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What’s Up Edmonton! (And surrounding areas)…

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Tuesday, September 17 through Monday, September 23, 2024.

I cover: Events & Entertainment happening in & around YEG.

Note: All links are non-monetized. They simply lead to event info.

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It was brought to my attention that Simple Plan did not open for Miley Cyrus. I was misinformed on the subject. My apologies to anyone who booked based on Simple Plan, after seeing it here. I’ll try to do better verifications for larger events like that.

Lots going on this week. Fellow Champions, be sure to get out and make some lasting memories. This looks to be our last week of summery weather… this time around.

Some Things To Do This Weekend:

Tuesday, September 17:

• 9:30am - 11:30am | Stay & Play | FREE EVENT | Get to know other families while your children (aged 0 - 6 years old) play |

• 1pm - 2pm | Baby & Me | FREE EVENT | Connect with other parents while your children aged 0 - 18 months play |

• 6pm - 8pm | Salsa in the Square | FREE EVENT | Grab your dance kicks & try out Salsa at this free lesson in Churchill Square |

• 6pm - 8pm | Bookshelf Dialogues | FREE EVENT | Join Dr. Zeina Sleiman-Long and enjoy a selection of books from a given theme |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Anchor Men’s Group | FREE EVENT | Utilize this safe space to connect and discuss difficult circumstances you’re facing | 18+ |

• 6:30pm - 9pm | Sip & Sojourn | Enjoy an evening of wine tasting & education with a certified Sommelier | Door Prizes | Is a charity fundraiser | $42/person |

• 6:30pm - 9pm | Edmonton Vintage Photo Party | FREE EVENT | Gather for an evening of nostalgia & see YEG “Then and Now” |

• 7pm start | The Debaters | Enjoy a comedic performance of sharp wit, comedic rants & hilarious ad libs | $65/person |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Gardening for Biodiversity Virtual Webinar | BY DONATION | Learn why to plant in autumn, what to plant & more |

• September 16 - 22 | 11th Annual Gotta Minute Film Festival | FREE EVENT | Enjoy 1 minute (max) videos from every genre |

Wednesday, September 18:

• 3:15pm - 5:45pm | Recreational Swim | FREE EVENT (I think) | Don your googles & enjoy some quality time in the pool |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Writers Club | FREE EVENT | Make new friends &/or brush up on your writing techniques |

• 7pm - 9pm | Valpolicella Masterclass | Learn the technical information behind Valpolicella wines while sipping some similarly sourced vino | $44/person |

• 7:30pm start | Edmonton Story Slam | FREE EVENT (Donations Welcome) | 10 speakers, one 5 minute story each, one winner | 18+ |

• September 18 - 21 | The Bridges of Madison County | Enjoy a theatrical (musical) reproduction based off the infamous Robert Waller novel |

Thursday, September 19:

• 10am - 11:30am | Create With Me | FREE EVENT | Create art with your (aged 0 - 6) child and help them let loose their inner creativity |

• 3pm - 5pm | Chinese Painting & Calligraphy Workshop | FREE EVENT | Learn the history behind this ancient practice, and try your hand at the basics |

• 5pm - 8pm | Artist Talk & Reception | FREE EVENT | Enjoy an evening of artistic interpretation followed by light refreshments & more |

• 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Drop-In Sketching @ RAM | FREE WITH ADMISSION | Bring your gear & sketch rarely seen artifacts from the collection |

• 6pm start | An Evening with Martin Kerr | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a concert from Martin | All ticket proceeds go to the Edmonton Food Bank | $40/person |

• 6pm - 8:30pm | Alberta Culture Days - The Culture We Carry | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a guided exhibition tour, making poem collages & more | 18+ |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Couples Gaming Tournament @ The Rec Room | Bring your eh game for a shot at top prizes and bragging rights | $18.18/couple |

• 7pm - 10pm | Seniors Dance Hall & Social | Grab your partner or come solo and fill your dance card, socialize and/or enjoy the live music | $12/person |

• 7pm - 1am | Bass Therapy | Take in a slew of DJ’s and dance the night away | $15/person |

• 9pm - 10pm | Weird Al Karaoke | Enjoy comedic remakes of popular songs, by local comedians and musicians | $15.50/person | 14+ |

Friday, September 20:

• 9:30am - 11:30am | Stay & Play | FREE EVENT | Get to know other families while your children (aged 0 - 6 years old) play |

• 4:15pm - 5pm | Toddler Dance Class | FREE EVENT | Immerse your child in rhythm & watch them have fun |

• 5:30pm - 8:30pm | Jazz Night w/ Shelley Jones | Enjoy live jazz while enjoying some European cuisine | $5/cover (music) |

• 6pm - 9pm | Game Dev Workshop | FREE EVENT | Meet with other game developers & those aspiring to be | All are welcome |

• 6pm - 7pm | Breville Masterclass | FREE EVENT | Learn how to make drinks from a pro barista |

• 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Community Book Meet (Leduc) | FREE EVENT | Read amongst friends, and chat if desired (but not required) |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Friday Fun Skate (Leduc) PJ Party | Enjoy a skate with music, games & more | FREE for LRC members, else admission rates apply |

• 7:30pm start | The Paperboys | Enjoy a performance from these Canadian Folk icons | $20-30/person |

• 7:30pm - 9pm | Kizomba Vibes | FREE EVENT | Grab your dancin’ shoes & enjoy a free lesson |

• September 20 - 21 | Pro Show ‘n Shine | Bring the kids to see some shiny big rigs | Expect food trucks & vendors, a kids zone with inflatables & more (mostly on Saturday, see link) | $2/person, proceeds go to local kinsman club |

• September 20 - 22 | Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo | Attendees will enjoy cosplay shows & competitions, vendors, celebrity guests, gaming, anime, after-hours special events & more | $34+/person/day or $89+/person/weekend |

• September 20 - 22 | Books2Buy Sale | FREE ENTRY | Stock up your bookshelf for the coming winter months ahead | Books start at $1/per, with options for volume discounts |

Saturday, September 21:

• 9am - 1pm | Nigerian (Style) Sewing Class | FREE EVENT | Learn to sew Iro & Buba | This is a beginner class |

• 10am - Noon | Movie Production Q&A | FREE EVENT | Learn the process behind making a movie |

• 10am - Noon | Intro to Naginata | FREE EVENT | Try traditional Japanese Naginata & see if it’s a good fit for you |

• 10am - 1pm | Photowalk (Whyte Ave) | FREE EVENT | Hone your photo skills and make some new pals |

• 10am - 3pm | Stony Plain Harvest Festival | FREE EVENT | enjoy vintage farming demos, kids activities, live music & more |

• 10am - 3pm | Culture Days Festival (Leduc) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy live music, a family fun zone, a petting zoo & much more |

• 10am - 3pm | Kick for Hope | Soccer tournament raising clothing donations for the homeless | w pieces of clothing or $10/person (registration) |

• 10am - 5pm | Annual Tibetan Bazaar | Enjoy traditional music, dance, cuisine, entertainment & more |

• 11am - Noon | Culture Days: Inuit Culture | FREE EVENT | Learn about Inuit traditions, culture & just how they survive in the barren arctic tundra |

• 11am - 2pm | Cleen & Green RiverFest (St. Albert) | FREE EVENT | Pitch in your time to clean up around the river | Free BBQ for participants |

• 11am - 4pm | Decades Art Show & Sale | FREE EVENT | Meet three artists whose lifelong friendship has brought you this show |

• 11am - 12:30pm | Urban Farm Kids Club | FREE EVENT | Bring your youngins’, they’ll learn how to grow food for you |

• 11am - 4pm | St.Albert Harvest Festival | FREE EVENT | Tour historic buildings, enjoy kids activities, demos & more |

• Noon - 2pm | SPCC Open House - Try Curling | FREE EVENT | Bring clean indoor runners & a warm sweater & try your hand tossing rocks |

• Noon - 4pm | EFRS Open House | FREE EVENT | Tour the hall, sit in the trucks, meet fire fighters & more | Directions here |

• Noon - 4pm | Callingwood Fall Carnival | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a kids zone, circus & stilts workshops, a vendor market & more |

• Noon - 10pm | OktoberFest 2024 | FREE ENTRY (that’s about all that’s free) | Enjoy great food & drinks, live music & more |

• 1pm - 3pm | Photowalk | FREE EVENT | Bring your camera (including phones), make new friends and hone your photo skills |

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Kidding Around | Enjoy improv comedy for kids | No two shows are the same | Free-$12/person |

• 1:30pm - 3:30pm | MunchGard | FREE EVENT | A medieval (foam) battle for 8 - 13 year olds | Parents must attend |

• 2pm - 5pm | The Writers Room | FREE EVENT | Join fellow wordsmiths & share stories, ideas and/or laughs |

• 4:30pm - 7pm | Recreational Swim | FREE EVENT | Don your water wings & splash around this Sherwood Park pool |

• 5pm start | Mosquers Film Festival | Discover & experience the culture and diversity of the muslim religion through film | $35/person, $30/students |

• 5pm start | Elks vs Blue Bombers | Catch some CFL action live from the grandstands | $26.25+/person |

• 6pm - 7:30pm | Flavours of the Orient: Fruit Tour | Taste exotic fruit while learning of its origins, health benefits & more | $28/person |

• 6:30pm start | Sam Hunt | Experience this country superstar in the flesh and blood | $35+/person |

• 7pm - 1am | OktoberFest (Morinville) | Celebrate German culture with bevies, food, live music, a silent auction and more | $25/person |

• 7:30pm start | Call and Response (Poetry Reading) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy an evening of prose as local authors relay their latest works to a bustling crowd |

• 7:30pm start | TCL outdoor movie | FREE EVENT | Catch a family-friendly film under the stars | Bring a lawn chair (and blankets, etc.) |

• 8pm - 10pm | The Comic Strippers | Improv comdedy from a troupe of half-naked dudes | $44-49/person | 18+ |

• 9pm - 2am | Techno Night In Canada | Enjoy some legitimate techno at a YEG event that dates back to the year 2000 | $10-15/person |

• 10pm - 2am | Foam Party @ Evolution | FREE COVER (see link, special info on that) | Dance the night away, in a foam party |

• All Day | Edmonton Community League Day | FREE EVENTS | Check the map to see what’s on near you |

• September 21 - 22 | Salisbury Greenhouse Harvest Festival | FREE EVENT | Two days, two locations | Enjoy pumpkin painting, mini carnival games, a trackless train ride, live entertainment & more |

• September 21 - 22 | Vegreville Corn Maze | Open only a few weekends a year, this one is fun | There’s a corn maze, a bale maze (for the kids), pedal cars, wagon rides (sundays), live entertainment, food trucks, yard games, you name it, it’s there | Free-$5/person |

• September 21 - 22 | Artist Home Studio Tour | FREE EVENT | Meet local artists & see their creative spaces |

• September 21 - October 13 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Experience a theatrical performance of this classic story | Tickets start at $96/person | Adult themes present |

Sunday, September 22:

• 9am - 10:30am | Musical Mornings | Enjoy a concert at the Winspear tailored specially for audiences aged 1 - 5 | Free - $18/person |

• 9am - Noon | Pancake Breakfast | BY DONATION | Pancakes, sausages & beverages are served until 11am |

• 9:30am - 1pm | Oilers Fan Day | FREE EVENT | Check out a locker room sale, an open practice, alumni autograph session & more |

• 1pm - 3pm | Rec Skate | FREE EVENT | Bring your skates & enjoy a few laps around Ardrossan Rec Complex’s rink |

• 1pm - 3pm | Harm Reduction Workshop | FREE EVENT | Get Naloxone training, and take home a Naloxone Kit | Plus, more |

• 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Stick & Skate | FREE EVENT | Practice your moves on engineered ice |

• 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Create-Play-Connect | FREE EVENT | Play games, make cards, knit, try 3D printing or maybe something else |

• 2pm start | Jeremy Fisher - Family Show (Leduc) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy an engaging live performance from a co-creator of the show “Jeremy and Jazzy” |

• 2pm - 4pm | Rec Skate | FREE EVENT | Bring your skates & enjoy a few laps around Glen Allan Rec Complex’s rink |

• 2:15pm - 3pm | Rec Skate | FREE EVENT | Bring your skates & enjoy a few laps around Moyer Rec Center’s rink |

Monday September 23:

• 1pm - 2:15pm | Seniors Skate | FREE EVENT | Adults 50+ (they said it… not me), enjoy a skate on quiet ice |

• 5pm - 8pm | Chasin’ Grace Birthday Celebration | FREE TO ATTEND | Enjoy Discounts, Sales, Wine & Charcuterie, giveaways & more |

• 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Sunset Yoga | Bring a friend, your mats, h2o & ragdoll together to the setting sun | $6.66+/person |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Visible Mending | FREE EVENT | Learn how to do “slow stitching”, and the rich history behind it |

Thanks again taking a gander at my publication. Have a great week, everyone!