Swinging First Thursday March 5
Join us for a Swinging First Thursday on March 5 from 5-9 pm, with live music by the Polyjesters, Swing Dance Calgary, an improvised comedy soap opera, exhibition openings and much more! Admission is free.
Swing Dance Calgary: Swing Dance Calgary is a group dedicated to preserving and promoting early jazz and swing music, the dances they inspired, and environments in which people can actively enjoy this music and dance. The forms of dance include Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and Blues. We hold a dance, the 10th Street Stomp, every Friday at 8:45pm. This dance includes a beginner friendly drop in, and we also run four week long lesson sets. See you on the dance floor! http://swingdancecalgary.com
The Polyjesters: The Polyjesters are Canadian brothers Jason and Sheldon Valleau who hail from Alberta and honed their musical talents in Europe playing for everyone from passers-by while they busked to the Prince of Monaco. Since then they have been everywhere, including the Epcot Centre and sharing the stage with the famed Trailer Park Boys. It’s a bumpy, twisting road they travel rife with adventure, great stories and excellent music.
They play everything from Billie Holiday to The Beatles…from old swing/jazz standards to alternative country. A breadth of musical appreciation that produced their special home-grown blend called CHUNK, a unique sound that is highly energetic, completely contagious, unfailingly entertaining and appeals to a wide range of musical taste. Have a listen … www.polyjesters.com
UPPER LEVEL
Burst and Bloom: A Mixed Bag: Jacqulynn Mulyk, Darrin Hartman & Cameron Ansorger.
Chester Arts: Prairie Landscapes: Paintings by Chester Lees.
Collage Gallery: March winds are blowing in new spring items at Collage!
Dade Art + Design Lab: Evian: Collaborative sculptural work by Darcy Lundgren
Greg Fraser & Phillip Baldwin .
The Fraser Group: Show Off!: Connie Gibbens and Geoff Phillips.
INFLUX: Mythical Adornments: Decorative art jewellery by Shona Rae.
Keystone: The Moving Subject - On the Beach: Mary Joyce.
OneBlueWall: Solo exhibition by Amanda Meador.
UPPERCASE: s-t-i-t-c-h: Fibre works by local and Canadian artists
MAIN LEVEL
Axis Contemporary Art: Ephemeral: New work by Chris Bowman.
Colleen O'Brien Gallery: Life Drawing and Painting: Colleen O'Brien paints the human form.
Shisomiso: Wilkosz and Way: Photography by the team of Wilkosz & Way.
Studio Todorovic: Oodles of Bunnies: Rabbity artworks by Ljubica Todorovic.
Swirl Fine Art & Design: First Impressions: A group show featuring new paintings by Swirl's favourite gallery artists. Luminosity: Encaustic demonstrations and discussions from gallery owner, Tracy Proctor. Demonstrations at 5, 6:30 and 7:30 pm.
LOWER LEVEL
Doug Ward Design: Stark and Stirring: Mask-maker & photographer, Douglas Witt. Dirty Laundry: Improvised comedy soap opera throughout Art Central.
Gallery of Photographic Arts, Canada: Connection: 30 Years of Landscape Photography: Steve Speer.
Heather Brewster Studio: Multigrain: Solo exhibition by Jennifer Brewster.
My Escape Art: Meticulous March: New line creations by Melody Germain.
To A T Artist Studio & Gallery: Wild and Urban Impressions: Paintings by guest artist, Linda Wilder.
Urban Motif Design: Coleman, Alberta: Local photographer, Sherley Gordon Edey.
