January 2020
Monday
January 20, 2020
Beach Party Skate Night
This crazy deep freeze we have had is coming to an end! To celebrate Bower Ponds is hosting a Beach Party Skate Night! The forecast has a high of -4 on Monday, let's get outside! Featuring a night of bumpin' summer music, a beach-themed photo booth (bring your own camera), leis, palm trees, beach balls and ice skating with friends and family! Inside the Bower Ponds Pavilion, you will find our cafe where you can purchase glow sticks, snacks, and hot chocolate. We also have ice skate rentals and skate sharpening available on site! Our beach-themed photo booth will be located inside the Bower Ponds Pavilion, in the Fireside Room. A lei will be included with every pair of skates you rent! This event is free to attend, is great for all ages, and will only be canceled should we experience very poor weather conditions(we will post here if canceled). Tentative reschedule date should the deep freeze stick around an extra day is Tuesday, January 21st.
Learn MoreWednesday
January 22, 2020
MiniMAG: Wrapped Yarn Birch Trees
We will be printing birch trees using wrapped yarn and paint. Program runs: Every Wednesday morning from 9:30 – 11 am. This program runs September to June every year. Cost: -$2/child for those with family or grandparent memberships -$3/child for those without a family or grandparent membership. It gives the youngest artists in our community a chance to come and create a new piece of art every week. All of our projects are geared towards kids under 5 and are easily adapted to the different skills and abilities of all kids. For more program information, call 403-309-8405 or email museum@reddeer.ca.
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January 23, 2020
Red Deer Justice Film Fest 2020
The Red Deer Justice Film Festival has been in Red Deer since 2008. It is a non-profit event run entirely through sponsorship and donations and is free to the public. The vision of the festival promotes awareness of global issues and activate our community through documentary films exploring a range of diverse topics, groups, and perspectives. During the festival weekend, a series of documentaries chosen from a submission pool of more than 1000 filmmakers from over 100 countries is presented over three days Many screenings include a discussion with a speaker - an expert on the film's topic - in order to promote thought-provoking conversations following the film. The festival also hosts an NGO Village - local organizations brought together to provide more education and resources that are accessible right here in Red Deer. Check out their website for the 2020 film schedule.
Learn MoreFriday
January 24, 2020
Red Deer Justice Film Fest 2020
The Red Deer Justice Film Festival has been in Red Deer since 2008. It is a non-profit event run entirely through sponsorship and donations and is free to the public. The vision of the festival promotes awareness of global issues and activate our community through documentary films exploring a range of diverse topics, groups, and perspectives. During the festival weekend, a series of documentaries chosen from a submission pool of more than 1000 filmmakers from over 100 countries is presented over three days Many screenings include a discussion with a speaker - an expert on the film's topic - in order to promote thought-provoking conversations following the film. The festival also hosts an NGO Village - local organizations brought together to provide more education and resources that are accessible right here in Red Deer. Check out their website for the 2020 film schedule.
Learn MoreWe Will Rock You - The Musical On Tour
WE WILL ROCK YOU is a quirky, eccentric and heartfelt story of outsiders. It is also a creative cautionary tale for the cyberage. With the Oscar-winning film, Bohemian Rhapsody, the music of Queen is more popular than ever. WE WILL ROCK YOU follows two revolutionaries, Galileo and Scaramouche, on a quest to save rock n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world where there are no musical instruments and rock n’ roll has died. Galileo and Scaramouche will join a small group of societal outcasts, the Bohemians, as they fight to take back the iPlanet from the all-powerful Globalsoft, led by the Killer Queen. They will fight for freedom, individuality and the rebirth of rock n roll. Since 2002 over 16 million theater goers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production which is based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Popcorn). Elton fashioned this futuristic story around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs including: We Are the Champions, Radio Ga Ga, I Want To Break Free, Somebody To Love, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust and, of course, We Will Rock You. WE WILL ROCK YOU reflects the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances and earned the band its pinnacle position in rock history. With Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors and “a band without parallel in the theater” behind the cast, the audience can expect WE WILL ROCK YOU to rock as fiercely as the best of Queen’s concerts.
Learn MoreSaturday
January 25, 2020
Red Deer Justice Film Fest 2020
The Red Deer Justice Film Festival has been in Red Deer since 2008. It is a non-profit event run entirely through sponsorship and donations and is free to the public. The vision of the festival promotes awareness of global issues and activate our community through documentary films exploring a range of diverse topics, groups, and perspectives. During the festival weekend, a series of documentaries chosen from a submission pool of more than 1000 filmmakers from over 100 countries is presented over three days Many screenings include a discussion with a speaker - an expert on the film's topic - in order to promote thought-provoking conversations following the film. The festival also hosts an NGO Village - local organizations brought together to provide more education and resources that are accessible right here in Red Deer. Check out their website for the 2020 film schedule.
Learn MoreMAGSaturday: DADA!
We’re going to be getting strange and nonsensical today. Dada was an art movement started in Zurich in the early 1900s after World War 1. We’re going to draw inspiration from artists like Marcel Duchamp , Tristian Tzara and Hannah Höch to create mixed media collages. Drop in family art making! MAGnificent Saturdays welcomes all ages and abilities to participate in a fun art project every week! Work with a local artist to get your project going or on your own with a set of customized instructions. We supply the artist, materials, the studio and the instructions - you supply the imagination! This is a wonderful opportunity for learning, creating and exploring new materials! -Cost: $5 per person/$10 for family (2 adults and all their children under 18 in same household) -Frequent participant? All MAGnificent Saturdays drop-ins are included in a MAG Annual family membership for $30/yr or grandparent membership $25/yr. -Drop-in… no registration required -Ages 3 & under are free -Create art with your kids! -Saturday afternoons from 1:00 - 4:00 pm -Programs offered all year round -Activities take approx. 20-45 minutes to complete For more program information, call 403-309-8405 or email museum@reddeer.ca.
Learn MoreOn Broadway – Red Deer Symphony Orchestra
On Broadway | January 25, 2020 | RDC Arts Centre The musical stage will come alive! This exciting pops concert will feature music ranging from old chestnuts to newly minted classics. From Cole Porter to Elton John, and Rogers & Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber, there will be something for everyone. Selections From: Rogers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Music; Cole Porter: Kiss me Kate; Claude Schönberg: Les Misérables; Elton John: The Lion King; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Stephen Sondheim: “A Little Night Music”; Pasek and Paul: The Greatest Showman ; Stephen Schwartz: Wicked; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story ; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Phantom of the Opera
Learn MoreSunday
January 26, 2020
Wheels & Wings
Without further ado after planning this back in November we are proud to announce the special Edition of Pints & Pedals kicking off Our winter Edition with Wheels & Wings Hosted by @heritage_ranch as we will meet there January 26th at 5 pm for a ride through the Ranch, ending it off with a $15 wing buffet and fire! This event is open to all ages and skills so come enjoy a great evening full of fatbikes, fires, and friends!
Learn MoreOpening Reception for Anne Frank: A History For Today
Joint Opening Reception for ANNE FRANK: A HISTORY FOR TODAY and SACRIFICE, HOPE, FRIENDSHIP: CANADA AND THE LIBERATION OF HOLLAND Jan. 26, 2020, 2-4 pm Join us for an afternoon of remembering the importance of freedom,equal rights and democracy. Free to attend. ABOUT THE EXHIBITS: The travelling exhibition Anne Frank - A History for Today tells the story of Anne Frank set against the background of the Holocaust. Sacrifice, Hope, Friendship: Canada and the Liberation of Holland explores the Canadian and Dutch experience during and after the Second World War. Artwork, photographs, and artifacts work together to tell the stories. This exhibition is on display at the MAG from January 18 - March 22, 2020, alongside Anne Frank: A History for Today.
Learn MoreMonday
January 27, 2020
Reel Movie Mondays: Honeyland
Hosted by the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery and Carnival Cinemas, in partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF. Directed by Ljubomir Stefanov &Tamara Kotevska, Rated PG Macedonia | 85 minutes | Turkish w/ English subtitles, MK2 About the Film: Nestled in an isolated region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity, or running water. She’s the last in a long line of Macedonian beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches. When an itinerant family arrives, Hatidze’s peaceful existence faces upheaval. Though she optimistically offers the family her beepkeeping advice, the family’s patriarch soon casts Hatidze’s advice aside in his hunt for profit — breaching the natural order and threatening Hatidze’s means of survival. Honeyland is a portrait of the delicate balance between humankind and nature, a glimpse at a fast disappearing way of life, and a testament to one extraordinary woman’s resilience. "This lovely, heartrending movie leaves you marveling at her history and thinking anxiously for her future - and wondering, perhaps, why her example of basic decency has become so endangered." —Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Principal Cast: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam Tickets are on sale now! Purchase your tickets online at www.reddeermuseum.com, stop by the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery in person, or give us a call at 403.309.8405. Tickets are $8 each for valid MAG Members, and $10 each for Non-Members, up until 4:30 pm on film nights. Tickets can be purchased at the door on film night for $10 each starting at 6 pm (cash only; no member rate at the door), pending availability. Reel Movie Mondays gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit www.tiff.net/filmcircuit.
Learn MoreWednesday
January 29, 2020
MiniMAG: Egg Cup Creatures
What kind of curious critters can we create? Come check it out. Program runs: Every Wednesday morning from 9:30 – 11 am. This program runs September to June every year. Cost: -$2/child for those with family or grandparent memberships -$3/child for those without a family or grandparent membership. It gives the youngest artists in our community a chance to come and create a new piece of art every week. All of our projects are geared towards kids under 5 and are easily adapted to the different skills and abilities of all kids. For more program information, call 403-309-8405 or email museum@reddeer.ca.
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