Shaughnessy (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada), the exhibition, Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, brings together the work of 20 contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage living in Canada. • Sept 29 – Jan 6
ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Alberta Craft Council 10186 106 St • 780 488 6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery • Seated • Whether it’s a majestic throne or a humble stool, what we sit on has undergone a rigorous design process and is an expression of its creator. Aesthetics, scale, style, materials, and proportions are just a few of the considerations taken when creating traditional, contemporary, or re-imagined seating objects. Seated features a diverse range of work created by 18 fine craft artists from across Canada. From stools, chairs, and benches that are created by master woodworkers all the way to unexpected fold formed copper and enamel metal work, this exhibition explores the theme of seating objects in clever and unexpected ways. • Until Dec 24 Discovery Gallery • Because It Never Occurs to Us That We Cannot • “Because it never occurs to us that we cannot,” describes the DNA of Alberta. “I am here,” says Alberta. “I must grow.” It is also a mantra for both the artist and our contemporary cultural impulse. I cannot stop. I do not want to stop. I will not stop. I want to make, to build, to elevate. Interdisciplinary ceramic artist Robin Lambert investigates the need and desire to be a part of a larger social system. • Until Oct 13 Art Gallery of alberta 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 422 6223 • youraga.ca • Li Salay • Li Salay (Michif for “the sun”), a new exhibition focused on the work of Métis artists from across Canada, stems from cocurators Amy Malbeuf and Jessie Ray Short’s intensive, cross-Canada research and studio visits with over forty Métis artists in 2016 and 2017. • Until Sept 9 RBC Work Room: Samantha Walrod—Vanitas • RBC Work Room is an initiative that supports the development of local, contemporary art projects. In this studio-like working space, Edmonton artists conceive and produce artworks onsite, resulting in a fully realized exhibition. This fourth installment features painter Samantha Walrod working in residence for six weeks. The artist will create a series of works on paper and canvas, painting still lives and animal forms. Her exhibition, Vanitas, will explore ideas of life and loss. • Until Oct 7 James Wilson Morrice: The A.K. Prakash Collection in Trust to the Nation • James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) played a vital role in advancing modern artistic trends in Canada and abroad at the turn of
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Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Changing the Landscape • Viktor Brim, Matthew Allan Clarke, Jeff Wilson. • Until Sept 8
the 20th century. In this exhibition, stories of Morrice’s widespread travels and rise to fame as one of Canada’s most beloved modernist painters are shared through the passion of an avid collector, A. K. Prakash. • Until Oct 7
BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis.html • Snapshots of Canada • From the trial of Métis leader Louis Riel to Paul Henderson’s winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series, Snapshots of Canada explores unforgettable moments in our history. Fifty compelling images paired with texts by wellknown Canadian authors, journalists and historians explore moments that range from high drama to simple joy. • Until Sept 24
LandMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • LandMark features new works by Alberta Indigenous artists: Brenda Draney, Tanya Harnett and Terrance Houle. For each of these artists, the land and landscape of their home territory in Alberta has provided inspiration for the creation of works that address time and ancestry, nature and the environment, community and story-telling. Working in painting, photography and video, the work of these three artists present the land, not as geography or vista, but as intimate and person places that are marked by lived experience. • Until Nov 11
CAVA Gallery 9103 95 Ave • 780 461 3427 • galeriecava.com Doris Charest, Léonie Poole, and Sylvie Boudreault • Until Sept 21
Hubert Hohm: Edmonton Entrances and Suburban Landscapes • In 1974, Hohn undertook a comprehensive project entitled Edmonton Entrances, in which he photographed the decorated doorways of the 1940s and 1950s fieldstone and stucco bungalows that proliferate in Edmonton. These highly-coloured and richly-detailed images reveal the incredible creativity and variety of this unique element of Edmonton vernacular design. A year later, in 1975, Hubert Hohn focused his lens on the modern residential areas in Edmonton growing suburbs. The Suburban Landscapes, shot in black and white, reveal new design aesthetics common to homes built in the 1970s. • Until Nov 11 BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood • Join us in BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood, where people of all ages make art together. Participate in the art making stations and add your own tree to “Timberline” the collaborative community forest. Dream, draw, colour and leave your particular wish in the forest “Canopy.” Read a story or make up your own. Explore the forest with animal puppets and try bird watching. • Until Dec 31 Manning Hall: The Pre-History of M.N. Hutchinson: Site 24 • Since 1999 Alberta artist M.N. Hutchinson has been creating panoramic photographs using a home-built camera, which rotates on a tripod through 360 degrees. Exploring the sciences of both mechanics and optics, his works challenge our perception of reality and the traditional role that photography has had in reproducing and recording it. • Until Dec 31 Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada • Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Jonathan
Espace Exploration Construire la pluie • Camille Bernard-Gravel’s projects are born from simple natural phenomenon, observable daily, in our environment. Her artistic practice is fed by the constant attention that she holds to the lands she crosses and the different contexts within which she evolves. • Until Sept 21 Clayton Sauvé • Woodworker. • Until Sept 27 Sylvia Durocher • Card maker. • Sept 29 – Nov 16 FAB Gallery Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • 780 492 2081 • ualberta.ca/artshows • Brad Necyk: Telling Stories Otherwise (A Research-Creation Exhibition for Ph.D. Candidacy across Art and Psychiatry) • In creating works around illness experience, Brad Necyk aims to develop a new visual and affective language for expressing illness in modern culture, one that hopefully calls into question the everyday narratives through which we normally understand what it means to be ill. • Until Sept 22 Graduate Design Group Show: Sarah Jackson, Zohreh Valiery Eskandary, Xin Lou, and Michiko Maruyama • A selection of work highlighting the research of students graduating with a Master of Design degree in Visual Communication Design, and Industrial Design. • Until Sept 22 FRONT Gallery 10402 124 St • 780 488 2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Occupied People • New work by The Front Gallery represented artists. • Starting Sept 13
Harcourt House 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Memoriam to a Missing Fur Coat • Seeking to use drawing as an ephemeral medium, Jessica A. Morgun’s installation revolves around the problematic nature of intangible losses incurred due to immigration and dislocation. • Until Sept 8 Main Gallery A Living Room • As an installation artist, Nicolas Fleming codifies commercial building materials into the domestic gallery space to create a distinctly unfinished aesthetic that envelops the viewer. By ennobling these constructive elements he produces a tension in our conceptual understandings of material culture and our behaviour toward it. • Until Sept 8 Art Incubator Gallery Beyond Form & Function • Benjamin Oswald is an Edmonton-based contemporary ceramic artist and sculptor. Ha earned a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Alberta, then his training became more formalized with figurative sculpture and stone sculpture at Chunbok University in South Korea. In the process, he learned to think through his hands, and his work in ceramic art and sculpture shows a process of materializing ideas, shapes, and the interactions between objects and space. • Sept 20 – 30 Main Gallery Designing Connection in Friction • Presented in conjunction with 2018 Alberta Culture Days and 2018 Edmonton Design Week, this exhibition seeks to present recent artistic research that strives to create an artistic intervention in the communities where social injustice threatens socially marginalized individuals. The project aims to foster a connection between these people and the viewers. Curated by Vicki Kwon (PhD candidate in Art History and Design, University of Alberta), this exhibition is presented in partnership with the University of Alberta’s Art and Design Graduate Students’ Association (ADGSA). Participating artists include: Jesper Alvaer (Oslo, Norway), Naureen Muntaz (Edmonton, AB), and Bradley Necyk (St. Albert, AB). • Sept 20 – 30 The Enterprise Square Gallery University of Alberta Downtown Campus • 10230 Jasper Ave • Art of the Street: The Masters of Polish School of Poster Art • Presented as a key international exhibition during 2018 Edmonton Design Week and 2018 Alberta Culture Days, this exhibition will showcase internationally renowned contemporary poster designers from Poland who breached the boundaries of conventional poster design. “Polish School of Poster” is an international term coined to emphasize the world-wide fame and undeniable quality of Polish posters from the period 1955-1985. • Sept 20 – 30
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HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY University of Alberta 1-15, Human Ecology Building • 780 492 3824 • re-Vision and re-Turn: Exploring Sustainable Fashion • The “re-Vision, re-Turn” exhibition is a message and an inspiration. Human Ecology students explored the meaning of sustainability through the upcycling of used or unwanted clothing. Their vision was to create new life for items rescued from second-hand stores and discovered through wardrobe revision. The materials used were chosen for their fabric qualities and/or sentimental value. • Until Sept 30 KALEIDO FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL 118 Ave, between 90 and 94 St • Pay what you can • kaleidofest.ca • Alberta Avenue comes alive during Kaleido, a free family arts festival featuring music, dance, theatre, literary and visual arts produced by Arts on the Ave. Artists collide in an environment of creative exploration and performances on rooftops, sides of buildings, back alleys, parks, old spaces and new spaces of 118th Avenue. • Sept 14 – 16 Musée Héritage Museum St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne St • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage.ca • In Their Footsteps: A Century of Aboriginal Footwear in the Canadian West • In Their Footsteps is a captivating exhibition of beautifully crafted Aboriginal footwear. Guest curators Bill and Michelle Tracy have brought together over 100 pairs of moccasins, leggings, slippers and mukluks from the Dené, Cree, Métis, and Plains peoples of Western Canada. • Until Oct 21 NAESs gallery At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Peter Gegolick: Love ǀ Everything ǀForever • An exhibition of artwork meant to resemble the stories that can be found in and on the walls and structures made by the generations that preceded them, embedded with tales of triumph and tragedy. Love is imprinted into every work. • Until Sept 18 Meghan MacMillan: Wonder/Wander • Large mixed media paintings on unprimed canvas. We see the artist’s characteristic joyous, bright colours and style, and a new visual language emphasising interactions between organic and non-organic mark-making, reflecting the car. • Sept 20 – Oct 18 Peter roBertSon GAllery 12323 104 Ave • 780 455 7479 • probertsongallery.com Kirsty Templeton Davidge • Sept 6 – 23 Amy-Claire Huestis • Sept 22 – Oct 13 Erin Loree • New work from Erin Loree. Opening reception: Sat., Sept. 29, 7-9 p.m. The artist will be in attendance. • Sept 29 – Oct 20 Provincial archives of Alberta 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca •
Take a Longer Look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20 SNAP GALLERY AND PRINTSHOP • 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com • Construct • Construct is an exhibition of new works by SNAP’s 2017 Emerging Artist in Residence, Carly Greene. Memory is built in pieces: assembled layer upon layer, each piece leading to others until we reach a sense of completeness, a progression of time. Greene is interested in what happens when the layers are disrupted, destroyed, or left unfinished. Using construction materials and objects as reference points, Greene deconstructs, adapts, replicates, and rebuilds until the materials surpass their original qualities or purpose. • Until Sept 8 Doilies the Meaning of Life • Doilies the meaning of life by Wendy Tokaryk presents a series of relief prints that recombine recycled and collected textiles as assemblages to explore interiors, objects, and iconography as subject matter. Like a storybook, the relief prints form a narrative about a woman in mid-life considering her past experience, contemplating the future, and relating a personal perspective of her life and dreams. The imagery examines symbolism, traditions, and stereotypes. Intimate and personal motifs such as a ring, mirrors, and celebratory cake, as well as still life interior’s, lamps, and afghan blankets are symbols of ontological formation. • Until Sept 8 Aplacados—Entre Cascos Percutidos y Bardas • Beginning with the idea of erasure as language, Miguel A. Aragón concentrates on the use of processes that are reductive in nature to create his work. Any form of erasure, however violently destructive, can be seen as constructive in some way; something comes through the destruction, the negation of an image is not actually nothing. • Sept 21 – Oct 20 Selvage • Selvage is an exhibition of new works by SNAP’s 2017 Emerging Artist in Residence, Mitchell Chalifoux. Opening reception: Sept. 21, 7-9 p.m. • Sept 21 – Oct 20 SPRUCE GROVE ART GALLERY 35 5 Ave • 780 962 0664 • alliedartscouncil. com • Open Art Competition • Reception on Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. • Sept 4 – 28 STRATCHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY@501 120-501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780 410 8585 • strathcona.ca/recreation-events/ arts-and-culture/art-gallery-501 • On the Antlers of a Dilemma • Edmonton based artist—mixed media sculpture. Freeman’s work responds to thoughts about excess and scarcity in relation to the way we exploit or develop natural resources. It has been proposed by ecologists that a balance in nature exists and that there are self-regulating systems in nature; systems that are now disrupted by human or industrial activity. • Sept 6 – Oct 21
History, in partnership with Terry Fox’s family, the exhibition features a wide array of artifacts and archival materials, displayed together publicly for the first time. Among these treasured items are Terry’s journal and artificial leg, as well as press clippings and media interviews. • Until Sept 16
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Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone • This exhibition invites you to challenge what you think you know about dinosaurs and explore spectacular prehistoric scenes, life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, full-scale skeletons, intriguing fossils, engaging content, and interactive activities. • Until Nov 4
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY DOLLY PARTON
VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215 112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com •
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Alberta Spirit • Alberta Community Art Clubs Association / Fiftieth Anniversary of the ACACA. • Until Sept 29 2018 Off-site Exhibition at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton Evidence of Paint 2018 • Partnership between Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society. This Alberta-wide juried exhibition of artwork by 10 Alberta artists features a fresh perspective on art, celebrating diverse points of view, styles and techniques.• Until Oct 9
BASED ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM
November 28 – December 8, 2018
COMEDY
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
COMIC FACTORY Gateway Entertainment Group, 34th Ave, Gateway Boulevard • 780 469 4999 • thecomedyfactory.com/club • Brian Link, Sept 7 – 8 • Tim Koslo, Sept 14 – 15 • Dave Waite, Sept 20 – 22
January 30 – February 9, 2019
COMIC STRIP 1646 Bourbon Street West Edmonton Mall • 780 483 5999 • wem.thecomicstrip.ca • Jessimae Peluso, Sept 6 – 9 • Bridget Bishop Tour Special Presentation, Sept 13 – 15 • Bobby Lee Presentation, Sept 21 – 23 • Des Bishop, Sept 26 – 30
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MATT O’BRIEN Yuk Yuk’s at Century Casino • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4026 • www.cnty.com • Matt O’Brien is a LA-based comedian who has been featured on MTV, CTV, Fuse TV, MuchMusic and The Comedy Network. • Sept 14–15 MYLES MORRISON Yuk Yuk’s at Century Casino • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4026 • www.cnty.com • Myles’ clever blend of observations and comedic opinions immediately grab the whole audience’s attention and never let it go. His wit, charm and quirky view of the world will leave your sides sore from laughing. • Sept 7–8
STRATHEARN ARTWALK Park along Strathearn Drive, between 89 and 91 Street • strathearnartwalk.com • Free admission • A celebration of art and community, the seventh annual Strathearn Art Walk features an art show and sale, as well as food (including the famous Strathearn pulled pork sandwich), beer and music. • Sept 8, 12 – 7 pm
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY FRANK LOESSER
March 20 – 30, 2019
MACEWAN BOX OFFICE ALLARD HALL, 11110 – 104 Avenue 780-497-4470 Tickets can be ordered online at Tickets.MacEwan.ca
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE 11211-142 St • 780 451 3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca Terry Fox—Running to the Heart of Canada • Developed by the Canadian Museum of
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THE GRINDSTONE 10019 81 Ave • 780 244 9076 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Wide Open Mic, Every Wednesday • Coyote Comedy, Every Thursday • Karaoke!, Every Thursday • The 11 O’Clock Number—The Improvised Musical, Every Friday • Four Bangers Friday, Every Friday • Up Late with Dana Andersen!, Every Friday • Freedom Sketch ’90, Sept. 8 • Late Night Edmonton, Sept 8 and 22 • The HighSchool Improv Show, Sept 11 • Hello Trivia, Sept 11 • Wagon Load, Sept 11 and 25 • Pub Choir, Sept 12 • Weird Al Karaoke, Sept 12 • Girl Brain, Sept 15 • Favourites, Sept 15 • The Extra Medium Comedy Show, Sept 16 • Bump N Grindhouse, Sept 16 • Extempore’ Improvised Shakespeare, Sept 18 • Kanucks Cantina—An Improvised Star Wars Saga, Sept 18 • Blank: The Musical, Sept 19 • Don’t Not Talk to Strangers, Sept 22 • The 11 O’Clock Number—Musical Mixtape, Sept 23 • Open Jam, Sept 25 • Put the Screws On: A Comedy Quiz Show, Sept 26 • Whose Rhyme Is It Anyway?, Sept 26 TYLER HAWKINS Century Casino (Yuk Yuks) • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $18.20 • cnty.com • Edmonton’s Tyler Hawkins is a rising star in the comedy world. His hilarious takes on sexy coffee shops, bodyguard goldfish, and dancing with his buddies have entertained audiences all across North America. • Sept 1 (7:30 pm)
Performance Lab
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Expanse Festival February 7-17, 2019
19 Weeks by Emily Steele co-production with Northern Light Theatre March 28 – April 14, 2019
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Emerging Company Showcase: Impossible Mongoose Workshop April 2019 Production 2019/2020
All That Binds Us
Workshop 2018/19 Production 2019/2020
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People, Process, Performance
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch, AB • Bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage. Starring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Joel Murray and Bob Derkach. It’s a night of unforgettably funny interactive comedy that will leave you laughing days later. • Sept 8, 7 pm
THEATRE CHIMPROV • Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre. com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm
Dance EDMONTON BURLESQUE FESTIVAL • La Cite Francophone, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury • edmontonburlesquefestival. com • The Edmonton Burlesque Festival is a not-for-profit extravaganza celebrating all things burlesque, vaudeville and fabulous. It is aimed at the local, national and international theatre and arts community. The long weekend encompasses ingenues and impresarios, the avant-garde and outrageous, in a series of intimate showcase and feature events including workshops and competitions. • Sept 20 – 22
KALEIDO FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL • Various venues across Alberta Avenue • 780 471 1580 • Free admission • kalediofest.ca • Alberta Avenue comes alive as an environment of creative exploration and performances on rooftops, sides of buildings, back alleys, parks, old spaces and new spaces. • Sept 14 – 16
PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT | SECONDHAND DANCES FOR THE CRUDE, CRUDE CITY • Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St • 780 452 3282 • $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • Presented by Gerry Morita and Melanie Kloetzel and the Brian Webb Dance Company. • Sept 21 – 22, 8 pm
FILM EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (EIFF) Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (10200 102 Avenue) • 780 423 0844 • $15 to $35 • edmontonfilmfest.com • The OSCAR qualifying EIFF presents 170 films from all the corners of the globe, showcasing the best in international, independent, cinema. Filmmaker Q&A’s, after-parties, Gala events, short films, documentaries, family films—all are welcome. • Sept 27 – Oct 7, times vary EDMONTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SKILLS CLASS The King’s University • 9125 50 St • 780 405 6360 • Tickets $35/ person + GST, includes lunch • esff.ca/ filmmaker-skills-class • Filmmaking workshop open to anyone who wants to increase their knowledge about producing. Designed for beginning to midcareer filmmakers. Led by industry professionals and agencies. • Sat, Sept 22, 10 am – 3 pm
LITERARY EDMONTON COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 118 Ave • edmontonexpo.com • A three-day pop-culture convention held annually each fall in at the Expo Centre. Attendees can shop hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, check out panels and workshops, and meet their favourite stars and creators • Sept 21 – 23 SCRIPT SALON
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Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month
ONCE • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Based on the award-winning film, it’s the story of an Irish musician on the brink of giving up, and the young Czech woman who takes a sudden interest in his love songs. • Sept 22 – Oct 14 REELING: DANCING ON THE STREETS IN LITTLE ITALY Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • Admission by donation • milezerodance.com • Join Mile Zero in Little Italy to view some of the most striking short dance films creations that the world has to offer. Short dance films will be screened in the streets and in local businesses of Boyle McCauley, which have been curated by Mile Zero’s Artistic Director Gerry Morita and Rapid Fire Theatre’s Julia Grochowski. • Sept 15 – 22 TEATRO LA QUINDICINA PRESENTS SKIRTS ON FIRE • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • Tickets start at $25 • varsconatheatre.com • A famous literary hoax begets a further series of deceptions, misunderstandings, and outright lies, until things come to a head in the smallest hotel room in New York. Andrew MacDonald-Smith presides as the chief provocateur in a cast that also includes Kendra Connor, Andrea House, Paula Humby, Louise Lambert, and Ron Pederson. • Sept 27 – Oct 13 THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance, $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This high-energy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports® is performed by companies all over the world.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium • 11455 87 Ave • 780 427 2760 • Tickets start at $45 • jubileeauditorium.com • This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. • Sept 18 – 23 TWO GOOD KNIGHTS: THE MUSIC OF SIR TOM JONES AND SIR ELTON JOHN • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre. ca • God Save the Queen … at the very least, let’s thank Her Majesty for acknowledging and knighting great artists for their achievements and contributions to the realm. It is a very select group indeed. This year with Part 1, Two Good Knights showcases the lives and music of two outstanding artists—Sir Tom Jones and Sir Elton John. • Sept 4 – Oct 28
MUSIC AARON GOODVIN • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Rd • 780 962 8995 • $40/$35 • horizonstage.com • Platinum-selling Canadian country artist. • Sept 14, 7:30 pm AMORPHOUS AND DARK TRANQUILITY, AND MORE • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $39.95 • starliteroom.ca • This is going to be a heavy, melodic night of metal. • Sept 17, 6 pm BC/DC • Station On Jasper, 10524, Jasper Ave • $10 • stationonjasper.com • There are tribute bands, and then there’s BCDC. • Sept 21, 7 pm BETWEEN THE LINES • Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • Show info at ualberta.ca • An eclectic concert of modern music for voice, flute, piano and percussion opens the MainStage concert season. • Sept 9, 3 pm BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $22.50 • starliteroom.ca • Black Joe Lewis is an American blues, funk and soul artist influenced by Howlin’ Wolf and James Brown. • Sept 28, 8 pm BLITZEN TRAPPER • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • Blitzen Trapper’s music went through various genres with each record, bouncing from indie folk to art rock to experimental folk before settling into a rich, dusty brand of Neil Young-inspired alt-country. • Sept 18, 8 pm BOMFEST! • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 118 Ave • tickets at livenation.com/events • Boodang’s two-day electronic music festival featuring headliners Claptone, Lane 8, Excision, and more. Sept 1 – 2 BUSKER DU • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Sept 22, 4 pm CARN DAVIDSON 5 + 4 • Yardbird Suite, 10203 86 Ave • $28 for non-members • Jazz group from Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton. • Sept 21, 7 pm
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $56• shawconferencecentre. com • Coheed and Cambria w/ Protest The Hero, and Crown Lands. • Sept 14, 6:30 pm CORY WEEDS QUARTET FEATURING DAVID HAZELTINE • Yardbird Suite, 10203 86 Ave • $24 for non-members • From Vancouver and New York. • Sept 29, 7 pm COMEBACK KID • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom. ca • In 2002, what started as a side project from Andrew Neufeld and Jeremy Hiebert’s band Figure Four, became what Amp magazine called a “a wildly successful scene institution.” • Sept 27, 8 pm COMMON DEER • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $12 • starliteroom. ca • Common Deer comes with an arsenal of floodlights. Music is a balm in anxious, isolated times. • Sept 13, 8 pm DEVIL WEARS PRADA • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $30 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • The Devil Wears Prada is an American Christian metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2005. • Sept 30, 7 pm DONNY LEE • Dow Centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2.ticketpro.ca • Reviewers call country Nashville entertainer Donny Lee’s show a must see. • Sept 29, 7:30 pm DROPKICK MURPHYS W/ FLOGGING MOLLY • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $75 • shawconferencecentre.com • It’s an Irish punk rock collaboration two decades in the making, and the show Celtic rock fans have been waiting for. Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly—two giants of American punk rock that share a working class ethos. • Sept 17, 6 pm DYING FETUS • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $29.99 • starliteroom.ca • One of the most infamous and influential death metal bands of the past 10 years, Dying Fetus pummel and pound their signature-style brutality into the worldwide landscape. • Sept 29, 7 pm EDMONTON ACCORDION EXTRAVAGANZA • St. John’s Cultural Centre, 10611 110 Ave • edmontonaccordion. com • This two day event features everything accordion with performances by The Kim and Dan Christian Duo and The Vinok Worldance Band. • Sept 14 – 15 EKALI • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $20 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • Dance electro show. • Sept 7, 9 pm ELLEN BRAUN • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Sept 15, 7 pm ERIC BIBB • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $40 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • Eric Bibb hits the stage with a celebration of traditional acoustic blues balanced with compelling originals that incorporate his firm grasp of global musical and socio-political influences. • Sept 20, 7:30 pm
FRANK TURNER AND THE SLEEPING SOULS • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • From $32.50 • winspearcentre. com • English folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner from Meonstoke, Hampshire, will be playing Edmonton to support his new album Be More Kind. • Sept 11, 8 pm FRED EAGLESMITH W/ TIF GINN • St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Award-winning, acclaimed singersongwriter Fred Eaglesmith has an undeniable gift for writing a song. • Sept 11, 7:30 pm FRED PENNER AND THE CAT’S MEOW BAND • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Rd • 780 962 8995 • $20/$16 • horizonstage.com • Special Family Presentation—Music for Young Audiences. • Sept 30, 11 am
kerare, has established itself as a beloved indie folk act in their native Canada and beyond. • Sept 15 GRETA VAN FLEET • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $47 • shawconferencecentre. com • Catch the firing twin barrels of arena-rock muscle and moving melodies when Greta Van Fleet takes the stage. • Sept 11, 7 pm HONNE • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • Electronic music duo Formed in 2014, in Bow, London, when they both left Films Of Colour. • Sept 9, 7 pm IAN LA RUE • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Sept 8, 4 pm
FROM THE SALON TO THE ARMISTICE • Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • An evening of elegant and refined displays of Parisian music from the late 19th century to post-World War I, composed by Viardot, Fauré, Ysaÿe and Debussy. • Sept 21, 7:30 pm
JACk SEMPLE “CAN’T STOP THIS LOvE” RELEASE CONCERT Festival Place • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $38 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Regina’s own Jack Semple has reached an international audience for his songwriting, recordings and performances as a vocalist and flamenco-technique guitarist. • Sept 21
GREAT LAkE SWIMMERS • Festival Place • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $31 • festivalplace. ab.ca • 2018 marks the 15th anniversary of The Great Lake Swimmers. The Juno-nominated, Polaris Prize shortlisted Toronto group, fronted by lead singer-songwriter Tony Dek-
JEFF PARRY PROMOTIONS PRESENTS GREATEST ALBUMS LIvE LED ZEPPELIN Iv & AC/ DC’S BACk IN BLACk • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • From $42.50 • winspearcentre.com • Two albums, one night, note For note. • Sept 12, 7:30 pm
KALLE MATTSON • The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $12 • starliteroom.ca • Kalle Mattson is a Canadian singer and songwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario. • Sept 22, 8 pm kEITH URBAN • Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • From $95 • rogersplace.com • Four-time Grammy award winner Keith Urban will bring his “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018” to Edmonton. • Sept 22, 7:30 pm JOHNNY MCCUAIG BAND • Station On Jasper, 10524, Jasper Ave • $15 • stationonjasper.com • Bagpipes, a kilt, crunching guitars, a hip-shaking rhythm section, and boundless energy makes for a oneof-a-kind show. • Sept 12, 7 pm MERKULES • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $30 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • Merkules has surged up the ranks of the Canadian music industry, positioning himself as the next rising star in hip hop. • Sept 25, 8 pm MONTUNO WEST CD RELEASE Yardbird Suite, 10203 86 Ave • $24 for non-members • Montuno West is Alberta’s most caliente Latin jazz ensemble. • Sept 28, 7 pm MOURNING WOOD • Station On Jasper, 10524 Jasper Ave • $10 • stationonjasper.com • Alberta rock cover band. • Sept 22, 9:45 pm
OCICIWAN CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTIvE vINYL RELEASE The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Sept 11, 7 pm PALLBEARER AND TRIBULATION The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $15 • starliteroom.ca • The raw anthemics of 90s alt-rock, and stretches of black-lit proto-metal. • Sept 25, 7 pm PAUL MCCARTNEY • Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • Tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace. com • Sir Paul McCartney, the grand maestro in the flesh. • Sept 30, 8 pm
RAW ARTISTRY—CONNECT Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $30 (General Admission) • unionhall. ca • Music collective show featuring an array of artists. • Sept 20, 7 pm SHARI ULRICH TRIO • Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • $25 • northernlightsfc.ca • Shari Ulrich is celebrating 45 years as a touring recording artist and multi-instrumentalist. Her work has garnered 23 solo and collaborative albums, two Juno awards, and 2014 CFMA English Songwriter of the Year. • Sept 26, 8 pm
PRISM AND LEE AARON • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $49.95 • cnty.com • Canadian Classic Rock legends PRISM continue to amaze and assault the senses with such progressive rock stadium classics as “Armageddon,” “Spaceship Superstar,” “Night To Remember,” and more • Sept 29 (7 pm) PUNCH DRUNk CABARET • Station On Jasper, 10524 Jasper Ave • $15 • stationonjasper.com • An award-winning, festival favourite that specializes in rockabilly swing for the 21st century. • Sept 28, 7 pm RAMBLIN’ AMBASSADORS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Sept 29, 4 pm
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ROSE COUSINS • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St Albert • $36 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Over the course of a dozen years, Prince Edward Island’s Rose Cousins established herself as a one of the bright lights on the North American singer-songwriter scene. • Sept 28, 7:30 pm ROYAL CANOE • The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • A six-piece ensemble from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Royal Canoe give you everything, but on their own maniacally hybrid terms. • Sept 21, 8 pm SADISTIC EMBODIMENT • The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $10 • starliteroom.ca • Combining elements of speed, groove and melodicism with dark themes and undertones, Sadistic Embodiment will leave you with sore necks and full hearts. • Sept 8, 8 pm SAM SMITH • Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • From $44 • rogersplace. com • Sam Smith’s sophomore album, The Thrill Of It All, will be released worldwide on November 3. • Sept 12, 7 pm SCENIC ROUTE TO ALASKA • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • The easygoing Edmonton-based trio, comprised of Trevor Mann on lead vocals and guitar, drummer Shea Connor, and bassist Murray Wood, effortlessly
weaves catchy vocals and memorable melodies through rich arrangements. • Sept 7, 8 pm SEASON RECITAL 1 • Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music • edmontonrecital.com • Juno Award winning harpist Judy Loman, with special guests.• Sept 23, 7:30pm SOMEONE LIKE YOU—THE ADELE SONGBOOK • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $34.95 • cnty.com • The outstanding Katie Markham (as featured on Graham Norton’s BBC Adele Special) presents an immaculate celebration of one of our generation’s finest singer-songwriters. • Sept 7 (8 pm) SONIC FIELD DAY • Victoria Park, 10203 River Valley Rd • $69.50 (General Admission) • sonic1029. com • Featuring Arkells, Cold War Kids, The Glorious Sons, and more. • Sept 8, 1 pm STACKED 2018 • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $69.50 • shawconferencecentre. com • This massive show is taking it to the next level! Performers include Virtual Self, JAUZ, What So Not, Vanic, Whipped Cream, Far Out, and more. • Sept 15, 8 pm STEVE EARLE • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 E Lapotac Blvd • From $69 • rivercreecresort.com • During his four-decade career, Earle has also become a novelist, a film, TV and stage actor, a playwright, a short story author, a record producer, and a radio host. • Sept 23, 6 pm
SWINGIN’ UTTERS • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $18 • starliteroom.ca • American punk band, formed in 1987 as a cover band in the Bay Area of California. • Sept 21, 8 pm TERROR • The Starlite Room— Temple • 10030 102 St • $25 • starliteroom.ca • Terror is a five-piece American hardcore punk band with members from Los Angeles, California formed in 2002. • Sept 1, 8 pm TERRY BOzzIO • Festival Place • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $34 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Terry Bozzio is one of rock drumming’s most formidable and brain-circuiting forces playing on “the world’s largest tuned drum and percussion set.” Best known as the hurricane behind Frank Zappa’s late1970s and early-1980s work, and the hit-maker behind new wave powerhouse Missing Persons. • Sept 27 THE CORONAS • The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $23.50 • starliteroom.ca • The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. • Sept 26, 8 pm THE KARA GRAINGER BAND • Blues on Whyte • 10329 82 Ave • 780 439 3981 • General Admission • bluesonwhyte.com • Kara’s music career began in a small suburban town of Sydney, Australia. Combining tasteful blues and slide guitar, soulful vocals and a heartfelt approach to songwriting, Kara’s unique sound will leave you uplifted. • Sept 5 – Sept 9, 9 pm THE MARWILLS • Blues on Whyte
Art GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL 10186 106 St • 780 488 6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery • Seated • Whether it’s a majestic throne or a humble stool, what we sit on has undergone a rigorous design process and is an expression of its creator. Aesthetics, scale, style, materials, and proportions are just a few of the considerations taken when creating traditional, contemporary, or re-imagined seating objects. Seated features a diverse range of work created by 18 Fine Craft artists from across Canada. From stools, chairs, and benches that are created by master woodworkers all the way to unexpected fold formed copper and enamel metal work, this exhibition explores the theme of seating objects in clever and unexpected ways. • Until Dec 24 Discovery Gallery • Because It Never Occurs to Us That We Cannot • “Because it never occurs to us that we cannot,” describes the DNA of Alberta. “I am here,” says Alberta. “I must grow.” It is also a mantra for both the artist and our contemporary cultural impulse. I cannot stop. I do not want to stop. I will not stop. I want to make, to build, to elevate. Interdisciplinary ceramic artist Robin Lambert investigates the need and desire to be a part of a larger social system. • Until Oct 13
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• 10329 82 Ave • 780 439 3981 • General Admission • bluesonwhyte. com • The Marwills are a thick, juicy cut of rock stuffed with the blues and covered in grade A Canadian dirt. • Sept 10 and Sept 11, 9 pm
VEIN W/ SANCTION, FUMING MOUTH • The Starlite Room—Temple • 10030 102 St • $15 • starliteroom.ca • Experimental hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. • Sept 24, 7:30 pm
THE PACK A.D. • Station On Jasper, 10524 Jasper Ave • $19 • stationonjasper.com • The Pack A.D. singer/ guitarist Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller have made a sound so gigantic, so fierce and raw and empowering, that it’s easy to forget there are just two people behind this brilliant, carefully constructed havoc. • Sept 6, 7 pm
WINTERSUN • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $29.99 • starliteroom.ca • Intensely harmonious, emotionally packed and traditionally arranged are just some phrases that make up Wintersun. • Sept 30, 7 pm
THE PROCLAIMERS • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 E Lapotac Blvd • From $47 • rivercreecresort. com • The Proclaimers songs are timeless, capturing a gamut of human emotions. • Sept 13, 6 pm THE SMASHING PUMPKINS • Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • From $44 • rogersplace.com • The Smashing Pumpkins will relive the 1990s when they hit Edmonton. • Sept 9, 7 pm THE TAMIR HENDELMAN TRIO Yardbird Suite, 10203 86 Ave • $28 for non-members • The Tamir Hendelman Trio from Los Angeles. • Sept 22, 8 pm TREVOR HALL • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $25 • starliteroom.ca • Trevor Hall is an American singersongwriter and guitarist. His music is a mix of roots, folk, and reggae. • Sept 6, 7 pm
On the Family Farm • Showcasing the gentler side of farming, Loretta Kyle’s soapstone sculptures are based on her personal experience growing up on the family farm. • Oct 20 – Dec 1 Ticket to Ride • Drawing on her horses as inspiration, Lisa Head Harbidge’s glass sculptures are about the spirit of life. • Oct 20 – Dec 1 ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 422 6223 • youraga.ca • RBC Work Room: Samantha Walrod—Vanitas • RBC Work Room is an initiative that supports the development of local, contemporary art projects. In this studio-like working space, Edmonton artists conceive and produce artworks onsite, resulting in a fully realized exhibition. This fourth installment features painter Samantha Walrod working in residence for six weeks. The artist will create a series of works on paper and canvas, painting still lives and animal forms. Her exhibition, Vanitas, will explore ideas of life and loss. • Until Oct 7 James Wilson Morrice: The A.K. Prakash Collection in Trust to the Nation • James Wilson Morrice (18651924) played a vital role in advancing modern artistic trends in Canada and abroad at the turn of the 20th century. In this exhibition, stories of Morrice’s widespread travels and rise to fame as one of Canada’s most beloved modernist painters are shared through the passion of an avid collector, A. K. Prakash. • Until Oct 7
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WIRTH INSTITUTE: 20 YEARS Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • Free • A free public concert celebrating two decades of the sounds of Central Europe at the University of Alberta. • Sept 1, 12 pm WISHBONE ASH • Festival Place • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $37 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Wishbone Ash embarked on the progressive rock scene in 1969, producing a distinctive brand of melodic rock. Having pioneered the use of twin lead guitars, the group has gained worldwide recognition based firmly on a regime of relentless touring. • Sept 30
Classical Music TREVOR COOPER AND ERIC MEIER, SOLO GUITARS Edmonton Classical Guitar Society • Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr • 780 566 5726 • $30 regular, $25 student/senior/member • edmontonclassicalguitarsociety.org • Two of Edmonton’s best young classical guitarists in concert • Sept 29, 8 pm LandMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • LandMark features new works by Alberta Indigenous artists: Brenda Draney, Tanya Harnett and Terrance Houle. For each of these artists, the land and landscape of their home territory in Alberta has provided inspiration for the creation of works that address time and ancestry, nature and the environment, community and story-telling. Working in painting, photography and video, the work of these three artists present the land, not as geography or vista, but as intimate and person places that are marked by lived experience. • Until Nov 11 Hubert Hohm: Edmonton Entrances and Suburban Landscapes • In 1974, Hohn undertook a comprehensive project entitled Edmonton Entrances, in which he photographed the decorated doorways of the 1940s and 1950s fieldstone and stucco bungalows that proliferate in Edmonton. These highly-coloured and richly-detailed images reveal the incredible creativity and variety of this unique element of Edmonton vernacular design. A year later, in 1975, Hubert Hohn focused his lens on the modern residential areas in Edmonton growing suburbs. The Suburban Landscapes, shot in black and white, reveal new design aesthetics common to homes built in the 1970s. • Until Nov 11 BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood • Join us in BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood, where people of all ages make art together. Participate in
the art making stations and add your own tree to “Timberline” the collaborative community forest. Dream, draw, colour and leave your particular wish in the forest “Canopy.” Read a story or make up your own. Explore the forest with animal puppets and try bird watching. • Until Dec 31 Manning Hall: The Pre-History of M.N. Hutchinson: Site 24 • Since 1999 Alberta artist M.N. Hutchinson has been creating panoramic photographs using a home-built camera, which rotates on a tripod through 360 degrees. Exploring the sciences of both mechanics and optics, his works challenge our perception of reality and the traditional role that photography has had in reproducing and recording it. • Until Dec 31 Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada • Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Jonathan Shaughnessy (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada), the exhibition, Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, brings together the work of 20 contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage living in Canada. • Until Jan 6 Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum • The Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection of around 700 Dutch and Flemish drawings is one of the principle holdings in the United Kingdom. Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings From the Victoria and Albert Museum presents some of the most important and interesting drawings from this outstanding collection together for the first time in Alberta. • Oct 27 – Jan 27 Vision Exchange: Divya Mehra • As a special project for the exhibition Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, the AGA is presenting a new work by Canadian artist Divya Mehra in the RBC Work Room. Mehra’s installation utilizes the Taj Mahal (the iconic cultural world heritage site built in Agra during the 17th Century to house the tomb of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal) as a point of departure. • Oct 27 – Jan 27 ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Dancing the Earth • Leah Dorion. • Oct 4 – Nov 10 BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis.html • In Flew Enza: The Spanish Flu Comes to Alberta • In 1918 a mysterious illness swept the globe. It struck erratically and swiftly and seemed to target otherwise healthy young adults. Its victims could be well in the morning and dead by nightfall. The Spanish flu, as the pandemic came to be known, was indiscriminate and ruthless; estimates place the world-wide mortality rate between 20 million and 100 million people. Roughly one in six Canadians perished. More than 4,000 Albertans, almost 10 per cent of the province’s population, died within four months. What happened, and what
did it mean for the young province of Alberta? • Oct 17 – Jan 13 CAVA GALLERY 9103 95 Ave • 780 461 3427 • galeriecava.com Sylvia Durocher • Card maker. • Until Nov 16 Mélanie Liles, Karen Blanchet, Sylvie Nadeau, and Patrick Arès-pilon • Oct 5 – Nov 9 Espace Exploration Hélix • Sonia Paco-Rocchia. The visitor arrives, they see shapes, dark colours, metal, wood, a spiral. They take a step, something starts making a sound and moving, they get closer. It is a long spring, swaying around. It makes a fascinating sound. Another starts moving, making its own sound, answering in echo. • Oct 5 – Nov 9 FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Biomythography: Recent Work by University of Alberta (Augustana Campus) Fine Arts Professors, Keith Harder & Julian Forrest • In this exhibition by Augustana Fine Arts faculty members, Keith Harder and Julian Forrest, two colleagues have come together to question the notion of loss. • Oct 2 – 27
an Indigenous woman. By balancing the experiences of racism along with the inherited cultural trauma, Grier demonstrates the tradition of Indigenous story telling and resilience. • Oct 19–Dec 1 Main Gallery Title TBA (AIR artist) • This exhibition represents the culmination of a one-year artist residency at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre. Natalie Jachyra distils and simplifies the types of encounters we have in urban spaces by employing video, audio, photography, and installation in an effort to create immersive experiences for the viewer. • Oct 19 – Dec 1 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne St • 780 459 1528 • In Their Footsteps: A Century of Aboriginal Footwear in the Canadian West • In Their Footsteps is a captivating exhibition of beautifully crafted Aboriginal footwear. Guest curators Bill and Michelle Tracy have brought together over 100 pairs of moccasins, leggings, slippers and mukluks from the Dené, Cree, Métis, and Plains peoples of Western Canada. • Until Oct 21 Alberta and the Great War • Created by the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the exhibition Alberta and the Great War looks at how world events affected Albertans on all fronts. Photographs, letters and newspapers, will transport visitors back to the Great War era, including the stories and artifacts of St. Albert soldiers from our own collection. • Oct 30 – Jan 13
FRONT GALLERY 10402 124 St • 780 488 2952 •thefrontgallery.com • Art Off the Wall • A group show featuring both primary and secondary market work. • Starting Oct 25 HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery People Walk Backwards • Having been born away from her traditional land, Edmonton-based artist, Laura Grier, revitalizes her own Deline culture and knowledge through a series of screen prints and lithographs that are based on personal stories of growing up as
NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Meghan MacMillan: Wonder/ Wander • Large mixed media paintings on unprimed canvas. We see the artist’s characteristic joyous, bright colours and style, and a new visual language emphasising interactions between organic and non-organic mark-making, reflecting the car. • Until Oct 18
Pierre Bataillard: Along the Range Road • A selection of works from this senior Alberta artist. His mediums include watercolour, pastel, collage; his sense of colour is impeccable; his subjects are found within his home and in his rural surroundings. He will be exhibiting abstract paintings inspired by the landscape around his country home. • Oct 23 – Nov 20 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY 12323 104 Ave • 780 455 7479 • probertsongallery.com Amy-Claire Huestis • Until Oct 13 Erin Loree • New work from Erin Loree. • Until Oct 20 PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20 Home Movie Day • The Provincial Archives of Alberta invites individuals and families to share their own home movies and to see other films in turn. • Oct 20, 12 – 4 p.m. SNAP GALLERY & PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com Aplacados—Entre Cascos Percutidos y Bardas • Beginning with the idea of erasure as language, Miguel A. Aragón concentrates on the use of processes that are reductive in nature to create his work. Any form of erasure, however violently destructive, can be seen as constructive in some way; something comes through the destruction, the negation of an image is not actually nothing. • Until Oct 20 Selvage • Selvage is an exhibition of new works by SNAP’s 2017 Emerging Artist in Residence, Mitchell Chalifoux. Opening reception: Sept. 21, 7 – 9 p.m. • Until Oct 20
SPRUCE GROVE ART GALLERY 35 5 Ave • 780 962 0664 • alliedartscouncil.com Feature Artist: Larissa Hauck • Reception Oct. 6, 1 – 3 p.m. • Oct 2 – 19 Feature Artist: Barbara Ann Gaboury • Reception Oct. 27, 1 – 3 p.m. • Oct 23 – Nov 9 STRATCHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY@501 120-501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780 410 8585 • strathcona. ca/recreation-events/arts-andculture/art-gallery-501 • On the Antlers of a Dilemma • Edmonton based artist—mixed media sculpture. Freeman’s work responds to thoughts about excess and scarcity in relation to the way we exploit or develop natural resources. It has been proposed by ecologists that a balance in nature exists and that there are self-regulating systems in nature; systems that are now disrupted by human or industrial activity. • Until Oct 21 TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE 11211 142St • 780 451 3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton. ca • Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone • This exhibition invites you to challenge what you think you know about dinosaurs and explore spectacular prehistoric scenes, life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, full-scale skeletons, intriguing fossils, engaging content, and interactive activities. • Until Nov 4
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VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215 112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • 2018 Off-site Exhibition at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton Evidence of Paint 2018 • Partnership between Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC and the Friends of the Alberta Jubilee Auditoria Society. This Alberta-wide juried exhibition of artwork by 10 Alberta artists features a fresh perspective on art, celebrating diverse points of view, styles and techniques.• Until Oct 9 Seven New Voices • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Oct 4 – Jan 12
COMEDY CRAIG FERGUSON ‘HOBO FABULOUS TOUR’ Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 428 1414 • winspearcentre.com • Grammy nominated, Emmy and Peabody award-winning comedian Craig Ferguson is bringing 100 percent new material to the Winspear Centre stage. The acclaimed stand-up comedian has sold-out theatres all over North America with his witty and honest humour. Prepare yourself for a fantastic night of comedy that only Ferguson can deliver. Contains mature content. • Oct 18, 7 pm COMIC STRIP 1646 Bourbon St, West Edmonton Mall • 780 483 5999 • wem.thecomicstrip.ca • Steve Rannazzizi Special Presentation, Oct 4 – 6 • Big Jay Oakerson, Oct 18 – 20 EDMONTON COMEDY FESTIVAL Various venues • 780 439 8809 • atbcomedy.com • Four days of funny featuring over 30 comics from across North America. • Oct 10 – 13
TERRY FATOR River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch, AB • One might think that with finding success after 25 years of performing at county fairs and oddball venues, the moral of singer-comediancelebrity impressionist Terry Fator’s story might be the cliché of: Never give up on your dreams. But, when it comes to Fator’s story of success after 40, that old adage doesn’t quite ring true. • Oct 12, 9 pm
• $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • Presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company. • Oct 5 – 6, 8 pm
THE GRINDSTONE 10019 81 Ave • 780 244 9076 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Wide Open Mic, Every Wednesday • Coyote Comedy, Every Thursday • Karaoke!, Every Thursday • The 11 O’Clock Number—The Improvised Musical, Every Friday • Four Bangers Friday, Every Friday • Up Late with Dana Andersen!, Every Friday • Extempore’ Improvised Shakespeare, Oct 2 and 16 • Kanucks Cantina—An Improvised Star Wars Saga, Oct 2 and 16 • Musical Theatre Open Mic, Oct 2 • An Evening with Glynis Price, Oct 3 •Blackout Sketch Comedy, Oct 6 • Telling Secrets, Oct 6 • One Mic Stand, Oct 7 • Gertrude & Alice, Oct 7 • The HighSchool Improv Show, Oct 9 • Hello Trivia, Oct 9 • Wagon Load, Oct 9 and 23 • Pub Choir, Oct 10 • Weird Al Karaoke, Oct 10 • Wide Open Mic, Oct 10 • Freedom Sketch ’90, Oct 13 • Late Night Edmonton, Oct 13 and 27 • Blank: the Musical, Oct 17 • Improv Against Humanity, Oct 18 • Girl Brain, Oct 20 • Favourites, Oct 20 • The Extra Medium Comedy Show, Oct 21 • Bump N Grindhouse, Oct 21 • Open Jam, Oct 23 • Put the Screws On: A Comedy Quiz Show, Oct 24 • Whose Rhyme Is It Anyway?, Oct 24 • Magic Monthly, Oct 25 • Don’t Talk to Strangers, Oct 27 • The 11 O’Clock Number—Musical Mixtape, Oct 28 • The Besties, Oct 31
Dance ATTAKKALARI | BHINNA VINYASA • Allard Hall, Triffo Theatre • #11130, 11110 104 Ave • 780 452 3282
RESIDENCy PROGRAM: MARyNIA FEKECZ • Ruth Carse Centre for Dance • 11205 107 Ave • 780 802 6867 • TBD • goodwomen.ca • Each Residency artist will have access to Good Women’s space at the Ruth Carse Centre for Dance for two weeks. Stay tuned for updates on possible showings, workshops, and blog posts from this fantastic line up of creators. • Oct 1 – 12 SHUMKA PRESENTS MOSQUITO’S WEDDING • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium • 11455 87 Ave • 780 427 2760 • Adults: $75; 13-18 years and seniors: $65; Children five to 12 years: $30 • jubileeauditorium.com • Mosquito’s Wedding (All We Need Is Love) is a new production inspired by a traditional Ukrainian folk song. The 50-minute, all-ages dance theatre production will feature a number of insect characters from various “regions” of Ukraine. • Oct 4 – 6
FILM BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St Albert • $20 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • Without leaving the safety of your seat, watch as fearless athletes tackle unchartered territory in some of the world’s most remote and picturesque destinations. Presented by The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. • Oct 1, 7:30 pm EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (EIFF) Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre (10200 102 Ave) • 780 423 0844 • $15 to $35 • edmontonfilmfest. com • The OSCAR qualifying EIFF presents 170 films from all the corners of the globe, showcasing the best in international, independent, cinema. Filmmaker Q&A’s, afterparties, Gala events, short films, documentaries, family films—all are welcome. • Sept 27 – Oct 7, times vary
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EDMONTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL RED CARPET GALA Theatre in the Orange Hub, formerly the John L Haar Theatre • 10045 156 St • 780 405 6360 • Tickets start at $16.25 + GST • esff.ca • Come for a screening of independent Alberta short films at this Hollywood-inspired red-carpet experience. Enjoy the paparazzi vibe as you get a complimentary photo in front of the festival banner, plus free popcorn, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and live music. • Oct 13, 6 pm HOME MOVIE DAY Provincial Archives of Alberta • 8555 Roper Rd • 780 427 1750 • Free • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • The Provincial Archives of Alberta invites individuals and families to share their own home movies and to see other films in turn • Oct 20, 12 – 4 pm ZEIDLER DOME THEATRE TELUS World of Science • 11211 142 St • 780 405 6360 • Tickets start at $15 + GST • esff.ca • This is a firstever opportunity in North America to watch 360°/VR films in a dome theatre! Films have been gathered from all over the world to screen in the state-of-the-art Zeidler Dome Theatre! Tickets include a laser light show. • Oct 12, 6:30 pm
LITERARY TALES Parkallen Community Hall, 6510 111 St • Free • talesedmonton@ hotmail.com • 780 437 7736 • TELLAROUNDS • TALES (the Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling) celebrates the ancient art of oral storytelling with monthly story circles. Adults are invited to tell short stories of all kinds--from memory (not read), and listeners are also most welcome. • Wednesdays, Sept – June, 7 – 9 pm
THEATRE BILLY (LES JOURS DE HURLEMENT) L’UniThéâtre’s, La Cité Francophone • 8627 91 St • 780 469 8400 • Starting at $28 • lunitheatre.ca • Amidst freshly fallen snow and the thermometer reading below -27C, three characters are screaming out for justice. This world full of negativity and gossip makes us reflect on our own actions in our communities. • Oct 10 – 20 BUDDy WASISSNAME • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $38 • festivalplace.ab.ca • For 35 years Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers have been touring Canada, splashing their unique taste of Newfoundland through more than 360 communities as far flung as Port Hardy, Iqaluit, Leading Tickles, and Toronto. The flavour of the Buddy experience is one of home grown folk music, songs, and humour. • Oct 10 – 13 CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance, $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform
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improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm CIRQUE ÉLOIZE SALOON • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $68 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Swing open the Saloon doors and lasso up some Wild West fun for the whole family with Montréal-based Cirque Éloize. Known for creating grand-scale award-winning entertainment for over 25 years, circus, theatre, dance and non-stop music collide in this intimate, action-packed spectacular. • Oct 2, 7:30 pm DIENASTy! THE LIVE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA PRESENTS 28 yEARS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct 27 – May 27 DIRT BUFFET CABARET: NASRA ADEM Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 OBO • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices • Oct 4, 8 pm EDMONTON OPERA: LA TRAVIATA Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $29 • edmontonopera.com • Edmonton Opera’s new production of La Traviata combines spectacle, passion, drama, and thrilling music to tell the story of Violetta, a famous Parisian courtesan who is consumed both by love and a life-threatening illness. Don’t miss the opera that inspired the blockbuster film Moulin Rouge. It features the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra • Oct 20, 23, 26 LENIN’S EMBALMERS The Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St NW • 780 492 2273 • Ticket prices vary • timmscentre. ca • The Studio Theatre season opens with Lenin’s Embalmers, directed by MFA Directing Candidate, Alexander Donovan and written by Vern Thiessen (’92 MFA, Playwriting). Thiessen, the current Artistic Director of Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre, returns to the U of A to perform as Vladimir Lenin in the Edmonton premiere of a rollicking comedy and an epic tragedy. • Oct 11 – 20 SATURDAy SERIES: MURDER AT MAKEOUT POINT Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance, $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Piranha 3DD. These are the paradigm of the great American ‘Teen Slasher.’ Murder at Makeout Point will bring the best parts from all teen slashers to the stage in a bloody angsty improvised adventure. So come fill your Halloween weekend with some teenage arche-
types and murder mystery • Oct 6, 20, 23, 27, 7:30 pm ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES • Studio Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns • 10330 84 Ave • 780 471 1586 • Tickets start at $21 • northernlighttheatre.com • Evolution, feminism and comedy come together in Origin of the Species. In Bryony Lavery’s quirky Origin of the Species, ardent archaeologist Molly, digging for prehistoric man in Olduva Gorge finds instead a four-million-year-old female body. • Oct 12 – 27 SKIRTS ON FIRE • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • Tickets start at $25 • varsconatheatre.com • A famous literary hoax begets a further series of deceptions, misunderstandings, and outright lies, until things come to a head in the smallest hotel room in New York. • Sept 27 – Oct 13 THE COMEDY COMPANY • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • Tickets start at $22 • varsconatheatre.com • An extraordinary true Canadian story of the members of the Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry Division. Company members were asked by their commander to put together a comedy/musical revue to entertain the troops to boost morale. During some of the most difficult fighting of the war they would conceive, write and perform comedy sketches and musical parodies to lift the spirits of the soldiers. • Oct 24 – Nov 11
THE CREMATION OF SAM MCGEE WITH CELLIST CHRISTINE HANSON AND ENSEMBLE • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $35 • festivalplace.ab.ca • The Cremation of Sam McGee Suite, composed by Christine Hanson, has six movements inter-dispersed among the spoken words, enhanced by the truly striking backdrop of Canadian artist Ted Harrison’s brilliant paintings. • Oct 21
est-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This high-energy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet • Every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm
THE KIDPROVISORS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $8 in advance, $10 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • In collaboration with the Foote Theatre School, The Kidprovisors begins with weekly improv workshops for kids and culminates in a monthly family-friendly improv show. Each show stars the students as they team up with the pros at Rapid Fire Theatre • Oct 28, 3:30 pm
MUSIC A WILHELM SCREAM • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • Melodic hardcore punk band from New Bedford, Massachusetts. • Oct 2, 8 pm
THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • walterdaletheare. com • THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment account of this historic fire and the social upheaval that followed. • Oct 10 – 20 THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance, $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and long-
AMERICAN ROCK LEGENDS TRIBUTE W/ JOHN FOGERTY, CCR, AND BOB SEGER • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $29.95 • cnty.com • Dan Hare is the ultimate tribute to the music of John Fogerty, CCR and Bob Seger. • Oct 6, 7 pm BROTHERS OSBORNE • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $56 • shawconferencecentre.com • With the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album, Port Saint Joe, Brothers Osborne have sold-out venues across the globe. • Oct 21, 7 pm BROTHER RAM & THE PINE BARRENS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No cover charge. • Oct 20, 4 pm
BURTON CUMMINGS • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 E Lapotac Blvd • From $63 • rivercreecresort. com • Burton Lorne Cummings is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Burton is the former lead singer and keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. • Oct 13, 7 pm COLTER WALL • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $40.25 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • Colter Wall is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Swift Current, Saskatchewan. • Oct 18, 7 pm CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: O DAY OF PEACE • Francis Winspear Centre for Music • 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Concordia’s choral and handbell ensembles. • Oct 28, 3 pm CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: SPANISH VISTAS: CONCORDIA SyMPHONy ORCHESTRA • Robert Tegler Student Centre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 8481 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Oct 21, 3 pm CREED BRATTON (FROM THE OFFICE) • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $17 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • American actor and musician Creed Bratton brings a special comedy and live music set. • Oct 21, 9 pm
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FOR TONIGHT • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No cover charge. Oct 6, 4 pm FORTUNATE ONES • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $32 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Newfoundland’s Fortunate Ones head west with a fresh catch of material from their highly anticipated 2018 album, Hold Fast—a celebration of partnership, friendship, and resilience. • Oct 6, 7:30 pm FREDDY & FRANCINE • St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Freddy & Francine, otherwise known as Lee Ferris and Bianca Caruso, are a soulmate pair of singers who mix soul, pop, folk, and Americana to create modern, yet timeless music. • Oct 26, 7:30 pm JIM BYRNES • Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc. ca • $27 • By age 13, Jim was singing and playing blues guitar. For nearly 50 years he’s crooned, drawled, belted, and hollered. • Oct 13, 8 pm
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IKONS—CANADA’S KISS EXPERIENCE • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $24.95 • cnty.com • With well over 20 years of experience combined, IKONS Tribute to KISS gives the best possible KISS show ever. • Oct 26, 7 pm IN DREAMS—ROY ORBISON HOLOGRAM • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $52 • jubileeauditorium.com • Introducing “In Dreams—Roy Orbison in Concert,” an extraordinary event that sees the man himself take to the stage via hologram, accompanied by a full live orchestra. • Oct 9, 8 pm IRISH MYTHEN • Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • Think back to a time when you heard music that was so powerful and beautiful you were instantly engaged. That is an Irish Mythen show, an experience in the joy of everything. • Oct 20, 8 pm JANN ARDEN • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • SOLD OUT • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jann Arden has announced she will embark on a Canadian tour in support of her new album entitled These Are The Days. • Oct 25, 7:30 pm JONNY LANG AND MAVIS STAPLES • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $51 • jubileeauditorium.com • Two legendary Grammy-award winning blues and soul artists for one night only. • Oct 1, 7:30 pm KAYLA AND MATT HOTTE • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $15 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Siblings Kayla and Matt Hotte have been playing music together their entire lives. Born and raised in Ardrossan, Alberta to a family with deep roots in old-time country, western, and bluegrass. • Oct 23, 2 pm LAUGH FOR LIFE • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $59.50 • winspearcentre. com • Get ready for an evening of fantastic comedy that will keep you laughing for days. Anita Renfroe, along with Bob Smiley, is coming to Edmonton to help raise funds for The Mustard Seed. • Oct 20, 7 pm LA PRIMA DONNA SUMI JO IN CONCERT • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $60 • winspearcentre.com • Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her generation’s most sought-after sopranos. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm LE GRAND TANGO • Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • The passion of Spanish and South American music is infectious. You’ll be dancing in your seat to the rhythmic sounds of Piazzolla, de Falla, Cassado and more. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm
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LISA BROKOP PRESENTS: LEGENDARY LADIES OF COUNTRY • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Rd • 780 962 8995 • $40/$35 • horizonstage.com • Covering some of the greatest female country singers ever • Sept 28 and Oct 1, 7:30 pm
programming, including Under the Big Top Circus Camp and Garage Band Live. • Oct 6
Mecca Music Presents: GhostBoy • Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults; $32 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • GhostBoy combines the superb talents of Denis Dufresne and Aaron Young, two multiple-award-winning players. • Oct 13, 7:30 pm MACHINEHEAD • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • $36.50 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/ rhythm guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. • Oct 9, 7 pm MATT MINGLEWOOD BAND Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $39.95 • cnty.com • The Matt Minglewood Band are a musical hybrid, a fourmember band with one foot steeped in the musical roots of blues and country, and the other knee-deep in rock. • Oct 13, 7 pm NEW NORTH COLLECTIVE • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Rd • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Diverse music from the Canadian North • Oct 12, 7:30 pm NIGHTSEEKER • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom. ca • Nightseeker is a real life band featuring the fictional character Dean from the Fubar movies. Like Alice Cooper, Dean Murdoch is the onstage personality of Paul Spence, co-creator of Fubar and composer of music in both films. • Oct 25, 8 pm Norman Foote’s Halloween Howl • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $35 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Norman Foote is a Juno awardwinning entertainer who has received International acclaim for his song writing, outrageous props and off beat sense of humour. His musicality is like no other, mixing clever hooks, witty wordplay and comedy all to great effect. • Oct. 29, 7 pm PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $35 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • Few Canadian roots acts have enjoyed such a fast rise in popularity as husband and wife duo, Pharis and Jason Romero. Traversing old time country and folk in a perfect showcase of beautifully crafted original songs. • Oct 19, 7:30 pm Play it Forward: Live Music for Charity Presented by ACT/ UCT • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $46 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Join ACT-UCT, Festival Place, and host Bruce Bowie for an evening of great live music from three spectacular bands. Proceeds from this event will go to support innovative children’s
QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA PERFORMING QUEEN’S GREATEST HITS • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $38 • winspearcentre.com • The hugely popular live band performance returns to rock North America with the Queen Extravaganza Tour. • Oct 19, 8 pm RATTLE AND STRUM • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $10 • An unbeatable and irresistible recipe for fun, Rattle & Strum will be ready, just like you, for Halloween hijinks. Get ready for Heather, a.k.a. Strum, with her guitar, and Steve, a.k.a. Rattle, with his drums. • Oct 31, 10 am RED DIRT SKINNERS • St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Award-winning, acclaimed singersongwriter Fred Eaglesmith has an undeniable gift for writing a song. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm REUBEN AND THE DARK • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $33 • winspearcentre.com • Reuben and the Dark is a collection of five multiinstrumentalists and vocalists led by Reuben Bullock. The group makes chilling, emotive folk and soul driven by dark, introspective lyrics that explore the duality of misery and joy. • Oct 29, 8 pm ROTEM SIVAN TRIO • Yardbird Suite, 10203 86 Ave • $24 for nonmembers • From Vancouver and New York. • Oct 19, 8 pm SEAN BURNS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No cover charge. • Oct 27, 4 pm Season Recital 2 • Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music • edmontonrecital.com Internationally renowned violinist Ivan Zenaty, and Dmitri Vorobiev on piano. • Oct 28, 7:30pm SKERRYVORE • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • $42 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • A Scottish Celtic-rock group, Skerryvore is a two-time Live Act of the Year award winner in their home country. • Oct 5, 7:30 pm SLAUGHTER • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $59.95 • cnty.com • Slaughter has sold more than five million records worldwide and is known for their high energy rock shows. • Oct 27, 7 pm
STRUNG OUT “20 YRS OF TWISTED BY DESIGN” • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $27 • starliteroom. ca • Formed in 1992, in Simi Valley, California, Strung Out combines Southern California’s melodic punk rock sound with technical guitar solos and just enough hints of metal. • Oct 15, 8 pm SWEET • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $44.95 • cnty.com • Legendary rock band Sweet (a.k.a The Sweet) shot to the top of the charts in the 1970s, selling over forty million records with such hits as “Ballroom Blitz.” • Oct 20, 7 pm THE EAST POINTERS • Station On Jasper, 10524 Jasper Ave • $25 • stationonjasper.com • A Juno awardwinning group from P.E.I. The group consists of guitarist Jake Charron, banjoist Koady Chaisson, and fiddler Tim Chaisson. • Oct 13, 7 pm THE LONELY—CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF ROY ORBISON • Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780 643 4000 • From $29.95 • cnty.com • The Lonely are a group of experienced musicians and performers who share a deep appreciation of the music of Roy Orbison. • Oct 19, 7 pm THE MILK CARTON KIDS • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $37 • winspearcentre.com • The Milk Carton Kids’ All the Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn’t Do marks the first time that acoustic duo Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale have brought a band into the studio with them. Check the new album live. • Oct. 30, 8 pm THE ROYAL FOUNDRY • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • Local power, synth pop group The Royal Foundry is going to blow the roof off. • Oct 14, 8 pm THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $35 • starliteroom.ca • With their critically acclaimed new studio album, I Like Fun, Brooklyn’s legendary alt-rockers They Might Be Giants are back and on the road with a brand new two-set “Evening With” show. • Oct 19, 8 pm TOKYO POLICE CLUB The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $35 • starliteroom.ca • Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario. The new album TPC comes out this October. • Oct 24, 8 pm
SOUND CRAVINGS: UNIVERSITY ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • The University Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers unite in melody and harmony for a showcase event at one of the finest performance venues in North America. Classics by Handel, Verdi, Fauré and more will be performed. • Oct 25, 7:30 pm
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TREVOR Alguire • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No cover charge. • Oct 13, 4 pm The Once • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $35 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Junonominated The Once return to Festival Place for their third performance, offering haunting interpretations of traditional East Coast music and uncovering a sound that truly represents their inner artistry. • Oct. 25, 7:30 pm UNLEASH THE ARCHERS W/ STRIKER • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • $18 • starliteroom. ca • Unleash The Archer is a femalefronted death/thrash metal band from Vancouver, formed by vocalist Brittney Hayes and drummer Scott Buchanan. • Oct 13, 8 pm UP + DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL Various venues • $115 (Three Day Pass) • updt.ca • The 6th Annual UP+DOWNTOWN 2018 Festival is a multi-venue festival that celebrates independent music and visual art. Over a three day period, 11 venues in downtown Edmonton will collaborate to host some world class talent. Lineup includes Tanya Tagaq, Destroyer, Suuns, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Earthless, The Denim Daddies, Antibalas, and more. • Oct 5 – 7 WHITEHORSE The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $50 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • Juno Awardwinners Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland deliver their original, sweeping, layered soundscape with unbridled passion. • Oct 20, 7:30 pm VOX LUMINIS • Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • $53.50 (adult) • Vox Luminis, founded in 2004 in Namur, Belgium, is an ensemble specializing in the performance of 16th through 18th century vocal music. The ensemble has been praised for its seamless blend of high-quality individual voices, exquisite tuning, and clarity of sound. • Oct 15, 7:30 pm
CLASSICAL MUSIC ITALIAN MASTERS Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque.com • Featuring pieces by Locatelli, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Geminiani. • Oct 21, 3 pm
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ERIC BIBB September 20 ROSE COUSINS September 28 FRED PENNER & THE CAT’S MEOW BAND September 30 THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR October 1 CIRQUE ÉLOIZE SALOON presented by DESJARDINS October 2 SKERRYVORE October 5 FORTUNATE ONES October 6
BACK PORCH SWING December 6
PHARIS & JASON ROMERO October 19
TOM JACKSON presents THE HURON CAROLE December 13
WHITEHORSE October 20 KAYLA & MATT HOTTE October 23 JANN ARDEN October 25 (sold out)
TALES OF A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS with the JERRY GRANELLI TRIO December 15
RATTLE & STRUM Noisy Theatre October 31
JOEY LANDRETH TRIO & ALTAMEDA January 18
BIRDS OF CHICAGO November 2
CATHY JONES & BRUCE MCCULLOCH January 22
PAUL REDDICK November 3
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III January 25
VITALY An Evening of Wonders November 9
KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND February 9
MATTHEW GOOD – SOLO ACOUSTIC February 15 WILL STROET presents WILL’S JAMS LIVE February 16
LORRAINE KLAASEN March 27 FIVE ALARM FUNK March 29 LÚNASA March 30
CELTARA February 19
JUDY COLLINS April 3
THE ULTIMATE GOLDEN GIRLS EXPERIENCE! THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND February 23
DAVID FRANCEY April 11
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR and other E. Carle Favourites March 9
COLLEEN BROWN sings THE JONI MITCHELL SONGBOOK April 13 RUTHIE FOSTER May 1
MUSIC • FAMILY • CINEMA • COMEDY • CIRCUS/VARIETY
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galleryofstalbert.ca • Dancing the Earth • Leah Dorion. • Until Nov 10
art GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Alberta Craft Council 10186 106 St • 780 488 6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery • Seated • Whether it’s a majestic throne or a humble stool, what we sit on has undergone a rigorous design process and is an expression of its creator. Aesthetics, scale, style, materials, and proportions are just a few of the considerations taken when creating traditional, contemporary, or re-imagined seating objects. Seated features a diverse range of work created by 18 Fine Craft artists from across Canada. From stools, chairs, and benches that are created by master woodworkers all the way to unexpected fold formed copper and enamel metal work, this exhibition explores the theme of seating objects in clever and unexpected ways. • until Dec 24 On the Family Farm • Showcasing the gentler side of farming, Loretta Kyle’s soapstone sculptures are based on her personal experience growing up on the family farm. • Until Dec 1 Ticket to Ride • Drawing on her horses as inspiration, Lisa Head Harbidge’s glass sculptures are about the spirit of life. • Until Dec 1 Art Gallery of alberta 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 422 6223 • youraga.ca • BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood • Join us in BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood, where people of all ages make art together. Participate in the art making stations and add your own tree to “Timberline” the collaborative community forest. Dream, draw, colour and leave your particular wish in the forest “Canopy.” Read a story or make up your own. Explore the forest with animal puppets and try bird watching. • Until Dec 31 Hubert Hohm: Edmonton Entrances and Suburban Landscapes • In 1974, Hohn undertook a comprehensive project entitled Edmonton Entrances, in which he photographed the decorated doorways of the 1940s and 1950s fieldstone and stucco bungalows that proliferate in Edmonton. These highly-coloured and richly-detailed images reveal the incredible creativity and variety of this unique element of Edmonton vernacular design. A year later, in 1975, Hubert Hohn focused his lens on the modern residential areas in Edmonton growing suburbs. The Suburban Landscapes, shot in black and white, reveal new design aesthetics common to homes built in the 1970s. • Until Nov 11
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BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • In Flew Enza: The Spanish Flu Comes to Alberta • In 1918 a mysterious illness swept the globe. It struck erratically and swiftly and seemed to target otherwise healthy young adults. Its victims could be well in the morning and dead by nightfall. The Spanish flu, as the pandemic came to be known, was indiscriminate and ruthless; estimates place the world-wide mortality rate between 20 million and 100 million people. Roughly one in six Canadians perished. More than 4,000 Albertans, almost 10 per cent of the province’s population, died within four months. What happened, and what did it mean for the young province of Alberta? • Until Jan 13
LandMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • LandMark features new works by Alberta Indigenous artists: Brenda Draney, Tanya Harnett and Terrance Houle. For each of these artists, the land and landscape of their home territory in Alberta has provided inspiration for the creation of works that address time and ancestry, nature and the environment, community and story-telling. Working in painting, photography and video, the work of these three artists present the land, not as geography or vista, but as intimate and person places that are marked by lived experience. Until Nov 11
CAVA Gallery 9103 95 Ave • 780 461 3427 • galeriecava.com Mélanie Liles, Karen Blanchet, Sylvie Nadeau, and Patrick Arès-pilon Until Nov 9
Manning Hall: The Pre-History of M.N. Hutchinson: Site 24 • Since 1999 Alberta artist M.N. Hutchinson has been creating panoramic photographs using a home-built camera, which rotates on a tripod through 360 degrees. Exploring the sciences of both mechanics and optics, his works challenge our perception of reality and the traditional role that photography has had in reproducing and recording it. • Until Dec 31 Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum • The Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection of around 700 Dutch and Flemish drawings is one of the principle holdings in the United Kingdom. Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings From the Victoria and Albert Museum presents some of the most important and interesting drawings from this outstanding collection together for the first time in Alberta. • Until Jan 27 Vision Exchange: Divya Mehra • As a special project for the exhibition Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, the AGA is presenting a new work by Canadian artist Divya Mehra in the RBC Work Room. Mehra’s installation utilizes the Taj Mahal (the iconic cultural world heritage site built in Agra during the 17th Century to house the tomb of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal) as a point of departure. • Until Jan 27 Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada • Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Jonathan Shaughnessy (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada), the exhibition, Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, brings together the work of 20 contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage living in Canada. • Until Jan 6 Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • art-
Espace Exploration Hélix • Sonia Paco-Rocchia. • Until Nov 9 Sylvia Durocher • Card maker. • Until Nov 16 Miniatures • Miniatures • With the miniatures show, we offer to the public an opportunity to purchase a small format original piece artwork. This is presented as a Christmas market. • Nov 23 – Dec 22 FAB Gallery Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Allen Ball: Painting in the State of Exception: Documents of Contemporary War • Painting in a State of Exception: Documents of Contemporary War is a discrete selection of images drawn from the series Photography in a State of Exception, consisting of 12 paintings created directly from the collection of images taken during Allen Ball’s tour of duty • Nov 6 – Dec 1 ADGSA Group Graduate Student Exhibition • A selection of work from graduate students currently enrolled in the U of A’s Department of Art and Design, members of the Art and Design Graduate Student’s Association (ADGSA). • Nov 6 – Dec 1 FRONT Gallery 10402 124 St • 780 488 2952 •thefrontgallery.com • Doug Jamha Estate Sale • Starting Nov 22
an Indigenous woman. By balancing the experiences of racism along with the inherited cultural trauma, Grier demonstrates tradition of Indigenous story telling and resilience. • Until Dec 1 Main Gallery title TBA (AIR artist) • This exhibition represents the culmination of a oneyear artist residency at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre. Natalie Jachyra distils and simplifies the types of encounters we have in urban spaces by employing video, audio, photography, and installation in an effort to create immersive experiences for the viewer. • Until Dec 1 Musée Héritage Museum St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage. ca • Alberta and the Great War • Created by the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the exhibition Alberta and the Great War looks at how world events affected Albertans on all fronts. Photographs, letters and newspapers, will transport visitors back to the Great War era, including the stories and artifacts of St. Albert soldiers from our own collection. • Oct 30 – Jan 13 NAESs gallery At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot. ca • Pierre Bataillard: Along the Range Road • A selection of works from this senior Alberta artist. His mediums include watercolour, pastel, collage; his sense of colour is impeccable; his subjects are found within his home and in his rural surroundings. He will be exhibiting abstract paintings inspired by the landscape around his country home. • Until Nov 20 Kay Cue & Ryan Weisser (Untitled) • Wildly contemporary renderings by two exciting young artists. • Nov 22 – Jan 4 Peter roBertSon GAllery 12323 104 Ave • 780 455 7479 • probertsongallery.com • Clay Ellis RCA • Nov 15 - Dec 1 Provincial archives of Alberta 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • Take a Longer Look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20 SNAP Gallery and Printshop 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com
Harcourt House 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca
New Works: Solo exhibition by Bernadette Paetz • SNAP presents an exhibition of new works by 2018 Emerging Artist in Residence, Bernadette Paetz. • Nov 2 - Dec 1
Art Incubator Gallery People Walk Backwards • Having been born away from her traditional land, Edmonton-based artist, Laura Grier, revitalizes her own Deline culture and knowledge through a series of screen prints and lithographs that are based on personal stories of growing up as
Breasts & Brains: Omitted Anatomies: Exhibition by Marilène Oliver & Helen Gerritzen • Marilène Oliver works at a crossroads somewhere between new digital technologies, traditional print and sculpture, her finished objects bridging the virtual and the real worlds. She works with the body translated into data form
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in order to understand how it has become ‘unfleshed’, in the hope of understanding who or what it has become. In her work, Helen Gerritzen plays with symbol and myth to evoke visual metaphors to represent and examine the female body in old and new stories. The images present and question the dualistic relationship of desire/transformation and power/gender, creating a tension between the body as a product of language and knowledge with that of the physical, mortal body. The work questions the female body’s long history as a repository of cultural, sexual, medical and religious meanings. • Nov 2 - Dec 1 SPruce grove art gallery 35 5 Ave • 780 962 0664 • alliedartscouncil.com Feature Artist: Barbara Ann Gaboury • Reception Oct 27, 1-3 p.m. • Until Nov 9 Deck the Halls Fundraiser • All artwork in this show will be priced at $100, where 50 percent will go back to the artist and 50 percent to the gallery. A great way to give original art as a holiday gift. This show is cash and carry so you will be able to put it under the tree. Reception Nov. 17, 1-3 p.m. • Nov 13 – 30 stratchcona county Art Gallery@501 120-501 Festival Ave., Sherwood Park • 780 410 8585 • strathcona. ca/recreation-events/arts-andculture/art-gallery-501 • ‘I Like to Believe I am Telling the Truch’ • Nov 9 – Dec 20 stratchcona county museum and archives 913 Ash St., Sherwood Park • 780 467 8189 • strathconacountymuseum. ca • Peacekeeping • Featuring artifacts and stories of Canadians involved in Peacekeeping missions. • Nov 1 – Dec 21 TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE 11211-142St • 780 451 3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton. ca • Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone • This exhibition invites you to challenge what you think you know about dinosaurs and explore spectacular prehistoric scenes, life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, full-scale skeletons, intriguing fossils, engaging content, and interactive activities. • Until Nov 4 Visual arts alberta—CARFAC project space Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • Seven New Voices • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Until Jan 12
COMEDY COMIC STRIP 1646 Bourbon Street West Edmonton Mall • 780 483 5999 • wem.thecomicstrip.ca • Tom Arnold Special Presentation, Nov 8 – 5 RUSSELL PETERS • Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace.com
• Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is thrilled to announce his return to his home and native land as part of his brand new Deported World Tour this fall. • Nov 9, 8 pm SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Avenue • 780 455 9559 • jubileeauditorium. com • Instead of asking questions—a theme that has served as the foundation of his previous comedy specials and shows like What’s Wrong with People?, Aren’t You Embarrassed? and Why Would You Do That?— Sebastian Maniscalco’s new tour has the affable performer instead encouraging fans to follow in his footsteps and “stay hungry.” • Nov 30, 8 pm THE GRINDSTONE 10019 81 Ave • 780 244 9076 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Wide Open Mic, Every Wednesday • Coyote Comedy, Every Thursday • Karaoke!, Every Thursday • The 11 O’Clock Number—The Improvised Musical, Every Friday • Four Bangers Friday, Every Friday • Up Late with Dana Andersen!, Every Friday • Blackout Sketch Comedy, Nov 3 • Telling Secrets, Nov 3 • One Mic Stand, Nov 4 • Gertrude & Alice, Nov 4 • Extempore’ Improvised Shakespeare, Nov 6 and 20 • Kanucks Cantina—An Improvised Star Wars Saga, Nove 6 and 20 • Musical Theatre Open Mic, Nov 6 • Baretones—Mom and Dads Bedtime Story Hour, Nov 7 • Freedom Sketch ’90, Nov 10 • Late Night Edmonton, Nov 11 and 25 • The HighSchool Improv Showcase, Nov 13 • Hello Trivia, Nov 13 • Wagon Load, Nov 13 and 27 • Pub Choir, Nov 14 • Weird Al Karaoke, Nov 14 • Improv Against Humanity, Nov 15 • Girl Brain, Nov 17 • Favourites, Nov 17 • The Extra Medium Comedy Show, Nov 18 • Bump N Grindhouse, Nov 18 • Blank: The Musical, Nov 21 • Magic Monthly, Nov 22 • Don’t Talk to Strangers, Nov 24 • Open Jam , Nov 27 • Put the Screws On: A Comedy Quiz Show, Nov 28 • Whose Rhyme Is It Anyway?, Nov 28 • Wide Open Mic, Nov 28
TRACY MORGAN River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch, AB • Tracy Morgan is one of the most respected comedians in his field. Starring for seven seasons on NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe Awardwinning 30 Rock, Morgan appeared opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as “Tracy Jordan,” the unpredictable star of Lemon’s (Fey) hit variety show, TGS with Tracy Jordan. • Nov 17, 9 pm
Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll. • Nov 6 – 11
Dance CONVERGENCE • L’Unithéâtre, La Cité Francophone, 8627 Rue MarieAnne Gaboury• goodwomen.ca •This year’s Convergence is all about collaboration. Ainsley Hillyard brings together a huge team of artists to create GWDC’s first full-length movement work for Convergence, which examines fear as a method of control. • Nov 15 – 17, 8pm
THEATRE 9 TO 5 MacEwan University, Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall • 11110 104 Ave • 780 497 4470 • Adults: $25; seniors: $20; students • $15 • macewan.ca • Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie of the same name and set in the late 1970s, this is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge. Pushed to the limit, Violet, Judy and Doralee concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. • Nov 28 – Dec 8
CANADA 151 • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Canada 150 is old news – CANADA 151 is where the party is. An amazing cast will conjure up the best artists, performances and historical moments of the last 151 years—Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, The Guess Who, Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip. • Nov 6 – Jan 27 CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm
• Created by Vancouver-based interdisciplinary company Plastic Orchid Factory, Digital Folk is an interactive music, dance performance, costume party, video game, and installation that promises to completely transform Mile Zero’s Spazio Performativo. • Nov 8 - 9
ab.ca • It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret air raid against the hydroelectric dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to plan, involved an untried bomb, and included the best aircrewman RAF Bomber Command could muster – many of them Canadian. The attack marked the first time the Allies tactically took the war inside Nazi Germany. • Nov 8
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS • La Cité Francophone • L’UniThéâtre’s, La Cité Francophone • 8627 91 St • 780 469 8400 • footeinthedoor. weebly.com • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels springs to life in a bustling casino on the French Riviera. Among the glitz and glamour of the Casino, Lawrence, a con artists and general smooth talking tyke, is working a crowd of wealthy women with the intention of tricking them out of money. • Nov 2 – 10
DIE-NASTY! THE LIVE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA PRESENTS 28 YEARS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct. 27 – May 27 DIGITAL FOLK – PLASTIC ORCHID FACTORY (VANCOUVER) Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.com
CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: ALMOST MAINE • Al and Trish Huehn Theatre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Directed by Glenda Stirling. • Nov 2 – 4, and Nov 9 – 11; times vary.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Three Ghosts of Christmas show Scrooge the value of giving. A heart-warming family classic to put you in the holiday spirit. • Nov 30 – Dec 23 BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING STORY • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium • 11455 87 Ave • 780 427 2760 • Tickets start at $68 • jubileeauditorium.com • Long before she was Carole King, charttopping music legend, she was Carol
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CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: FALL ONE-ACT FESTIVAL • Al and Trish Huehn Theatre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Hosted by The GTC, the school’s drama club. • Nov 30, and Dec 1 – 2; times TBA
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MA IRMA L’UniThéâtre’s, La Cité Francophone • 8627 91 St • 780 469 8400 • Tickets start at $28 • lunitheatre.ca • In an attempt to better understand the circumstances of her mother Irma’s death, Mission Bird finds her way from the laundromat to a man’s apartment in which she meets a dog, a dog that could sit in its own fat, who is also named... Irma. • Nov 21 - 24 Mile Zero DaNce SaloN: DuST Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance. com • This salon asks artists to interpret dust and the ways it exists in this city physically, spiritually, and intellectually. What is the dust we breathe composed of? What is this substance that we are all becoming? • Nov 30, at 8 pm MiSS BeNNeT: cHriSTMaS aT PeMBerleY • citadel Theatre, 9828 101a ave • citadeltheatre. com • A witty, fun, “sequel” to the Jane Austen classic, Pride and Prejudice. • Nov 17 – Dec 9 reDPaTcH • citadel Theatre, 9828 101a ave • citadeltheatre. com • Redpatch is a new Canadian play about a young Métis soldier from the Nuu-chah-nulth nation of Vancouver Island, who volunteers to fight for Canada in the First World War. • Nov 1 – 11 THe coMeDY coMPaNY • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 ave • 780 433 3399 • Tickets start at $22 • varsconatheatre.com • An extraordinary true Canadian story of the members of the Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry Division. Company members were asked by their commander to put together a comedy/musical revue to entertain the troops to boost morale. During some of the most difficult fighting of the war they would conceive, write and perform comedy sketches and musical parodies to lift the spirits of the soldiers. • oct 24 – Nov 11
THeaTreSPorTS citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101a ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This highenergy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm WHaT a YouNg WiFe ougHT To KNoW • The roxy on gateway, 8529 gateway Blvd • theatrenetwork.ca • Written by Hannah Moscovitch this play is inspired by true stories of young women during the birth control movement in the early 20th century, this unflinching love story follows a young working class woman in Ottawa. In a time where information on sexual health is withheld from her, Sophie is forced to exist in a society that refuses to acknowledge her as a person with desire, lust, and passion. Nov 13 – Dec 2
aN eVeNiNg iN coNcerT WiTH MurraY MclaucHlaN • Winspear centre, 4 Sir Winston churchill Square • $49 • winspearcentre.com • Murray McLauchlan is one of Canada’s most highly regarded singer/songwriters, and with good cause. Over a 45-year career, he has released 19 albums and been awarded 11 Junos. • Nov 1, 7:30 pm BeHeMoTH • union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $40 (general admission) • unionhall.ca • Behemoth is a Polish metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground. • Nov 17, 6:30 pm
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cHoir aND MarcHiNg BaND • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 ave • No Cover Charge. • Nov 10, 4 pm claSSiFieD • union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $46 (general admission) • unionhall.ca • Lucas Boyd, better known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia. • Nov 9, 8 pm DiggiNg rooTS • St. Basil’s cultural centre, 10819 71 ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Junowinning First Nations power couple Shoshona Kish and Raven Kanatakta have built their sound on a unique musical marriage of unvarnished truth and unconditional love. • Nov 16, 7:30 pm
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BirDS oF cHicago • The arden Theatre, 5 St. anne Street, St albert • $38 • stalbert.ca/exp/ arden • Celebrating all sides of life in song, the music of JT Nero and Allison Russell has been dubbed “secular gospel”, a sound that is bound by their beautiful, haunting harmonies and Russell’s extraordinary ability to step out front with a voice that reaches for the stars. • Nov 2, 7:30 pm
DRAKE • rogers Place, 10545 106 ave • tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace.com • Platinum-selling artist Drake announced the ‘Aubrey and The Three Migos Tour.’ Drake will be joined by special guests and “Walk It Talk It” collaborators Migos on a North American run. • Nov 6 and 7 THe eMeralDS • Maclab centre • 4308 50 St, leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults; $32 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • The Emeralds provide a fun filled show featuring music from the Big Band era. Country and Western selections with voice impressions by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong. The Emeralds, Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame inductees, have recorded 30 albums resulting in six gold, two platinum and one double platinum award. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm FLEETWOOD MAC • rogers Place, 10545 106 ave • tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace. com • The newly announced line-up of Fleetwood Mac is Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn. • Nov 10, 7 pm garY WaYNe MYerS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 ave • No Cover Charge. Nov 3, 4 pm JaNN arDeN • Dow centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2.ticketpro.ca • A singer, songwriter, broadcaster, actor, author and social media star. The celebrated multi-platinum, award-winning artist catapulted onto the music scene in 1993 with her debut album, Time for Mercy. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm JuSTiN TiMBerlaKe • rogers Place, 10545 106 ave • tickets at
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ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace.com • Following the release of his highly anticipated album Man of the Woods and his epic Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show performance, Justin Timberlake will dance Edmonton into a storm. • Nov 4 and 5 K?D • union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $20 (general admission) • unionhall.ca • Patrick Cybulski, known by his stage name k?d is an American electronic musician and DJ. • Nov 24, 9 pm KorPiKlaaNi • The Starlite room – Temple • 10030 102 St • $29.50 • starliteroom.ca • Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman. • Nov 9, 8 pm lYNN MileS aND KeiTH glaSS • Parkview community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • Through a career that has seen her the recipient of multiple Canadian Folk Music awards, and a 2003 Juno award for Roots and Traditional Solo Album of the Year, Lynn Miles has always created and performed music with unbridled feeling and vulnerability. Lynn will be joined by her long time road companion, Keith Glass. • Nov 10, 8 pm Mac SaBBaTH • The Starlite room – Temple • 10030 102 St • $18 • starliteroom.ca • Mac Sabbath is visually inspired by characters from McDonaldland, the fantasy world which fast food restaurant McDonald’s uses in its marketing campaigns geared towards children. • Nov 8, 8 pm MaDeliNe roger • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 ave • No Cover Charge. • Nov 17, 4 pm Maria DuNN 20TH aNNiVerSarY coNcerT • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $32 • festivalplace. ab.ca • 17 JUNO nominee Maria Dunn made her Canadian folk/roots debut in October 1998 with her first album of original songs, From Where I Stand. Since then, she has released five more recordings (all produced by Shannon Johnson of JUNO-winning band The McDades). • Nov 15 MarTiN Kerr • St. Basil’s cultural centre, 10819 71 ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Martin Kerr has built his career one passerby at a time, singing his way from street-corners to concert halls and arenas. • Nov 30, 7:30 pm MuSic aMoNg FrieNDS: iN reMeMBraNce • Holy Trinity anglican church, 10037 84 ave • https://edmontonrecital.com • Laura Veeze, violin; Rafael Hoekman, cello; Sarah Ho, piano. • Nov 11, 7:30pm NicK SaMoil • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 ave • No Cover Charge. • Nov 24, 4 pm Paul reDDicK • The arden Theatre, 5 St. anne Street, St albert • $32 • stalbert.ca/exp/ arden • When Paul Reddick recorded
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Rattlebag in 2012 he cut a Canadian blues masterpiece. Four years later, the harmonica-playing singer took home the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year with Ride The One. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm reigNWolF • The Starlite room – Temple • 10030 102 St • $29.50 • starliteroom.ca • Invading the streets, unleashing throaty soulful howls, and bleeding guitars plugged into smokey half stacks, and stomping on a vintage Ludwig bass drum is Reignwolf’s M.O. • Nov 10, 8 pm ria Mae WiTH ralPH • The Starlite room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • “Clothes Off” is Ria Mae’s first single as part of the Sony Music Canada family. Produced by Juno Award-winning hip-hop artist Classified, “Clothes Off” has already received significant airplay in Ria’s hometown of Halifax. • Nov 22, 8 pm STeVe eaToN’S TriBuTe To raY cHarleS • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $36 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Steve Eaton’s Tribute to Ray Charles is based on his own personal experiences opening and performing for Ray. His presentation is a concert series that not only includes a prelude to Ray Charles, but also takes you on his own personal journey as an artist and songwriter to the stars. • Nov. 2 STeVe WilSoN • union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $39.50 (general admission) • unionhall.ca • Steven John Wilson is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, most closely associated with the progressive rock genre. • Nov 18, 7 pm SuPerTraMP’S roger HoDgSoN • river cree resort & casino, 300 e lapotac Blvd • From $64 • rivercreecresort.com • Roger’s trademark way of setting beautiful introspective lyrics to upbeat melodies resonated and found its way into the hearts and minds of people from cultures around the world. His songs have remarkably stood the test of time and earned Roger and Supertramp an adoring worldwide following. • Nov 16, 7 pm THe FlaTliNerS W/ Fire NeXT TIME • The Starlite room • 10030 102 St • $20 • starliteroom.ca • The Flatliners were making music together before they were old enough to drive a car. Before they were old enough to buy alcohol they had already released two albums: 2005’s Destroy to Create (Stomp Records) and their 2007 Fat Wreck debut The Great Awake. • Nov 23, 8 pm THe DirTY Nil • The Starlite room – Temple • 10030 102 St • $15 • starliteroom.ca • The Dirty Nil are a Canadian alternative rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. • Nov 1, 8 pm THe greaT caNaDiaN SoNgBooK • Horizon Stage • $40/$35 • 1001 calahoo road • 780 962 8995 • horizonstage.com • Ken Lavigne, Tillers Folly, and Diyet perform hit Canadian songs. • Nov. 9, 7:30 pm
THE KALICHSTEIN-LAREDOROBINSON TRIO • McDougall United Church, 10086 MacDonald Dr • edmontonchambermusic.org • $53.50 (adult) • After four decades of success the world over, including many award-winning recordings and newly commissioned works, the KalichsteinLaredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with its performances. Nov 9, 7:30 pm THE PAPER KITES • Union Hall, 6240 99 St • From $25 (General Admission) • unionhall.ca • The Paper Kites are an indie rock-folk band from Melbourne, Australia. • Nov 16, 7 pm THE WASHBOARD UNION • Dow Centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2. ticketpro.ca • Three time Canadian Country Music Award winners, The Washboard Union, have resisted classification and become one of the most exciting and talked about new bands on the country music scene. • Nov 21, 7:30 pm USS • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $46.50 • shawconferencecentre.com • Canada’s favourite alternative duo USS have announced a 2018 fall headlining tour. They’ll be joined by guests The Elwins. • Nov 16, 7 pm YUKON BLONDE W/ THE ZOLAS • Station On Jasper, 10524, Jasper Ave • $25 • stationonjasper.com • Yukon Blonde is a Canadian indie rock band originally from Kelowna, British Columbia. • Nov 30, 7 pm
art GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL 10186 106 St • 780 488 6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery • Seated • Whether it’s a majestic throne or a humble stool, what we sit on has undergone a rigorous design process and is an expression of its creator. Aesthetics, scale, style, materials, and proportions are just a few of the considerations taken when creating traditional, contemporary, or re-imagined seating objects. Seated features a diverse range of work created by 18 Fine Craft artists from
CLASSICAL MUSIC A QUARTETS CHRISTMAS • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $33 • festivalplace.ab.ca • A Quartette Christmas is a delightful mix of Christmas songs old and new, performed by four of Canada’s finest singer/songwriters--Cindy Church,Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick, and Sylvia Tyson. • Nov 25 AZULINE DUO - A SPECIAL CONCERT FOR CHILDREN EDMONTON CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY • Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr • 780 566 5726 • $30 regular, $25 student/senior/member • A shorter concert by this exceptional flute and guitar duo. • Nov 18, 2 pm AZULINE DUO - EMMA RUSH (GUITAR) AND SARA TRAFICANTE (FLUTE) Edmonton Classical Guitar Society • Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr • 780 566 5726 • $30 regular, $25 student/senior/member • A lively new flute and guitar duo. • Nov 17, 8 pm BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC TREASURES • Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque.com • Featuring pieces by Rebel, Biber, Telemann, and of course, Bach. • Nov 18, 3 pm
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SEPTEMBER 1 A Night of Classics with Terrell Edwards | Fundraiser 13 The 4th Annual “In the Spirit” of Festival Place: An Evening of Single Malts, Ports, Madeiras and Cigars | Fundraiser 14 The JBs | Blues 15 Great Lake Swimmers | Pop/Rock 21 Jack Semple “Can’t Stop This Love” Release Concert | Blues 26 Shelley Jones in A Touch of Cole | Jazz 27 “An Evening With Terry Bozzio” | Instrumental 28 Crash Test Dummies | Pop/Rock 30 Wishbone Ash | Pop/Rock
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Dave Gunning and JP Cormier | Singer/Songwriter Taggart and Torrens | Comedy Tommy Castro and the Painkillers | Blues The Kingston Trio | Folk Barra MacNeils | Celtic Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba: Cuba Vibra! | Dance Slocan Ramblers | Country The Swingle Swingers | Classical/Vocal Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar | Blues Carlos Del Junco and the Blues Mongrels | Blues
APRIL 18 Tim Isberg: 25 Years After: Songs and Stories of a Canadian Soldier in Rwanda | Singer/Songwriter 20 Classic Albums Live: AC/DC | Pop/Rock
ECEMBER
The Debaters Christmas Show | Comedy 30 Festival Players Presents: Singin’ in the Rain | Special Events
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17 Festival Players Presents: Once Upon a Frost: A New Musical | Special Events Carol Welsman | Jazz Front Porch Classic County Featuring John York of the Byrds | Folk Le Vent du Nord and Des Temps Antan in QuebecFest | Folk Braden Gates | Singer/Songwriter April Verch: The April Verch Anthology | Instrumental
Thornetta Davis
Saturday, February 9 Blues
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba: Cuba Vibra! Sunday, March 17 Dance
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ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 422 6223 • youraga.ca • BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood • Join us in BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood, where people of all ages make art together. Participate in the art making stations and add your own tree to “Timberline” the collaborative community forest. Dream, draw, colour and leave your particular wish in the forest “Canopy.” Read a story or make up your own. Explore the forest with animal puppets and try bird watching. • Until Dec 31 Manning Hall: The Pre-History of M.N. Hutchinson: Site 24 • Since 1999 Alberta artist M.N. Hutchinson has been creating panoramic photographs using a home-built camera, which rotates on a tripod through 360 degrees. Exploring the sciences of both mechanics and optics, his works challenge our perception of reality and the traditional role that photography has had in reproducing and recording it. • Until Dec 31 Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada • Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Jonathan Shaughnessy (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada), the exhibition, Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, brings together the work of 20 contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage living in Canada. • Until Jan 6 Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum • The Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection of around 700 Dutch and Flemish drawings is one of the principle holdings in the United Kingdom. Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings From the Victoria and Albert Museum presents some of the most important and interesting drawings from this outstanding collection together for the first time in Alberta. • Until Jan 27
Vision Exchange: Divya Mehra • As a special project for the exhibition Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, the AGA is presenting a new work by Canadian artist Divya Mehra in the RBC Work Room. Mehra’s installation utilizes the Taj Mahal (the iconic cultural world heritage site built in Agra during the 17th Century to house the tomb of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal) as a point of departure. • Until Jan 27 StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • The third in a series of four exhibitions featuring works by contemporary Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists, newly acquired for the AGA’s collection, StretchMark explores tension resulting from moments of rapid growth or change. • Dec 1 – Mar 24 Goddesses of Tooth and Breast: Spiritual Traditions of Hindu India between the 8th and the 18th centuries • He is devouring, ferocious, and awe-inspiring. She is nurturing, tender and benevolent. In Hinduism the Goddess (Shakti) enacts the cycle of creation as envisioned by the Gods Vishnu and Shiva. The Goddess is represented in various forms throughout the history of art in India, and in classical Sanskrit religious literature, like the Mahabharata and Ramayana. • Dec 1 – Mar 24 ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Guilded: Around the Block • Dec 22 – Feb 2 BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis.html • In Flew Enza: The Spanish Flu Comes to Alberta • In 1918 a mysterious illness swept the globe. It struck erratically and swiftly and seemed to target otherwise healthy young adults. Its victims could be well in the morning and dead by nightfall. The Spanish flu, as the pandemic came to be known, was indiscriminate and ruthless; estimates place the world-wide mortality rate
between 20 million and 100 million people. Roughly one in six Canadians perished. More than 4,000 Albertans, almost 10 per cent of the province’s population, died within four months. What happened, and what did it mean for the young province of Alberta? • Until Jan 13 CAVA GALLERY 9103 95 Ave • 780 461 3427 • galeriecava.com • Miniatures • With the miniatures show, we offer to the public an opportunity to purchase a small format original piece artwork. This is presented as a Christmas market. • Until Dec 22 FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Allen Ball: Painting in the State of Exception: Documents of Contemporary War • Painting in a State of Exception: Documents of Contemporary War is a discrete selection of images drawn from the series Photography in a State of Exception, consisting of 12 paintings created directly from the collection of images taken during Allen Ball’s tour of duty • Until Dec 1 ADGSA Group Graduate Student Exhibition • A selection of work from graduate students currently enrolled in the U of A’s Department of Art and Design, members of the Art and Design Graduate Student’s Association (ADGSA). • Until Dec 1 Phoebe Todd—Parrish, MFA Printmaking • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. • Dec 11 – 22 FRONT GAllERy 10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 •thefrontgallery.com • Christmas Salon • Come by to see our selection of paintings, sculptures, books and art glass to find the perfect Christmas present. • Starting Dec 7 HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery
´ & INUIT ART SPECIALIZING IN FIRST NATIONS, METIS
People Walk Backwards • Having been born away from her traditional land, Edmonton-based artist, Laura Grier, revitalizes her own Deline culture and knowledge through a series of screen prints and lithographs that are based on personal stories of growing up as an Indigenous woman. By balancing the experiences of racism along with the inherited cultural trauma, Grier demonstrates tradition of Indigenous story telling and resilience. • Until Dec 1 Main Gallery title TBA (AIR artist) • This exhibition represents the culmination of a one-year artist residency at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre. Natalie Jachyra distils and simplifies the types of encounters we have in urban spaces by employing video, audio, photography, and installation in an effort to create immersive experiences for the viewer. • Until Dec 1 Art Incubator Gallery East of Here • Utilizing photography, painting, and collage as a research material Emanuel Osahor creates immersive large-scale paintings that investigate the complicated individual moments in constructed sanctuary spaces. • Dec 14 – Feb 2 Main Gallery Flatpack • Drawing from emotional memories and imagination, Antonietta Grassi paints distorted geometric forms in a nuanced and layered color palette that explores color, shape, and light, and the manner in which they combine create perceptual and fleeting spaces. • Dec 14 – Feb 2 MUSéE HéRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage. ca • Alberta and the Great War • Created by the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the exhibition Alberta and the Great War looks at how world events affected Albertans on all fronts. Photographs, letters and newspapers, will transport visitors back to the Great War era, including the stories and artifacts of St. Albert soldiers from our own collection. • Until Jan 13 NAESS GAllERy At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Kay Cue & Ryan Weisser (Untitled) • Wildly contemporary renderings by two exciting young artists. • Until Jan 4 PETER ROBERTSON GAllERy 12323 104 Ave • 780 455 7479 • probertsongallery.com • Clay Ellis RCA • Until Dec 1 PROVINCIAl ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • Take a longer look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20
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SNAP GAllERy AND PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com New Works: Solo exhibition by Bernadette Paetz • SNAP presents an exhibition of new works by 2018 Emerging Artist in Residence, Bernadette Paetz. • Until Dec 1 Breasts & Brains: Omitted Anatomies: Exhibition by Marilène Oliver & Helen Gerritzen • Marilène Oliver works at a crossroads somewhere between new digital technologies, traditional print and sculpture, her finished objects bridging the virtual and the real worlds. She works with the body translated into data form in order to understand how it has become ‘unfleshed’, in the hope of understanding who or what it has become. In her work, Helen Gerritzen plays with symbol and myth to evoke visual metaphors to represent and examine the female body in old and new stories. The images present and question the dualistic relationship of desire/transformation and power/gender, creating a tension between the body as a product of language and knowledge with that of the physical, mortal body. The work questions the female body’s long history as a repository of cultural, sexual, medical and religious meanings. • Until Dec 1 SNAP’s Annual Members Show & Sale • Dec 8 –15 SPRUCE GROVE ART GAllERy 35 5 Ave • 780 962 0664 • alliedartscouncil.com Fur, Feathers & Fauna—A Members Show • Reception and Christmas Store Gala Dec. 7, 7-9 p.m. • Dec 3 – Jan 18 Christmas Store • Stop in and find handmade gifts by local artists and artisans. What better way to pamper a loved one (or yourself) than with an item made with care? • Dec 4 – 21 STRATCHCONA COUNTy MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 913 Ash St., Sherwood Park • 780 467 8189 • strathconacountymuseum.ca • Peacekeeping • Featuring artifacts and stories of Canadians involved in Peacekeeping missions. • Until Dec 21 VISUAl ARTS AlBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • Seven New Voices • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Until Jan 12
COMEDY THE DEBATERS CHRISTMAS SHOW Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • $39-$43 • 780 449 3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • What better way to get into the holiday spirt than going to Festival Place for The Debaters Live Christmas Show? This is the comedy stage show where comics go toe to toe in a battle of laughs and logic and the audience
picks the winner. This special live Christmas event features host Steve Patterson and two of his favourite comics performing stand-up and two hilarious debates in the format made popular by the hit CBC Radio One program. This event is not a CBC Radio taping. Some language may be inappropriate for younger audience • Dec 1, 7:30 pm THE GRINDSTONE 10019 81 Ave • 780 244 9076 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Wide Open Mic, Every Wednesday • Coyote Comedy, Every Thursday • Karaoke!, Every Thursday • The 11 O’Clock Number—The Improvised Musical, Every Friday • Four Bangers Friday, Every Friday • Up Late with Dana Andersen!, Every Friday • Blackout Sketch Comedy, Dec 1 • Telling Secrets, Dec 1 • One Mic Stand, Dec 2 • Gertrude & Alice, Dec 2 • Extempore’ Improvised Shakespeare, Dec 4 and 18 • Kanucks Cantina—An Improvised Star Wars Saga, Dec 4 and 18 • Musical Theatre Open Mic, Dec 4 • An Evening with Martin Galba, Dec 5 • Freedom Sketch ’90, Dec 8 • Late Night Edmonton, Dec 9 • The HighSchool Improv Showcase, Dec 11 • Hello Trivia, Dec 11 • Wagon Load, Dec 11 • Pub Choir, Dec 12 • Weird Al Karaoke, Dec 12 • Girl Brain, Dec 15 • Favourites, Dec 15 • The Extra Medium Comedy Show, Dec 16 • Bump N Grindhouse, Dec 16 • Blank: The Musical, Dec 19 • Improv Against Humanity, Dec 20
Dance BWDC MASTEr CLASS SErIES: FOrTIEr DANSE CréATION, MONTréAL • ruth Carse Centre for Dance • 11205 107 Ave • 780 802 6867 • Prices vary • goodwomen.ca • GWDC partners with the Brian Webb Dance Company to provide an opportunity for local dance practitioners to learn from artists featured in BWDC’s 2018/19 season. • Dec 14, 10 am – 12 pm
revenge. Pushed to the limit, Violet, Judy and Doralee concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. • Nov 28 – Dec 8 A CHrISTMAS CArOL • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Three Ghosts of Christmas show Scrooge the value of giving. A heart-warming family classic to put you in the holiday spirit. • Nov 30 – Dec 23
FOrTIEr DANSE CrEATIONS | SOLO 70 • Allard Hall, Triffo Theatre • #11-130, 11110 104 Ave, 112 St • 780 452 3282 • $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • Presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company. • Dec 14 – 15, 8 pm
BEST LITTLE NEWFOUNDLAND CHrISTMAS PAGEANT… EVEr! • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • A hilarious and touching Christmas production by Edmonton’s Whizgiggling Productions. • Dec 8, 7:30 pm
SHUMKA’S NUTCrACKEr • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium • 11455 87 Ave • 780 427 2760 • Tickets start at $68 • jubileeauditorium.com • The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers, Edmonton Ballet, Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir and Ukraine’s Virsky and Kyiv Ballet join forces for the Nutcracker. • Dec 22 – 23
CANADA 151 • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Canada 150 is old news – CANADA 151 is where the party is. An amazing cast will conjure up the best artists, performances and historical moments of the last 151 years—Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, The Guess Who, Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip. • Nov 6 – Jan 27
THEATRE 9 TO 5 MacEwan University, Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall • 11110 104 Ave • 780 497 4470 • Adults: $25; seniors: $20; students • $15 • macewan.ca • Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie of the same name and set in the late 1970s, this is a hilarious story of friendship and
CHIMPrOV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted
improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm; no show on Dec 29 CONCOrDIA FINE ArTS: FALL ONE-ACT FESTIVAL • Al and Trish Huehn Theatre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Hosted by The GTC, the school’s drama club. • Nov 30, and Dec 1 – 2; times TBA CONCOrDIA FINE ArTS: WAr AND PEACE • robert Tegler Student Centre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia. ab.ca • A new take on an old classic. • Dec 9, 3 pm DIE-NASTy! THE LIVE IMPrOVISED SOAP OPErA PrESENTS 28 yEArS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct 27 – May 27
DUFFLEBAG THEATrE: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFOrE CHrISTMAS • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo road • 780 962 8995 • $12 • horizonstage.com • A hilarious retelling of a Christmas classic for young audiences. • Dec 1, 2 pm MISS BENNET: CHrISTMAS AT PEMBErLEy • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre. com • A witty, fun, “sequel” to the Jane Austen classic, Pride and Prejudice. • Until Dec 9 THE GREAT GATSBY • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • walterdaletheare.com • Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. A yellow car, a heated jazz band, a mysterious millionaire and secret love affairs play out in the glamorized world of the jazz age and Prohibition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. • Dec 5 – 15
DIrT BUFFET CABArET: BArry BILINSKY Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 OBO • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices. • Dec 6, 8 pm
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THE KIDPROVISORS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $8 in advance. $10 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Calling all kids. In collaboration with the Foote Theatre School, The Kidprovisors begins with weekly improv workshops for kids and culminates in a monthly familyfriendly improv show. Each show stars the students as they team up with the pros at Rapid Fire Theatre. • Dec 9, 3:30 pm LIZZY HOYT: ANCIENT CAROLS ON A WINTER’S NIGHT • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage. com • Celtic Christmas Music. • Dec 14, 7:30 pm MELT – JAMES VIVEIROS (MONTREAL) Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.com • MELT—a prefix for a prayer—is a solo inspired by the idea of melting the boundaries that divide us. It is a dancing ritual and an exercise on freedom. The piece, created by James Viveiros of GAGA, engages the audience in surprising ways, giving each individual an opportunity to experience this openness from new perspectives. • Dec 14 - 15 THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door
• rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This highenergy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports® is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • Every Friday except Dec 28, 7:30 and 10 pm VITALY • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $40 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • From bringing pictures and drawings to life, to erasing people from their own driver’s licenses, his signature illusions will leave you awestruck. • Nov 9, 7:30 pm
MUSIC 54.40 • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 E Lapotac Blvd • From $39.99 • rivercreecresort.com • Lead by chief songwriter Neil Osborne, 54·40 have carved out a legacy of gold and platinum albums and an outstanding reputation for their live performances that carries through to this day. • Dec 29, 7 pm AMERO LITTLE CHRISTMAS • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Familiar holiday classics combined with Don Amero’s country originals. • Dec 1, 7:30 pm
BACK PORCH SWING • St. Albert Community Hall, St Albert • $15 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Working from a palette that draws on the timeless sounds of Billie Holiday, Doc Watson and Bill Monroe, Back Porch Swing has formed the foundation of Alberta’s roots music scene for the past 15 years. • Dec 6, 2 pm BONEY M • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 E Lapotac Blvd • From $49.99 • rivercreecresort.com • Farian moulded the four-piece band in the dance-pop fashion, featuring the stunning vocals of Liz Mitchell, which proved irresistible to radio, dance floor and partygoers. • Dec 14, 7 pm CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: CONCERT CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT • Trinity Lutheran Church • 10014 81 Ave • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Concordia University of Edmonton’s big ol’ Christmas choir bash. • Dec 2, 3 pm
ton is a group of volunteers working together to create a city that attracts and gives voice to the next generation by connecting people, places, communities, and ideas. The show will feature Cadence Weapon, Scenic Route To Alaska, and Royal Tusk. • Dec 1, 8 pm SAMARA VON RAD • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Dec 22, 4 pm SHAGUAR • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Dec 15, 4 pm TALES OF CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $48 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Back by popular demand Jerry Granelli and his trio perform timeless Yuletide classics such as Christmas Time Is Here and Skating for an experience sure to be at the top many holiday wish lists. • Dec 15, 7:30 pm
QUALITY CONTROL • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Dec 8, 4 pm
THREE DAYS GRACE • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • From $70 • shawconferencecentre. com • Whether you love the originals or new tunes, join Canadian rockers Three Days Grace as they head coastto-coast to support the new album The Outsider. • Dec 12, 6:30 pm
NEXTGEN CITY JAM • The Starlite Room • 10030 102 St • Volunteer 10 hours with an Edmonton charity or not-for-profit to obtain a ticket • starliteroom.ca • Nextgen Edmon-
THE HURON CAROLE • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $48 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • For three decades The Huron Carole has stitched its way into the
ERIN ROSS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Dec 1, 4 pm
art GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada • Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Jonathan Shaughnessy (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada), the exhibition, Vision Exchange: Perspectives from
India to Canada, brings together the work of 20 contemporary artists from India and artists of Indian heritage living in Canada. • Until Jan 6 Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum • The Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection of around 700 Dutch and Flemish drawings is one of the principle holdings in the United Kingdom. Master Strokes: Dutch and Flemish Drawings From the Victoria and Albert Museum presents some of the most important and interesting drawings from this outstanding collection together for the first time in Alberta. • Until Jan 27 Vision Exchange: Divya Mehra • As a special project for the exhibition Vision Exchange: Perspectives from India to Canada, the AGA is presenting a new work by Canadian artist Divya Mehra in the RBC Work Room. Mehra’s installation utilizes the Taj Mahal (the iconic cultural world heritage site built in Agra during the 17th Century to house the tomb of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal) as a point of departure. • Until Jan 27 StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • The third in a series of four exhibitions featuring works by contemporary Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists, newly acquired for the AGA’s collection, StretchMark explores tension resulting from moments of rapid growth or change. • Until Mar 24
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CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: FESTIVAL CITY WINDS MUSIC SOCIETY • Robert Tegler Student Centre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • A winter concert. • Dec 8, 7:30 pm CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: NOËL • Glory Lutheran Church • 22577 Highway 16, Sherwood Park • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Featuring Bella Voce, Community Chorus, Jubiloso Bells of Concordia. • Dec 9, 6 pm MUSIC FOR A FESTIVE SEASON • Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque.com • Featuring festive pieces by Albinoni, Schiassi, Vivaldi. • Dec 2, 3 pm SALUTE TO VIENNA NEW YEAR’S CONCERT • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $49.50 • winspearcentre.com • Usher in the New Year with a glittery celebration of singing and dancing that will delight the senses. • Dec 30, 2:30 pm
Goddesses of Tooth and Breast: Spiritual Traditions of Hindu India between the 8th and the 18th centuries • He is devouring, ferocious, and awe-inspiring. She is nurturing, tender and benevolent. In Hinduism the Goddess (Shakti) enacts the cycle of creation as envisioned by the Gods Vishnu and Shiva. The Goddess is represented in various forms throughout the history of art in India, and in classical Sanskrit religious literature, like the Mahabharata and Ramayana. • Until Mar 24 ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Guilded: Around the Block • Until Feb 2 BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780.427.7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • In Flew Enza: The Spanish Flu Comes to Alberta • In 1918 a mysterious illness swept the globe. It struck erratically and swiftly and seemed to target otherwise healthy young adults. Its victims could be well in the morning and dead by nightfall. The Spanish flu, as the pandemic came to be known, was indiscriminate and ruthless; estimates place the world-wide mortality rate between 20 million and 100 million people. Roughly one in six Canadians perished. More than 4,000 Albertans, almost 10 per cent of the province’s population, died within four months. What happened, and what did it mean for the young province of Alberta? • Until Jan 13
DEEP FREEZE BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL Various venues across Alberta Avenue • deepfreeze.ca • This yearly festival brings a love of winter to Edmonton. • Jan 12 – 13 FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Phoebe Todd— Parrish, MFA Printmaking • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. • Jan 2 – 12 The Art of the Book 2018 • Every five years since 1988 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG, affectionately known as “Cabbage”) has organized a juried exhibition of the book arts. The seventh exhibition, Art of the Book 2018 (AOB2018) will be run by the BC Islands chapter. Jan 22 – Feb 16 Alcuin Awards for Book Design in Canada 2017 • To promote a wider appreciation of books and reading, and to support excellence in book design and production, the Alcuin Society offers prestigious awards for excellence in Canadian book design and sponsors the only national competition that recognizes and celebrates fine book design in Canada. This show includes books in eight categories (Children’s, Limited Editions, Pictorial, Poetry, Prose Fiction, Prose Non-fiction, Prose Non-fiction Illustrated, and Reference) published in 2017. • Jan 22 – Feb 16 FRONT GALLERY 10402 124 St • 780 488 2952 •thefrontgallery.com • Kari Duke & Tom Gale • Launch on Thursday, Jan. 10, 7-9 pm. • Starting Jan 10 HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery East of Here • Utilizing photography, painting, and collage as a research material Emanuel Osahor creates immersive largescale paintings that investigate the complicated individual moments in constructed sanctuary spaces. • Until Feb 2 Main Gallery Flatpack • Drawing from emotional memories and imagination, Antonietta Grassi paints distorted geometric forms in a nuanced and layered color palette that explores color, shape, and light, and the manner in which they combine create perceptual and fleeting spaces. • Until Feb 2 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage. ca • Alberta and the Great War • Created by the Provincial Archives of Alberta, the exhibition Alberta and the Great War looks at how world events affected Albertans on all fronts. Photographs, letters and newspapers, will transport visitors back to the Great War era, including the stories and artifacts of St. Albert soldiers from our own collection. • Until Jan 13
Pandemic! • Medicine has come a long way since the 1918-1919 Spanish flu killed up to 100 million people world-wide, but what have we learned. Pandemic! will look at historic epidemics in St. Albert as well as more recent epidemics/pandemics. Learn about our health history and what is being done to ward off the next assault.• Jan 22 – Mar 24 NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Kay Cue & Ryan Weisser (Untitled) • Wildly contemporary renderings by two exciting young artists. • Until Jan 4
mistaken identities and the most famous play-within-a play ever written, Shakespeare stirs up the perfect recipe for mirth. • Jan 30 – Feb 9 CANADA 151 • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Canada 150 is old news – CANADA 151 is where the party is. An amazing cast will conjure up the best artists, performances and historical moments of the last 151 years—Bryan Adams, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Anne Murray, The Guess Who, Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip. • Until Jan 27 CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm
PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • Take a Longer Look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20
DIENASTY! THE LIVE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA PRESENTS 28 YEARS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct 27 – May 27 MATT JOHNSON – NOTHING UP MY SLEEVES • Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults, $22 students and seniors • maclabcentre.com • Matt began his career in England as a young boy where he started to learn his craft as a traditional magician and illusionist. Matt’s show is not simply a magic show it’s a glimpse into the life and dedication of a born illusionist. • Jan 19, 7:30 pm MILE ZERO DANCE SALON: BACKBONE (OR THE SKELETON SHOW) Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.com • Dancers spend a considerable amount of time analyzing skeletons and the way the body is configured. But what
are the other implications of having vertebrae? How does the idea of a skeleton affect other art practices and methods? • Jan 18, 8 pm ONCE UPON A FROST: A NEW MUSICAL • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets start at $35 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Once upon a time in a place not too different from your own, the most peculiar season came to pass. For you see on this year, when the time arrived for the first frost of winter, none came. • Jan 11 – 17
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SNAP GALLERY AND PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • BIMPE X • Jan 5 – Feb 10 VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • Seven New Voices • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Until Jan 12 Best Practices: Engagement Project • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Jan 17 – Mar 30
COMEDY CATHY JONES & BRUCE MCCULLOCH The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $40 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • A little bit of Codco, a dash of Kids in the Hall, and a pinch of what made This Hour Has 22 Minutes so successful, are just part of the recipe that makes an evening with these comic geniuses so irresistible. • Jan 22, 7:30 pm
FILM SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • 780 962 8995 • horizonstage.com • A host will lead the audience through a vocal warm up and give you a comprehensive guide to the accompanying actions for this singa-long movie event • Jan 20, 2 pm
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SWEAT Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • For a group of lifelong friends, a night at the local bar is the balm against a hard day on the factory lines. When tensions rise at work and picket lines are formed, their bonds wear and the strength of their connection is tested in the struggle to stay ahead. • Jan 12 – Feb 3 THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This high-energy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • Every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm THE CARDiAC SHADoW BY ClAY MClEoD CHAPMAN WoRlD PREMiERE Co-production with Northern light Theatre & loud Whisper Productions • Studio Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns 10330 84 Avenue • goodwomen.ca • True Story: Four women were procured from the Ravensbruck concentra-
tion camp, hand-selected by SS Second Lieutenant Dr. Sigmund Rascher, Air Force physician. These four women were “volunteered” for a series of experiments that would eventually come to be known as the cold conference—tests specifically designed to determine the endurance of the human body to extreme temperatures. • Jan 18 – Feb 2 TRENT ARTERBERRY – THiNk BIGG • Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, leduc • 780 980 1866 • $12 • maclabcentre.com • Think Bigg blends masterful mime, comical storytelling, compelling music and hilarious puppetry into a lively kid-friendly show. Trent Arterberry fills the stage with a collection of intriguing characters. Roboman discovers the limits, and extraordinary reach, of his own body. • Jan 27, 2 pm
MUSIC CAliFoRNiA GUiTAR TRio AND MoNTREAl GUiTAR TRio • Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults; $32 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • Featuring six virtuoso guitarists from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and US) California Guitar Trio (CGT) and Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) fuse over 40 years of combined performing experience into one unique six-by-six-string “phenomensemble.” • Jan 19, 7:30 pm CARol WElSMEN • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464
2852 • Tickets start at $30 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Carol Welsman is a six-time JUNO Award Nominee, Canadian Jazz vocalist and pianist. Carol turned to her fans on social media to help select the tracks for her evocative album, For You. • Jan 18
arden • One of the most prolific American singer-songwriters of his generation, period. When it comes to examining the day-to-day trials and tribulations of life, and relaying them with literary aplomb, a wink and a nod. • Jan 25, 7:30 pm
MUSiC AMoNG FRiENDS: WiNTER JoURNEY • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave • edmontonrecital.com • Baritonist Jihwan Cho performing with Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp on piano. • Jan 20, 2:00pm.
JoEY lANDRETH TRio AND AlTAMEDA • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $29 • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • A rare treat, two sought-after prairie acts combine for a rock-solid double bill. From the critically-acclaimed Bros. Landreth, and local stars Altameda. • Jan 18, 7:30 pm
MATTHEW BYRNE AND 100 MilE HoUSE • Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • Born into a family of Newfoundland music makers, Matthew Byrne’s repertoire is heavily influenced by that unique musical lineage. Husband and wife duo, Peter Stone and Denise MacKay of 100 Mile House share their unique brand of transatlantic folk. • Jan 19, 8 pm
THE DEADBEATS • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Jan 12 , 4 pm
kAT DANSER AND TAll TAlES • St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Kat Danser’s music flexes easily between a dusty gravel road and a fresh coat of asphalt. True to her Polish-Gypsy heritage, she is in perpetual motion and her swampy roots and blues style is a fine-tuned reflection of life lessons from the road. • Jan 18, 7:30 pm kilBURN MEMoRiAl CoNCERT: QUARTETTo GElATo • Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • With their thrilling stage presence, superb musicianship and exotic blend of repertoire, this Canadian classical crossover quartet has earned international acclaim for their signature style. • Jan 17, 7:30 pm loUDoN WAiNWRiGHT iii • The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $40 • stalbert.ca/exp/
MiSS RAE AND ZANDER • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Jan 5 , 4 pm MoNTRÉAl GUiTARE TRio AND CAliFoRNiA GUiTAR DUo • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Six virtuoso guitarists devoting themselves to becoming one voice. • Jan 18, 7:30 pm PETER PUFFiNS’S WHAlE TAlES • Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $12/$6 • horizonstage.com • A concert specifically for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners. • Jan 28, 11 am REBECCA LAPPA • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Jan 26 , 4 pm
UlTRAViolET • Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • UltraViolet promises a cutting edge experience with virtuosic music equal in calibre to the renowned Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. • Jan 11, 7:30 pm WHEElS oF iNDUSTRY • The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. Jan 19 , 4 pm
CLASSICAL MUSIC THE loNDoN HAYDN QUARTET AND ERiC HoEPRiCH • RobertsonWesley United Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • $53.50 (adult) • One of the world’s leading period instrument string quartets, the London Haydn Quartet was born in 2000 out of a passion for Haydn. The quartet has collaborated with period clarinettist Eric Hoeprich to record the Brahms and Mozart quintets. Jan 19, 7:30 pm
have informed Canadian hooked rugs, a highly recognizable form of folk art with roots in 19th-century North America. Featuring hooked rugs from a rich archive of international material culture, the exhibition represents generations of artisanal entrepreneurship, women’s domestic and collective work as well as rural development in Canada. This is a travelling exhibition from the Textile Museum of Canada. • Feb 7 – Apr 22
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Goddesses of Tooth and Breast: Spiritual Traditions of Hindu India between the 8th and the 18th centuries • He is devouring, ferocious, and awe-inspiring. She is nurturing, tender and benevolent. In Hinduism the Goddess (Shakti) enacts the cycle of creation as envisioned by the Gods Vishnu and Shiva. The Goddess is represented in various forms throughout the history of art in India, and in classical Sanskrit religious literature, like the Mahabharata and Ramayana. • Until Mar 24
ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Reconciling Edmonton • This collaborative project examines Edmonton’s past as a meeting place of both Indigenous and settler cultures and communities. With archival photographs, paintings and poetry, the artists challenge the traditionally taught narrative of Alberta’s history as one of pioneers and homesteaders, which relegated Indigenous peoples and histories to the distant past. The exhibit aims to generate a true reconciliation of Edmonton’s past, present and future. • Feb 7 – Mar 30
StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • The third in a series of four exhibitions featuring works by contemporary Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists, newly acquired for the AGA’s collection, StretchMark explores tension result-
BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780.427.7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • Home Economics: 150 Years of Canadian Hooked Rugs •Home Economics explores the unique stories and histories that
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FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • The Art of the Book 2018 • Every five years since 1988 the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG, affectionately known as “Cabbage”) has organized a juried exhibition of the book arts. The seventh exhibition, Art of the Book 2018 (AOB2018) will be run by the BC Islands chapter. Until Feb 16 Alcuin Awards for Book Design in Canada 2017 • To promote a wider appreciation of books and reading, and to support excellence in book design and production, the Alcuin Society offers prestigious awards for excellence in Canadian book design and sponsors the only national competition that recognizes and celebrates fine book design in Canada. This show includes books in eight categories (Children’s, Limited Editions, Pictorial, Poetry, Prose Fiction, Prose Non-fiction, Prose Non-fiction Illustrated, and Reference) published in 2017. • Until Feb 16
Joshua Wade, MFA Drawing & Intermedia • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Intermedia. • Feb 26 – Mar 23 Myken McDowell, MFA Printmaking • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. • Feb 26 – Mar 23 FAMILY DAY OPEN HOUSE Rutherford House • 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • 780 422 2697 • Regular admission, $7 for adults • rutherfordhouse.ca • Celebrate Family Day with a FREE visit to the historic home of the first Premier of Alberta, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, and discover the unique personalities in the Rutherford family. Which one of them loved golf? Who did all the driving for Mr. Rutherford? Who played the piano? Who dug that old rag-time jazz? Explore this elegant, historic house, and join in historical games with the costumed interpreters, sample a treat made in the historic kitchen and make an oldfashioned craft. • Feb 18, 12 – 4 pm HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery East of Here • Utilizing photography, painting, and collage as a research material Emanuel Osahor creates immersive large-scale paintings that investigate the complicated individual moments in constructed sanctuary spaces. • Until Feb 2 Art Incubator Gallery Portrait of the Artist • Specializing in portraiture and figure, Riisa Gundesen’s darkly repulsive and simultaneously dazzling self-portraits invert the feminine burden of being constantly observed into a vulgar anti-performance of this reflection that sets the viewer on edge. • Feb 15–Mar 30 Main Gallery Flatpack • Drawing from emotional memories and imagination, Antonietta Grassi paints distorted geometric forms in a nuanced and layered color palette that explores colour, shape, and light, and the manner in which they combine create perceptual and fleeting spaces. • Until Feb 2 Main Gallery Newborn/Swaddled • With bright, unusual colours, bold brush strokes, and awkward expressive forms, Violet Costello’s large-scale sculptural installation depicts the first moments of life, which are both miraculous and little terrifying. • Feb 15–Mar 30 MUSéE HéRItAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage.ca • Pandemic! • Medicine has come a long way since the 1918-1919 Spanish flu killed up to 100 million people world-wide, but what have we learned. Pandemic! will look at historic epidemics in St. Albert as well as more recent epidemics/pandemics. Learn about our health history and what is being done to ward off the next assault. • Until Mar 24
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHt’S DREAM MacEwan University, theatre lab, Allard Hall • 11110 104 Ave • 780497-4470 • Adults: $25; seniors: $20; students • $15 • macewan.ca • Filled with lovers, fairies and rustics, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. With misapplied love potions, mistaken identities and the most famous play-within-a play ever written, Shakespeare stirs up the perfect recipe for mirth. • Jan 30 – Feb 9 ALL FOR LOVE The Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St NW • 780 492 2273 • Ticket prices vary • timmscentre. ca • Filled with lovers, fairies and rustics, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. With misapplied love potions, mistaken identities and the most famous play-within-a play ever written, Shakespeare stirs up the perfect recipe for mirth. • Feb. 7 – 16 AVAN YU: JOURNEYS Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • A unique and personal concert about a classical pianist’s life. • Feb 25, 7:30 pm
VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE third Foor, 10215 112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • Best Practices: Engagement Project • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Until Mar 30
CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm
COMEDY tHANk yoU FoR BEING A FRIEND—tHE UltIMAtE GolDEN GIRlS EXPERIENCE The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $39 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • For seven seasons (’85 – ’92), The Golden Girls were the queens of television comedy. A quarter-century later, life-size puppets, with considerable help from five extraordinarily talented puppeteers, re-create the roles of Dorothy Zbornak, Rose Nyland, Blanche Devereaux and Sophia Petrillo. • Feb 23, 7:30 pm
CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: CONCERT CHOIR SILENT AUCTION Robert tegler Student Centre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • A silent auction in support of music. • Feb 8, 7 pm
Dance BWDC MASTER CLASS SERIES: WEN WEI DANCE Ruth Carse Centre for Dance • 11205 107 Ave • 780 802 6867 • Prices vary • goodwomen.ca • GWDC partners with the Brian Webb Dance Company to provide an opportunity for local dance practitioners to learn from artists featured in BWDC’s 2018/19 season. • Feb 14, 10 – 11:30 am
DIENASty! tHE lIvE IMPRovISED SoAP oPERA PRESENtS 28 yEARS the varscona theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • tBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • oct 27 – May 27
CANADA’S BAllEt JÖRGEN: CoPPÉLIA Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • A real life Toy Story told through dance. • Mar 2, 7:30 pm WEN WEI DANCE | DIAloGUE Allard Hall, triffo theatre • #11130, 11110 104 Ave, 112 St • 780 452 3282 • $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • Presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company. • Feb. 15 – 16, 8 pm
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Dirt Buffet Cabaret: Steve Pirot Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 OBO • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices. • Feb 7, 8 pm Edmonton Opera: Hansel & Gretel Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $29 • edmontonopera.com • Based on the Brothers Grimm folk tale, Hansel & Gretel takes you deep into the forbidden forest with a charmingly curious brother-sister duo. This German classic features Engelbert Humperdinck’s sumptuous score and richly woven characters that will satisfy all your operatic cravings. It features the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. • Feb 2, 5, and 8 ÉLISE CONTRE L’EXTINCTION TOTALE L’UniThéâtre’s, La Cité Francophone • 8627 91 Street • 780 469 8400 • Ticket start at $28 • lunitheatre.ca • In her science class, Élise learns about climate change and endangered species. She feels guilty, angry, afraid. With the help of her friend Amal, Élise starts working on an incredible science project to save the planet and prevent total extinction. She just needs the perfect idea. • Feb 16, 1:30 pm Indigo Circus Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $12 • maclabcentre.com • Indigo Circus is a team of award winning circus performers brought together by SaFire Dance. Their unique shows include a range of circus skills, magical feats, comedy acts, and incredible stunts. • Feb 17, 3 pm LEND ME A TENOR Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • It’s September 8, 1934 – the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The worldfamous tenor, Tito Merelli, is set to perform his greatest role, Otello, at the ten-year anniversary gala season opener. • Feb 5 – Mar 31 MATILDA Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • The story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. • Feb 16 – Mar 17 NASHVILLE HURRICANE Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • A masterful one-man play by legendary Fringe performer Chase Padgett. • Feb 2, 7:30 pm NINEEIGHT and Room 2048 Hong Kong Exile (Vancouver) Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.
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MUSIC Avan Yu presents Journeys Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults; $32 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • A musician’s voice mirrors their path through life. Travels, influences, people, and encounters combine to create a unique story. Beginning his public career at age 14, pianist Avan Yu captured attention with an international competition win. • Feb 21, 7:30 pm
CELTARA St. Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St, St Albert • $15 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • Alberta boasts a roots music community that is known for diversity and imagination. And one of the driving forces on the local Celtic scene is Edmonton’s own Celtara. • Feb 19, 7:30 pm ELLIOT NIVEN W/ BEN TAYLOR The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Feb 2, 4 pm HILLSBURN St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Hillsburn is a powerhouse. Their songs are timeless, their sound strong and uplifting, with densely-layered arrangements and soaring three-part harmonies. • Feb 1, 7:30 pm JAKE IAN The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Feb 9, 4 pm KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $42 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • A force on the international classical and world music scenes, this Syrian clarinet-playing composer came to the attention of a larger audience as a member of YoYo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. • Feb 9, 7:30 pm Legend of George Jones featuring Duane Steele Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $40 adults; $37 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • A special tribute to the man considered to be the greatest country singer of all time - George Jones. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, “the Possum” evolved from a young honky-tonker to a music icon as he recorded nearly 150 albums and became the symbol of traditional country music. • Feb 23, 7:30 pm LEGENDS OF MOTOWN Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • $42.50 • winspearcentre.com • Legends of Motown is a 16-piece cast of singers and musicians performing live look-alike/ sound-a-like tributes to The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas and more and features all your favourite songs of the Motown era. • Feb 1, 8 pm Lily Afshar (guitar) Edmonton Classical Guitar Society • Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr • 780 566 5726 • $35 regular, $30 student/ senior/member • A first Edmonton concert by this renowned IranianAmerican guitarist. • Feb 22, 8 pm Matt Dusk Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $38 adults; $34 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • A retro crooner who fits perfectly in the 21st century, Matt Dusk is one of Canada’s most criticallyacclaimed vocalists and recording artists; a truly unique talent whose reach and appeal, domestically and internationally, is based on his fresh take on a familiar sound. • Feb 12, 7:30 pm
MATTHEW GOOD SOLO The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • SOLD OUT • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Matthew Good is one of Canada’s preeminent voices in music today. In the 20 years since the release of his debut album, he has been prolific in his output. Matthew’s studio albums have combined for nearly one million albums sold in Canada alone. • Feb 15, 7:30 pm MATTHEW GOOD SOLO Dow Centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2.ticketpro.ca • Back to his roots Matthew Good, acoustic style. • Feb 22, 7:30 pm Season Recital 3 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music • edmontonrecital.com • Prochazka Tribute Recital featuring cellist David Eggert and pianist Janet Scott Hoyt. • Feb 10, 7:30pm SUZIE VINNICK & TIM WILLIAMS St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Roots troubadour Suzie Vinnick is a bit of a national treasure. Blessed with a powerful, versatile voice, she mixes folk with tried and true emotive blues. • Feb 22, 7:30 pm THE SMALL GLORIES Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 •
art GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Art Gallery of alberta 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 422 6223 • youraga.ca • Goddesses of Tooth and Breast: Spiritual Traditions of Hindu India between the 8th and the 18th centuries • He is devouring, ferocious, and aweinspiring. She is nurturing, tender and benevolent. In Hinduism the Goddess (Shakti) enacts the cycle of creation as envisioned by the Gods Vishnu and Shiva. The Goddess is represented in various forms throughout the history of art in India, and in classical Sanskrit religious literature, like the Mahabharata and Ramayana. • Until Mar 24 StretchMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project • The third in a series of four exhibitions featuring works by contemporary Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists, newly acquired for the AGA’s collection, StretchMark explores tension resulting from moments of rapid growth or change. • Until Mar 24 Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Guilded: Around the Block • Until Feb 2
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Folkpowerhouse The Small Glories are Cara Luft & JD Edwards, a dynamic duo planted on the Canadian Prairies. • Feb 23, 8 pm WAFER THIN MINTS The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • Feb 23, 4 pm WINTERREISE: A 21ST CENTURY JOURNEY Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • Elizabeth Turnbull (mezzosoprano), Shannon Hiebert (piano) and internationally renowned operatic tenor, Patrick Raftery, perform a reimagined version of Schubert’s stunningly beautiful 19th century classic, Winterreise. • Feb 13, 7:30 pm WOMEN OF THE FOLKWAYS Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • A copresentation with the annual Winter Roots Roundup (U of A Sound Studies), the Women of Folkways concert is a celebration by women of women in the Folkways Records catalogue. • Feb 9, 8 pm
CLASSICAL MUSIC BAROQUE MUSICAL DELIGHTS Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque. com • Featuring festive pieces by Handel and Telemann. • Feb 3, 3 pm
Reconciling Edmonton • This collaborative project examines Edmonton’s past as a meeting place of both Indigenous and settler cultures and communities. With archival photographs, paintings and poetry, the artists challenge the traditionally taught narrative of Alberta’s history as one of pioneers and homesteaders, which relegated Indigenous peoples and histories to the distant past. The exhibit aims to generate a true reconciliation of Edmonton’s past, present and future. • Until Mar 30 BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • Home Economics: 150 Years of Canadian Hooked Rugs •Home Economics explores the unique stories and histories that have informed Canadian hooked rugs, a highly recognizable form of folk art with roots in 19thcentury North America. Featuring hooked rugs from a rich archive of international material culture, the exhibition represents generations of artisanal entrepreneurship, women’s domestic and collective work as well as rural development in Canada. This is a travelling exhibition from the Textile Museum of Canada. • Until Apr 22
FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Joshua Wade, MFA Drawing & Intermedia • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Intermedia. • Until Mar 23 Myken McDowell, MFA Printmaking • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. • Until Mar 23 HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse. ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Portrait of the Artist • Specializing in portraiture and figure, Riisa Gundesen’s darkly repulsive and simultaneously dazzling self-portraits invert the feminine burden of being constantly observed into a vulgar antiperformance of this reflection that sets the viewer on edge. • Until Mar 30 Main Gallery Newborn/Swaddled • With bright, unusual colours, bold brush strokes, and awkward expressive forms, Violet Costello’s large-scale sculptural installation depicts the first moments of life, which are both miraculous and little terrifying. • Until Mar 30 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780.459.1528 • museeheritage.ca • Pandemic! • Medicine has come a long way since the 1918-1919 Spanish flu killed up to 100 million people world-wide, but what have we learned. Pandemic! will look at historic epidemics in St. Albert as well as more recent epidemics/pandemics. Learn about our health history and what is being done to ward off the next assault.• Until Mar 24 NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Paint Spot’s Annual Staff Show • Until Mar 11
PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • Take a Longer Look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20 SNAP GALLERY AND PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com Community Gallery Alyson Davies • Until Mar 9 Tamara Deedman • Mar 22 – Apr 27 Main Gallery David Armstrong • Until Mar 9 Heather Leier • Mar 22 – Apr 27
Away is a musical show that is not to be missed. From the first uttered note of this fantastic musical to the final rousing chorus, Come From Away promises to entertain during every spectacular moment of the show. • Mar 12 – 17
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DIE-NASTY! THE LIVE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA PRESENTS 28 YEARS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct. 27 – May 27
RESIDENCY PROGRAM: AIMEE RUSHTON Ruth Carse Centre for Dance • 11205 107 Ave • 780 802 6867 • TBD • goodwomen.ca • Each Residency artist will have access to Good Women’s space at the Ruth Carse Centre for Dance for two weeks. Stay tuned for updates on possible showings, workshops, and blog posts from this fantastic line up of creators. • Mar 11 – 22
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VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • Best Practices: Engagement Project • Artwork created by emerging visual artists while in our Visual Arts Alberta—CARFAC Visual Arts Mentorship Program. • Until Mar 30
COMEDY BRENT BUTT Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, 4308 50 St, Leduc • maclabcentre.com • Born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Brent Butt discovered early that being funny was a good way to get attention. His television specials secured his reputation as one of the funniest people in Canada. His own TV series, Corner Gas, is a Canadian favourite. • Mar 28, 7:30 pm TAGGART AND TORRENS Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • $25 • 780 449 3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Taggart & Torrens podcast duo, recently surpassed the two million downloads mark on iTunes and SoundCloud. The podcast and touring live show is a celebration of Canadian culture through a cocktail of fond reminiscences and
ridiculous party games that get the audience playing and laughing along. Their book Canadianity: Tales from the True North Strong and Freezing was released on Oct. 17, 2017, and was published by HarperCollins. • Mar 2, 7:30 p.m.
19 WEEKS Studio Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns • 10330-84 Ave. • 780 471 1586 • Tickets start at $21 • northernlighttheatre.com • The words are rattling because the story is real. Everyone knows someone who has had an abortion or lost a pregnany - even if they don’t talk about it. In 2016, playwright Emily Steel had a termination after her baby was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. This is her story, told honestly and publicly, because there are so many more stories out there. • Mar 28 – Apr 1 CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm
DIRT BUFFET CABARET: KRISTA POSYNIAK Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 OBO • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices. • Mar 7, 8 pm GUYS AND DOLLS MacEwan University, Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall • 11110 104 Ave • 780 497 4470 • Adults: $25; seniors: $20; students • $15 • macewan.ca • Set in New York City, Guys and Dolls is the tale of a couple of big city gamblers and the women who love them. High-stakes crap games, escapes from the law, glamorous nightclubs and romantic hijinks combine with a memorable score to make Guys and Dolls the perfect musical comedy. • Mar 20 - 30
LA FILLE DU FACTEUR L’UniThéâtre’s, La Cité Francophone • 8627 91 Street • 780 469 8400 • Ticket start at $28 • lunitheatre.ca • In a circular trajectory between Edmonton-Banff-TroisRivières and Montréal, the postman’s daughter traces the map of her memories, guiding her in a quest for identity marked by the art of storytelling and the practice of fleeing towards the future. • Mar 20 – 30 LEND ME A TENOR Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • It’s September 8, 1934 – the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The worldfamous tenor, Tito Merelli, is set to perform his greatest role, Otello, at the ten-year anniversary gala season opener. • Feb 5 – Mar 31
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Lungs The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • Tickets start at $22 • varsconatheatre.com • The world is getting hotter, there’s unrest overseas—the seas themselves aren’t very calm—and one couple is thinking about having a child. LUNGS is a smart and funny drama that follows a couple through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship as they grapple with questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain that you can only cause the people you love. • Mar 13 – 31 New Work – Man Up! Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance. com • New work by Edmonton’s Man Up!—an all-male revue—that uses the body and burlesque to explore masculinity, sexuality, authenticity, and vulnerability. • Mar 29 – 30 RUPLOOPS: THE HUMAN RADIO Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $12 • horizonstage.com • A pulsating, entertaining, and interactive live looping performance for families. • Mar 23, 2 pm SATURDAY SERIES: IMPROVISED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Level up your laughs! Improvised D&D first rolled their D20 in 2010 and is back for an all-new improvised quest! Join the dungeon master and the rest of their cast as they solve puzzles, fight monsters and discover new realms. A nerdy delight not to be missed. • Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 7:30 pm SkirtsAfire Festival Various venues • Ticket prices vary • skirtsafire.com • This yearly event showcases some of the most fantastic talent from women in Edmonton. • Mar 7 – 17 THE KIDPROVISORS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $8 in advance. $10 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Calling all kids! In collaboration with the Foote Theatre School, The Kidprovisors begins with weekly improv workshops for kids and culminates in a monthly familyfriendly improv show. Each show stars the students as they team up with the pros at Rapid Fire Theatre. • Mar 10, 3:30 pm THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports® is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This high-energy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports® is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • Every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm
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THE CANDIDATE Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • An immersive production, in which the audience are guests at a political fundraising party where secrets are revealed and scandals are set in motion. • Mar 30 – Apr 21
talking about this album since pretty much the day they met. • Mar 1 FIVE ALARM FUNK The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $35 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • Afro-funk and ska-punk serves as the catalyst for a spirited good time as the horn-drenched sound of Five Alarm Funk inspires us to get down and up out of our seats. • Mar 29, 7:30 pm
THE PARTY Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • An immersive production, in which the audience are guests at a political fundraising party where secrets are revealed and scandals are set in motion. • Mar 30 – Apr 21 Will Eno’s Middletown The Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St NW • 780 492 2273 • Ticket prices vary • timmscentre.ca • Directed by Department of Drama Associate Professor, Sandra Nicholls, this quirky yet poetic story set in “a small town, like any other small town, located in the middle of the middle,” explores one’s longing for love, warmth and contact through the minutiae of everyday experiences. • Mar 28 – Apr 6
MUSIC Barbara MacNeils 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets available online • festivalplace.ab.ca • For over three decades, Cape Breton-based family group the Barra MacNeils has been thrilling audiences of all ages, both near and far, with their sparkling repertoire, vocals, instrumental prowess and vibrant showmanship. Do not miss their new show at Festival Place. • Mar 16 Concordia Fine Arts: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Al and Trish Huehn Theatre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman, directed by Brenley Charkow. • Mar 8 – 10, and 15 – 17; times vary Concordia Fine Arts: Land of the Free Robert Tegler Student Centre • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Mar 3, 3 pm Concordia Fine Arts: SkirtsAfire Choral Festival St. Faith’s Anglican Church • 11725 93 St. NW • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Part of the yearly womens’ theatre festival. • Mar 9, 7 pm Dave Gunning and JP Cormier 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780 464 2852 • Tickets available online • festivalplace.ab.ca • Two of Canada’s greatest roots singer-songwriters have finally done what everybody’s wanted . Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier are releasing their first album together, called Two. Great friends, frequent collaborators, co-writers and touring partners, the pair has been
HERSTORY: WOMEN COMPOSERS FOR WIND Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • The University Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers unite in melody and harmony for a showcase event at one of the finest performance venues in North America. Classics by Handel, Verdi, Fauré and more will be performed. • Mar 24, 3 pm Hotel California – The Original Eagles Tribute Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $40 adults; $37 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • For almost three decades now, Hotel California has been recreating the legendary sound of The Eagles, and thrilling audiences all over the world. The band set the bar in 1986, and they’ve remained the industry leading substitute for The Eagles ever since. • Mar 23, 7:30 pm IRISH MYTHEN St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Irish Mythen calls herself a globetrotting troubadour, and honours the true sense of the calling. “I don’t just get up there and mail it in. For me it’s about reaching the crowd, it’s about having a responsibility to tell a story.” • Mar 22, 7:30 pm JAMES HILL AND ANNE JANELLE • Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • It’s true: opposites do attract. James Hill grew up playing folk, jazz and blues on his ukulele while Anne Janelle was exclusively a classical cellist. • Mar 23, 8 pm KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS: MOTOWN REVUE Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • A mesmerizing concert brimming with Motown favourites. • Mar 30, 7:30 pm LORRAINE KLASSEN The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $35 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • Raised in Soweto, this long-time Montréal resident has the dynamic stage presence to complement her stirring and robust voice. In 2013, she picked up a Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year in a tribute to her personal and professional inspiration, Miriam Makeba. • Mar 27, 7:30 pm Lunasa The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $42 • stalbert.ca/ exp/arden • Lúnasa is considered one of the finest, if not the finest, Celtic instrumental bands in the world. • Mar 30, 7:30 pm
ROB HEATH Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • Rob Heath has enjoyed airplay on hundreds of Radio stations across six continents, not only for songs he’s performed but those performed by other artists. • Mar 9, 8 pm RupLoops: The Human Radio Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $12 • maclabcentre.com • RupLoops is an interactive, live looping performance, using vocal percussion, rhythmic rhymes and an arsenal of eclectic instruments from around the globe. Rup utilizes his diverse skills as a musician to create a pulsating, entertaining and engaging musical experience. • Mar 17, 2 pm SAMANTHA MARTIN AND DELTA SUGAR Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • festivalplace. ab.ca • Five-time Maple Blues Award Nominee, Samantha Martin returns to Festival Place with a six-piece band. • Mar 23, 7:30 pm Season Recital 4 Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music • edmontonrecital.com • Clayton Leung from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, playing viola, with multi-faceted musician Lisa Tahara on piano. • Mar 3, 7:30pm
tory of Music • edmontonrecital. com • Clarinetist Robert Spady and Pianist Sarah Ho, with guest Soprano vocalist Whitney Sloan. • Mar 24, 7:30 pm THE ARROGANT WORMS Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with these hilarious Canadian musical comedians. • Mar 17, 7:30 pm THE ENNIS SISTERS Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Contemporary folk songs with a traditional Irish-Newfoundland twist. • Mar 9, 7:30 pm TRI-CONTINENTAL St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • This trio first came together around 2000 when a jam showed the three seasoned guitarists Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau and Madagascar Slim they had something special together. • Mar 8, 7:30 pm
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FROM SALZBURG TO VIENNA Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque.com • Featuring festive pieces by Haydn, Wagenseil, and Dittersdorf. • Mar 17, 3 pm
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domestic and collective work as well as rural development in Canada. This is a travelling exhibition from the Textile Museum of Canada. • Until Apr 22
Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Splendid String • “We are not separate from the natural world, but are a part of it. Connected to it.” Exhibit of 10-15 large scale paintings (ranging from 48”x60” to 8’x10’). Composed as formal portraits, Fuhrer’s paintings blend human elements with iconic Canadian animals and landscapes. She is examining the physical and spiritual relationship between humans and the natural world. • Apr 4 – 27 BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis. html • Home Economics: 150 Years of Canadian Hooked Rugs • Home Economics explores the unique stories and histories that have informed Canadian hooked rugs, a highly recognizable form of folk art with roots in 19th-century North America. Featuring hooked rugs from a rich archive of international material culture, the exhibition represents generations of artisanal entrepreneurship, women’s
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FAB Gallery Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Bachelor of Design Graduate Show 2019 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program. • Apr 2 – 13 Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show 2018 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program. • Apr 23 – May 4 Harcourt House 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Finding My Way in the Woods • Finding My Way in the Woods by Ed Hunt is a visual art project that takes imagery from the Whirlpool River and Athabasca Pass in Jasper National Park. The solo component of the hike in the backcountry was undertaken to distill the works into a pure expression of place and feeling; beyond the amenities of studio, people, and shelter. • Apr 12 – May 25
Main Gallery Concurrent Views • Holly Fay’s art practice encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media, and art installation projects, which explore themes of nature, perspective, landscape, representation, and history. Her work emphasizes the complex interrelations of ecology and is informed by self-similar patterns found throughout natural systems. • Apr 12 – May 25 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780.459.1528 • museeheritage. ca • Gold Mountain Dream • Gold Mountain Dream, an exhibition from the Royal British Columbia Museum, provides an in-depth look at the Chinese contribution to British Columbia’s 19th century gold rushes. The Musée Héritage Museum will be adding local stories of people who left St. Albert to go to the gold rushes and those who settled here after their return. • Apr 9 – Jun 2 NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Darlene Madden: ‘Try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm’ • An exhibition of several complex, textured and colourful works inspired by Bob Dylan’s songs. • Apr 18 – May 25 PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 8555 Roper Road • 780 427 1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • Take a Longer Look: Panoramic Photographs from the Provincial Archives of Alberta • This photography exhibit features panoramic images from the holdings of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. • Until Apr 20 SNAP GALLeRy AND PRiNTShoP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com Community Gallery Tamara Deedman • Until Apr 27 Main Gallery heather Leier • Until Apr 27 VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PRoJeCT SPACe Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • From Water into Sky • TREX Alberta Foundation For The Arts Travelling Exhibition. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition presents watercolors from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. • Apr 11 – Jun 15
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CREATIVE INCUBATOR Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205 107 Avenue • goodwomen. ca • For its 10th anniversary season, Good Women is launching a new creative incubator series. Artists will participate in a week-long creation workshop with their peers, facilitated by local dance and theatre artist Amber Borotsik. Artists will bring their current ideas and interests, and be able to work surrounded by the creative energy and input of their peers and community members. • Apr 29 – May 3 NEXT GENERATION SOUTH ASIAN DANCe Allard hall, Triffo Theatre • #11-130, 11110 104 Ave, 112 St • 780 452 3282 • $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • Presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company. • Apr 19 – 20, 8 pm
THEATRE BONFIRE FESTIVAL Citadel Theatre, Zeidler hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • The Bonfire Festival returns for its eighth annual romp through the wonderful world of experimental long-form improv and new ideas! Bonfire is a time when members of our ensemble take big risks, innovate, and direct brand new shows. Show concepts may be ideas they’ve dreamed up themselves, collaborations with local talent, or formats they have taken part in while touring abroad. • Apr 4 – 13 CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm CoNCoRDiA FiNe ARTS: CARoLiNe’S FiNe ARTS CARNiVAL Al and Trish huehn Theatre and the Robert Tegler Student • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Hosted by the GTC, the school’s drama club. • Apr 5 – 7 Die-NASTy! The LiVe iMPRoViSeD SoAP oPeRA PReSeNTS 28 yeARS The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • oct. 27 – May 27
DiRT BUFFeT CABAReT: JAke TkACZyk Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 oBo • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices. • Apr 4, 8 pm
aficionados Firefly Theatre. • Apr 12 – 21
(piano) and Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp (piano). • Apr 5, 7:30 pm
The ATTiC, The PeARLS AND THREE FINE GIRLS Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • walterdaletheare.com • With the death of their Father, Jayne Fine, JoJo Fine and Jelly Fine are left peculiar instructions to host a “wild party” of a funeral. • Apr 3 – 13
eDMoNToN oPeRA: The MiSADVENTURES OF COUNT ORY Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $29 • edmontonopera.com •The Western Canadian premiere of Rossini’s final comedy! Sung in French with projected English translation. From the composer of The Barber of Seville comes a raucous comedy with gorgeous bel canto melodies and vocal fireworks galore! Come along for the ride as a love triangle unfolds between notorious skirt-chaser Count Ory, his cunning Page, and a feisty Countess — complete with naughty nuns, scandalous set-ups, and way too much wine. It features the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. • Apr 6, 9, 12
THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This highenergy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm
CoLLeeN BRoWN SiNG JoNi MITCHELL The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $36 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • A musical chameleon, Brown is at home behind her piano playing an upbeat soul tune or singing a poignant ballad at centre stage. This Albertan has been winning over audiences nationwide with her groove-filled and melodically mature pop-influenced songs. • Apr 13, 7:30 pm
FieLD WoRk – GeRRy MoRiTA Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.com • Starting with the idea of creating a concert for cows, artistic director Gerry Morita will create new work that returns to her rural roots to explore movement and images that can involve animals, the land, and the infinite impossibility of ever finishing work. • April 12 – 13, 8 pm MiLe ZeRo DANCe SALoN: DANCe BLiTZ Location TBA • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20 non-members • milezerodance.com • Mile Zero Dance is going to celebrate International Dance Day with an event that exalts the short dance piece. Come see artists play with short format works (three minutes or less) in an unexpected, casual environment. • Apr 29, 8 pm SISTER ACT Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Based on the hit 1992 film, Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash hit that has audiences rejoicing! When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a conven. • Apr 9 – Jun 9 SUPERSTITION La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St • Fireflytheatre.com • Another performance from aerial arts theatre
THE TEMPEST Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • A truly unique retelling of Shakespeare’s most magical story. Showcasing the participants of the 2019 Citadel/Banff Professional Theatre Program. • Apr 20 – May 12 WiLL eNo’S MiDDLeToWN The Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St NW • 780 492 2273 • Ticket prices vary • timmscentre. ca • Directed by Department of Drama Associate Professor, Sandra Nicholls, this quirky yet poetic story set in “a small town, like any other small town, located in the middle of the middle,” explores one’s longing for love, warmth and contact through the minutiae of everyday experiences. • Mar 28 – Apr 6
MUSIC ABRA CADABRA horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $40/$35 • horizonstage.com • Take a nostalgic journey through your favourite ABBA hits. • Apr 6 – 7, 7:30 pm CARNAVAL Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • The University Symphony Orchestra closes the MainStage concert season with an afternoon of sublime works, including Le Carnaval des Animaux by Saint-Saëns. This fun and witty piece features a four hands, two pianos performance by Jacques Després
CoNCoRDiA FiNe ARTS: ANCieNT DAyS Francis Winspear Centre for Music • 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Concordia Symphony Orchestra with the Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus. • Apr 15, 7:30 pm CoNCoRDiA FiNe ARTS: FeSTiVAL CiTy WiNDS MUSiC SoCieTy iNTeRMeDiATe BANDS CoNCeRT The Robert Tegler Student • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Apr 13, 7:30 pm CoNCoRDiA FiNe ARTS: ShALL We DANCe St. Timothy’s Anglican Church • 8420 145 St • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Jubiloso! Bells of Concordia & JuBELLation Concert. • Apr 14, 4 pm CoNCoRDiA FiNe ARTS: SoNGS OF SPRING First Baptist • 10031 109 St • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare.ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • Community Chorus Concert. • Apr 28, 3 pm
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CONCORDIA FINE ARTS: WATER AND LIGHT The Robert Tegler Student • 7128 Ada Blvd • 780 479 848 • Prices vary; available at tixonthesquare. ca, Concordia Bookstore or at the door • concordia.ab.ca • A Bella Voce Dessert Concert. • Apr 26, 7 pm DAVID FRANCEY The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $36 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • This Scottish/Canadian tunes mith’s 1999 debut album Torn Screen Door turned the nation’s folk community on its ear and in a blink, Francey was being championed by his peers and playing the biggest festivals and finest theatres in the country. • Apr 11, 7:30 pm EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA AT RUTHERFORD HOUSE Rutherford House • 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • 780 422 2697 • Regular admission, $7 for adults
• rutherfordhouse.ca • Spring and Easter go hand in hand at Rutherford House. Explore this magnificent home and enjoy freshly baked cookies and make a spring-themed craft. Be sure to keep a watchful eye for the Easter Bunny as you do your scavenger egg hunt! • Apr 14, 12 – 4 pm EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE FEATURING NUELA CHARLES Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962 8995 • $15 • horizonstage. com • Concert featuring up-and-coming local artist. • Apr 9, 7:30 pm KOBO TOWN St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • Founded and fronted by émigré Trinidadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town’s music has been variously described as “an intoxicating blend of lilting calypsonian wit, dancehall reggae and tromboneheavy brass. • Apr 12, 7:30 pm
JOHN WORT HANNAM BAND Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • $27 • A prize-winning songwriter and performer, John Wort Hannam is known for his unique take on the simple day-to-day dramas of common folk through songs that map the landscapes of both the human heart and this vast country of ours. • Apr 12, 8 pm JUDY COLLINS The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $65 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • In the 1960s Collins evoked both idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustice. Five decades later, her presence shines just as brightly as she serves new generations with creative vigour. • Apr 3, 7:30 pm TENGYUE ZHANG (GUITAR) Edmonton Classical Guitar Society • Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr • 780 566
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ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 24 • St Albert’s high school students will display course work, and complete a gallery assigned challenge project in this exciting and dynamic community exhibit. • May 2 – Jun 1 BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools spans over 125 years and contains photographs and documents from the 1880s to present day. Photographs, text panels and artifacts move the witness through the process of leaving home, arriving at school, participating in school activities and being part of a classroom. Sections on the children who never returned home as well as on contemporary role models provide a wide range of perspectives. • May 15 – Sept 2 FAB GALLERY Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show 2018 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program. • Until May 4
5726 • $30 regular, $25 student/ senior/member • Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition. • Apr 5, 8 pm THE CELTIC TENORS Dow Centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2. ticketpro.ca • This charismatic, globetrotting trio are the most successful classical crossover act to emerge from Ireland. • Apr 16, 7:30 pm THE LYNNES St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780 278 6407 • $30 at doors • newmoonfolkclub.com • The Lynnes are Juno award winning songwriter Lynn Miles and awardwinning songwriter Lynne Hanson. • Apr 5, 7:30 pm TREVOR PANCZAK Horizon Stage • 1001 Calahoo Road • 780 962-8995 • $35/$30 • horizonstage.com • Honest, compelling, and immediately likeable Alberta-
Tamires Para Pedroso, MFA Painting • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting. • May 14 – June 8 HARCOURT HOUSE 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Finding My Way in the Woods • Finding My Way in the Woods by Ed Hunt is a visual art project that takes imagery from the Whirlpool River and Athabasca Pass in Jasper National Park. The solo component of the hike in the backcountry was undertaken to distill the works into a pure expression of place and feeling; beyond the amenities of studio, people, and shelter. • Until May 25 Main Gallery Concurrent Views • Holly Fay’s art practice encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media, and art installation projects, which explore themes of nature, perspective, landscape, representation, and history. Her work emphasizes the complex interrelations of ecology and is informed by self-similar patterns found throughout natural systems. • Until May 25 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage.ca • Gold Mountain Dream • Gold Mountain Dream, an exhibition from the Royal British Columbia Museum, provides an in-depth look at the Chinese contribution to British Columbia’s 19th century gold rushes. The Musée Héritage Museum will be adding local stories of people who left St. Albert to go to the gold rushes and those who settled here after their return. • Until Jun 2 NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Darlene Madden: ‘Try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm’ • An exhibition of several complex, textured and colourful works inspired by Bob Dylan’s songs. • Until May 25
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based country recording artist. • Apr 12, 7:30 pm TWIN FLAMES Maclab Centre • 4308 50 St, Leduc • 780 980 1866 • $35 adults; $32 seniors and students • maclabcentre.com • Multi award-winning Twin Flames unites Jaaji an Inuk/Mohawk from Nunavik and Chelsey a Métis from Ottawa. Together they take audiences on a musical journey across Canada and the Arctic. Two time Winners of the Canadian Folk music Award for Aboriginal Songwriters of the year 2016 and 2017 they push the boundaries of “Contemporary Folk” and incorporate both Western and traditional instruments in their music. • Apr 5, 7:30 pm
CLASSICAL MUSIC SPLENDOR OF THE BAROQUE Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209 123 St • 780 467 6531 • $30 Single adult ticket • albertabaroque. com • Featuring festive pieces by Bach and Telemann. • Apr 19, 3 pm
Next Fest • A visual art component of the annual festival for youth. • May 28 – Jun 12 SNAP GALLERY AND PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com University of Alberta Printmaking Student Exhibition • May 3 – 11 Community Gallery Deltra Powney • May 17 – Jun 22 Main Gallery Marc Siegner • May 17 – Jun 22 STRATCHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 913 Ash St., Sherwood Park • 780 467 8189 • strathconacountymuseum.ca • From Vimy to Juno—Travelling Exhibit • Come learn about Canada’s role in the First and Second World Wars. This exhibit was created by the Juno Beach Centre in partnership with the Vimy Foundation and with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage. • May 6 – Jun 18 VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • From Water Into Sky • TREX Alberta Foundation For The Arts Travelling Exhibition. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition presents watercolors from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. • Until Jun 15
Comedy JOHN CLEESE – WHY THERE IS NO HOPE Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780 429 1000 • Tickets start at $90 • jubileeauditorium.com • Come spend a hilarious evening with the “One and Only” John Cleese. John is a legendary comedic actor best known for: Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers, and A Fish Called Wanda. • May 27, 7:30 pm
Dance BRIAN WEBB DANCE COMPANY FEATURING GARY JAMES JOYNES | THE LIMINAL Allard Hall, Triffo Theatre • #11-130, 11110 104 Ave, 112 St • 780 452 3282 • $40 regular, $35 seniors, $25 students • bwdc.ca • World premiere, presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company. • May 23 – 24
THEATRE CHIMPROV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • CHiMPROV is Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform improv comedy show. Here you will see RFT’s most accomplished performers creating artfullycrafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and improvised one-act plays sure to make you bust a gut. • Sat, 10 pm DIE-NASTY! THE LIVE IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA PRESENTS 28 YEARS • The Varscona Theatre • 10329 83 Ave • 780 433 3399 • TBD • varsconatheatre.com • Improvised comedy from a legacy group in Edmonton. • Oct 27 – May 27 DIRT BUFFET CABARET: CINDY BAKER Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $10 OBO • milezerodance.com • MZD’s interdisciplinary variety shows
This unlikely pairing exposes a revelation which makes them flee for their lives, and embark on a provocative journey of selfdiscovery. • May 16 – 25
with a wide array of emerging and experimental artists. An all-ages and all-embracing event with an amazing new group of curators from a variety of backgrounds and artistic practices • May 2, 8 pm FROM THE CRADLE TO STAGE Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • walterdaletheare.com • The 60th Anniversary Season will feature the development of a new musical by Matt Graham and Sue Goberdhan, and another yet-to-beannounced new work. • May 13 – 18 SATURDAY SERIES: MAGIC MARV Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • The dancers? Improvisers. The music? Unknown. The temperature? HOT. Seven performers who have never stripped before will dance and make love to the stage in this improvised male stripper movie. Dancing to songs they don’t know and creating routines based on audience suggestions. Step aside Mike, Marv is the new magic man in town • May 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 10 pm • This show is 18+ SILENCE The Timms Centre for the Arts • 87 Avenue, 112 St NW • 780 492 2273 • Ticket prices vary • timmscentre.ca • Set during the Dark Ages but with contemporary overtones, Silence is the tale of Lord Silence of Cumbria who is forced to marry a fiery French noblewoman, Ymma of Normandy.
SISTER ACT Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Based on the hit 1992 film, Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash hit that has audiences rejoicing! When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a conven. • Apr 9 – Jun 9 THEATRESPORTS Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $12 in advance. $15 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • Theatresports is Rapid Fire Theatre’s first and longest-running show, now in its 38th consecutive season. This high-energy, fast-paced show pits teams of improvisors against each other in a fierce battle of wits and laughs where anything can happen! Created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Theatresports is performed by companies all over the world. Rapid Fire Theatre is one of the biggest and longest-running producers of the show on the planet. • Every Friday, 7:30 and 10 pm ZERO GRAVITY INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL Spazio Performativo,10816 95 St • 780 424 1573 • $15 members, $20
non-members • milezerodance. com • This four-day performance art festival and one-week workshop— curated by Beau Coleman— presents a cutting edge array of international visual performance artists. We are living in dangerous and precarious times. Zero Gravity asks us to use art as a way to get above it all and to think in new ways; not only to escape, but to act. • May 16–19; workshops run May 10 – 16
RUTHIE FOSTER Dow Centennial, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • tickets at ww2.ticketpro.ca • Headlining folk circuits around the globe, Emmy award nominee Ruthie Foster has shared the stage with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, and The Allman Brothers. • May 2, 7:30 pm TOM HOLLISTON The Black Dog Freehouse, 10425 82 Ave • No Cover Charge. • May 11, 4 pm
MUSIC CARRIE UNDERWOOD Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace.com • Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s threetime top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360. • May 28, 7 pm EMERGING ARTIST CONCERT Holy Trinity Anglican Church • edmontonrecital.com • Nationally recognized young artist, Jaques Forestier playing violin, with Susanne Ruberg-Gordon on piano. • May 5, 2 pm RUTHIE FOSTER The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • $38 • stalbert. ca/exp/arden • A rare opportunity to catch Ruthie Foster in such an intimate venue as she embraces The Arden Theatre audience with her remarkable, insightful songwriting and glistening guitar playing. • May 1, 7:30 pm
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Art galleries/ museums Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 24 • St Albert’s high school students will display course work, and complete a gallery assigned challenge project in this exciting and dynamic community exhibit. • Until Jun 1 Abandon • An exploration of the form and aesthetic potential of objects. Ceramicist Ruth-Anne French produces enchanting architectural sculptures, vessels and public interventions. Pierre Bataillard creates mixed media drawings that push the boundaries of still life into abstraction. • Jun 6 – 29 Loco/ Belcarra Cottages/ Port Moody • An exploration of the form and aesthetic potential of objects. Ceramicist Ruth-Anne French produces enchanting architectural sculptures, vessels and public interventions. Pierre Bataillard creates mixed media drawings that push the boundaries of still life into abstraction. • Jun 13 – Aug 8 BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools spans over 125 years and contains photographs and documents from the 1880s to present day. Photographs, text panels and artifacts move the witness through the process of leaving home, arriving at school, participating in school activities and being part of a classroom. Sections on the children who never returned home as well as on contemporary role models provide a wide range of perspectives. • Until Sept 2 FAB Gallery Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Tamires Para Pedroso, MFA Painting • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting. • Until June 8 Harcourt House 3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780 426 4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery 28th Annual Naked Show + Sale: Title TBD • Jun 20–Jul 2 Main Gallery 31st Harcourt House Annual Members’ Exhibition + Art Sale: Title TBD • Jun 20–Jul 13
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Musée Héritage Museum St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage. ca • Gold Mountain Dream • Gold Mountain Dream, an exhibition from the Royal British Columbia Museum, provides an in-depth look at the Chinese contribution to British Columbia’s 19th century gold rushes. The Musée Héritage Museum will be adding local stories of people who left St. Albert to go to the gold rushes and those who settled here after their return. • Until Jun 2 Looking Back Again (ten years later) • Ten years ago, the Musée Héritage Museum scoured the archives for fun and fascinating photos of St. Albert and created Looking Back, an exciting exhibition of local enlargements. Drawing on thousands of new photo donations, we’re Looking Back Again at over 100 years of life in St. Albert. • Jun 11 – Sept 8 NAESs gallery At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca •Next Fest • A visual art component of the annual festival for youth. • Until Jun 12 Francis Marte• A selection of masterful watercolours. • Jun 14 – Jul 17 SNAP Gallery and Printshop 10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780 423 1492 • snapartists.com Community Gallery Deltra Powney • Until Jun 22 Main Gallery Marc Siegner • Until Jun 22 strathcona county museum and archives 913 Ash St., Sherwood Park • 780 467 8189 • strathconacountymuseum.ca • From Vimy to Juno—Travelling Exhibit • Come learn about Canada’s role in the First and Second World Wars. This exhibit was created by the Juno Beach Centre in partnership with the Vimy Foundation and with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage. • Until Jun 18 Visual arts alberta—CARFAC project space Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com •
Comedy IMPROVAGANZA Citadel Theatre, Zeidler Hall, 9828 101A Ave • 780 443 6044 • $15 in advance. $45 at the door • rapidfiretheatre.com • This is the big one! Improvaganza is Edmonton’s international improv and sketch comedy festival, and the largest annual event at RFT. Join us this year as we celebrate our 19th Improvaganza. Every year at Improvaganza, Rapid Fire Theatre hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. • Jun 12 – 22
THEATRE FREEWILL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Hawrelak Park, Heritage Amphitheatre • freewillshakespeare. com • Get thee to a festival that brings the works of the Bard into the realm of everyone from kids to scholars. One drama. One Comedy. • Jun 18 – Jul 14 SISTER ACT Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Based on the hit 1992 film, Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash hit that has audiences rejoicing! When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a conven. • Apr 9 – Jun 9 SLEUTH Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • mayfieldtheatre. ca • The ultimate game of catand-mouse with twists at every turn. Andrew Wyke is a rich and successful mystery writer with an obsession for playing games. After luring his wife’s lover, Milo, to his country house, Andrew persuades Milo to take part in a scheme that is sure to get them both what they want. • Jun 18 – Aug 4
Art galleries/ museums 35TH ANNUAL EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL STREET PERFORMERS FESTIVAL Churchill Square or Gazebo Park • edmontonstreetfest.com • Featuring some of the whackist and bang on street performers in the world over 10 days. • Jul 5 – 14 Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Loco/ Belcarra Cottages/ Port Moody • An exploration of the form and aesthetic potential of objects. Ceramicist RuthAnne French produces enchanting architectural sculptures, vessels and public interventions. Pierre Bataillard creates mixed media drawings that push the boundaries of still life into abstraction. • Until Aug 8 John Maywood (solo show) • Composed from photographs taken at the historic site of Chrysauster in South Cornwall, England, and the peninsula of Snaefellsnes in Iceland. Merging the top and bottoms of cliff faces, these works bridge two disparate environments to question the future of untouched natural environments. • Jul 4 – 27 BOREALIS Gallery 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis. html • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools spans over 125 years and contains photographs and documents from the 1880s to present day. Photographs, text panels and artifacts move the witness through the process of leaving home, arriving at school, participating in school activities and being part of a classroom. Sections on the children who never returned home as well as on contemporary role models provide a wide range of perspectives. • Until Sept 2 Musée Héritage Museum St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street •
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From Water Into Sky • TREX Alberta Foundation For The Arts Travelling Exhibition. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition presents watercolors from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. • Until Jun 15 New Wave • A survey of visual artists who have been in Canada and Alberta for less than seven years. Curated by Mark Vazquez-Mackay and Chris W. Carson. • Jun 20 – Sept 14
The Works Art & Design Festival Churchill Square; Various venues around downtown • 780 426 2122 • theworks.ab.ca • For 13 days every summer, The Works unleashes art and design throughout one square kilometer of Edmonton’s downtown core. Completely free to the public, the Festival is an extravaganza of visual art, design and entertainment that attracts artists and patrons from around the globe. • Jun 20– Jul 2
SHAWN MENDES Rogers Place, 10545 106 Ave • tickets at ticketmaster.ca • rogersplace.com • Supporting the release of his self-titled third album, multi-platinum and chart-topping singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes will hit Edmonton. • Jun 16, 7 pm TD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Various venues • edmontonjazz. com • A 10 day festival featuring some of the best live jazz acts in the world. • Jun 21 – 30
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780 459 1528 • museeheritage.ca • Looking Back Again (ten years later) • Ten years ago, the Musée Héritage Museum scoured the archives for fun and fascinating photos of St. Albert and created Looking Back, an exciting exhibition of local enlargements. Drawing on thousands of new photo donations, we’re Looking Back Again at over 100 years of life in St. Albert. • Until Sept 8 NAESs gallery At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Francis Marte • A selection of masterful watercolours. • Until Jul 17 Leslie Nobler: Take Refuge • A paperbased exhibition of intricate works by this U.S. professor and engaged citizen. • Jul 19 – Aug 21 The Works Art & Design Festival Churchill Square; Various venues around downtown • 780 426 2122 • theworks.ab.ca • For 13 days every summer, The Works unleashes art and design throughout one square kilometer of Edmonton’s downtown core. Completely free to the public, the Festival is an extravaganza of visual art, design and entertainment that attracts artists and patrons from around the globe. • Jun 20– Jul 2 Visual arts alberta—CARFAC project space Third Foor, 10215-112 St • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • New Wave • A survey of visual artists who have been in Canada and Alberta for less than seven years. Curated by Mark Vazquez-Mackay and Chris W. Carson. • Until Sept 14
THEATRE THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • walterdaletheare.com • Picture a beautiful summer day, Italy, 1953: Margaret Johnson, an elegant and strongwilled Southern woman, has taken her daughter, Clara, on a vacation to Italy. A chance encounter between Clara and a young Italian gentleman, Fabrizo. • Jul 3 – 13
Art galleries/ museums ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) 19 Perron St • 780 460 4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Loco/ Belcarra Cottages/ Port Moody • An exploration of the form and aesthetic potential of objects. Ceramicist Ruth-Anne French produces enchanting architectural sculptures, vessels and public interventions. Pierre Bataillard creates mixed media drawings that push the boundaries of still life into abstraction. • Until Aug 8 We Are Revealed • An exhibit featuring performance and sculpturebased installation dealing with the anxieties and vulnerabilities that the artist has experienced while being the object of someone else’s gaze. The sculptures are created from women’s nylon stockings, thread, cotton batting, wire and wood. “The work speaks directly to the paradoxical attractions and simultaneous tensions between what could be defined as beautiful or grotesque.” • Jul 1 – 31 BOREALIS GALLERY 9820 107 St • 780 427 7362 •assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis.html • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools • “Where Are the Children?”: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools spans over 125 years and contains photographs and documents from the 1880s to
present day. Photographs, text panels and artifacts move the witness through the process of leaving home, arriving at school, participating in school activities and being part of a classroom. Sections on the children who never returned home as well as on contemporary role models provide a wide range of perspectives. • Until Sept 2 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street • 780 459 1528 • museeheritage.ca • Looking Back Again (ten years later) • Ten years ago, the Musée Héritage Museum scoured the archives for fun and fascinating photos of St. Albert and created Looking Back, an exciting exhibition of local enlargements. Drawing on thousands of new photo donations, we’re Looking Back Again at over 100 years of life in St. Albert. • Until Sept 8
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NAESS GALLERY At the Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave. • 780 432 0240 • paintspot.ca • Leslie Nobler: Take Refuge • A paper-based exhibition of intricate works by this U.S. professor and engaged citizen. • Until Aug 21 VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA—CARFAC PROJECT SPACE Third Foor, 10215-112 St. • 780 421 1731 • visualartsalberta.com • New Wave • A survey of visual artists who have been in Canada and Alberta for less than seven years. Curated by Mark Vazquez-Mackay and Chris W. Carson. • Until Sept 14
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