CHRISTMAS IN JUNE WITH STRICTLY BUSINESS Dynamic cabaret duo will get you in the holiday spirit By Jessica Ryan Attendees at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre launch will not only be the first to find out what exciting events are coming to Camrose next season, but will also be treated to a […]

The federal government unveiled a comprehensive tourism strategy last week. Taking a whole-of-government approach, the strategy acknowledges the contribution of festivals and performing arts organizations in realizing Canada’s full tourism potential. Arts presentation and creative export acknowledged in the tourism strategy As requested in CAPACOA’s brief on tourism, the strategy identifies the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and Building […]

 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival which is held annually at 30+ venues across Calgary’s downtown core. Our 13th edition will take place from June 19 – 23, 2019. Each year, hundreds of volunteers help us make the festival possible. In return, volunteers receive a free festival pass that gives them access to all Sled […]

Roots: Back to the Beginning – New West Theatre invites you to help celebrate our roots by bringing a cabaret/variety/vaudeville style show back to the theatre that was part of our inception, The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod. It has been a long time since the artists of New West travelled west to the landmark […]

MAC DADDY – The Fleetwood Mac Experience is proud to be performing at the Arden Theatre in St. Albert on June 22, 2019. Join us to hear all your favorite Fleetwood Mac hits spanning the 60’s to the 80’s as well as a few special surprises. Have a Fleetwood Mac Experience like no other. Tickets […]

Shikaoi Park, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.   June 19 – August 7, 2019 Bring your blanket or lawn chair to this free music series featuring Canadian talent. Tim Isberg, accompanied by band mates Marc Ladouceur and John Hewitt will headline the concert and entertain with songs from his newest album ‘Running On The Edge’, along with […]

Kick off the 2019/2020 season with JUNO nominated, Canadian-born Lindi Ortega. With her signature red cowboy boots and onstage “country gothic noir” persona, she offers a fiery and dramatic take on modern country that’s impossible to ignore. The show will feature a feisty, rockabilly mix “drenched in passion, heartache and country swagger” (Huffington Post) and […]

Over the course of their notable career, Canadian group Leahy has secured a place as one of the country’s most highly regarded progressive folk-roots bands. To date Leahy has sold more than half a million albums worldwide. They have been featured in three PBS television specials and are the subject of an Academy Award winning […]

For 41 years, Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues have been Canada’s leading blues band, selling over 1 million records worldwide. Highlights include winning a JUNO award for “Most Promising Group of the Year”, headlining the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival, winning the Blues Foundation award and touring the US and Europe with legends like […]

Toronto pianist, producer and composer, John Sheard, takes local fans on a walk down memory lane with his show Remembering Stuart McLean. The intimate evening of backstage stories, tour-bus tales, music and humour from 20 years on the road with Stuart, is an honest and genuine tribute to a man he spent so many years building […]

Pavlo is a true world artist who brings audiences to their feet with his unique style and Mediterranean spirit. This sizzling guitarist blends Greek, flamenco, Latin and Balkan flavours. Over the span of his 20-year career, Pavlo has released 15 albums including two collaborative projects, 2015’s Guitarradas with Remigio Pereira and 2009’s Trifecta with fellow guitar masters Rik […]

*Cafe Show* “Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band, Champagne is just magical” – (themusic.com.au) Daniel Champagne is a singer/ songwriter […]