The Ballad of Georges Boivin.
Everyday from Apr 16, 2024 - May 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
At 77, Georges Boivin decides to “give the dice a roll.” Georges just lost his wife, the “centre of his universe.” But there is life after 70, and it must continue even after great loss. With his three friends, all older than he, he sets out on a cross-country road trip from Québec to Vancouver, in search of his first love who he hasn’t seen in 50 years.
Calgary Underground Film Festival.
Everyday from Apr 18, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The 21st Anniversary Calgary Underground Film Festival will be an 11-day in-person celebration of film, and the biggest festival yet in terms of days, films shown, special events, parties, and guests in attendance.
GoGo Battles.
Everyday from Apr 18, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Get ready for this exciting one-of-a-kind GoGo Battles experience, a prime-time mini-series event for the ages. It has all the drama of wrestling but with murder at Motel Theatre.
| Location: | Motel Theatre |
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| Category: | Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://artscommons.ca |
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Calgary Opera Presents: Das Rheingold.
Everyday from Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 26, 2024 at 7:30 am - 10:30 pm
Gold, protected by the daughters of the river Rhine, harbors a deep magic. Anyone who casts a ring made from it can rule the whole world but must also renounce love forever. The promise of unlimited power proves irresistible to opportunistic gods, arguing giants, and ambitious dwarfs. Presented at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
| Location: | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://calgaryopera.com |
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Reading by the Rivers Book Club - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.
> Thursday Apr 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Do you have pressing thoughts on every book you read? Have special place in your heart for Canadian literature? Want to expand your community of fellow bookworms? If this sounds like you, then the Reading by the Rivers Book Club at Fort Calgary is the perfect program for you!
Every month, we will read a book by a Canadian author. During the last week of the month, all readers will meet at Fort Calgary to discuss the book, eat and drink, and socialize with other book lovers. If you don’t own the book, don’t worry – all novels on our book list are accessible from the public library!
April’s book is Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton.
Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
Everyday from Apr 25, 2024 - Apr 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
If you're into comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, gaming, or cosplay, this is the place for you. You'll feel out of this world – and right at home. Find your fandom family at the BMO Centre, all 100,000 of them!
| Location: | BMO Centre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Festivals & Fairs, Fun for Kids, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://fanexpohq.com |
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Alberta Ballet in Der Wolf & The Rite of Spring.
Everyday from May 2, 2024 - May 4, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
This double bill invites you into the dark and curious landscape of folklore, forest and frenzy against hard-hitting visceral scores at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
| Location: | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://jubileeauditorium.com |
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2024 Eastside Dance Festival.
Everyday from May 9, 2024 - May 10, 2024 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Eastside Dance Festival Society presents an electrifying showcase of outstanding dance programs from 17 CBE and CSSD Schools at the U of C Theatre. Over 450 dancers will perform and some will share over $100,000 in scholarships and cash prizes to support continued dance education after high school.
Prior to each performance on May 9th and 10th, we are holding a FREE parent engagement session at the Eckhardt Gramatté Hall in U of C’s Rosza Centre from 5:00 pm. Esteemed local dance educators, academics and professional artists will share their career pathways and the most recent research conducted on the benefits of dance for developing young minds and bodies. Dance education is an investment in your child’s future!
Visit www.eastsidedancefestival.ca for more information.
Follow us @eastsidedanceyyc
| Cost: | $17.50 |
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| Location: | University of Calgary Theatre and Rozsa Centre for Performing Arts |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://www.eastsidedancefestival.ca |
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Reading by the Rivers Book Club - I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
> Thursday May 30, 2024 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Do you have pressing thoughts on every book you read? Have special place in your heart for Canadian literature? Want to expand your community of fellow bookworms? If this sounds like you, then the Reading by the Rivers Book Club at Fort Calgary is the perfect program for you!
Every month, we will read a book by a Canadian author. During the last week of the month, all readers will meet at Fort Calgary to discuss the book, eat and drink, and socialize with other book lovers. If you don’t own the book, don’t worry – all novels on our book list are accessible from the public library!
May’s book is I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid. Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Seniors’ Week at TELUS Spark.
Everyday from Jun 3, 2024 - Jun 9, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join Spark this Seniors’ Week for a 45-minute, fun, and approachable session where guests will be introduced to the world of AI! Using iPads equipped with AI technology and tools, Spark Science Guides will lead seniors through identifying and navigating potential misinformation and scams while answering all questions about AI.
Jubilations Dinner Theatre Presents: Friends: The One with Ace Ventura.
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Jun 8, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Featuring uproarious laughter and the greatest hits of the “Friends” era, performed by some of Canada’s best singers.
| Location: | Jubilations Dinner Theatre |
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| Category: | Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out |
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| Link: | http://jubilations.ca |
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