Calgary Events

– Acceptable Bodies by Allison Tunis – Chronicles of a Contemporary Dirtbag by Jamie Kroeger Free reception April 7 from 2-4pm with artist Talks at 2 pm by Dena Seiferling and Stefanie Staples, and Allison Tunis. The event is open to the public. All are welcome! PERCH When Dena Seiferling and Stefanie (Wong) Staples first...

Stefanie Staples March 29 – May 24, 2018 Plus 15 – Arts Commons Mixed media – paper mâché, paper, wood, paint A playful representation of clouds and rain, and the necessity of both to grow flowers abundant. A nice metaphor for life!

Register Now for the Spring Birding Course Starting Monday, April 2, 2018 Increase your knowledge of fascinating bird species as they return from their wintering grounds and see them in their local habitats! Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or expert, the Spring Birding Course will help you to identify the newly arriving migrant birds, and allow...

In Hot Mess, Fluorescent pink light radiates with deceptive openness while an unstoppable leak threatens to affirm the unruly desire for more. The impossible bulk of Imagination lumbers back to the sweeping, and to cleaning up after foolish mistakes made in the name of love. All the while, big red buckets collect the good intentions...

Alberta Guide Dogs is having a clothing drive to raise funds to breed, raise and train Guide Dogs for blind individuals as well as Autism Support Dogs for children with moderate to profound autism. Your donated items (ie: clothing, shoes, bedding, towels and accessories) will help furry puppies grow into life-changing companions for those in...

Quit smoking with our proven program: Walk or Run to Quit. Walk or Run to Quit is a Canadian Cancer Society and Running Room partnership program that supports use of walking or running to help people quit smoking. Over the course of 10-weeks, Training Program participants get step by step instructions to learn to walk...

For the fourth year in a row, the Friends of Fish Creek invite you to show us your best park pics for a chance to win amazing prizes from the Friends of Fish Creek, RMB Photography, Vistek and MEC! This year we will be accepting photos in three exciting new categories for each month: May...

Breanne Avender – Where the Wave Ends Fine Art Jewellery Exhibition and Sale May 5th – June 30th, 2018 Opening Reception: May 10th, 5-8pm *For members and invited guests only A jewellery collection from the very edge of the ocean. It is about the moment and the place where the wave ends in bubbles, drops,...

If you are experiencing grief or loss, we invite you to join us for this beneficial walking program. Good Grief offers those experiencing grief and loss, just that: a gentle, accessible, guided walk through nature, to observe, to chat, to enjoy fresh air and the natural world here in Fish Creek Provincial Park. In order...

Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem (Canadian Premiere) By R. Hamilton Wright Directed by Mark Bellamy The year is 1887, the occasion is Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, and American performer Anne Moses (a.k.a. Annie Oakley) needs the help of the World’s Greatest Detective. But the simple case of a missing brother quickly leads to extraordinary inventions,...

In accordance with May’s Mental Health Awareness Week, Potential Place members will be putting on an arts and crafts fair to both raise awareness of mental illness, and to raise money for their Clubhouse. Their will be a lunch time pre-sale on Thursday May 17th, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM. The main fair will...

From May 17 – 20, 2018 the 2018 Canadian Open Judo Championship and IBSA Judo Pan-American Championship is being held at the Olympic Oval. For more info, visit www.judoalberta.com

In-Class project based training on Software Quality Assurance and Software Development courses. We dont believe in teaching theories and definitions of QA to you, instead we train you on how to be a professional QA/Developer in 8 weeks. Check out our courses on iofit.ca. Join for free information session every Thursday 5 to 7pm at...

This 2-hour clinic teaches the basics of fishing through hands-on activities in the classroom before fishing outside at the Trout Pond. Learn about best-practices, fishing regulations, fish identification and proper release techniques. Clinic includes fishing equipment for the day, Discovery Centre admission, and no fishing licence is required on day of clinic. Bring a lunch...

For the first time in Calgary, audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film in high-definition on a 40-foot screen while the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score note-for-note in sync with one of the most beloved film series in history. Due to extraordinary demand, Attila Glatz Concert Productions in...

The final concert of the Kensington Sinfonia’s 2017/18 season will feature works including Purcell’s “Chaconne” from “The Gordian Knot Untied”, Philip Glass’s Echorus for two violins, Devienne’s Flute Concerto in E minor with flutist Sarah Gieck, and a new premiere from outgoing Artistic Director Donovan Seidle, based on Lewis Carroll’s nonsense-word poem, “Jabberwocky”. The winner...

Sin & Gin is filled with Comedy, Music, Dance, Burlesque, Cabaret and more! Well it was a long winter and this month’s long weekend is just going to ‘blossom!’ This is a perfect evening for your event – Birthdays, Anniversaries, Bachelor/Bachelorettes, and anything that you want to do to take a break from month. Be...

May is… National Correct Posture Month! Are you experiencing headaches, neck and back pain and numbness? Is poor posture the primary roadblock to your health and longevity? This session focuses on five core approaches to answering that question and getting you standing tall, strong and living longer and better. You will learn how to minimize...

Thomas Chalmers is one of the three NWMP Officers shown in Fort Macleod in 1886, in a large photograph hanging in the Officer’s Mess in Fort Calgary. After leaving the Mounties, he went on to lay out the “Chalmers Trail,” which gave eager prospectors access to the Klondike via Edmonton. He later died a hero’s...

The Foothills Concert Band will be joined by the Twelve Mile Coulee School Bands for this Concert in the beautiful Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall! Tickets can be purchased from Foothills Concert Band members and online at this link: https://red.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=cf3d47d4416506dcdb4c2908d1b593a7

Join Global News Radio 770 CHQR for the 29th Annual Calgary JCC Sports Dinner on Thursday, May 24 featuring guest speaker Doug Flutie – three time Grey Cup champion and MVP. Tickets are on sale now and available by calling 403-444-3177 For more information, visit their website. 

Park Ecologist John Paczkowski will first present on the latest grizzly bear population census work for the grizzly bear management area which includes Kananaskis Country down to the Crowsnest Pass. There will also be a discussion about the aversive conditioning program in Kananaskis Country. For almost 20 years, this program has aimed to reduce bear-human...

Give your child a chance to express themselves through music and movement. The Youth Singers of Calgary would like to invite your child/children to try our Kids and Music program completely for free! Children who will be entering PreK to Grade 2 for the 2018-2019 school year can join us on Saturday May 25 at...

We began planning this exhibition near the end of a winter determined to hang on longer than most, so perhaps that is why we were drawn to works from all the collections that took us outside. To the wilderness, to city streets and small towns, to the intersection of people and the world. Our focus...