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SUMMARY:Samantha Walrod: Off The Beaten Path
DESCRIPTION:Newzones is thrilled to present Off the Beaten Path\, an upcoming solo exhibition of new work by Albertan contemporary artist Samantha Walrod. \nOff the Beaten Path considers how humans view and interact with wildlife in the Canadian wilderness from a “close” distance. Motorists and hikers observe animals from cars and trails while the animals watch in return. Bears\, elk\, and wolves are depicted on the edge of the wilderness\, adjacent to roads and thoroughfares\, visible to humans before disappearing onto paths less accessible to human transportation. Walrod’s artwork represents a fleeting moment of human/animal interaction while observing the essential but shrinking distance between human/animal habitats. \nSamantha Walrod’s work is influenced by similarities and differences between imagined and reconstructed environments. She uses many layers of paint\, collage\, photography and inks\, as tactility is a very important element of her practice. Images are incorporated with collage and digital technologies\, while maintaining the exploration of paint. In reconstructing disparate images from various sources including art history\, popular culture and her own photos\, Walrod addresses the cultural construction of nature.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/f0ieddng8xn-samantha-walrod-off-the-beaten-path-occ-19026/
LOCATION:Newzones Gallery Of Contemporary Art\, 730 11 Ave Sw\, Calgary\, T2R 0E4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
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SUMMARY:Front Row Centre Players - Nine
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated but impetuous film director Guido Contini\, succumbing to the pressures of filming his latest film epic (a musical version of the Casanova story)\, suffers a midlife crisis. One by one\, women from his past and present – including his mother\, his wife\, his mistress\, and his leading lady – haunt\, instruct\, scold\, seduce and encourage him until he finally learns to grow up.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/l8x1xjqmjr3o-front-row-centre-players-nine/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Pumphouse Theatre\, 2140 Pumphouse Ave Sw\, Calgary\, T2P 2M1
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Theatre & performing arts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T173000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
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SUMMARY:40th Anniversary Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Wallace Galleries\, one of the region’s most established and respected contemporary art galleries\, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Over a forty-year legacy\, Wallace Galleries has championed the careers of Canadian artists\, cultivated passionate collectors\, and shaped how contemporary art is experienced. \nFeatured artists: Harold Town\, Kenneth Lochhead\, Wilf Perreault\, Ted Godwin\, Jennifer Hornyak\, Simon Andrew\, Robin Smith-Peck\, Elzbieta Krawecka\, William Duma\, and David Alexander to name a few. \nCome celebrate with us! \nShow from September 17 – October 14\, 2026. \nOpening reception: September 19\, 2026 from 2:00PM to 7:00PM. Artists in attendance.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/fwkyk6mfsn8-40th-anniversary-exhibition/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:724 11 Ave SW #100\, 724 11 Ave Sw\, Calgary\, T2R 0E4
CATEGORIES:Free,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wallace Galleries":MAILTO:info@wallacegalleries.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260729T000237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T000237Z
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SUMMARY:Samantha Walrod: Off The Beaten Path
DESCRIPTION:Newzones is thrilled to present Off the Beaten Path\, an upcoming solo exhibition of new work by Albertan contemporary artist Samantha Walrod. \nOff the Beaten Path considers how humans view and interact with wildlife in the Canadian wilderness from a “close” distance. Motorists and hikers observe animals from cars and trails while the animals watch in return. Bears\, elk\, and wolves are depicted on the edge of the wilderness\, adjacent to roads and thoroughfares\, visible to humans before disappearing onto paths less accessible to human transportation. Walrod’s artwork represents a fleeting moment of human/animal interaction while observing the essential but shrinking distance between human/animal habitats. \nSamantha Walrod’s work is influenced by similarities and differences between imagined and reconstructed environments. She uses many layers of paint\, collage\, photography and inks\, as tactility is a very important element of her practice. Images are incorporated with collage and digital technologies\, while maintaining the exploration of paint. In reconstructing disparate images from various sources including art history\, popular culture and her own photos\, Walrod addresses the cultural construction of nature.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/f0ieddng8xn-samantha-walrod-off-the-beaten-path/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Newzones Gallery Of Contemporary Art\, 730 11 Ave Sw\, Calgary\, T2R 0E4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art":MAILTO:registrar@newzones.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T220000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260714T000044Z
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SUMMARY:River Hall YYC
DESCRIPTION:River Hall YYC \n  \n ☀️ Free open air community events\nalong the Bow River \n🎶 Entertainment •\nActivities • Wellness & more!\n💫\nFamily + Dog friendly 🐾 \n📍 Lot 6\, 311 8 ST SW \n\n\n \nHours \n✨ Thursdays & Fridays:\n5–10 PM \n✨ Saturdays & Sundays:\n11 AM–10 PM  \n  \nEnjoy the best of summer at River Hall with vibrant events\,\nlocal talent\, vendors\, and plenty of opportunities to connect\, relax\, and have\nfun! \n \nWhether you’re looking for a fun weekend outing\, a perfect\ndate spot\, or simply somewhere to soak up the sunshine\, there’s plenty of room\nto hang out and make the most of the season.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/jlonuucxim-river-hall-yyc/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:311 8 Street SW\, 311 8 Street Sw\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:Family-friendly,Festivals & events,Free
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DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T170000
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T143000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260807T000014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T000014Z
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SUMMARY:Behind The Stampede: An Insider Tour of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth
DESCRIPTION:Tour Stampede Park\, take in all the stories. \nWhere else can you travel through time\, lift the curtain on a legacy\, and see how a legend was born? \nWith BTS: Behind The Stampede\, you’ll explore over a century of history\, thrills\, spills\, characters and champions. Starting off at Sam Centre\, this two-hour tour will take you on a nostalgic trolley ride through some of the highlights of Stampede Park: The Tipi sculpture in Community Park East to learn about the deep connections between Stampede and the First Nations People of Treaty 7\, an exclusive experience at the chuckwagon track and rodeo chutes\, and a few other surprises along the way. You’ll understand how Calgary’s history and the Stampede’s legacy are forever intertwined.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/bluyprkvpl5o-behind-the-stampede-an-insider-tour-of-the-greatest-outdoor-show-on-earth/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Sam Centre\, 632 13 Ave Se\, Calgary\, T2G 1C5
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260826T000203Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening | Curtis Talwst Santiago + Jane Jin Kaisen
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, September 17\, from 6-9 PM\, as we celebrate the opening of two solo exhibitions\, Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds and Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order. \nBuilding toward a landmark moment in Contemporary Calgary’s evolution—marked by the Centennial Planetarium’s highly anticipated transformation—this new exhibition season explores notions of change and world-building throughout all aspects of our lives: social\, political\, environmental and psychological. Prominent Canadian and international artists engaged in the upcoming projects bring generative perspectives and expansive ways of thinking through our fraught historical moment where ruptures and crises have the potential to lead to new possibilities and ever-evolving realities.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/mh7x4ja8uhn-exhibition-opening-or-curtis-talwst-santiago-jane-jin-kaisen/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Free,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T235959
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260903T000628Z
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SUMMARY:The Masses and the Classes in Calgary: Labour\, Lougheed\, and Electoral Politics in Calgary
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with Senator Lougheed’s time in the federal cabinet were some of the largest strikes in Canadian history\, including major ones in Calgary. These signs of class division had political ramifications as both labour and conservative forces mobilized to control political representation in the city at all levels of government. This talk will explore the class dimension of electoral politics in Calgary\, beginning with the federal election of 1911 — when Calgary bucked the trend of the west and voted against candidates supporting reciprocity — through to Alberta’s first recall election in 1926 over the issue of the public provision of textbooks in Calgary schools.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/e1fxpnaa8as-the-masses-and-the-classes-in-calgary-labour-lougheed-and-electoral-politics-in-calgary/
LOCATION:Lougheed House National & Provincial Historic Site\, 707 13 Avenue Southwest\, Calgary\, T2R 0K8
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260905T105614
CREATED:20260808T000142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T000142Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Farahvar
DESCRIPTION:Chicago-based comedian Paul Farahvar delights audiences with his unique\, quick-witted dry humour\, centred on being a practical but aging bachelor and former litigator. After quickly becoming a staple on the Chicago Comedy Scene for years at his home club\, Laugh Factory\, he began touring\, first as a feature for headliners like Demetri Martin and Gary Gulman\, and later\, as a headliner.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/edsztr-88w-paul-farahvar/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Comedy Cave\, 1020 8 Ave SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 1J2
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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