Calgary Arts & Culture Events
In the Heat of the Night by John Ball – adapted by Matt Pelfrey
Starts February 17, 2012
In Argo, Alabama, 1962, Virgil Tibbs, a black stranger in town, is wrongfully accused of murder solely because he is black. He becomes the racially-tense community’s single hope in solving a brutal… more
Rita Chiarelli
Starts February 17, 2012
Over the past decade Rita Chiarelli has won every major Canadian blues award, including multiple Maple Blues awards, CBC’s Great Canadian Blues Award and a Manitoba Blues Society Achievement Award.… more
How to Make a Big Rock Eddie and win $10,000
Starts February 22, 2012
Learn how to make a Beer Commercial and have a chance to win $10,000 Win Fame, Glory, and Cash - Lots of it too! Big Rock is hosting how to make a winning Eddie, every Wednesday night… more
Reflections West Art Show and Sale
Starts February 23, 2012
2nd Annual Reflections West Art Show and Sale! Featuring Western Canadian Landscape and Lifestyle Art in the lobby of the picturesque Hyatt Regency Calgary. Special Event - Artists'… more
18 Degrees of Jazz
Starts February 25, 2012
18 Degrees of Jazz is a night of jazz music from across the genre brought to you in a modern sound from Calgary's very own 18 piece Big Band - Calgary Jazz Orchestra led by Johnny Summers. Treat yourself… more
French Impressionism
Starts February 26, 2012
The Calgary Civic Symphony takes the occasion of a French composer Claude Debussy’s 150th birthday to explore the moods and colours of the two greatest French impressionists – Debussy and Ravel. more
Fascinating Ladies
Starts March 05, 2012
When three cousins get together to sing at their grandmother’s 100th birthday party, some unexpected secrets get revealed as they travel down memory lane through her trunks and journals. As they… more
AfroCubism
Starts March 05, 2012
Deemed a “supergroup” of expert Malian and Cuban musicians, AfroCubism has played sold-out shows around the globe and consistently appear on top 10 lists of World Music ratings. This… more
How to Make a Big Rock Eddie and win $10,000
Starts March 07, 2012
Learn how to make a Beer Commercial and have a chance to win $10,000 Win Fame, Glory, and Cash - Lots of it too! Big Rock is hosting how to make a winning Eddie, every Wednesday night… more
Comic Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Starts March 09, 2012
March 9, 23, April 13, 27, 2012 Pegasus Performances presents 'BUILDING A BETTER DEATH TRAP' © by Leslie Carmichael: 'Guppy Tank' is the latest hit TV show about weird inventions. Petra Ock & the other… more
National Geographic Live! Annie Griffiths
Starts March 13, 2012
Experience the life of a National Geographic photographer—and meet a true pioneer who figured out how to balance work and family. One of the Society’s first female photographers, Annie Griffiths has… more
How to Make a Big Rock Eddie and win $10,000
Starts March 14, 2012
Learn how to make a Beer Commercial and have a chance to win $10,000 Win Fame, Glory, and Cash - Lots of it too! Big Rock is hosting how to make a winning Eddie, every Wednesday night… more
Great Canadian Dance Challenge
Starts March 30, 2012
The Great Canadian Dance Challenge tours Canadian cities looking for the next up and coming dancers in Canada. The GCDC is open to all dance studios in Canada and has a premier deck of prizes and… more
The Whimsy State or the Principality of Outer Baldonia
Starts April 02, 2012
The year is 1948 and an eccentric Washington lawyer and two fishermen from Yarmouth declare a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia a sovereign nation, but the ruse is up when they declare war on… more
Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion
Starts April 03, 2012
A widely acclaimed virtuoso on the tabla (drums commonly used in Hindustani classical music), Zakir Hussain heats up the stage of the Jack Singer Concert Hall with his latest performance showcasing his… more
Bjørn Berge
Starts April 13, 2012
This Norwegian sensation has just released his 10th album and is one of the most wanted live artists in Europe. Playing everything from Delta blues to folk to Everlast and Motörhead covers, Bjørn Berge… more
Calgary Opera's La Bohème
Starts April 21, 2012
One of the best known and popular operas of all time, La Bohème follows a group of bohemians, a writer, painter, musician and philosopher, as they attempt to make their way through the world where love… more
National Geographic Live! Mattias Klum
Starts April 25, 2012
Take an awe-inspiring journey around the world, one that features unique perspectives on some of Earth’s natural wonders—the Okavango Delta, Iceland’s glaciers and the rainforests of Southeast Asia.… more
Calgary Opera's La Bohème
Starts April 25, 2012
One of the best known and popular operas of all time, La Bohème follows a group of bohemians, a writer, painter, musician and philosopher, as they attempt to make their way through the world where love… more
Calgary Opera's La Bohème
Starts April 27, 2012
One of the best known and popular operas of all time, La Bohème follows a group of bohemians, a writer, painter, musician and philosopher, as they attempt to make their way through the world where love… more
Dad's Piano
Starts April 30, 2012
A man struggles through the death of his father and their turbulent relationship through his own and others’ eyes, and through the music that bound father and son as deeply as their blood. This poignant… more
Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King
Starts May 11, 2012
The combination of Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King is a match made in blues heaven. Kubek, with his blazing Texas blues/rock background, found perfect harmony with Bnois King's smooth jazz guitar stylings.… more
Great Canadian Dance Challenge
Starts May 15, 2012
The Great Canadian Dance Challenge tours Canadian cities looking for the next up and coming dancers in Canada. The GCDC is open to all dance studios in Canada and has a premier deck of prizes and… more
Drums United: World of Rhythm
Starts May 25, 2012
Created by Dutch drummer Lucas van Merwijk, Drums United is a journey through the wild world of percussion. It is comprised of players from nations such as Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, Surinam… more