Month of the Artist: Day by Day Events Calendar
Below, you can find arts events—music, theatre performance, visual arts, film, and festivals—occurring throughout Alberta during January 2019, Alberta’s first official Month of the Artist. Events, locations, and times are listed, along with event types.
Events included in this document are not sponsored by Alberta Culture and Tourism. Alberta Culture and Tourism has not vetted the content of the events and performances; some events may be age-restricted or contain content not suitable for all audiences.
This guide is provided for information only. For more information regarding an event, please contact the venue directly.
If you are aware of an Arts and Culture event occurring in Alberta in January 2019, and would like to see it added to this Month of the Artist Calendar, please contact [email protected] Tuesday, January 1
Event Place Time Type Calgary Philharmonic Jack Singer Concert Hall, 2:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Salute to Calgary Vienna Rondel Roberts Band Blues on Whyte, 9pm Music: Blues Edmonton Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Wednesday, January 2
Event Place Time Type Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
1 Thursday, January 3
Event Place Time Type Opening of “Race New Gallery, Calgary 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Visual Art Exhibition Issues: A Comic Series Opening Art Exhibit” Michaela Sheedy Half Hitch Brewing 7pm Music: Country Company, Cochrane Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Friday, January 4
Event Place Time Type Opening of “Race New Gallery, Calgary n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Issues: A Comic Series Art Exhibit” Rebecca Lappa The Art of Cake, 7pm Music: Folk/Pop Edmonton Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
2 Saturday, January 5
Event Place Time Type Opening of “Race New Gallery, Calgary n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Issues: A Comic Series Art Exhibit” Rott'n Dan and the The Cask and Barrel, 4pm Music: Blues Lightnin' Child Edmonton Give'Em Hell Boys The Aviary, Edmonton 8pm Music: Country Rock w/Sean Brewer and the Switchmen and Mike Dunn Medical Pilot w/ Kasteel The Rec Room South, 8:30pm Music: Alternative Rock & Josh Sahunta Edmonton Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
3 Sunday, January 6
Event Place Time Type Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Monday, January 7
Event Place Time Type Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Tuesday, January 8
Event Place Time Type Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
4 Wednesday, January 9
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
Thursday, January 10
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Renegade Station Stettler Rec Centre, 3pm Music: Country Stettler Banff Mountain Film Lethbridge Public Varies – Check Listing Film Screening Festival World Tour in Library, Lethbridge Lethbridge Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
“Refugio” by Sarah Hess Gallery, University n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Fuller of Lethbridge, Lethbridge
5 Friday, January 11
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Edmonton Symphony Edmonton 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Ravel, Shostakovich & Stravinsky
Living With Lions The Starlite Room, 8pm Music: Pop Punk w/Calling All Edmonton Captains,Sidelined,Ben Sir & IAA The Nervous Flirts The Rec Room West 9:30pm Music: Rock Edmonton Mall, Edmonton The Royal Foundry The Bailey Theatre, 7pm Music: Pop/Rock Camrose Banff Mountain Film Lethbridge Public Varies – Check Listing Film Screening Festival World Tour in Library, Lethbridge Lethbridge Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
6 Saturday, January 12
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary High Performance Art Commons 5pm Literary Rodeo: “Big Secret Book Calgary Rollout”
Edmonton Symphony Edmonton 8pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Ravel, Shostakovich & Stravinsky
Lindsey Walker The Aviary, Edmonton 8pm Music: Blues “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Deep Freeze – A Edmonton Noon – 10pm Cultural Festival Byzantine Winter Carnival Banff Mountain Film Lethbridge Public Varies—Check Listing Film Screening Festival World Tour in Library, Lethbridge Lethbridge John Wort Hannam at The Cave at Lethbridge 7:30pm Performance: Music Lethbridge Folk Club College Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
7 Sunday, January 13
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art ALL AGES SHOW - Living Broken City, Calgary 5pm Music: Pop Punk With Lions & Calling All Captains Evita Beddington Theatre 2pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Deep Freeze – A Edmonton Noon – 6pm Cultural Festival Byzantine Winter Carnival Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Monday, January 14
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work Hat by Medicine Hat Weavers
8 Tuesday, January 15
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Wednesday, January 16
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
9 Thursday, January 17
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Samantha King and the Rocky Mountain 8pm Music: Blues Yeg Trio Icehouse, Edmonton “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Art’s 1,000,055th Southern Alberta Art 8pm Visual Art Exhibition, Birthday Party Gallery, Lethbridge Event
10 Friday, January 18
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 8pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Calgary Philharmonic Jack Singer Concert Hall, 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Calgary Movies “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Nuela Charles Citadel Theatre, 8pm Music: Soul, Edmonton Contemporary Kat Danser & The Tall St. Basil’s Cultural 6:30pm Music: Blues Tales Centre, Edmonton Edmonton Symphony Winspear Centre, 8pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of Edmonton the Proms Joey Landreth Trio & Arden Theatre, St. 7:30pm Music: Rock Altameda Albert Hot Shotz Music Series Shotz Family Sports 7pm Music: Pop ft. Talltale Lounge, Spruce Grove Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Red Deer Art Battle Burgundy Room, Red 7pm Visual Art, Competition Deer El Niven and the Alibi Ugly’s 9pm Music: Blues, Country Lacombe Local Blues Artists Lyle Victor Albert 7:30pm Music: Blues Selection Centre, Bonnyville
11 Saturday, January 19
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 2pm & 8pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 2pm & 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Calgary Philharmonic Jack Singer Concert Hall, 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Calgary Movies Karella King Eddy, Calgary 8pm Music: Soul Transit22 Album The Gateway (SAIT), 9pm Music: Hip Hop Release with James Calgary Colt, Brom, WTVRR “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Nuela Charles Citadel Theatre, 8pm Music: Soul, Edmonton Contemporary Edmonton Symphony Winspear Centre, 8pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of Edmonton the Proms 100 Mile House Parkview Community 7pm Music: Folk Centre, Edmonton Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Malanka – Ukrainian Troyanda Ukrainian TBC Performance: Dance, New Year with Folk Dance Club Cultural Dancers Malanka – Ukrainian Shell Place, Fort 6pm Performance: Dance, New Year with Folk McMurray Cultural Dancers
12 Sunday, January 20
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 2pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Edmonton Symphony Winspear Centre, 2:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Last Night of Edmonton the Proms Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Monday, January 21
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Vegas Wives Blues on Whyte, 8pm Music: Blues Edmonton Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
13 Tuesday, January 22
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Wednesday, January 23
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Sam Steele Book Launch Alberta Aviation 7pm Literary: Book Launch (University of Alberta Museum, Edmonton Press)
Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
14 Thursday, January 24
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary BreakersBreakers The Nash, Calgary 7pm Music: Rock “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre
Edmonton Symphony Winspear Centre, 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven, Edmonton Mozart, Schubert Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
15 Friday, January 25
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 8pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Calgary Philharmonic Jack Singer Concert Hall, 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Calgary Birthday “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Caribbean Winter ARIA Convention 3pm - Midnight Festival Festival & Business Expo Centre, Edmonton Braden Gates Festival Place, 7:30pm Music: Folk Sherwood Park Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
16 Saturday, January 26
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 2pm & 8pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Evita Beddington Theatre 2pm & 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Arts Centre, Calgary Calgary Philharmonic Jack Singer Concert Hall, 7:30pm Music: Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Calgary Birthday “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Caribbean Winter ARIA Convention 3pm - Midnight Festival Festival & Business Expo Centre, Edmonton Tongue on the Post Medalta Potteries, Varies – Shows Listed Music: Folk Music Festival Medicine Hat Connected by Long Medicine Hat n/a (exhibition) Visual Art Exhibition Threads Esplanade, Medicine An Installation Work by Hat Medicine Hat Weavers
Robbie Burns Night at Red Deer College Arts 8pm Music: Symphony Red Deer Symphony Centre, Red Deer Orchestra
Sunday, January 27
Event Place Time Type High Performance Calgary Varies – Shows Listed Performance: Theatre, Rodeo Music, Dance, Multidisciplinary Art Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 2pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre
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Event Place Time Type Paul Brandt, High ENMAX Theatre 7pm Music: Country Valley, Jess Moskaluke, Lethbridge and Hunter Brothers Tuesday, January 29
Event Place Time Type Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre Paul Brandt, High Westerner Park, Red 7pm Music: Country Valley, Jess Moskaluke, Deer and Hunter Brothers
Wednesday, January 30
Event Place Time Type Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre The Trews with guests The Starlite Room, 9pm Music: Rock Altameda Edmonton
Thursday, January 31
Event Place Time Type Boom X Max Bell Theatre Art 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Commons, Calgary Paul Brandt, High Saddledome, Calgary 7pm Music: Country Valley, Jess Moskaluke, and Hunter Brothers Flying Canoe Volant Various Locations, 6pm – 10pm Cultural Festival Opening (Runs until Edmonton February 2nd) “Sweat” at Citadel Edmonton 7:30pm Performance: Theatre Theatre The Trews The Starlite Room, 9pm Music: Rock Edmonton
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