February 4th First Thursday
Thursday February 4, 5-9pm
Ignite your passion with live flamenco music and dance by Salero Calo and Fineza Flamenca Dance School, cupid inspired shopping, and exhibition openings.
UPPER LEVEL
Collage Gallery: RED: special selection of "Red Hot" items for your special Valentine. Sale continues with 50% off on SYMPLI, Vitrin & Dolce Vita as well as selected jewelry & accessories.
deVille: Happy Hour from 4-9pm; Enjoy a glass of delicious wine for $7 or perhaps you would prefer one of their luxury beers from Brooklyn or Montreal. Split a cheese plate with your friends and get warm and cozy with a deVille Latte!
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery: The Answer is Love: Scratch n' Save for your chance at 15- 40% off purchases between 5 & 8 pm
Interiors in Balance: New Pilgrim jewelery from Denmark: some proceeds of the sale go to support Doctors without Borders.
Keystone Gallery: Passion: a group show with art you can love.
OneBlueWall: Bluebeard's Tale: new work by Shona Rae
The New Gallery (TNG): Your face, like a lone nocturnal garden in Worlds where Suns spin round! Susy Oliveira
Uppercase Gallery: A Show of Letters: an illustrated alphabet by Mike Kerr.
MAIN LEVEL
Mary Pat Designs: Hearts: handmade glass heart pendants, Glass heart earrings, Bracelets with handmade glass hearts, rose quartz, freshwater cultured pearl and swarovski crystal.
Rox Gems: 15% off sterling silver hearts on chains and your favourite gems for that special someone.
Shisomiso: New Work by Fibre Artist Diana Un-Jin Cho
Studio Todorovic: Abstract Landscape Studies by artist Ljubica Todorovic
Swirl Gallery: Woodland sublime: New work by Swirl’s newest resident artist Anne Watson
LOWER LEVEL
My Escape Art Studio: Loving Lines II: a selection of unique designs on T-shirts & Cards by Artist Melody Germain; sweet promotions on First Thursday
Maya Gohill Studio: Aggregation: Collected Works by Andrea Poole
POST Exhibit: experimental films by filmmaker Russell J. Chartier and composer Paul J. Botelho
Samantha daSilva Studio: Grand Opening Event: meet the artist and be one of the first to see daSilva's new body of abstract works entitled "The Forever Series".
LIVE FLAMENCO MUSIC AND DANCE: Flamenco originated in Southern Spain and is deep rooted in Andalusia, a region that has seen the coming together of several cultures particularly Spanish, Moorish Arab and Gypsy. Flamenco is best described as a genre coming from a way of life, in which poverty and oppression were interpreted in dance, song and guitar.
Members of Salero Calo and students Fineza Flamenca Dance School will be performing Flamenco Dance and Music. Both the school and the performing group have been established since 2003. Annette Morcos, the director of both organizations, has over twelve years of dance experience in Flamenco. Her interest in Flamenco is not limited to dance. She also sings and regularly performs in the city with her professional dance group Salero Calo. The group’s next performance is scheduled for January 28, 2010 at the Beat Niq Jazz Club. Annette also produces, from time to time, concerts that feature highly skilled and well established guest artists from Canada and internationally. For further information on the school and performances visitwww.flamencocalgary.com
