The City of Spruce Grove is now hiring a Ticket Centre Administrator (Temporary) for Horizon Stage’s 2017 – 2018 season to cover a six month paternity leave.
The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors and promotes future growth. Through the actions of the Values We Live By, accountability, communication, leadership, integrity and respect are encouraged, while maintaining a work, play balance.
Position Overview:
This position is a Six (6) month term position starting August 25, 2017 ending February 13, 2018.This position is responsible for the daily operation of the City Hall Ticket Centre and administrative duties related to Horizon Stage and Cultural Services. In addition, the incumbent supports City sanctioned events, and is a City liaison for the Spruce Grove Saints Junior A Hockey Team. The position reports to the Theatre Manager.
Competition Number:RC 2017 0033
Position Title:Ticket Centre Administrator (Temporary)
Job Type:Temporary Full Time
Closing Date:July 19, 2017 at 10PM MST
Salary:$23.69/Hour
Canadian Country Music Legend
Returning for his 48th performance at Horizon Stage – you love him, we love him, he is The One, The Only, The Legendary – Ian Tyson. Now in his eighties, Ian is still going strong. Still touring. Still running the ranch south of Calgary. Still watching the West as he’s seen it change — and not always for the better. Still writing about love, horses, and the country and sky he loves. And he’s still facing the future with a mixture of optimism and resignation. Now recovered from a torn and damaged voice that drastically changed his sound in 2008, Ian is singing with the strength and range of his earlier years. His smooth, relaxed voice has been part of the musical landscape since the early 60s, when — with his then-wife Sylvia — he conquered the folk boom of the day. Hits kept coming — “Four Strong Winds,” “Someday Soon,” “Summer Wages” and more. Over five decades Ian has earned countless awards, the Order of Canada, and a devoted following. He now stares at the future with clear eyes and a mixture of optimism and regret that sparks his songwriting.
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT.
East Coast/Celtic Rock Music
Derina Harvey Band are an Alberta-based five-piece Celtic-rock group who offer an authentic east-coast kitchen-party experience. With a fresh take on traditional tunes and their own original jigs and reels, their infectious rhythmic undertow is layered with rock guitar, dizzying fiddle playing, and topped by Derina’s powerhouse voice. These transplanted east-coasters have now released two CDs, performed over 150 shows in Western Canada in the last 3 years, and toured annually to Newfoundland. Nominated for a 2016 Edmonton Music Award, their album Rove and Go reached number 65 on CKUA’s top played albums that same year. Derina Harvey Band’s high-energy live show is guaranteed to leave you out-of-breath and hollering for more!
Dramatic Musical Theatre
By: Peter Quilter Starring: Janet Gigliotti Directed by: Claude Giroux
There are moments in the theatre when you lean forward in your seat with shivers down your spine and realize there is nowhere on earth you’d rather be! Electrifying, intense, and real, this production will leave you breathless. End of The Rainbow is a true account of Judy Garland’s twilight years; an all-too-mortal goddess on the eve of her destruction revealed in a way seldom found in the tabloids. See that perilous bipolar energy that so often animates great performers. Touch this woman at your own risk – she burns. Every chapter of Judy’s history is alive; she is foul-mouthed, flirtatious, erotic, childlike, unedited, manipulative, and supremely self-conscious as she makes both love and war with her keepers. She has a strong sense of herself as a human tragedy on a world stage, but her sense of humour, and the absurdity of it all, is just as sharp and appallingly funny, and then…she sings! And all those disparate elements coalesce into a coherent riveting whole.
Recommended Age: 14+ Adult Content Warning
East Coast/Celtic Rock Music
Derina Harvey Band are an Alberta-based five-piece Celtic-rock group who offer an authentic east-coast kitchen-party experience. With a fresh take on traditional tunes and their own original jigs and reels, their infectious rhythmic undertow is layered with rock guitar, dizzying fiddle playing, and topped by Derina’s powerhouse voice. These transplanted east-coasters have now released two CDs, performed over 150 shows in Western Canada in the last 3 years, and toured annually to Newfoundland. Nominated for a 2016 Edmonton Music Award, their album Rove and Go reached number 65 on CKUA’s top played albums that same year. Derina Harvey Band’s high-energy live show is guaranteed to leave you out-of-breath and hollering for more!
A Modern Take on Classic Country Music
The Dungarees take the undeniable lyrical styling, twangy telecaster, and steel guitar they love from classic country, and inject it with harmony, modern intensity, and pop sensibility. As quickly rising stars, they have performed at some of Canada’s marquee country music festivals including Boots and Hearts Music Festival, the Calgary Stampede, Big Valley Jamboree, Country Thunder, Dauphin CountryFest and SunFest. They have proudly opened for Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, and Dwight Yoakam, and their 2016 single, “I’m Down” has been played in heavy rotation from coast to coast on commercial country radio.
The Dungarees took home Country Artist of the Year at the 2015 Edmonton Music Awards and were nominated for Group of the Year at the 2015 and 2016 Alberta Country Music Awards.
Family Matinee: Movement and Storytelling for Young Audiences
From Filipino dancing to physical theatre, hip hop to props, mechanical engineering to miming, and street performer to speaker, Dianna David enjoys playing in all worlds. She infuses these experiences into her movement mastery through the manipulation of objects and props, and brings her audiences into a world where stories of triumph and transformation are spoken and shown. She will mesmerize you with her musicality and dance moves, playfully pull at your heart strings, and inspire you to take a closer look at the world around you, to see that everything you have ever wanted is right at your fingertips.
Recommended Age: 4 – 12
Running Time: Approx. 1 hour – no intermission
Free pre-show crafts in the lobby at 1 p.m.
Pop Culture Theatre
Officially endorsed by Lucasfilm, One Man Star Wars Trilogy has been performed for over a million Stars Wars fans from London’s West End to Dubai, and from Broadway to the Sydney Opera House. Canadian actor Charles Ross will stun and amaze you with his energetic and extremely entertaining performance that condenses the three original films: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, into one hilarious production. He single-handedly plays all of the characters – from Luke Skywalker to R2-D2 to Jabba the Hutt – with spot-on voice impressions. He also sings the music, flies the ships, and fights the battles. The successful result of a ‘misspent’ youth, Charles has been touring One Man Star Wars Trilogy for over 15 years. Called a “fun night out”, “innovative storytelling”, and “a tribute to all things Lucas”, this highly energetic romp is perfect for die-hard Star Wars super-fans while it also manages to amuse casual sci-fi consumers. Grab your lightsaber and board the Millennium Falcon before the Death Star explodes.
One Man Star Wars Trilogy performed with permission of Lucasfilm Ltd. All ‘Star Wars’ elements property of Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved
Recommended Age: 6 to Yoda
Blues, Roots, and Soul Music
Planted at the crossroads of roots and soul, Canadian musician Charlie A’Court’s mighty voice, fierce guitar work, and contemporary songwriting have earned him an international following and a host of awards and accolades. The most recent of Charlie’s five solo albums, Come On Over, won for 2015 Blues Recording of the Year at both the East Coast Music Awards and Music Nova Scotia Awards. Born with the gift of voice, Charlie grew up in rural Nova Scotia where he spent his youth learning to play guitar and immersing himself in his father’s vinyl record collection, discovering singers like Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Over the years, his musical influences have grown to include Eric Clapton and contemporary artists Jonny Lang, Colin James, John Mayer, and Joe Bonamassa.
