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A vibrant weekly club meant for both first-time fabric artists and veterans. Bring your project and chat with out knitters and crocheters, or join us for an introductory lesson!Who We Are Carya is a social impact agency that has been responding to the evolving social needs of the Calgary community since 1910. Today, with over...
worlds, worlds, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time, weaving the material, the fragmentary, and the ever-evolving within storytelling.Central to the Contemporary Calgary presentation...
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.The 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...
Newzones is pleased to present In The Pines, a solo exhibition of new work by Canadian contemporary painter, Jack Bishop.In these new paintings segments of the Trans-Canada are like a topiary, where the tree lines carve out an ornamental landscape the highway cuts through. The liminal space through the wilderness in a commute. For a...
A Space That Remembers reflects my belief that places can inhabit us as much as we inhabit them. "Through painting, I seek to create spaces where observation, memory, emotion, and imagination come together—spaces that invite us to look closely, to reflect, and to consider what a landscape carries, what it has witnessed, and what we...
For decades, Jim Gray has been known for bringing people together over breakfast - creating space to share ideas, offer advice, make connections and help others move forward. The Gray Breakfast Forum takes inspiration from that tradition.As part of Top 7 Over 70 programming, this intimate breakfast series creates an opportunity for ventures, business leaders...
Born from the womb of Y2K techno paranoia, dance-punk mega duo Death From Above 1979 have been a cathartic through-line since 2001. Every now and then they come to fly their jumbo jet sound into the skyscrapers that the zeitgeist has erected. In 2026, they once again blast off celebrating their 25th anniversary with a...
Five college students visit an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day.A wildly entertaining Canadian adaptation of the cult-classic horror comedy, Evil Dead The Musical explodes onto...
Mark Christopher is an old-school comic with a modern sensibility (meaning he tells jokes but not the "dad" type). His meticulous writing ensures that each performance is packed with ingenious twists and turns that keep the audience guessing (and of course laughing).Mark is from Miami, but he started his comedy career in San Francisco, where...
Steröid are ready to rock the main stage with more thunderous aplomb than an atom bomb, hard-boiled and clad in chainmail, ripping blisteringly hot rockin’ riffs all night long. Brought to you by rock and roll savant Lord Gordith, also known as (at least some of the brains) behind Gloomy Reflections and Quest Master, proving...
Pirates might be reduced to a Halloween costume for some, but they are a year-round fascination for archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Lisa Briggs. Best known for her work excavating shipwrecks and conducting scientific analysis on artifacts recovered from some of the world's most important underwater archaeological sites, Lisa shares what life was like during...
After watching an enemy for a very long time during an endless war, a soldier finally creeps out into the night to the other man’s hole and is surprised by what he finds there.Watch a live theatre performance of The Enemy, based on L’ennemi by Serge Bloch and Davide Cali Gallimard. The show explores how...
The Workshop is Calgary’s most dynamic Monday night comedy show — a curated open mic blending the polish of seasoned professionals with the raw energy of fresh new voices.Each week features a professional headliner, surprise sets from touring comics, and a rotating cast of local comedians trying out new material — including the occasional brave...
Every MondayTime: 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Location: Werklund Centre, formerly Arts Commons, 205 8 Ave S.E.Room: Arts Learning CentreAge: 18+Cost: FreeSchedule:5:00-5:30 p.m. - Snack, Chill, Network5:30-6:00 p.m. - Smudge6:00-6:30 p.m. - Mini Workshop6:30-7:30 p.m. - Cypher
worlds, worlds, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time, weaving the material, the fragmentary, and the ever-evolving within storytelling.Central to the Contemporary Calgary presentation...
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.The 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...
In Otipemisiwak Fantasy, Riel Starr explores Métis culture through an Indigiqueer perspective. Starr unapologetically conceptualizes Métis futurism through traditionally crafted contemporary objects in order to honour their own personal connection to their culture, the land, and the survivance of historical Two-Spiritness.Opening reception: October 23rd, 2026, from 6:30 to 9 pmRiel Starr will give an exhibition...
Five college students visit an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day.A wildly entertaining Canadian adaptation of the cult-classic horror comedy, Evil Dead The Musical explodes onto...
Pirates might be reduced to a Halloween costume for some, but they are a year-round fascination for archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Lisa Briggs. Best known for her work excavating shipwrecks and conducting scientific analysis on artifacts recovered from some of the world's most important underwater archaeological sites, Lisa shares what life was like during...
Embrace creativity and explore worlds, worlds, worlds by Curtis Talwst Santiago in our extended Weekend Drop-in Art Making Program this November! Join us every Saturday and Sunday throughout the month from 1–5 PM in the Flanagan Family Gallery. Materials and light instruction are provided.Our program encourages people of all ages to connect with modern and...
Arthur Jafa is an artist and filmmaker. Across three decades, Jafa has developed a dynamic practice comprising films, artefacts, and happenings that reference and question the universal and specific articulations of Black being. Underscoring the many facets of Jafa’s practice is a recurring question: how can visual media, such as objects, static and moving images,...
worlds, worlds, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time, weaving the material, the fragmentary, and the ever-evolving within storytelling.Central to the Contemporary Calgary presentation...
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