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Globe Cinema Presents: Night Nurse (2026) At the start of her new job in a luxury retirement community, Eleni (Cemre Paksoy) is drawn into a series of scam calls targeting the elderly residents, a pull she can't quite name or resist.As the community's strange rhythms close around her, she grows increasingly intimate with her elusive...
Join Lindsay for a 5-week somatic immersion blending nervous system literacy, somatic movement, breathwork, inquiry and embodied practices designed to deepen awareness, release stored tension and build emotional resilience. Each week explores how your body communicates through sensation, movement, and pattern. You'll learn to track your nervous system states, respond to activation with practical regulation...
One of Calgary's most burning organ quartets featuring four of the scene's most talented artists, paying tribute to Jimmy Smith and many more!Jazz & Soul at The Attic returns for Season III!Join us for another season of unforgettable live jazz and soul with Organ 4Tet feat. Chris Tauchner, Nicholas Bettcher, Jon May and Shane StatzWhether...
Shades is one of Calgary's fastest-rising indie bands, known for bringing infectious energy to every stage they step on. Blending indie rock, pop, and funk influences, the band delivers original music that's both catchy and dynamic. Off stage, the members are just as recognizable—regular faces at jam nights and live shows across the city, they're...
Chandler Billinghurst is a comedian with the kind of name that sounds like he should either own a vineyard or get heckled at one. He brings sharp observations, quick turns, and just enough charm to make terrible life choices seem relatable. On stage, Chandler mixes wit and honesty, finding the funny in everyday chaos, awkward...
Violin phenom Kerson Leong opens with a burst of brilliance, leading a seamless, no-intermission journey from the radiant clarity of Johann Sebastian Bach through the shimmering virtuosity of Francisco Tárrega and Eugène Ysaÿe, while Charles Ives’ bold, experimental Piano Trio introduces unexpected twists along the way.The energy spills into Clancy Newman’s electrifying arrangements of Mark...
A film by David Byrne, starring David Byrne & John Goodman.David Byrne: Musicians Turned FilmmakersMany legendary musicians have taken their talents to cinema. David Byrne, Madonna, Boots Riley, Rob Zombie, Charli XCX, and Questlove are a few names who also worked behind the camera. Does writing songs translate into making movies? Come see David Byrne’s...
The Longest Johns are heading across Canada in July with Special Guest Seán Dagher!
Event Date: Thursday, July 16Event Time: 7-8:30 pm | Doors open 6:30 pmCost: $15 (plus fees)Ages: 13+Last year, Kevin Allen packed the house with Colonial Calgary Was SO Gay. This year, he's back — and somehow, things are getting even beefier.For one special summer edition, Hot Dogs & Hot Takes on History becomes Hot Cakes...
Where: Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club109 7 Avenue S.W Calgary18+ with government issued identificationWhen: Thursday July 16, 2026Doors: 7:00pm-8:00pmAdmission: $16.00 NO JERK POLICY ALWAYS IN EFFECT!The HarpoonistYou ought to meet Harpoonist. Known to family, friends and hardcore fans as Shawn Hall. A harpoon/harmonica/harp virtuoso with a couple of decades in the hardcore, blues-based rock and...
This summer, the Calgary Surge & The City of Calgary's Downtown Strategy team have partnered to bring back Surge City Hoops, and our FREE youth basketball clinics to the heart of our city.Join us for free basketball clinics every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from June through September, hosted at the Century Gardens Basketball Courts (826...
Join Director Naomi Potter & Head Preparator Doug Haslam for a behind the scenes tour of our current exhibitions.In this behind-the-scenes tour, guests will learn about the work that goes into curating and installing our Spring/Summer 2026 exhibitions: ᐃᔨ – Eyes – Shirley Moorhouse and Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo | Moonlit Confessions Across...
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