The Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) says it is excited to bring award-winning photojournalist Louie Palu to Red Deer from Feb. 2-3.Palu is an internationally published, Canadian photojournalist and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war, human rights and poverty.From Toronto, Palu has r...

Red Deer Public Schools -- Theatre students at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School are ready to take audiences on an adventure 'under the sea' with their production of The Little Mermaid.Shows run February 1-3 at The Memorial Centre in Red Deer.In a bright, colourful, magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautifu...

A pair of First Thursday concerts are coming up in February at the downtown branch of Red Deer Public Library.Feb. 1 - 12:15-1 p.m., Snell Auditorium - Storyteller Karen Gummo and Pianist Cheryl Cooney - Torment and Triumph of the Nineteen TwentiesCANCELLED -- Feb. 8 - 4-5 p.m., Snell Auditorium - Touring artists violi...

The Indigenous Perspectives Conference returns to Red Deer Polytechnic in just a couple weeks.The conference runs Feb. 1-2 and is a collaboration between an organizing committee, the RDP School of Arts and Education, RDP Education Undergrad Society, Students' Association of RDP, RDP Indigenous Initiatives, Central Albe...

The Corridor Community Gallery invites exhibition ideas and proposals from individual artists and groups representing diverse artistic practices and experience levels.The Corridor Community Gallery is an informal gallery space located in the hallway adjacent to the ceramics studio in the lower level of the Recreation C...

The African Caribbean Centre of Central Alberta (ACCoCA) is hosting a special private screening of recently released film 'The Color Purple.'Funds raised will support the organization's new downtown centre (5017 49 St.)It plans to use its space for programs and services such as free employability training, free mentors...

The Friends of the Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) have announced the acts for this week's First Thursday concert. On Thursday, January 4 from 12:15 -1 p.m., The Button Boys, with Greg Leblanc on bass and Rick Moore on guitar and mandolin, will be performing at the Snell Auditorium (4818 49 St.). Officials sa...

Join other Central Alberta Birdwatchers by participating in the Central Alberta 2023 Christmas Bird Count on Sunday December 17, 2023 Count hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can also owl count before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.There is no minimum time limit, and you can watch your feeders or count birds on foot, by car...

A unique Red Deer Public Library book club entitled The Last Chapter will welcome local death doula Phyllis Paterson at the club's upcoming meeting Tuesday, December 12. The club, which meets monthly at RDPL's Timberlands Branch, invites people to come and discuss dying through end-of-life books, media and resources. T...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta is continuing its push as a hot spot for film and television production.On December 7, 2023, the province announced that the Alberta Made Screen Industries Program will support 155 locally made film and television projects with $2.8 million in mentorship and post-production grants.Since January...