Events

ADFA and Pumphouse Theatre: Calgary Region One Act Play Festival 2025: Call for Volunteers!

The Pumphouse Theatre is looking for volunteer ushers for each night of the upcoming Calgary Region One Act Play Festival happening April 3 – 5 2025. Volunteers get to see the shows for free!

Shows are 7:30pm nightly. Ushers are expected to arrive at 6:45pm. Ushers will be trained on appropriate safety procedures and their individual roles (ripping tickets, passing out programs, assisting patrons to their seats). Ushers are expected to stay until the theatre has been vacated. Shows vary in runtime each night, and therefore the indicated end-time may change. Ushers are not required to wear any particular colour or style of clothing. Heels are not recommended.

We will provide you with training and assign specific roles (ticket taker, program, etc) on the night.

Sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094CACAF2EA1F58-55273681-oneact

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Kelly Malcolm, Programming Director, at kelly@pumphousetheatre.ca and Troy Couillard, Interim Programming Director, at prod@pumphousetheatre.ca

We hope to see you at the theatre!

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual 2025 Spring Conference will explore major influences on genre and form through time. We will look at how writers continue to be inspired and influenced by those before them, and how we shape the landscape for those who come after us. Workshops, masterclasses, and panels will also delve into the business of writing and how to strengthen craft skills. 

Proposed pathways will guide participants — novice, intermediate, and established — on ideal offerings according to where they feel they are on their literary journeys. However, all sessions are open to everyone in attendance; there is no right way to attend the conference. The weekend will be self-directed, and participants are encouraged to attend any sessions they desire.

Most importantly, come prepared to connect and network with other local writers. 

Learn more and register: writersguild.ca/wga-2025-conference-genre-and-form-through-time-june-7-8/ 

One of the world’s leading concert pianists, Angela Hewitt appears globally in recital and as soloist with major orchestras. A native of Ottawa, she also performs throughout Canada and has won four Junos along with numerous other awards. This recital marks Ms. Hewitt’s 50th anniversary in performing the Goldberg Variations and she will be performing on a Fazioli piano being brought in especially for the recital.

Renowned for her interpretations of J.S. Bach in live performance and recordings, her extensive discography spans works by Beethoven, Scarlatti, Handel, Couperin, Rameau, Haydn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, and many more.

Winspear Centre
April 7 at 7:30 pm
Tickets and more information: www.winspearcentre.com/tickets/events/other/2025/angela-hewitt-in-concert

Join Deborah Willis, author of MacEwan’s 2024-25 Book of the Year, for an intimate reading of Girlfriend on Mars. Following the reading, there will be time for a question-and-answer session with the author about her writing process and the book. 

The conversation will be with MacEwan’s 2024-25 Writer in Residence, Jenna Butler. Willis will also be available to sign copies of Girlfriend on Mars which will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will be served.

March 21, 2025: 5:30 pm – 7 pm
CN Theatre (Building 5)
5-142, City Centre Campus
10700 – 104 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

MacEwan.ca/MacEwanBook