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Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Get ready for a hauntingly fun evening for all ages! Our multi-level Halloween Showcase is packed with festive activities and eerie surprises. Trick or treating Adventure Trek for kids aged 2-7 (5pm-7pm). For the grown ups: Crafts, cocktails, potions, and more! Costumes encouraged – come dressed to impress for this enchanting evening of Halloween delights! Admission is FREE, so bring your family, friends, and a healthy dose of Halloween cheer! - Event Details

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Blue Jay Sessions is looking forward to embracing the fall season with some catchy, cozy tunes performed by some amazing Albertan musical talent. The Oct. 24 sessions at The Prairie Emporium will be hosted by CCMA Award-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Sidoryk (Nice Horse) who will be joined by a cool mix of performers in two separate sessions. 1st session (doors open 6PM, music 7PM-8:15PM): Brandi Sidoryk of Nice Horse (host), Lauren Mayell, Megan Paige, Edwardson 2nd session (doors open 8:15PM, music 9PM-10:15PM): Brandi Sidoryk of Nice Horse (host), Clay Bolen, Micah Sage, Dempsey Bolton The Prairie Emporium food menu will include chips and dip, nachos, grilled cheese sandwiches, sausage in a bun, soup, squash salad, and more! TPE also has a full-service bar with a wide range of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drink options that will include delicious seasonal and signature brews from Blue Jay Sessions' drinks partners Dandy Brewing and Blindman Brewing. Come hungry AND thirsty :) - Event Details

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - It's time to "Ramble On"! Unleash your classic rock energy with the legendary album that defined an era, 1969's Led Zeppelin II! Feel the thunderous guitar riffs and dynamic energy of Led Zeppelin’s second studio album as we recreate every iconic moment, note for note, cut for cut, in the iconic Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons. We've got a "Whole Lotta Love" for this one. Experience the magic of Led Zeppelin II like never before performed by the rocking Canadian musicians of Classic Albums Live. This is more than just a concert – it's an immersive journey through one of rock music's greatest masterpieces. So, grab your friends who know it best, or the newest Zeppelin fan you know, and join Arts Commons Presents for a night of unforgettable and timeless music. - Event Details

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Get ready for a hauntingly good time! Heritage Park’s Ghouls’ Night Out is back for 2024, offering a spooktacular mix of old favourites, exciting new activities and the return of Calgary's best family-friendly Halloween adventure. It’s the only place in Calgary where you can meet haunted spirits from the past, enjoy safe Halloween fun with the family and have a ghostly good time. Dress up in your favourite costumes, explore the eerie Town of Calamity, visit the Haunted Bog and enjoy spine-tingling street theatre and monster meet-and-greets —you might even spot the Headless Horseman! Ghouls’ Night Out guarantees Halloween thrills and fun for everyone! Thursday, Oct. 24 | 5 – 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 | 5 – 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 | 5 – 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 | 3 – 7 p.m. - Event Details

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Heralded as a mix of circus, cabaret, and theatre, all with a Halloween twist, The Vampire Circus is a mysterious, tantalizing, fun, dark, and cutting-edge production guaranteed to amaze the senses! Enjoy a phenomenal night of live entertainment, based on the multidisciplinary skills of international performers showcasing theatre, dance, and gymnastics. This amazing show pushes the physical boundaries of human performance and leaves audiences amazed, astounded, and astonished. The Vampire Circus will delight the senses and deliver the unexpected. As the moon comes out the magical mystique of the Vampire World begins. Come meet the Vampires. We will leave the lights off for you! - Event Details

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - Tonally, technically, and musically superb,” Canadian cellist Luka Coetzee (b. 2004) “plays sublimely, with an interpretive grasp

Wednesday 23 October 2024 - In the little over a decade since Neck Deep formed in the Barlow brothers’ spare room in Wrexham, Wales, a lot has changed. From the scrappy, naively hopeful beginnings that define the starting of so many teenage bands, the pop-punks have gone on to be one of British Rock music’s most successful global exports in recent memory: top 5 records in both the US and UK, global touring, viral hits and over a billion streams just some of the fruits of ten years spent mastering their craft. But now, as the band stand on the brink of their fifth, self-titled LP, there’s an acknowledgement that the more things change, the more – in some ways at least – they stay the same. “This album is the sound of us knowing ourselves and knowing our ability,” explains frontman and youngest Barlow sibling Ben. “It’s unapologetically us. We’re professional songwriters now and we’ve really honed in on what we’re good at – but it’s also about having fun and enjoying writing these tracks. And there are those little sonic signatures in the mix that even I can’t really put my finger on that just make it Neck Deep. It happens when we get in a room together and it clicks - it’s us just doing our thing like we always have.” - Event Details

Tuesday 22 October 2024 - Comedian power houses Jim Jefferies and Jimmy Carr are stopping on Calgary on their Charm Offensive Tour in October. - Event Details

Monday 21 October 2024 - Roger Sayer, the organist who worked with Hans Zimmer to create the soundtrack for the blockbuster film INTERSTELLAR, is marking the 10th anniversary of the movie with a worldwide tour culminating in a 5-city Canadian tour. Since the release of the movie 10 years ago, the music from INTERSTELLAR has developed a huge following, introducing the organ to many audiences for the first time. Sayer will share his experience of working with composer Zimmer and director Christoper Nolan, two living geniuses of cinema, before playing his own transcription of all the epic hits from the soundtrack on the organ, the instrument that ZIMMER specifically used to express the wonder and mystery of space. “He