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Improv Therapy With Still Listening Therapy & Grindstone Theatre School!

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The Grindstone Theatre School is partnering with Anthony Goodwin to put on an Improv Therapy Workshop, and you are invited!

DEADLINE: August 1, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Grindstone Theatre School Fall Semester 2026

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Grindstone Theatre School's Fall 2026 adult classes provide a space to learn, create, and grow through acting, improv, stand-up comedy, musical theatre, clowning and more.

DEADLINE: September 1, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Grindstone Comedy Festival 2026 Intro to Stand-Up Workshop with Dakota Ray Herbert!

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As part of GCF 2026, Grindstone Theatre School is hosting an Intro to Stand-Up Workshop with Dakota Ray Herbert!

DEADLINE: July 11, 2026 - 3:00 pm

Grindstone Comedy Festival 2026 Acting for Improvisers Workshop with Jamie Cavanaugh!

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Grindstone Theatre School is hosting an Acting for Improvisers workshop as part of GCF 2026!

DEADLINE: July 11, 2026 - 12:00 pm

Gallery@501 presents Wonderpool: Portals to Imagined Worlds with CW Carson, Sara Norquay and Byron McBride

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This new summer exhibition, which opens July 8 to August 22, 2026, brings together the work of three Edmonton-area artists: CW Carson, Sara Norquay and Byron McBride, through a shared interest in collecting, experimenting with materials and transforming everyday objects.

DEADLINE: August 22, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Arts in Focus - Quickdraw Animation Society | Celebrating Pride in the Arts

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Quickdraw Animation Society is Calgary’s home for independent animation. Learn more about their LGBTQ2S+ Animation History Project, which examines queer representation in animation.

AFA 2026-27 annual budget

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A message from AFA Chair, Cynthia P. Moore, regarding our 2026-27 annual budget.

DEADLINE: February 1, 2027 - 5:00 pm

ChamberFest West-Continental Drifts

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We’re thrilled to present Continental Drifts, ChamberFest West’s fifth annual chamber music festival.

DEADLINE: July 19, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Participants needed for a study on experiences of ‘acting as one’ in theatre

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Have you ever felt “as one” in theatre? Share your experience in our anonymous 20–40 min survey and get a chance to win a gift card!

DEADLINE: July 24, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Afro-Cuban Poetry: From Myths and Memory to Social Transformation

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This 60-minute workshop explores Afro-Cuban poetry and film as living forces of resistance—tools to defend identity, confront stereotypes, and turn silence into action.

DEADLINE: August 15, 2026 - 12:00 pm