash hit on Broadway.
Oct. 14 to Nov. 1: Butcher A new political
thriller from the winner of the 2013 Governor General’s Award for Drama.
Nov. 27 to Dec. 31: Charlotte’s Web An
inspiring tale of friendship is brought to
life with aerial acrobat Manon Beaudoin as
Charlotte and live music.
March 13-28: One Act Plays and Festival
Plays TBA.
May 8-23: The Curious Savage By John
Patrick.
DIRTY LAUNDRY
All shows at Lunchbox Theatre, 160, 115 9th Ave.
S.E. 403-701-1284, dirtylaundrycalgary.com
Season 15: Legal Briefs Completely im-
Jan. 20 to Feb. 1: Mump & Smoot in Anything with Knooma The notorious clowns
of horror are back with their first new show
in four years.
provised comedy soap opera featuring two
warring hair saloons in 1980s New York.
Monday nights from Sept. 29 to Dec. 22 and
Feb. 2 to May 11 (no shows Oct. 20, Nov. 24,
Feb. 23, March 23 and April 20).
Feb. 24 to March 14: The Last Voyage of
Donald Crowhurst A visually stunning mul-
DOWNSTAGE
timedia journey into deep waters. Presented
in association with Ghost River Theatre.
April 7-25: Becky’s New Car When a handsome billionaire sweeps her off her feet
and offers her the keys to a whole new life,
Becky must choose which route to take.
ASPEN CROSSING THEATRE
Dinner theatre. All shows at Aspen Crossing,
one km west of Mossleigh, Alta. on Hwy. 24.
1-866-440-3500, aspencrossing.com.
Oct. 4-25: The Last Spike A historical
murder mystery.
403-294-9494, downstage.ca
Season info TBA, see website for updates.
FIRE EXIT THEATRE
All shows at the Engineered Air
Theatre, Epcor Centre for the Performing
Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E. unless otherwise
noted. 403-640-4617, fireexit.ca
Oct. 8-12: Halo By Josh MacDonald.
Nov. 5-9: Leaving Ruin Written and performed by Jeff Berryman. Guest artist series.
Nov. 6-9: Waiting at the Station In the
time of the Great War, each woman must
find her role.
Feb. 25 to March 1: Absence By Val Lieske.
A co-production with Corps Bara Dance
Theatre. At Lantern Community Church,
1410 10th Ave. S.E.
Nov. 28 to Dec. 20: Snowed in at Christmas After an avalanche, passengers must
April 29 to May 3: Three on the Seesaw
By Luigi Lunari.
work together to make Christmas happen.
FORTE MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
BERT CHURCH LIVE THEATRE
All shows at the Bert Church Theatre,
1000 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie, Alta. 403-9488824, thebertchurchtheatre.com
April 19: Dufflebag Theatre’s Snow White
An unpredictable performance where the
dream of living a fairy tale comes true.
BROADWAY ACROSS CANADA
All shows at the Jubilee Auditorium,
1415 14th Ave. N.W. Tickets at Ticketmaster,
403-777-0000, broadwayacrosscanada.ca
Nov. 18-23: Flashdance: The Musical
The unforgettable story of Alex Owens, a
Pittsburgh steel-mill welder by day and a
bar dancer by night with dreams of one day
becoming a professional performer.
Feb. 17-22: Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast Tale as old as time, true as it can
be. Based on the Academy Award-winning
animated feature film.
March 31 to April 5: The Book of Mormon The
satirical musical by the creators of South Park.
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DEWDNEY PLAYERS GROUP
THEATRE
All shows at Rotary Performing Arts Centre,
3 Elma St. E., Okotoks, Alta. 403-995-5778,
dewdneyplayers.com
Sept 28: Love Letters By A. R. Gurney. Presented in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days.
Shows at Lunchbox Theatre, 115 9th Ave.
S.E. 403-244-0114, fortemusical.ca
Dec. 4-21: Naughty but Nice: A Christ-
mas Cabaret
FRONT ROW CENTRE PLAYERS
Musical theatre. All shows at Beddington
Heights Community Arts Centre, 375 Bermuda Dr. N.W. 403-246-8505, frontrowcentre.ca
Oct. 31 to Nov. 15: 9 to 5 The Musical
Three women learn that they can do
anything even in a man’s world. Set
in 1979 to the music of Dolly Parton.
Jan. 9-24: Urinetown In a city of
the future afflicted by a terrible
drought, public amenity tycoon
Caldwell B. Cladwell has made his
fortune by bribery, monopolization and the implementation of a
brutal police force maintaining
the laws against private toilets
and public urination.
March 27 to April 11: Jesus
Christ Superstar Christ’s
final days are dramatized
with emotional intensity and
though-provoking edge, propelled by a stirring score.
June 12-27: Anything Goes
Billy Crocker comes on board
a transatlantic cruise ship to
drop off his boss’s passport
WEB SPINNER
“W
e started with the creative question, and let the logistics shake out from there,” says
Vanessa Porteous, who directs Alberta Theatre Projects’ upcoming production of
Charlotte’s Web. Fittingly, that sounds an awful lot like something E.B. White’s beloved
spider-philosopher herself would say.
For Charlotte, the creative question upon which White’s 1952 novel pivots
is how to convince a world of humans that her pig-friend Wilbur is worth saving. The idea to put her message in the spider web came later. For Porteous,
the creative question is how to transport an all-ages audience into a beloved
piece of children’s literature.
A lifetime fan of the book, Porteous is keen to create a show that will enhance rather than revise the story in the minds of an audience who will, in large
part, come to it with a cherished memory of the book. To her, playwright Joseph
Robinette’s “lovely, simple, faithful” adaptation provides the ideal script, and
Garth Williams’ iconic illustrations offer equally faithful inspiration for the esthetic
of the play. “There’s a kind of fuzzy, sweet, ‘hempy’ quality to the book’s illustrations—that’s a texture we hope to preserve.” Purists, then, will be pleased to see Fern
in a familiar, slightly rumpled red dress and yellow sweater, and her brother, Avery, all
1940s farmboy in patched overalls.
While Porteous’s goal is to bring to life the classic look and feel of Charlotte’s Web, the
director also wants to offer elements of freshness and surprise. To that end, an original bluegrass-style, live banjo score written by Calgary’s Spider Bishop (yup, that’s his name) will accompany the production, and Charlotte will be played by aerial acrobat Manon Beaudoin.
As for the creative question of how to make an audience believe in humans playing talking barnyard creatures, we’ll be expected to use the same stretch of imagination E.B. White
required when, as children, he asked us to believe—and we whole-heartedly did—that a
sophisticated spider could love a naive pig. —Jacquie Moore
CHARLOTTE’S WEB: Nov. 27 to Dec. 31 at Alberta Theatre Projects. atplive.com.
Put out the light, and then put out the light.
only to find that one of the other passengers is his long lost love, the American debutante Hope Harcourt.
GAS & LIGHT PRODUCTIONS
retiring and his old chum is throwing a
farewell dinner. Just as Holmes is about
to give his retirement speech, a loud
scream is heard in the other room.
403-808-3818, gasandlight.com
THE KINKONAUTS
Season info TBA, see website for updates.
All shows at Birds & Stone Theatre,
207 16th Ave. N.W. kinkonauts.com
GHOST RIVER THEATRE
403-242-7118, ghostrivertheatre.com
Sept. 8-13: Tomorrow’s Child Presented
in partnership with the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing
Arts and Theatre Lab Institute as part of
Beakerhead. A new adaptation of sci-fi
giant Ray Bradbury’s short story as an
audio-only theatre experience presented
to a blindfolded audience. At University of
Calgary Theatre Lobby, Craigie Hall.
Feb. 24 to March 14: The Last Voyage of
Donald Crowhurst A visually stunning multimedia journey into deep waters. Presented
in association with Alberta Theatre Projects.
At Martha Cohen Theatre, Epcor Centre.
GREEN FOOLS THEATRE
Shows at West Village Theatre,
2007 10th Ave. S.W., unless otherwise
noted. 403-237-9010, greenfools.com
Oct. 31: Halloween Howl Calgary’s
infamous Halloween Party returns. Performances, live music, costume contest.
April 1: April Fools Day Parade Free,
family, fun. Cheer on spring with Green
Fools and friends. Meet at Tomkins Park
on 17th Avenue S.W.
June: Peep New puppet and mask show for
all ages. Peep loses everything in the flood.
Find out how she navigates her new world.
GROUND ZERO/HIT &
MYTH PRODUCTIONS
All shows at Vertigo Studio Theatre,
115 9th Ave. S.E. 403-221-3708,
groundzerotheatre.ca
Sept. 24-27: Back to School Featuring
the best improvisers from around the city
and special guests from abroad.
Nov. 26-29: Winter is Coming.
Feb. 4-7: Valentine Warm-Up.
March 11-14: March Madness.
KNOX CENTRE
THEATRE COLLECTIVE
All shows at Knox United Church,
506 4th St. S.W. 403-281-7065,
urbanstoriestheatre.org
Feb. 10-15: Just Acts Play Festival:
Examining Power A co-production with
Urban Stories Theatre. Annual event
exploring different areas of daily life and
examining how people cope with disruption and conflict. Each year a topic is
chosen and writers are invited to submit
plays to be included in the festival.
LIFFEY PLAYERS DRAMA SOCIETY
Shows at Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W.
liffeyplayers.com
Sept. 24-27: Stones in His Pockets The
story of two down on their luck Irishmen
and their quiet community trying to come
to terms with the arrival of a big Hollywood movie shoot. At the Irish Cultural
Centre, 6452 35th Ave. N.W.
Nov. 1-8: Eclipsed A poignant and heart
touching story about the young, unwed
mothers who were separated from their
children. Based on the events of the Magdalen Laundries of Ireland.
Sept. 11-20: High Life The perfect crime.
The not-so-perfect team.
May 1-9: Sea Marks An Irish love story.
How do you choose between the life you
know and the person you love?
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF
ANIMATED OBJECTS
LOOSE MOOSE THEATRE
403-266-1503, animatedobjects.ca
2nd Floor, Crossroads Market, 1235 26th
Ave. S.E. 403-265-5682, loosemoose.com
March 11-15: International Festival of
Animated Objects Biennial festival by
the Calgary Animated Objects Society.
Various venues.
Dec. 4-20: Chrismoose Carol An annual
tradition for those who like their holiday
treats not too sweet, but a whole lot of fun.
JUBILATIONS DINNER THEATRE
1002 37th St. S.W. 403-249-7799,
jubilations.ca
Until Sept. 7: The Big Boom Theory 2
Join Sheldon, Amy, Leonard, Penny, Howard and Bernadette as they travel through
space and time to prove once and for all
that nerds really do have more fun.
Nov. 14 to Feb. 15: Pirates of the North
Saskatchewan III Captain Jack returns
Improvised Comedy Almost every Friday
and Saturday night in a variety of formats.
LUNCHBOX THEATRE
Lunch-hour shows Monday to Saturday
at 12:10 p.m. with Friday “Happy Hour”
show at 6:10 p.m. and Saturday evening
show at 7:30 p.m. All shows at Lunchbox
Theatre, 115 9th Ave. S.E. 403-265-4292,
lunchboxtheatre.com
Dec. 1 to Dec. 24: With Bells On Find out
what happens when an uptight accountant
and a drag queen dressed as a Christmas
tree get stuck in an elevator together in
this hilarious and heart-warming show.
Jan. 12-24: Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story A celebration of courage and community in the face of disaster.
A Firebrand Theatre production presented
as part of the High Performance Rodeo.
Feb. 2-21: Speed Dating for Sperm Donors
Join Helen and Paige on their crazy journey to parenthood and their search for the
perfect man to father their children.
March 9-28: Ivanka Chews the Fat Come
get a checkup from the neck up with
Ivanka as she offers up some hilarious
motivational advice on being fat, out-ofshape and getting old.
April 6-25: A Worthy Opponent Ivy is engaged to the man of her dreams, but will
her future mother-in-law manage to tear
them apart? Or will she get the happily
ever after she’s always wanted?
May 4-23: Dads in Bondage Find out
what happens when three men are laid
off from their jobs and have to take on
the new role of stay-at-home dad.
June 4-6: RBC Emerging Director’s
Showcase A spotlight on the talent that
will grace Calgary’s stages in the future.
June 12-27: Suncor Energy Stage One
Festival Nine Canadian playwrights. Nine
original scripts. Nine public readings.
Three weeks of art in the making.
MORPHEUS THEATRE
All Shows at Pumphouse Theatre, 2140
Pumphouse Ave. S.W. 403-246-2999,
morpheustheatre.ca
Oct. 3-11: Move Over, Mrs. Markham
When Philip Markham, loving husband
and children’s book publisher, agrees to
allow his business partner to borrow his
flat to romance his latest girlfriend—well,
that’s when everything goes topsy turvy
as only a classic bedroom farce can.
Dec. 5-14: Young Sherlock Holmes and
The Case of Dick Whittington’s Cat
Everyone’s favourite detective solves the
mystery at hand: young Dick Whittington has disappeared. He was last seen
wearing lipstick, fishnets and high-heeled
boots. Holmes and Whitsun are on the
case.
Jan. 23 to Feb. 7: I Hate Hamlet Andrew
Rally is facing the role of a lifetime: Hamlet. He is also learning the ropes of an
abstinent relationship with his girlfriend
and all while he has a houseguest—the
ghost of John Barrymore.
April 17 to May 2: Ruddigore Written just
after The Mikado, this comic operetta
from Gilbert and Sullivan brings more
spectres and spooky, musical fun.
to set sail down the mighty river Saskatchewan for one final pilgrimage.
Sept. 29 to Oct. 18: The Life History of
the African Elephant A shy elephant
trainer forms a friendship with a half
blind, highly accident-prone woman.
OLD TROUT PUPPET WORKSHOP
Feb. 20 to April 26: Sherlock Holmes
The greatest detective in the world is
Oct. 27 to Nov. 22: Jake’s Gift The classic Canadian tale about a Second World
March 13-28: Famous Puppet Death
Scenes Co-presented by Theatre Junc-
403-508-4929, theoldtrouts.org
tion and The International Festival of
Animated Objects. Why do we die? Is it
necessary? What is eternity? Beneath the
amusing antics of Famous Puppet Death
Scenes churns a mature existentialism. At
Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1st St. S.W.
ONE YELLOW RABBIT
All shows at Big Secret Theatre, Epcor
Centre for the Performing Arts, 205 8th
Ave. S.E., unless otherwise noted. 403264-3224, oyr.org
Jan. 7 to Feb. 1: 29th Annual High Performance Rodeo Calgary’s International
Festival of the Arts returns, featuring a
collection of the boldest and the brightest artists from the realms of theatre,
dance, comedy, music and visual arts.
Visit hprodeo.ca for a full schedule of
festival events. At various locations.
Jan. 13-31: What The Thunder Said One
Yellow Rabbit and acclaimed guest artist
Peter Hinton premiere a performance
triptych examining the turbulent first
quarter of the twentieth century, and
asks: what, if anything have we learned
from the First World War?
ROSEBUD THEATRE
All shows at Rosebud Theatre, 102 Railway Ave., Rosebud, Alta. 1-800-267-7553,
rosebudtheatre.com
Sept. 19 to Oct. 25: Doubt: A Parable
When a priest is suspected of paying one
student too much attention, a crusade
is launched to unfold this tightly woven
mystery. A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of elusive truth and the cost of
certainty.
Sept. 23: Jake’s Gift An award-winning
and fiercely moving one-woman play,
that chronicles a Second World War
veteran’s journey back to Juno Beach
to find the grave of a brother who never
returned home.
Oct. 16: Steve Bell The Juno Awardwinning singer/songwriter brings his
rootsy, troubadoric style and whimsical
story-telling in an entertaining concert
in Rosebud.
Nov. 7 to Dec. 21: The Lion, The Witch,
and The Wardrobe Join four heroic young adventurers as they tumble
through a magical wardrobe into Narnia.
With the help of Aslan, will they save this
land of talking beasts from the evil queen
and the never-ending winter?
SAGE THEATRE
All shows at Vertigo Studio Theatre,
115 9th Ave. S.E. 403-264-7243,
sagetheatre.com
Nov. 7-15: A Beautiful View A quirky and
comic theatrical journey that explores
the unique relationship between two
women, M and L.
Feb. 6-14: Circle Mirror Transformation
Four lost new Englanders enrol in Marty’s
six-week-long community-centre drama
class. Within the harmless theatre games,
hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars
of epic proportions are waged and won.
June 25-27: IGNITE! Showcase of
emerging artists. A multidisciplinary
arts festival, featuring work from top
emerging artists in theatre, dance, music
and visual art, as well as a series of workshops on arts-related issues.
SCORPIO THEATRE
All shows at Pumphouse Theatre,
2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W. scorpio.ca
Oct. 17-25: Frost/Nixon David Frost’s
interviews with Richard Nixon drew the
largest audience ever for a news interview. Could this British talk-show host,
with no known political convictions and
a playboy reputation, be the one to elicit
an apology from the man who committed
one of the biggest felonies in American
political history?
Feb. 13-21: Cry Havoc 3 A team of highly
trained stage fighters demonstrate their
skills in a series of sometimes haunting,
sometimes hilarious scenes.
May 29 to June 6: Blood of the Red
Queen When the Red Queen of Wonderland is found dead in a Los Angeles alley,
America finds itself trapped in a deadly
intrigue, caught between the suspicious
neighbouring countries of Neverland,
Wonderland, and Oz.
THE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Shows at Vertigo Studio Theatre,
115 9th Ave. S.E., unless otherwise noted.
403-852-2273, shakespearecompany.com
Oct. 2-12: Othello Shakespeare’s intense
and thrilling tragedy examines love, jealousy, and racial politics with one of the
greatest villains at its epicentre.
Feb. 26 to March 7: Equivocation When
Shakespeare is commissioned to write
the true history of the Gunpowder Plot,
he discovers that the king’s version may
be a cover-up. At Lunchbox Theatre,
115, 160 9th Ave. S.E.
April 30 to May 10: As You Like It Banished by her uncle, Rosalind seeks haven
in the Forest of Arden, where, disguised
as a boy, she councils the man she secretly loves in the art of love and wooing.
SIMPLY THEATRE
Shows at Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatres, 2140 Pumphouse Ave.
S.W. 403-969-6956, simplytheatre.ca
Sept. 11-20: 12 Angry Men The classic
play that follows the deliberations of a
jury forced to consider a homicide trial.
SOULOCENTRIC
All shows at West Village Theatre,
2007 10th Ave. S.W. 403-971-0108,
soulocentric.org
Feb. 16-21: Soulocentric Contemporary
Performing Arts Showcase
Original theatre, dance and music come
together under one roof celebrating the
homegrown talent creating edgy, compelling new works
STAGE WEST
Dinner theatre. 727 42nd Ave. S.E.
403-243-6642, stagewestcalgary.com
Until Nov. 9: The Fox on the Fairway
A charmingly madcap adventure about
love, life and man’s eternal love affair
with golf.
Sept. 12 to Nov. 9: Footsloose The new girl
in town leads a rebellion bent on restoring
liberty and dancing to the town of Belmont.
Ongoing: Past Your Bedtime Improvisation with a twist with Renee Amber and
Andrew Phung. Almost every Friday.
War veteran who returns to Normandy,
France and the young girl who helps him
confront the ghosts of his past. Veterans
and military personnel attend for free.
—Othello. The Shakespeare Company, Oct. 2-12.
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THEATRE
Nov. 13 to Feb. 1: ’80s Solid Gold—A
Musical Revue The team behind British
Invasion and Motown Gold has set their
sights on the music from the decade of
big hair, and even bigger shoulder pads.
was an abandoned kitchen, the two begin
to prey upon each other. By Nobel Prizewinning playwright Harold Pinter.
Sept. 16-20: X A magical, imaginative
and honest multimedia look at addiction
grounded in, but not limited to, LGBTQ
experiences.
THEATRE JUNCTION
Feb. 5 to April 12: ...And Then, the
Lights Went Out A chilling saga of
dames, deceit and writer’s block.
All shows at Theatre Junction Grand,
608 1st St. S.W. 403-205-2922,
theatrejunction.com
Feb. 22-28: Ludwig&Lohengrin One-man
show that delves into the eccentric life
and mysterious death of “Mad” King
Ludwig II of Bavaria.
April 16 to June 21: Monty Python’s
Spamalot Lovingly ripped off from the
classic film comedy Monty Python and
the Holy Grail, Spamalot retells the
legend of King Arthur and his Knights of
the Round Table.
Oct. 22-25: House Presented as part of
Springboard Performance’s Fluid Festival.
Androgyny, sexuality, the supernatural and the alien collide in an extreme
close-up; a fragmented, cinematic collage
of images that flicker and vanish like a
porno film in a dank movie house.
June 25 to Aug. 30: Rumours &
Dreams: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Travel back to an era with the music of
the great groups that both inspired and
were influenced by Fleetwood Mac.
SWALLOW-A-BICYCLE THEATRE
swallowabicycle.com
Season information TBA. See website for
updates.
THEATRE CALGARY
All shows at Max Bell Theatre, Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave.
S.E. 403-294-7447, theatrecalgary.com
Until Sept. 28: One Man, Two Guvnors
Slapstick at its finest, this internationally
acclaimed smash-hit is a laugh-out-loud
celebration of British comedy.
Oct. 14 to Nov. 9: Liberation Days
After the Netherlands has been liberated by Canadian forces a young Dutch
woman and a Canadian soldier create a
new world together. They discover what
remains of their old lives, and what’s
been lost forever.
Nov. 27 to Dec. 24: A Christmas Carol
The longest-running holiday theatre
tradition in Canada is filled with magic,
songs and delightful surprises.
Jan. 7-11: Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of
Leonard Cohen A Firehall Arts Centre
Production presented as part of One
Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo.
Check into New York’s infamous hotel and
be transported to a place full of music,
mystery and desire.
Jan. 27 to Feb. 22: The Philadelphia
Story This classic comedy turned Oscarnominated film takes a glorious and witty
look at love, money and marriage.
March 10 to April 5: King Lear One
of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies
provides the ultimate family drama and a
riveting portrait of human nature.
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April 28 to May 24: Dear Johnny Deere
The Fred Eaglesmith Musical Some of
Fred Eaglesmith’s most memorable songs
are brought to life in this new musical
that offers a heartwarming and often
hilarious glimpse at keeping a farm and a
relationship afloat.
THEATRE ENCOUNTER
Shows at Motel, Epcor Centre of the Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E.
theatreencounter.com
Nov. 25 to Dec. 6: The Dumb Waiter
When the dumb waiter brings food
orders from what two assassins thought
troversial life-changing vaccine. At Hillhurst
United Church, 1227 Kensington Close N.W.
puppets and gangster rap. At Motel,
Epcor Centre.
U OF C SCHOOL OF
PERFORMING ARTS
URBAN STORIES THEATRE
Shows at University Theatre, U of C,
unless otherwise noted. 403-220-7202,
drama.ucalgary.ca
Nov. 4-8: The Servant The story of a
poor, uneducated woman in 1950 Jamaica
who fights against the odds to make a life
for herself and her children.
Feb. 10-15: Just Acts Play Festival:
Examining Power Annual event exploring different areas of daily life and examining how people cope with disruption
and conflict. At Knox United Church, 506
4th St. S.W.
Nov. 19-22: Social Fiction An interactive
multi-media performance in real-time by
PIPS:lab, breaking the boundaries between theatre, cinema and videogames.
April 7-11: Misfits, Mishaps... A new
play about the social media lifestyle of
20-somethings in Calgary today.
Jan. 15-18: Untitled Feminist Show By
Young Jean Lee. Six charismatic stars of
the downtown New York theatre, dance,
cabaret, and burlesque worlds come
together in a blend of comic vignettes,
contemporary dance sequences and
evocative video images.
VERB THEATRE
All shows at Motel, Epcor Centre for the
Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E.
403-294-9494, verbtheatre.com
Feb. 27 to March 7: Everyone Knows
This is Nowhere The world premiere
of the second chapter of Mark Lawe’s
Supernova saga. In this multidisciplinary
creation Lawes asks us to question “what
is this place,” or more precisely, “what is
this non-place” that we are searching for?
March 13-28: Famous Puppet Death
Scenes Co-presented by Old Trout Puppet
Workshop and The International Festival
of Animated Objects. Why do we die? Is it
necessary? What is eternity? Beneath the
amusing antics of Famous Puppet Death
Scenes churns a mature existentialism.
The members of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop are able to transform
unfeeling wood into characters that provoke deep feelings in audiences.
In Famous Puppet Death Scenes, all is for naught (and knot) as puppets
face the final curtain. Famous Puppet Death Scenes: March
13-28 at Theatre Junction. theatrejunction.com.
Oct. 21 to Nov. 1: Jebat Malaysian
tragicomedy based on two semi-historical
Malay classics: Sejarah Melayu and
Hikayat Hang Tuah.
Nov. 25 to Dec. 6: Bloody Poetry In
the wake of the French Revolution, four
famous Britons—the writers Lord Byron,
Percy and Mary Shelley and Mary’s stepsister Claire Clairmont—renofunce their
homeland to seek liberty, truth and love
in exile. At Reeve Theatre, U of C.
theatretransit.ca
May (exact date TBA): Mayday! Cabaret! Annual fundraiser showcasing and
celebrating the best of Calgary’s emerging arts community. At Alexandra Centre,
922 9th Ave. S.E.
THIRD STREET THEATRE
Calgary’s queer theatre company dedicated to the positive promotion of queer
culture, stories and voices on our stages
and in the community. Shows at Motel,
403-703-4750, thirdstreet.ca
May 13-16: Mike-Karen, Karen-Mike: An
Accelerated Friendship Two performers
get to know each other for the first time
on stage in front of a live audience. An
improvised adventure, co-produced with
Inside Out Theatre.
VERTIGO MYSTERY THEATRE
THEATRE TRANSIT
May 27 to June 6: Matt and Ben
Exploring the greatest bromance of the
1990s—that of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck—played by two women. Written by
Mindy Kaling and Brenda Whithers. At
Motel, Epcor Centre.
Feb 5-15: Lungs One man. One woman.
One hypothetical, life-changing, planet-destroying baby. They don’t stand a chance.
AS FATE WOOD HAVE IT
April 15-18: Usually Beauty Fails Six
dancers and a live rock band take the
stage in a performance that shakes up the
roles of pop culture and the avant-garde,
performing a concept album of human desires: beauty, love, sex and the challenges
of relationships
Sept. 10: Boom Baby Performing a
reading of Natalie Meisner’s new script.
Presented as part of the Western Skies
conference. At Mount Royal University.
Shows at Motel, Epcor Centre for the
Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E., unless
otherwise noted. 403-831-0031, urbanstoriestheatre.org
May 1: Youth Riot: 10-minute play festival. Location TBA.
QUEERRIGHTS READING SERIES:
Nov. 6: Dear Mr. Klein Revisiting the
pivotal Delwin Vriend decision of 1998
where Alberta government debated using
the Notwithstanding Clause to override a
Supreme Court decision enabling protections in housing and employment for gays
and lesbians. At Contemporary Calgary.
Jan. 28: This is How I Left Overcome by
the tragedy of her wife’s death, Sam finds
herself holed up in a grief centre where
a whimsical transgender girl forces her
to confront her loss by revealing her own
mysterious past. Location TBA.
March 25: untitled A new play by awardwinning playwright and LGBTQ activist
Pam Rocker. Location TBA.
April 15: Oblivion Inspired by a true story.
Pressed on all sides to deal with his mental
and emotional well being, Tim seeks a permanent solution to eliminate his struggles
between faith and sexuality through a con-
Jan. 8-15: West Side Story Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two
young idealistic lovers find themselves
caught between warring street gangs,
the American Jets and the Puerto
Rican Sharks.
Feb. 17-28: Man Equals Man Using
Kiplingesque imagery, Bertolt Brecht
explores identity as something that
can be dismantled and reassembled
like a machine.
March 31 to April 11: Taking Flight
Annual festival of student work. At Reeve
Theatre, U of C.
URBAN CURVZ THEATRE
urbancurvztheatre.com
March 4-8: Girls Gone Wilde Festival
Fourth annual event featuring fun, fearless new work by women. At West Village
Theatre, 2007 10th Ave. S.W.
June 11-20: Legoland By the playwright
of Ride the Cyclone comes a contemporary Vaudeville routine with ukulele,
All shows at Vertigo Theatre
Centre, 115 9th Ave. S.E. 403-221-3708,
vertigotheatre.com
Sept. 20 to Oct. 19: Farewell My Lovely
Detective Phillip Marlowe is about to give
up on a completely routine case when he
finds himself in the wrong place at the
right time to get caught up in a murder
that leads to a ring of jewel thieves,
another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple
more murders, and more corruption than
your average graveyard.
Nov. 8 to Dec. 7: The Game’s Afoot It
is December 1936 and Broadway star
William Gillette, admired the world over
for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast
members to his Connecticut castle for a
weekend of revelry. But when one of the
guests is stabbed to death, the festivities
in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous.
Jan. 17 to Feb. 15: Bloodshot What do
an Irish comedian, American saxophone
player, and Russian conjurer have to do
with the shooting? Photographer Derek
finds his whole outlook on life is challenged by what he discovers.
March 14 to April 12: The Haunting A
classic tale of terror about a young book
dealer who encounters a series of strange
and unexplained events when he’s hired
to catalogue a private library.
May 2-31: Dial “M” for Murder Tony
seeks revenge when he finds out his wife
has had an affair. What follows is a scheme
filled with blackmail and murder, but
things do not end up quite as planned.
Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.
June 5-28: Shear Madness A murder is
committed in a hair salon and the audience gets to spot the clues, question the
suspects, and solve the funniest mystery
in the annals of crime.
WORKSHOP THEATRE
All shows at Pumphouse Theatres,
2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W. 403-246-2999,
workshoptheatre.org
CHILDREN’S THEATRE
BACH TOTS: PERFORMING ARTS
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Suitable for children from babies to six
years old (though all ages are welcome).
All shows at Cardel Theatre,
180 Quarry Park Blvd. S.E. 403-971-0108,
soulocentric.org
Oct. 17-25: Jack the Ripper: Monster of
Whitechapel A comical but scary treatment of the serial killer who terrorized
London in the 1800s.
Oct. 3 and 4: Planet of the Senses:
A Techno Ballet Journey through
outerspace to discover intriguing aliens
in a neon clad world while learning about
sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell.
Nov. 21-29: Another Evening at
Fawlty Towers
Dec. 4, 5 and 12: The Nutcracker (in a
Nutshell) The classic ballet The Nut-
Back by popular demand. New episodes
from the popular British comedy including Waldorf Salad, The Anniversary
and Gourmet Night.
cracker in just 30 minutes.
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL
CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
403-294-7414, calgarykidsfest.ca
Feb. 27 to March 7: Steven:
The Steven Truscott Story
May 8-16: Goodnight Desdemona
(Good Morning Juliet) After a professor steals her thesis, Constance
Ledbelly is transported into the Bard’s
world of Othello and Romeo & Juliet,
where she inadvertently sends his
stories in new directions
Nov. 20-29: The Sleepy Hollow Project
Twenty years after Ichabod Crane’s mysterious disappearance, a young and idealistic
New York City detective descends on the
town of Sleepy Hollow to find the truth. At
West Village Theatre, 2007 10th Ave. S.W.
VERTIGO THEATRE Y STAGE
SERIES
Nov. 28 to Dec. 22: Peter Pan the Musical The high-flying timeless Broadway
musical that will whisk you away to a
place where dreams are born and no one
ever grows up. Ages 6 and up.
Oct. 24-26: Pinocchio Born from a talking piece of wood carved by old Geppetto,
the rebellious, cheeky and careless Pinocchio discovers the meaning of growing up
through a thousand trials.
Dec. 4-14: Jack and the Beanstalk:
The Pantomime The kids (and adults)
will love this show with slapstick
humour, songs, dance and plenty of
audience participation.
Feb. 6-22: The Hobbit A fast-paced
retelling of the tale of Bilbo Baggins,
who positively loathed adventures, but
one day found himself embroiled in the
greatest adventure in the whole history
of Middle Earth. Ages 6 and up.
Nov. 21-30: Where the Wild Things
Are Interactive adaptation of Maurice
LOOSE MOOSE THEATRE FOR KIDS
March 6-22: Awesome Allie First Kid
Astronaut With the help of her trusty
COCHRANE VISION THEATRE
Shows at Cochrane RancheHouse,
101 RancheHouse Rd.
cochranevisiontheatre.com.
2nd Floor, Crossroads Market,
1235 26th Ave. S.E. 403-265-5682,
loosemoose.com
Sept. 20 to Oct. 12: The Three Bears.
Nov. 1-23: Beauty and the Beast.
April 11 to May 3: Fabulous Fables.
403-230-2664, cypt.ca
Nov. 2-16: Poetically Poetical: A Poems Performance Dive into the world
of poems, poetry and everything poetical. At various Calgary Public Libraries.
Oct. 3-25: Richard Scary’s Busytown
the Musical Huckle Cat takes audi-
STORYBOOK THEATRE
All shows at Beddington Heights Community Arts Centre, 375 Bermuda Dr. N.W.
403-216-0808, storybooktheatre.org
dog Captain Chaos and Rover the Dancing Robot from Mars, Allie’s on a mission
across the solar system to save Earth.
Ages 3 and up.
April 23 to May 9: Red Riding Hood
Bridget and Stephen decide to act out
their favourite story, but soon what’s
real and what’s imagined blur and the
children find themselves in the deep
dark woods with a wolf tracking them
down. Ages 6 and up.
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Jan. 30 to Feb. 1: Dreaming Now If a person has digital dreams, is this a new kind
of human? Dreaming Now uses new media
and interactive technologies to explore a
world where we are all connected.
Feb. 20-22: Stella Queen of the Snow
Mermaid’s new stage adaptation of
Marie-Louise Gay’s beloved book tells
the story of two children as they spend
the day playing in the snow and discovering the world of winter together.
March 6-7: Tagged As a police officer
investigates two young adults, in the
incessant online harassment of a fellow
student, not all is as it appears to be.
A chilling saga of dames, deceit and writer’s block. Staring down an impossible deadline,
author Thomas Levine is starting to unravel. Whether brought on by the heat or the stress,
the fictional characters from his detective novel-in-progress are dropping in on him in his
apartment, offering literary advice. With the publisher breathing down his neck and the
landlady clamoring for the rent, Thomas will have to find some way to pull it all together
and write himself out of this mess… before the lights go out.
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The team that brought you BRITISH INVASION and MOTOWN GOLD has set their
sights on the music from that decade of big hair, and even bigger shoulder pads.
Just some of those big names include Lionel Ritchie, Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and
Billy Joel; legendary groups like Journey, Simply Red, Aerosmith, Hall & Oates,
U2 and The Police; and innovative and female vocalists like Madonna, Whitney
Houston, Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, and Sheena Easton.
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At Vertigo Theatre Centre, 115 9th Ave.
S.E. 403-221-3708, vertigotheatre.com
May 22 to June 6: Roald Dahl’s Willy
Wonka Enigmatic candy manufacturer
Willy Wonka stages a contest by hiding
play with
your dinner!
play with your dinner
5 times a year!
five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars leading five winning
children on a perilous journey through his
factory. Ages 6 and up.
ences on a tour of his great neighbourhood where there is much to see and do
and so many wonderful friends to visit.
Ages 3 and up.
March 5-14: The Lost Prince A young boy
meets a young girl who discovers that he’s
a Prince of England and that’s not his biggest secret. At West Village Theatre.
Jan. 31 to Feb. 22: Treasure Island.
CALGARY YOUNG PEOPLE’S
THEATRE
Sept. 12-20: The Wizard of One This
one-man show re-imagines the classic
tale of The Wizard of Oz. Ages 8 and up.
Winner of three Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Musical, and nominated for
14 more.
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL,
SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features
a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Did we
mention the bevy of beautiful show girls?
Blending British blues revival and California folk-rock, Fleetwood Mac, having achieved
great success with their previous albums, was reshaped by the addition of Stevie Nicks and
Lindsey Buckingham. In 1977“Rumours”became the best-selling album ever for Warner
Brothers and Fleetwood Mac became a household name. We take you back to that era with
the music of the great groups that both inspired and were influenced by Fleetwood Mac,
such as Jefferson Airplane and Genesis.
JUNE 25 – AUG 30, 2015
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The story of Truscott, the youngest
person to sit on Canada’s death row
after he was found guilty in the rape
and murder of a 12-year-old girl.
May 20-23: Local, national and international
artists create an extraordinary cultural
community presenting performances and
workshops for young people from Calgary
and Southern Alberta. In and around the
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts.
—W.H. Auden. One Yellow Rabbit presents What the Thunder Said, Jan. 13-31.
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CLASSICAL/CHORAL/OPERA
CALGARY BACH SOCIETY
Performances at Knox United Church,
506 4th St. S.W., unless otherwise noted.
403-451-8287, calgarybachsociety.com
Oct. 19: Bach & Sons: The Hamburg Bach At
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 1121 14th Ave.
S.W.; Nov. 16: Bach & Sons: The Berlin Bach;
March 29: Rejoice In The Lamb
CALGARY BOYS’ CHOIR
Performances at Leacock Theatre, Mount
Royal University. 403-440-8422,
calgaryboyschoir.com
Oct. 19: Approachable; Dec. 6: Winter
Wonderland; March 15: A Glimpse of Nature; May 2: Alive; May 5: Natural Voices
CALGARY CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Performances at the Rozsa Centre,
U of C. 403-210-3499, calgarychildrenschoir.com
Dec. 13: Christmas Concert; March 22:
Annual Folk Music Concert; May 24: An-
nual Spring Concert
CALGARY CIVIC SYMPHONY
Performances at Jack Singer Concert Hall,
205 8th Ave. S.E. 403-670-5430,
calgarycivicsymphony.ca
Nov. 2: The Mighty Carthy Organ
Featuring organist Neil Cockburn and the
mighty Carthy organ.
Nov. 30: Bach For the Holidays With the
Cantaré Children’s Choir.
March 1: Popera! With Cowtown Opera.
April 12: Calgary’s Got Classical Talent
Featuring the young Winners of the 2015
Calgary Concerto Competition.
June 7: The Cello Rich and Exotic Featuring the exotic sounds of Phil Hansen.
CALGARY GIRLS CHOIR
403-686-7444, calgarygirlschoir.com
Nov. 1: Sopranos With guest artist Caroline
Schiller alongside the Viva and Brava choirs.
At Christ Church, 3602 8th St. S.W.
Dec 13-14: Festive Concerts Saturday features
the Junior choirs, Sunday features the Senior
choirs. At Knox United Church, 506 4th St. S.W.
Feb. 28: Viva Showcase With guest artists
from the Dolce Choir. At Scarboro United
Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. N.W.
March 14: Brava Showcase At Scarboro
United Church.
April 25: Junior Spring Concert Featur-
ing the Prima, Bella and Dolce choirs. At
Bethany Chapel, 3333 Richardson Way S.W.
May 2: Celebrate Concert Featuring the
Viva and Brava choirs. At Knox United Church.
CALGARY OPERA
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Performances at the Jubilee Auditorium,
1415 14th Ave. N.W. unless otherwise noted.
403-262-7286, calgaryopera.com
Nov. 8-14: Silent Night Pulitzer Prizewinning opera that tells the First World War
story of a spontaneous truce on Christmas
Eve in 1914.
Jan. 31 and Feb. 4-6: The Marriage of Figaro One of Mozart’s most popular operas,
which tells a story of danger and disguise,
naivety and resignation.
April 18-24: Carmen The audience favourite
about a fiery gypsy, a naïve soldier, a faithful village girl and a famous toreador.
CALGARY PERFORMING ARTS
FESTIVAL
Formerly Kiwanis Festival. Performances at
the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium,
1415 14th Ave. N.W. More info TBA. 403-2836009, calgarykiwanisfestival.ca
March 2-13: 2015 Festival Part I Calgary’s
premiere amateur performing arts festival.
April 20-30: 2015 Festival Part II Featuring even more singers, speakers and
musicians.
CALGARY PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
Performances at Jack Singer Concert Hall,
403-571-0849, cpo-live.com
BACH@KNOX
May 21-23: Celebrate the world’s most revered composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. At
Knox United Church, 506 4th St. S.W.
CPO SPECIALS
Sept. 13: A Taste of the CPO; Sept. 17:
Kenny G in Concert; Oct 10-11: Disney’s
Fantasia: Live in Concert; Oct. 18: Mary
Chapin Carpenter in Concert; Oct. 30:
Classical Superstar Joshua Bell; Nov. 1:
Don’t Stop Believing: A Tribute to Journey; Dec. 4: La Vie En Rose: The Passion
of Piaf and More; Jan. 28: Symphonic
Pink Floyd: The Wall and Dark Side of
the Moon; Feb. 7: Stayin’ Alive: A Tribute
to The Bee Gees; Feb. 18: The Best of
Simon and Garfunkel; April 25: Carmina
Burana; June 10-11: Pops in the Park, At
Heritage Park.
DESTINATION SERIES
Sept. 26-27: Polish Spectacular: Chopin,
Górecki and Other Masters; March 6-7:
The Spirit of Vienna; April 10-11: Russian Masters: Stravinsky’s Firebird;
March 29-30: Best of British: Britten,
Elgar and More.
J’AIME PARIS FESTIVAL
Nov. 21: Grand et Fort: Fauré’s
Requiem and Saint-Saëns’
Organ Symphony; Nov.
22: Impressions: Debussy and Ravel with
Jean Louis Steuerman; Nov. 28: An
American in Paris
with Louis Lortie;
Nov. 29: The Salon:
Paris in Music and Art
at Glenbow Theatre, Glenbow
Museum, 130 9th Ave. S.E.; Nov.
29: Tour de Force: Carnival of
the Animals and Turangalîla;
Dec. 4: La Vie En Rose: The Passion
of Piaf and More.
LAST LAUGH
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he viola and those who play it have long been the butt of jokes. A typical gag goes: Q:
How is lightning like a violist’s fingers? A: Neither one strikes the same place twice.
As an accomplished violist, Dean O’Brien, who has played in the Montreal Chamber
Orchestra and with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the University of
Calgary and Mount Royal Conservatory, can be forgiven for not laughing. But in his other
guise as artistic director of Calgary Pro Musica, O’Brien might well look at the organization’s upcoming season and permit himself a satisfied chuckle.
“It’s definitely the largest season I’ve ever booked,” says O’Brien who has served as
artistic director since 2007. “It’s the most prominent lineup of mu,sicians and it’s the
result of a lot of lucky things falling into place.”
Chief among those fortunate developments was the chance to book both the Salzburg Marionette Theatre (Oct. 24) and the Venice Baroque Orchestra (March 8-9). The
Austrians will bring their production of Debussy’s The Toy Box, for four puppeteers
and piano. The Italians are performing with the mandolin player Avi Avital, who,
according to O’Brien, is poised to be “a crossover superstar—if you haven’t heard
of him yet, you will.”
The season also includes the sort of chamber music Pro Musica “encourages and celebrates.” The Dover Quartet, winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, launches the Pro Musica season on Sept.
28 and 29.
In the spring, the Flux Quartet and Evan Ziporyn (of Bang on a Can) bring
Classic Minimalism to the Rozsa Centre as part of the Calgary New Music Festival, a collaboration between Pro Musica, New Works Calgary, Spiritus Chamber Choir and the Kensington Sinfonia.
From marionettes to minimalism, O’Brien has built a big and eclectic season
that, unlike a viola joke, will likely leave people smiling. —Bruce Weir
CALGARY PRO MUSICA: At Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. calgarypromusica.ca.
Open your eyes a little, incautious and stupid men, look at these women.
—Figaro. Calgary Opera presents The Marriage of Figaro, Jan.31 and Feb. 4-6 at the Jubilee Auditorium.
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
Dec. 6: A Merry Little Pops; Dec. 12-13:
Handel’s Messiah; Dec. 14: Sing-Along
Messiah; Dec. 17: Country Christmas with
George Canyon; Jan. 1: Salute to Vienna.
MASTERWORKS SERIES
Nov. 21: Grand et Fort: Fauré’s Requiem and Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony; Nov. 22: Impressions: Debussy and
Ravel with Jean Louis Steuerman;
Jan. 23-24: Beethoven and Mahler with
Stephen Hough; Feb. 27-28: Classic
America: Rhapsody in Blue; March 2728: Beethoven and Shostakovich; June
5-6: Mussorgsky and Rachmaninoff
with Valentina Lisitsa.
POPS SERIES
The Best is Yet to Come: Sinatra and
Beyond.
RUSH HOUR
Nov. 20: Big and Loud: Saint-Saëns’
Organ Symphony; April 9: The Firebird.
SHOWCASE SERIES
Oct. 3-4: New World Symphony and
Jan Lisiecki; Nov. 28: An American in
Paris with Louis Lortie; Nov. 29: Tour
de Force: Carnival of the Animals
SYMPHONY SUNDAYS FOR KIDS
Oct. 5: Green Eggs and Ham; Feb. 22:
The Twins and the Monster; March
22: Peter and the Wolf: Dr Lola
Rozsa Children’s Concert; May 31:
Alligator Pie.
CALGARY PRO MUSICA SOCIETY
Performances at the Rozsa Centre, U of C.
403-244-8277, calgarypromusica.ca
HORIZONS SERIES
Oct. 24: The Toy Box Ballet Featuring
the Salzburg Marionette Theater with
Orion Weiss on piano; Feb. 9: Strings
Evolving with Jazz Featuring the Harlem
Quartet with Aldo Lopez Gavilan on piano;
May 11: Classic Minimalism Featuring the
FLUX Quartet with Evan Ziporyn.
MASTERS SERIES
Sept. 28-29: The Dover Quartet; Nov.
9-10: Gryphon Trio; Jan. 18-19: Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center;
March 8-9: Venice Baroque Orchestra
with Avi Avital, mandolin; April 12-13:
Calder Quartet.
TALMON HERTZ LEGACY SERIES
April 19: Rocky Mountain Fairy Tales
Family Concert with Samantha Whelan
Kotkas; April 27: Dick Matthews Young
Artist Development Program Debut
Concert.
CALGARY RENAISSANCE SINGERS &
PLAYERS
Performances at St. Stephen’s Anglican
Church, 1121 14th Ave. S.W.
renaissance-singers.com
Nov. 29: Spirit of the Renaissance,
Part I Music by the Renaissance masters
Gabrieli, Victoria, and Praetorius, along
with recent New World works by Raminsh,
Gjeilo, and Sirett
May 2: Spirit of the Renaissance, Part
II Music by the Renaissance masters
Taverner, Josquin, and Rossi, along with
recent works by European composers
Tavener and Pärt.
CALGARY WIND SYMPHONY
Performances at Rozsa Centre, U of C.
403-214-7571, calgarywindsymphony.com
Oct. 26: Short Rides and Fast Machines! Featuring energetic music; Dec.
14: A Celtic Christmas Programme in-
cludes Christiaan Venter’s new work and
Henry Cowell’s famous Celtic Set; March
21: Sweet Française With guest artist
Christie Reside on the flute; June 21:
Sticks N’ Bones An evening of celebration, pageantry and old and new works.
CALGARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Performances at Leacock Theatre, Mount
Royal University unless otherwise noted.
403-440-5978, cyo.ab.ca
Oct. 16: CYO with Quartetto Gelato At
Rozsa Centre, U of C.
Nov. 16: CYO performs Tchaikovsky
and Glinka Along with youth orchestras
from Edmonton and Regina. At Eric Harvie Theatre, The Banff Centre,
107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff.
Nov. 23: Music of Poland Featuring music by Zygmunt Noskowsky, Bela Bartok,
Ryszard Wrzaskala and others.
Nov. 29: Christmas in Song Featuring Mount Royal’s Arietta, Arioso, Artio
and Kantorei choirs and the CYO. At the
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium,
1415 14th Ave. N.W.
CANTARÉ CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Performances at Knox United Church,
403-685-1132, cantarechildrenschoir.org
Oct. 18: Reflections of Canada A
tribute to those who fought in the First
World War; Dec. 20: Frost and Fire;
March 14: Sing of Wondrous Things
Joined by Cantaré’s Man Enough to
Sing? ensemble; May 9: How Sweet the
Sound Featuring the younger Cantaré
ensembles, Cantilena and Cantiga. At St.
Stephen’s Anglican Church, 1121 14th Ave.
S.W.; June 6: Come, Ye Makers of Song
At St. Stephen’s Anglican Church.
CLASSICAL GUITAR
SOCIETY OF CALGARY
Performances at the Leacock Theatre,
2014-15
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Mount Royal University, unless otherwise
noted. 587-435-7170, classicalguitarsocietyofcalgary.com
Oct. 4: Alexander Dunn; Nov. 29: Denis
Azabagic; Feb. 7: Brad Mahon and
Kirill Kalmykov At Scarboro United
Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. S.W.; March 7:
Ana Vidovic; April 18: Anton Baranov;
TBD: Showcase Concert
CONSERVATORY AT MOUNT ROYAL
UNIVERSITY
All shows at Mount Royal University,
4825 Mount Royal Gate S.W., unless otherwise noted. 403-440-7770, mtroyal.ca.
CALGARY ORGAN FESTIVAL
Oct. 24: Symposium Day 1; Oct. 25: Symposium Day 2; Oct. 26: Festival Worship
Service at Knox United Church, 506 4th
St. S.W.; Oct. 27: Live Carillon Recital
(open-air event); Oct. 28: Celebrity Organ Recital: Luc Beauséjour at EckhardtGramatté Hall, U of C; Oct. 29: Celebrity
Organ Recital: David Baskeyfield at
Knox United Church; free organ recital at
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, 218
7th Ave. S.E.; Oct. 30: Free organ recital;
Oct. 31: G.H.O.S.T. featuring celebrity
organist David Baskeyfield at Knox
United Church; Nov. 1: Pedals, Pipes, and
a Pitcher!; Nov. 2: Calgary Civic Sym-
phony conducted by Rolf Bertsch.
WYATT RECITAL SERIES
Nov. 9: Assad brothers guitar duo;
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Sept. 19-20: 50 Years of James Bond;
Nov. 13-15: From Broadway with Love;
Jan. 16-17: The Legends of Classic
Rock Featuring John Elefante; Feb.
20-21: Lets Dance!; March 20-21: One
Vision: The Music of Queen; June 12-13:
and Turangalîla; Feb. 13-14: Mozart
and Schumann; March 13-14: Heavenly
Voices: Beethoven’s Mass in C Major;
May 8-9: Dvorák’s Epic Cello Concerto.
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• Concert, Tours, Festivals, Retreats and more!
Jan. 17: Jeremy Denk, piano;
April 25: Frans Helmerson,
Now in our
SOUTHEAST (Sundance) and
CENTRAL (Beltline) rehearsal locations
cello, with Susanne RubergGordon, piano.
COWTOWN OPERA
cowtownoperacompany.com
Season information TBA, see
website for updates.
EARLY MUSIC VOICES
Catherine Glaser-Climie
Founder/Artistic Director
www.cantarechildrenschoir.org
403.685.1132
Mountain View Arts Festival
September 13 & 14, 2014 - Didsbury Alberta - 11 am to 5 pm
Family fun weekend
celebrating art,
culture & heritage!
FREE ADMISSION
FREE PARKING
www.mountainviewartsfesval.ca … 403-335-9445 … Calgary/Didsbury Shule: 403-903-8734
Performances at Christ Church
Elbow Park, 3602 8th St. S.W.
403-243-2332, earlymusicvoices.ca
Oct. 6: Dowland in Dublin A
celebration of the Renaissance
lute composer John Dowland’s
Irish connections; Nov. 15: The
Sweetest Shade Featuring Julie
Boulianne and Luc Beauséjour;
Feb. 1: Clair Obscur (Soft Light)
With Montreal’s Pallade Musica;
April 19: Beatus vir: Sacred
Monteverdi
THE FESTIVAL CHORUS
403-294-9494,
thefestivalchorus.com
Dec. 6: Christmas in Venice
With The Festival Chamber
Orchestra, organist Colleen Athparia and vocal soloists. At Knox
United Church, 506 4th St. S.W.
Feb. 28: Fairest Isles The best
of Irish, Scottish and English folk
and popular choral songs with
guest instrumentalists. At Rozsa
Centre, U of C.
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Interior Doors
Member
All performances at Scarboro
United Church, 134 Scarboro Ave.
S.W. 1-844-598-1273,
instrumentalsociety.ca
Oct. 19: The Heavenly Life: 35th
Anniversary Concert; Nov. 9:
Step, Swirl, Stomp: Dances
of Joy and Passion Featuring
Jeremy Brown and company; Dec.
7: The Romantic Soul of Eastern
Europe Featuring Duo Polaris with
Edmond Agopian; Jan. 18: Tribute
to Irving Berlin Featuring the John
Reid Quintet; Feb. 8: Family Matters Featuring the Cohen family;
March 8: Death and the Maiden:
String Dups and Quartets Featuring Laura Reid and friends; April 12:
Easy to Love: Classical Meets
Jazz Featuring the Lily String
Quartet and the Hutchison Andrew
Trio; May 3: Divertimento Featuring the Duo Solista Family.
KENSINGTON SINFONIA
Performances at Hope Lutheran
Church, 3527 Boulton Rd. N.W. 403451-8287, kensingtonsinfonia.ca
LAND’S END CHAMBER
ENSEMBLE
MUSICAL ENCOUNTER
SERIES
www.mouldingscanada.ca
THE INSTRUMENTAL
SOCIETY OF CALGARY
ENCHOR CHAMBER CHOIR
Keep Calm and Groove On!
Mon - Fri 7:30am - 5:30pm
Sat 9:30am - 1:30pm
mann Piano Duo
Oct. 26: A Baroque Atlas
Featuring organist Neil Cockburn;
Feb. 8: Gli Amici della Musica With guests from the Amici
String School; May 10: Affairs of
the Heart As part of the Calgary
New Music Festival.
Nov. 9: A Prayer for Peace Featuring Dan Forest’s new requiem,
A Requiem for the Living. At St.
David’s United Church, 3303
Capitol Hill Cresc. N.W.; Feb. 28: A
Light in the Darkness; May 9:
6125, 11 Street SE
Phone (403) 252-6290
Sept. 20: Isabella Perron and
Kevin Chen; Nov. 1: Creole Choir
of Cuba; Feb. 7: Lee/Mercer/
Park Trio; March 8: WindSync
Ensemble; April 26: The Berg-
May 1: Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn With The Festival Orchestra,
organist Colleen Athparia, soprano
Laura Brandt, mezzo-soprano
Beste Kalendar, tenor Matthew
Bruce and bass-baritone Aaron
Dimoff. At Grace Presbyterian
Church, 1009 15th Ave. S.W.
Performances at Scarboro United
Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. S.W.,
unless otherwise noted.
403-701-6747, enchor.com
th
S.W., High River, Alta. 403-6522895, highrivergiftofmusic.com
Performances at the Rozsa
Centre, U of C, unless otherwise
noted. landsendensemble.ca
Nov. 7: Play Klee A sampling
of works inspired by artist Paul
Klee, plus world premieres of music by three Canadian composers.
March 2: Land’s End Composers Competition Hear the finest
of the new generation, featuring
works of the three finalists and
discussions among the ensemble,
judges and composers.
All performances at Rolston
Recital Hall, Banff Centre, 107
Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff, Alta.
1-800-413-8368, banffcentre.ca
March 21: Real Time Art Three
Alberta artists express their
artistic impulses on the spot, in
real time. Location TBA.
Nearly every Friday (see website for
exact dates), Oct. 3 to Dec. 5; Jan.
23 to March 27. Musicians in residence at the Banff Centre perform.
May 5: Visual Music Featuring
theatrical and musical works,
innovative trumpet solos and
guest conductor Claude Lapalme.
Location TBA.
HIGH RIVER GIFT OF MUSIC
SOCIETY
Performances at High River
United Church, 123 Macleod Tr.
LUMINOUS VOICES
Performances at Cathedral
Church of the Redeemer,
Miss Anders! I didn’t recognize you with your clothes on.
—James Bond. The CPO presents 50 Years of James Bond, Sept.19-20.
587-889-8370, luminousvoices.ca
New Music Festival. At the Calgary Zoo.
Nov. 9: The Far West (world premiere);
Jan. 11: Rapturous Renaissance; May
31: One Voice, Many Voices At Knox
ONE VOICE CHORUS
MOUNTAIN VIEW CONNECTION
Performances at the Lougheed House,
707 13th Ave. S.W., unless otherwise
noted. 403-240-4174,
mountainviewconnection.com
Nov. 4: Bach Goldberg Variations At Christ
Church Elbow Park, 3602 8th St. S.W.; Dec.
7-8: The Phantom Ship With guest artist
Sara Staples; April 19-20: Bohemia Revisited Featuring the Brahms Piano Quintet, the
Dvorak Piano Quartet, and the Dvorak Gypsy
Songs with guest soprano Michèle Cusson;
June 7-8: The Garden of Shadow With soprano Allison Angelo and actor Olga Primak.
Performances at the Rozsa Centre, U of C.,
unless otherwise noted. neworkscalgary.com
Nov. 2: The Rubbing Stone Ensemble;
Feb. 14: Duo Zehyr Co-produced with the
North American Saxophone Alliance.; Feb.
22: PianImage Featuring Eve Egoyan.
At Leacock Theatre, MRU.; March 15: Eve
Egoyan At Leacock Theatre, MRU.; April
28: Rage Against the Machine Featuring
Thin Edge Music Collective and Paramirabo;
May 16: Festivo! Featuring the Wild West
New Music Ensemble as part of the Calgary
Dec. 6: Make The Yuletide Gay Calgary’s
LGBTQ-and-friends chorus performs
upbeat renditions of holiday classics.
March 28: Club Carousel Dance music
from the 1960s, the era of Calgary’s first
gay club. At Unitarian Church of Calgary,
1703 1st St. N.W.
June 6: Over The Rainbow Music that
celebrates the rainbow’s many meanings:
colours, dreams and community diversity.
PRO ARTS SOCIETY
Wednesdays at Cathedral Church of the
Redeemer, 218 7th Ave. S.E. 12:10-12:50
p.m. Free. 403-269-1904, proartssociety.ca
Sept. 10: Angela Cavar, soprano; Sept. 17:
JansenSisters trio (voices and guitars);
Sept. 24: Calgary International Flamenco
Festival participants; Oct. 1: John Reid
Brazilian Project featuring saxophone and
piano; Oct. 8: Michelle Minke, soprano; Oct.
15: Fluid Dance Festival participants; Oct.
22: Westside Singers; Oct. 29: Calgary International Organ Festival; Nov. 5: Roxanne
Laycock Bingham, piano and Reina Gomez,
clarinet; Nov. 12: New Odyssey Trio; Nov. 19:
Calgary Opera Emerging Artists Ensemble;
Nov. 26: Nancy Kujawinski, singer/songwriter; Dec. 3: MASS Energy Choral; Dec.
REVV52
Performances at River Park Church,
3818 14a St. S.W. 1-888-749-7388, revv52.com
Nov. 5: Open Rehearsal: Wall of Sound
No. 1; Dec. 3: Open Rehearsal: Wall of
Sound No. 2; Jan. 14-17: Wall of Sound
From the Beach Boys to Pharrell Williams,
experience the colourful and layered
sounds that influenced generations of
musicians; May 18: Open Rehearsal:
Gospel Revvolution No. 1; April 15:
Open Rehearsal: Gospel Revvolution
No. 2; May 6-9: Gospel Revvolution
SALUTE TO VIENNA
Attila Glatz Concert Productions Inc.
1-800-545-7807, salutetovienna.com
Jan. 1: Salute to Vienna Concert At
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre
for the Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave.
S.E. Tickets at cpo-live.com.
SAVRIDI SINGERS
Ensemble; March 7: Sonic Escape.
403-239-2541, savridisingers.com
Dec. 14: Christmas Concert at Scarboro
United Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. N.W.
May 10: Spring Concert At Rozsa
Centre, U of C.
QUARTET SERIES
Nov. 28: U of C String Quartet: A Cel-
SPIRITUS CHAMBER CHOIR
Performances at Christ Church Elbow Park,
403-922-7021, spirituschamberchoir.ca
Oct. 5: Baltic Connections With guest conductor Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff, member of the
Order of Canada. At Knox United Church,
506 4th St. S.W.; Dec. 5-6: Spanish Carols
and Lullabies; Feb. 8: Northern Lights At
Rozsa Centre, U of C; March 3: Mid-Winter
Harmonies II; May 10: Vocal Mayhem The
culmination of Spiritus’ first Conductor’s
Workshop. At Knox United Church.
U OF C DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Performances at Eckhardt-Gramatté
Concert Hall, U of C. 403-210-7576, music.
ucalgary.ca/event-listings
CELEBRATION SERIES
Sept. 27: André Laplante, piano; Nov. 1:
Whitney Sloan, soprano; Feb. 7: Teng
Li, viola; March 17: 2015 RBC Concerto
Competition; March 21: Gregory Allen,
piano; May 2: Diana Cohen, violin.
DISCOVERY SERIES
Oct. 18: Quartetto Gelato with the Calgary Youth Orchestra; Jan. 24: Orchid
ORGAN SERIES
Oct. 28: Luc Beauséjour; Nov. 25: Neil
Cockburn; Feb. 17: Valerie Hall.
ebration of Shostakovich and Charles
de Bériot I; April 10: U of C String
Quartet: A Celebration of Shostakovich and Charles de Bériot II; May 22: U
of C String Quartet: A Celebration of
Shostakovich and Charles de Bériot III.
VOICESCAPES
403-208-6094, voicescapes.ca
Dec. 13: A Pioneer Christmas With the Calgary Children’s Choir. At Rozsa Centre, U of C.
Dec. 21: Sing Along Messiah At Knox
April 19: Beatus Vir: Sacred Monteverdi Presented as part of the Early Music
Voices Concert Series. At Christ Church
Elbow Park, 3602 8th St. S.W.
YOUTH SINGERS OF CALGARY
Performances at the Southern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14th Ave. N.W.
403-234-9549, youthsingers.org
Dec. 7: The Christmas Eve Express An
original musical spectacular featuring
many well-known Christmas classics as
well as newly re-envisioned holiday tunes.
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Outstanding Chamber Music Experiences
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with Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital, 2013 BISC winner
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NEW WORKS CALGARY
Performances at St. Stephen’s Anglican
Church, 1121 14th Ave. S.W., unless otherwise noted. onevoicechorus.ca
10: Talisman Energy Choir; Dec. 17: La Vie
Women’s Choir; Dec. 24: No concert; Dec. 31:
No concert; Jan. 7: Brian Buchanan, jazz
piano; Jan. 14, 21 and 28: Co-presentation
with High Performance Rodeo; Feb. 4: Calgary Opera Emerging Artist Ensemble; Feb.
11: Andrew Douglas Mallory Project; Feb. 18:
TBA; Feb. 25: Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest;
March 4: T. Buckley, country roots guitar;
March 11: TBA; March 18: T.A.L.E.S. The
Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling;
March 25: Calgary Opera Emerging Artist
Ensemble.
403.244.8277
Promo Code: Swerve2014
CONCERTS/COMEDY
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
Presented as part of JazzYYC’s Illumin8
series with the Calgary Folk Music Festival. At
Festival Hall, 1215 10th Ave S.E. jazzyyc.com.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 19: Hilltop Hoods with Sims At The
Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Sept. 5: Mad Decent Block Party With
Dillion Francis and Zeds Dead. At Shaw
Millennium Park, 1220 9th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 5: The River and the Road At The
Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Sept. 6: Life in Color With Bingo Players,
Morgan Page and Manufactured Superstars. At
Shaw Millennium Park, 1220 9th Ave. S.W. TF.
Until Sept. 7: Honens 2014: International
Festival of Piano Featuring Alexandre
Tharaud, Julian Steckel and Georgy
Tchaidze, Alex Ross, Martha Wrainwright
and others. At various venues throughout
Calgary, see website for details. 403-2990140, honens.com.
Sept. 11: Biblical At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Sept. 12: Architects At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Sept. 12: Clinton St. John CD Release At
Festival Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
Sept. 12: Pub Night with the Kingston
Trio At St. Stephens Ukrainian Catholic
Church, 4903 45th St. S.W. 403-8633038, kingstontrio.com.
Sept. 13: 18 Degrees of Jazz: a New York
Kind of Night Featuring Ellen Doty and
her seven-piece live jazz band. At Saltlik
Restaurant, 101 8th Ave. S.W. 403-5371160, 18degreesofjazz.ca.
Sept. 13: Gin Blossoms At Deerfoot Inn &
Casino, 11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Sept. 13: Shred Kelly At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Sept. 16: Imagination Movers Live In
Concert Presented by Disney Junior.
Performing songs from the hit Disney
Junior series. At Jack Singer Concert Hall,
Epcor Centre. EC.
Sept. 16: Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko At
Marquee Beer Market & Stage,
4630 Macleod Tr. S. TF.
Sept. 17: Zeus With The Elwins and Astral
Swans. At Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 18: 2014 PEAK Performance
Project Showcase No. 1 Featuring Lauren
Mann & The Fairly Odd Folk, Port Juvee and
Mitchmatic. At Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 18: Daniel Wesley At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM. Sept. 18: Circus of the Strangely
Beautiful At Dickens, 1000 9th Ave. S.W. TF.
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Sept. 18: Rich Aucoin With Hello Moth and
The Franklin Electric. At Commonwealth Bar
& Stage, 731 10th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 19: Blasterjaxx At Flames Central,
219 8th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 19: Rubim Del Toledo CD Release
Sept. 20: Big Wreck At the Grey Eagle
Event Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. 1-866943-8849, greyeaglecasino.ca.
Sept. 20: Young Musicians
Extraordinaire: Kevin Chen and Isabella
Perron Presented by the High River Gift
of Music Society. At High River United
Church, 123 Macleod Tr. S.W. High River.
highrivergiftofmusic.com.
Sept. 21: F----d Up At Republik,
Sept. 21: Kirby Sewell Band At Festival
Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
Sept. 21: Mantras For Life Tour 2014
An evening of mantra, music and heartfelt singing withi Deva Premal and Miten
with Manose and friends. At Jack Singer
Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. 403-2949494, epcorcentre.org.
Sept. 21: Roberta Stephen Tribute
Presented by the Canadian Music Centre.
At Scarboro United Church,
134 Scarboro Ave. S.W. investyyc.com.
Sept. 22: Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic
Group Presented by World MusicVentures. At
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. EC.
Sept. 22: Sonata Artica: Pariah’s Child
World Tour At Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 24: Lacuna Coll At Republik,
Sept. 24: TWIZTID At Dickens,
Sept. 25: 2014 PEAK Performance Project
Showcase No. 2 Featuring SAVK,
Scenic Route to Alaska and The
Royal Foundry. At Republik,
Sept. 25: Terri Clark At
Deerfoot Inn & Casino,
11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Sept. 26: Dropkick
Murphys At MacEwan
Hall, U of C. TF.
Sept. 26: Risky
Endeavor CD
Release At
Dickens, 1000 9th
Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 27: Beach
House At Republik,
Sept. 27: The Beetles
Proceeds benefit the 78th
Fraser Highlanders Youth
Squad. At Thorncliffe
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
A
bird’s-eye view of Fleetwood Mac’s career might reveal only three topographic
high points: The band formed in London in 1967; a decade later they released the
world’s fourth-highest-selling album of all time; and they are currently in the middle
of their 17th tour.
But get down on hands and knees and the fascinating traces of intra-band marriages and divorces, burnouts and comebacks, deaths and rebirths are revealed.
Somehow, along the way, Fleetwood Mac came out with 16 other albums besides
The Big One parents crank up whenever they control the iDock.
It’s not surprising that, over the course of nearly 50 years together (in
various permutations), Fleetwood Mac would see its share of tumult.
During that time, four of the members—John and Christine McVie,
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks—coupled and uncoupled; the
band lost a guitarist, Jeremy Spencer, to a cult; Buckingham, their other, more famous guitarist, stormed off for eight years; and they nearly
went under when a crooked manager started promoting a fake version of the band. Not to mention the obligatory alcohol, cocaine and
prescription drugs, which nearly did the band in more than once.
Fleetwood Mac’s current On with the Show tour (a fitting name
given John McVie’s ongoing battle with cancer) will doubtless offer old
favourites like “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” “Don’t Stop,” “Songbird,” etc. But,
true to comeback form, the band will also try to hook fans on a few new
tracks written for album No. 18, due out next year.
Adding to the predominantly nostalgic aura, however, will be Christine McVie, returned to the fold after a 16-year absence, reportedly due
in large part to a fear of flying. Lucky for us, she seems to have overcome
her reluctance to look down—or back. —Jacquie Moore
FLEETWOOD MAC: Nov. 14 at Scotiabank Saddledome. $84 - $217.75. TM.
We call it a phone, but we don’t really use it much as a phone, do we?
—Jerry Seinfeld. Sept. 19 and 20 at the Jubilee Auditorium.
Greenview Community Centre,
5600 Centre St. N.E. 403-264-6383.
Oct. 7: Boz Scaggs At Jubilee
Auditorium, 1415 14th Ave. N.W. TM.
Oct. 23: Jeremy Fisher At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Sept. 27: Every Time I Die With
Counterparts and Expire. At MacEwan
Ballroom, U of C. TF.
Oct. 9: 2014 PEAK Performance
Project Showcase No. 3 Featuring
Oct. 24: Kill The Noise At Flames
Central, 219 8th Ave. S.W. TF.
Sept. 27: Oscar Lopez At Bragg Creek
Performing Arts, 23 White Ave., Bragg
Creek. 403-949-4114,
braggcreekperformingarts.com.
Sept. 28-29: La Boheme Presented as part of
a series of film screenings featuring Britain’s
Royal Opera season. At Canyon Meadows
Cinemas, 13226 Macleod Tr. S.E. 403-2785581, canyonmeadowscinemas.ca/opera.html.
Sidney York, 36? and Nuela Charles. At
Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Oct. 9: Gob At Dickens, 1000 9th Ave.
S.W. TF.
Oct. 9: Grand Funk Railroad At the Grey
Eagle Event Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr.
1-866-943-8849, greyeaglecasino.ca.
Oct. 10: Bombay Bicycle Club At
MacEwan Ballroom, U of C. TF.
Sept. 29: The Used and Taking Back
Sunday At MacEwan Hall, U of C. TF.
Oct. 10-11: Dr. Hook feat. Ray Sawyer At
Deerfoot Inn & Casino, 11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Sept. 29: Ziggy Marley At Jack Singer
Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. EC.
Oct. 10: Less Than Jake At Republik,
Sept. 30: Rococode At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Oct. 10: PUP At Broken City,
OCTOBER
Oct. 10: Ryan Adams At Jubilee
Oct. 1: The Wooden Sky At Republik,
Oct. 2: Secret Chiefs 3 At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Oct. 2: The Temptations
At the Grey Eagle Event Centre,
3777 Grey Eagle Dr. 1-866-943-8849,
greyeaglecasino.ca.
Oct. 3: The Fab Four: The Ultimate
Tribute At the Grey Eagle Event Centre,
3777 Grey Eagle Dr. 1-866-943-8849,
greyeaglecasino.ca.
Oct. 3: Glass Tiger At Deerfoot Inn &
Oct. 3: Ts/st At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Oct. 4: Amon Amarth with Sabaton
and Skeletonwitch At Flames Central,
Oct. 4: George Canyon: a Decade of
Hits Tour At Deerfoot Inn & Casino,
11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Oct. 4: Guaco At the Grey Eagle Event
Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. 1-866-9438849, greyeaglecasino.ca.
Oct. 4: Joey Cape At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Oct. 4: Royal Canoe with Close Talker
At Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Oct. 5: Demi Lovato At Scotiabank
Saddledome. TM.
Oct. 5: Kinnie Starr At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Oct. 5: Toopy and Binoo At Jubilee
Oct. 6: Alexander Malikov At Scarboro
United Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. S.W.
403-686-1692.
Oct. 11: Zion I At Dickens, 1000 9th Ave.
S.W. TF.
Oct. 25: Bergmann Duo At Bragg Creek
Performing Arts, 23 White Ave., Bragg
Creek. 403-949-4114,
Oct. 25: Children of Bodom At Republik,
Nov. 21: Shakey Graves with Rayland
Baxter At Republik, 219 17th Ave. S.W. TF.
Oct. 27: The Black Keys At Scotiabank
Saddledome. TM.
Nov. 21: Sonreal At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Oct. 27-28: Sarah McLachlan At Jubilee
Oct. 30: Gary Numan At Flames Central,
Oct. 31: The Dudes At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Oct. 31: Great White At Deerfoot Inn &
Nov. 1: Chubby Checker At Deerfoot Inn
& Casino, 11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Oct. 16: 2014 PEAK Performance
Project Showcase No. 4 The Wet Secrets,
Nov. 1: Mayday Parade At MacEwan
Boreal Sons and Samantha Savage Smith.
Nov. 3: Arch Enemy With Kreator,
Huntress and guests. At MacEwan
Stage, 731 10th Ave. S.W. TF.
Nov. 3: Gordon Lightfoot At Jack
Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. EC.
Oct. 16: Kenny Rogers At the Grey Eagle
Event Centre, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr. 1-866943-8849, greyeaglecasino.ca.
Nov. 6: Jill Barber At Knox United
Church, 506 4th St. S.W. TF.
Oct. 17: The Wynners At Jubilee
Oct. 18: Mad Caddies At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
Oct. 18: Platinum Blonde At Deerfoot
Inn & Casino, 11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Oct. 20: Bahamas At Knox United
Church, 506 4th St. S.W. TF.
Oct. 20: Dirty Heads At Flames Central,
Oct. 21: Roch Voisine At Jack Singer
Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. EC.
Oct. 21: The Rural Alberta Advantage
With July Talk. At MacEwan Ballroom,
U of C. TF.
Nov. 19: Mötley Crüe With Alice Cooper.
At Scotiabank Saddledome. TM.
Oct. 26: Boy & Bear With Reuben and
the Dark. At The Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Oct. 15: The Wiggles At Stampede
Corral, Stampede Park. TM.
Oct. 17: Fred Eaglesmith At The Boyce
Theatre, Stampede Park. 403-261-0101,
fredeaglesmith.com.
Nov. 19: Little Miss Higgins & the
Winnipeg Five At Festival Hall,
1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
Oct. 25: Shenandoah At Deerfoot Inn &
NOVEMBER
Oct. 17: Dub FX, Cade & Kytami At
Nov. 16: GWAR At MacEwan Ballroom,
U of C. TF.
Nov. 21: Death DTA Tour Featuring
Obituary, MASSACRE, Rivers Of Nihil,
UNTIMELY DEMISE and Reverend Kill. At
MacEwan Ballroom, U of C. TF.
Oct. 14: Terry Bozzio At Orpheus
Theatre, SAIT. TF.
Oct. 16: The Harpoonist and the Axe
Murderer At Commonwealth Bar &
Nov. 15: Twin Forks with Northcote At
Nov. 21: Tokyo Police Club With Said
The Whale. At MacEwan Hall, U of C. TF.
Nov. 22: Devin Townsend, Animals
As Leaders and Monuments At The
Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Nov. 22: Elizabeth Shepherd At Bragg
Creek Performing Arts, 23 White Ave.,
Bragg Creek. 403-949-4114,
Insomnium At Republik,
March 1: Video Games Live At Jubilee
CONCERT SERIES
BERT CHURCH THEATRE
1000 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie, Alta. 403948-8824, thebertchurchtheatre.com
Sept. 12: Moose on the Loose: The
Impro Show; Oct. 4: All Neil All Night:
a celebration of Neil Young; Oct. 14:
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra; Nov.
1: Splash’ N Boots; Nov. 15: De Temps
Antan; Nov. 22: Black Umfolosi; Dec.
13: Jesse Peters Vintage Christmas;
Jan. 14: Rik Emmett; Jan. 24:
International Guitar Night; Feb. 7: 100
Mile House; Feb. 15: Fred Penner; Feb.
28: Tupelo Honey (acoustic); March
8: Calgary Opera: Isis and the Seven
Scorpions; March 20: Mary Walsh with
Sharron Matthews; March 28: Prairie
Mountain Fiddlers; April 11: Cousin
Harley; April 19: Dufflebag Theatre’s
Snow White; April 24: Ridley Bent.
BD&P WORLD MUSIC SERIES
Nov. 22: Helix, Goddo and Kick Axe At
Jack SInger Concert Hall, Epcor Centre
for the Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E.
403-294-9494, epcorcentre.org
Nov. 22: Jordan Knight and Nick Carter
At Flames Central, 219 8th Ave. S.W. TF.
Oct. 23: Diego El Cigala; Jan. 31:
Rosanne Cash; Feb. 19: Mulatu Astake;
April 24: Lila Downs.
Nov. 24: John Fogerty At Scotiabank
Saddledome. TM.
Nov. 25: Lights At MacEwan Hall, U of C. TF.
BRAGG CREEK PERFORMING
ARTS SOCIETY
Nov. 27: Ryan Hemsworth At The HiFi
Club, 219 10th Ave. S.W. TM.
Bragg Creek Centre, 23 White Ave.,
Bragg Creek. 403-949-4114,
braggcreekperformingarts.com
Nov. 28-29: Steve Strongman At
Engineered Air Theatre, Epcor Centre. EC.
Sept. 27: Oscar Lopez; Oct. 25:
Bergmann Duo; Nov. 22: Elizabeth
Shepherd.
Nov. 7: Boyce Avenue At MacEwan
Nov. 29-30: Charlie Brown’s Christmas
featuring Jerry Granelli At Festival
Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
Nov. 7: Strumbrellas At Festival Hall,
1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
Nov. 29: Northern Pikes At Deerfoot
Nov. 8: Dreams: Ultimate Tribute
To Fleetwood Mac At Deerfoot Inn &
Nov. 29: Silent Army EP Release with
Flowshine and Lucid Scream At The
Every Tuesday: Singer-Songwriter
Gateway, SAIT. TM.
Second last Friday of the month: Bring
Nov. 9: Springbank Big Band Annual
Dinner and Dance At Danish Canadian
Club, 727 11th Ave S.W. 403-605-4126,
403-290-6276.
Nov. 13: Buck 65 At Commonwealth Bar
& Stage, 731 10th Ave. S.W. TF.
Nov. 14: The Campbell Brothers At
Festival Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E. TF.
DECEMBER
Dec. 4-5: Stuart McLean Vinyl Cafe
Christmas At Jubilee Auditorium,
1415 14th Ave. N.W. TM.
Dec. 31: Honeymoon Suite/April Wine At
CAFÉ KOI
All performances at Café Koi, 1011 1st St.
S.W. 403-246-3516, cafekoi.com
Every Thursday: Jazz ‘n’ More Open Mic
Open Mic
Your Own Vinyl
Last Friday of the month: Elevated
Etiquette Hip-hop open mic.
First Monday of the month (except for
holidays): Classical Revolution
Second Monday of the month (except for
holidays): Expressions
2015
Nov. 14: Fleetwood Mac At Scotiabank
Saddledome. TM.
Jan. 8 and 10: Gino Monopoli At Deerfoot
Nov. 14: Vance Joy with James Young
Jan. 17: 54-40 At Deerfoot Inn & Casino,
11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Nov. 15: Blind Melon At Deerfoot Inn &
Jan. 20: Dark Tranquility and
CALGARY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
River Park Church, 3818 14A St. S.W.
403-239-8545, calgaryjazzorchestra.com
Oct. 19: Louis Armstrong & Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue; Dec. 21: A Perfectly
Frank Christmas; Feb. 8: The Art of
Romance/Soul; April 26: Superhe-
Oct. 5: Pixies With Royal Blood. At
MacEwan Hall, U of C. TF.
Oct. 11: Eluveitie With Tyr and Metsatoll.
At MacEwan Ballroom, U of C. TF.
Oct. 24: The Matinee At The Gateway,
SAIT. TM.
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CONCERTS/COMEDY
roes/Duke Ellington’s New Orleans
Suite; June 14: Dave Brubeck/Suite
Jubilation.
CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY
OF CALGARY
All performances at the Leacock Theatre,
MRU, unless otherwise noted. 587-4357170, classicalguitarsocietyofcalgary.com
Oct. 4: Alexander Dunn; Nov. 29: Denis
Azabagic; Feb. 7: Brad Mahon and
Kirill Kalmykov at Scarboro United
Church, 134 Scarboro Ave. S.W.; March 7:
Ana Vidovic; April 18: Anton Baranov.
CENTRE STAGE SERIES
Empress Theatre, 235 Main St., Fort
Macleod. 1-800-540-9229,
empresstheatre.ab.ca
Sept. 27: Tim Williams; Oct. 25: Chloe
Albert; Nov. 15: Steve Coffey and
The Lokels; Dec. 18: Foothills Brass
Christmas Show; Jan. 24: Cowtown
Opera Company; March 7: Little Miss
Higgins and The Winnipeg Five.
CLIFF BUNGALOW-MISSION
JAZZ SERIES
Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community
Centre, 2201 Cliff St. S.W. 403-650-7695,
janmuldersounds.com
Oct. 1: Saxophone night with the Jim
Brennan quartet; Oct. 25: Sinatra
style dance night with Rob Young
and the Big Beat band; Nov. 5: vocal
jazz night with favourite females in
jazz; Dec. 3: Hutchinson Andrew trio;
Jan. 7: Jewish Jazz night with Allan
Merovitz; Feb. 4: Hammond organ
night with the Gareth Bane quartet; March 4: Vocal jazz night with
Johanna Sillanpaa; March 21: Dance
night with the Sheldon Zandboer
quartet; April 1: Jazz guitar night with
Ralph Buschmeyer and Jon McCaslin;
May 6: Jazz bass night with Rubim de
Toledo; June 3: Jazz standards night
with the Rick Climans quartet.
Oct. 3-4: Jon Cleary; Nov. 28-29: Steve
Strongman; Jan. 9-10: Brandon Isaak;
Feb. 7: Tinsley Ellis; March 5-6: Kat
Danser featuring Steve Dawson; May
7-8: Shakura S’Aida.
PRIME TIME BIG BAND
The Ironwood Stage & Grill,
1229 9th Ave. S.E. 403-253-3042,
primetimebigband.com
Sept. 13 to Dec. 13: Big Band Brunch
Every second Saturday.
U OF C MONDAY NIGHT
JAZZ SERIES
University Theatre, U of C, unless otherwise noted. Presented by the University
of Calgary Department of Music.
403-220-5313, performingarts.ucalgary.
ca/music
Oct. 20: John de Waal Quintet at the
National Music Centre, 134 11th Ave. S.E.;
Dec. 1: U of C Jazz Orchestra with
special guest; Feb. 9: Harlem Quartet
with pianist Aldo López-Gavilán.
Co-presented with Calgary Pro
Musica at Rozsa Centre, U of C; March
Oct. 16: Maceo Parker; Feb. 5-6:
Marcus Roberts Trio; April 1: John
Pizzarelli Quartet with Jane Monheit;
May 2: Cassandra Wilson.
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
At various venues throughout Calgary.
calgaryflamencofestival.com
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Sept. 20: Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble at Webber Academy Performing
Arts Centre, 1515 93rd St. S.W.; Sept.
26: Andrés Peña with Karen Flamenco at Webber Academy Performing Arts Centre; Sept. 27: Flamenco
Showcase at Ironwood Stage & Grill,
1229 9th Ave. S.E.
PCL BLUES SERIES
Engineered Air Theatre and Martha
Cohen Theatre, Epcor Centre for the
BOW VALLEY MUSIC CLUB
House band: Coyote Moon.
At Strathcona Community Centre,
277 Strathcona Dr. S.W. 403-287-2299,
bowvalleymusicclub.org
Sept. 6: The Good Lovelies; Sept. 27:
Charlie A’ Court; Oct. 25: Ridley Bent
Duo and Angela Harris; Nov. 22: John
Wort Hannam; Jan. 31: Alberta Night—
T. Buckley Band, The Joe Defendants
and Ralph Boyd Johnson; Feb. 28:
David Myles Trio; March 14: Dave
Gunning and Pharis & Jason Romero;
March 28: Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis and Austin Lounge Lizards; April
25: Guy Davis; May 9: Bowser & Blue.
CALGARY FOLK CLUB
Dalhousie Community Centre, 5432
Dalhart Rd. N.W. 403-286-5651, calgaryfolkclub.com
Sept. 12: Lynn Miles; Sept. 26: John
McCutcheon; Oct. 10: Vishten; Oct.
24: Dala; Nov. 7: Indian City; Nov. 21:
GALLERY HOUSE CONCERTS
Venue and ticket information at
galleryhouseconcerts.com
Sept. 17: Travelling Mabels; Oct. 4: Leeroy Stagger; Nov. 6: Carli and Julie
Kennedy; Dec. 20-21: John Wort Hannam; January (Date TBA): Cod Gone
Wild; February (Date TBA): Jenie Thai;
April 26: Gordie Tentrees; May 9: Ryan
McMahon; June (Date TBA): Ken Stead;
August (Date TBA): The Doll Sisters.
WHERE HILARIOUS MEANS HILARIOUS
The YYComedy Fest remains both a labour of love (the founders have
been known to do their own postering) and a burgeoning enterprise
(the founders book some big names). This year’s lineup includes Brian
Posehn, Jessica Holmes and The Irrelevant Show. YYComedy Fest:
Sept. 29 to Oct. 4 at various venues. yycomedyfest.ca.
Dry Bones; Jan. 16: 10 Strings and a
Goat Skin; Jan. 30: Danny Schmidt
and Carrie; Feb. 13: James Keelaghan;
Feb. 27: Hot Nut Riveters; March 13:
Hat Fitz and Cara; March 27: Oliver
Swain’s Big Machine, Emily Braden
and Ben Sollee; April 10: Brother Sun.
COCHRANE VALLEY FOLK CLUB
30: Michael Philip Mossman; April 27:
Johnny Summers with pianist Chris
Andrew at the National Music Centre.
UNITARIAN CHURCH OF CALGARY
MUSIC SERIES
At the Unitarian Church of Calgary,
1703 1st St. N.W. 403-276-2436,
unitarianscalgary.org
Dec. 13: To Drive The Cold Winter
Away featuring UUphonia (the choir of
the Unitarian Church of Calgary) and
the women’s barbershop octet BarberEllas; Jan. 30: An Evening of Chamber Music with Calgary Philharmonic
Orchestra cellist Tom Mirhady and
friends; March 13: A Choral Bouquet
with UUphonia and guest ensembles
Vocal Latitudes, One Voice Chorus, and
the Canadian-Venezuelan choir Cantares; April 17: Jazz With Jane featuring pianist Jane Perry and friends; May
8-9: Come To The Cabaret UUphonia’s
annual spring cabaret.
Cochrane Alliance Church, 902 Glenbow
Dr., Cochrane, Alta. 403-932-1185,
cochranefolkclub.com
Sept. 12: Honey in the Jar; Oct. 10:
The Bros Landreth; Nov. 14: The
Kirby Sewell Band; Jan. 17: Ellen
McIlwaine; Feb. 7: Danny Schmidt
& Carrie Elkin; March 7: The Steel
Wheels; April 18: JP Cormier.
FISH CREEK CONCERTS
Concerts at River Park Church,
3818 14A St. S.W. and Southwood United
Church, 10690 Elbow Dr. S.W.
403-244-2912, fishcreekconcerts.com
Sept. 19: Connie Kaldor and Heather
Bishop; Oct. 10: Charlie Acourt with
David Leask; Oct. 24: Trent Severn;
Nov. 7: The Bills; Jan. 23: Blood on The
Tracks, Reassembled & Reimagined
under the direction of David Ward
with J.R. Shore, Ruth Purves-Smith,
Clea Roddick, Conrad Walz; Feb. 13:
TBA; March 6 and 7: Pear; March 20:
Christine Lavin and Don White; April
10: JP Cormier; April 18: Brother Sun.
Until Sept. 6: Dave Williamson; Sept.
11-13: Jeremy Hotz; Sept. 18-20: Dan
Cummins; Sept. 25: Mick Foley; Sept.
26-27: Andrew Grose; Oct. 5: Duncan
Trussell; Oct. 9-11: Kelly Taylor; Oct.
16-18: Ivan Decker; Oct. 24-25: Rose-
anne Barr.
YUK YUK’S
At the Elbow River Casino, 218 18th Ave.
S.E. 403-258-2028, yukyuks.com
Crescent Heights Community Hall,
1101 2nd St. N.W. 403-284-4384, thenick.ca
Until Sept. 13: Lori Gibbs and Tommy
Campbell; Sept. 18-20: Ari Shaffir;
Oct. 23-25: Bryan Callen; Nov. 13-15:
Steve Byrne.
Sept. 27: John McCutcheon; Oct. 11:
Tuesdays: Amateur Night.
NICKELODEON MUSIC CLUB
Fred Eaglesmith and The Travelling Steam Show; Oct. 25: Dala; Nov.
8: Martin Simpson; Nov. 22: Richard
Shindell; Jan. 10: Alberta Night—100
Mile House, Joe Nolan and The Travelling Mabels; Jan. 24: Wendell and
Wheat; Feb. 7: Dave Gunning; Feb. 21:
John Reischman and the Jaybirds;
March 7: James Hill and Anne Janelle;
March 21: Old Man Luedecke; April 18:
The Bills; April 25: Patrons Night.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOLK CLUB
EPCOR CENTRE JAZZ SERIES
Jack Singer Concert Hall and Martha
Cohen Theatre, Epcor Centre for the
FOLK CLUB
CONCERTS
House band: Ceard. Hillhurst-Sunnyside
Community Association, 1320 5th Ave. N.W.
403-283-4525, rockyfolkclub.tripod.com
Sept. 19: The Steve Fisher Bluegrass
Band; Oct. 17: Bob Evans; Nov. 14:
YYCOMEDY FESTIVAL
At various Calgary venues. yycomedy.ca
Sept. 29 to Oct. 5: A seven-day comedy
festival featuring 70 comics in 35 shows,
plus a gala event with Harland Williams,
Jessica Holmes, Brian Posehn, Michael
McDonald and many others.
SINGLE SHOWS
Sept. 12: Moose on the Loose: The
Impro Show At Bert Church Theatre,
1000 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie, Alta. 403948-8824, thebertchurchtheatre.com.
Sept. 19-20: Jerry Seinfeld At Jubilee
West My Friend, plus The Jansen
Sisters; Jan. 23: Robbie Burns Night;
April 17: Eileen McGann; May 1: Rocky
Mountain Folk Club 40th Birthday
Celebration.
Sept. 19: Russell Peters At Scotiabank
Saddledome, Stampede Park. TM.
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Sept. 27: Bob Saget At the Deerfoot Inn
& Casino, 11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
House band: The Beagle Boys. Braeside
Community Centre, 11024 Braeside Dr. S.W.
403-271-3719, saturdaynightspecial.ca
Sept. 20: Ian Tyson; Oct. 18: David Myles; Nov. 8: The Bills; Nov. 29: Bowser
and Blue; Jan. 17: Ian Sherwood plus
Ashley Condon; Feb. 7: David Francey;
Feb. 28: The Hot Nut Riviters; March
21: Christine Lavin plus Don White;
April 18: Jimmy Rankin.
COMEDY
THE COMEDY CAVE
Sept. 22-23: Kenny vs. Spenny At the
Deerfoot Inn & Casino,
11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
Sept. 28: Steve Patterson: This Is Not
Debatable The host of CBC Radio’s The
Debaters in his stand up comedy show.
At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor
Centre. 403-294-7455, epcorcentre.org.
Oct. 23: Miranda Sings Featuring
American comedian Colleen Ballinger. At
MacEwan Hall, U of C. TF.
Oct. 24: Jim Jefferies At Jack Singer
Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. 403-2947455, epcorcentre.org.
9206 Macleod Tr. S. 403-287-1120,
thecomedycave.com
Nov. 21: Howie Mandel At the Deerfoot
Until Sept. 14: Marc Ryan; Sept. 1621: Ryan Dalton; Sept. 23-28: Mike
Speenberg; Sept. 30 to Oct. 5: Paul
Ogata; Oct. 7-12: Larry Reeb; Oct.
14-26: Al Ducharme; Oct. 28 to Nov. 2:
Nov. 27: Ron James At Grey Eagle
Resort & Casino, 3777 Grey Eagle Dr.
866-943-8849, ticketbreak.com.
Jesse Joyce.
FUNNYFEST CALGARY
COMEDY FESTIVAL
403-228-7888, funnyfest.com
May 27 to June 7: FunnyFest Calgary
Comedy Festival Offering over 11,000
punchlines, 11 days and nights of comedy,
70 performers and 20 themes.
THE LAUGH SHOP
5940 Blackfoot Tr. S.E. 403-255-6900,
thelaughshopcalgary.com
Dec. 27: Gerry Dee At Jubilee
March 19: Veterans of SNL Featuring
Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows and Chris
Kattan. At the Deerfoot Inn & Casino,
11500 35th St. S.E. TM.
March 20: Mary Walsh With special
guest Sharron Matthews. At Bert Church
Theatre, 1000 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie,
Alta. 403-948-8824,
thebertchurchtheatre.com.
DANCE
ALBERTA BALLET
Performances at the Jubilee
Auditorium, 1415 14th Ave. N.W.
403-245-4549, albertaballet.com
Sept. 25-27: Don Quixote The classic tale
of bullfights, windmills and an unlikely hero,
told through explosive dance.
Jan. 16-17: Guest Company: Les Ballets
Trockadero de Monte Carlo Featuring an
THE GARTER GIRLS BURLY-Q REVUE
thegartergirls.com
Feb. 12-14: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Set
to the music of Sarah McLachlan.
Sept. 12: The Garter Girls and The HighKicks! At Dickens Pub, 1000 9th Ave. S.W.
March 26-28: Carmen Choreographer
Yukichi Hattori brings his interpretation of
the provocative gypsy to life.
Oct. 11: Garters and Guitars: Well Mannered Thieves EP At the National Music
Centre, 134 11th Ave. S.E.
April 30 to May 2: La Bayadère: The
Temple Dancer Classical ballet with a
Dec. 12: The Garter Girls Holiday Spectacular! Student showcase with special
touch Bollywood performed by guest company Houston Ballet.
ALBERTA DANCE THEATRE
Performances at University Theatre, U of C.
403-225-1271, albertadancetheatre.org
guests The Suppliers. At Dickens Pub.
LA CARAVAN DANCE THEATRE
403-471-7707, lacaravan.com
DANCERS’ STUDIO WEST
Sept. 20: La Soirée An exclusive evening in
support of La Caravan Dance Theatre featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live dance
performances, a fortune teller more. At a
private residence, contact for details.
All shows at Pumphouse Theatres,
2140 Pumphouse Ave. S.W., unless otherwise
noted. 403-244-0950, dswlive.ca
SOULOCENTRIC PERFORMING
ARTS SOCIETY
Nov. 28-30: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Until Sept. 20: The 33rd Annual Alberta
Dance Festival—Dance & the Image Featuring nine fresh contemporary dances from
12 Alberta choreographers.
403-971-0108, soulocentric.org
Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Jan. 25,
Feb. 22 and March 29: Undressing the
Dance Dialogues Dance Action Group
(DAG) members animate a series of six
public discussions of specific works seen
in Calgary. At the Ironwood Stage & Grill,
1229 9th Ave. S.E.
403-265-3230, springboardperformance.ca
Feb. 22: Cross Fertilization Young
Pulse Studios artists enter into
a creative process monitored
and animated by members of
DSW’s Dance Action Group. At
Scarborough Community Hall,
1727 14th Ave. S.W.
April 20 to June 27: Dance
Action Lab A 10-week cre-
ative intensive for choreographers and performers with
classes, young artist opportunities, mentored creations and
performances.
DECIDEDLY JAZZ DANCEWORKS
Performances at Theatre Junction Grand,
608 1st St. S.W. 403-245-3533,
decidedlyjazz.com
Nov. 7-16: Year of the Horse—
The completely fictional
adventures of Josephine
Baker Images, sounds and move-
ment that celebrate the essence of
Josephine Baker, an American-born French
dancer, singer and actress.
Season TBA. Check website for updates.
SPRINGBOARD PERFORMANCE
Sept. 18-20: Satellite Activity A public
protest workshop, performance featuring
the works of 1960s legendary dance artist Anna Halprin and a We Can Be Heroes
weekend that brings together Alberta
artists and the gaming community. At
containR, on the corner of 9th Street and
2nd Avenue N.W.
Oct. 16-26: Fluid Movement Arts Festival Featuring local, national and internationally celebrated artists including L-E-V
(Israel), Tentacle Tribe (Montreal), the
Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers/Ming
Hon (Winnipeg), Katie Ward (Montreal),
Sore for Punching You/Alison Cummings
(Toronto) and more. At various venues,
see website for details.
SUZIRYA UKRAINIAN DANCE
THEATRE
[email protected], suzirya.com
Season TBA. Check website for updates.
THEATRE JUNCTION
At Theatre Junction Grand, 608 1st St. S.W.
403-205-2922, theatrejunction.com
Oct. 22-25: House Co-presented by Theatre
Junction and Springboard Performance’s
Fluid Festival. New work originally commissioned by the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company and choreographed by Sharon Eyal.
DON QUIXOTE: Sept. 25-27 at Jubilee Auditorium, albertaballet.com.
calgaryflamencofestival.com
Dec. 18-24: The Nutcracker The classic story for
young and old.
all-male group of professional ballet dancers.
enerally speaking, there aren’t a lot of giggles in classical ballet. Last season’s Alberta Ballet lineup, which included Giselle and Madame Butterfly, was sombre
proof of that. As artistic director Jean Grande-Maître put it, “last year was all women
who were betrayed and had to commit suicide.” What a giddy breath of fresh air, then,
is this year’s opening production of Don Quixote, wherein, as Grand-Maître cheerfully says, “nobody has to die.”
Originally choreographed to a score by Ludwig Minkus, the ballet premiered
in Moscow in 1869. It’s widely considered a classic and has been staged countless times around the world, most famously by Rudolf Nureyev in Vienna in
1966 and, in 1980, by Baryshnikov for the American Ballet Theatre.
As a narrative, the ballet is simple and silly and easy to follow; it covers
just a couple of the book’s chapters and, in a nutshell, is about chivalry and
goodness and an idealistic old man with crazy ideas. The humungous set,
complete with fairy lands and a windmill, was reserved three years ago from
the Houston Ballet (that company’s inimitable Ben Stevenson choreographed
this version and will be at the premiere) and arrived in three trucks. In musical
terms, the score is a joyful, beautiful symphony inspired by folkloric Spanish music.
As for the dancing? This is where Don Quixote shines like a gallant knight’s armour.
“The men’s roles in particular are what make Don Quixote part of the
great canon of ballet in the world,” says Grand-Maître. “These are the roles
by which dancers like Baryshnikov and Nureyev defined themselves.”
This classical ballet requires more pirouettes and higher jumps than any
other. “It’s just fabulous, challenging, technical, beautiful dancing,” says
Grand-Maître. “Comedy is hard,” he adds, “because you’ve got to keep that high
level of joie de vivre.” Wows are expected. Giggles, mandatory. Chivalry is anything
but dead. —Jacquie Moore
FIONA MALENA FLAMENCO SOCIETY
Sept. 20-27: Calgary International Flamenco Festival A celebration of flamenco music and dance featuring Andrés Peña (Spain),
La Cueva (Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble),
Carmen Romero (Vancouver), Karen Flamenco
(Vancouver) and others. At various locations
throughout Calgary.
Oct. 23-25: The Three Musketeers An
action-packed ballet filled with sworf fights,
swashbuckling comedy and romantic duets.
KNIGHT SWEATS
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April 24 to May 3: Ziriguidum DJD welcomes Cia.Vatá, a dance and music company
from Brazil.
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Israel’s L-E-V dance company is a partnership between Sharon Eyal, a dancer formerly of
the Batsheva Dance Company, and Gai Behar, a choreographer and producer of techno
raves and underground art events. They mix their talents in House, which features a hypnotic techno beat and dancers in body stockings. House: Oct. 22-25 at
Theatre Junction Grand. theatrejunction.com.
April 9-11: Dance @ Night Final performances by senior students in the choreography and performance
concentration of the B.A. dance degree.
SINGLE SHOWS
Sept. 13-14: Tango Nuevo Cabaret
April 15-18: Usually Beauty Fails Featuring Montreal’s Grouped’ArtGravelArtGroup, led by dancer
and choreographer Frédérick Gravel.
403-720-4840, tryzub.ca
Sept. 19: Beautiful Unusual: an evening of
eclectic belly dance Featuring fusion belly
dance artists plus special guest Heather Labonté
in an eclectic evening of dance. At VooDoo
Lounge, 720 16th Ave. N.W. 604-220-3631,
beautifulunusual.com.
Nov. 8: Tryzub’s 40th Anniversary Zabava
Celebrate 40 years of Ukrainian culture and community with the music of Sloohai and a Ukrainian
dinner. At the Polish Canadian Cultural Centre,
3015 15th St. N.E
Oct. 11: Toronto Dance Theatre Presents
Eleven Accords Featuring Choreography by
Christopher House. At Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff
Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff. 403-7626301, banffcentre.ca.
TRYZUB UKRAINIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE
U OF C DANCE PROGRAM
At University Theatre, U of C, unless otherwise
noted. 403-220-5313, dance.ucalgary.ca
Nov. 20-22: Dance Montage 2014 Dancers and
choreographers of many skill levels come together
in this alumni performance.
SEPTEMBER 25-27
403.245.4549
albertaballet.com
Jan. 22-24: Professional Series Featuring
works by U of C dance faculty members and
guest artists.
GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY
DAWN MCDONALD & DR. GRANT BARTLETT
Sergei Tumas, a resident choreographer on
Dancing With the Stars, presents a tribute to
the music of Astor Piazzolla featuring a cast
of tango and jazz musicians and dancers from
Argentina and the world. At the Jubilee Auditorium, 1415 14th Ave. N.W. 1-855-985-5000,
tangonuevocabaret.com.
March 19-21: Mainstage Dance Students in the
Department of Dance work with professional
choreographers, including an international
guest artist.
April 6-8: Dance @ Noon Performances by junior
students in the choreography and performance
concentration of the B.A. dance degree. At Doolittle
Theatre, U of C.
Nov. 14: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Featuring fourty world-class Russian
artists and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite score.
At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre for the
Performing Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E. EC.
Dec. 5: Backbone: Indigenous Dance At Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel
Mountain Dr., Banff. 403-762-6301, banffcentre.ca.
Jan. 31: Wen Wei Dance Presents Made in
China At Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff Cen-
tre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff. 403-762-6301,
banffcentre.ca.
March 7: Compagnie Marie Chouinard Featuring
two pieces, Gymnopédies and Henri Michaux: Mouvements. At Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre,
107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff. 403-762-6301,
banffcentre.ca.
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
MUSEUMS
AERO SPACE MUSEUM
4629 McCall Way N.E. 403-250-3752,
asmac.ab.ca
History of aviation in Canada. Everything
from Canada’s first powered aircraft, the
Silver Dart, to the majestic Lancaster
bomber.
FORT CALGARY
750 9th Ave. S.E. 403-290-1875,
fortcalgary.com
An interpretive centre featuring stories of
Calgary’s past from 1875-1914, including the
history of the RCMP in Calgary.
Nov. 11: Artisan’s Fair Explore work by a
variety of talented local artisans and crafters exhibiting and selling their fine arts
and crafts.
GLENBOW MUSEUM
130 9th Ave. S.E. 403-268-4100,
glenbow.org
Sept. 20 to Dec. 14: Made in Calgary: The
2000s The fifth and final instalment in
Glenbow’s groundbreaking survey of regional art reflects the energy and diversity
of the arts community in the first decade of
the 21st century.
Sept. 27 to Jan. 4: Vanishing Ice: Alpine
and Polar Landscapes in Art 1775-2012
Seventy works of art showcasting the
majesty of sublime landscapes that have
inspired artists, writers and naturalists for
more than 200 years. From Our Collec-
OBSERVATION POST
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TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT: Sept. 27 to Dec. 14. eskerfoundation.com.
Sept. 11, 13 & 14: Making Treaty 7 An immersive stage experience that explores
the historical significance of the events at
Blackfoot Crossing in 1877, and the consequences and implications of Treaty 7 today.
Sept. 14: Treaty 7 Powwow Daylong
celebration that features beautiful regalia
and spectacular dances, a native arts and
crafts market and contemporary Aboriginal
cuisine.
Sept. 17: Feminism! A One Man Show, By A
Woman And Her Amazing Friends Dinner
in the Wainwright Hotel followed by spoken
word poetry, music and projections with
Sheri-D Wilson.
Sept. 20: 26th Annual Shindig Fundraiser
A wild west rodeo, gunfight on main street,
auctions, amazing dinner, late night midway
rides, psychic readings and entertainment in
support of Heritage Park.
Sept. 18: Cooking Through the Decades
Prepare a meal on a wood burning stove in
the historic Livingston house, using recipes
and techniques from the 1890s to 1909.
Sept. 27: Railway Days Dinner Delicious BBQ
dinner and sunset train ride after hours.
Sept. 27-28: Railway Days Historic trains
take centre stage for two full days with
demonstrations, caboose rides, hands-on
activities, exhibits and more. A complimentary pancake breakfast is available for the
first 500 guests.
ing of materials yet exhibited at Glenbow
relating to the adventures, mysteries and
tragedies that occurred during the 400year search for the Northwest Passage.
Oct. 9 & 23; Nov. 13 & 20: Big Rock Brewing
Course Discover the basics of the complete
craft brewing process taught by a Big Rock
representative during this interactive evening.
Oct. 18 to Jan. 4: Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential
Schools Archival photographs and original
Oct. 11-13: Thanksgiving Weekend Your last
chance this year to enjoy the historical
village, with Thanksgiving themed activities,
a free pancake breakfast for the first 500
guests and an optional Thanksgiving meal
available in the Wainwright Hotel.
Permanent Exhibitions: Historical Art from
Oct. 18-19: Back to the Barn Team Driving
Workshop Learn basic safety, handling and
grooming techniques, as well as throwing
the harness and hitching.
documents examine and acknowledge the
experiences, consequences and impact of
Canada’s residential school system.
the Glenbow Collection; Modernist Art from
the Glenbow Collection; Many Faces, Many
Paths: Art of Asia; Mavericks: An Incorrigible
History of Alberta; Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way
of Life (The Blackfoot Gallery); Native Cultures from the Four Directions; Treasures
of the Mineral World; Where Symbols
Meet: A Celebration of West African
Achievement; Warriors: A Global
Journey Through Five Centuries.
HERITAGE PARK
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. 403-268-8500,
heritagepark.ca
Sept. 6-7: Calgary Produce Marketing Association Harvest Sale Stock up on fruits
and veggies at this annual sale in support
of local charities.
Sept. 6 to Nov. 8: Spinning Workshops
Introductory to intermediate workshops on
the techniques involved in using the spinning wheel, drop spindle and various fibre
preparations.
Oct. 19 to March 29: Home-style Breakfast
Buffet Enjoy comforting home-style food at
a comfortable price. Drive into the village
and park in front of the Wainwright Hotel.
Reservations recommended.
Oct 23-26: Ghouls’ Night Out Wear your
costumes and enjoy an evening of special
activities and spooky outdoor adventures
for families with little ghouls.
Oct 29-31: Ghosts and Gourmet An evening
of ghostly fun, starting with dinner at Wainwright Hotel followed by a spooky ghost
tour of the Park, after dark.
Nov. 1-9: Heirloom Sale Unique antiques and
collectables for sale, ranging from furniture,
toys, china, crystal jewelry and more.
Nov. 22 to Dec. 21: Once Upon A Christmas
Experience the wonder and charm of Christmas past. Sing the classics with costumed
carolers, enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride,
hen artists went overseas to chronicle Canada’s involvement in the First and
Second World Wars, they had a few certainties to hang onto amid the fog of
war. First, they knew Canadian troops would work diligently to assure their safety.
They also knew their works would be added to official government collections.
In contrast, artists who go overseas today as part of the Canadian Forces Artists Program, though still able to rely on troops to look out for them, are no longer
assured of a buyer. “They have to hustle to get a show, and it’s up to them to see if
anyone wants to buy their work,” Christine Conley says.
Conley is curator of Terms of Engagement, a touring exhibition coming to the
Esker Foundation. Her selection of works by Dick Averns, nichola feldman-kiss and
Adrian Stimson should assure those artists of the merit of their efforts.
For Naomi Potter, director of the Esker Foundation, it’s a happy coincidence
that Averns is based in Calgary and that Stimson is a member of the Siksika
Nation. But there were other factors that motivated her to book the show.
“You have three perspectives: feminist (feldman-kiss), queer (Stimson) and
historical (Averns),” she says. “To have that on top of their being in the CFAP is
kind of amazing.”
Averns spent time in the Sinai, feldman-kiss in Sudan and Stimson in Afghanistan, but despite these different postings, the artists returned with at
least one thing in common. “They have a certain ambivalence about things
they’ve seen,” Conley says. She notes that they all have respect for their military
escorts; the ambivalence surrounds issues like the nature of warfare, media
coverage of conflict and Canada’s shift from peacekeeping to combat.
It’s no surprise that artists returned from conflict zones should be left wrestling with the things they’ve seen. What might be unexpected is their ability to
bring those struggles home to gallery-goers. — Bruce Weir
tion: Searching for the Northwest Passage The largest multi-disciplinary group-
Sept. 11: Famous 5 Gala: Belles and
Bootleggers An evening of fine dining and
libations prepared by five of Alberta’s
top female chefs, in support of continued
education and commemoration of the
Famous 5.
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tour the homes decorated for the season and visit jolly old St. Nick.
Dec. 27 to Jan. 4: Winter CARnival Indoor event with winter-themed games,
crafts and hands-on activities while
exploring the Gasoline Alley Museum.
THE MILITARY MUSEUMS
4520 Crowchild Tr. S.W. 403-974-2850,
themilitarymuseums.ca
Sept. 9: All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie screening presented with Calgary
Opera. At the Arrata Opera Centre,
1315 7th St. S.W.
Sept. 20: Calgary Police Service
Community Information Fair Interactive
booths, displays, specialized vehicles
and equipment, food trucks and entertainment for the whole family.
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Until Dec. 15: #EuromaidenYYC
Photographer and filmmaker Tomas
Rafa documents the ongoing Ukrainian
protests and unrest originating in
Maidan Square, Kiev. In The Founders’
Gallery. Wild Rose Overseas: Albertans
in the Great War A young province’s
march to war is explored through Wild
Rose Overseas artefacts, personal stories and important works of art. In The
Founders’ Gallery.
Until May: Lecture Series Speakers
lecture on a wide range of militaryrelated topics Thursday evenings. Sept.
18: Albertans in the Great War—Rory
Cory Photo essay by curator Cory discussing Alberta’s participation in the
First World War.
On permanent display: The Enigma
Machine The encryption machine used
by the Nazis in the Second World War.
World Trade Center Artifact A 1,277
kilogram piece of exterior wall steel,
gifted by the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey. HMCS Huron
Monument dedicated to the men and
women who worked the boiler and engine rooms of the warships of the Royal
Canadian Navy during the 20th century.
The Diaries of Doc Alexander searching
for the story of the grandfather he
never met, Rob Alexander began reading his grandfather’s Second World War
journals as a young man.
NATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE
134 11th Ave. S.E. 403-543-5115, nmc.ca
Collection includes more than 700
keyboard and related electronic instruments from 246 BC to the present.
Drop-in tours, Sundays 1:30 and by appointment. Free tours the first Thursday
of every month, 6 p.m.
ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM
Highway 838, Midland Provincial Park,
Drumheller. 1-403-823-7707,
tyrrellmuseum.com
Year-round: Alberta’s Last Sea
Dragon: Solving an Ancient Puzzle
How do palaentologists unravel the mysteries of prehistoric life? Find the answer
interactives, photos and videos.
Alberta Unearthed Showcasing 25 of
the museum’s most significant specimens
and rarely told stories of their discovery.
Triassic Giant Featuring the world’s
largest marine reptile, Shonisaurus
sikanniensis.
TELUS SPARK
220 St. George’s Dr. N.E. 403-817-6800,
sparkscience.ca
Ongoing: The Brainasium Train your
brain in this outdoor, one-acre adventure
space filled with experiences that explore
sound, physics and simple machines.
Sept. 6-7: Calgary Mini Maker Faire
Family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, resourcefulness and a celebration
of the Maker movement.
Sept. 11: Adults Only Night: Hack It
You may have tried hacking electronics
or toys, but what about hacking your
life or your mood? Makers Night Out:
Molecular Gastronomy Cooking is more
fun when you introduce some off-the-wall
science. Try out the techniques of molecular gastronomy to make food that can be
surprising and delicious.
Sept. 14: Urban Venus Deliciously
Sweet Run Run in support of Telus Spark.
Runners will be rewarded with deliciously
sweet cupcakes, mini manicures and
Urban Venus spa treats.
Sept. 27: Meet an Innovator: The
McCaig Institute for Bone & Joint
Health Meet a multidisciplinary team of
scientists, engineers, clinicians and health
system researchers who have established a world-class research program to
enhance the prevention and treatment of
bone and joint conditions.
Oct. 9: Adults Only Night: Crime &
Punishment Unleash your inner inves-
tigator as you become a CSI, explore
the psychology of criminal behavior, and
delve into the ways society has dealt
with the criminal element throughout history. Makers Night Out: Brewing Beer
Chemistry gives us the fundamentals of
fermentation that will let us conduct one
of humanity’s first chemistry experiments:
making beer.
Oct. 25: Monster Mash-Up 2014
Create toy mash-ups, trick out your
Halloween costume and decorate pumpkins. Have fun with face painters before
exploring the Fun Zone.
Nov. 13: Adults Only Night:
Destination: Mars A night of interplanetary adventure and discovery.
Makers Night Out: Soldering Skills
Learn the skills of soldering while
making one of two mischievous kits:
a Useless Box, which cleverly turns
itself off when you turn it on, or
an ³R Jammer Kit, which disables
remote controls.
Nov. 29: Meet an Innovator: Baran
Faber, BassBus Explore the BassBus, a
combination of design elements like a tree
stump that acts as an audio input jack and
visual landscape projections.
Dec. 27: Meet an Innovator: Susan
Eaton, SEDNA Expedition Hypothermia,
gale force winds, polar bears and
Greenland sharks are some of the challenges that the 2014-2016 Sedna Epic
Expedition may encounter. Hear from
Team Sedna before they begin their 100day, 3,000-kilometre epic journey.
WHYTE MUSEUM OF
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
111 Bear St., Banff. 1-403-762-2291,
whyte.org
Sept. 20: Wade Davis The Wayfinders,
Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a
Modern World A journey to celebrate the
wisdom of the world’s indigenous cultures.
Oct. 24, to Jan. 25: Heart of the
Himalaya, Photographs by Pat &
Baiba Morrow The Morrow’s love for
indigenous cultures and the mountain world has propelled them on
explorations in the physical, cultural
and spiritual realm of the Himalaya.
Theories of Entanglement: The Art
of Dan Hudson Hudson’s art practice
is best understood as a form of visual
anthropology that blurs the boundaries between, documentation, voyeurism, personal journal and art. WWI
Commemorated The First World War
is commemorated through
the personal experiences of
Bow Valley residents who
served overseas and those who
remained on the home front.
Nov. 11: Remembrance Day
Cemetery Tour The stories of
hardship and heroism, citizens
and soldiers are brought to life
through this guided tour. Meet
at Old Banff Cemetery, Buffalo
Street, Banff.
Dec. 6: A Whyte Christmas—
Open House Enjoy carols,
crafts, cookies, hot chocolate
and, of course, a visit from Santa.
Jan. 31 to March 29: Through
the Lens The work of Bow
Valley students who have
immersed themselves in the creative process of traditional and
digital photography.Everything
one of Canada’s largest areas
of untouched wilderness that
is being threatened by development.
ATLANTIS FINE
FRAMING STUDIO
4515 Manhattan Rd. S.E.
403-258-0075,
atlantisframing.com
Regularly changing exhibitions featuring new work by
local artists.
BARBARA EDWARDS
CONTEMPORARY
1114 11th St. S.W. 587-349-2014,
becontemporary.com
Sept. 12 to Oct. 25: William
Kentridge / Robin Rhode
Sings: Images from Here and
There Photographic portraits
Separated by two generations,
South African artists Kentridge
and Rhode share certain affinities in their artistic practice.
Drawing, erasure, illusion and
performance play a key role in
their respective production.
Adventure - Byron Harmon on
the Columbia Icefield, 1924 In
CANADA HOUSE GALLERY
by artist Karen McDiarmid
based on her 2014 travels
in the mountains of Ladakh,
Tibet, Bhutan and Banff. High
1924, Banff photographer Byron
Harmon organized an expedition
to take the first significant photographs and film-footage of the
Columbia Icefield.
Ongoing: Gateway to the
Rockies The history of the
201 Bear St., Banff. 1-800-4191298, canadahouse.com
master signature member of the
Oil Painters of America. Artist’s
reception Sept. 27, 1-3 p.m.
Canadian Rockies is shared
through this fun, interactive
exhibition.
Oct. 17: Dorset Graphic Collection Launch of graphics
from the Inuit art community
on Baffin Island in Nunavut.
ART GALLERIES
Oct. 18-28: Les Thomas—New
Work Contemporary wildlife
painter who toys with the line
between abstraction and representation. Artist’s reception
Oct. 18, 1-3 p.m.
ARTPOINT GALLERY
1139 Adelaide St. S.E. 403-2656867, artpoint.ca
Sept. 12-27: Artpoint Members
Exhibition Works in painting,
drawing, sculpture and photography. Join us for The East
Side Studio Crawl on Saturday,
September 20 from 11-5pm.
Oct. 3 to Nov. 1: Shift Exhibition
about altered perception by artists Jessica Hauser, Debbie Lee
Miszaniec, Jessica Campbell,
Koren Scott, Penny Chase, Naomi
Gittoes and Sharon Verall. In the
main gallery. Solitude Series
of paintings exploring physical,
mental and emotional landscapes
of solitude by Aaron Peterson. In
The Stairway Gallery
Nov. 7-29: Glory Sheila Rowe celebrates the beauty of landscape;
its many seasons and moods and
its people. In the main gallery.
Dec. 5-20: Faces Among Us
Kevin Mellis creates portraits
using 19th century photographic
printing processes ambrotypes
and large salt prints.
Jan. 9-31: To Be Announced
Katie Green documents her
canoeing exhibition through
the Peel River Watershed,
heritagepark.ca
Sept. 27 to Oct. 7: Neil Patterson New oil paintings by the
Oct. 25 to Nov. 9: Robert Genn
(1936-2014) Four-gallery
exhibition and sale of selected
paintings from the Robert Genn
Archive. Opening reception
Oct. 25, 1-5 p.m.
Oct. 25: The Girl Who Writes—
Book Launch By Richard Cole
HARVEST SALE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 &
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
9:3OAM TO 5:OOPM
PRESENTED BY
and K. Jane Watt.
Nov. 22: 40 Years of Joy
Annual Christmas celebration
featuring over 20 artists.
CONTEMPORARY CALGARY
C—Stephen Avenue Location,
117 8th Ave. S.W. 403-770-1350.
C2—City Hall Location, 104, 800
Macleod Tr. S.E. 403-262-1737.
contemporarycalgary.com
Sept. 5-14: Andrew Frosst:
Instinctive Break Presented
as part of Intersite 2014.
Sept. 20: All Night Breakfast Co-presented with Nuit
Blanche.
Oct. 3: Reflective Actions
for Sibling Rivers Work by
Allison Wyper, Sam Fox and
Terrance Houle.
Join the Calgary Produce Marketing
Association, Heritage Park and the
Alberta Childrens Hospital as we
partner to offer wagonloads of fresh
fruit and vegetables at old-fashioned
prices. Funds raised at this event
will support local charities.
MEDIA SPONSORS:
MAKING TREATY 7
SEPTEMBER 11, 13, 14 • 7:OOPM
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society, One Yellow
Rabbit Performance Theatre, The Banff Centre,
Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and
Heritage Park Historical Village
Join us for this live performance as a
diverse and talented ensemble of over
20 First Nations and non-Aboriginal
performers, musicians, dancers and
poets breathe life into a story everyone
should know.
Tickets are $40.00 +GST. Buy your tickets
today at HeritagePark.ca/makingtreaty7
or by calling 403.268.8500.
TREATY 7 POWWOW
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
1O:3OAM TO 4:OOPM
Join us for a day-long cultural
celebration featuring the Treaty 7
Nations. Watch spectacular dances
to rhythmic drumming, shop a local
native arts & crafts market and enjoy
contemporary First Nations cuisine.
Regular gate admission applies.
Buy your tickets in advance at
HeritagePark.ca or by calling
403.268.8500.
CLASSICAL/CHORAL/OPERA
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Oct. 16 to Jan. 18: Homecoming Solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper
by Kim Dorland.
Oct. 16 to Jan. 18: Voted Most Likely
Group exhibition of 15 artists curates
through direct invitation by artist Kim
Dorland.
EMMEDIA
Ongoing: Contemporary Conversations
Fridays, 12-12:30 p.m. and the last Thursday of the month, 7-7:30 p.m. Contemplate, discuss and question the current
exhibitions with Esker staff.
GIBSON FINE ART
102, 628 11th Ave. S.W. 403-244-2000,
gibsonfineart.ca
203, 351 11th Ave. S.W. 403-263-2833,
emmedia.ca
Sept. 18 to Oct. 3: Artwalk featuring Bill
Sept. 20: Fermentation by Patrick
Ares-Pilon and Gerry Morita Interactive
media art installation, co-presented with
CSIF, as part of Nuit Blanche Calgary.
The public is invited to explore the space,
which is intended to over-stimulate, while
inducing a sense of play and disorder.
Oct. 4-18: Angela Morgan Morgan’s work
Brownridge and Zelda Nelson
bichaud’s experiences as a woman, wife,
mother and artist (in that order).
Nov. 22 to Jan. 3: Curtis Cutshaw:
Systems and Structures Developed from
his previous series, these new paintings
are experiential in themselves; they’re
touched, rubbed, scratched, marked,
erased and distressed.
ILLINGWORTH KERR GALLERY
Feb. 5-8: Particle + Wave: A Festival
of Media Arts Celebrating the innnova-
Short History of Recipes, Cookbooks
and Domestic Culture A collection of
Oct. 15 to Jan. 18: The Lougheed Family
Alexis Rockman, Adelies
ART CRYSTALLIZES THOUGHT
Vanishing Ice, a fall exhibition at the Glenbow, is timely in a few ways.
We all know winter is coming and most of us have accepted the science
behind global warming. The show collects work from 1775 to 2012
by artists who have also assimilated some cold, hard facts. Vanishing
Ice at the Glenbow, Sept. 27 to Jan. 4. glenbow.org.
Until Sept. 13: Screen and Décor
Featuring the work of six artists, Shannon
Bool, Simone Gilges, Bernhard Kahrmann,
Sanaz Mazinani, Kirstine Roepstorff and
Emmy Skensved.
ESKER FOUNDATION
444, 1011 9th Ave. S.E. 403-930-2490,
eskerfoundation.com
Sept. 6: Cut it Out: Collage in Three
Dimensions All-ages program. Cut,
paste, fold, braid, tape, twist and tie
found images and drawings into simple
and complex sculptural collages with
Hannah Doerksen.
Sept. 27 to Dec. 14: Terms of Engage-
ment: Averns, feldman-kiss, Stimson
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The Canadian Forces Artists Program was
launched in 2001 to embed artists alongside Canadian troops. This exhibition
presents work by three artists who have
recently been deployed to combat zones.
Oct. 14 to Jan. 4: We Will Not Grow Old
Together Ron Terada mimics the display
and function of signage and evokes an
urban typology that is at once familiar
and accessible, while also suggesting an
alternate ethos. In the Project Space.
707 13th Ave. S.W. 403-244-6333,
lougheedhouse.com
Sept. 27-29: Open Doors YYC A diverse
group of artists and performers fill the
house with interactive and hands-on
activities including storytelling, Metis
sash-making, a Trinidadian steel drum
band and more.
tion and creativity in Calgary’s media
arts culture through screenings performances and exhibitions throughout the
core of the city.
Until Oct. 5: I Am a Hole in Walls
of Buildings Installation by Hannah
Doerksen that uses sculpture, light, kinetic devices, sound and re-appropriate
objects to create a framework for an
emotional and reflective experience. In
the Project Space.
LOUGHEED HOUSE GALLERY
influential food texts from the Victorian
era to the 1970s primarily from the Linda
Miron Distad Culinaria Collection housed
at the University of Alberta.
Oct. 4: 1, 2, 3 by Andres Galeano Part
of the M:ST Performative Art Festival,
Andres Galeano from Barcelona, will create a new performance based on sound,
light, and movement. At Theatre Junction
Grand, 608 1st St. S.W.
Jan. 17: Art’s Birthday 2015 Series of
generative and participatory installations
to celebrate Art’s birthday.
Nov. 7-16: Christmas in the Country
Art Sale
Until Oct. 5: Collecting Culinaria: A
In ACAD, 1407 14th Ave. N.W.
acad.ca/ikg.html
Sept. 27: Emmedia is Dead, Long Live
Emmedia Free outdoor event with largescale projections by various VJs and a DJ
spinning tracks. Part of Alberta Culture
Days. At Central Memorial Park,
1221 2nd St. S.W.
Oct. 24 to Nov. 1: Journey by Sandra
Vida A new video montage by established media artist Sandra Vida that
draws from a personal experience and
explores the value of forward momentum
in life, despite its challenges.
years, Formative explores the works of artists that have come together to create art
in the fragility of glass.
Sept. 20: Nuit Blanche Calgary Following the inaugural and hugely successful
late-night contemporary performance art
festival in 2012.
celebrates humanity through the use of
colour, pattern, and line.
Oct. 2 to Nov. 8: Rita McKeough: The
Lion’s Share; new commissioned work
by Richard Brown and Rodney LaTourelle: The Stepped Form.
Nov. 14-29: Sheila Kernan Paintings
highlighting Kernan’s fascination with
the bright lights of the cityscape and the
golden hues of the Canadian prairie.
Nov. 21-22: Stronger Than Stone: (Re)
Dec. 6-31: Holiday Group Show An
engaging variety of artwork in all shapes
and sizes.
Rural location 15 minutes southwest
of Calgary (detailed directions on the
centre’s website). 403-931-3633,
leightoncentre.org
HERRINGER KISS GALLERY
Until Sept. 21: Mike Binzer: Let Me
709a 11th Ave. S.W. 403-228-4889,
herringerkissgallery.com
Sept. 13 to Oct. 11: Angela Leach: Another Round Leach’s “op” paintings happen
out of circumstance through the placement of tonal colors against each other
causing a sensation of visual vibration.
Oct. 18 to Nov. 15: Sara Robichaud:
Mother Tongue A body of work rooted in
formalist painting and enmeshed with Ro-
Inventing the Indigenous Monument
LEIGHTON ART CENTRE
Remember As You Were Before You
Existed Exploring the seemingly familiar
feeling of embodiment, Binzer presents
imagery that places emphasis on shape,
form and distortion.
Sept. 27 to Oct. 26: Elisabeth Cartwright,
Jamie Gray, Melanie Long, Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock and Katherine Russell:
Formative From recent graduates to
artists that have been practicing for many
and the Great War: A National Story
in Calgary Commemorating the cente-
nary of the First World War with a look at
the Lougheed family and their national
and local contributions to the war efforts.
THE NEW GALLERY
208 Centre St. S.E. 403-233-2399,
thenewgallery.org
Sept. 6 to Oct. 4: Reconvenience by
United Congress United Congress was
a group of Calgary-based artists and
activists practicing in the early ’90s. This
exhibition is partly a retrospective, partly
a reunion tour, and partly a critique of
other recent surveys of art from Calgary
in ’80s and ’90s.
Oct. 17 to Nov. 15: Stacy Lundeen and
Roselina Hung Both artists work with
text to create works that are simultaneously melodramatic and self-asserting,
bold and understated.
Nov. 21 to Dec. 20: It’s Almost a OneLiner by Sarah Beck and Shlomi Greenspan The Main Space of the New Gallery
temporarily becomes an empty comedy
club, where the comic’s absence is supplanted by a series of open-mic voicemail
recordings.
NEWZONES GALLERY
730 11th Ave. S.W. 403-266-1972,
newzones.com
Sept. 20 to Oct. 18: Bradley Harms—
Marble Hydras New paintings from the
Utilitarians An inspired student of Flem-
ish painting, Somnor’s visions are dark
and atmospheric, yet filled with familiar
still-life objects.. Deck the Walls An ever
evolving holiday show featuring a wall
full of small to medium sized artworks,
perfect for gift-giving.
PAUL KUHN GALLERY
724 11th Ave. S.W. 403-263-1162,
paulkuhngallery.com
Sept. 13 to Oct. 4: Ashleigh Bartlett:
Pinwheel
Oct. 11 to Nov. 1: Alexander Caldwell:
More or Less
Nov. 8-29: Bryan Ryley: New Paintings
STRIDE GALLERY
1006 Macleod Tr. S.E. 403-262-8507,
stride.ab.ca
Until Sept. 30: Lisa Hodgkinson—Womankind Peculiar portrait by the sculptor
that is a question of permanence, an
understanding of mortality and an appreciation of flesh. In Stride’s Plus-15
Window, Epcor Centre for the Performing
Arts, 205 8th Ave. S.E.
Sept. 5 to Oct. 17: Prairie Folk and
Other Speculative Fictions—Denton
Fredrickson Somewhere along the
continuum between new media and folk
art, Fredrickson’s work invites experiential and contemplative interactions with
sound, objects, and architectural space.
TRÉPANIER BAER GALLERY
999 8th St. S.W. 403-244-2066,
trepanierbaer.com
Sept. 6 to Oct. 4: Michael Smith—Cut:
New Works In the main gallery. Chris
Cran, Luanne Martineau, Ron Moppett, Ryan Sluggett—Works on Paper
In the Promenade gallery.
October: Sculpture Today—A Group
Exhibition In the main gallery. Geoffrey
James—Inside Kingston Penitentiary
1835-2013 In the Promenade gallery.
November: Danny Singer—New Works
December: DaveandJenn—New Works
TRUCK GALLERY
2009 10th Ave. S.W. 403-261-7702,
truck.ca
Until Sept. 28: Steven Cottingham—I’ve
Committed Sins That No God Could
Forgive On Sept. 30, Cottingham, will use
artist at the frontlines of the new waves
of Canadian abstraction. Samantha Walrod—Majestic Wanderer New body of
work influenced by local wildlife and flora
found in the Canadian wilderness.
his fee to buy flowers (blue hyacinths)
and have them delivered to employees of
Suncor, Husky and Exxon Mobile. In Truck’s
Plus-15 Window, Epcor Centre for the
Oct. 25 to Nov. 22: John Folsom—Diminishing Returns Process-oriented
photographs presenting the area of Banff,
Alberta as a historically picturesque
destination while highlighting some of
the problems associated with climate
change. Anda Kubis—Efflorescence
Strongly inspired by modern colour-field
painting, Kubis uses colour to reflect an
entirely contemporary world—a world
seen with light.
Sept. 5 to Oct. 4: Terrance Houle and
Nov. 27 to Jan. 10: Kevin Sonmor—The
Wendy Redstar—That Thing That Goes
Collaborative installation that comments
on the shift of the traditional ways of the
First Nations Plains people, dealing with
themes of dependency, oil production,
landscape, and consumerism.
Oct. 3 to Nov. 28: Xiaojing Yan—Red
& White Melodies The Chinese artist
recreates the stages of evolution through
the traditional craft of lantern making. In
Truck’s Plus-15 Window, Epcor Centre.
You don’t learn to walk by following rules.
—Sir Richard Branson. ArtWalk goes Sept. 21 and 22.
Oct. 17 to Nov. 15: Alexis Dirks—New New
Monuments The Yellowknife-based artist
transforms found imagery into objects by
placing them in front of the lens once more.
Dec. 5 to Jan. 31: Richard Müller and
Lucy Satzewich—Kinetic Representations of Canadian Myth Collaborative
installation that brings together skills in
kinetic sculpture, textiles, theatre and more
to re-enact the myth of La Chasse-galerie
(The Bewitched Canoe).
Feb. 20 to March 21: Elise Rasmussen—
Finding Ana Rasmussen is an Edmontonborn, Brooklyn-based photographer who
depicts historical narratives which are
re-fabricated to better suit the present
cultural climate.
April 3 to May 2: Kyle Beal Beal invites
viewers to play door roulette in the hall of
his architectural installation.
June 26 to July 25: Group Show: Joe
Berube, Natasha Alphonse, Sandy
Grant A diverse array of artwork includ-
ing new media, sculpture, printmaking,
drawing and painting that harnesses the
power of our relationship with our surrounding environment.
Until Sept. 10: Group Show 2014 New
works by gallery artists, including: Simon
Andrew, Leslie Poole, Nancy Boyd, Brent
Laycock, and more.
Sept. 11-24: Autumn Equinox Group Show
2014 Rejoice in the vibrant colours of the
fall with works by gallery artists, including: Diana Zasadny, William Duma, Robert
Lemay, Shi Le, Peter Krausz, and more.
Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: Andre Petterson New
works that are a metaphor for life, humanity and nature inspired by a Petterson’s
recent safari to Africa.
Oct. 2-22: Fall Group Show 2014 A
selection of works illustrating the beauty
of fall by gallery artists including Shi Le,
William Duma, Ted Godwin, David More,
Erin McSavaney, Simon Andrew, David
Alexander, and more.
Oct. 23 to Nov. 5: William Webb
Nov. 6-19: Gregory Hardy
Nov. 20 to Dec. 3: Winter Group Show
2014 A selection of works by various
gallery artists, including: Jennifer Hornyak,
Camrose Ducote, Joice M Hall, Peter
Krausz, Robert Marchessault, and more.
Dec. 4-24: Christmas Group Show 2014
A selection of works perfect for that special
someone on your Christmas list by artists like
Diana Zasadny, Luc Bernard, William Duma,
Brent Laycock, Linda Nardelli, and more.
Jan. 2-13: Happy New Year 2015 Works
by gallery artists including Erin McSavaney, David Newkirk, Bruce Head, Shi
Le, Steve Mennie, Dori-ann Steinberg, and
Leslie Poole.
Jan. 14-27: Big/Blue Sky Works included
by: W. H. Webb, Jim Stokes, Ronald Bloore,
Robert Marchessault, Kenneth Lochhead,
Sylvain Louise-Seize and more.
Jan. 28 to Feb. 10: Group Show 2015 A
selection of new works from gallery artists,
including Herbert Siebner, Harold Town,
Alain Attar, Andy Petterson, and more.
ART EVENTS
ture Days. Downtown Cochrane.
ANNUAL ARTISANS HOLIDAY
MARKET
ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS
For complete event listings see culture.
alberta.ca/culturedays
At Town & Country Centre,
275 Jensen Dr., Airdrie,
airdrieschoolofart.com
Sept. 26-28. A three-day celebration
of Alberta’s arts and culture in various
locations throughout the province.
Nov. 29: Original artwork, photography
and handmade crafts on sale. Food,
entertainment by local performers and
raffle prizes.
EAST SIDE STUDIO CRAWL
See a map of locations at burnsvisualarts.com.
Sept. 20: Explore the collectives, workshops
and home-based studios tucked in amongst
the houses and streets of Inglewood and
Ramsay. Look out for the red balloons.
ARTEMBER
artember.ca
WALTER PHILLIPS GALLERY
At the Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain
Dr., Banff, banffcentre.ca/wpg/
Until Oct. 19: Be Mysterious Survey of
recent sculpture by Canadian and international artists, who invert the practicality of
commonplace things.
Nov. 8 to March 1: Counting on People:
Neïl Beloufa Working in video and sculpture, Beloufa’s work questions the role of
the artist as an image-maker but also the
purpose and agency of images today.
Sept. 12-28: A city-wide celebration of
arts and culture in Airdrie presented by
Propak. Art will be on display at more
than 20 businesses and there will be a
Taste of Airdrie promotion, workshops,
live music, and a full wekeend of family
fun at Nose Creek Park, Sept. 26-28.
EXPOSURE 2015: CALGARYBANFF-CANMORE PHOTOGRAPHY
FESTIVAL
403-919-2502, exposurephotofestival.com
February 2015: Photography exhibitions, lectures, panel discussions and
workshops in all three cities throughout
the month.
ARTWALK
calgaryartwalk.com
Sept. 20-21: Self-guided gallery tour.
Printable maps can be downloaded from
the website.
M:ST MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
PERFORMATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL
WEBSTER GALLERIES
812 11th Ave. S.W. 403-263-6500,
webstergalleries.com
ARTS & CULTURE FOUNDATION
COCHRANE
Sept. 20 to Oct. 18: Fields and Feathers
New paintings of songbirds by W. Allan Hancock. Artist in attendance Sept. 20. New
Landscape Paintings By Graeme Shaw.
403-851-2535, cochrane-tourism.ca
Various venues mstfestival.org
October 2014: Biennial festival that celebrates the innovative and critically engaged
performative art in Southern Alberta.
Collaboration between 10 Southern Alberta
arts organizations.
Sept. 26-28: ACFC Cochrane Arts
Festival Celebrate the arts in Cochrane
with visual and performing artists and
street performers. Part of Alberta Cul-
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May 15 to June 13: Evin Collis—Commerce, Prudence, Industry Exhibition
of paintings and sculptural work that
reinterprets and amalgamates Western
Canadian histories.
WALLACE GALLERIES
500 5th Ave. S.W. 403-262-8050,
wallacegalleries.com
YYCArtWalk
@YYCArtWalk
LITERARY
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM
AND BOOK FESTIVAL
Most events at The Banff Centre,
107 Tunnel Mountain Dr., Banff. 1-800-4138368, banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival
Nov. 1-9: International competition for the best
of outdoor filmmaking and mountain literature
featuring authors such as Barry Blanchard,
Jennifer Kingsley, Will Gadd, Candace Savage,
John Weller, Zac Robinson and John Porter.
CALGARY DISTINGUISHED
WRITERS PROGRAM
403-220-8177, calgarywritersprogram.com
Sept. 11: Hello/Goodbye Welcoming 20142014 writer-in-residence Ian Williams and
celebrating the completion of Sara Tilley’s
residency. At the Arrata Opera Centre,
1315 7th St. S.W.; Sept. 15: Back to (Writing) School with Ian Williams At Barley
Mill Pub, 201 Barclay Parade S.W.
CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Events at Calgary Central Library,
616 Macleod Tr. S.E., unless otherwise noted.
403-260-2620, calgarypubliclibrary.com
Sept. 8: Celebrate International Literacy
Day Book launch of Stories from the Field:
Professional Development for Adult Literacy
Practitioners.
Sept. 15 to Nov. 17: Southern Alberta
Gardens Janet Melrose shares garden gems
found throughout Southern Alberta. Sept.
15 at Fish Creek Library, 11161 Bonaventure
Dr. S.E.; Oct. 24 at Village Square Library,
2623 56th St. N.E.; Nov. 17 at Louise Riley
Library, 1904 14th Ave. N.W.
Sept. 16 to Dec. 3: aLand Beyond the
River Milk River country through the lens
of Calgary photographer and videographer,
Mark Vitaris. Sept. 16 at Louise Riley Library;
Oct. 28 at Shawnessy Library,
333 Shawville Blvd. S.E.; and Dec. 3 at Signal
Hill Library, 5994 Signal Hill Centre S.W.
Sept. 17 to Oct. 10: Cowtown to Chowtown
With Calgary Food Tours Inc.’s Karen
Anderson. Sept. 17 at Forest Lawn Library,
4807 8th Ave. S.E.; Oct. 6 at Signal Hill
Library; and Oct. 10 at Village Square Library.
Sept. 18: Back Country Hiking Eric Urban of
Pika-Adventures Inc. shows you a variety of
hikes in the Kananaskis Country and Banff
National Park. At Fish Creek Library. Writer
in Residence Welcome and Program Launch
New writer in residence Rosemary Nixon
reads from a selection of her works. At
Memorial Park Library, 1221 2nd St. S.W.
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Sept. 19 to Nov. 7: Mischief, Mayhem and
Murders of Calgary With Johanna Lane of
Calgary Ghost Tours. 50-plus coffee and conversation: Sept. 19 at Shawnessy Library and
Nov. 7 at Central Library. Other dates: Oct. 2 at
Alexander Calhoun Library, 3223 14th St. S.W.;
Oct. 20 at Bowness Library, 6532 Bowness Rd.
N.W.; Oct. 23 at Crowfoot Library, 8665 Nose
Hill Dr. N.W.; and Oct. 27 at Southwood Library,
924 Southland Dr. S.W.
Sept. 22 to Nov. 19: Picture Calgary
Create a mixed-media silhouette project
of Calgary’s skyline with the Mandala Art
Centre. Sept. 22 at Saddletowne Library,
7556 Falconridge Blvd. N.E.; Sept. 27 at
Signal Hill Library; Oct. 18 at Country Hills
Library, 11950 Country Village Link N.E.;
Oct. 29 at Alexander Calhoun Library; Nov.
6 at Nose Hill Library, 1530 Northmount Dr.
N.W.; and Nov. 19 at Bowness Library.
Sept. 23 and Nov. 20: Swing City: Big
Band Music in Calgary With Dennis
Slater. Sept. 23 at Nose Hill Library and
Nov. 20 at Central Library.
Sept. 25 to Nov. 10: Prairie Landscapes
Photographer Robert Scott shares his
favourite images. 50-plus coffee and conversation: Sept. 25 at Country Hills Library
and Oct. 17 at Crowfoot Library. Other
dates: Oct. 24 at Signal Hill Library and
Nov. 10 at Nose Hill Library.
Sept. 26: A Virtual Airborne Field Trip
Through the Canadian Rockies With geologist and pilot Peter Jones.
Oct. 4 to Nov. 18: Healthy Eating in YYC
With holistic nutritionist Amber Romaniuk
Oct. 4 at Central Library; Oct. 25 at Signal
Hill Library; Oct. 30 at Forest Lawn Library;
and Nov. 18 at Louise Riley Library.
Oct. 23: Awesome is as Awesome Does
The top four Thousand Dollar Thursday finalists make 90-second pitches for microgrants
from the Awesome Foundation—Calgary.
Nov. 5: Icefield Skiing with Ben Gadd A skiing
tour of Wapta Icefield. At Fish Creek Library.
Dec. 2: Back Country Safety Awareness Eric
Urban of Pika-Adventures Inc. teach you how
to plan and prepare for common safety risks in
the back country. At Fish Creek Library.
CALGARY SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL
Shows at Wine-Ohs,
811 1st St. S.W., unless otherwise noted.
calgaryspokenwordfestival.com
Sept. 17: Spoken Word & Music by Sheri-D
Wilson, Lin Elder, and friends. At Canmore
Opera House, Heritage Park,
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W.
Sept. 29 to Feb. 23: Poetry SLAM!
Presented with The Ink Spot Poetry
Collective. Judges from the audience score
three intense rounds, until a winner is
crowned. Sept. 29; Oct. 27; Nov. 24;
Dec. 29; Jan. 26; and Feb. 23.
Nov. 22: Notes from the Moonshine
Room Spoken Word and music by
Sheri-D Wilson and Steve Coffey, with
One Voice Chorus, and friends. At
Festival Hall, 1215 10th Ave. S.E.
FILLING STATION
Events at Pages, 1135
Kensington Rd. N.W.,
unless otherwise
noted. fillingstation.ca
Flywheel Reading
Series Monthly
readings (poetry,
fiction, spoken-word)
showcasing the best
in Calgarian and Canadian
literature. Second Thursday of
the month.
Hot Dates with Blank Pages
Literary outings geared to remove
BETTER READ THAN DEAD
C
hoosing one word to define a literary festival that exists entirely to celebrate
them isn’t easy. But if Wordfest director Jo Steffens had to, she’d reach into her
vast tool-belt of words and call the mammoth event—which spans 60 events over
six days—“lively.”
Despite this (or perhaps in light of it, depending on how you choose to look at
things), this year’s programming features a smattering of offerings that explore
life’s grand exit—death.
Take, for example, Darkness Visible, an event that brings together Canadian
novelists Miriam Toews, Alison Pick and Padma Viswanathan, all writers whose
most recent works delve into conversations about mental health and suicide.
And then there’s Los Angeles-based mortician Caitlin Doughty with her
brand new book Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory,
which gives readers a glimpse into her traditionally secretive, enigmatic career
choice. The rockabilly-loving 20-something author “has a huge following. This
is an event that can appeal to people even if they don’t go to literary events,”
says Steffens, noting that a few of Doughty’s prior audiences have included
the BBC and Jezebel.
Marquee headliners also include Veronica Roth (the author of the dark
and gritty post-apocalyptic Divergent trilogy) and Australian novelist
Tim Winton with his latest, the equally moody Eyrie.
“Happily,” says Steffens, “we also have Bruce McCulloch.” The native
Calgarian and Kid in the Hall is the festival’s white light of comedic relief
with his novel Let’s Start a Riot, a light-hearted telling of his journey from
young punk to “pajama-clad dad” in the Hollywood hills, a far departure from
some of the darker titles on the agenda.
“I don’t like to put things into boxes” says Steffens. “I just wanted to bring a lot
of variety. Any themes just kind of emerge gradually.” —Kerianne Sproule
Wordfest: Oct. 14-19 at various locations around Calgary, Banff and the
Bow Valley. wordfest.com.
I used to joke about being addicted to first ascents and explorations; it is no longer a joke, I need it in my life.
—Mike Libecki. National Geographic Live Presents Untamed Antarctica at the Epcor Centre, Jan. 25 and 26.
writers from the isolation of their desks to
experience communal writing in interesting
Calgary locales. First Saturday of the month.
of music, performance, literature and film. He
launches his illustrated novel, which weaves
a passionate, contemporary love story with a
re-imagining of Hindu mythology.
Poets, storytellers, spoken word artists,
musicians and artisans unite with performances, an open mic and storytelling
for children. At Calgary Farmers’ Market,
7711 Macleod Tr. S.
THE SINGLE ONION
Nov. 26 to April 22: Story Cafes
T.A.L.E.S. storytellers present an evening of entertainment with music and
refreshments followed by an open mic.
Nov. 26: Order in the Court, a courtroom
drama with audience participation; Feb.
26: Yarns and Strings with storyteller
Cathie Kernaghan and musician Doreen;
and April 22: Old Wives Tales with Mary
Hays and Betty Hersberger. At Shelf Life
Books, 1302 4th St. S.W.
OWL’S NEST BOOK CLUBS
815A 49th Ave. S.W. 403-287-9557,
owlsnestbooks.com/book-clubs/
Junior Owlets: For kids in grades 3–6.
Meets the first Saturday of each month
at 9 a.m.
Senior Owlets: For kids in grades 7-9. Meets
the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Fledglings: For teens in grades 10-12. Meets
the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Hootdunnit: Mystery book club for
adults. Meets the third Wednesday of
each month at 7:30 p.m.
PAGES ON KENSINGTON
Events at 1135 Kensington Rd. N.W.
403-283-6655, pages.ab.ca
Event schedule TBA, check website for
updates.
100, 1302 4th St. S.W. 403-265-1033,
shelflifebooks.ca
Sept. 18: Single Onion No. 116 Brief open-mic
followed by readings by Greg Bechtel, Nikki
Reimer and Natalie Simpson.; Sept. 25: Fred
Stenson, new release: Who by Fire The
passionate new novel about two generations
of a family caught in the path of progress.;
Sept. 30: She of the Mountain Vivek Shraya
is a Toronto-based artist working in the media
Featuring various local, national and international poets reading their work. The
third Thursday of the month, 10 times
during the year.
Sept. 18: Single Onion No. 116 Brief openmic followed by readings by Greg Bechtel,
Nikki Reimer and Natalie Simpson.
T.A.L.E.S.
The Alberta League Encouraging
Storytelling. 403-283-9489,
talesstorytelling.com
Sept. 10 to May 13: Tellarounds A
T.A.L.E.S. host will lead the session with
tips for storytelling and the first story.
All are welcome to come and listen or
come and tell. Sept. 10: The Working
Life with host Cassy Welburn; Oct. 8:
Betty Hersberger; Nov. 11: Chris Redfern;
Dec. 10: Dark Nights and Candle Light
with host Karen Gummo; Jan. 14: Marie
Boyce; Feb. 22: Maria Hopkins; March 11:
Cathie Kernaghan; April 8: Anne Cowling;
and May 13: Ginger Mullen. At Nose Hill
Library, 1530 Northmount Dr. N.W.
Sept. 27 & 28: Alberta Arts Days
Celebration: To Market To Market
WORDFEST BANFF-CALGARY
INTERNATIONAL WRITERS
FESTIVAL
Various venues across Calgary, Banff and the
Bow Valley. 403-237-9068, wordfest.com
Oct. 14-19: WordFest An annual event that
includes readings, spoken-word performances, workshops, discussions, and more.
INCLUDES:
Oct. 14: Bruce McCulloch: Let’s Start
a Riot Comedian, writer, director and
legendary Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch shares autobiographical insights
from his new book.
Oct. 15: Women in Clothes Bring up
to five articles of clothing to swap
with fellow guests at this interactive
evening with authors Sheila Heti and
Leanne Shapton.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Sept. 11: Amanda Lindhout In conversation with host Shelley Youngblut, Lindhout reflects on the popular and critical
reception of A House in the Sky over the
past year. At ConocoPhillips Theatre,
Glenbow Museum.
Oct. 16: White Noise Talks: Technocreep A carefully balanced gathering of
writers, artists and thinkers roll up their
sleeves and overshare with wit and style
on topics ranging from Internet privacy
to post-millenial angst.
LECTURE SERIES
author of the no. 1 New York Times
bestselling novel, Divergent, joins Mafi,
author of the Shatter Me series. Calgary
Reads—The Big Book Club Fundraiser
featuring New York Times best-selling
author Nicholas Carr.
Oct. 17: Literary Death Match A marriage of the literary and performative
aspects of Def Poetry Jam, rapier-witted
quips of American Idol’s judging (without
any meanness), and the ridiculousness
and hilarity of Double Dare.
Oct. 18: Gals and Good Times Unforgettable storytellers delve into the
turmoils, quirks and impulses of the
characters in their books. Murder, They
Wrote Mystery writers investigate the
dark atmosphere of their writing and the
hidden motives of suspicious characters
in their books. Saturday One-on-one
Series All-day Saturday, powerhouse
authors give short readings and onstage interviews.
Oct. 21: Wordfest presents Naomi Klein
The award-winning journalist and author
discusses how massively reducing our
greenhouse emissions is our best chance
at re-imagining our broken democracies
and rebuilding our gutted economies.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
LIVE PRESENTS
At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. 403-294-9494, epcorcentre.org
Oct. 26 & 27: On the Trail of Big Cats: Steve
Winter The photographer’s passion for big
cats has taken him around the world.
Jan. 25 & 26: Untamed Antarctica: Mike
Libecki and Cory Richards Journey with
Libecki and Richards as they recount their
first ascent at the bottom of the world.
March 15 & 16: Coral, Fire, and Ice: David
Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes A legend in
underwater photography, David Doubilet
and aquatic biologist/photojournalist
Jennifer Hayes, his wife and underwater
partner, go into the deep of two starkly
contrasting marine realms.
April 26 & 27: Exploring the Great Rivers: Pete McBride The photographer and
filmmaker offers a guided tour of the
Ganges River in India and the Colorado
River, which flows through some of the
world’s most majestic landscapes.
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OCTOBER 14 - 19, 2014
Literary Death Match - Dubbed “the most entertaining reading series ever” by the LA Times.
Live literary events and travelling acts
return to Wordfest this fall!
Visit wordfest.com for the full program.
Tickets on sale September 4.
SHELF LIFE BOOKS
Events at Shelf Life Books,
100, 1302 4th St. S.W.
thesingleonion.wordpress.com
Oct. 16: Wordfest Presents Veronica
Roth and Tahereh Mafi Roth, the
TICKETS:
Wordfest Box Office: 403 237 9068 • wordfest.com • [email protected]
The Banff Centre Box Office: 1 800 413 8368 (Banff events only)
FILM
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM
AND BOOK FESTIVAL
Most events at The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel
Mountain Dr., Banff. 1-800-413-8368,
banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival
Nov. 1-9: International competition for the
best of outdoor filmmaking and mountain
literature. Experience the adventure of
climbing, mountain expeditions, remote cultures and the world’s last great wild places
BIKE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Screenings at Communitea Cafe,
117 1001 6th Ave., Canmore. home.communitycruisers.ca/community, 403-688-2233,
thecommunitea.com
Thursday, Sept. 25. Presented by Canmore
Community Cruisers. An evening of short
films celebrating life on two-wheels to raise
funds for the Canmore Community Cruisers.
CALGARY CINEMATHEQUE
calgarycinema.org
Season TBA. Check website for details.
CALGARY EUROPEAN FILM
FESTIVAL
Screenings at the Globe Cinema, 617 8th Ave.
S.W. calgaryeuropeanfilmfestival.ca
Nov. 14-16: 2014 Film Festival: Sceening
relevant movies from Romania, Bulgaria,
France, Poland and The Czech Republic.
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
403-283-1490, calgaryfilm.com
Sept. 18-28: Local and international mainstream and indie films. More films TBA.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Sept. 18: Opening Gala: The Young and
Prodigious T.S. Spivet A coming-of-age
story about a brilliant young inventor who
runs away from home on a charming, fantastical adventure. At the Southern Alberta
Jubilee Auditorium.
Sept. 25: Black Carpet Gala: Teen Lust
When Neil realizes that his parents are
planning on offering him to their Satanic
cult as a virgin sacrifice, he embarks on a
race against time to lose his v-card. At the
Globe Cinema.
Sept. 22: Green Carpet Gala: Just Eat
It: A Food Waste Story Filmmakers Jen
Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin take viewers
on a personal journey of discovery about
the issue of unnecessary food waste in this
documentary. At the Globe Cinema.
Sept. 28: Closing Gala: Ally Was Screaming Seth and Nole’s pal Ally has just died.
As they sort through her things, they find
a winning lottery ticket—unclaimed and for
a massive sum. What happens when two
friends trying to do the right thing become
tempted by greed?
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CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Screenings at W.R. Castell Central Library,
616 Macleod Tr. S.E., unless otherwise noted.
403-260-2620, calgarypubliclibrary.com
Until Dec. 18: Thursday Afternoon at
the Movies Join old friends, meet new
ones and enjoy a great movie from classics
to contemporary. Call 403-260-2702 for
more details.
Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18: Film
Night Watch a film with fellow movie buffs.
Call 403-221-4122 for more details. At
Crowfoot Branch, 8665 Nose Hill Dr. N.W.
Oct. 11: Islamic History Month Film Night
A screening of Journey to Mecca: In the
Footsteps of Ibn Battuta, in celebration of
Islamic History Month.
Oct. 24, Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19:
Marvellous Movies Children’s movies from
the library’s video collection.
Nov. 19: Marda Loop Justice Film Festival Screening Featuring Evaporating Borders, a film portraying the lives of political
migrants on the island of Cyprus.
Nov. 21 or 28: PD Day Movie Watch a
feature film on your day off. Children must
be with a parent or caregiver.
CALGARY SOCIETY OF
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS
403-205-4747, csif.org.
Sept. 5: Canadian Indigenous Shorts A
selection of short first nations films from
the 2013 ImagineNATIVE Festival. Presented in partnership with ImagineNATIVE and
the Nakoda AV Club. At the CommunityWise
Resource Centre, 223 12th Ave. S.W.
Sept. 20: Fermentation A media art performance by Gerry Morita and Patrick AresPilon as part of Nuit Blanche. Presented in
partnership with EMMEDIA. At the Epcor
Centre, 205 8th Ave. S.E.
Oct. 4: Space Noise/ Phantom Nebula A
film/sound performance presented in partnership with the M:ST Performative Arts
Festival. At Theatre Junction GRAND,
608 1st St. S.W.
Nov. 6: On Location: Members Screening &
Director’s Talk Recent short films made by
CSIF members. Includes a panel discussion
with the filmmakers. At CommunityWise
Resource Centre.
CALGARY UNDERGROUND
FILM FESTIVAL
All screenings at the Globe Cinema,
617 8th Ave. S.W.
calgaryundergroundfilm.org
Sept. 12: BeakerReel A night of
science, invention and inspiration
as told through film. Screening
Love & Engineering. Presented as
part of Beakerhead.
Nov. 20-23: CUFF.docs Showcasing the best in non-fiction
cinema, including full-length
features and shorts.
April 13-10: Calgary Underground Film Festival Showcase of alternative cinema.
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PARTY AT THE PLAZA
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elling at the screen is okay at The Fifth Reel’s monthly screenings. In fact, it’s
encouraged. “I like to compare it to a house party,” says Alonso Tenenbaum,
“but one of those house parties where people are watching a movie in a corner.”
Tenenbaum and Dan Crittenden founded the series that screens cult and classic
films to get people coming back to The Plaza, where the two work.
They’ve since turned the theatre into a hot spot for screenings of films
like The Room, The Big Lebowski, Predator, Back to the Future, Army of
Darkness and Pulp Fiction.
Their fall slate isn’t quite nailed down yet (they’re waiting on the
rights to a few films), but Tenenbaum and Crittenden have confirmed
Aliens for a pre-Halloween screening on Oct. 24 and the return of The
Big Lebowski on Jan. 16, a year after their first sell-out. White Russians, the movie’s drink special, were a strong pull (screenings are
18-plus).
Along with the liquor licence, Tenenbaum and Crittenden pair
the films with a local band. However, finding an appropriate musical act
for a movie isn’t always easy. “We’re having a hard time picking a band
for Aliens,” says Tenenbaum. “Should we pick something hard rock; something the marines would listen to?”
They usually find an answer. They’ve definitely found one to revitalize a
theatre abandoned by the two biggest film festivals (Calgary International Film
Festival, which runs this month at Eau Claire Market, Globe Cinema and Theatre
Junction Grand; and the Calgary Underground Film Festival, which in recent years
has been at the Globe). “Most people didn’t know we were still open,” says Tenenbaum. That seems a temporary problem; a few more raucous Fifth Reel screenings
should prove that the Plaza abides.—Jon Roe
The Fifth Reel: Oct. 24, Nov. 28, Dec. 19 and Jan. 16 at The Plaza. theplaza.ca.
If my art has nothing to do with pain and sorrow, what is art for?
EPCOR CENTRE PRESENTS:
ART!FLICKS
Screenings at Engineered Air Theatre,
205 8th Ave. S.E. epcorcentre.org
Sept. 27-28: My Prairie Home Featuring
transgender musician and performer Rae
Spoon in this documentary-musical.
Nov. 13: This Ain’t No Mouse Music
Roots music icon Chris Strachwitz,
founder of Arhoolie Records, travels the
musical backroads looking for alternatives to the soulless “mouse music”
dominating pop culture.
Feb. 12: Last Song Before the War A feature-length documentary that captures
the inspiring rise and uncertain future of
Mali’s annual Festival in the Desert.
April 9: Brasslands An intimate and
sometimes unsettling portrait of how the
hopes and fears of this diverse group
of characters collide in their search for
common ground and musical ecstasy.
FAIRY TALES QUEER
FILM FESTIVAL
Queen and Jack) Screening Abrar Alvi’s
1962 film.
May 21-24 and 28-31: Hidden Gems
Film Festival Independent Indian film
festival held over two weekends. Titles
403-244-1956, fairytalesfilmfest.com
to be announced.
Spring 2015: Film Festival The largest
queer film festival in Alberta featuring
the best queer films from around the
world. Venue TBA.
MARDA LOOP JUSTICE
FILM FESTIVAL
THE FIFTH REEL PRESENTS
Sept. 9: Journey To The Safest Place
On Earth Documentary film that
explores the disposal of nuclear waste
and the limitations and contradictions of
this global quest. At River Park Church
Auditorium, 3818 14a St. S.W.
At the Plaza Theatre,
1133 Kensington Rd. N.W. 403-283-3636,
facebook.com/theplazacalgary
Monthly movie-themed parties featuring
film screenings, live music and more. Oct.
24: Aliens; Nov. 28; Dec. 19; Jan. 16: The
Big Lebowski.
HIDDEN GEMS FILM FESTIVAL
Screenings at Alberta College of Art and
Design, 1407 14th Ave. N.W.
hiddengemsfilmfestival.com
Sept. 26: Pyaasa Screening director
Guru Dutt’s 1957 Hindi film.
Sept. 27: Kagaz Ke Phool The first
cinemascope film made in India. Before
the screening, the president of ACAD
discusses the best way to view a black
and white film.
Sept. 28: Saheb, Bibi aur Gulam (King,
Screenings at multiple locations throughout Calgary. justicefilmfestival.ca
INVENTOR ON THE RUN
The Calgary International Film Festival (Sept.18-28) starts with a big
get: the North American premiere of an Alberta-shot film by Jean-Pierre
Jeunet (Amélie) about a young inventor who runs away from home to
claim his prize from The Smithsonian Institute for his perpetual motion
machine (this film contains elements of fantasy). CIFF opening gala:
Thursday, Sept. 18 at Jubilee Auditorium.
7:30 p.m. calgaryfilm.com
workshops and an animated photo
booth. Presented as part of Beakerhead.
At Jubilee Auditorium North Lobby and
Parking Lot, 1415 14th Ave. N.W.
Nov. 18-23: 9th Annual Film Festival
Documentary film festival screening 25
films that promote understanding of justice issues and advocating for the wellbeing of local and global neighbours.
Nov. 27-30: GIRAF 10 Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival,
featuring Canadian and international
independent, underground and experimental animation. giraffest.ca.
MOVIES THAT MATTER
Screenings at The Gallery Room, Taylor
Family Digital Library, U of C.
moviesthatmatter.org
Held monthly on the last Wednesday
of each month of the academic year.
Documentary film screenings followed
by a discussion featuring the director of
the film itself and/or someone from the
community known for their expertise or
insightful views on the film subject.
May 2: Quickdraw’s XXXTH Birthday
Bash Festivities celebrating 30 years of
QUICKDRAW ANIMATION SOCIETY
Screenings at the Globe Cinema, 617 8th
Ave. S.W., unless otherwise noted. 403261-5767, quickdrawanimation.ca
Sept. 5: Log Driver’s Waltz: Canadianathemed party featuring the best Canadian animations projected outdoors. Also
enjoy warm drinks, live music, animation
filmmaking, rabble rousing, collaborative
creations, and animation appreciation.
Details TBA.
May 15-18: Animation Lockdown Make
a short animated film with other artists
and enthusiasts over the course of one
crazy weekend. At the Quickdraw Animation Society, 201 351 11th Ave. S.W.
DANCE
DRAMA
MUSIC
MUSIC THEATRE
The 2014-2015 season of the School
of Creative and Performing Arts
has more than 25 performances to
stimulate your mind, move your heart
and expand your soul.
Tickets start as low as $10!
Visit scpa.ucalgary.ca
or call 403.220.7202
Media sponsor:
Dec. 11: Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case An
intimate and powerful encounter with
one of today’s most politically influential
artists and the system he challenges.
June 11: Born to Fly A documentary
about extreme daredevil choreographer
Elizabeth Streb.
© 2014 Measure for Measure - Photo by Red Dot Photography
Documentary film series presented by
the Calgary International Film Festival
and Hot Docs. Six screenings on the first
Wednesday of each month from November until April. Subscriptions available.
—Ai Weiwei. The Epcor Centre screens Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, Dec. 11.
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