Culture — Page 2
Calgary songwriter Toni Vere returns with 'Picture of You' after a decade away
Her first album in 10 years, recorded during COVID lockdowns with producers Jay and Sean Weber of Wheels, showcases assured songwriting...
Calgary Philharmonic honours Mary Rozsa de Coquet with Golden Baton award
The 73-year-old Calgary native received the orchestra's highest philanthropic honour—a $30,000 gold and Swarovski crystal...
Okotoks Art Gallery opens two new exhibits through November
Ashley Thimot's paintings of Edmonton neighbourhoods and Esther Neufeld's felted sculptures celebrating women and creation are on...
Werklund Centre expansion gets $4-million McCann family donation for 200-seat theatre
The McCann Family Studio Theatre will be one of two new theatres in the $306-million expansion, increasing venue capacity by 45 per cent...
Albertan sculptor Faye HeavyShield receives Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts
HeavyShield, from the Kanai (Blood) Nation, is among eight recipients of Canada's highest distinction in the arts. A four-storey...
Honens Festival showcases piano beyond competition with new works and fresh interpretations
The September festival balances classical tradition with contemporary programming, mixing Bach fugues with new commissions and...
Colson Whitehead wraps his Harlem crime trilogy with Cool Machine at Wordfest
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner brings the final book in his series to Calgary's Bella Concert Hall on September 15, exploring...
Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova's real-life romance becomes Theatre Calgary's new stage
The First Metis Man of Odesa runs through September 27 at the Martha Cohen Theatre—a couple's love story across COVID, war and continents.
Barry Blanchard on fatherhood, aging, and life after a near-fatal fall
The acclaimed alpinist's new memoir moves away from summit ambitions toward the people beside him—his daughters, his climbing partners,...
Alberta Ballet brings acclaimed Romanian choreographer Edward Clug's Peer Gynt to Calgary this fall
The Canadian premiere of Clug's 2015 interpretation of Ibsen's epic runs October 29–31 in Calgary as part of the company's 60th...
Glenn Dixon's debut novel becomes Canada's bestseller with tale of sentient appliances
The Calgary author's 'The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances' explores artificial intelligence through a gentle fable set in a...
Kevin Allen preserves Calgary's hidden queer history through walking tours and research
The Calgary historian has spent nearly 15 years collecting stories of the city's LGBTQ+ community, from the Palliser Hotel in the 1960s...
