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Call For Submissions: The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery

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The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery at the Pumphouse is looking for submissions for the Winter Gallery. The theme: Nautrally Occurring!

DEADLINE: January 6, 2026 - 6:59 am

FREE 4th Annual Winter Wonderland Concert

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Join the Creative Aging Calgary Society for a beautiful evening of nostalgic and joyful Christmas music at the beautiful Christ Church in Calgary.

DEADLINE: December 13, 2025 - 4:00 am

Space Survey for Live/Performing Arts Organizations in Calgary

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If you are a musician, collective, or small to mid-sized live/performing arts organization looking for space to create, produce, and present your work in Calgary, BuckingJam Palace invites you to fill out our survey.

DEADLINE: December 2, 2025 - 12:00 am

Born to Be Blue - Dick Der

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Dick Der's artwork, Born to Be Blue, is featured in the AFA art house in downtown Calgary as part of the New Views exhibition

Workshop: Holiday Printed Stockings

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Get creative this season! Join surface designer Natalie Gerber to learn silkscreen printing and make your own one-of-a-kind holiday stocking!

DEADLINE: December 7, 2025 - 1:20 am

Bling It! Holiday FunRaiser

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Making Spirits Bright and Outfits Brighter! Everyone is invited to our reimagined holiday FunRaiser

DEADLINE: November 30, 2025 - 1:45 am

Carve it Nice, Share it Twice

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Come join us for an evening or an afternoon to carve and print your own set of greeting cards on either Wednesday, November 12, Saturday, November 15, or Saturday, November 29, 2025!

DEADLINE: November 30, 2025 - 3:50 am

15th Annual Wildflower Art Salon & Sale

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Join us for another great sale on Sunday December 7, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Wildflower Arts Centre.

DEADLINE: December 8, 2025 - 12:30 am

Submissions are Open for the Calgary Regional One Act Play Festival

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The Pumphouse Theatre has presented the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival with the Alberta Drama Festival Association for over 30 years and we are excited to do so again!

DEADLINE: February 1, 2026 - 12:30 am

Message from Board Chair Cynthia P. Moore on the opening of AFA art house

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On September 10, I was pleased to be joined by the Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, members of the AFA Board of Directors and the arts community to officially open AFA art house – a new home for Alberta artists.