Epicurean Calgary

February 2019

February 23-March 2, 2019

Bright Side Festival

Theatre 1308, 1308 Edmonton Trail N.E.

Schedule
February 23
Marc Atkinson Trio with Cameron Wilson
Music that is melodically captivating, sensually charged and ferociously, technically awe-inspiring.
8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $50

February 24
HYMM
Eight musicians from diverse backgrounds create a mesmerizing fusion of eastern & western music.
2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20

February 25
The Bright Side Art Show opening Reception
Join in at Theatre 1308 for the opening reception of The Bright Side Art Show, a group exhibition by visual artists exploring the theme of optimism.
5:00 p.m.
FREE

February 26
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Calgary-made short film Gross Indecency: The Everett Klippert Story is followed by the acclaimed 2018 documentary about the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, host of the popular children's TV show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15

February 27
Philosophers’ Café
U of C philosophers Dr. Tinu Ruparell, Dr. David Dick, and Dr. Chris Framarin in conversation on the topic of optimism in today's world. Featuring musique éclectique from the Penny Sanborn Trio.
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15

February 28
The Kinkonauts
The Kinkonauts, Calgary's Premiere Longform Improv Lab, present an all-star roster of performances. Featuring Built for Comfort, All Request Heartache, Duckface, and Starfleet Confidential, there's something to tickle everyone's funnybone!
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15

March 1
Poetry Slam! featuring Sheri-D Wilson
Cheer on Calgary's best poets as they compete for a $500 cash prize! Featuring live jazz from the Redline Trio+1 and special performances by Calgary's Poet Laureate, Sheri-D Wi
8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20

March 2
Matt Falk
Called “Effortlessly Funny” by the CBC, Matt Falk has performed at Just For Laughs, The Halifax Comedy Festival and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Recently named one of the “Best of the Fest” at the Burbank Comedy Festival in California.
8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $50

Celebrate the grand opening of Theatre 1308 with eight days of music, art, film, philosophy, improv, poetry and stand-up comedy.

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April 2019

April 26-May 11, 2019

Princess Ida

Pumphouse Theatre, Victor Mitchell Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Avenue S.W.

Show times:
Wednesday–Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Matinees February 3 and 9 @ 2:00 p.m.

Tickets:
Adult $23
Student/Senior $18

By Gilbert and Sullivan
Directed by Kaleigh Richards with Ginette Simonot

Princess Ida is having nothing to do with men, never mind love, or marriage. She is so firm in her belief that she has locked herself away in a University, attended only by women, and that is exactly where she plans to stay. She was betrothed to young Prince Hilarion from a very early age, and her failure to arrive to meet him with her father, King Gama, could be interpreted as an act of war, but still, she is having none of it. In fact, she’s willing to fight the men who show up on her doorstep if need be. Her fellow chaste and heretofore uninterested female friends, on the other hand, find themselves face to face with Cupid and less keen to do battle. A lesser known work of the dynamic duo, Princess Ida is nonetheless brimming with those qualities we love in the works of Gilbert and Sullivan: humour, sweeping and intelligent lyrics, witty commentary, danger and commotion! In the end, love wins the day, and for more than just our royal couple. It’s an exciting conclusion to the 24th season, so jump for joy and gaily bound down to the theatre to join in for Princess Ida!

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