A busy month of November continues
By Nick Kuhl on November 9, 2019.
So many local events, so few days. November is becoming Lethbridge’s
take on rush hour!
Tonight, there’s a choice between the final performances of three
high-energy productions. “Newsies,” staged collaboratively by
Lethbridge Musical Theatre and performing arts students at Chinook
High, will close with a 7 p.m. show at the Yates Centre — after a 2
p.m. matinee earlier in the day. Check the Yates for seats.
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Also at 7 p.m., two Lethbridge Community Band ensembles will present
“Something Old, New, Borrowed and the Blues” at College Drive
Community Church; check for tickets at the door.
And at 7:30 p.m., it’s the final show for one of Shakespeare’s most
brutal tragedies, “Titus Andronicus” in University Theatre, with
tickets at uLethbridge.ca/tickets.
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On Sunday, 8 p.m., William Prince will perform in the Geomatic Attic.
For tickets and upcoming shows: geomaticattic.ca.
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Remembrance Day events Monday will include an indoor memorial service
at 9:30 a.m. in Exhibition Pavilion, a noon ceremony at the downtown
cenotaph, and a no-charge presentation — 12:30 to 4 p.m. — at the
Lethbridge Military Museum in the Vimy Ridge Armoury at the airport.
It will focus on D-Day in Europe and the decisive Battle of Normandy.
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, Lethbridge’s explorer/photographer Dennis
Shigematsu will offer a no-charge presentation of his latest excursion
— “Armenia to Baku, Azerbaijan, Tbilisi, Georgia and Yerevan” —
at 7 p.m. in the downtown library’s Theatre Gallery.
On Thursday, a Theatre Gallery audience will hear Robert McLeman
present this year’s Alex Johnston Lecture Series event, “Drought
Disasters and Displacement on the Prairies: Past, Present and Future.”
The 7:30 p.m. talk, which will consider ways to make our communities
safer, is sponsored by the Lethbridge Historical Society, the
University of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Public Library.
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Also Thursday, Lethbridge military historian Glenn Miller will tell
how Indigenous veterans made such a large contribution to Canada’s
First World War effort, at 7 p.m. in the Galt Museum.
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Just a few minutes south, a “Victorian Prairie Christmas” will be
celebrated Wednesday and Thursday at the Galt Historic Railway Park
near Stirling, from 1 to 4 p.m. each day, with live entertainment and
a seasonal meal. For details, call Geoff at 403-327-2854.
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An adult comedy, “The Pink Unicorn” will be presented Nov. 15 and
16 by Theatre Outre, downtown in Didi’s Playhaus. Ashley Thomson
plays a widowed Texas mother — as well as her daughter, Trisha,
who’s gradually coming out to her mother as queer. Tickets are online
at theatreoutre.ca.
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Christmas craft sales open Nov. 15 and 16 at Casa and the Southern
Alberta Art Gallery. Hours for both will be 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. For youngsters, a Christmas crafts-making
session will be held Nov. 28 and 29 at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre.
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Also on Friday, the city’s Bright Lights Festival will be launched in
Galt Gardens. Watch for Santa!
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And next Saturday, National Child Day events for parents and kids will
be held at Lethbridge College, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event will
include a community craft project, multicultural dancing, a “roving
gym,” games, outdoor play, prizes and food!
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And then — surprise! — the next week will be packed with events
once again. Here’s a day-by-day listing, with more details next week:
Monday, Nov. 18: Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra with guest artist
Jacques Forestier, violin; 7:30 p.m. in Southminster United Church;
Nov. 20-23: “Escape from Peligro Island,” a “choose your own
adventure” play presented by Winston Churchill High; 7 p.m. in
Sterndale Bennett Theatre;
Nov. 22: U of L Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 in University Theatre;
Nov. 22-24: “All is Calm,” an amazing truce during the First World
War; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday plus 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Yates
Centre;
Nov. 23: U of L Singers, 7:30 p.m. in Southminster Church;
Nov. 23: Lethbridge Folk Club presents Old Man Leudecke, 8 p.m. in the
Cave, Lethbridge College; and
Nov. 23: Geomatic Attic presents Hawksley Workman, 8 p.m. in
University Theatre.
Nov. 25: Scott Woods Band presents an “Old Time Country Christmas,”
7 p.m. at McKillop United Church;
Nov. 25: Andrea Superstein Jazz Trio, 8 p.m. at Mortar and Brick
Gallery;
Nov. 26: Mimosa, Muffins and Movies, 5 p.m. at Casa;
Nov. 27-28: Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra features school choirs with
seasonal music, 7 p.m. at Southminster Church; and
Nov. 30: Vox Musica presents “Celebration for the Season,” 7:30
p.m. at Southminster Church
