30 Culture month, throughout september
Time for Calgary to celebrate our vibrant arts and creative industries scene.
For complete event listings visit
calgaryculture.com.
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Worldskills Competition Cultural Celebration Artisan Village, Sept 4 11am-
3pm & Sept 5 12-6pm, Celebration Spectacular, Sept 5, 3-9pm.
Artcity Festival of Art, Design and Architecture 2009 (see above)
alberta art Days Sept 18-20
arts Education stations, Sept 18, 9am-3pm. Contact
gamaro@epcorcentre.org
to register.
arts Days Welcome Concert C-Jazz and EPCOR CENTRE presents Cheryl
Fisher CD Release featuring Eric Allison and the Hutchinson Andrew Trio. Sept ,
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18, 8pm, Engineered Air Theatre, EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, 200
block 9 Ave SE.
open house and arts market Sept 19, 11am-7pm. EPCOR CENTRE for the
Performing Arts, 205 8 Ave SE.
Community Concert Sept 19, 7pm, Jack Singer Concert Hall, EPCOR CENTRE
for the Performing Arts, 205 8 Ave SE.
Calgary artWalk Artwalk is an opportunity for the general public to visit Cal-
gary galleries and artist studios to discover the quality and variety of artists'
work available in Calgary, and realize they do not have to travel abroad to find
some wonderful treasures. Sept 19 & 20, FREE,
calgaryartwalk.com.
31 Day of the Dead
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts, 205-8 Ave SE, 403 294-9494,
epcorcentre.org
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Day of the Dead: a celebration of ghosts, skeletons and beyond-the-grave cel-
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32 First thursdays presented by the Cultural District
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Throughout the Cultural District, First Thursday of the month
One great way to discover the treasures and pleasures of the Cultural District
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is to visit on First Thursdays when 30 or more neighbourhood hotspots offer
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tours, live music, theatre, dance, food, wine and literary events. It’s a fun and
inexpensive way to sample things you might not have tried before. Make one
stop or many or join the Insider’s Tour, FREE. Listings are posted on firstthurs-
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33 2009 Grey Cup Festival
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Canada's Game, Calgary's Party. This four day event will include a parade, live
music, food kiosks and beer gardens, galas, performances, pancake breakfast
and bbq lunches, and illumination displays. Nov 26-29. For information visit
2009greycupfestival.com.
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Film club riP: a remix manifesto Sept 12, 1:30-4pm
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author reading: the new Blue Distance by Jeanette lynes Sept 11, 12-1pm
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Food is life! Weekend Oct 3, 9-5pm & Oct 4, 10-4pm
Film club: nollywood Oct 10, 1:30-4pm
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