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Calgary Blues Festival- August 5th to 7th Memorable guests include David Clayton Thomas, Little Feat and the Chicago Blues Reunion. For a list of venues, offerings and tickets- day pass is only 70.00! Calgary International Blues Festival Homepage Glenbow Museum- The Painter as Printmaker- Impressionist Prints from the National Gallery, Riopelle- the Glory of Abstraction - May 15th – Aug. 2nd Daily The Glenbow Museum Art Gallery of Calgary- Mixed Signals- Artists Consider Masculinity in Sport- Until September 4th Tuesday through Saturday 5.00 The Art Gallery of Calgary Captain’s Cruises- Cruise the Glenmore Reservoir on the paddlewheel SS Moyle and enjoy live jazz, great appetizers and desserts and a selection of Canadian wine and beer. Thursday nights through August 7:00-9:00 pm Tickets- 69.95 per person Heritage Park Historical Village Calgary Alberta Canada Taste of Calgary-August 12-15 Our annual celebration of great food and beverages in our fair city- visit the over 30 restaurants and bars which man the tents at Eau Claire market and enjoy the live bands while you nosh. Daily 11:00 am-9:00 pm Ticket purchase available on-site High Noon Music Series- Wednesdays Weekly music series in Olympic Plaza. Performances run from 12:00 to 1:00pm Free -for more information and a list of musicians The City of Calgary: High Noon Music Afrikadey- August 9-14 Six days of workshops and events celebrating the riches of African culture including drumming, dancing, poetry and film end with a full day of music at the festival site at Prince’s Island on August 14th- from 10:00am to 9:00 pm Tickets 25.00 Line-up and more information on events Schedule 2010 - Afrikadey! Arts & Culture Society - Calgary, AB China Town 100 Firework Grand Celebration and Street Festival- August 14th Folk dance, live bands, food tents, a Lion Dance, Chinese opera, Chinese chess games, Kids zone. 1st St. and 3rd Ave. SE 10:00am-8:00 pm Rogers Chinatown Street Festival Dragon Boat Festival- August 14th- Lake Minnewanka, Banff Over 600 participants racing dragon boats in Banff- races run Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 to 3:00.pm Dragon Boat Festival / Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bow River Flow- August 22nd 10-4:00 pmA celebration of healthy lifestyles featuring collective sound, costumes and rolling art. Stroll historic Memorial Drive or enjoy a 3K run/walk at 10:00 am. Bikini Boot camp- 12:00 pm, Laughter Yoga camp- 12:00 pm, sunhat parade and Kidz zone. Memorial Drive from 10th St. to Prince’s Island, through Eau Claire and along south side of the Bow River. Bow River Flow Walking with the Dinosaurs- The Arena Spectacular- August 11-15 Based on the famous BBC TV show- Fifteen life sized dinosaurs will bring prehistory to the Saddledome- great entertainment for families and dinosaur fans alike! Tickets 35.75-69.00 Nightly at 7:00 pm with additional shows on Saturday and Sunday. Official Ticketmaster site Sunnyside/Hillhurst Farmer’s Market- Wednesday nights 3:30-7:30 pm HSCA- right in our own neighborhood- great local produce, prepared foods and baking! Parking lot of 5th Ave. and 13th St. NW www.farmersmarket.hillhurstsunnyside.org Theatre Shakespeare in the Park – until August 23rd Annual presentation of Shakespeare’s works under the stars in Prince’s Island Park. This year’s offerings are Othello, Much Ado about Nothing and Double Falsehood (12:00 pm only). Take a picnic and blanket (and mosquito repellant…) and enjoy the show ! Monday through Saturday with each play alternating (Othello starts the week off on Mondays) Free but there is reserved seating available with special chairs Mount Royal University - Reservations - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Concerts Aug 17th 18th – Michael Buble Pengrowth Saddledome 8:00 pm 61.25-133.25 Official Ticketmaster site Aug 22nd – Black Eyed Peas Pengrowth Saddledome 7:30 pm 72.25-133.00 Official Ticketmaster site Sports Baseball- Calgary Vipers Home Games August 10- 17th Tuscon Toros and St. George Roadrunners Tickets 9.00-16.00 Foothills Stadium- next to McMahon Stadium on Crowchild Tr. NW http://www.calgaryvipers.com Football-Calgary Stampeders vs. Edmonton Eskimos August 15th 1:00 pm McMahon Stadium 34.00-94.00 CalgaryStampeders Roller Derby Championships- August 14th 6:00 pm Tickets 15.00/door See “the Thrashing Lassies” vs. “the Cutthroat Car Hops” in a final bout! Triwood Arena Calgary Roller Derby Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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River Wynde Executive Bed and Breakfast 220 10A St. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1W6
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