Catalysts for a Creative Community
Jayden Pfeifer
Join host Jayden Pfeifer and some special guests for a monthly viewing and dissection of Hollywood’s finest(?) creations! The movies might be terrible, but the laughter will be grand. It’s like watching a movie with your very best pals!
The movie and special guest will be announced soon! Stay tuned.
It’s only $5 for this big bucket of fun, show starts at 8:00pm!
This Exhibition investigates the bond between humanity and nature during a dominant movement for environmental stewardship. The artist is working towards public appreciation of our forests and trees in order to envision a better future for our planet. The lyrical stylization with varied collage textures echoes the living ecosystem within the forest. These works were painted in the rainforests of Costa Rica. The exhibition will be on display from September 7th to October 2nd in The Hague Gallery.
Featuring some brand new team pieces by Regina’s slam team, this month’s slam will be held outside (!!) at Regina’s City Square Plaza stage (north end of Victoria Park where it’s all new and bricky).
Come join some of Regina’s finest performance poets in a high-spirited show-down of words and wit, as they battle it out for the prestige of being Regina’s top word warrior!
7:30 start time (poets, arrive by 7:15). This event is FREE and open to the public. Invite everyone you know! Bring your own chair or blanket to sit on.
To register for the slam, or for more information, email wordupwednesday@gmail.com.
Winnipeg’s Demetra is coming to the Creative City Centre on August 25th! Doors will open at 8:00pm and music will start at 8:30. Regina’s own Robyn Barbour will be opening the show!
Demetra is a songwriter, painter, filmmaker, yoga instructor and globetrotter. While based in Winnipeg, her muse has brought her and her art around the globe. Her paintings have been hung in Vienna and Barcelona. Her films have been shown in New York. And her music… well, that’s just now beginning.
With her silken voice revealing a wild soul of the world, Demetra’s songs speak to broad landscapes, icy tundra, and the solitude of the wild. They are manifested in bone-chilling melodies, haunting arrangements and the warm blanket of lush reverb. Her debut album Lone Migration was formed through her polar experiences – a musical trial by tundra – and brought to light with the recording prowess of Royal Canoe’s Matt Peters. Guests include Rococode’s Andrew Braun and prairie poet Paul Bergman.
Ingrid Gatin is coming home to the prairies for a string of shows across Manitoba and Saskatchewan! After an artist residency in New Brunswick, and a tour from Newfoundland to Montréal, Ingrid has been in the recording studio at hotel2tango with Grammy-nominated engineer/producer Howard Bilerman (The Arcade Fire, Basia Bulat, The Dears).
Her new album 1000 Lives is set to be released this November, and she is coming home to the prairies to get people in the know. With her, she is bringing the two lead members of the new brother/sister Montréal-based band Twin Voices out for a spin around the wheat fields to add to her music, and produce their own lovely sounds at every show.
Justin Lacroix played at the Creative City Centre way back in February on one stormy stormy night and it was such a great show. When he contacted us again to say he was coming back and with a new album, we jumped at the chance to have him back! We have also added Regina’s own TB Judd to the lineup. Doors will open at 7:30 and music starts at 8:00.
About Justin Lacroix:
Born and raised in Winnipeg’s french community, bilingual folk-rock poet Justin Lacroix is becoming increasingly well known for his original style of music. Since his introduction to the music scene in 2003, Lacroix has been grooving audiences from coast to coast with his heartfelt songs, smooth voice and funky guitar style. Having toured both as a solo artist and with his band, this is a seasoned performer and he delivers an electric show each and every time. Hints of blues, folk, rock, pop, roots, jazz, latin and country music color Justin Lacroix’s repertoire and with 5 albums to date, Justin continues to remain true to his fans who have come to expect those fresh soulful sounds.
With a triple bill of incredible Regina talent, this show is guaranteed to be a great night of music. Brett Dolter, Glenn Sutter, and Rebecca Lascue will be taking the stage at the CCC on August 18. Doors will open at 8:00 and music will start at 8:30pm. Tickets will be $10 at the door.
Brett Dolter is a folk musician from Regina Saskatchewan. He sings songs of sustainability that include tales of the joy of bicycling and the dirty tricks of corporate agribusiness. Brett recorded a live benefit album called Seeds with Glenn Sutter in 2010. The proceeds of the album go towards the North Central community gardens project. Brett also performs as roots musician B.D. Willoughby. Backed by the post-country instrumentalists The Lazy MKs, B.D. Willoughby released his debut full-length album Forget About Me in August 2011. B.D. Willoughby has played alongside Canadian icons such as Buffy Saint-Marie and Patrick Watson, Ryan Boldt (Deep Dark Woods) and Olenka and the Autumn Lovers and was selected as CBC Radio 3′s song of the day for his single Sunrise (from the EP Sunrise). Prior to his solo career, Brett was lead guitarist for the Library Voices, and is featured on their releases Denim on Denim and Hunting Ghosts.
Oh Village is about to embark on their first cross Canada tour and are making their Regina stop at the Creative City Centre on August 17th. Doors will open at 8:00pm and music will start at 8:30. Regina’s own Danny Goertz will be opening the show!
Created in the summer of 2009 under the name Ivory Coast, Oh Village began playing local shows around the Fraser Valley solely for the love of music. As they played more they gained both experience and momentum, and their fan base grew. In April 2011, they gained publicity and a professional music experience by finishing second in Youthink Magazine’s Best Teen Band Competition, beating out over fifty entrants from across the province. Oh Village’s rising recognition drew the attention of a local studio, and the band subsequently released Headlights / Red Death in February 2012.
They mix piano, drums, bass, guitar, and vocal harmonies with non-conventional instruments such as the cello and trumpet, and have been lauded as having a “unique sound, a blend of folk, rock, and alternative.” The four friends have brought together their love for writing original music and their individual musical influences to create a down-to-earth sound that is both uniquely honest and completely inspired.
Whiteboy Slim carries the blues tradition. His raw, authoritative delivery is obviously born of his respect for the music. He bows to the sounds that have traditionally portrayed American troubles, combining them with current sounds to create genuinely modern music. Whiteboy Slim will be at the Creative City Centre on August 16th. Doors will open at 7:30pm and music will start at 8:00pm. Tickets are only $10.
Canada’s beloved Improv Camp is seeking help to keep the camp alive. Regina Improvisers will come together for one night only to help raise some money for the BEST CAMP EVER!
Come join in on the fun and help raise some money for a great camp! Tickets are only $10 at the door and the fun gets underway at 8pm.
