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Celebrating the Music of John Denver

An outstanding production, created by Canadian recording artist and producer Rick Worrall, and John’s long time friend and arranger/conductor Mr. Lee Holdridge, this production honours the incredible legacy of songs John left us. Not a dress up like John show, but rather a production that stays true to the original arrangements as first created by Lee Holdridge, John’s arranger/conductor.

Join Rick and his brother Steve Worrall, also a Canadian recording artist who toured with the likes of Amy Sky, Tom Cochrane and more), and an Allstar band comprised of some of the best musicians the country has to offer including home town favourite Cara McLeod!!!. Plus, an ensemble of players from symphonies across Canada.

Here’s what the critics say….

“For the Love of John Denver….Amazing!!” ~ Calgary Herald

“An absolute must see!” ~ Martin Kull GM Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg

“Rocky Mountain High spectacular evening of great music…Every tribute show should be like this one!!!” The Daily Courier

Sing along to your favourite hits including Rocky Mountain High, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Thank God I’m a Country Boy and of course Take Me Home Country Roads.

A great show for all ages…isn’t it time your kids and grand kids learned what “FAR OUT!” was all about???

Sponsored by Connect Hearing

We are proud to support HOPE International.

What happens when 2 Australians and 1 Canadian comic team up? You get the CommonWealth Comedy Tour! Festival Place is excited to host Ned Townsend, Lars Callieou and headliner Chris “The Bloke” Franklin as they make their way across Canada. These decorated comedians are sure to bring the laughs!

A new dinner option has been added in support of CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES

Financial gifts help our registered charity - Canadian Blood Services - to maintain a biological lifeline that all Canadians can rely on in their time of need. It helps to strengthen our national programs and initiatives for blood, plasma, stem cells, and organs and tissues; and also helps to fuel our research and innovation. With your support, we can help every patient, match every need, and serve every Canadian. Because of you, a fellow Canadian will have the opportunity to spend more time with their loved ones.

Dinner options are only available through the Box Office in-person or over the phone (780) 449-3378

“Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell: The Untold Love Story” features singer, songwriter, musician and actress Dana Wylie who the renowned folk music magazine Penguin Eggs called the only artist whom they have “felt comfortable comparing to Joni Mitchell in the scope of her talent EVER” and singer, songwriter and poet Joe Nolan who was named by The Globe and Mail and “an Americana wunderkind to look out for.” The pair, who have won numerous awards, are inspired, influenced and uplifted by Leonard and Joni and bring their love and passion for the icons to each performance.

ABBA REVISITED is North America’s #1 tribute to ABBA and it’s members have been dazzling audiences across the globe since the year 2001. ABBA REVISITED recreates the magic of ABBA with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies and note-perfect musicianship taking their audience on a musical journey back in time. From Vegas to Bermuda, Mexico to Dubai, and Guatemala, ABBA Revisited recreated the show stopping look and sound that ABBA fans around the world can’t deny! This show is a MUST SEE!!!

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, Actor, Author, and Songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is pronounced through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World”, and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket”. His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep, and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music, meant to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking.

Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker with a revolving backing band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the group emerged with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music has developed that pastoral warmth over subsequent albums through a continued vision to record and perform in acoustically unique and historical locales. They are renowned for their homespun folk and lush, intimate Americana in their live shows.

Voted into the top flamenco guitarists by the magazine Guitar Player for two years running and was invited to perform at Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations which later led him to record his ground breaking album Picasso Portraits. He has performed at major festivals worldwide including Montreux Jazz twice, once with Miles Davis, the First World Guitar Congress in the USA, The Adelaide Guitar Festival, Celtic Connections, Ludwigsberg , Atlantic Jazz in Canada and the Hong Kong Festival amongst others. He was also featured in the flamenco festivals in Cádiz province as well as the prestigeous Ojen Festival in Málaga.

Tom Wilson is a Canadian music legend, famed storyteller and visual artist. Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars published by Penguin/Random House has become a national bestseller. In his memoir, Wilson reveals the impact of discovering his indigenous heritage. Musically, Wilson is best known for his work with Blackie & The Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond, the latter receiving a 2020 Juno Award for the album "Mohawk.

Remember when you used to listen to an entire album? Classic Albums Live does. For the first time in popular music, the greatest albums from the 60s and 70s are recreated live on stage, note for note — cut for cut. Classic Albums Live performs Led Zeppelin’s album Houses of the Holy

Presented by Raga-Mala Music Society. Indian classical Instrumental music event showcasing Shri Soumya Chakraverty ji on Sarod, accompanied by Shri Debu Nayak ji on Tabla.

In the U.S., Norman's music has received Parent Choice & Nappa Gold Awards and in Canada, he has been given Socan's Best Children’s Songwriter as well as West Coast Music Awards. Many of Norman's songs have been made into music videos including "Man Who Ran Away With The Moon" (Disney Records) and his most recent music videos "One Thousand Pennies" and "Lets Sing A Song". Norman has gathered millions of fans (big and small) throughout the world and created a special niche for himself in the entertainment world.

In the U.S., Norman's music has received Parent Choice & Nappa Gold Awards and in Canada, he has been given Socan's Best Children’s Songwriter as well as West Coast Music Awards. Many of Norman's songs have been made into music videos including "Man Who Ran Away With The Moon" (Disney Records) and his most recent music videos "One Thousand Pennies" and "Lets Sing A Song". Norman has gathered millions of fans (big and small) throughout the world and created a special niche for himself in the entertainment world.

In the U.S., Norman's music has received Parent Choice & Nappa Gold Awards and in Canada, he has been given Socan's Best Children’s Songwriter as well as West Coast Music Awards. Many of Norman's songs have been made into music videos including "Man Who Ran Away With The Moon" (Disney Records) and his most recent music videos "One Thousand Pennies" and "Lets Sing A Song". Norman has gathered millions of fans (big and small) throughout the world and created a special niche for himself in the entertainment world.

Leeroy Stagger is an artist hailing from Victoria, British Columbia. Leeroy has released 11 albums to date and won multiple awards including Western Canadian Music Awards for ‘Roots Artist of the year’ and ‘Recording of the Year’. He has also won ‘Artist of the Year’ from the Canadian Folk Awards.

Join CASA Mental Health for this unique fundraising concert that will have you laughing and tapping your feet. Building on an Old West-inspired variety show, a typical Cariboo concert features a regular cast of some of Canada’s finest roots and country musicians each taking turns in the spotlight, collaborating and warming the hearts of audiences. The Cariboo Express is a 12-piece western band led by platinum selling and Juno award winning Canadian artist Barney Bentall. The extended cast of the Cariboo Express includes Dustin Bentall, Ridley Bent, Matt Masters, Kirby Barby, Stephanie Cadman, Wendy Bird, Scott Smith, Geoff Hicks and Rob Becker. The Cariboo Express was created by father and son musicians, Barney and Dustin Bentall, in 2005 to bring together generations of community members, united by music. The band was built in the spirit of giving back to the communities that have supported their careers. The show has become a favourite event in Western Canada, building a tradition of warming the hearts of all ages of audiences while contributing to a worthwhile cause.

For an enhanced experience, purchase VIP seats in any of the 4 LOGE sections.The VIP tickets provide access to the VIP experience before and during the show, which includes a private VIP room, light snacks and drinks!

Join Joe Nolan, Scott Nolan and Scott Cook for a Songwriter Circle performance experience! Joe Nolan, named by The Globe and Mail as "An Americana wunderkind to look out for," shares Lost Verses, his seventh album - and fifth in just five years - through Fallen Tree Records. It will be available exclusively at Bandcamp on October 31, and on all digital platforms from December 16. Scott Nolan is a songwriter, poet, multi instrumentalist from Winnipeg, Manitoba Treaty One Territory. His songs have been recorded by Hayes Carll, Mary Gauthier, Watermelon Slim, and Corin Raymond among others. He has recently produced albums for William Prince, Stephen Fearing, Lynne Hanson, and Watermelon Slim. Scott Cook averaging 150 shows and a dozen summer festivals a year, and releasing seven albums of plainspoken, keenly observant verse along the way. His latest collection Tangle of Souls comes packaged in a cloth-bound, 240-page hardcover book of road stories and ruminations. The album spent two weeks at #1 on Alberta's province-wide community radio network CKUA, and earned Scott his third Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for English Songwriter of the Year.

An unforgettable, enchanting performer, Jill has headlined iconic venues such as Toronto’s Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre and Toykyo’s Blue Note and Cotton Club, and captivating audiences across the globe in Japan, Europe, Australia, Mexico, South America, the USA and the Middle East.

Over a decade of success including multiple JUNO and ADISQ Award nominations, Platinum records, tens of millions of streams and sold-out shows, Bobby Bazini returns with Pearl, a new album and something of a musical renaissance for the artist.

The concept of Pearl was born when Bazini came across an article in the National Geographic about how pearls are formed: when foreign objects such as grains or sand enter the oyster, it protects itself by surrounding them with layers of nacre. From an irritant, the oyster manages to create one of the rarest and most beautiful materials in the world! Fascinated by this concept, he was reminded of a darker time he had just lived through and felt strongly about using this idea as the inspiration for this next album.

Pearl, perfectly illustrates Bobby Bazini's journey toward this fifth studio album: "I feel like it's also my first, though. I've always dreamed of creating an album like this and now I have the freedom and team to do it. I had things to say, I had to get those songs out of me. It's an album that takes you places; while writing it, I constantly had the echo of the sea in my ears. I hope it’ll be the same for the listener.”

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming new production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of beloved characters from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. Recommended for ages 6-10.

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming new production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their show before lunchtime?? Find out in this epic musical adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of beloved characters from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. Recommended for ages 6-10.

Presented by Donna Lynn Erickson The Ladies are Raising the Roof on Nov 5, 2023 to benefit the County Clothes-line Foundation’s Capital Campaign “A Roof Over Our Heads”. The doors open at 1:00 p.m. so come early, save your seats and bid on the Silent Auction Items while enjoying the music of The Western Thistles in the foyer. After the show, Meet the Stars and place your final bids. Great place to do a bit of Christmas Shopping and support a great local cause. Did you know that the Foundation has put over 2 million dollars into the lives of Strathcona County? Forty years of community building!

East Coast Canadian Comic Shaun Majumder brings the laughs as he travels through Sherwood Park on his 2023 The Love Tour comedy special.

Wide Mouth Mason formed in 1995 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and released their debut album, The Nazarene, in 1996, drawing immediate interest and attention from the Canadian music industry. It was re-recorded songs from that debut, as well as some new songs on their 1997 self-titled sophomore recording that cemented a major label record deal, Gold status in Canada, a JUNO nomination for Best New Group, and launched the career of one of the country’s most popular blues-based rock bands.

NEW DATES - HYPROV (pronounced hip-rawv) is coming to you straight from a 70-show run Off-Broadway in New York City!! HYPROV is "hilarious and fascinating'' (says Time Out New York) and is "catnip for those who relish spontaneity and informality," (The Wall Street Journal). The New Yorker says, "say yes to HYPROV,"! The 100-minute live show combines hypnosis and improv - two art forms that have mystified and entertained fans, skeptics and everyone in between worldwide - for a totally unique comedy experience that The Times of London declared "a celebration of the human imagination." Your evening begins with Hypnotist Extraordinaire, Asad Mecci welcoming 20 volunteers* on stage to be hypnotized. The most receptive to hypnosis then join Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it, Anyway?) to improvise the rest of the show, while hypnotized. In the hands of two experts, and solely crafted from the volunteers' uninhibited, unconscious minds and audience suggestions, each show is an entirely original and completely unforgettable theatrical experience.

NEW DATES - HYPROV (pronounced hip-rawv) is coming to you straight from a 70-show run Off-Broadway in New York City!! HYPROV is "hilarious and fascinating'' (says Time Out New York) and is "catnip for those who relish spontaneity and informality," (The Wall Street Journal). The New Yorker says, "say yes to HYPROV,"! The 100-minute live show combines hypnosis and improv - two art forms that have mystified and entertained fans, skeptics and everyone in between worldwide - for a totally unique comedy experience that The Times of London declared "a celebration of the human imagination." Your evening begins with Hypnotist Extraordinaire, Asad Mecci welcoming 20 volunteers* on stage to be hypnotized. The most receptive to hypnosis then join Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it, Anyway?) to improvise the rest of the show, while hypnotized. In the hands of two experts, and solely crafted from the volunteers' uninhibited, unconscious minds and audience suggestions, each show is an entirely original and completely unforgettable theatrical experience.

For over 25 years Hayden has been making music on his own terms and on his own schedule. The Polaris Prize and Juno nominee has produced, engineered, and mixed most of his records at home, creating a world of his own, exploring themes ranging from love lost and found to bear maulings and home invasions. Hayden recently released East Coast, the first song from his long-anticipated 9th full length album expected in early 2023. He is also the co-founder of Dream Serenade, an annual benefit concert at Toronto's Massey Hall for children with developmental and physical disabilities and their families established in 2014.

Unapologetically genuine, wry, and soft-hearted - Mariel Buckley has planted her flag firmly as a songwriter who’s in it for the long haul. She aims to find herself squarely on the fringes and exactly where she belongs: singing and writing songs for the underdog. Her candor and magnetic live show have been charming listeners across North America since her debut LP, Driving In The Dark.

For over two decades, thousands of shows, and ten critically acclaimed albums, Suzie Ungerleider’s gloriously emotive, crystalline voice, bewitching performances and fierce song-writing have captivated audiences, her peers and the press. Her 2021 album, My Name is Suzie Ungerleider, was the first since Suzie, formerly known as Oh Susanna, announced that she would now record and perform under her birth name. The record received to international acclaim and was nominated for the JUNO Award for Best Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and a 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award for Solo Artist of the Year.

THE HELLO DARLINS is an award winning, powerhouse cast of some of Canada's most in-demand session musicians combining all of their skills and influences to forge a distinct hybrid of country, gospel and blues. Their work with artists includes a list that ranges from Shania Twain, The Crashtest Dummies, as well as the late B.B. King and more.

The Debaters Live Holiday Tour is the comedy stage show where comics go mistletoe to toe in a battle of laughs and logic and the audience picks the winner. This festively funny show features host Steve Patterson and two of his favourite comics, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Graham Clark performing stand-up and two holiday-themed debates in everyone’s favourite comedy debate format.

The Debaters Live Holiday Tour is the comedy stage show where comics go mistletoe to toe in a battle of laughs and logic and the audience picks the winner. This festively funny show features host Steve Patterson and two of his favourite comics, Katie-Ellen Humphries and Graham Clark performing stand-up and two holiday-themed debates in everyone’s favourite comedy debate format.