Orchid Fair 2026
Orchid Fair 2026
April 10-12
Moonflower Room, Enjoy Centre
101 Riel Drive, St. Albert AB T8N 3X4
Friday: Noon-8pm; Saturday: 10am-6pm; Sunday: 10am-4pm
Orchid Fair 2026
April 10-12
Moonflower Room, Enjoy Centre
101 Riel Drive, St. Albert AB T8N 3X4
Friday: Noon-8pm; Saturday: 10am-6pm; Sunday: 10am-4pm
Edmonton Poetry Festival returns this April for National Poetry Month with bold new collaborations and city-wide activations. For its 21st year, the festival will transform Edmonton into a vibrant hub of language, music, and community. From LRT stations to art galleries, performance stages to unexpected public spaces, the month-long festival invites audiences to experience poetry in new ways.
Discover the beauty of florals in this Watercolour Flower Workshop instructed by Patricia Farrar. In this hands-on session, Patricia will guide participants through the expressive process of painting flowers in watercolour. Learn how to create soft washes, layer colour with intention, and capture the natural movement and detail of petals and leaves using approachable techniques.
Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this workshop offers a relaxed and inspiring space to explore creativity and leave with out blooming watercolour piece.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: April 9 | The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse (9351 - 118 Ave)
FREE (Drop-in)
BYOY (Bring your own yarn!) and needles and join a fibre arts circle to share ideas, patterns, and chat over coffee while working on your latest project! All skill levels (including newbies!) welcome.
Session Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Only 30 spots for each time slot!
Price: $10 per person / $32 per family of 4 | Age: All ages welcome
April 2: Flower Sketching Workshop
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Break is almost here! Beat boredom and learn to draw tulips with local artist Edwin Aquino. Discover the secrets to sketching beautiful flowers. Let your creativity blossom!
Calgary artists Emily Beaudoin and Jackie Ramsay will open their art exhibition, Kin & Glow, on April 30, 2026 at the Crescent Heights Community Association, 1101 2 St NW, Calgary.
The show brings together two generations of artists connected by family, mentorship, and a shared love of paint. Beaudoin's new body of work features wildlife on birch panel, rendered in black acrylic paint pen against impressionistic spray painted backgrounds. Ramsay brings contemporary florals and landscapes in acrylic, loose and instinctive and full of feeling.
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Sam Steffen – March 27
March 21, First Day of Spring. Renewal big time on all fronts, right?! THANK YOU to all the followers checking in with us over the past few months to make us feel like family :) We notice! Our collective appreciates your interest and participation.
There's an exciting new event happening_Studio Open House invite to all coming up in the month of May 2026 ... you will LOVE this ... face to face is the best and to engage in stimulating, fun, interesting convos with our followers ... mark this date on your calendar and we can't wait to visit with you!