canadiary Calgary

Saturday 27 April 2024 - Announcing the Calgary premiere of the film Ways We Remember War . The 70-minute documentary was written, directed and produced by Dr. Geoffrey Bird, a professor at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. Canada's first battle of the First World War occurred in a small wooded area in the middle of the night at a place called Kitcheners' Wood. In response to the first use of chlorine gas in warfare, the events of April 22, 1915, marked the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres. Without film or photographs, Canada's memory of the battle is shaped by art, memorials and pilgrimage to the battlefield itself. Working with The Calgary Highlanders, The Canadian Scottish Regiment, residents of Flanders, historians, curators and landscape artists, this film explores the power of place and the significance of Flanders and this particular battle in shaping Canadian war remembrance. In advance of the premiere, we will screen an 18-minute film on heritage related to the Second World War ship, HMCS Athabaskan, to mark the 80th anniversary of her sinking off the Brittany coast. Doors open at 2 pm. The first film starts at 2:30. Warning: The films depict war and death. This film is unsuitable for young children. - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - Storytelling has been a way to pass down wisdom and knowledge by the Blackfoot people since time immemorial. Through the oral tradition, Blackfoot Elder Sheldon First Rider will share stories from Blackfoot culture in this intimate one-hour program. Every month, Sheldon will speak on a new topic, covering everything from mythology and food to history and spirituality. This April, delve into the extraterrestrial with stories of aliens and the supernatural and how otherworldly beings are a part of Blackfoot culture. - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - It’s a well-known fact: Canada boasts some of the greatest singers and songwriters in the world. On Sunday, April 28, New West Symphony & Chorus and New West Student Ensemble will show their respect to many of Canada’s most talented musical artists as they perform True North Strong & Loud: New West Celebrates Canadian Music. Proudly presented by New West Music & Arts Society, concert guests will enjoy unique renditions of songs that generations of music-lovers have listened to on their record players, danced to, played loudly on their car stereos, and streamed on their mobile device. True North Strong & Loud will feature many of Canada’s most celebrated and well-known songs. From Celine Dion, to the Rankin Family, to Alanis Morissette, and from rock to country to jazz, New West will take you down memory lane and have you singing along to some of your all-time Canadian favourites. Who else made the list? Grab your tickets and find out! Adult tickets to True North Strong & Loud range in price from $35 to $40, with a discounted price for youth 17 years and under. Tickets go on sale to the public in March. To learn more about New West Music and Arts Society, their performance ensembles and New West Music Academy, visit newwestsociety.com. - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - Our next Sunday Market takes place on April 28th at the historic Shawnessy Barn in SW Calgary. Stop by from 11am to 4pm and check out two floors of fantastic local vendors, all with unique, hand-crafted, created, and made in Alberta products. As always, we have free admission and free on-site parking for our visitors! - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - A lot of talented children have probably been asked by a parent to entertain family and friends, maybe in the living room, maybe sing a little, play an instrument. No big deal and a good way to get used to performing for others. But when Jason Bonham was a small child and got called in to entertain, the family friends he played his drums for could be anyone from Jimmy Page to some of the guys from the group Bad Company. That’s what happens when your father is drummer John Bonham, one of the original members of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. At the age of only five, Jason could play the drums, at least a scaled-down set of them, with skill. When he was 17 he was a member of the band Air Race. The group signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, recorded one album, and opened for big names like Queen, Meat Loaf, Ted Nugent, and AC/DC. John Bonham died in 1980, but Jason, who has marked a few places in music history himself, has stepped in from time to time to help keep his father’s memory alive. - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - The Canadian Premier League Champions are back! Cavalry FC kicks-off their Home Schedule on Sunday, April 28th at 3pm against Vancouver Island's Pacific FC. ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows will be rocking for Cavalry FC's highly anticipated return to action. - Event Details

Saturday 27 April 2024 - Join us for our Annual Spring Market & Plant Pop Up. We will host a wonderful variety of vendors, a musical feature, and have food and beverage available for purchase on site. Come celebrate the change of seasons, find the perfect gift for mother's day, and to get your gardens ready for planting season! - Event Details

Thursday 25 April 2024 - This 12th collaborative operetta by the beloved pair is set in Venice and is rife with Nobility, mistaken identities, Royalty, young lovers married to the wrong people, commoners, wit, patter, a Cachucha and of course, Rapture! The Gondoliers tells the story of two charming Venetian gondoliers, who are informed that, due to an error of identity when they were young boys, one of them is the heir to the throne of Barataria. They are delighted with the situation and agree to share the responsibilities of governing their new kingdom until it can be ascertained which of them is the actual king. Matters are further complicated when the Duke and Duchess of Plaza Toro reveal that their beautiful daughter was married to the future king as an infant. The problem? The gondoliers are already married to Venetian commoners! Show Times: Wed - Sat @ 7:30pm; Matinees Apr 28 & May 4 @ 2:00pm - Event Details

Thursday 25 April 2024 - Welcome to TD Amplify 2023-24, a season of unexpected and unmatched Calgary performers brought together by curator and spoken word icon Wakefield Brewster. Part live show and part underground DJ party - make TD Amplify part of your Friday or Saturday night in downtown Calgary. Calgary’s sixth Poet Laureate, published writer, and recording artist, Wakefield Brewster's vision for this four-part series of shows is titled PeoplePuzzle: Some Assembly Required, asking what it takes for a person to accept the pieces that make up their own puzzle of an identity. Part 3 of this season of TD Amplify dives into art as a channel for mental wellness through four remarkable women. Noreen Demeria is Aninshanabe Kwe from the Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation in Treaty 4 (Manitoba), and both a traditional Indigenous drummer and singer as well as community worker and healer. Kamika Bianca Guerra-Walker is the definition of multi-disciplinary: a director, producer, writer, model, actor, poet, filmmaker, and mental health advocate of Jamaican and Chilean heritage. Sandra Sutter is an award-winning Cree Métis recording artist, songwriter, musician, poet and filmmaker, and recipient of the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women's Esquao Award, an Aboriginal Role Model of Alberta Award and WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada Award. Tara Vahab is an award-winning Persian Canadian, Calgary-based artist, mental health advocate (through her organization LOUD Art Society), and therapeutic arts practitioner whose work integrates public art projects, murals, workshops and performances. Join Arts Commons Presents and Wakefield Brewster for a 60-minute showcase of these artists, plus a pre- and post-show party featuring a local DJ to be announced soon. - Event Details