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Monday July 30, 2012


Art & Galleries

Blackfoot Beadwork

Time: - / Location: Glenbow Museum, 130 9 Ave SE
July 30, 2012

Our popular beading activity is back! Learn traditional Blackfoot beadwork designs by using tabletop looms to create your own beaded artwork.

Visit the Blackfoot Gallery: Niitsitapiisinni: Our way of Life to see how symbols are used by the First Nations Peoples of Alberta.

Website: www.glenbow.org


Art & Galleries

Mavericks Exploration

Time: - / Location: Glenbow Museum, 130 9 Ave SE
July 30, 2012

Discover the pioneers of Alberta in Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta by following the clues of our exploration guide. Pick up your activity sheet in the ARC Discovery Room and trade it in once it's completed for a cool decal. Perfect for family visits!

Website: www.glenbow.org


Art & Galleries

Tangled Sculptures

Time: - / Location: Glenbow Museum, 130 9 Ave SE
July 30, 2012

Be inspired by Shayne Dark's captivating works and create a branchy, twisted and brightly coloured sculpture. Let nature inspire the movements and shapes of your scuplture.

Website: www.glenbow.org


Sounds & Vibrations

Celebrate Culture: CPO Chorus Concert & EPCOR Centre Tour

Time: 01:30 pm - 03:00 pm / Location: Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby, EPCOR CENTRE for the performing Arts, 205 - 8th ave SE
July 30, 2012

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Celebrate Culture: CPO Chorus Concert & EPCOR Centre Tour

Refresh your day with the beauty of song at a performance by member of the Calgary Phbilharmonic Chorus. Then celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cathy organ by taking a tour through the acoustically acclaimed performance space. You'll get a behind the scenes look at the jewel in the crown of the Jack Singer Concert Hall and learn about the historical context of the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts.

1:30-1:50 Chorus Performance
2-2:30 Tour of Jack Singer Hall and Arts Centre

Meet: Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby, EPCOR CENTRE for the performing Arts, 205 - 8th ave SE

Website: www.chinookcountry.org/HCW_brochure_2012.pdf


Stage & Screen

Legally Blonde, the musical

Time: 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm / Location: Olympic Plaza
July 30, 2012

Summerstock presents Legally Blonde for their 2012 season. Tickets are only $15.00 and can be purchased through ticket master.

Summerstock is the only live outdoor musical theatre company in all of Calgary. Each summer, students from all over Calgary present professional quality Broadway musical theatre in the downtown core at Olympic Plaza. This not-for-profit organization supports these young actors, provides scholarships and gives them a venue to showcase their talent.

Website: www.summerstock.ca


Stage & Screen

Summerstock Presents: Legally Blonde the Musical

Time: 06:30 pm - 09:00 pm / Location: Olympic Plaza
July 30, 2012

Summerstock is the only live outdoor musical theatre company in all of Calgary. Each summer, students from all over Calgary present professional quality Broadway musical theatre in the downtown core at Olympic Plaza. This not-for-profit organization supports these young actors, provides scholarships and gives them a venue to showcase their talent.
Summerstock is a city-wide musical theatre program for youth from 14-20 years of age that pairs professional design, instruction, and technical support with the raw talent of our city's young performers! This program is geared towards both the early career professional and the novice actor who is looking to do a professional quality show. Most of our students are in upper-high school, in their GAP year or in early post-secondary.

Website: www.summerstock.ca/lb/tickets.html


Stage & Screen

Shakespeare in the Park - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Time: 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm / Location: Prince's Island Park
July 30, 2012

June 27th - August 10th (Showing Wednesday - Sunday)

Shakespeare in the Park will return to free public performances with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Prince’s Island Park. Each year, the acting company will benefit from working with a professional director with experience working with Shakespeare. This year, the director will be Michael Shamata, the artistic director of Victoria’s Belfry Theatre, who is renowned for his outdoor productions of the Bard in Canada.

A Midsummer Night's Dream will run from June 27 – August 11, 2012. Showtimes (weather permitting) are Wednesdays – Sundays at 7:00pm, with added weekend matinees at 2:00pm (Note: June 30, July 1 only @ 7:00pm; No performances week of July 23). Admission is free. A Midsummer Night's Dream is suitable for all ages.

Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Shakespeare-in-the-Park-Calgary/276613367329


Art & GalleriesBack to Style

Critical Mass

Time: 09:00 am - 05:30 pm / Location: 130 9 Avenue Southeast
July 30, 2012

July 14th - September 3

Critical Mass is an exhibition of recent sculpture by Ontario-based artist Shayne Dark, whose works exploit the tensions between the natural and the manmade with intriguing results.

The exhibit includes seven sculptures, including four freestanding works collectively known as Critical Mass.

Website: www.glenbow.org


Art & Galleries

Art on the Mall

Time: 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm / Location: 100 East block of 8th Ave SW (Stephen Avenue Walk)
July 30, 2012

Join us for another fun-filled collaborative art project! Find our museum educators on Stephen Avenue Mall on Tuesdays and Thursday between July 9-August 2 and participate in creating a western-inspired work of art in celebration of the 100th Calgary Stampede. Every Albertan has a little cowboy in them!

Website: www.glenbow.org/programs/


Stephen Avenue Walk

NMC Street Sounds

Time: 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm / Location: Stephen Avenue Walk near the corner of 2nd Street SW
July 30, 2012

Each Thursday in August

In partnership with the Calgary Downtown Association, NMC sets Stephen Avenue to music with this summer busker performance program. Performing on a restored, one-of-a-kind, NMC branded piano, musicians rock 8th Avenue, providing a soundtrack for the vibrant noon-hour scene on one of Calgary's favourite promenades.

Website: www.nmc.ca


Lecture & Education

Bridges of Calgary

Time: 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm / Location: Central United Church, 131 - 7th ave SW
July 30, 2012

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Bridges of Calgary

How did the bridges of Calgary affect the city's development? Author John Gilpin will look at five bridge project their influence, their design rends and their controversies. They include the three concrete bridge built between 1912 and 1922, the Mewata Bridge built in the early 1950s and the centrally completed Peace Bridge.

Meet: Central United Church, 131 - 7th ave SW

Website: www.chinookcountry.org/HCW_brochure_2012.pdf


Sounds & Vibrations

Calgary International Blues Festival

Time: All Day Event / Location: Millennium Park
July 30, 2012

July 30th to August 5th

Featuring Matt Murphy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Wilcox, and more at Shaw Millennium Park


Stephen Avenue Walk

Stephen Avenue Celebration Site

Time: All Day Event / Location: Stephen Avenue Walk
July 30, 2012

Come join us on Stephen Avenue and cheer on Team Canada! Starting with the Opening Ceremonies on July 27th, and for 17 days straight days, our Stephen Avenue Celebration Site will feature CTV’s coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games! Calgarians are encouraged to watch FREE coverage on a massive state of the art LED screen.

Capture the spirit with the Calgary International Pin Club that will be set up daily from 11:00 am to 2:00pm to trade, buy and sell collectable pins. Come and talk to a knowledgeable member about your collection.

For the complete Stephen Avenue Celebration Site broadcast schedule, daily special events and the location of the screen check out www.downtowncalgary.com/celebration.

Website: www.downtowncalgary.com/celebration.