Where Calgary Magazine September / October 2018 | Page 17

OCTOBER
DISNEY IN CONCERT:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
A tale as old as time gets a special
accompaniment: the CPO will
bring the feature film to life with
performances of all your favourite
songs (page 34)!
SALOON: A MUSICAL
ACROBATIC ADVENTURE
Circus, theatre and live music collide
in this western-inspired thrill ride
(page 34).
ANTIBALAS
October 5 There is nothing quite like the infectious energy of this collective of musicians
hailing from Brooklyn. Self-described as music for “intrepid listeners,” the West African-
inspired afrobeat orchestra is here to bring you sounds of stylistic funk dappled with political
nuance that you may not have experienced before (page 33).
ROSENCRANTZ &
GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Calgary’s Shakespeare Company
shake up the classic by casting two
women in the title roles (page 34).
BURTON CUMMINGS
Legendary The Guess Who frontman
will rock the stage at Grey Eagle
Resort and Casino (page 33).
THE IMAGINARIUM
October 8-14 This annual October readers’
festival (from WordFest) brings Calgarians
and visitors countless events to fulfill their
every literary dream. Readings, presentations,
storytelling events, trivia nights, an adult
spelling bee and poetry cabarets are to be
expected (page 33).
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THE WEATHER
STATION
October 14 Tamara Lindeman’s cool,
feathered voice will coo out the narrative
sounds of her fourth EP at Festival Hall.
With her new collection of songs, the
Toronto musician will sweep listeners
away with unstructured, bold musical
storytelling (page 34).
QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA
Hear all of Queen’s biggest hits with
this electric tribute band (page 33).
CRAIG FERGUSON
Don’t miss this famed actor, writer
and comedian’s newest tour, Hobo
Fabulous (page 31).
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CPO: PETER
AND THE WOLF
October 21 Introducing the perfect
performance for young orchestra
audiences, this rendition of Prokofiev’s
masterpiece accompanied by the ever-
charming Saint-Saens' The Carnival
of the Animals is sure to capture the
imagination of children and adults alike,
as Peter and his animal friends attempt
to capture a wolf that is lurking about
their village (page 34).
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ALBERTA BALLET IN THE
SLEEPING BEAUTY
A timeless epic at its pinnacle, the
whole family will enjoy the story of
Princess Aurora set to Tchaikovsky’s
beautiful score (page 31).
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018
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