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Barrio Kahadlok is in a frenzy – Kapitan Igme was found dead at the edge of the forest and all clues point to an aswang as the culprit! The barrio’s resident imbestigadora, Basyang, wants concerned citizens to come to the barangay hall to witness the proceedings where she interrogates Manananggal, Kapre, Tikbalang and Tiyanak to...
The Bluegrass Sessions is a long-running afternoon concert residency that showcases traditional bluegrass, old-time string music, and acoustic jams.Hosted by the house band, The 9th Avenue Allstars, the event recreates the spontaneous, collaborative vibe of a classic bluegrass jam circle.
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...
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...
Brendan Fernandes is an internationally recognized Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual art. Based in Chicago, his practice explores race, queer culture, migration, protest, and other forms of collective movement. Seeking to create new spaces for agency and belonging, Fernandes’ work often takes hybrid forms; part ballet, part queer dance party,...
For over a decade, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca have developed a collaborative practice across cinema, visual arts and performance. Their videos and installations are created in dialogue with diverse artists and collectives, combining documentary strategies with narrative layers of fantasy and allegory.Through processes of listening and shared experience, direction, script, costume, and soundtrack...
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...
Contemporary Connections is a guided tour series designed to make art accessible and engaging for Calgary’s diverse communities. These events create a welcoming and inclusive space for participants to explore our exhibitions and connect with others, fostering meaningful relationships through the shared experience of contemporary art.Exhibition Tour: Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds, worlds, worlds.
In PlayLab, young participants become sound scientists as they create simple DIY instruments like shakers and “sound sandwiches” using everyday materials.Through play and experimentation, kids explore ideas like vibration, rhythm, and volume while turning ordinary materials into instruments they can use right away.Designed for ages 5 to 9, DIY Sound Factory is all about curiosity,...
A zine fair featuring local makers, artists, & vendors.Location: Shelf Life Books, second floor - 200 1302 4 St SW.
“Rocks, soil, water, these are the materials of the Earth. They make up the physical substance that we dig in and travel on. Landscape, on the other hand, is the work of the mind. The landscapes in the exhibition “Still Haunted” are composed using images from a geographic place known as the Canadian Shield. Places...
Join a puppy yoga class in the Beltline. Each class lasts 60 minutes: 30 minutes of gentle, beginner-friendly yoga, then 15 minutes with the puppies roaming free on the mats and 15 minutes of cuddles and photos. Mats are provided and no experience is needed. Our team supervises the puppies the whole time.
English duo Gorgon City brings their tour to The Palace on Friday, November 6th!Gorgon City is a prominent British electronic music production duo consisting of North London producers Kye "Foamo" Gibbon and Matt "RackNRuin" Robson-Scott. Their sound is most accurately described as bass-heavy, vocal-led house music with a distinct UK underground twist.
Get ready for a full night of dreamy lasers, immersive visuals, and serious sound.Featuring:Abstrakt SonanceCØNTRAMetafloorHello HumanSmocoExpect a full production experience featuring PK Sound, custom stage and visual production by Mythos, lasers by isocellator beamworks, and a proper DJ setup from start to finish.
Second show added! Legendary Calgary punks, Knucklehead, will be hitting the stage with Vicious Cycles MC and Quit It!
Bry WebbIn the fall of 2013, Bry Webb was putting the finishing touches on his second album, "Free Will". Released on May 20th 2014, Bry, with his newly assembled band The Providers, spent the following few years traversing North America playing clubs, festivals, and storied stages such as Toronto’s Massey Hall. Nothing new for an...
What if there was one object that embodied the countless stories of a truly diverse Canada?The Six String Nation guitar, officially nicknamed Voyageur, is a unique steel-string acoustic instrument constructed from 64 pieces of Canadian history and heritage, representing diverse cultures, communities, and events from every province and territory. Conceived by broadcaster Jowi Taylor and...
For many people, the comic sensibility and the world of faith sit beside each other uncomfortably, if at all. But what if humour is not only fundamental to the life of faith, but arguably impossible without one?Two-time Juno-nominated stand-up comedian, cartoon voice actor, radio broadcaster, humorist, and practicing Anglican Charlie Demers speaks on two of...
What if there was one object that embodied the countless stories of a truly diverse Canada?The Six String Nation guitar, officially nicknamed Voyageur, is a unique steel-string acoustic instrument constructed from 64 pieces of Canadian history and heritage, representing diverse cultures, communities, and events from every province and territory. Conceived by broadcaster Jowi Taylor and...
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...
Enjoy soul-stirring music performed by your Calgary Phil. Karen Kamensek leads Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending final symphony, which the composer himself said “is the best and most sincere thing I have ever composed.” Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres opens the concert, after which the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus joins the Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’s passionate plea for peace.
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