TREVOR NOAH
IF IT AIN’T GOT
THAT SWING!
June 15 The host of the critically-acclaimed
news satire program The Daily Show is
coming to Alberta for the first time to
perform his stand-up comedy routine.
Expect witty commentary on current
events, observations on race in America and
autobiographical details from his childhood
in South Africa during the end of apartheid
(page 34).
JUNE
MONSIEUR PERINÉ
This Columbian group mixes Latin
and European influences in their Afro-
Caribbean sound (page 36).
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June 8 - 9 Be transported back to Harlem
in the era when Duke Ellington’s orchestra
was the hottest band in New York,
accompanying the iconic vocals of Cab
Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Ethel Waters.
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
performs swingin’ hits including Minnie the
Moocher, Stormy Weather, Clap Hands Here
Comes Charlie and Bill Bailey (page 36).
AUSTRALIA’S THUNDER
FROM DOWN UNDER
Half-naked men with chiselled bodies,
seductive dance routines and cheeky
humour (page 36). 07
KEVIN HART
Known for his self-depreciating
humour, the actor and comedian is
touring his comic album What Now?
(page 34). 08
BRYAN ADAMS
Everything he does, he does it for you,
so let this Canadian music legend run
to you (page 36). 09
TEDXYYC
June 22 Calgary’s independently organized
TED event is in its ninth year and has
hosted some of the world’s brightest minds,
representing all that is new and inspiring
in the fields of technology, entertainment
and design. The 2018 speakers are political
theorist David Moscrop and award-winning
dance artist Farima Berenji (page 37).
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THE TWO
GENTLEMEN
OF VERONA
June 29 - August 19 Alberta’s
emerging artists present
Shakespeare’s first comedy on
the open-air stage in the heart of
Calgary’s beautiful Prince’s Island
Park. The ultimate bromance is
explored in this hilarious comedy
featuring adventure, outlaws, and
even a dog (page 37)!
PROPAGANDHI
The secular progressive thrash band
out of Manitoba is touring their new
album Victory Lap (page 36).
COLLECTIVE SOUL
The American alt-rock group has
begun recording their tenth studio
album, due out in 2019 (page 36). 25
VANCE JOY
Aussie singer and songwriter Vance
Joy is currently on his Nation of Two
World Tour (page 36). 28
MAY/JUNE 2018
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