Tag: Arts & Entertainment

  • Okotoks Museum Celebrates National Year of Sport with Special Exhibit

    Okotoks Museum Celebrates National Year of Sport with Special Exhibit

    July 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015 Hours Sun: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm In celebration of the National Year of Sport, the Okotoks Museum & Archives will showcase Summer Sports & Athletes at the Okotoks Recreation Centre through July and August. The exhibit features photos from…

  • Millarville Community Library Summer Hours and Programs

    Millarville Community Library Summer Hours and Programs

    Summer hours are Wednesdays only from 10:30am to 7:30pm. We are again offering a Summer Reading Program for the children over the summer. It is so important that kids keep up their reading skills during summer break from school, and we offer crafts and games to enhance their library experience. It is a drop-in program…

  • Lucky Stampede Lotteries Winners announced!

    Lucky Stampede Lotteries Winners announced!

      Prizes for the 2015 Stampede charity lotteries were valued at $1.3 million! A lucky group of people became Stampede Champions. Notable prizes up for grabs were a $864,000 dream home, almost a quarter of a million dollars cash, as well as a pickup truck with a boat. This year’s Stampede Champions are Paul Allred…

  • Geek is Chic

    Geek is Chic

    Library cards are cool again, thanks to alumna Tina Thomas A teenager in skinny jeans scans stands at a kiosk scanning a bright purple card with the tagline, “Chicks dig big brains.” Next to him, a young woman throws a tall stack of video games and CDs into a totebag that brags, “Library lovers never…

  • Turn a Family Favourite Recipe into Canada’s Next Great Donut: Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts Contest

    Turn a Family Favourite Recipe into Canada’s Next Great Donut: Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts Contest

    — Eight Canadians will get to pitch their family-recipe-inspired donuts to a celebrity panel of judges featuring deadmau5, Jann Arden and Sophie Tweed-Simmons for a chance to win $10,000 — OAKVILLE, ON –  It’s time to dig deep into your family culinary archives! The third annual Tim Hortons Duelling Donuts contest kicked off on June 24th…

  • UAlberta Film Review Summer Series: Big Game

    UAlberta Film Review Summer Series: Big Game

    by Paul Matwychuk A summer series highlighting the hidden movie gems you don’t want to miss During the summer blockbuster season, it’s easy for smaller, more offbeat and adventurous movies to get lost in the shuffle. Every Tuesday for six weeks, local film writer and alumnus Paul Matwychuk (’93 English & Film Studies, ’98 LLB) will come…

  • Legendary Musician Jimmy Page Thrills Fans at Indigo Book Signing

    Legendary Musician Jimmy Page Thrills Fans at Indigo Book Signing

  • Dreaming of Little Free Libraries in Vulcan

    Dreaming of Little Free Libraries in Vulcan

      You may have seen Little Free Libraries pop up in your neighbourhood. These waterproof boxes, often colourful and lovingly maintained by their owners, offer free books to children and adults of all ages. More importantly, they build a sense of community by promoting literacy and serving as “take a book, leave a book” gathering…

  • The City of Calgary Public Art Program installs new public art piece for the Tuscany LRT Station

    The City of Calgary Public Art Program installs new public art piece for the Tuscany LRT Station

      Calgary’s newest public art piece roger that, will begin installation at the Tuscany LRT Station. Canadian artist, Bill Pechet, will be onsite to help oversee the installation, which will take approximately three weeks. “Until recently, the neighbourhoods of Tuscany and Rocky Ridge were separated by Crowchild Trail. But now, thanks to the new LRT…

  • Artist Chosen for Centennial Stage Redesign in High River’s George Lane Park

    Artist Chosen for Centennial Stage Redesign in High River’s George Lane Park

      High River, AB: John Greg Ball has been selected as the artist who will redesign the Centennial Stage in George Lane Memorial Park and has been awarded the $2,500 prize. The winning design was selected from two finalists through a public voting process and final approval by an advisory panel consisting of representatives from…

  • Documentary “An Alberta Farm” wins $10,000 prize at The Eddies Short Film Festival for Big Rock Brewery

    Documentary “An Alberta Farm” wins $10,000 prize at The Eddies Short Film Festival for Big Rock Brewery

      CALGARY/CNW/ – Top prize for the inaugural Eddies Short Film festival has been awarded to Red Deer producer, Brendan O’Brien and his “An Alberta Farm” documentary. O’Brien’s documentary about the changing landscape of the family farm picked up the $10,000 cash prize at the inaugural Big Rock Eddies Short Film Festival at Theatre Junction Grand…

  • BVJ: 2015 Molson Canadian Saloon Stage Line Up

    BVJ: 2015 Molson Canadian Saloon Stage Line Up

    Every Line-Up is Complete for the 2015 Big Valley Jamboree: July 30th to Aug 2nd – Limited Camping and Tickets Still Available – CAMROSE, AB – There’s so much more to the Big Valley Jamboree than just its main stage—and we’ve got the line-ups to prove it. We’ve rounded out the performers for the Thursday…

  • Okotoks Offers Special Program: A Cultural Night Out

    Okotoks Offers Special Program: A Cultural Night Out

    July 16 & July 17 6 PM to 9 PM Enjoy a delicious three-course meal at Okotoks’ charming European restaurant Bistro 1882 before being guided through an engaging tour of the Okotoks Art Gallery’s summer exhibition. Attendees will be entered into a draw for an OAG or RPAC gift card to be redeemed for anything…

  • Badlands Passion Play Has 6 Performances Left this Season

    Badlands Passion Play Has 6 Performances Left this Season

      Canadian Passion Play organizers urge Albertans to plan summer staycation in Badlands to experience Award Winning Arts & Cultural Experience July 10-26 NINE performances on Canada’s largest outdoor theatre stage featuring 200+ actors and farm animals Drumheller, Alberta  – “Despite a slowdown in the Alberta’s oil patch, we are expecting a solid turnout for…

  • Bruce Innes Benefit Concert Coming to Red Deer Lake

    Bruce Innes Benefit Concert Coming to Red Deer Lake

      Bruce Innes was in a bad accident back in October so his friends have rallied to help in with their musical talents. The concert will be on July 26th at 3pm at Red Deer Lake United Church (on Hwy 22X, just west of 37th St on the south side of the highway). For just…