Epicurean Calgary

Epicurean Calgary
Calgary, AB
Canada
ph: 403-269-6592 ex. 2
epicureancalgary@yahoo.ca

What's Up Calendar

To get your event listed, or for more information on events below, please CALL or E-Mail us at 403-269-6592 ex. 2 or epicureancalgary@yahoo.ca

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UPDATE ON EVENTS AFFECTED BY COVID-19- WITH ALBERTA OPENING UP JULY 1, EVENTS WILL SLOWLY RETURN. HOWEVER, MANY ARE ON HOLD OR IN PLANNING, SO MOST EVENTS WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST. INFORMATION ON EACH EVENT IS AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

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Calgary Roughnecks

The Roughnecks return for the 2021-22 season. They play one home game in January on the 22nd. For more info, click here.

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Calgary Flames

The Flames return for the 2021-22 season. The Flames play 6 home games in January. For more info, click here.

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Concerts and Special Events:

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January-March 2022

Winter Festivals

2022
January 2022
January 19-30
SnowDays (Banff National Park, Alberta)
Ice Magic Festival (Lake Louise, Alberta)
TRIBUTE Craft Spirits Celebration (Banff National Park, Alberta)

February 2022
February 11-13
The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival (Jasper, Alberta)

For a list of seasonal festivals in and around Calgary, click here. More to come.

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January-March 2022

Walks, Runs, Rides, Rolls, Strolls, Jogs, Etc.

Various Locations

December 2021
December 28, 2021-January 31, 2022
37th Annual Resolution Run (VIRTUAL)

February 2022
February 1-28
2022 YYC Hot Chocolate Fest

February 4-6
Kimmett Cup 13 Pond Hockey Tournament (Cochrane, Alberta)

To register, pledge, donate, or for more information, click here.

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2022

January 2022

January 18-February 6, 2022

High Performance Rodeo (CANCELLED)

Various Locations

Ticket prices range from FREE-$150 per show

Shows:
Kenna Burima, While She Sleeps, Engineered Air Theatre
Karen Hines, Pochsy IV: Excerpts from Work in Progress, Big Secret Theatre
One Yellow Rabbit, 10-Minute Play Festival, Flanagan Theatre, The GRAND
DJD Professional Dance Company, AMPLIFIED, DJD Dance Centre
One Yellow Rabbit and ProArts Society, Ben Pipestem and Guest, Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
GAL Productions, Dora Maar: The Wicked One, Engineered Air Theatre
Gilgamesh Lazyboy, Big Secret Theatre
Diane Flacks, Guilt, Engineered Air Theatre
One Yellow Rabbit and ProArts Society, Hymmmelodies Reunion, Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Making Treaty 7 and One Yellow Rabbit, Istotsi: The Land We Live On, Globe Cinema
Justin Miller, Pearle Harbour's Agit-Pop!, Big Secret Theatre
Brett Dahl, Sissy Fit: Enigmacy, Big Secret Theatre
One Yellow Rabbit and Festival of Animated Objects, Something Is Rotten, Royal Canadian Legion #1
One Yellow Rabbit and ProArts Society, Sterling Hunte, Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
One Yellow Rabbit and The GRAND, The Gold Rush REDUX, Flanagan Theatre, The GRAND
Kevin Chen and Alberta Ballet, The Memory Room, Flanagan Theatre, The GRAND
The Shoe Project, The Shoe Project: Standing Strong, Contemporary Calgary
David Gagnon Walker, This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear, Royal Canadian Legion #1
One Yellow Rabbit and Inside Out Theatre, VIOLETTE, Inside Out Theatre
Madonnanera, WRING THE ROSES, Big Secret Theatre
Flora and Fawna Have Beaver Fever (and so does Fleurette!), Various Venues

For three wild weeks in January, One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, is where the action is. It’s a chance to watch touring performances from across Canada, acclaimed international shows, and new and experimental work from artists here in Calgary. The programming is bold, cutting-edge, funny, frank, and full of heart. There’s theatre, dance, music, film, free lunchtime concerts, late-night cabarets, and so much more. Shows in the basement of the Calgary Tower, at the Royal Canadian Legion, in the +15’s, a wrestling ring, an elevator, in City Hall, Eau Claire Market, the Glenbow, Central Library, Big Secret Theatre, Lunchbox, DJD, and the Jack Singer Concert Hall.
The High Performance Rodeo takes over downtown Calgary in all shapes, sizes, and sounds – defying description and tantalizing the tastes of arts and culture lovers. Audiences brave the January cold or revel in the chinook heat-wave, comb over the festival guide, and come out to play. The High Performance Rodeo is about championing creativity, building community, celebrating diverse voices, and promoting self-expression in all forms. For 33 years, the festival has been a launching pad for local artists and a spotlight onto the world’s stage. It’s a unique experience that only happens here.
The programming is multi-faceted in its diversity; renowned for being rich with progressive, wild and powerfully inventive performances. Mesmerizing contemporary dance to thought-provoking performances designed to challenge the worldviews held by the audience, international theatre hits, emerging artists and productions, immersive sensory journies, modern Indigenous art and theatre, music and more, transform the cultural landscape of Calgary and leave lasting impressions that extend beyond the city borders.
The 34th annual High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, is an annual festival that animates the city in January with an array of live performances from around the world. Featuring theatre, music, dance, and multidisciplinary art, 'The Rodeo' is a showcase of the best in contemporary performance.
Produced by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre and presented in co-operation with many of Calgary’s major arts organizations such as Theatre Junction, Vertigo Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects and Lunchbox Theatre, the High Performance Rodeo has established itself as one of the major cultural events in Calgary.

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January 19-30, 2022

SnowDays

Banff National Park, Alberta

Snowfall always feels like a sprinkle of magic in Banff and Lake Louise. No matter how the world has changed, a snowball fight will fill you with a thrill of adrenaline. Skating across an alpine lake will make you feel like you’re starring in a fairy tale, and your snow angel will always be a masterpiece. How will you indulge your sense of adventure on your SnowDays holiday?
The magical allure of Banff and Lake Louise is yours to discover. Alongside its world-class skiing and astounding wilderness, the essence of mountain culture comes to life during SnowDays, a vibrant winter festival in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Warm up to winter with Ice Magic International Ice Carving Competition, the SnowDays Snow Sculptures Competition and Exhibition, exclusive culinary offerings, cozy après-ski culture, and the invigorating SnowDays Play Zone. This calendar of events will be the highlight of the season. Here, you’ll fall in love with the snowiest days of the year.
From January 19-30, Banff and Lake Louise come alive with the annual Snowdays celebration. The streets of downtown Banff transform into larger-than-life winter galleries with giant snow sculptures to be found throughout; Lake Louise turns into a frozen wonderland with the sparkling ice sculptures of Ice Magic; the thrill of Skijoring and the Snowdays Play Zone come alive in the heart of Banff; and speciality cocktails and menus can be found at an array of restaurants for the Tribute Craft Spirits Festival.
How will you indulge your sense of adventure on your SnowDays holiday? Three world-class ski resorts are waiting to welcome you, fluffy pow at the ready. The cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails of the park are more picturesque than ever, and the iconic Lake Louise ice rink invites you to skate and play in the quintessential Canadian experience. Continue your SnowDays adventure with an unforgettable dog-sled or horse drawn sleigh ride through a snow-covered valley or feel the exhilaration as you whizz down the slopes at the Norquay Tube Park. Have the greatest winter days ever during SnowDays in Banff and Lake Louise.

Ice Magic
Discover an iridescent winter wonderland of ice castles, ice bars and ice sculptures in Lake Louise.

Skijoring
Watch teams of athletes and horses descend on Banff with trick-riding and ski stunts!

Snow Sculptures
A exhibition of mastery and an outdoor gallery of awesome size and grandeur transforms downtown Banff during the SnowDays festival. During the first days of the festival catch talented Canadian sculptors in action as they contour enormous blocks of snow into works of art. Grab a hot drink to go, bundle up and follow the trail of snow sculptures throughout downtown Banff.

SnowDays Play Zone
With exhilarating activities for all ages, our SnowDays Play Zone is the spot to be on weekday evenings and weekends. Celebrate the joy of snow with a specially-designed activity area that encourages those of all sizes to engage in hands-on fun.

Tribute Craft Spirits Festival
Taste delicious cocktails made with locally-crafted spirits from the best distilleries in Alberta and BC.

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January 19-30, 2022

Ice Magic Festival

Lake Louise Station Restaurant, 200 Sentinel Drive, Lake Louise, Alberta and The Lake Louise Ski Resort

9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. daily
and The Lake Louise Ski Resort (on January 20 only, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Monday to Fridays are free carving viewing.
Visit the finished sculptures during the week for free and create fond memories of Lake Louise with fewer crowds, easier parking access, and stunning photo opportunities.
The event is free to the public during the week and no ticket or reservation is required to visit the ice carving and sculpture site.

Saturdays and Sundays are ticketed viewing.
Plan ahead to ensure a seamless and enjoyable visit to Ice Magic on weekends.
View the completed ice sculptures
Ice carving demonstrations from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ice magic is ticketed on weekends during peak times from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., you are welcome to visit outside ticketed times for free.

The Ice Magic International Ice Carving Competition is a perfectly magical winter experience that awaits you in Lake Louise where ice serves as a fascinating medium of artistry and architectural design. Watch incredible ice carvings take shape under the precise hands of an all-Canadian cast of skilled artists.
Winter in Canada is something to celebrate! Watch the alpine town of Lake Louise come alive during the 12-day Ice Magic ice carving exhibition. Walk through a winter wonderland and explore the magnificent ice sculptures in the exciting new location at the Lake Louise Station Restaurant.

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January 19-30, 2022

TRIBUTE Craft Spirits Celebration

Banff National Park, Alberta

January 19-30
TRIBUTE Craft Spirits Celebration

January 28-29
Outdoor Tasting Experience (CANCELLED)
1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Tickets: tickets and tasting coupons sold on site

Celebrate craft cocktail culture with a visit to Banff January 19th-30th, for the 3rd edition of a TRIBUTE – Craft Spirits Celebration. Produced by MADE WITH LOVE with support from Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, TRIBUTE promises to warm up locals and visitors.
TRIBUTE is included in the annual SnowDays celebration, a vibrant winter event in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Warm up indoors at any of the 22 participating bars and restaurants, and enjoy specially curated cocktails made with spirits from some of the best craft distilleries from Alberta and British Columbia. Visitors can plan their mountain adventure and then relax with a cocktail and inspired meal.
TRIBUTE then culminates with a two-day outdoor Tasting Event on Banff’s beautiful Bear Street on January 28th-29th. 10 participating Canadian craft distilleries will sample their creations on the newly transformed, pedestrian-friendly Bear Street featuring a host of enticing food and drink stations, and mountain mixology.
Be sure to visit brand new hot spots like Hello Sunshine, Banff’s sushi, Japanese BBQ and karaoke destination as well as the forested favourite Three Bears, Banff’s second craft brewery.
During TRIBUTE – Craft Spirits Celebration, snow-loving residents and visitors can explore Alberta and British Columbia one cocktail at a time in a magical winter wonderland. A winter visit to Banff & Lake Louise promises snow and ice sculptures, crackling fires and an incredible mixology experience in a majestic mountain setting. There’s so much to do and see, planning an overnight stay makes it easy to enjoy more of the celebration and destination.

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February 4-27, 2022

Chinook Blast (NEW DATES)

Various locations

Experience winter fun at Chinook Blast – Calgary’s six week winter festival celebration.
Calgary – come outside and enjoy the vibrancy of our city this winter. You’re not afraid of a little cold, are you?
From January 21-February 27, Chinook Blast will be heating up our city with a celebration of community, culture, and civic pride. The best of Calgary’s art, music, theatre, sport and recreation will be on display.
This year, Chinook Blast expands to a six week winter festival celebration that includes five iconic, anchoring events:
- High Performance Rodeo, a 33-year institution of performing art in Calgary. Find unexpected performances happening in unexpected locations around the city. January 18-February 6
- BIG Winter Classic, a 4-day winter music and arts festival. Collide with art, music, local beer, and the “funnest” people YYC has to offer. January 27-30
- Glow Festival, an awe-inspiring winter festival with lights and more. Explore an immersive light display paired with food trucks and fire pits downtown. February 10-12 and 17-19
- Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, one of the city’s fastest-growing music festivals. Watch roots, blues, world, and indie artists take over Calgary’s stages. Tickets on sale January 10. February 17-20
- Ethnik Festival of Arts & Culture. Experience Afro-Canadian/Caribbean culture through art. February 26

Be sure to check out the other programming pieces, including Community Pop-Ups, The Hub, and Friends of Chinook Blast.
Chinook Blast 2022 will feature four event types:
- Pillar Festival Partner: Chinook Blast has partnered with five iconic Calgary events for six weeks of winter fun: High Performance Rodeo, BIG Winter Classic, Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Block Heater, Glow, and Ethnik Festival.
- The Hub: Free festivities in the city center, The Hub will include six weeks of art installations, pop-up performances, a community stage, an artist pavilion and more.
- Community Pop-Ups: Calgary’s community associations will be lighting up their neighhourhoods and creating their own Chinook Blast experiences.
- Friends of Chinook Blast: Calgary’s local artists and organizations are planning sporting, recreation, and arts and culture events and other activities as part of Chinook Blast.

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January 23, 2022

The Wedding Fair (POSTPONED TO MARCH 27, 2022)

BMO Centre (Halls D, E & F), Stampede Park

Exhibition Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fabulous Fashion Shows: 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Tickets: $25
VIP Experience: $39
- Reserved seating at either the noon or 3:00 p.m. NYC-style fashion show.
- A complimentary glass of champagne
- A complimentary bridal magazine
VIP Gown Boutique Experience: $49
- Entry to Show at 9:30 a.m.
- Early access to Gown Boutique 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
- VIP seating to the 12:00 p.m. Fashion Show
- Glass of Champagne
The Entourage Package – $139
Gather your entourage and enjoy The Wedding Fair in style! This package includes 4 VIP Afternoon Champagne Experience Tickets.

The Wedding Fair is the largest, most respected and sought after wedding show in Alberta by exhibitors and brides. From inspiring decor and fashion displays, to award winning booths and fashion shows, The Wedding Fair provides the engaged couple with everything needed to plan a dream wedding and honeymoon. This is the day to gather information, get inspired, see the latest trends and ideas, sample delicious food, and enjoy the photo booths all while gaining advice from over 200 wedding specialists!
Attending Calgary's Wedding Fair will help ease some of the pressure of planning a beautiful wedding by allowing you to compare, taste, touch and see what Calgary and area's top wedding specialists have to offer - all in one convenient location. The Wedding Fair brings you the latest trends and gives you the opportunity of connecting with the service providers you need to create your special day. You will also experience a professionally choreographed fashion show displaying the latest wedding fashions. Bring your girlfriends, mom, and even your fiancé and enjoy the day.
Don’t miss the ultimate wedding planning experience..
Fashioned after a New York inspired Fashion Week, this Wedding Fair event is a must see! With two shows, starting at noon and 3:00 p.m. the fashion show is the best way to preview the latest trends in bridal gowns, bridesmaid fashions and the latest styles in menswear. Enjoy this multi media event with a live DJ, cutting edge technology and some of Calgary's finest models showcasing the latest trends and styles.

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January 27-30, 2022

BIG Winter Classic (POSTPONED)

Broken City, 613 11 Ave. S.W., Inner City Brewing, 820 11 Ave. S.W., The Goat Shop, 708 11 Ave. S.W. and Last Best Brewing and Distilling, 607 11 Ave. S.W.

Schedule:
Thursday, January 27: 4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Friday, January 28: 5:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 29: 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

Tickets:
Thursday Daily Pass: $54
Friday Daily Pass: $54
Saturday Daily Pass: $54
Full Weekend Pass: $139

IT'S LIKE A REALLY, REALLY FUN PARTY...IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
It's back. Once again, Big Winter Classic is taking over the Beltline with stages at Broken City Social Club, Last Best Brewing and Distilling, Inner City Brewing, and The BIG Winter Classic Underground Stage at The Goat Shop. With over 90 bands, multiple art installations and interactive performances, there will be surprises to hit all the senses.
This year's BIG Winter Classic line-up includes: Starcrawler, A. Savage, TOPS, Art D'ecco, Garrett T. Capps, Teke::Teke, Priyanka, Rich Aucoin, Diet Cig, The Bobby Tenderloin Universe, Kiwi Jr., Boy Golden, Alan Ward, St. Arnaud, Astral Swans, Nite Twin, Amy Nelson, Chastity, Slow Down Molasses, Paris Pick, Lucky Sonne, Amos The Kid, Strange Breed, Apollo Suns, Skinny Dyck, Wolf Castle, Drezuz, Chase Petra, Dakota Bear and waaaaaay more.
BIG Winter Classic was born out of an idea to celebrate Calgary year-round, not just in the fleeting summer months. Arts, music local beer and YOU collide at BIG Winter Classic for a four-day winter wonderland weekend.
Take the best and funnest people in our city and put them in a room together to create, imagine, dream, drink and play, all in the dead of winter. Because we’re Calgarians and dancing under patio heaters when it’s -15C outside actually sounds perfect.
Let’s not hide away this winter, let’s emerge from our homes and into our community; let’s re-group after the holidays and kick off the new year with glee; let’s bundle up and support our thriving music scene.

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January 27-30, 2022

2022 Calgary RV Exposition & Sale (CANCELLED)

BMO Centre, Stampede Park

Thursday: 12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Admission:
Adult: $15.00
Senior (60+): $11.00
Youth 17 & under: Free
Family: $37.00 (2 adult & 2 child tickets)

Calgary's premier RV exposition, the RV Expo & Sale has been bringing you the best of the Industry for over 50 years. The Calgary RV Expo & Sale is Western Canada's largest showing of Recreation Vehicle, services and accessories. This year it will be better than ever. Calgary & area consumers will be guaranteed a greater selection of new RV's. Come check out the latest 2022 models that our 13 area dealers have to showcase and several booth exhibitors that have their wares on sale for you. Check out some of the campground/RV Resorts in the area and what they have to offer. Enter for a chance to win $5,000, plus a guaranteed prize of $2500 in Superstore Gift Cards, plus other prizes.
The Calgary RV Expo & Sale attracts thousands of consumers during the four-day period who are either interested in or dedicated to the "RV Lifestyle". An expanded presence of travel destinations will allow consumers to get a better idea of what's available for the RVer in Western Canada.

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January 28, 2022

The Big Ball (POSTPONED TO MARCH 11, 2022)

Hotel Arts, 119 12th Ave. S.W.

7:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m.

Tickets: $250

Chaired by Dr. Shelley Spaner
Gain entry into the biggest party of 2022! With dance, drink, food and fun, this powerful initiative acts to increase awareness in areas impacting men, including mental health. The biggest event of the year falls on January 28th and tickets are going fast…
Get em’ while they last!
Proceeds from the 2022 Big Ball will be used to continue the development of the Kawakami Pre-habilitation Clinic at the Prostate Cancer Centre. The Clinic's primary goal is to support men and their families facing the mental and physical challenges that accompany severe health issues including prostate cancer.

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January 29, 2022

Robbie Burns’ Night (POSTPONED)

Polish Canadian Club, 3015 15th St. N.E.

Time:
Doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Program begins: 6:00 p.m.

Cost:
$55 member
$70 non-member
Ticket prices include a full buffet dinner, entertainment and dance.

A salute to Robbie Burns and all things Scottish. Join in with the St. Andrew-Caledonian Society of Calgary at their annual salute to Robbie Burns. Come and celebrate all things Scottish with roast beef, neeps, tatties and lots of haggis!
Featuring a full buffet dinner, entertainment and Scottish Country Dancing.
- Address to the lassies and response; Immortal Memory, Burns’ poems and songs.
- Highland dancers
- Address to the Haggis
- Society’s Gaelic choir, soloists as well as the Society’s pipes and drums.
- Scottish Country Dance with musicians.

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February 2022

February 1-28, 2022

EXPOSURE 2022: Alberta's Photography Festival

Various Locations in Calgary, Banff, Canmore, Edmonton, Grimshaw, Lethbridge, Red Deer and online

Calgary Exhibitions:
Galleries of Arts Commons, Arts Commons
2022 AUArts Photography Print Showcase, AUArts
The Artists Lens 2022 presented by Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary Central Library
Discovering Photography presented by Discovering Choices High School Students, Calgary Central Library
In Situ, Christine Klassen Gallery
Ordinary People (Like Me), Dona Schwartz, Contemporary Calgary
Inveni Viam, Nathalie Babineau, Cornerstone Music Café
Mover, Sam Doty, cSPACE
Roundtrips, Leigh Reed, cSPACE
CAPA My Country – Canada, cSPACE
(un)Censored, Charise Folnovic cSPACE
Town & Country, Bill Peters and Tom Willock, cSPACE
2019 Was 3 Years Ago, Angela Boehm, cSPACE
Dreams and Nightmares, cSPACE
Farah Al Qasimi, Esker Foundation
Michelle Bui, Esker Foundation
Veronika Pausova, Esker Foundation
Cubist Photography, Byron Robb, Framed on Fifth
The Giving Trees 1, Angela Boehm, Gravity Gallery at Gravity Espresso & Wine Bar
It's not the end of the world, Laurel Johannesson, Herringer Kiss Gallery
The Giving Trees 2, Angela Boehm, Holy Grill
In the Dirt, Leslie Sweder, Kaffee Klatsch
Rewinding The Tape presented by Hear/d Artists in Residency and Alumni, Marion Nicoll Gallery
Reflective Times, Laura Pope, Masters Gallery
In Conversation presented by Exposure Studio, Mini Galleries of Crescent Heights
Excavation: Unearthing the Stories and History of a Space, Sparrow Artspace
999 Hertz, The Collectors’ Gallery of Art
Mino-Pimatisiwin: Reclaiming the "Good Life"and The Grand and Essentiality, Britta Kokemor and Aurora Quinlan, Trigger

Banff Exhibitions:
Dreamscape, Nahanni McKay, Little Cabin Pop-up
Discrete: Film & Digital, Tom Willock and Bill Peters, Willock & Sax Gallery
Rockies Repeat Where Culture Meets Climate, Whyte Museum of The Canadian Rockies

Canmore Exhibition:
Inspirations, Canmore Art Guild

Edmonton Exhibitions:
Lindsay Knox: Denouement, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
Infocus Photo Exhibit & Awards 2022, Wild Skies Art Gallery located at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel

Grimshaw Exhibition:
Carbon, Heather Magusin presented by Travelling Exhibitions Northwest, Grimshaw Municipal Library

Lethbridge Exhibition:
Prairie Invasions: A Hymn, Southern Alberta Art Gallery

Red Deer Exhibitions:
Ya Ha Tinda – The Ranch: Photography of Arto Djerdjerian, Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
Vestige: Photography of Yvette Brideau, Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

Online Exhibitions:
Art That People Step On, Women in STEM presented by Hundred Heroines
Perspectives presented by The McMillan Arts Centre
Rewinding The Tape presented by Hear/d Artists in Residency
Alumni and Sonia's Trees, Letizia Lopreiato

Through donations, Exposure is able to continue to deliver its annual festival and showcase the best of contemporary photography throughout Alberta. With your generous support, Exposure can provide year-round opportunities for local emerging photographers to develop their practices and share their work with audiences at home and internationally, supporting the practitioners of tomorrow.

Returning for its eighteenth year with over 240 visual artists exhibiting in Calgary, Banff, Canmore, Edmonton, Grimshaw, Lethbridge, Red Deer and online!
Calgary-based non-profit, the Exposure Photography Festival announces its programme and exhibiting artists for its eighteenth edition of the festival, to take place throughout February 2022. Previous festivals have received over 850,000 visits and this year Exposure estimates another large audience to the extensive program of exhibitions and events hosted in galleries, local businesses, online and outdoors.
Exposure’s curated exhibitions, the International Open Call and Emerging Photographers Showcase, will be hosted at Contemporary Calgary, a significant visual arts destination dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions present a broad range of works, including photocollage, conceptual photography, politically engaged practices and works that embrace social and individual experience, as well as visual explorations of identity and personal narratives.
The Exposure 2022 International Open Call exhibition will feature the work of photographers and visual artists based around the world who incorporate, celebrate, or challenge the photographic medium within their practices. Selected by Julie Crooks, Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the exhibition will present the works of contemporary photographers based in Canada, Argentina, Australia, China, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA.
The Exposure 2022 Emerging Photographers Showcase celebrates the rich talent of early-career practitioners who are based in the province. Selected by Hana Kaluznick, Assistant Curator in the Department of Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the exhibition presents the work of photographers based in Calgary, Edmonton, Canmore and Medicine Hat while providing an insight into our dynamic and growing community of fine art photographers here in the Alberta.
Exposure’s 2021 Emerging Photographers of the Year award recipient Joel Matthew Warkentin will be presenting new work ‘The Parable of the Boy and the Barren Olive Tree’. The exhibition is an introspective personal journey of Joel’s upbringing, both within and without the institution of the Baptist Church, explored through photography, sculpture and performance.
New for 2022, Exposure will be collaborating with Los Angeles based photo-zine publisher Hamburger Eyes on creating an exhibition and photo-zine reading space. Through an extensive display of black and white photographs that have been selected and curated by Hamburger Eyes’s Ray Potes, the exhibition captures both the unseen and iconic moments of everyday life. Local photo-zine makers will also be invited to participate in the reading space at Contemporary Calgary to celebrate the diversity of Alberta’s local zinesters.
Exposure will bring an exciting city-wide public exhibition to its audiences in Calgary. In partnership with Pattison Outdoors, Exposure Billboard will show the work of 31 international and local artists and photographers via digital billboards located throughout the city. Photographs will be hosted in three different locations for a three-week duration. Exposure continues to provide innovative ways for Calgarians to engage with the arts.
The Exposure 2022 exhibition programme has nearly doubled in size, encompassing over 40 shows that display a wide range of narratives, subjects, practices, and explorations of the photographic medium. Exposure’s 2022 Exhibition Partners promise an exciting and diverse programme of group and solo exhibitions and diverse curatorial themes that audiences can engage with in Calgary, Banff, Canmore, Edmonton, Grimshaw, Red Deer, and Lethbridge, hosted in galleries, local businesses, outdoors and online!
Exposure’s 2022 in person exhibition programme includes a solo show by internationally celebrated Alberta based photographer Dona Schwartz at Contemporary Calgary, through May 22nd. Working collaboratively with the people she photographs, Ordinary People (Like Me) explores social networks and the boundaries of lived communities while raising questions about self-concepts, identities and labels.
Exposure’s 2022 online programme includes an exhibition by Hundred Heroines, the only UK charity dedicated to advancing public awareness of women in photography. Both delving into their photographic archives and inviting contemporary photographers to exhibit, Hundred Heroines carefully curated their incredible online exhibition ‘Women in STEM’ for Exposure audience members to explore.
New for Exposure 2022, the Exposure exhibition programme expands throughout the province to include new locations in Red Deer and Grand Prairie, with new partners Red Deer Art Gallery and Museum and Travelling Exhibitions Program NW.
The city of Calgary will host over 30 Exposure exhibitions in February 2022. The Esker Foundation will present 3 solo shows that explore ways in which contemporary visual artists are using photography in their practices. The Exposure Studio collective will present their first ever group exhibition at Mini Galleries of Crescent Heights, showcasing the work of 20+ Calgary- based photographers outdoors throughout the months of January and February. cSPACE will host 7 exhibitions presented by individual artists, AUArts photography students, and the Canadian Association for Photographic Arts. Angela Boehm presents her work The Giving Trees part 1 and 2 which explores narratives associated with Alberta forest fires at two venues: Gravity Espresso & Wine Bar and Holy Grill.

Exposure’s mission is to generate participation in photographic image making and to engage practitioners, photo professionals, and audiences in dialogue about the medium, its past, present and future. Like photography itself, Exposure embraces a broad audience, including beginners and experienced image makers, amateurs and professionals, and photographers of all ages and interest levels. Exposure seeks to expand awareness, to educate, inform, and delight.
Each February, The Exposure Photography Festival provides a focus to exhibit a diversity of photographic imagery by involving as many entities within the community as possible. Anyone willing to create a meaningful photography-based program, exhibit, or event is welcome. To date, the festival has united educators, independent artists, and public and private galleries, aided by the generous support of businesses, media partners, and government. The Exposure Photography Festival also programs lectures, panel discussions, and workshops to encourage more thoughtful image making by practicing photographers and to raise important questions about photography. This activity infuses vitality to the Alberta winter cultural scene, nurtures a sense of collectorship, and invites an expanding audience to experience the positive aesthetic and intellectual ways that serious photography can shape their lives.
The Exposure Photography Festival is a registered non-profit society established in 2004. Exposure is run by an enthusiastic Board of Directors who are devoted to photography. The festival's mission is to generate participation in photographic image making and to engage practitioners, photo professionals, and audiences in dialogue about the medium, it's past, present and future. Like photography itself, Exposure embraces a broad audience, including beginners and experienced image makers, amateurs and professionals, and photographers of all ages and interest levels. Exposure seeks to expand awareness, to educate, inform, and delight.
2022 will be the 18th year of Alberta’s one and only photography festival. The Festival hosts over 30,000 attendees annually. Most events and activities are free and open to the public. The Board of Directors looks forward to welcoming the community to an exciting and inspiring festival, celebrating photography and photographers from near and far.

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February 10-14, 2022

Valentine's Day Events

Various Locations

Try something different for Valentine's Day. A list of unique events is found here.

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February 11, 2022

Chinese New Year Gala 2022 Year of the Tiger

Regency Palace Seafood Restaurant, Third Floor, 328 Centre Street S.E.

Time:
5:30 p.m. Champagne Reception
6:30 p.m. Dinner and program
9:30 p.m. Live band performance

Tickets: $98 for members, $128 for non-members
The evening will include a 10-course traditional Chinese dinner, lion dance, silent auction, prize draws, and entertainment.

The Hong Kong Canada Business Association (HKCBA) Calgary will host the premier Chinese New Year celebration in Calgary. Without a doubt, Hong Kong is the most dynamic platform for doing business in mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region. HKCBA provides an effective forum from which these multilateral business relationships and connections can be promoted and expanded.
Join them in welcoming in the Year of the Tiger. The Gala will take place on the evening of Friday February 11 at the Regency Palace Restaurant in Calgary. Our VIP guests will include industry executives, senior government representatives from Hong Kong, China and Canada, and foreign diplomats.
Each year the HKCBA Calgary Section organizes a sold out Chinese New Year Gala that attracts 500 members and guests from the business, academic and government community. In light of the Covid Pandemic, the upcoming Chinese New Year Gala will be slightly smaller with all Alberta Government health mandates in place. Proceeds from the Gala go towards our scholarship program. The evening also includes a champagne reception, traditional lion dance, and ten-course dinner followed by entertainment on the main stage.

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February 11-13, 2022

The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, 1 Old Lodge Road, Jasper, Alberta

The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival is comprised of two major components:
1. THE WEEKEND VIP RETREAT – Spend the weekend enjoying beer, luxurious accommodations, beer seminars, unrivaled views, beer activities, exceptional service and beer, all while dining on delectable cuisine paired perfectly with craft beers from across North America.
2. THE GRAND TASTING EVENING EVENT – Each evening of the 2 night Grand Tasting event will feature a different line up of tantalizing craft beers and spirits to sample, as well as succulent foods prepared by the amazing chefs at JPL!

Schedule
Friday:
Grand Tasting Evening Event: 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Saturday:
Grand Tasting Evening Event: 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Includes all beer and spirit samples, as well as amazing food prepared by Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge’s world-class chefs
Shuttle service – to and from Jasper Brewing Co. BrewPub in downtown Jasper to Jasper Park Lodge
Welcome Reception from 5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. in the Great Hall
Tickets Grand Tasting Evening Event: $99 each night

Sunday:
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Hot Stove Brunch
4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: Super Bowl Party

Reservations:
$599 Weekend VIP Retreat Package
Package Includes:
- Accommodation in a Fairmont Room
- Friday night dinner and festival entrance
- Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner with festival
- Sunday brunch
- Welcome amenity
- Festival admission & informative sessions
- 18% Food & Beverage Surcharge
Extend your stay for the Super Bowl Sunday on February 13 $85 Package Add-on
Includes food & a selection of complimentary beer

Your mountain adventure awaits! The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival, hosted at the world-renowned Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, is unlike any beer festival experience in the world. Think of it as part beer/spirit festival, part intriguing story-time seminars, and part wilderness adventure.
Each evening of the 2 night festival will feature a different line up of tantalizing craft beers and spirits to sample, as well as succulent foods prepared by the amazing chefs at JPL! During the day, listen to passionate stories from some of the top brewers and distillers in the world plus other amazing guests. Think of it like the League of Super Heroes, but more chill, with brewer/distiller super powers, and way, way, way more beards.
The Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival is a unique mountain retreat. Those who experience it will want to keep it secret, so you’ll need to be there to discover what this mountain adventure holds in store for you!

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February 15, 22, March 1, 8, 2022

Alberta Beer Festivals present Brew Ed.

Brewer's Apprentice, N3 448 8 Ave. S.E.

6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. each class

Registration: $165
Includes all four "classes" including beer and brewery tour. Registration can be bought as a gift to use in any month in 2022.

Alberta Beer Festivals has always been about beer education. In order to continue that practise, they have created Brew Ed. (formerly Beer School), a four-part course that will cover all aspects about beer. Intimidated by the number of beers available and would like to know more about different beer styles? Are you currently employed or thinking about working in the restaurant service or alcohol retail industry? Do you plan to take the Cicerone Certification Program or want to learn more about the Beer Judge Certification Program? Intent on becoming a home brewer, but would like to know what varieties to brew? Or, simply, you just like beer and would like to know more about it? If you answered yes to any of the above, then Brew Ed is for you.

Each class of 10 people (maximum) will run approximately three hours and will cover a different topic such as the history of beer styles, how beer is made, and get up and personal with beer’s different ingredients. We will study beer’s characteristics and components, what makes a good beer, and even learn how to judge a beer. You’ll also learn a bit about beer packaging, glassware and home brewing. Lastly, we will also look at some food and beer pairings and talk about cooking with beer. Approximately a dozen beers will be sampled each class, so you’ll see and taste the difference between the different beer styles. The final class will be a “field trip” to one of Calgary’s breweries, where the “students” can see how beer is made first hand. And note: there will be NO final exam!

In addition to learning about the world’s most popular alcoholic beverage in an educational yet fun “classroom” you will:
- Receive your own Growler
- Be eligible to win some beer swag
- Try some surprise beers
- Be eligible to judge and/or steward at Calgary International Beerfest in May 2022, which includes free admission to the show. Details will be explained in “class”.

So register for Calgary’s most comprehensive beer learning experience today, before all the spots fill up! The next session will begin in March 2022. Note: You must be 18 years or older to register.

Click here to see the Course Outline.

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