Producer Tony James is hosting Unforgettable – the Music of Nat King Cole on April 2 at the Arden Theatre.
It is part of the Canadian Legends Concert Series featuring artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Billie Holliday, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra among others.
Alberta’s own Tenaj Williams stars as one Nat King Cole, one of the world’s most stylish crooners.
“Nat had a charismatic ease and casualness. The way he delivered was inspiring and reflective and he put you in a different place. Tenaj is from Calgary and is in his early 20s. He has the same sort of charisma in his look and feel and the way he delivers the songs. His style fits with Nat’s and he was an obvious choice,” said James.
The evening includes great classics such as Unforgettable, Tenderly, Nature Boy, Autumn Leaves and Too Young.
Early bird tickets are on sale and fans can enjoy a 15 per cent discount until Jan. 14. Call 780-459-1542 or online at ticketmaster.ca.
Telus World of Science is showing an advance screening of CBC TV DocZone’s latest documentary Roboticize Me on Jan. 20.
The advance screening starts at 7 p.m. with an introduction from Canadian Screen Award winning actor Peter Keleghan.
Keleghan takes audiences on a trip through a wild new world of robotics. The program visits Japan where it focuses on a scientist who has built his own robotic doppelganger and a cabaret show where the metallic stars upstage the human dancers.
Audience members will have a chance to ask questions to a panel of robotics experts after the screening.
Tickets for the Jan. 20 premiere are free and available on a first come, first serve basis at Telus World of Science, 11211 – 142 St. Call 780-451-3344. The documentary will air nationally on CBC Jan. 22.
Chronos Vocal Ensemble presents Vespers, a contemplative evening of sacred music. This large-scale concert features Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, regarded as one of the highest accomplishments of 20th century a cappella music.
The concert also includes Mendelssohn’s Vespergesang, John Rutter’s Hymn to the Creator of Light and sacred music by Canadian composer Imant Ramish and Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds.
Vespers is Sunday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Cathedral, 10035 – 103 St. Tickets are $15 to $23. Call 780-420-1757 or online at tixonthesquare.ca.
