Free This Week
Experience Calgary’s cultural vibrancy this week! Musical options range from Healing Strings duo’s classical and Ukrainian melodies, to the Grassfield Festival’s celebration of Cameroonian traditions. Art lovers can explore Marie Lannoo’s exhibit In Extremis or take part in Carve Carve Carnival, while history buffs dive into Historic Calgary Week.
Healing Strings
July 24, 2024, 12:10 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SE)
Free to attend
Healing Strings is a professional duo from Ukraine featuring Alex Karatsyuba (guitar) and Anastasiia Lykhosherstova (violin). They play classical masterpieces by Antonio Vivaldi, introduce Ukrainian classical music by Myroslav Skorik and share original songs by Lykhosherstova.
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Artist-led tour: Marie Lannoo: In Extremis
July 24, 2024, 4 – 5pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Marie Lannoo’s solo show In Extremis reflects on the relationship between light, colour, transparency, and materiality. To mark the recent addition of the sculptural work Through and Through and Through #20 (2009) to the exhibition, Lannoo will be giving a tour of the show, exploring the main themes behind her practice.
contemporarycalgary.com
Music in the Plaza
July 24, 2024, 6 – 8pm
Heritage Park (1900 Heritage Dr. SW)
Free to attend
Discover free live music at Music in the Plaza featuring local live bands! This week, Bluesfest presents John Rutherford, who performs solo shows and routinely rocks the house at The Blues Can with his blues trio, while honing his signature guitar sound and storytelling/songwriting style.
heritagepark.ca
Open Studio for 55+
July 26, 2024, 1 – 4pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Contemporary Calgary’s Open Studio for 55+ on Fridays in July invites participants to bring projects they are currently engaged in, or ideas and materials, for an opportunity to work with the support of peers and a facilitator with a background in visual art.
contemporarycalgary.com
Artiist Talk w/ Ryan Danny Owen
July 26, 2024, 6 – 7pm
TRUCK Contemporary Art (2009 10 Ave. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
TRUCK is hosting an artist talk for the current exhibition, Dirty Picture by Ryan Danny Owen, a non-binary visual artist, author, and queer historian based in Calgary. Owen will be leading a tour of the works in the exhibition, which span nearly a decade of their practice.
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Team Canada FanFest
July 26 – 28, 2024
Stephen Avenue (8 Ave. and Centre St. )
Free to attend
Hosted by two-time Olympic champion Catriona Le May Doan, alongside Olympian Gilmore Junio, Team Canada FanFest offers Olympic fans a chance to watch the Summer Games with family and friends, and celebrate with athlete appearances and live performances featuring Canadian music artists!
olympic.ca
Music, Movies & Nostalgia
July 26 – 28, 2024
Tomkins Park (17th Ave. SW & 8th St. SW)
Free to attend
Get ready to groove because the 17th Avenue Business Improvement Area is celebrating their 40th Anniversary by taking you back to 1984! Join them for an awesome 80’s Dance Party, a vintage market hosted by Seconds Collective and 80’s movie screenings. Don’t miss out!
17thave.ca
Historic Calgary Week
July 26 – August 5, 2024
Various venues
Free to attend, registration may be required
Take your pick of the 88 events during Historic Calgary Week, an 11-day history festival, with this year’s theme: community builders. The festival is comprised of walks, talks, tours and presentations.
chinookhistory.ca
The Market @ cSPACE Marda Loop
July 27, 2024, 10am – 2pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Shop for everything from handmade crafts to farm-fresh produce, while enjoying free kids’ activities led by professional artist-teachers from Jube School, and live music by this week’s market musician, pop-rock virtuoso and multi-disciplinary writer A.N.
cspacemardaloop.com
Grassfield Festival
July 27, 2024, 9am – 9pm
Central Memorial Park (1221 2 St. SW)
Free to attend
The Baboutcheu-Ngaleu Family Association of Canada invites you to the Grassfield Cultural Day — a festival of cultures and traditions from west regions of Cameroon. Enjoy traditional dances, dress and food from Bamileke community, and others.
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Carve Carve Carnival
July 27, 2024, 11am – 4pm
Alberta Printmakers (4025 4 St. SE)
Free to attend
Get ready to enjoy a day of printmaking and carnival-themed fundraising funfair for all ages! Step right up to take part in a free stamping activity for all ages, and be sure to get some carnival tickets to exchange for hands-on print activities, delicious food and midway treats, and Plinko!
albertaprintmakers.com
Shadows — Opening Reception
July 27, 2024, 11am – 5pm
Franz Dopf Gallery (Suite #5, 1145 Kensington Cres. NW)
Free to explore
Join Franz Dopf Gallery for the opening reception of Shadows, a captivating new exhibition that delves into the mysterious interplay of light and dark, featuring a stunning collection of abstract works and unique artistic interpretations that explore the theme of shadows. This exhibition promises to challenge your perceptions and ignite your imagination.
franzdopfgallery.com
Inglewood Sunfest
July 27, 2024, 11am – 7pm
9 Ave. SE (Between 11 & 14 St. SE)
Free to explore
At Sunfest, there is fun for everyone. Visit Inglewood for a day of free entertainment, shopping, food trucks and patios as they play host to over 200 vendors that include artisan crafts, small businesses, community organizations and more!
inglewoodsunfest.ca
Festival Kickoff Bash
July 29, 2024, 7pm
King Eddy, National Music Centre (438 9 Ave. SW)
No cover
Kick off Calgary Bluesfest at the legendary home of the blues, the King Eddy! Starring the Corbie Dorner Trio with Brett Spaulding and Kent McCrae, it’s going to be a night to remember!
calgarybluesfest.com
Guitar Workshop
July 30, 2024, 6 – 7:30pm
Memorial Park Library (1221 2 St. SW)
Free to participate, registration required
Join Brother Ray Lemelin to learn the basics of blues guitar, how to play a blues song and the basic harmony that makes a song the blues. Hear about the role the guitar plays in the blues, and the cultural background that informs the music. All ages and all skill levels welcome.
calgarybluesfest.com
Paper Cutting Workshop
July 30, 2024, 6 – 8pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to attend, registration required
Join Jess Richter as she leads a paper cutting workshop where participants explore German paper cutting (scherenschnitte), a folk art traditionally practiced by women, and engages with the silhouette, symmetry and nature to create harmonious narrative images.
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Antyx Youth Programming
Ongoing
Various venues
Free to participate
Antyx Community Arts invites youth ages 12 – 18 to participate in a number of their programs focused on providing safe spaces for creative expression including their mural projects, Youth Arts Action, The Film Lab and more!
antyx.ca
Have a free event that’s not listed? Email us at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or fill out this form.
