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Get ready for some YEEHAWING and HOWDYING! We are bringing in local secondhand vendors, curating your next Stampede outfit! Find some previously loved, denim, leather, plaid, and more! - Drop-in, no registration required - All Ages - Free Admission * Please note Alcove Beltline is not wheelchair accessible, and has a few steps to enter
Sled Island Music Festival presents Black Country, New Road with guests on June 19th! Date: Friday, June 19th, 2026 Doors: 6:30PM 18+ only with valid government issued ID
Kick off SineMa 2026 with an opening ceremony featuring vibrant Cordillera performances and the screening of Treasure of the Rice Terraces. Program 7:00 pm - Red Carpet 7:30 pm – 7:45 pm - Opening Ceremonies / Cordillera music and dances (indigenous performances from Northern Philippines) 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm - Feature Film Screening 9:00...
Ben Sosa WrightActor, comedian, and writer Ben Sosa-Wright was named a Just For Laugh’s New Face in 2022 and is an alum of The Second City Mainstage. Ben was also named one of CBC’s 15 Canadian Comics To Watch in 2019. His writing has been featured in Reader’s Digest and Xtra Magazine. You can catch his stand-up on The New...
Carissa GemThis Calgary DJ is dropping bass-heavy, rap-tinged sets loud enough to make you ask “What Will The Neighbours Think?” — which, fittingly, is also the name of her show on CJSW 90.9. A Western Canadian bass scene staple, Carissa is building community (and killer shows) one eardrum at a time.World NewsLive electronic duo World...
BRIAN STOLLERY rarely waits more than a heartbeat before inviting his audiences to have a laugh at his expense. Observational, autobiographical and hilariously self-deprecating, Brian Stollery’s brand of comedy reveals the underlying absurdity of everyday life in a way that is as scathingly honest as it is fast paced and energetic. Mr. Stollery has spent...
Kick off SineMa 2026 with an opening ceremony featuring vibrant Cordillera performances and the screening of Treasure of the Rice Terraces.Program7:00 pm Red Carpet7:30 pm – 7:45 pm Opening Ceremonies / Cordillera music and dances (indigenous performances from Northern Philippines)7:45 pm – 9:00 pm Feature Film Screening 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm Feature Film Q&A...
Black Country, New RoadEmerging from London’s genre-bending “Windmill” scene in 2018, Black Country, New Road are a band of true originals, constantly shape-shifting and re-defining the boundaries of art rock on their own terms. BCNR originally featured a lineup that included Isaac Wood, Tyler Hyde, May Kershaw, Georgia Ellery, Lewis Evans, and Charlie Wayne, adding Luke...
Join us at The Ironwood on June 19th in celebration of the third full-length original Mike MacKenzie album "Fuselage"Set one will feature the new ten-song album played in full, followed by a set of assorted favourites. Fuselage will be available on limited edition marble vinyl, CD, streaming, plus themed merchandise.Reservations encouraged at 403-269-5581 or reservations@ironwoodstage.ca1229...
Etran de L’Aïr (or “stars of the Aïr region”) began life as a wedding band in Niger in the ‘90s. Their hypnotic riffs and sun-tinged harmonies quickly caught the attention of Portland record label, Sahel Sounds. The band has since dropped three studio albums, singing entirely in Tamasheq and bringing pan-African blues rock flavour to...
The first wave of Sled Island 2026 artists is here!Joining Sled Island’s previously announced guest curator, clipping., is English chamber folk ensemble Black Country, New Road, revered Canadian pop project HOMESHAKE, LA synth punks Sextile, fuzzy indie rock outfit feeble little horse, outlandish egg punk group Snõõper, lo-fi post-punk duo Sweeping Promises, NYC-based ambient pioneer...
Ugat ng Paglalakbay (“Roots of the Journey”) is a community-driven, multidisciplinary art initiative featuring the works of eight (8) artists whose artworks will be exhibited at the Alcove Centre for the Arts. The exhibition will run from June 20 to July 4 at Alcove Core. The event will also include a workshop hosted by Anakbayan...
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