Free This Week
Films and receptions, readings and launches, don’t miss these great events
- Price: Free
Want to get out this week, but don’t have a ton of cash to spare? Check out these free offerings from Calgary’s arts community. Here’s what we’re hitting up:
ProArts@Noon Presents Calgary Opera Emerging Artists Program Ensemble
April 18, 2018, 12:10 – 12:50pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE)
Free
Featuring Calgary Opera’s innovative Emerging Artist Program Ensemble, this concert includes popular arias and ensembles from the world’s most beloved and timeless operas like Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
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Jonny Appleseed
April 18, 2018, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Shelf Life Books (1302 4th St. SW)
Free
Celebrate the Calgary launch of Joshua Whitehead’s debut novel, Jonny Appleseed, with Shelf Life Books. This vivid and utterly compelling novel tells the story of a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer character who must make his way back to the “rez” to attend the funeral of his stepfather. The reading also features Rain Prud’homme-Cranford.
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Blood & Donuts
April 18, 2018, 9:45pm
Globe Cinema (617 8th Ave. SW)
Free
A special National Canadian Film Day screening and part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival, don’t miss this hilariously morbid debut feature film from accomplished Canadian director Holly Dale. When a sexy Gothic vampire rises after 25 years of hibernation in 90s Toronto, he takes refuge in an all-night diner where he forms a relationship with a charming waitress and an offbeat cabbie.
calgaryundergroundfilm.org
Pretty in Pink: The Emotive Power of Colour
April 19, 2018, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
An exhibition tour with Naomi Potter, head to the Esker Foundation to explore A wall is just a wall (and nothing more at all) and let the colour speak for itself.
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Single Onion #149
April 19, 2018, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Shelf Life Books (1302 4th St. SW)
Free
Featuring poets Kayla Geitzler and David Martin, The Single Onion presents this special double book launch in collaboration with NeWest Press.
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From Wheatfields to Future Libraries: This is also Public Art
April 20, 2018, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
Asking how we can connect to artists’ ideas within the public realm that may not fit defined parameters and how our expectations of public art evolve to reflect our contemporary context, join the Esker Foundation for this special talk. Ciara McKeown questions definitions and perceptions of public art by examining practices outside of the expected approach to reconsider ideas of place and the role of the artist, while celebrating public art’s immense possibilities.
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Makeshift Tales Opening Reception & Artist Talk
April 20, 2018, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Alberta Printmakers Gallery (4025 4th St. SE)
Free
In Makeshift Tales, Elizabeth D’Agostino embraces improvisational experimentation and adaptive problem-solving. Drawing on debates surrounding species extinction, biotechnology, genetic engineering, climate change, and population pressures, she creates a fantastical floating world of miniature architectures and hybrid life forms.
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An Evening of Poetry and Beer with Richard Harrison
April 20, 2018, 7:00 – 11:00pm
Village Brewery (5000 12A St. SE)
No cover
Join Village Brewery and local poet Richard Harrison for a night of readings from On Not Losing My Father’s Ashes in the Flood and enjoy a special cask ale crafted for the evening. The Village Volunteer is an ode to the volunteers who assisted in the 2013 flood recovery.
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Palette Fine Art Show & Sale
April 21, 2018, 10:00 – 4:00pm
Triwood Community Association (2244 Chicoutimi Dr. NW)
Free admission
A group of 80 local Calgary artists, join the Calgary Community Painters Society for its upcoming show and sale. Featuring paintings by many independent artists in a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, watercolour, and mixed media, all artists showing will be in attendance. Be on the lookout for live art demonstrations throughout the day.
calgarycommunitypainters.com
Beacon Original Art Annual Spring Art Exhibition & Sale
April 21, 2018, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association (917 Centre Ave. NE)
Free admission
With 25 artists in attendance showing painting, jewelry, glass, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and textiles, don’t miss Beacon Original Art’s next show.
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I believe in living Reception
April 21, 2018, 3:00 – 6:00pm
Untitled Art Society (343 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Featuring diverse works by local, national, and international artists, in and outside the Untitled Art Society main gallery space, online, in its +15 window, and on billboards across the city, this encompassing show uses plant life as a starting point. Curated by Ellyn Walker, this exhibition features work from Basil AlZeri, Rana Bishara, Christina Battle, Richelle Bear Hat & Brittney Bear Hat, Rehab Nazzal, Abdi Osman, Tiffany Shaw-Collinge, and Rinaldo Walcott.
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NBS Sharing Dance Day Rehearsals at Wildflower Arts Centre
April 21, 2018, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Wildflower Arts Centre (3363 Spruce Dr. SW)
Free
Each week until June 9, head to the Wildflower Arts Centre and get ready to shine in a community dance performance on NBS Sharing Dance Day 2018. Take part in these dance rehearsals for dancers of all ages and abilities.
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Record Store Day After Party w/ Sloth Records & Phillips Brew Co.
April 21, 2018, 9:00pm
The Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club (109 7th Ave. SW)
Free, 18+
Join the Sloth All-Star DJs for a night full of the best of punk, rock, soul, garage and hip hop, and cap off your Record Store Day celebrations with a bang.
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Riverview Artists April Show & Sale
April 23 – 27, 2018, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Watermark Tower (530 8th Ave. SW)
Free
See original artwork by 12 local artists, each varied in style and technique, reflecting the unique creativity and inspiration of each artist.
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