Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Free Join Calgary Cinematheque and the Calgary Public Library for a free screening of Marnie | Still: Courtesy of Calgary Cinematheque Nov. 27, 2019 - Dec. 3, 2019 Free This Week December rolls in with these great, and free, events Amy Jo Espetveidt Location Various Venues Price Free Out with the old and in with the new, this week brings lots of opportunities to check out Calgary’s arts community. From concerts to screenings to receptions, there’s sure to be something that piques your fancy so check out these free events. MASS ENERGY Choral Concert November 27, 2019, 12:10 – 12:50pm Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE) Free admission This concert brings together three of Calgary’s oil patch choirs for a Christmas themed performance. Featuring both individual performances as well as a MASS combined-choirs finale, bring your singing voice and join in! proartssociety.ca A Natural Progression Opening Reception November 28, 2019, 5:30 – 7:30pm Newzones Gallery (730 11th Ave. SW) Free admission Considering the layering of surfaces and repeated applications of varnish as a way of exaggerating the qualities of the passing of time, be sure to check out this solo exhibition by Peter Hoffer. newzones.com 2001: A Space Odyssey November 28, 2019, 6:00 – 9:00pm Contemporary Calgary (701 11th St. SW) Free admission, registration required Collider artists-in-residence Ryan Bourne and Rebecca Reid are excited to partner with Calgary Cinematheque to present Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Listen as the artists introduce the film with fun facts. eventbrite.ca Art Calgary November 28 – December 1, 2019 Mona Lisa Art Salon (1510 7th St. SW) Free admission See 16 local artists at this curated, gallery style event where visitors can view the artwork and to speak with the artists who create it. All work is for sale and admission is free so don’t miss Calgary’s first professional art fair. artcalgary.ca More Than a Number November 29, 2019, 1:00pm Kerby Centre (1133 7th Ave. SW) Free admission In this original play, five card-playing friends debate whether ageism really exists. The plot takes delightful twists and turns, as each character presents their radically differing and often hilarious points of view on the subject. facebook.com CK Sax & Friends November 29, 2019, 8:00 – 11:00pm Kawa Espresso Bar (1333 8th St. SW) Free admission, call ahead for reservations Coming off his sold-out show at Calgary’s JazzYYC JazzWalk event at Revival Brewcade, CK Sax presents a night of the most soulful and funky beach house tunes for you to enjoy. Special guests include Ken from DuoJive. facebook.com Open House & Holiday Social November 29 & 30, 2019 Nvrlnd. (1048 21st Ave. SE) Free admission Nvrlnd. is opening its studio one last time this year for a holiday social and sip and shop. Come get festive and see what these artists have been up to! It’s a great chance to see this hidden local gem. facebook.com How Can You Think That?! November 30, 2019, 10:00am – 12:00pm Shelf Life Books (1302 4th St. SW) Free admission This is a book club in which conservatives and liberals get out of their echo chambers and bridge the great divide. Buy the book, read it, and come join us for a lively discussion. This month’s book is Right Here, Right Now by Stephen J. Harper. facebook.com Christmas Market Saturdays November 30, 2019, 10:00am – 1:00pm cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SE) Free admission A special Christmas market version of its weekly farmers and makers market, head to cSPACE King Edward this holiday season to find tons of things for your wish list. You can even grab a selfie with Santa at 2019’s first themed offering. farmersmakersmarket.ca Kimono Life Drawing November 30, 2019, 2:00pm Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta University of the Arts (1407 14th Ave. NW) Free admission, registration required Join the Illingworth Kerr Gallery for these unique sessions hosted by Noah Richardson and Chichi Kimono. Participants are welcome to bring sketchbooks, pencils, pens, watercolour block palettes, portable watercolour brushes, and brush pens to create and draw. facebook.com Wildflower Art Salon & Sale December 1, 2019, 10:00am – 4:00pm Wildflower Arts Centre (3363 Spruce Dr. SW) Free admission This ninth annual holiday art salon and sale showcases artworks created by the professionally trained, practicing instructors of Wildflower Arts Centre. A portion of all sales go to support footprints Dance Project Society programs. facebook.com Still Beginning: The 30th Annual Day With(out) Art December 1, 2019, 3:00 – 4:00pm Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE) Free admission, registration recommended Featuring work by Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz, Iman Shervington, Jack Waters/Victor F.M. Torres, and Derrick Woods-Morrow, this program of newly commissioned videos responds to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The seven short videos range in subject from anti-stigma work in New Orleans to public sex culture in Chicago, highlighting pioneering AIDS activism and staging intergenerational conversations. eventbrite.ca Marnie December 1, 2019, 3:00 – 5:30pm Central Library (800 3rd St. SE) Free admission Coming at a time when Freudian analysis was in vogue and Masters and Johnson were studying human sexuality, this film provides a provocative sign of the times. In the obsessive hands of its legendary director, Marnie is a snapshot into the mind of a morally transgressive genius. calgarycinema.org