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Friday, April 5th, 2024

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StoryBook Theatre Presents: Something Rotten! The Musical.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, Something Rotten! was lauded by audience members and critics alike.
Location:Beddington Theatre Arts Centre
Category:Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances
Link:http://storybooktheatre.org
Calgary Rock N’ Gem Show.
Everyday from Apr 4, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
You’ll find interesting vendors, a selection of rocks and stones, handmade jewelry, and so much more at Spruce Meadows Equiplex.
Location:Spruce Meadows Equiplex
Category:Community Sales & Markets, Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:http://calgarygemshow.com
Theatre Calgary Presents: Selma Burke.
Everyday from Apr 2, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Few know of Selma Burke, the Black American sculptor who played a major role in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1920s and 30s. A stirring play about the importance of art, courage, romance, and justice, Burke’s rarely-told story is brought to life in this world premiere by Calgary playwrights Maria Crooks and Caroline Russell-King.
Location:Martha Cohen Theatre
Category:Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Playtime & Story Time
Link:http://theatrecalgary.com
Calgary Pro Musica and Green Fools Theatre present 'more rocky mountain fairy tales'.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Apr 28, 2024 at 12:00 am - 4:30 pm
Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass
Cost:$15.00
Location:The University of Calgary Rozsa Centre: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances
Link:https://calgarypromusica.ca/family/
Heritage Park: On Track for Treachery Comic Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 6, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join Pegasus Performances & Heritage Park at Murder at the Park: On Track for Treachery, a Comic Mystery Dinner Theatre where ‘You’ll Die Laughing!” Enjoy a three-course, served meal and show.
Location:Heritage Park
Category:Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://heritagepark.ca
The Rocky Horror Show at Pumphouse Theatre.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 13, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Join Misfit Theatre YYC and Morpheus Theatre as they take you on a science-fiction, double feature journey through Richard O’Brien’s iconic rock-n-roll musical. A hilarious, campy, and thrilling tribute to the sci-fi and horror B films from the golden age of Hollywood to the 1960s, The Rocky Horror Show tells the tale of a recently engaged couple and their wild misadventure.
Location:Pumphouse Theatre
Category:Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://morpheustheatre.ca
Rosebud Theatre Presents: Chariots of Fire.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - May 25, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
One hundred years after the epic race at the 1924 Paris Olympics, relive the story of Harold Abrahams, the son of a Lithuanian immigrant Jew, running to overcome prejudice against his people and Eric Liddell, the son of Scottish missionaries, running for the glory of God! Based on the 1981 Academy Award-winning film.
Location:Rosebud Theatre
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://rosebudtheatre.com
Magnetic Bodies.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Enjoy a series of short performances created and performed at Motel Theatre by students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts UCalgary as part of the Alchemy Festival 2024. Imagine a body producing a magnetic field – invisible and powerful. Polarity, attraction, repulsion and sphere of influence will be explored in Magnetic Bodies.
Location:Motel Theatre
Category:Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://events.ucalgary.ca
World of Wheels.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
All the finest hot rods, motorcycles, customs, and trucks are coming to the BMO Centre for World of Wheels.
Location:BMO Centre
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:http://autorama.com
Da Vinci The Exhibition at TELUS Spark.
Everyday from Jan 22, 2024 - May 5, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Da Vinci The Exhibition is a hands-on exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life, research, and art, developed by Aurea Exhibitions and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. Guests can go beyond the canvas, exploring over 65 life-size inventions, more than 20 fine art studies, and captivating displays.
Location:TELUS Spark
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:http://sparkscience.ca
Indigenous History Month Celebration at Southcentre Mall.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - Jun 23, 2024 at 12:00 am - 8:00 pm
Join us at Southcentre Mall from June 3rd to 23rd for our fourth annual Indigenous History Month celebration in partnership with Authentically Indigenous. This month-long event will foster understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Experience educational activities, cultural displays, and storytelling sessions that connect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. The celebrations will include: Full-Size Tipi: Step inside a tipi adorned with tapestries representing decades of Indigenous contributions to Calgary’s culture. Storytelling: Be moved by traditional stories from elders, delight in puppet shows by Indigenous authors, and explore virtual reality experiences by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. Artisan Market: Discover the vibrancy of Indigenous creativity at our artisan market on June 7th and 8th. Enjoy music, dance, and locally crafted goods. Educational Information Walls: Learn and engage with displays that provide deeper insights into Indigenous culture.
Location:Southcentre Mall
Category:Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Free Events, Fun for Kids, Music, Theatre & Performances, Playtime & Story Time, Youth Activities
Link:https://southcentremall.com/indigenous-history-month-2024/
Rundle Studio Virtual Open House.
Everyday from Jan 1, 1970 - May 15, 2024 at 12:00 am - 7:30 pm
Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!
Location:Virtual - Zoom link will be shared after registration.
Category:Open House & Tours
Link:https://rundle.ab.ca/studio/open-house/
Stage West Dinner Theatre Presents: Chapter Two.
Everyday from Feb 9, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Recent widower, writer George Schneider, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again. This sends George into even more depression after a series of bad matches. Then Leo comes up with Jennie Malone, and she’s a keeper. Still, it’s a bumpy trip on the road to Dreamland for these not-so-young lovers.
Location:Stage West Dinner Theatre
Category:Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://stagewestcalgary.com
Spring Break Movies at Landmark Cinemas.
Everyday from Mar 22, 2024 - Apr 7, 2024 at 12:00 am - 12:00 am
The kids are out of school, now get them out of the house during Spring Movie Break at Landmark Cinemas. Choose from select family friendly movies for just $5 each, with $1 from every ticket sold donated to Kids Help Phone.
Location:participating Landmark Cinemas
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids
Link:http://landmarkcinemas.com
Fly Babies at The Hangar Flight Museum.
> Friday Apr 5, 2024 at 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Join for a morning filled with fun and educational activities for you and your children. Experience stories, activities, crafts and more. Suitable for ages two to five.
Cost:$15.00
Location:Hangar Flight Museum
Category:Family Fun, Fun for Kids, Playtime & Story Time
Link:http://thehangarmuseum.ca/
PDD Fiber Art Collective Show.
Everyday from Apr 4, 2024 - Apr 26, 2024 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The PDD Fiber Collective Show is a collaborative group exhibition that combines the work of the embroidery and rug hooking programs run within Prospect’s Persons with Development Disabilities (PDD) services at Studio C (Prospect).
Location:Studio C (Prospect)
Category:Community Sales & Markets
Link:http://gallerieswest.ca
Canstruction® Calgary.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024 at 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Canstruction® Calgary brings together teams of engineers, designers, architects and builders to create extraordinary structures out of non-perishable food items. The structures are judged, exhibited to the public, and then de-canstructed, with food going to the Calgary Food Bank. This year, structures are inspired by the theme: Retro Toys and Games, You CAN Play. Nine teams have used more than 44,000 cans of food to create structures that will remain on display at Southcentre Mall until April 21st. Calgarians coming to view the installation are invited to bring a donation of non-perishable items and to vote for their favourite structure in the People’s Choice Awards beginning April 9th. The structures will also be judged by a panel of esteemed Calgarians on April 20th.
Location:Southcentre Mall, Centre Court
Category:Drop in & Ongoing Activities, Family Fun, Free Events
Link:http://southcentremall.com/canstruction/
Leonard and Joni: The Untold Love Story.
> Friday Apr 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm - 12:00 am
This story immerses audiences in the passionate but brief romance Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell shared that shaped their songs, their lives and music history at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.
Location:Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Category:Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://jubileeauditorium.com
Soulful: Capathia Jenkins.
Everyday from Apr 5, 2024 - Apr 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm - 12:00 am
Vocal powerhouse and Calgary Phil favourite Capathia Jenkins returns with this exciting revue of soul and R&B hits at Jack Singer Concert Hall. With lush arrangements played by the full Orchestra as her backing band, savour her gripping interpretation of songs by powerhouse figures of soul such as Diana Ross, Toni Braxton, Adele, Sade, Amy Winehouse, and Anita Baker.
Location:Jack Singer Concert Hall
Category:Family Fun, Music, Theatre & Performances, Parent's Night Out
Link:http://calgaryphil.com

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