This fall, the creative force we know as Hawksley Workman is performing at the Winspear Centre Oct. 23.
The Juno Award winning creative pop-rock chameleon just released his 15th album on June 2. The 12-track Old Cheetah marks a five-year hiatus from past solo recordings.
Lauded by reviewers for its “clarity,” Old Cheetah is being singled out as one of Hawksley’s stronger works.
Since his last album, Hawksley has been pounding the drums with supergroup Mounties, a project he called “good for my heart and soul,” and developed a one-man cabaret dubbed The God That Comes.
Tickets are $37 plus service charges. Call the Winspear box office at 780-428-1414 or purchase online at winspearcentre.com.
Rapid Fire Theatre hosts the 15th anniversary of Improvaganza with guest improvisers from across Canada, North America and beyond.
For 10 days from June 17 to 27 at the Citadel Theatre, Rapid Fire Theatre hosts some of the best comedy acts in theatresports matches, specialty shows and tons of social media events.
“We’re bringing in Stop Podcasting Yourself to record a live podcast, doing site-specific shows in partnership with The Found Festival, and hosting our first-ever all sketch comedy showcase,” said artistic director Amy Shostak.
The Standup Comedy Showcase brings together a parade of world-class yuksters including Randy Liedtke (co-host of the Bone Zone), Pippa Evans (Drunk History), Graham Clark (co-host of Stop Podcasting Yourself) and a swarm of comics from Edmonton.
Tickets range from $15 to $20 and can be purchased at rapidfire.com.
Erhu master George Gao, a virtuoso performer on the two-stringed instrument known as the Chinese violin, is special guest of folkwaysAlive! on Wednesday, June 17 at 4 p.m. in the University of Alberta’s Old Arts Bldg.
He has written music for several films and is most noted for the popular science fiction soundtrack for Earth: Final Conflict.
The presentation is part of the Edmonton Chamber Music Society’s Summer Solstice Music Festival. For more information visit edmontonchambermusic.org.
