100 Years of Medicine Photo Exhibit
Museums & Galleries
This unique photo exhibit will be displayed on the main floor of the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library in the University Hospital (Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre). It will be open to the public for viewing during regular library hours.
Go to www.med100uofa.ca for more details.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
John W. Scott Library.
Chop Suey on the Prairies: A History of Chinese Restaurants in Alberta
Museums & Galleries
Savour... Chop Suey on the Prairies! Travel to any town in Alberta, large or small, and chances are you will find a Chinese restaurant. Uncover what makes them special and learn some surprising truths about the history of Chinese restaurants in Alberta. At the Royal Alberta Museum - where fun and learning meet!
Event Cost: General Admission. Ticket Phone: 780.453.9100.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Royal Alberta Museum
12845 - 102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5N 0M6.
"Meandrous Lines" by Pierre Bataillard
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present an exhibition of new work in the Naess Gallery by Pierre Bataillard, entitled “Meandrous Lines”. This exhibition of abstract drawings will be on display from May 21 to June 30 of 2013.
The Paint Spot hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Thursday until 9pm, and Sunday 12 - 5pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle 780 432 0240.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Naess Gallery
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. "Small Packages" by Jan Fraser
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present, for show and sale, an exhibition of new small acrylic paintings by artist Jan Fraser, entitled "Small Packages".
In our Artisan Nook, see Jan's tiny landscape paintings up close and personal. An Artist's Reception will be held Saturday, May 25, 3-5PM.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle
780 432 0240.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Artisan Nook
Located at The Paint Spot
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. All Members Show
Museums & Galleries
The VASA artists are at it again, bringing their audience a selection of work new to the gallery. This all-member show is fitting because as the month closes, so does our first year in the Hemingway Centre.
The show opening will be May 2nd, 2013 from 6-9 pm, in conjuction with the first ArtWalk of the year.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
VASA at the Hemingway
25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue
St Albert, AB.
Arctic Life: Lomen Brothers Photography
Museums & Galleries
From April 9 - June 16, the Musée Héritage Museum is pleased to present an exhibition from the Glenbow Museum featuring stunning photographs of the local Yupik people and life in Nome at the start of the 20th century.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne at 780.459.1528 or joannew@artsheritage.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Musée Héritage Museum
in St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, ST Albert.
Barbara Tipton
Museums & Galleries
An expressive and innovative ceramic artist, Barbara Tipton has explored the aesthetic as well as technical elements of clay for over three decades. Her work has been shown in exhibitions across Canada as well as internationally. Reception: Saturday, April 6th from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Beekingdom
Museums & Galleries
Bee Kingdom is a four-person art collective consisting of Ryan Marsh Fairweather, Phillip Murray Bandura, Tim Belliveau, and Kai Georg Scholefield. A recent grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has allowed Bee Kingdom to create a body of work that encapsulates each member’s specific practice, as well as the collaborative glass sculptures that represent the group’s dynamic. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Brian Scott Painitngs and Stories
Museums & Galleries
Brian Scott Paintings and Stories - A Selling Exhibition featuring new paintings by Brian Scott. Also works by gallery artists Waclaw Pietucha, Jana Milne, Steven Friedman, Rod and Denyse Simair, Hillberg & Berk, Mel Bolen and Ruby Mah. Also works by Illingworth Kerr, William Kurelek, Yehouda Chaki and J W Beatty.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
103 - 10310 124 Street NW
Edmonton AB T5N 1R2.
Garden Pottery Show
Museums & Galleries
Featuring large and unique garden sculptures, birdbaths, flowers and high fired outdoor garden pieces.
Opening reception: Saturday May 4th from 11-3p.m. Show runs until May 31 Tuesday through Saturday 10-5p.m.
Event Cost: free. Contact: Crooked Pot Gallery
Phone 780 963-9573.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 5:00 PM.
4912-51 Avenue
Stony Plain, Alberta
Phone:780 963-9573.
InSight 2: Engaging the Health Humanities exhibition
Museums & Galleries
At the nexus of design, the health humanities and community, InSight 2 explores how we can engage the health humanities to help us work collaboratively across disciplines and communities, to imagine and design innovative and transformative processes, communications, products, environments, services and experiences that can help to promote our health and well-being.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: info@healthhumanities.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – Friday, June 14, 2013, 5:00 PM.
Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, 89 Ave & 112 St, Edmonton
Tue to Fri, 10am to 5 pm, Sat, 2 pm to 5 pm;
Reception: May 23, 7 pm to 10 pm.
Lynn Malin "Above Ground"
Museums & Galleries
Lynn Malin’s work depicts the interaction between our footprint on the world and the persistent forces of nature. This tension is mitigated by the grids and patterns, which act as stand-ins for human intervention.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
10411 - 124 Street.
Making Notes
Museums & Galleries
Making Notes is an exhibition of eight ukuleles that follow the timeline for Edmonton artist Andy Brooks in his development, knowledge and skills as an instrument maker. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Masterpieces in Miniature Art Show
Museums & Galleries
The Masterpieces in Miniature Art Show features original works of over 50 artists in high demand from North America. As there is only 1 of each painting, there is an Equal Opportunity process: just fill out an Intention to Purchase form and insert in the draw box under the art of your choice. Draw is May 23.
Event Cost: Free. Ticket Phone: 780-467-3038.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM.
959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park.
For more info visit picturethisgallery.com. Neighbourhood Icons
Museums & Galleries
Neighbourhood Icons is a chronicle of sculpted ceramic characters by Edmonton artist Ritchie Velthuis. His subjects tell a diverse and colourful story (real or imagined) about the people in the Edmonton community. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Strathcona Salon Series
Museums & Galleries
Exhibition of Local Artists
Unveiling Reception: May 23 @ 7p.m.
All are welcome to attend.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780-410-8585
artgallery@strathcona.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Strathcona County Art Gallery @ 501
501 Festival Ave
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 4X3.
Tours for Tots
Museums & Galleries
Art enrichment activities to encourage close-looking and promote visual literacy skills in young children. Activities designed for children aged three to five years, accompanied by an adult.
Age Range: Families. Contact: 780-422-6223.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq. Edmonton, AB.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX
Film
Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies while relating the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway.
For more information visit telusworldofscienceedmonton.com/RME.
Ticket Web Link: http://www.onlinebookings.edmontonscience.com/default.aspx?tagid=35. Ticket Phone: 780.451.3344.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
TELUS World of Science - Edmonton
11211 142nd St.
For more info visit www.telusworldofscienceedmonton.com. Winter Interruption
Museums & Galleries
Jenny Keith is inspired by nature and experience. Her paintings feature whimsical narratives or abstractions based on microbiology. Her style is fluid and organic, echoed by the layers of beeswax on many paintings. This series of artwork captures the frenzied activity and lusty productivity of our northern climate.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Karen. Ticket Web Link: http://www.daffodilgallery.ca/upcoming-shows.html. Ticket Phone: 7807601278.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
The Daffodil Gallery
10412 124 Street
Edmonton AB T5N 1R5.
For more info visit www.daffodilgallery.ca. Buddy Meal Deliverer
Family & Community
Deliver meals even if you don't have wheels. You can help Edmonton Meals on Wheels by pairing up with one of our drivers to help navigate the city and deliver meals to people's homes.
We need buddy meal deliverers Monday to Friday from 11 am-1 pm. Call 780-429-2020 or visit our website.
2.5 hours/week
Security clearance check
Able to carry up to 20 lbs
A friendly attitude.
Event Cost: None. Contact: Linda Klatt.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Meals on Wheels- 11111 103 Avenue.
A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Art Collection
Museums & Galleries
This unique exhibition features highlights of the historic collection of Canadian art that began in the first half of the 20th century at Hart House at the University of Toronto. Artists include: A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr, David Milne and Lawren Harris.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Botanicals by the Keiskamma Project
Museums & Galleries
The Eastern Cape of South Africa is an area of extremes endemic poverty and disease have robbed the area of an entire generation of people. Yet beauty blooms both in the resilience and hopes of the people of these rural and isolated villages.
Event Cost: Admission is Free. Contact: Diana Young Kennedy, MSc
McMullen Gallery & Collection Administrator
Friends Arts in Healthcare Program
780.407.7152.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
McMullen Gallery
University of Alberta Hospital
(main floor, next to the east entrance)
8440 – 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7.
For more info visit www.friendsofuah.org. DAVID JANZEN: Transfer Station
Museums & Galleries
In 2010, Edmonton-based artist David Janzen ventured out on a series of trips to landfills across Alberta. He took photographs, made sketches and returned home to his studio to create a new series of paintings. The resulting work, on view in the RBC New Works Gallery, features piles of neatly sorted debris in front of often sublime vistas of the surrounding landscape.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh
Museums & Galleries
The Dutch landscape and its typical motifs, such as the canals that criss-cross the country and the windmill, have been a source of inspiration for Dutch artists over the centuries. 'Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh' explores the emergence of this landscape tradition in the early 17th century, its blossoming during the Golden Age and its extension into the 18th & 19th centuries.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. The Bequest: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection
Museums & Galleries
In 1975, the Ernest E. Poole Foundation donated 90 art works to the Edmonton Art Gallery, now known as the Art Gallery of Alberta. This exhibition features key works from the 1975 donation and looks at how this bequest has impacted not only the AGA, but how it has also shaped the discourse of Canadian art history.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Receive up to $25K for your next youth initiative with National Bank’s One for Youth program
Family & Community
What: One for Youth: Receive up to $25,000 in financial support for your next youth project from National Bank
When: Now until June 14, 2013
Who: Non-profit organizations who support the health, well-being and/or education needs of Canadian youth
Visit youth.nationalbank.ca for more details.
#oneforyouth.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM.
National Bank.
For more info visit www.youth.nationalbank.ca. ECAS 20th Annual Exhibition
Museums & Galleries
The Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society’s Twentieth Annual Exhibition opens Friday, May 3 and runs until June 1 at the Enterprise Square Galleries, 10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
The show will include the work of ECAS member artists and invited guests, and is open Thursdays and Fridays from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: Russell Bingham
(780) 465-2162
russbing@shaw.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Enterprise Square Galleries
10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
For more info visit twitter.com. Encoding Identities
Museums & Galleries
SNAP, in partnership with the U of A Art and Design Graduate Students Association presents a group exhibition exploring the way digital, genetic and linguistic codes shape our bodies, subjectivities and interpersonal relations. The boundaries of coding processes are investigated. This exhibition presents the work of numerous artists using a wide range of artistic disciplines.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780.423.1492
snap@snapartists.com. Ticket Phone: 780 423.1492.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
10123 121 Street.
Loft Art Gallery & Gift Shop
Museums & Galleries
Great local artwork by artists of the Art Society of Strathcona County - and feature artist:
Tania Garner-Tomas. Also giftware made by the local artists.
Open Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm.
Contact: artsoc@telus.net or Joyce at 780 433 5950.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
A. J.. Ottewell Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park.
Transitions
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
Transitions by Curtis Johnson
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
Jazz Dance I
Dance
Wednesdays: May 8 - 29
From pop to Broadway, experience the fun, fitness and energy of jazz. Increase your sense of rhythm and explore individual expression. Build on jazz technique and combinations while developing core strength and flexibility. The perfect step-up for Jazz Beginner students or those with some dance experience. Jazz beginner or some previous dance experience recommended.
Event Cost: $65. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Edmonton Twin & Triplet Sleeper Drive
Family & Community
We are celebrating National Multiples Awareness Day's theme:“You’re Not Alone! Canada’s multiple-birth community is here to support you” by collecting New & Very Gently Used sleepers/onesies for our local hospitals and organizations.
Event Cost: N/A. Contact: Laura Townsend president@ettc.ca 780-570-3282.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Edmonton.
High Energy 18: Perspective
Museums & Galleries
Join us for the 18th St. Albert high school student exhibition. Talented young artists from Bellerose Composite, École Secondaire Paul Kane, St. Albert Catholic, École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d'Youville and Outreach high schools showcase their artworks and present collaborative works inspired by technology.
Opening reception and art exhibition on Thursday, May 2, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Jenny at 780.460.4310 or jennyw@artsheritage.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Art Gallery of St Albert 19 Perron Street, St Albert.
My Song For Change
Music
Call for submissions!
My Song For Change is a talent contest encouraging self-expression. Submit an original lyrical composition or lyrics and musical performance and we'll put it to a vote! The lucky winner will get to professionally record a song and video with Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent and Cone McCaslin of Sum 41! Submissions now open.
Event Cost: Free.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Canada-wide.
For more info visit mysongforchange.com. WEDNESDAY PINT NIGHT
Music
THE ORIGINAL PINT NIGHT:
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$2.75 DOMESTIC PINTS
$3.25 IMPORT PINTS
$6.99 STEAK SANDWICHES
One of Whyte Ave's longest running most affordable weekly partys, featuring Dj S.W.A.G. playing all your favorite : Retro Dance, Metal, Punk, Classic Hip Hop & Modern Rock.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: GM@filthymcnastys.ca. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 780-432-5224.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys
10511 82 Ave
2nd Level
Edmonton.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. 9 to 5 The Musical
Theatre
Three female co-workers become unlikely friends when they are pushed to the boiling point and come up with an outrageous plan to get rid of their lying, chauvinistic boss and take over the company. But their plan to get even quickly spins wildly and hilariously out of control!
Contact: 780.483.4051. Ticket Web Link: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca. Ticket Phone: 780.483.4051.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Mayfield Dinner Theatre.
Call for Volunteers for Reaching Out
Lectures/Meetings
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Reaching Out Fellowship of Edmonton is a non-profit social and educational organization for single, separated, divorced and widowed individuals. Serving Greater Edmonton for over 30 years and need a new Board to continue after June 2013. Meetings held 1st/3rd Wednesday of each month.
PLEASE COME AND GIVE YOUR TIME, SKILLS AND IDEAS. Thank you.
Event Cost: $5. Contact: Please come to meeting.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
9924-110 Street Basement of St Joachim Church North Entrance.
Adobe InDesign
Family & Community
3 Mondays/Wednesdays: May 5 - 27
Study basic and intermediate features of this powerful layout development software application. In-class exercises guide you through the development of single and multi-page documents using InDesign’s extensive tool palettes and functionality. Computer skills required.
Event Cost: $345. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Editorial Photography
Family & Community
Wed: May 22-June 26
Create powerful images that communicate a concept, illuminate a story, and go beyond typical portraiture. Use composition, lighting and placement to convey an idea, mood or emotion. Develop the visual language which supports the printed word. Create distinctive portraits that capture the complexity of the subject using elements of expressive and narrative portraiture.
Event Cost: $235. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Macintosh Basics and Beyond
Family & Community
Mon/Wed: May 6 - 22
Mac basics including customizing your computer, file handling, setting up email, web surfing, and refining Google searches. Manage music with iTunes and use iPhoto. Learn about iMovie and iDVD, along with basic setup, maintenance and troubleshooting skills. Classes taught in Mac labs using the latest software. Participants are welcome to bring their laptop to class.
Event Cost: $260. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Pottery Lessons (handbuilding)
Family & Community
This is an introductory pottery class where many pieces are made using handbuilding techniques. The instructor will provide instructions and a guide for the course. Materials are provided in the cost. For more information, please call Alan at (780) 929-8759. Registration on Wed, Apr 24th from 6-7:30pm at Bellevue Hall.
Event Cost: $180 (non-members) $160 (BCL members). Contact: Janice - (780) 474-1183 or
Alan (780) 929-8759.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Bellevue Community Hall
7308 - 112 Avenue.
Accoustic Jam
Music
Acoustic BLUEGRASS jam every Wednesday. Walk in and join the circle. No waiting to play. Spectators are welcome. $2 per person. Jams are totally acoustic in the spirit of traditional bluegrass music. Acoustic stringed instruments only please.
Guests and newcomers are always welcome, so please come out and have some fun!
Jam starts at 6:30.
Event Cost: $2 donation. Contact: Contact Anna with any questions about the Wednesday Jams. Ticket Phone: 780-718-3070.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM.
Pleasantview Community Hall,10860 57 Ave.
Drawing in Colour
Recreation/Sports
6 Wed: May 22 - June 26
Experiment with techniques in applying and combining traditional and contemporary colour media while exploring the expressive potential of colour. Working from still life, landscape and live model, develop personal subject matter based on the contemporary approach to subject matter using observation, appropriation and layered imagery. Previous drawing classes required.
Event Cost: $199. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Ballroom Dance I
Dance
6 Wed: May 1 - June 5
Students learn variations of waltz, foxtrot, swing, cha-cha and rumba. You must enrol with a partner. American Style Ballroom Dance with instructors Lee Hewitt & Blair Peregrym. Spanning fifteen years of teaching experience, their passion for dance is reflected in a focus on fun, easy-to-follow instruction and enthusiastic student participation.
Event Cost: $110. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. 55 and Better Dance Club
Family & Community
Dance lessons in ballroom and Latin, stretch classes, social dancing and more. Affordable rates.
Contact: Peter or Helga, 780-662-4191.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Leefield Community Hall, 7910 36th Ave.
Castledowns Toastmasters Leadership Session
Family & Community
8 week Toastmasters Leadership Course for youth ages 11 - 17. Come learn to express yourself in front of an audience, and have fun in the process! Register at naylp.com.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: naylproject@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Castledowns Public Library
(106 Lakeside Landing, 15379 Castle Downs Rd, Edmonton).
Unplug & Re-Charge Meditation
Family & Community
This 3 week class at the beautiful Muttart Conservatory shows everyday people how to Unplug and Re-Charge through Meditation. No experience necessary. Perfect for beginners. Learn to move beyond the distractions and disturbances that hijack our peace of mind and direct your attention towards stillness within so you can re-charge. Share this experience with your Mom for a fun Mothers day gift.
Event Cost: $75.00. Contact: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Web Link: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Phone: MyEarthMantra.com for City of Edmonton registration.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
The Tropical Pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory.
For more info visit www.myearthmantra.com. Scott Woods - Swingin' Fiddles Show!
Music
Swingin' Fiddles - Scott Woods - Multiple winner of the Canadian Open and Grand Masters Fiddle Contests, Woods and his band bring alive the music of the 30's, 40's and 50's in this two hour uplifting old time show!
Event Cost: $20.00. Ticket Phone: 780-455-1280 / 780-455-0453.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Kirk United Church.
ASIATIC AND MARTAGON LILIES
Lectures/Meetings
with Laurie Hepper - President, Alberta Regional Lily Society. Join Laurie as she discusses the amazing diversity of Lilies that grown spectacularly in Alberta.
Event Cost: $20 members per session. $25 non-members or three for $20 each with advance payment. Ticket Phone: 780-458-7163 to register or email sabotpk@telus.net.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
St Albert Botanic Park, John Beedle Centre, 265 Sturgeon Road, 1 km east of Boudreau Road.
Intro to Dance Movement
Dance
Wednesdays: May 8 - June 26
A fun and energetic introduction to movement,
rhythm and stretching to contemporary music. This course provides a comfortable environment for those with little or no experience with dance. Start your dance exploration with a taste of ballet, contemporary and jazz with a focus on stretching, balance and core strengthening. No previous dance experience required.
Event Cost: $120. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Rythm Airs Dance
Dance
Contact: 496 6969.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Northgate Lions Recreation Center
7524 139 ave.
Wednesday Dances
Dance
Join us every Wednesday Night. Live Bands. See our website www.nesa1.ca or call our office for band schedule.
Event Cost: $7 NESA members/$10 Non members. Contact: Front office 780-496-6969.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Northgate Lions Seniors Recreation Centre, 7524 139th Ave.
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - Baroque & Classical Fireworks
Music
Prepare to be awestruck by the grandeur and beauty of Baroque masterpieces like Bach’s Suite No. 3, which includes his famous and exquisite Air. Chloë Hanslip takes on the virtuosic and fiery First Violin Concerto of Paganini.
Event Cost: $20 - $69. Ticket Web Link: http://www.edmontonsymphony.com/midweek-classics/2012-2013-midweek-classics/baroque-a-classical-fireworks/. Ticket Phone: 780-428-1414.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
Francis Winspear Centre for Music
9720 102nd Ave.
For more info visit www.edmontonsymphony.com. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Theatre
A hilarious tale of overachievers angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime - a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is a place they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
(Material not suitable for all ages).
Event Cost: $25/$20 plus service fee. Contact: www.elopemusicaltheatre.ca
www.facebook.com/elopemusicaltheatre. Ticket Web Link: http://www.tixonthesquare.ca/event/run/detail/652/. Ticket Phone: 780-420-1757.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
La Cite Francophone (L'Uni Theatre)
8627-91 St
Edmonton, Ab.
Ms. Pat Live Stand-Up Comedy!
Comedy
Ms. Pat from The Bob and Tom Show, TV Guide's Stand Up In Stilettos, and Nickelodeon's Mom's Night Out performs live!
Event Cost: $15.50 - $22.50. Contact: Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip. Ticket Web Link: www.thecomicstrip.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-483-5999.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM.
Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip, Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall.
Entertainment Listings
Music
Sundays - Celtic Night with Devaney's
House Band 5-8pm
Mondays - Singer Songwriter NIght 8pm
Wednesdays - Open Mic with host Duff Robison
May 3-4 Duff Robison
May 6 Sean Hilaby
May 9-11 Derina Harvey
May 13 Joanne Janzen
May 17-18 Doug Stroud
May 20 Brian Gregg
May 24-25 Stan Gallant
May 27 Jay Gilday
May 31-June 1 - Duane Allen.
Event Cost: no cover.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 8:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Devaney's Irish Pub.
Amateur night.
Comedy
All comedians are expected to perform four to five minutes of original material.
Presenter: The Laugh Shop. Age Range: Adults. Ticket Phone: 780-476-1010.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 8:00 PM.
10368 82 Ave. Edmonton, Alberta.
For more info visit www.thelaughshop.ca. Ballroom Dance VI
Recreation/Sports
This dance performance workshop provides advanced students with an opportunity to practice and perfect their dancing skills. You must enrol with a partner.
Event Cost: $110 per person. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May4 - Tony Dizon
May 7-8 Mike Dominey
May 9-11 Tyler & Matt
May 14-18 Party Hog
May 21-25 Andrew Scott
May 28-29 Amie Weymes
May 30-June 1 Alesha & Brendon.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Bourbon Street.
Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May 4 Derina Harvey
May 7-11 Tony Dizon
May 14-18 Rob Taylor
May 21-25 Duane Allen
May 28-June 1 Andrew Scott.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Rice Howard Way.
Entertainment Listings
Music
May 3-4 Dirty Pool
May 10-11 Stuart Bendall
May 17-18 Dual Exhaust
May 24-25 Amie Weymes
May 31-June 1 Dawn in the City.
Event Cost: no cover.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Rose & Crown Pub.
Karaoke Wednesday!
Music
Join us in Edmonton's premier Karaoke spot! Professional sound and lighting will make you feel like a star!
Drink and food specials all night!
Prizes and giveaways for Karaoke.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: Brad. Ticket Phone: 447804050977.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Krush Ultralounge
16648 109th Ave.
The Salesmen
Music
Event Cost: no cover.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 AM.
4926 98th Ave.
Wednesday Open Stage
Music
Hoted by Cody Noula and Micheal Gress. Original Showcase Artists kick off the Open Stage. Great stage, production and full back line. Book your act on the website contact page.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Leigh Friesen
freezenhotmusic@telus.net
780 723 1539.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 AM.
Fandango's Live Entertainment Saloon
12912 50 St.
MONDAY NIGHT FILTHY FEUD
Comedy
Come check out Whyte Avenue's ONLY LIVE GAME SHOW. It should be a heated battle that can only be cooled off with cheap beers and shots. Come down and witness the powerful game show drama that will unfold!
$3.75 Domestic Bottles
$3.75 Shots of Jack & Jager
$4 Taco in a Bag.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: ryankill@hotmail.com. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 1 7196606.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:00 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys - 10511 82 Ave.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. Andrew Scott
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:30 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
Stan Gallant
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 9:30 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
100 Years of Medicine Photo Exhibit
Museums & Galleries
This unique photo exhibit will be displayed on the main floor of the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library in the University Hospital (Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre). It will be open to the public for viewing during regular library hours.
Go to www.med100uofa.ca for more details.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
John W. Scott Library.
Chop Suey on the Prairies: A History of Chinese Restaurants in Alberta
Museums & Galleries
Savour... Chop Suey on the Prairies! Travel to any town in Alberta, large or small, and chances are you will find a Chinese restaurant. Uncover what makes them special and learn some surprising truths about the history of Chinese restaurants in Alberta. At the Royal Alberta Museum - where fun and learning meet!
Event Cost: General Admission. Ticket Phone: 780.453.9100.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Royal Alberta Museum
12845 - 102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5N 0M6.
"Meandrous Lines" by Pierre Bataillard
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present an exhibition of new work in the Naess Gallery by Pierre Bataillard, entitled “Meandrous Lines”. This exhibition of abstract drawings will be on display from May 21 to June 30 of 2013.
The Paint Spot hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Thursday until 9pm, and Sunday 12 - 5pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle 780 432 0240.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Naess Gallery
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. "Small Packages" by Jan Fraser
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present, for show and sale, an exhibition of new small acrylic paintings by artist Jan Fraser, entitled "Small Packages".
In our Artisan Nook, see Jan's tiny landscape paintings up close and personal. An Artist's Reception will be held Saturday, May 25, 3-5PM.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle
780 432 0240.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Artisan Nook
Located at The Paint Spot
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. All Members Show
Museums & Galleries
The VASA artists are at it again, bringing their audience a selection of work new to the gallery. This all-member show is fitting because as the month closes, so does our first year in the Hemingway Centre.
The show opening will be May 2nd, 2013 from 6-9 pm, in conjuction with the first ArtWalk of the year.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
VASA at the Hemingway
25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue
St Albert, AB.
Arctic Life: Lomen Brothers Photography
Museums & Galleries
From April 9 - June 16, the Musée Héritage Museum is pleased to present an exhibition from the Glenbow Museum featuring stunning photographs of the local Yupik people and life in Nome at the start of the 20th century.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne at 780.459.1528 or joannew@artsheritage.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Musée Héritage Museum
in St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, ST Albert.
Barbara Tipton
Museums & Galleries
An expressive and innovative ceramic artist, Barbara Tipton has explored the aesthetic as well as technical elements of clay for over three decades. Her work has been shown in exhibitions across Canada as well as internationally. Reception: Saturday, April 6th from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Beekingdom
Museums & Galleries
Bee Kingdom is a four-person art collective consisting of Ryan Marsh Fairweather, Phillip Murray Bandura, Tim Belliveau, and Kai Georg Scholefield. A recent grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has allowed Bee Kingdom to create a body of work that encapsulates each member’s specific practice, as well as the collaborative glass sculptures that represent the group’s dynamic. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Brian Scott Painitngs and Stories
Museums & Galleries
Brian Scott Paintings and Stories - A Selling Exhibition featuring new paintings by Brian Scott. Also works by gallery artists Waclaw Pietucha, Jana Milne, Steven Friedman, Rod and Denyse Simair, Hillberg & Berk, Mel Bolen and Ruby Mah. Also works by Illingworth Kerr, William Kurelek, Yehouda Chaki and J W Beatty.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
103 - 10310 124 Street NW
Edmonton AB T5N 1R2.
Garden Pottery Show
Museums & Galleries
Featuring large and unique garden sculptures, birdbaths, flowers and high fired outdoor garden pieces.
Opening reception: Saturday May 4th from 11-3p.m. Show runs until May 31 Tuesday through Saturday 10-5p.m.
Event Cost: free. Contact: Crooked Pot Gallery
Phone 780 963-9573.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – Thursday, June 20, 2013, 5:00 PM.
4912-51 Avenue
Stony Plain, Alberta
Phone:780 963-9573.
InSight 2: Engaging the Health Humanities exhibition
Museums & Galleries
At the nexus of design, the health humanities and community, InSight 2 explores how we can engage the health humanities to help us work collaboratively across disciplines and communities, to imagine and design innovative and transformative processes, communications, products, environments, services and experiences that can help to promote our health and well-being.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: info@healthhumanities.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – Saturday, June 15, 2013, 5:00 PM.
Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, 89 Ave & 112 St, Edmonton
Tue to Fri, 10am to 5 pm, Sat, 2 pm to 5 pm;
Reception: May 23, 7 pm to 10 pm.
Lynn Malin "Above Ground"
Museums & Galleries
Lynn Malin’s work depicts the interaction between our footprint on the world and the persistent forces of nature. This tension is mitigated by the grids and patterns, which act as stand-ins for human intervention.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
10411 - 124 Street.
Making Notes
Museums & Galleries
Making Notes is an exhibition of eight ukuleles that follow the timeline for Edmonton artist Andy Brooks in his development, knowledge and skills as an instrument maker. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Masterpieces in Miniature Art Show
Museums & Galleries
The Masterpieces in Miniature Art Show features original works of over 50 artists in high demand from North America. As there is only 1 of each painting, there is an Equal Opportunity process: just fill out an Intention to Purchase form and insert in the draw box under the art of your choice. Draw is May 23.
Event Cost: Free. Ticket Phone: 780-467-3038.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM.
959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park.
For more info visit picturethisgallery.com. Neighbourhood Icons
Museums & Galleries
Neighbourhood Icons is a chronicle of sculpted ceramic characters by Edmonton artist Ritchie Velthuis. His subjects tell a diverse and colourful story (real or imagined) about the people in the Edmonton community. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Strathcona Salon Series
Museums & Galleries
Exhibition of Local Artists
Unveiling Reception: May 23 @ 7p.m.
All are welcome to attend.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780-410-8585
artgallery@strathcona.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Strathcona County Art Gallery @ 501
501 Festival Ave
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 4X3.
Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX
Film
Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies while relating the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway.
For more information visit telusworldofscienceedmonton.com/RME.
Ticket Web Link: http://www.onlinebookings.edmontonscience.com/default.aspx?tagid=35. Ticket Phone: 780.451.3344.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
TELUS World of Science - Edmonton
11211 142nd St.
For more info visit www.telusworldofscienceedmonton.com. Winter Interruption
Museums & Galleries
Jenny Keith is inspired by nature and experience. Her paintings feature whimsical narratives or abstractions based on microbiology. Her style is fluid and organic, echoed by the layers of beeswax on many paintings. This series of artwork captures the frenzied activity and lusty productivity of our northern climate.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Karen. Ticket Web Link: http://www.daffodilgallery.ca/upcoming-shows.html. Ticket Phone: 7807601278.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
The Daffodil Gallery
10412 124 Street
Edmonton AB T5N 1R5.
For more info visit www.daffodilgallery.ca. Buddy Meal Deliverer
Family & Community
Deliver meals even if you don't have wheels. You can help Edmonton Meals on Wheels by pairing up with one of our drivers to help navigate the city and deliver meals to people's homes.
We need buddy meal deliverers Monday to Friday from 11 am-1 pm. Call 780-429-2020 or visit our website.
2.5 hours/week
Security clearance check
Able to carry up to 20 lbs
A friendly attitude.
Event Cost: None. Contact: Linda Klatt.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Meals on Wheels- 11111 103 Avenue.
A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Art Collection
Museums & Galleries
This unique exhibition features highlights of the historic collection of Canadian art that began in the first half of the 20th century at Hart House at the University of Toronto. Artists include: A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr, David Milne and Lawren Harris.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Botanicals by the Keiskamma Project
Museums & Galleries
The Eastern Cape of South Africa is an area of extremes endemic poverty and disease have robbed the area of an entire generation of people. Yet beauty blooms both in the resilience and hopes of the people of these rural and isolated villages.
Event Cost: Admission is Free. Contact: Diana Young Kennedy, MSc
McMullen Gallery & Collection Administrator
Friends Arts in Healthcare Program
780.407.7152.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
McMullen Gallery
University of Alberta Hospital
(main floor, next to the east entrance)
8440 – 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7.
For more info visit www.friendsofuah.org. DAVID JANZEN: Transfer Station
Museums & Galleries
In 2010, Edmonton-based artist David Janzen ventured out on a series of trips to landfills across Alberta. He took photographs, made sketches and returned home to his studio to create a new series of paintings. The resulting work, on view in the RBC New Works Gallery, features piles of neatly sorted debris in front of often sublime vistas of the surrounding landscape.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh
Museums & Galleries
The Dutch landscape and its typical motifs, such as the canals that criss-cross the country and the windmill, have been a source of inspiration for Dutch artists over the centuries. 'Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh' explores the emergence of this landscape tradition in the early 17th century, its blossoming during the Golden Age and its extension into the 18th & 19th centuries.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. The Bequest: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection
Museums & Galleries
In 1975, the Ernest E. Poole Foundation donated 90 art works to the Edmonton Art Gallery, now known as the Art Gallery of Alberta. This exhibition features key works from the 1975 donation and looks at how this bequest has impacted not only the AGA, but how it has also shaped the discourse of Canadian art history.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Receive up to $25K for your next youth initiative with National Bank’s One for Youth program
Family & Community
What: One for Youth: Receive up to $25,000 in financial support for your next youth project from National Bank
When: Now until June 14, 2013
Who: Non-profit organizations who support the health, well-being and/or education needs of Canadian youth
Visit youth.nationalbank.ca for more details.
#oneforyouth.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
National Bank.
For more info visit www.youth.nationalbank.ca. ECAS 20th Annual Exhibition
Museums & Galleries
The Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society’s Twentieth Annual Exhibition opens Friday, May 3 and runs until June 1 at the Enterprise Square Galleries, 10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
The show will include the work of ECAS member artists and invited guests, and is open Thursdays and Fridays from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: Russell Bingham
(780) 465-2162
russbing@shaw.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Enterprise Square Galleries
10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
For more info visit twitter.com. Encoding Identities
Museums & Galleries
SNAP, in partnership with the U of A Art and Design Graduate Students Association presents a group exhibition exploring the way digital, genetic and linguistic codes shape our bodies, subjectivities and interpersonal relations. The boundaries of coding processes are investigated. This exhibition presents the work of numerous artists using a wide range of artistic disciplines.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780.423.1492
snap@snapartists.com. Ticket Phone: 780 423.1492.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
10123 121 Street.
Loft Art Gallery & Gift Shop
Museums & Galleries
Great local artwork by artists of the Art Society of Strathcona County - and feature artist:
Tania Garner-Tomas. Also giftware made by the local artists.
Open Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm.
Contact: artsoc@telus.net or Joyce at 780 433 5950.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
A. J.. Ottewell Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park.
Transitions
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
Transitions by Curtis Johnson
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
CARP Edmonton Chapter Annual Meeting
Lectures/Meetings
Annual General meeting and guest speaker, retired Senator and musician, Tommy Banks.
Event Cost: Free.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Old Timers Cabin 9430 Scona Road.
BIM: The Future of Everything
Lectures/Meetings
Digital School Computer Aided Design College will host BIM: The Future of Everything May 23, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, at Edmonton City Centre Mall. This is a free event, open to everyone interested in the direction computer aided design, engineering, manufacturing and project management are going, or looking for information about careers and education in CAD.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Digital School. Ticket Web Link: http://www.bit.ly/bim2013. Ticket Phone: 780-414-0200.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Digital School, Edmonton City Centre Mall.
For more info visit www.bit.ly. Edmonton Moose Lodge 772
Family & Community
Senior dances every Thursday.
Contact: 780-457-6633.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM.
Edmonton Twin & Triplet Sleeper Drive
Family & Community
We are celebrating National Multiples Awareness Day's theme:“You’re Not Alone! Canada’s multiple-birth community is here to support you” by collecting New & Very Gently Used sleepers/onesies for our local hospitals and organizations.
Event Cost: N/A. Contact: Laura Townsend president@ettc.ca 780-570-3282.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Edmonton.
High Energy 18: Perspective
Museums & Galleries
Join us for the 18th St. Albert high school student exhibition. Talented young artists from Bellerose Composite, École Secondaire Paul Kane, St. Albert Catholic, École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d'Youville and Outreach high schools showcase their artworks and present collaborative works inspired by technology.
Opening reception and art exhibition on Thursday, May 2, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Jenny at 780.460.4310 or jennyw@artsheritage.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Art Gallery of St Albert 19 Perron Street, St Albert.
Pierre Giroux & Daniele Lemieux
Museums & Galleries
This new exhibition features Giroux's paintings of abandoned houses that are warm, mysterious and worthy of exploration. The paintings by Lemieux are acclaimed for the fusion of contemporary compositions and a classic painterly style. Opening on Saturday, May 11 between 10 - 5 pm. Continues to May 25.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 2:00 AM.
12308 Jasper Avenue.
Raynald LeClerc
Museums & Galleries
Mr. Leclerc will open his first solo exhibition in Edmonton on Saturday April 13 between 1 and 4 pm. Well known and respected, Leclerc's paintings are dedicated to the landscapes of Quebec. Exhibition continues to April 25.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
12308 Jasper Ave.
Spring Salon
Museums & Galleries
New paintings have arrived from Ken Faulks,
Rod Charlesworth, Fraser Brinsmead, Andris Lemanis, Annabelle Marquis, Ariane Dubois and Richard Cole. Come in to view these new works that are part of our Spring Salon exhibition.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
12308 Jasper Avenue.
My Song For Change
Music
Call for submissions!
My Song For Change is a talent contest encouraging self-expression. Submit an original lyrical composition or lyrics and musical performance and we'll put it to a vote! The lucky winner will get to professionally record a song and video with Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent and Cone McCaslin of Sum 41! Submissions now open.
Event Cost: Free.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Canada-wide.
For more info visit mysongforchange.com. TAKING BACK THURSDAY | WING NIGHT
Music
WING NIGHT : Featuring : $5.00 POUNDS of "EDMONTON'S BEST WINGS 2012 " from VUE MAGAZINE. Featuring 20 different Flavors to entice your tastebuds.
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As well featuring the TAKING BACK THURSDAYS Dj's playing all the best of : Pop punk, Skate Punk, hardcore & Classic old school punk.
$3.00 PBR & LUCKY
$3.75 JACK & JAGER.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: GM@filthymcnastys.ca. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 780-432-5224.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys
10511 82 Ave
2nd Level
Edmonton.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. 9 to 5 The Musical
Theatre
Three female co-workers become unlikely friends when they are pushed to the boiling point and come up with an outrageous plan to get rid of their lying, chauvinistic boss and take over the company. But their plan to get even quickly spins wildly and hilariously out of control!
Contact: 780.483.4051. Ticket Web Link: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca. Ticket Phone: 780.483.4051.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Mayfield Dinner Theatre.
Call for Volunteers for Reaching Out
Lectures/Meetings
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Reaching Out Fellowship of Edmonton is a non-profit social and educational organization for single, separated, divorced and widowed individuals. Serving Greater Edmonton for over 30 years and need a new Board to continue after June 2013. Meetings held 1st/3rd Wednesday of each month.
PLEASE COME AND GIVE YOUR TIME, SKILLS AND IDEAS. Thank you.
Event Cost: $5. Contact: Please come to meeting.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
9924-110 Street Basement of St Joachim Church North Entrance.
Ballet Barre
Recreation/Sports
8 Thursdays: May 9-June 27
Strengthen your core and develop a long lean silhouette. Tone key areas: abs, glutes, legs and arms using classic barre exercises done to upbeat music. Strengthening is balanced by stretching to increase flexibility and range. The benefits of ballet barre are applicable to a range of dance forms from ballet to hip hop and for general fitness.
Event Cost: $120. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. KARA Family Resouce Centre's Spring Fling and Silent Auction
Food & Wine
Enjoy good food in a casual atmosphere. All proceeds go to providing parenting programs and services free of charge to families.
Dress:casual
Menu: roast beef, lemon rosted potatoes, salad, assorted desserts.
Event Cost: $20.00 per person. Contact: Carla or Badriea
780-478-5396
reception@kara-frc.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-478-5396.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Duke's Bar and Grill
12650-151 Ave.
Hand-tinting Photographs
Family & Community
4 Thurs: May 9 - 30
Discover the beauty of hand-tinted black and white prints on fibre paper. Learn darkroom printing and use hand-tinting to create unique fine art photographs. Processed black and white film is required. Previous experience in the darkroom is an asset.
Event Cost: $198 + $35 material fee + GST, supplies incl. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Digital SLR II
Recreation/Sports
Thurs: May 23 - June 27
Learn how to utilize the Zone System to gain greater control of exposures, and experiment with the artistic and technical potential of camera controls. Digital SLR camera with manual control required. Prerequisite: This course is for participants who have a solid knowledge of their DSLR. Digital SLR I recommended.
Event Cost: $225. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Hip Hop
Recreation/Sports
8 Thurs: May 9 - June 27
Learn Hip Hop in a creative and fun exploration of this unique dance style. Originating from the streets, Hip Hop expresses the music in a fusion of beat and movement. Energetic, raw and fast-paced, this class is a great way to let go with great music and original choreography. This class is suitable for all levels; both beginners and those with prior Hip Hop experience.
Event Cost: $120. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Ballroom Dance II
Dance
6 Thurs: May 2 - Jun 6
Students work on style and presentation as well as learn a variety of more complex dances, including basic tango. You must enrol with a partner.Instructors Lee Hewitt & Blair Peregrym. Spanning fifteen years of teaching experience, their passion for dance is reflected in a focus on fun, easy-to-follow instruction and enthusiastic student participation.
Event Cost: $110. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Unplug & Re-Charge Meditation
Family & Community
This 3 week class at the beautiful Muttart Conservatory shows everyday people how to Unplug and Re-Charge through Meditation. No experience necessary. Perfect for beginners. Learn to move beyond the distractions and disturbances that hijack our peace of mind and direct your attention towards stillness within so you can re-charge. Share this experience with your Mom for a fun Mothers day gift.
Event Cost: $75.00. Contact: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Web Link: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Phone: MyEarthMantra.com for City of Edmonton registration.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
The Tropical Pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory.
For more info visit www.myearthmantra.com. A Final Whimsy
Theatre
David Belke's hit play returns. A comedy/drama with music starring Linda Grass, Anna-Maria LeMaistre & Dana Wylie. When two sisters meet to practice a song for their father's wedding, it turns into a night of song, secrets and surprises.." A Final Whimsy is an evening of warm humour and you might leave you with a tear in the eye." - Colin MacLean. Part of the ArtSpirit festival.
Event Cost: $15.00, $12.00 student/senior. Contact: David Belke. Ticket Web Link: http://www.tixonthesquare.ca/. Ticket Phone: 780 420-1757.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 10037 84 Ave.
Alta. Genealogical Society-Edmonton Branch Meeting & Speaker
Family & Community
Kaye Steward will be presenting "Grannies Go Hawaiian" first given in May 2001. Kaye's story uncovers the journey of 2 generations of Irish grandmothers from Limerick who found their way to Australia and then onto Hawaii where their knowledge of lacemaking would create the most unique family history treasure.
Event Cost: No Charge. Contact: 780-424-4429. Ticket Web Link: Not Applicable.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
AGS Library & Research Centre, 162-14315-118 Avenue, Edmonton.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Theatre
A hilarious tale of overachievers angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime - a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is a place they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
(Material not suitable for all ages).
Event Cost: $25/$20 plus service fee. Contact: www.elopemusicaltheatre.ca
www.facebook.com/elopemusicaltheatre. Ticket Web Link: http://www.tixonthesquare.ca/event/run/detail/652/. Ticket Phone: 780-420-1757.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
La Cite Francophone (L'Uni Theatre)
8627-91 St
Edmonton, Ab.
Bob Marley Live Stand-Up Performance
Comedy
Bob Marley who has appeared on Letterman, Leno, Conan & Ferguson, Comedy Central and performed at the world-renowned Just For Laughs Festival performing live stand-up comedy!
Event Cost: $17.50 - $25.50. Contact: Box Office, Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip. Ticket Web Link: www.thecomicstrip.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-483-5999.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip, Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall.
Ms. Pat Live Stand-Up Comedy!
Comedy
Ms. Pat from The Bob and Tom Show, TV Guide's Stand Up In Stilettos, and Nickelodeon's Mom's Night Out performs live!
Event Cost: $15.50 - $22.50. Contact: Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip. Ticket Web Link: www.thecomicstrip.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-483-5999.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM.
Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip, Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall.
Contemporary Dance
Recreation/Sports
8 Thurs: May 9 - June 27
Explore the natural energy of contemporary dance. Participants progress from warm-up exercises which build balance, flexibility and alignment, to basic contemporary techniques and concepts such as contact and release, fall and recover, travelling moves, and floor work. This course is paced for both beginners and those with previous dance experience.
Event Cost: $120. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Accoustic Jam
Music
ACOUSTIC JAM ..... BRING YOUR INSRUMENTS & JOIN THE FUN OR JUST SIT BACK & ENJOY THE SHOW.
DRINK SPECIALS & GREAT FOOD SPECIALS.
Event Cost: NO COVER.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
#9, 14220 Yellowhead Trail.
Entertainment Listings
Music
Sundays - Celtic Night with Devaney's
House Band 5-8pm
Mondays - Singer Songwriter NIght 8pm
Wednesdays - Open Mic with host Duff Robison
May 3-4 Duff Robison
May 6 Sean Hilaby
May 9-11 Derina Harvey
May 13 Joanne Janzen
May 17-18 Doug Stroud
May 20 Brian Gregg
May 24-25 Stan Gallant
May 27 Jay Gilday
May 31-June 1 - Duane Allen.
Event Cost: no cover.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Devaney's Irish Pub.
OPEN JAM
Music
ACOUSTIC JAM WITH
HOST BRIAN MAXWELL.
Event Cost: NO COVER.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
#9-14220-YELLOWHEAD TRAIL
EDMONTON,AB.
Oran Etkin Quartet with special guest Wycliffe Gordon
Music
Oran Etkin Quartet
with special guest Wycliffe Gordon
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ SERIES
From New York
DOORS 7:30 PM - SHOW 8 PM
Oran Etkin - saxophone, bass clarinet
Wycliffe Gordon - trombone
Linda Oh - bass
Matt Wilson - drums
Artist website: www.oranetkin.com.
Event Cost: MEMBERS $22, GUESTS $26. Ticket Web Link: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Yardbird-Suite-tickets-Edmonton/venue/139319.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Yardbird Suite
11 Tommy Banks Way.
THURSDAY ACOUSTICS JAM
Music
Event Cost: NO COVER.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
#9 14220-YELLOWHEAD TRAIL.
Ballroom Dance IV
Recreation/Sports
6 Thursdays: May 2 - June 6
This class is a continuation of the dance steps introduced in previous levels. It is intended for students who have considerable ballroom dance experience. You must enrol with a partner.
Event Cost: $110. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Hip Hop - Master Class
Recreation/Sports
Master Class is an opportunity to work with a professional instructor with strong roots in hip hop and dance performance. One year of prior hip hop or dance experience required. Instructor Joe Pavo has been instructing and performing professionally for over 6 years and competes locally, nationally and internationally.
Event Cost: $27 per workshop. Contact: 780-497-4301
Shantzd3@macewan.ca.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
MacEwan University
Centre for the Arts & Communications
10045 156 Street, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.macewan.ca. Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May 4 Derina Harvey
May 7-11 Tony Dizon
May 14-18 Rob Taylor
May 21-25 Duane Allen
May 28-June 1 Andrew Scott.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Rice Howard Way.
Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May4 - Tony Dizon
May 7-8 Mike Dominey
May 9-11 Tyler & Matt
May 14-18 Party Hog
May 21-25 Andrew Scott
May 28-29 Amie Weymes
May 30-June 1 Alesha & Brendon.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Bourbon Street.
Entertainment Listings
Music
May 3-4 Dirty Pool
May 10-11 Stuart Bendall
May 17-18 Dual Exhaust
May 24-25 Amie Weymes
May 31-June 1 Dawn in the City.
Event Cost: no cover.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Rose & Crown Pub.
The Salesmen
Music
Event Cost: no cover.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
4926 98th Ave.
Thursday Rocks - Battle Of The Bands
Music
$20,000 Prize Package. The Finals are held in front of a crowd of 3000 people at the Edson Kinsmen National Slo Pitch Beergardens. Winner opens for Finger 11 at the Beergardens.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Leigh Friesen
freezenhotmusic@telus.net
780 723 1539.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Fandango's Live Entertainment Saloon
12912 50th St.
MONDAY NIGHT FILTHY FEUD
Comedy
Come check out Whyte Avenue's ONLY LIVE GAME SHOW. It should be a heated battle that can only be cooled off with cheap beers and shots. Come down and witness the powerful game show drama that will unfold!
$3.75 Domestic Bottles
$3.75 Shots of Jack & Jager
$4 Taco in a Bag.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: ryankill@hotmail.com. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 1 7196606.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:00 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys - 10511 82 Ave.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. Andrew Scott
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:30 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
Stan Gallant
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 9:30 PM – Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
100 Years of Medicine Photo Exhibit
Museums & Galleries
This unique photo exhibit will be displayed on the main floor of the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library in the University Hospital (Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre). It will be open to the public for viewing during regular library hours.
Go to www.med100uofa.ca for more details.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
John W. Scott Library.
Chop Suey on the Prairies: A History of Chinese Restaurants in Alberta
Museums & Galleries
Savour... Chop Suey on the Prairies! Travel to any town in Alberta, large or small, and chances are you will find a Chinese restaurant. Uncover what makes them special and learn some surprising truths about the history of Chinese restaurants in Alberta. At the Royal Alberta Museum - where fun and learning meet!
Event Cost: General Admission. Ticket Phone: 780.453.9100.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Royal Alberta Museum
12845 - 102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5N 0M6.
"Meandrous Lines" by Pierre Bataillard
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present an exhibition of new work in the Naess Gallery by Pierre Bataillard, entitled “Meandrous Lines”. This exhibition of abstract drawings will be on display from May 21 to June 30 of 2013.
The Paint Spot hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 6pm, Thursday until 9pm, and Sunday 12 - 5pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle 780 432 0240.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Naess Gallery
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. "Small Packages" by Jan Fraser
Museums & Galleries
The Paint Spot is proud to present, for show and sale, an exhibition of new small acrylic paintings by artist Jan Fraser, entitled "Small Packages".
In our Artisan Nook, see Jan's tiny landscape paintings up close and personal. An Artist's Reception will be held Saturday, May 25, 3-5PM.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Michelle
780 432 0240.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Artisan Nook
Located at The Paint Spot
10032 81 Ave
Edmonton, AB
T6E 1W8.
For more info visit www.paintspot.ca. All Members Show
Museums & Galleries
The VASA artists are at it again, bringing their audience a selection of work new to the gallery. This all-member show is fitting because as the month closes, so does our first year in the Hemingway Centre.
The show opening will be May 2nd, 2013 from 6-9 pm, in conjuction with the first ArtWalk of the year.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
VASA at the Hemingway
25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue
St Albert, AB.
Arctic Life: Lomen Brothers Photography
Museums & Galleries
From April 9 - June 16, the Musée Héritage Museum is pleased to present an exhibition from the Glenbow Museum featuring stunning photographs of the local Yupik people and life in Nome at the start of the 20th century.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne at 780.459.1528 or joannew@artsheritage.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Musée Héritage Museum
in St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, ST Albert.
Barbara Tipton
Museums & Galleries
An expressive and innovative ceramic artist, Barbara Tipton has explored the aesthetic as well as technical elements of clay for over three decades. Her work has been shown in exhibitions across Canada as well as internationally. Reception: Saturday, April 6th from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Beekingdom
Museums & Galleries
Bee Kingdom is a four-person art collective consisting of Ryan Marsh Fairweather, Phillip Murray Bandura, Tim Belliveau, and Kai Georg Scholefield. A recent grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has allowed Bee Kingdom to create a body of work that encapsulates each member’s specific practice, as well as the collaborative glass sculptures that represent the group’s dynamic. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4pm.
Event Cost: Free.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 106th Street.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Brian Scott Painitngs and Stories
Museums & Galleries
Brian Scott Paintings and Stories - A Selling Exhibition featuring new paintings by Brian Scott. Also works by gallery artists Waclaw Pietucha, Jana Milne, Steven Friedman, Rod and Denyse Simair, Hillberg & Berk, Mel Bolen and Ruby Mah. Also works by Illingworth Kerr, William Kurelek, Yehouda Chaki and J W Beatty.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
103 - 10310 124 Street NW
Edmonton AB T5N 1R2.
Garden Pottery Show
Museums & Galleries
Featuring large and unique garden sculptures, birdbaths, flowers and high fired outdoor garden pieces.
Opening reception: Saturday May 4th from 11-3p.m. Show runs until May 31 Tuesday through Saturday 10-5p.m.
Event Cost: free. Contact: Crooked Pot Gallery
Phone 780 963-9573.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – Friday, June 21, 2013, 5:00 PM.
4912-51 Avenue
Stony Plain, Alberta
Phone:780 963-9573.
InSight 2: Engaging the Health Humanities exhibition
Museums & Galleries
At the nexus of design, the health humanities and community, InSight 2 explores how we can engage the health humanities to help us work collaboratively across disciplines and communities, to imagine and design innovative and transformative processes, communications, products, environments, services and experiences that can help to promote our health and well-being.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: info@healthhumanities.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – Sunday, June 16, 2013, 5:00 PM.
Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, 89 Ave & 112 St, Edmonton
Tue to Fri, 10am to 5 pm, Sat, 2 pm to 5 pm;
Reception: May 23, 7 pm to 10 pm.
Lynn Malin "Above Ground"
Museums & Galleries
Lynn Malin’s work depicts the interaction between our footprint on the world and the persistent forces of nature. This tension is mitigated by the grids and patterns, which act as stand-ins for human intervention.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
10411 - 124 Street.
Making Notes
Museums & Galleries
Making Notes is an exhibition of eight ukuleles that follow the timeline for Edmonton artist Andy Brooks in his development, knowledge and skills as an instrument maker. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Neighbourhood Icons
Museums & Galleries
Neighbourhood Icons is a chronicle of sculpted ceramic characters by Edmonton artist Ritchie Velthuis. His subjects tell a diverse and colourful story (real or imagined) about the people in the Edmonton community. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 11, from 2 - 4 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Joanne Hamel
acc@albertacraft.ab.ca
780 488-6611.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Alberta Craft Council
10186 – 106 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5J 1H4.
For more info visit www.albertacraft.ab.ca. Polar Bear Moms and Cubs; Canada's Pride of the Arctic
Museums & Galleries
Canvas prints of polar bear moms and their adorable babies will be on display from May 3rd to June 13th. Scotia Place is open to the public from 9a.m. to 9p.m.
The prints are for sale and look great in living rooms, bedrooms and offices.
Our exhibit will be changing slightly from week to week so you may want to come check it out a few times.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Greg Harvey.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
Scotia Place- 10060 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.harveywildlifephotography.ca. Strathcona Salon Series
Museums & Galleries
Exhibition of Local Artists
Unveiling Reception: May 23 @ 7p.m.
All are welcome to attend.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780-410-8585
artgallery@strathcona.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Strathcona County Art Gallery @ 501
501 Festival Ave
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 4X3.
Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX
Film
Rocky Mountain Express in IMAX propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies while relating the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway.
For more information visit telusworldofscienceedmonton.com/RME.
Ticket Web Link: http://www.onlinebookings.edmontonscience.com/default.aspx?tagid=35. Ticket Phone: 780.451.3344.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
TELUS World of Science - Edmonton
11211 142nd St.
For more info visit www.telusworldofscienceedmonton.com. Winter Interruption
Museums & Galleries
Jenny Keith is inspired by nature and experience. Her paintings feature whimsical narratives or abstractions based on microbiology. Her style is fluid and organic, echoed by the layers of beeswax on many paintings. This series of artwork captures the frenzied activity and lusty productivity of our northern climate.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Karen. Ticket Web Link: http://www.daffodilgallery.ca/upcoming-shows.html. Ticket Phone: 7807601278.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
The Daffodil Gallery
10412 124 Street
Edmonton AB T5N 1R5.
For more info visit www.daffodilgallery.ca. Buddy Meal Deliverer
Family & Community
Deliver meals even if you don't have wheels. You can help Edmonton Meals on Wheels by pairing up with one of our drivers to help navigate the city and deliver meals to people's homes.
We need buddy meal deliverers Monday to Friday from 11 am-1 pm. Call 780-429-2020 or visit our website.
2.5 hours/week
Security clearance check
Able to carry up to 20 lbs
A friendly attitude.
Event Cost: None. Contact: Linda Klatt.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Meals on Wheels- 11111 103 Avenue.
A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Art Collection
Museums & Galleries
This unique exhibition features highlights of the historic collection of Canadian art that began in the first half of the 20th century at Hart House at the University of Toronto. Artists include: A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr, David Milne and Lawren Harris.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Botanicals by the Keiskamma Project
Museums & Galleries
The Eastern Cape of South Africa is an area of extremes endemic poverty and disease have robbed the area of an entire generation of people. Yet beauty blooms both in the resilience and hopes of the people of these rural and isolated villages.
Event Cost: Admission is Free. Contact: Diana Young Kennedy, MSc
McMullen Gallery & Collection Administrator
Friends Arts in Healthcare Program
780.407.7152.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
McMullen Gallery
University of Alberta Hospital
(main floor, next to the east entrance)
8440 – 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7.
For more info visit www.friendsofuah.org. DAVID JANZEN: Transfer Station
Museums & Galleries
In 2010, Edmonton-based artist David Janzen ventured out on a series of trips to landfills across Alberta. He took photographs, made sketches and returned home to his studio to create a new series of paintings. The resulting work, on view in the RBC New Works Gallery, features piles of neatly sorted debris in front of often sublime vistas of the surrounding landscape.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh
Museums & Galleries
The Dutch landscape and its typical motifs, such as the canals that criss-cross the country and the windmill, have been a source of inspiration for Dutch artists over the centuries. 'Dutch Landscapes from Rembrandt to Van Gogh' explores the emergence of this landscape tradition in the early 17th century, its blossoming during the Golden Age and its extension into the 18th & 19th centuries.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. The Bequest: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection
Museums & Galleries
In 1975, the Ernest E. Poole Foundation donated 90 art works to the Edmonton Art Gallery, now known as the Art Gallery of Alberta. This exhibition features key works from the 1975 donation and looks at how this bequest has impacted not only the AGA, but how it has also shaped the discourse of Canadian art history.
Contact: AGA Member & Guest Services
780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square.
For more info visit www.youraga.ca. Receive up to $25K for your next youth initiative with National Bank’s One for Youth program
Family & Community
What: One for Youth: Receive up to $25,000 in financial support for your next youth project from National Bank
When: Now until June 14, 2013
Who: Non-profit organizations who support the health, well-being and/or education needs of Canadian youth
Visit youth.nationalbank.ca for more details.
#oneforyouth.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
National Bank.
For more info visit www.youth.nationalbank.ca. ECAS 20th Annual Exhibition
Museums & Galleries
The Edmonton Contemporary Artists’ Society’s Twentieth Annual Exhibition opens Friday, May 3 and runs until June 1 at the Enterprise Square Galleries, 10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
The show will include the work of ECAS member artists and invited guests, and is open Thursdays and Fridays from 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM, and Saturdays from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: Russell Bingham
(780) 465-2162
russbing@shaw.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Enterprise Square Galleries
10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton.
For more info visit twitter.com. Encoding Identities
Museums & Galleries
SNAP, in partnership with the U of A Art and Design Graduate Students Association presents a group exhibition exploring the way digital, genetic and linguistic codes shape our bodies, subjectivities and interpersonal relations. The boundaries of coding processes are investigated. This exhibition presents the work of numerous artists using a wide range of artistic disciplines.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: 780.423.1492
snap@snapartists.com. Ticket Phone: 780 423.1492.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
10123 121 Street.
Loft Art Gallery & Gift Shop
Museums & Galleries
Great local artwork by artists of the Art Society of Strathcona County - and feature artist:
Tania Garner-Tomas. Also giftware made by the local artists.
Open Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm.
Contact: artsoc@telus.net or Joyce at 780 433 5950.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
A. J.. Ottewell Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park.
Transitions
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
Transitions by Curtis Johnson
Museums & Galleries
This exhibition's goal is to highlight the transition between seasons as well as between the day and night.
The word transition reflects also the image offered in the paintings but also in the same time a change of direction in the style of the artist.
The Opening Reception will be held on April 20 from 1pm to 4pm at 9524- 87 Street.
Gallery hours of operation
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Gisèle Boutin Desjardins.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Galerie PAVA
9524 - 87 Street
Edmonton, AB
T6C 3J1.
BEERFEST FRIDAYS
Music
BEERFEST FRIDAYS :
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$3.00 PINTS OF ALL DRAFT UNTIL 8pm
$4.25 PINTS OF ALL DRAFT FROM 8pm -2am
$9.99 Two Topping Pizza's
FEATURING DJ ANDREW OH SPINNING:
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Modern rock, Classic Hip Hop, Retro Dance, Punk & Metal.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: GM@filthymcnastys.ca. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 780-432-5224.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 2:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys
10511 82 Ave
2nd Level
Edmonton.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. Horses, Hounds & Homecookin'
Recreation/Sports
Horses, Hounds and Homecookin is a fundraiser featuring a horse & hound competition, bbq and entertainment with Lisa Hewitt at the All Night Country Dance Party!
Event Cost: $50/Adult to $350/table of 8. Contact: Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association. Ticket Web Link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ndbgnedab&oeidk=a07e72f9c32a88d2bb5&oseq=a01uwgst9yuny. Ticket Phone: 780-435-3597.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Show Grounds, Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association 12504 Fox Drive.
Edmonton Twin & Triplet Sleeper Drive
Family & Community
We are celebrating National Multiples Awareness Day's theme:“You’re Not Alone! Canada’s multiple-birth community is here to support you” by collecting New & Very Gently Used sleepers/onesies for our local hospitals and organizations.
Event Cost: N/A. Contact: Laura Townsend president@ettc.ca 780-570-3282.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Edmonton.
Paws Around The World, A Touch of India Art & Collectibles Auction
Family & Community
Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS), Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta and Little Cats Lost (Trap-Neuter-Return) Society are co-hosting this gala dinner and silent auction event in support of animal rescue and animal therapy. The proceeds will be shared among the host charities and an international charity that inspired the theme — Animal Rescue Kerala.
Event Cost: $35. Contact: media@scarscare.org. Ticket Web Link: http://www.scarscare.org/majorevent-paws.asp.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
The Palace Banquet and Conference Facility, 3223 Parsons Road, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.scarscare.org. Edmonton Art Club Spring Show and Sale
Museums & Galleries
An excellent opportunity to view and purchase outstanding works of art produced by members of The Edmonton Art Club.
Event Cost: none.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
The Edmonton Japenese Community Centre
6750-88 street
May 24th 6 pm to 9 pm
May 25th 10 am to 6 pm
May 26th 12:00 to 4:30 pm.
High Energy 18: Perspective
Museums & Galleries
Join us for the 18th St. Albert high school student exhibition. Talented young artists from Bellerose Composite, École Secondaire Paul Kane, St. Albert Catholic, École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d'Youville and Outreach high schools showcase their artworks and present collaborative works inspired by technology.
Opening reception and art exhibition on Thursday, May 2, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm.
Event Cost: Free. Contact: Jenny at 780.460.4310 or jennyw@artsheritage.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 PM.
Art Gallery of St Albert 19 Perron Street, St Albert.
Expressionz Cafe Presents The Bix Mix Boys
Music
The cafe is open for dinner at 6pm, show starts at 8pm. The Bix Mix Boys are one of Canada's hottest bluegrass bands. With exceptional music combined with an entertaining stage show.
Event Cost: $10.00 + GST. Contact: Expressionz Cafe
9938 - 70 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
780-437-3667. Ticket Web Link: www.yeglive.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-437-3667.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Expressionz Cafe
9938 - 70 Avenue
Edmonton, AB.
My Song For Change
Music
Call for submissions!
My Song For Change is a talent contest encouraging self-expression. Submit an original lyrical composition or lyrics and musical performance and we'll put it to a vote! The lucky winner will get to professionally record a song and video with Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent and Cone McCaslin of Sum 41! Submissions now open.
Event Cost: Free.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Canada-wide.
For more info visit mysongforchange.com. 9 to 5 The Musical
Theatre
Three female co-workers become unlikely friends when they are pushed to the boiling point and come up with an outrageous plan to get rid of their lying, chauvinistic boss and take over the company. But their plan to get even quickly spins wildly and hilariously out of control!
Contact: 780.483.4051. Ticket Web Link: www.mayfieldtheatre.ca. Ticket Phone: 780.483.4051.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Mayfield Dinner Theatre.
Call for Volunteers for Reaching Out
Lectures/Meetings
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Reaching Out Fellowship of Edmonton is a non-profit social and educational organization for single, separated, divorced and widowed individuals. Serving Greater Edmonton for over 30 years and need a new Board to continue after June 2013. Meetings held 1st/3rd Wednesday of each month.
PLEASE COME AND GIVE YOUR TIME, SKILLS AND IDEAS. Thank you.
Event Cost: $5. Contact: Please come to meeting.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
9924-110 Street Basement of St Joachim Church North Entrance.
Unplug & Re-Charge Meditation
Family & Community
This 3 week class at the beautiful Muttart Conservatory shows everyday people how to Unplug and Re-Charge through Meditation. No experience necessary. Perfect for beginners. Learn to move beyond the distractions and disturbances that hijack our peace of mind and direct your attention towards stillness within so you can re-charge. Share this experience with your Mom for a fun Mothers day gift.
Event Cost: $75.00. Contact: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Web Link: MyEarthMantra.com. Ticket Phone: MyEarthMantra.com for City of Edmonton registration.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
The Tropical Pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory.
For more info visit www.myearthmantra.com. 15th Anniversary Vocal Gems Night of Celebration (A 2013 Vocal Arts Festival Event)
Music
An unforgettable event! Every 5 years of NUOVA productions will be showcased in the pyramids. Four of Edmonton’s finest restaurants will offer savory and sweet bites, and in lieu of a silent auction, amazing door prizes will be offered. Join us and toast 15 years of success, while raising sustainability funds that will sow the seeds for another 15 years of triumphant vocal resonance in our city!
Event Cost: $175 per person - includes a $75 charitable tax receipt, fabulous food items, delightful performances in the pyramids, and a chance at amazing door prizes. Contact: Opera NUOVA
tickets@operanuova.ca. Ticket Web Link: https://operanuova.pleasantticketsolutions.com/. Ticket Phone: (780) 487-4844.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Muttart Conservatory - 9626 96A Street.
For more info visit www.operanuova.ca. A Final Whimsy
Theatre
David Belke's hit play returns. A comedy/drama with music starring Linda Grass, Anna-Maria LeMaistre & Dana Wylie. When two sisters meet to practice a song for their father's wedding, it turns into a night of song, secrets and surprises.." A Final Whimsy is an evening of warm humour and you might leave you with a tear in the eye." - Colin MacLean. Part of the ArtSpirit festival.
Event Cost: $15.00, $12.00 student/senior. Contact: David Belke. Ticket Web Link: http://www.tixonthesquare.ca/. Ticket Phone: 780 420-1757.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 10037 84 Ave.
5 Levels of Attachment with don Miguel Ruiz Jr
Lectures/Meetings
•Become aware of how you confuse “who you are” with “what you know”•Gain awareness of how your attachments have created your reality
•Stop creating your identity based on the opinions and judgments of others around you
•Let go of the fear of what you are without your beliefs•Make new Agreements that are more in line with your true Authentic Self.
Event Cost: $50 in advance, $70 at the door. Contact: Christene Madsen. Ticket Web Link: http://5levelsofattachment-eac2.eventbrite.ca.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
The Centre for Spiritual Living
7621 101 Ave
Edmonton, AB.
For more info visit 5levelsofattachment-eac2.eventbrite.ca. Vaughan String Quartet
Music
Program includes:
Robert Rival: Traces of a Silent Landscape (West Coast Premier)
D. Shostakovich: String Quartet n. 8
Mozart: String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance".
Event Cost: Free; Donations Accepted. Contact: conservatory@macenwa.ca
780-633-3725.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Muttart Hall, Alberta College
10050 MacDonald Dr.
For more info visit macewan.ca. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Theatre
A hilarious tale of overachievers angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime - a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is a place they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
(Material not suitable for all ages).
Event Cost: $25/$20 plus service fee. Contact: www.elopemusicaltheatre.ca
www.facebook.com/elopemusicaltheatre. Ticket Web Link: http://www.tixonthesquare.ca/event/run/detail/652/. Ticket Phone: 780-420-1757.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
La Cite Francophone (L'Uni Theatre)
8627-91 St
Edmonton, Ab.
The Nightmare Before Christmas a Musical
Theatre
Visionary College Teen Musical Theatre and Performing Arts Society of Alberta present "The Nightmare Before Christmas" a musical directed by Curtis Labelle. This exciting production involves performers between the ages of 12-19 from St. Albert and Edmonton, features a live orchestra and special affects.
Event Cost: 20.00 Adults/15.00 Students. Contact: 780 460-4430 or 780 757-4433
Tickets Available at Innovations Music North or South at
2804-Calgary Trail NW Edmonton or
580 St. Albert Trail St. Albert. Ticket Phone: 780 460-4430 780 757-4433.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Cite Francophone Theatre
8527-91 Street NW Edmonton.
Bob Marley Live Stand-Up Performance
Comedy
Bob Marley who has appeared on Letterman, Leno, Conan & Ferguson, Comedy Central and performed at the world-renowned Just For Laughs Festival performing live stand-up comedy!
Event Cost: $17.50 - $25.50. Contact: Box Office, Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip. Ticket Web Link: www.thecomicstrip.ca. Ticket Phone: 780-483-5999.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:30 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Rick Bronson's The Comic Strip, Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall.
Entertainment Listings
Music
Sundays - Celtic Night with Devaney's
House Band 5-8pm
Mondays - Singer Songwriter NIght 8pm
Wednesdays - Open Mic with host Duff Robison
May 3-4 Duff Robison
May 6 Sean Hilaby
May 9-11 Derina Harvey
May 13 Joanne Janzen
May 17-18 Doug Stroud
May 20 Brian Gregg
May 24-25 Stan Gallant
May 27 Jay Gilday
May 31-June 1 - Duane Allen.
Event Cost: no cover.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 8:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Devaney's Irish Pub.
Hey Ladies!
Theatre
They’re Back! Those Sea-hags of Infotainment -- Miss Leona Brausen, Miss Cathleen Rootsaert and Miss Davina Stewart -- bring you another season of comedy hijinks. Hey Ladies! is the wacked out, packed out talkshow/gameshow/varietyshow/sideshow that’s a good time for any/all of the sexes. Each of the five performances is unique and… indescribable. COMEDY! FUN! PRIZES!
Event Cost: $25.00. Contact: boxoffice@theatrenetwork.ca. Ticket Web Link: http://www.theatrenetwork.ca/our-shows.php?id=225. Ticket Phone: (780) 453-2440.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Roxy Theatre
10708 124 St.
CLUB 88 DANCE
Dance
Club 88 Dance - music by Sparkling Tones, Singles, couples, everyone welcome. Lunch 10:30. Come and enjoy a fun night of dancing and socializing.
Event Cost: $11 members, $13 - non-members. Contact: Pauline - 780-473-7460.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 8:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
Calder Community Hall, 12721 - 120 St. Edmonton, AB.
Edmonton International Folk Dancing
Dance
Edmonton International Folk Dancers meet Friday evenings 8-10 pm September through May for an evening of international dancing. No Partner Required.
No Experience Necessary. All ages welcome. Free Open Houses Friday, September 14, 21 & 28.
Event Cost: Open Houses, Free / $100.00 Oct.-May inclusive. Contact: Kellie Wilson
780 461-6170.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 8:00 PM.
McKernan Hall, 11341 78 Ave, Edmonton.
For more info visit www.edmontoninternationalfolkdancers.ca. Concert by Latin Cuban group "DOS FOUR"
Music
Music lovers can enjoy this Cuban group DOS FOUR at Fusia Coral de Cuba 4990 – 92 Ave this May 24 & 25 from 9 p.m to 2 a.m, tickets $ 25 in advance & $ 30 at the door.
For more info call 780 468 – 2888.
Event Cost: $25 Advance, $30 at the door. Contact: Nestora Estevez For more info call 780 468 – 2888.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Fusia Coral de Cuba. 4990 92 Ave NW. Edmonton, AB T6B 2J4. Edmonton Sun Building.
For more info visit coraldecuba.com. Dean McNeill / David Braid Brass Sextet & Dean Neill / David Braid Jazz Quartet
Music
Dean McNeill / David Braid Brass Sextet
Dean McNeill / David Braid Jazz Quartet
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM
Dean McNeill - trumpet
David Braid - piano
Joel Gray - trumpet
Craig Brenan - trombone
Alene Hackleman - French horn
Scott Whetham - tuba
Dean McNeill - trumpet
David Braid - piano
John Taylor - bass
Jon McCaslin - drums
www.deanmcneill.com
www.davidbraid.com.
Event Cost: MEMBERS $18, GUESTS $22. Ticket Web Link: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Yardbird-Suite-tickets-Edmonton/venue/139319.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Yardbird Suite
11 Tommy Banks Way.
Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May4 - Tony Dizon
May 7-8 Mike Dominey
May 9-11 Tyler & Matt
May 14-18 Party Hog
May 21-25 Andrew Scott
May 28-29 Amie Weymes
May 30-June 1 Alesha & Brendon.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Bourbon Street.
Entertainment Listings
Music
April 30-May 4 Derina Harvey
May 7-11 Tony Dizon
May 14-18 Rob Taylor
May 21-25 Duane Allen
May 28-June 1 Andrew Scott.
Event Cost: no coverr.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
The Sherlock Holmes Pubs - Rice Howard Way.
Entertainment Listings
Music
May 3-4 Dirty Pool
May 10-11 Stuart Bendall
May 17-18 Dual Exhaust
May 24-25 Amie Weymes
May 31-June 1 Dawn in the City.
Event Cost: no cover.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 AM.
The Rose & Crown Pub.
Scooter
Music
Event Cost: no cover. Contact: Phone: 780-453-6006.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 AM.
Sideliners Pub
11018 127 St
Edmonton, AB T5M 0T2.
The Salesmen
Music
Event Cost: no cover.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00 AM.
4926 98th Ave.
MONDAY NIGHT FILTHY FEUD
Comedy
Come check out Whyte Avenue's ONLY LIVE GAME SHOW. It should be a heated battle that can only be cooled off with cheap beers and shots. Come down and witness the powerful game show drama that will unfold!
$3.75 Domestic Bottles
$3.75 Shots of Jack & Jager
$4 Taco in a Bag.
Event Cost: FREE. Contact: ryankill@hotmail.com. Ticket Web Link: N/A. Ticket Phone: 1 7196606.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2:00 AM.
Filthy McNastys - 10511 82 Ave.
For more info visit www.facebook.com. Andrew Scott
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:30 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
Stan Gallant
Music
Event Cost: FREE.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:30 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:30 AM.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB WEM.
P5 Latin Groove
Music
P5 LATIN GROOVE live in concert!
Led by Daymar Calvario, P5 LATIN GROOVE is Edmonton's newest feel good band!
FEATURED MUSCIANS: Daymar Calvario, Fernando Toledo, Marco Claveria, Nic Arnaez, Sebastian Barrera, and Rene Abaunza Ayerdis
OverTime South (4211 - 106 street) is the perfect venue for live music.
Join us every FRIDAY to celebrate Edmonton's vast and rich multicultural diversity!
Event Cost: $5 at the door. Contact: Overtime South
(780) 485-1937. Ticket Web Link: at the door. Ticket Phone: 780.485.1937.
Friday, May 24, 2013, 10:00 PM – Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 AM.
Overtime South
4211 106 St NW.
For more info visit www.edmontonculture.com.