Shumka Dance Festival, A Seed Starting Workshop, Live Pitch Night, All Star Cheer Extravaganza & Much More

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

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Tuesday, April 8 through Friday, April 11, 2025.

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

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

If you’re enjoying this informative ad-free publication, please share it with your friends.

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My friend, Good morning. It’s great to have you back once again. You may notice a moderately differing format to this current letter edition (as opposed to past editions). Please allow me to explain.

I have an important change to announce regarding the letter.

From this point moving forward, I will be releasing two letters on Tuesday mornings, with the breakdown as such.

#1: Weekday Edition: Features events happening from Tuesday through Friday on a given week.

#2 Weekend Edition: Features events happening from Saturday though Monday on that same given week.

Due to the high multitude of fun times happening weekly in YEG, I’ve been forced to pick & choose events for you instead of posting everything I find. Picking and choosing because… I’ve been running into issues with Gmail clipping my lengthier editions & often sending the letters to your spam inbox (as they are auto-flagged as such due to overall length & data volume ~ links)

By moving to a dual email system, I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I can continue to deliver the best roundup that Edmonton has to offer, straight to your primary inbox every Tuesday morning.

If this works out, we’ll keep the system. But if you’re not a fan (or even if you are), please drop me an email by responding to any letter edition & let me have it. All feedback is valuable & it always makes my day whenever I hear from you.

Per the emails, expect to have both editions in your inbox as close to 6am as possible. I may need to tweak the send-out times over the coming weeks if we run into deliverability issues, but my aim is for that 6am mark.

My fellow Edmontonian, it’s barely Spring & you’re already getting 121 epic events this go around! As the weather continues to heat up, that number will only climb!

Thanks again for your continued readership. It absolutely makes my day = )

Jonah Chabaniuk

P.S. Stay Tuned for The Weekend Edition. It should arrive in your inbox shortly (if not already)!

Some Things To Do This Week:

Tuesday, April 8:

• 10am - 11:30am | Create With Me | FREE_EVENT | Bring your little one & watch them get their mess on |

• 10:30am - noon | Cricut Introduction | FREE_EVENT | Learn how to make a simple vinyl decal | 16+ |

• 3pm - 4pm | Wild Horse Keynote (Virtual) | FREE_EVENT | Learn how domestic horses develop trust by studying their wild counterparts |

• 5:30pm - 8pm | Greenhouse Business Talk | FREE_EVENT | Road trip to Atha-B & learn about the booming hydroponic greenhouse industry |

• 6pm - 9pm | Terra Cotta Workshop | Discover the art of hand formed pottery & make a Herb Stripper | $54.58/person |

• 6:30pm - 10:30pm | Social Tuesdays | Grab a parter or come solo & Latin dance the night away | FREE-$11.62/person |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Tellaround | FREE_EVENT | Calling all unique & regular folks too, gather, make friends & tell your story |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Gardening Workshop | Join two local master gardeners & get hot tips on planning, planting, composting & more | $5/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Tuesday Jam | Bring your brass & jam with Canadian Jazz legend Tom Van Seters (and band) | $5/person |

• April 8 - 10 | Youth Clubhouse | FREE_EVENT | This week, teens can decorate birdhouses, try Neutral Ground & compete in Jeopardy |

Wednesday, April 9:

• 12:45pm - 3pm | Crib Tournament | Bring a friend or come on your own & enjoy several competitive games | $10/person |

• 3:30pm - 5pm | Understanding New Canadians | FREE_EVENT | Engage with newcomers & see how you can help them feel right at home |

• 4pm - 6pm | Business Innovation Showcase | FREE_EVENT | Experience NAIT students’ business ventures, case competitions & capstone projects |

• 4pm - 6pm | Stacey Brotzel | Catch this local radio talkshow host and hear for yourself how she handles (the very few) haters | $22.63/person |

• 5pm - 7pm | Prairie Bioeconomy Guild | FREE_EVENT | Learn how the UofA is turning industrial byproducts into biofuels with Professor David C Bressler |

• 5pm - 8:30pm | Live Pitch Night | FREE_EVENT | Hear about some great efforts by local entrepreneurs |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Tenant Rights Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Know your legal rights & responsibilities as a renter following this presentation |

• 6:30pm - 8:45pm | The Fall Guy | FREE_EVENT | Bring a date & enjoy old chevy’s, a thick plot line & Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling (ooh lala ) |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Book Signing ~ Chef Bruno Feldeisen | FREE_EVENT | Meet the man behind such madness & get his autograph |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Poetry Night | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry readings from friends | Open mic event |

• 7pm - 9pm | Minecraft Movie | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy a showing of this movie at a specific Landmark Theatre, plus included concession vouchers |

• 7:30pm - 9pm | Daryl Makk | Catch this Comedy OG Albertan live for $22.63/person |

Thursday, April 10:

• 4pm start | Student Pitch Competition | FREE_EVENT | Enjoy medical entrepreneurial ideas from UofA students & teams |

• 6pm - 8pm | Pysanka Workshop | Decorate an Easter egg the traditional Ukrainian way for $20/person | 14+ |

• 6pm - 8pm | Seed Starting Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Make new friends & plant your seasonal crop in reusable containers |

• 6pm - 9pm | Family Research Night | Possible FREE_EVENT | Discover your origins & track down some long lost family |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Fire Extinguisher Training | FREE_EVENT | Lots of fires in your life? Learn how to put them out in this informative class |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Tatting Workshop | FREE_EVENT | Learn this history on this colourful lace & try making some yourself | 16+ |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | We Live in Time | FREE_EVENT | Bring down a date or fly solo & enjoy this movie at no charge |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Couples Gaming Tournament | Bring your bestie & compete for top bragging rights | $18.18/couple |

• 7pm - 8:30pm | Child Online Exploitation Talk | FREE_EVENT | Learn the known tactics & see how you can protect your children |

• 7pm - 9pm | Garden Club Speaker Meeting | Get some top tips on growing delicious tomatoes right in your yard |

• 7pm - midnight | Miners 40th | FREE_EVENT | Celebrate the Edmonton Miners 40th Anniversary with complimentary appetizers & beverages |

• 8pm - 10pm | Marv n’ Berry | Catch 10 years of absurdness & laughs from this comic troupe for $38.61/person | 18+ |

• April 10 - 12 | Shumka Dance Festival | Enjoy watching a weekend’s worth of Ukrainian cultural dancing for $46.50/person/weekend |

• April 10 - 12 | Speedo Canadian Swimming Open | Cheer on our nation’s most competitive swimmers for $40.10/person |

• April 10 - 12 | The Hallelujah Girls | A comedic theatrical performance about a group of gals from Georgia | $25-30/person |

• April 10 - 13 | The Auto Experience & YEG Motorcycle Show | Test drive new cars, check out a large line up of vehicles & more | $10-44/person |

Friday, April 11:

• 2pm - 4pm | Cinema for Seniors | Escape the house & catch a little fresh air before seeing Big Eyes (2014) | FREE-$5/person |

• 2pm - 4pm | Scrabble, Cribbage & More | FREE_EVENT | If movies aren’t your thing, gather with friends old & new to enjoy a few games |

• 2pm - 4pm | EiR Howard Mustus Jr | FREE_EVENT | Join a sharing & learning circle with this local Elder-in-Residence |

• 2pm - 4pm | SPY | FREE_EVENT | Take a friends or go on your own & enjoy a showing of this 2015 movie |

• 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Connecting Generations Through Quilting | FREE_EVENT | Make friends, stitch squares & combat ageism, all in one go |

• 5pm start | Ripping & Riffing | Celebrate 35 years of the Starlite Room with Moneen & seven other guest artists | $37.76/person |

• 6pm - 9pm | Family Movie Night | FREE_EVENT | Kids Grade 5-9, grab your folks & enjoy dinner with a movie |

• 6pm start | Look-Alike Contest | FREE_EVENT | Do you look like a certain YEG A-lister? | Bring your eh-game for a shot at top prizes & bragging rights |

• 7pm - 8:20pm | Andrea House | Catch this talented local artist in an intimate acoustic performance for $20/person |

• 7pm - 9pm | Loud In The Pines | Enjoy an affordable indie/folk show from this amazing local duo | $11.98/person |

• 7pm start | REMA | See this rising Nigerian singer live at the Expo for $71.76+/person |

• 7:30pm - 9pm | Salsa Vibes | FREE_EVENT | The Legend Chad Detoski is back with a dance lesson & social | Epic date night idea |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | The Estaban Herrera Trio | A drummer, a pianist & a double bassist walk into a bar… and you paid $27/person to get in too |

• 8pm - 2:15am | The 411, Alt Art Party | Enjoy a mashup of bass tunes & visual art at this collaborative event | $17.31-18/person | 18+ |

• 10pm - 1am | A Gothic Dance Party | Suit yourself in your finest blacks & ready yourself for a gothic vinyl extravaganza | $16.72/person |

• 10pm - 2am | Afropiano II | Enjoy a night of Afrobeats & Amapiano for $27.96+/person |

• 10pm start | BUKU | This globally renowned trap star is making his way to YEG & you can dance live for $27.96/person |

• April 11 - 12 | All Star Cheer Extravaganza | Cheer on a plethora of Cheer teams as they make their bids for a podium finish | FREE-$25/person |

• April 11 - 12 | Organ & Orchestra | ESO performs beautiful work alongside the concert organ & you can be there for $37.50+/person |

• April 11 - 12 | BYOC Slurpee Day | Bring Your Own Cup of any size & enjoy a sweet treat for $2.49 each |

• April 11 - 13 | The Ukrainian Film Festival | FREE_EVENT | See a handful of recent, internationally acclaimed films from prominent Ukrainian producers |

• April 11 - 13 | The Great Canadian Trade Fair | Drop in and check out over 200 exhibitor booths ranging from home services to local vendors & more |