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Banff Centre July 13, 2013Ben Heppner
Banff Centre August 4, 2013Brassfire with Jens Lindemann
Banff Centre July 21, 2013Graze
HiFi Club June 15, 2013Blue Rodeo
Banff Centre July 6, 2013Loretta Lynn with guests
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium October 23, 2013Brad Paisley - Beat This Summer Tour with Chris Young & Lee Brice
Scotiabank Saddledome October 25, 2013Classified with Zeus, The Eerie Green, The Elk Run and Riot
Banff Centre June 30, 2013Sled Island Festival
None June 19, 2013Feist with Snowblink
Banff Centre August 7, 2013Vampire Weekend with guests
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium August 7, 2013Queens of the Stone Age with guests
Stampede Corral August 8, 2013John Butler Trio
MacEwan Hall August 10, 2013Whitehorse
Banff Centre August 18, 2013Volbeat with With Him, All That Remains & Airbourne
Big Four Building September 9, 2013Mikhail Baryshnikov in Conversation with Ian Brown
Banff Centre July 27, 2013The Grand Scan
The Offspring with guests
Cowboys July 9, 20132013 Calgary Folk Music Festival
Prince's Island Park July 25, 2013El-P & Killer Mike with Despot and MC Kool Aid
Republik July 25, 20132013 Calgary International Reggae Festival
None August 14, 2013Tim McGraw with Brantley Gilbert
Scotiabank Saddledome July 11, 2013Today
Blues / Jazz
John Gray & friends host jam
8:30-11:30pm. Weaselhead Bar & GrillEvery: Thursday
Kyemara
Every: Thursday at RushAmy Bishop
Mikey's Juke Joint & Eatery May 23, 2013Canadian Covers
featuring music by AJ Benoit and emerging and resident artists from The Banff Centre's International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music. 8pm, $12/$10 at eventbrite.com/org/3789474931National Music Centre May 23, 2013
Banff Jazz featuring Vijay Iyer, Esperanza Spalding, Ravi Coltrane and more
banffcentre.caBanff Centre May 22 - June 8, 2013
2nd annual National Jazz Summit
featuring performances, workshops and more, with headliner Denzal Sinclaire. nmc.ca/njsNational Music Centre May 23 - 25, 2013
How do you follow up a an inaugural event that featured headliners like Oliver Jones and Vijay Iyer? Bring in an equally stunning slate of performers, open up new opportunities for the next wave of young jazz musicians and maintain your level of excellence.
It ...
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Dance / DJ / Electronic
DJ Djewel Davidson
Every: Thursday, Sunday at Milk Tiger LoungeDJs Mr. Geography, Illcognito & Teddy Celebration
(funk, hip hop & down tempo) djs alternate weeklyEvery: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at Meet Lounge
Hai Karate w/ DJ Pump, Smalltown DJs & Ivan Rankic
Breaks, rock, funk, hip hopEvery: Thursday at HiFi Club
Late Night Beard Fight with DJ Shady Hawkins
Every: Thursday at Bamboo Tiki RoomLips Like Sugar with DJ Wah
Every: Thursday at Local 510Live City Vibes with CK Sax
Every: Thursday at Tyn Lounge - The Yellow NectarinePropaganda with DJ Heebz (upstairs) & Teddy Celebration (downstairs)
Every: Thursday at Commonwealth Bar & StageThe Blend
Every: Thursday at Dancing Sasquatch (Banff)R&B / Hip hop
DJs Illcognito, Mr. Geography and Crimson
Every: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at The CoupRock / Pop
Jae and Angus host open jam
Every: Thursday at Blind Beggar PubJory Kinjo
Every: Thursday at Rose & CrownThe Lost Boys
Every: Thursday at King's Head PubGreber
Dickens Pub May 23, 2013Flying Fox and The Hunter Gatherers with Raleigh
Ironwood Stage & Grill May 23, 2013New Black Girls Rock Camp Fundraiser with Miesha and the Spanks, Seoquins, Kenna Burima & All Hands on Jane
Broken City May 23, 2013Cornstarr
Rose & Crown Banff May 23, 2013Project Mayhem
Morgan's Pub May 23, 2013Comedy
Film
Bach@Knox - 32 Short Films about Glenn Gould presented by CPO
7pm, $15 at cpo-live.comPlaza Theatre May 23, 2013
Sled Island presents The Warriors
7pm, $7/$10 at door, 18+. sledisland.comGlobe Cinema May 23, 2013
Literary
Opera
Opera@Chicago Chophouse
featuring Don Goerzen, Tatiana Ilina, Paul J. Kelly, Kathleen Morrison & Spectrum Chamber Ensemble. 7pm, $100 at 403-265-3000Chicago Chophouse May 23, 2013
Seussical presented by University of Calgary Operetta Company
nightly 7pm, weekend matinees 2pm, $15 at ucalgaryoperetta.ca or 403-220-7202. Boris Roubakine TheatreUniversity of Calgary May 23 - June 1, 2013
Theatre
Anne of Green Gables presented by Theatre Calgary
theatrecalgary.comMax Bell Theatre April 23 - June 2, 2013
Panic presented by Vertigo Theatre
vertigotheatre.comVertigo Theatre May 4 - June 2, 2013
If you love the films of Alfred Hitchcock, then Vertigo Mystery Theatre’s Panic, is for you.
“One of the characters is modelled on Hitchcock. There are a lot of references to the world of Hitchcock and clever plays on things for Hitchcock fans,” says ...
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Hairspray presented by StoryBook Theatre
Wed-Sat at 7:30pm, Sat & Sun at 2:30pm, Sun at 6:30pm. 403-216-0808 or storybooktheatre.org. Beddington Heights TheatreMay 10 - 26, 2013
Elephant Song presented by Green Fools Theatre
Tue-Sat at 7:30pm, Sat & Sun matinee 2pm. Pay-what-you-can, greenfools.comGreen Fools Theatre May 17 - 25, 2013
“Sometimes I feel like the elephant in the room,” says composer and musician Vi An Diep. She is one of more than 20 artists involved in creating Elephant Song, the newest work by Green Fools Theatre. The “pay what you can” all-ages shows will feature ...
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Thoroughly Modern Millie presented by Central Memorial High School
Tue, Wed & Fri at 7pm, Sat & Sun at 2pm. Central Memorial High SchoolMay 21 - 26, 2013
Ganesh Versus the Third Reich presented by Theatre Junction
theatrejunction.comTheatre Junction Grand May 22 - 25, 2013
If there were an award for intriguing theatrical titles, Theatre Junction’s current offering, the Canadian première of Ganesh Versus the Third Reich, would most certainly be in the running.
Performed by a mixed-abilities cast from Australia’s Back to Back Theatre, Ganesh Versus ...
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Endure: Run Woman Show with/by Melanie Jones
an immersive, site-specific theatre event where you'll cover 5k, running, walking or strolling, with Jones. evexperience.com/events. East VillageMay 23 - June 1, 2013
The Twilight Zone "End of the Line" presented by Ghost River Theatre
Nightly 8pm, pay-what-you-can, reserve tickets at registrar@ghostrivertheatre.comPumphouse Theatre May 23 - 24, 2013
Visual Arts
Multiambient by Tona Walt Ohama
+15 SoundscapeEPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts September 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013
Crisium by Brandon Dalmer
opening reception May 24, 8-11pmUntitled Art Society March 28 - June 22, 2013
How many art installations do you know of that include their own spacefaring escape pod?
If the answer is none, it’s time for you to explore Crisium by Brandon Dalmer at Untitled Art Society’s White Dwarf Gallery. Tucked in its own room is ...
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Baby Ruth by Jillian Daschuk
reception May 16 from 7-8pm, +15 WindowStride Gallery April 4 - May 31, 2013
Fantastic and Surreal
part of This Is My City Festival 2013, +15 WindowNew Gallery April 4 - May 25, 2013
Landbuoys: Tony Bloom and Oscar Cahen: Canada's Groundbreaking Illustrator
opening reception April 6, 7pmWhyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies April 6 - June 2, 2013
I am unsure you are sure by Faith Perratt
closing reception May 16, 7-8pm, +15 GalleryUntitled Art Society April 8 - May 31, 2013
Binocular View by Kris Lindskoog
opening reception April 12, 8pm-midnightStride Gallery April 12 - May 24, 2013
Electric Nebraska featuring work by Clamp, Doerksen, Fleck, Halley, Mortimer & Waldron-Blain
opening reception April 19, 8-11pmNew Gallery April 19 - May 25, 2013
High Siren by Randy Niessen
artist's reception May 2, 5-8pm Upper Centre CourtLedge Gallery April 19 - May 26, 2013
Artist Randy Niessen has titled his Ledge Gallery exhibition High Siren, not after the Greek seductresses, but rather the unearthly shrieks of emergency vehicles.
“I was literally thinking of emergency sirens when I came up with this, the visual of that: flashy and reds and ...
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That's What She Said by Brittney Bear Hat & Jennifer Tellier
weekly performances scheduled on Thursdays from 5-7pm, closing reception May 16 at 7pm, +15 Window SpaceTruck April 19 - May 31, 2013
Glimpse: 2013 U of C Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition
reception April 26, 5pmNickle Galleries April 26 - May 25, 2013
multifarious by Lucie Chan & Marigold Santos
opening reception April 26, 8pmTruck April 26 - May 25, 2013
Quite appropriately, an exhibition titled Multifarious packs a lot of meaning into just a few pieces of art. Truck’s latest show pairs four canvases by Marigold Santos and an intricate installation by Lucie Chan in a startlingly complementary exploration of multiple and fragmented identities ...
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11th Annual Juried Members Show
featuring works by Kirschenman, Corradine, Ueda, Reese, Weber, Geddes. Opening reception April 27, 2-4pmLeighton Art Centre April 27 - June 2, 2013
Quiet City Hide-Aways by gallery artists
receptoin May 4, 1-3pm, artists in attendanceCentennial Art Gallery April 27 - May 24, 2013
The Eloquence of Style photo exhibit by Maria Curcic
opening night May 1, 7pmPages on Kensington May 1 - June 15, 2013
May Cup featuring work by Barbara Tipton, John Chalke, Bradley Keys, Katrina Chaytor, Neil Liske and more
reception May 4, 3-5pmWillock & Sax Gallery May 1 - 31, 2013
Bottles Under the Influence by Julia Feyrer and Tamara Henderson
opening reception May 3, 7pm, Walter Phillips GalleryBanff Centre May 4 - June 23, 2013
Oscar Cahen: Canada's Groundbreaking Illustrator
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies May 6 - June 2, 2013John Hartman: The Columbia in Canada
Rummel RoomWhyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies May 6 - June 2, 2013
Nature's Palette by Andrea Slack and Gena Hofferto
artist opening May 10, 5-8:30pmFramed on Fifth May 7 - June 1, 2013
everything that rises and temporal drawings by Annie Martin
opening reception May 10, 8-11pmPith Gallery May 10 - June 15, 2013
Connect Four by Leah Nowak Petrucci, James Lavoie, Darren Petersen & Todd Safronovich
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery May 10 - June 1, 2013In the Dirt with Eyes on the Stars by Marie Lannoo
opening reception May 11, 1-4pmNewzones Gallery May 11 - June 29, 2013
Mondo Liquido by Laurel Johannesson
opening reception May 11, 2-5pm with artist talk at 3pmHerringer Kiss Gallery May 11 - June 8, 2013
Seeing Soldiering: In Theatre With Those Who Serve by Althea Thauberger
themilitarymuseums.caMilitary Museums May 13 - July 17, 2013
New works by Martha McCullagh
receptionMay 21, 4:30-6:30pm, Bissett School of BusinessMount Royal University May 13 - 31, 2013
ACAD 2013 Grad Show
opening night reception May 16, 4-8pm. Illingworth Kerr GalleryAlberta College of Art & Design May 16 - 25, 2013
another year, another banquet, more awards by Hannah Doerksen
opening May 17, 7-11pmHaight Gallery May 17 - 31, 2013
space is limited by Michael Schreiner & Blueprint ['bloo,print] Madeleine Lamont
opening reception May 23, 5-7pm, artists in attendanceChristine Klassen Gallery May 18 - June 15, 2013
Ectopia featuring work by BGL, David Brooks, Dagmara Genda, Rodney Graham, Isabelle Hayeur, Tristram Lansdowne and more
opening reception June 7, 5-8pmNickle Galleries May 20, 2013 - July 20, 2013
Minotaur by Bruce Watson
opening reception June 6, 5-9pm, closing reception July 5, 5-9pmArt Central May 21 - July 6, 2013
Rhino Face Eraser - a Group study of Anger
Artpoint Gallery & Studios Society May 22 - June 1, 2013Urban Blueprints by Amy Dryer
Axis Contemporary Art May 23 - June 8, 2013Place For Space by Larissa Tiggelers
opening reception May 23, 5-8pmJarvis Hall Fine Art May 23 - June 22, 2013
Lectures & Workshops
Bats: The Secret World of Our Nocturnal Flying Mammals with Cory Olson
7-8pm, register at friendsoffishcreek.org. Free to Friends members, $5 non-membersFish Creek Environmental Learning Centre May 23, 2013
The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican with Roy Doliner
7:15pm, $54/$36 at 587-229-5322 or email sistinesecrets@gmail.comBeth Tzedec Synagogue May 23, 2013
Special Events
Single Onion #105 - Open-Mic Extravaganza!
show up before 7:30pm, add your name to the list, then present one poem (max five min) to the audience. singleonoin.comBlack Betty Burger & Wine Bar May 23, 2013
How to Make A Monster, the Art and Technology of Animatronics
created by John Cox's Creature Workshop. sparkscience.caTELUS Spark February 9 - July 1, 2013
So... just how do you make a monster anyway?
If that question intrigues you, there’s a lot of fun in store for you at Telus Spark with its latest travelling exhibition, How to Make a Monster — The Art and Technology of Animatronics. John Cox ...
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Calgary International Children's Festival 2013
internationally acclaimed shows for all ages, dozen of outdoor activities, calgarykidsfest.caMay 22 - 25, 2013
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