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Tour Stampede Park, take in all the stories.Where else can you travel through time, lift the curtain on a legacy, and see how a legend was born?With 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...
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...
River Hall YYC ☀️ Free open air community events along the Bow River 🎶 Entertainment • Activities • Wellness & more! 💫 Family + Dog friendly 🐾 📍 Lot 6, 311 8 ST SW Hours ✨ Thursdays & Fridays: 5–10 PM ✨ Saturdays & Sundays: 11 AM–10 PM Enjoy the best of summer...
Newzones is thrilled to present Off the Beaten Path, an upcoming solo exhibition of new work by Albertan contemporary artist Samantha Walrod.Off 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...
Join us for Open Mic hosted by Earl Morgan every Wednesday from 8 PM to 11 PM.
Join us for the release of three more issues of From the QILT2BAG+: Horror, Elders and Queer Creativity. This is a collaborative, community project featuring cover art by local community members, and contributions from queer folks from all over. As well as the opportunity to get copies of the ‘zine, you’ll have the chance to...
MODO-LIVE is presenting an upcoming Canadian tour for indie folk act Sun Kil Moon (the moniker of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek) along with unannounced special guests across late summer and fall 2026.Sun Kil Moon is an American indie folk and slowcore musical project fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Kozelek. Founded in San Francisco in 2002...
Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decides to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.Genre: Drama, Sci-FiDirector: Hirokazu KoreedaStars: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki Running time: 2 hr 06 min Rating: PG*Presented...
Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decides to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.Genre: Drama, Sci-FiDirector: Hirokazu KoreedaStars: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki Running time: 2 hr 06 min Rating: PG*Presented...
In partnership with the Calgary Public Library, UCalgary Alumni, and the Calgary Foundation, and as part of Calgary Pride Week, the Calgary Institute for the Humanities will host Dr. Howard Chiang, University of California, Santa Barbara, who will be giving a talk titled “Decolonizing Transgender History: The View from the Asia Pacific.”Dr. Chiang’s work asks:...
Come on out for the release of three more issues of From the QILT2BAG+: Horror, Elders and Queer Creativity as part of Calgary's Pride celebrations! This is a collaborative, community project featuring cover art by local community members, and contributions from queer folks from all over.As well as the opportunity to get copies of the...
Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of children’s illustration and learn how to create an Owl using cut paper collage techniques.Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of children’s illustration and learn how to create an Owl illustration using cut paper collage techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to personalize their compositions with additional details, colour...
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