Events in Edmonton – January 29 – 31, 2016

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1. Ice on Whyte

Every day is jam packet with outdoor winter activities. Come outside to play, slide, run, skate, eat, watch artists at work, create your own ice carving in the igloo at a L’il Chipper class, make a craft, listen to music, dance, sing karaoke and more. Taste some delicious food and hot beverages in the outdoor food court, stop by the Rusty Anchor Grog Stop for grown ups and much more! Details

2. Silver Skate Day at Ice Castles

Help make this year’s Silver Skate Festival the best one yet! Join us and characters from our Folk Trail at the Ice Castle in Hawrelak Park to help raise funds for this year’s festival. Ice Castles LLC has generously agreed to donate all the day’s ticket sales to the Silver Skate Festival! Details

3. Snowshoe Through Time

Snowshoe by moonlight in Edmonton’s amazing River Valley at Fort Edmonton Park. Our historical interpreter will guide you through an experience the voyageurs have taken in centuries past. Explore our 1846 Fort and discover what life was like for our early settlers in the winters of Western Canada. Finish the evening around the fire with hot apple cider. Dress warmly. 7+

4. Lunar New Year Extravaganza

Edmonton Chinatown Multi-Cultural Centre’s 2016 Lunar New Year Extravaganza will feature a marketplace and an exciting showcase of Chinese performers celebrating the upcoming Year of the Monkey. This two-day event is an excellent opportunity to have a unique shopping and cultural experience at the same time!!

5. Southwest Community Ski Festival

Enjoy a free opportunity to learn cross country skiing with equipment from the City River Valley Program Team. There will also be tobogganing, snowshoeing, kick sleds and more, plus free chili, hot cocoa and warm fires. Details

1. Live Music

Live Music and Concerts

1.“The King” A Musical Tribute to Elvis Presley on Friday, January 29, 2016 | 7:30 PM @ Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, Spruce Grove | $45.00

2. The Piano Men 2 on Friday, January 29, 2016 | 7:30 PM Dow Centennial Centre, Shell Theatre
Fort Saskatchewan | Adult: $39.50; Senior/Youth: $37.50

3. Alex Cuba on Friday, January 29, 2016 | 07:30 PM @ The Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert | $38.00

4.54-40 Unplugged on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 7:30 PM @ Festival Place, Sherwood Park. | $42.00 – $48.00

5. Derina Harvey Band on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 7:30 PM @ Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, Spruce Grove | $35 for adults. $30 for students and seniors 65+.

6. Arkells with Dreamers, Modern Space! on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 7:00 PM @ Shaw Conference Centre | $32

7. Soundwave on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 6:30 PM @ WEM World Waterpark | $59.95- $99.95

8. Traces of a Silent Landscape on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 7:30 PM @ Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton | $6.25 – $27.50

9. Kathleen Yearwood & Shawn Pinchbeck Double Bill on Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 7:30 PM @ Latitude 53, Edmonton | $11.75 – $22.00

10. Rachmaninoff – Ancient Echoes on Sunday, January 31, 2016 | 2:30 PM @ Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, Edmonton | $33.00 – $49.50

11. Virtuoso Strings on Sunday, January 31, 2016 | 3:00 PM @ Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St., Edmonton | $25.00 – $30.00

You may like to know more about Upcoming Festival Place Events.

2. Performing Arts & Theatre

Performing Arts & Theatre in Edmonton.

1. Bravo

A Japanese fisherman caught in the fall out of an American nuclear detonation. Weaving back and forth between 1954 and the present day, Bravo is a captivating drama that compassionately explores decisions that changed the world and their all too human consequences.

 

2. Carmen

By Edmonton Opera- Mezzo-soprano Géraldine Chauvet has transfixed audiences worldwide with her portrayal of the fiery temptress, including at the Verona Arena under the baton of Plácido Domingo.

3. BLAK at the Citadel: A Made In Edmonton Cabaret Premiere

Created by Edmonton born artist Krystle Dos Santos, expressed through poetry, dance and song, ‘Blak will explore the many cultures, personalities and experiences of the people that make up the black population in Western Canada – their struggles, their humour and their stories told from the perspective of 6 very distinct characters in an evening of riveting performances.

3. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

An American theatre classic, Edward Albee’s scorching tale of an embittered marriage.

3. Rubaboo Arts Festival

Rubaboo is a multi‐disciplinary two week festival committed to redressing the erasure of culture and moving us in understanding and inclusion. Rubaboo showcases Aboriginal plays, music, dance, art, food, family events, artist workshops – and is the only festival of its kind in Alberta!

4. Chinook Series

Three companies, three festivals, one series. Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre Canoe, Azimuth Theatre‘s Expanse and Fringe Theatre Adventures’ Edmonton Fringe come together to present you with the hottest two weeks of live performance you’ll experience this winter: the CHINOOK SERIES. Dynamic, daring and dangerous acts from across the street to across the country. Be part of the new wind that’s blowing into town. Join us, and get Chinook-ed!

5. Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival

Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival celebrates Canadian Cinema and promotes excellence in both short and feature length films by presenting some of Canada’s most acclaimed filmmakers as well as up and coming award-winners. Come celebrate the finest films our country has to offer.

1. Edmonton Oil Kings

2. Alberta Stiga Table Hockey Tournament

Watch – even participate – in the Alberta Stiga Table Hockey Tournament! This event is open to males and females of all ages and skill levels. There will be three pools with trophies for the top three in each pool.

1. Edmonton Pet Expo

Unleash your inner animal at the 2016 Edmonton Pet Expo, presented by the City of Edmonton! We’ve got all the best of the animal world under one roof for one weekend only! You’ll love all the fantastic entertainment we have lined up – including search and rescue demonstrations by the Canadian Search & Disaster Dog Association and flyball and agility demonstrations by Bark’n Mad Dogsports! Got young kids? They’ll love the Pony Rides and Petting Zoo by Thistle Hill Farms, where kids will be able to interact with goats, birds, bunnies, and more! Details

2. Black History Month

Representatives from all levels of government will be on-site to participate in this event which also features several forms of performing arts, cultural exhibitions, and displays.

3. Huge Charity Clearance Sale

In support of and hosted by The Boys & Girls Club of Leduc and The Leduc & District Food Bank. ALL NEW Dollar Store items. Details

4. Edmonton Renovation Show

Find fresh inspiration, helpful tips, innovative products and fantastic deals in remodeling, home improvement, decor and outdoor spaces with hundreds of experts all under one roof.

5. Art, Wine & Charity

The art show serves to not only raise awareness of and funds for a wonderful charity, Lois Hole Hospital For Women, but also to introduce a number of talented local artist to the Edmonton art scene. The night will kick off with an exhibition of the works of four local artists, which will also be part of the silent auction event. Then we will be having a live art show where a performance artist will create a unique work of art and then we will be auctioning that off at the end of the night. Details