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Don’t let the winter weather slow you down, after all, there’s always a ton to do in Calgary. And with these great free events on the schedule this week, how can you stay away? Here’s what we’re checking out:

ProArts Presents Frank Rackow and the Black Sea

January 11, 2017, 12:10 – 12:50pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE)
Free

Frank Rackow and the Black Sea is a musical project dedicated to exploring the colourful and vast Klezmer tradition and related styles. For this special concert, experience a fusion of Klezmer and Turkish music as Irfan Aydogdu (saz) and Bijan Maysami (santur) join the ensemble. This concert is the first in a series of three concerts co-presented with the High Performance Rodeo.
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ArtWORK & Diversity: A Collaborative Art Exhibition

January 12, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Studio C (502, 237 8th Ave. SE)
Free

Check out this collaborative art exhibition between artists in Prospect Human Services’ Disability Services Program and various businesses around Calgary. The evening also features live music from I Am The Mountain.
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Circle of Philosophical Aesthetics

January 12, 2017, 6:30pm
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. SE)
Free

Four meetings have already passed but it’s not too late to join this monthly reading group on philosophical aesthetics. Open to anyone interested in the subject and committed to reading primary philosophical texts and contributing to discussion, this month it dives into The Symposium by Plato.
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Terrifying Freedom Reading & Book Signing

January 12, 2017, 7:00pm
Shelf Life Books (100, 1302 4th St. SW)
Free

Meet Linda Anne Smith, local author of Terrifying Freedom, at this reading and discussion.
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Bill’s Book Café with Shelley Youngblut

January 13, 2017, 7:00pm
Wordfest, Memorial Park Library (1221 2nd St. SW)
Free, RSVP required

Join Calgary Public Library CEO, Bill Ptacek, and Wordfest General Director, Shelley Youngblut, for a lively discussion of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. This is not your mother’s book club.
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Correctional Service Canada Accommodation Guidelines: Mental Healthcare Facility 10m2 x 2

January 13, 2017, 8:00pm
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. SE)
Free

Sheena Hoszko’s new sculptural installation examines Correctional Service Canada’s (CSC) Federal Correctional Facilities Accommodation Guidelines, focusing specifically on the section Mental Healthcare Facility. Check it out at the opening reception.
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Semblance & Shadows Like Anxiety

January 13, 2017, 8:00pm
Stride Gallery (1006 Macleod Tr. SE)
Free

A joint exhibition, check out these concurrent shows from Liza Eurich and Colin Miner at its opening reception. Both works look at visibility in a broad context, switching between prominent and impressive displays to the desire for withdrawal and deferral.
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Obsolescence & Strange Loop

January 13, 2017, 8:00pm
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free

Want to see the two new shows at TRUCK? Check them out at the opening reception. Bringing together five artists from different generations, practices, and parts of the country, Obsolescence features the work of Brynn Higgins-Stirrup, Colwyn Paddon, Justin Somjen, Jim Verburg, and Joy Walker. And in Strange Loop, Kyle Whitehead uses a single length of un-split 8mm film spliced end-to-end with a half-twist to form a Möbius loop.
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Obsolescence Artist Talk

January 14, 2017, 2:00pm
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free

Join Obsolescence curator Mohammad Rezaei and artists Colwyn Paddon and Justin Somjen for this artist talk that gives you both time with the work and insights into the creative processes behind the exhibition.
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Artist Talk with Liza Eurich & Colin Miner

January 14, 2017, 4:00pm
Stride Gallery (1006 Macleod Tr. SE)
Free

This roundtable discussion led by Liza Eurich and Colin Miner starts with a short reading from the exhibition publication, followed by topics including the relationship between images and text or publication, and the expanding terrain of artist practices and spaces for production and publication.
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Outsiders: The Limits of Representation of Carceral Spaces

January 17, 2017, 2:00pm
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free

Part of her show Correctional Service Canada Accommodation Guidelines: Mental Healthcare Facility 10m2 x 2 at The New Gallery and two week residency at Loft 112, Sheena Hoszko gives this public lecture at the Alberta College of Art + Design.
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Night & Ox Reading & Book Signing

January 17, 2017, 7:00pm
Shelf Life Books (100, 1302 4th St. SW)
Free

Join Jordan Scott and Shelf Life Books as they navigate the cosmos and parenthood through Scott’s latest poetry collection, Night & Ox.
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