What’s Up This Week?

January 12 to 14

January 12 to 14; Calgary Renovation Show. The city’s largest renovation show with more than 19,000 attendees and 200 exhibitors, with innovative products and hundreds of experts at the BMO Centre. Learn more at calgaryrenovationshow.com.

Until January 13; Jubilations Junior Presents Guardians of Christmas. Peter Quill and the Guardians barely made it out of their latest brush with danger in time to start their trek to Earth for Christmas. But wait… a few of them got left behind? A rescue mission sends them crash landing on a snow-laden planet ruled by an Ice Queen. Will the Ice Queen let them leave her planet? Can they get the parts they need to fix their ship and save their friends? Come see the Jubilations Junior show: The Guardians of Christmas. Learn more at jubilations.ca/calgary-junior.

January 13, 10am to 12pm; Home Depot Kids’ Workshop: Build a Delivery Truck. If you are looking for a fun activity to do with the family, Home Depot has a great workshop for kids that will teach them about building. Kids can learn how to build their very own Delivery Truck. Learn more at homedepot.ca.

January 13, 2 to 4pm; Open House 78 Fraser Highlanders. An introduction and question period about the free Fraser Youth Training Program at The Military Museums. Learn more at 78frasercalgary.ca.

January 13, 6:30pm; Films at the Fort: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Learn more at fortcalgary.com.

January 13, 7:30pm; Starman: David Bowie. Put on your red shoes for a night of David Bowie — one of the greatest pop/glam/rock enigmas in music history. Jeans ‘n Classics at the Calgary Phil come together for the ultimate symphonic rock tribute to Bowie’s five decades of monster classics at Jack Singer Concert Hall. Learn more at calgaryphil.com.

January 13 to 14; Winter Sleigh Rides at Boundary Ranch. Enjoy an old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh ride under a cozy blanket with your hot chocolate and be amazed at the winter oasis and views of snow-covered mountains along the beautiful trails surrounding Boundary Ranch in Kananaskis. Learn more at boundaryranch.com.

Until January 14; 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships. WinSport is hosting the 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships. The pre-eminent all-Canadian sporting event will feature approximately 200 skaters in the men, women, pair, ice dance, and synchronized skating disciplines, competing at the senior and junior levels. Learn more at skatecanada.ca.

Until January 14; Christmas Lights in Legacy. What was once a one-off way to dazzle local residents, has now turned into an annual family-friendly event that brings everyone from Calgary and area. Drive through the Legacy Community in the southeast of Calgary to enjoy a wondrous Christmas lights display of more than one million lights. Learn more at legacylife.ca/legacy-lights.

January 14, 2pm; Films at the Fort: The Princess Bride. A bedridden boy’s grandfather reads him the story of a farmhand-turned-pirate on a quest to be reunited with his true love. Learn more at fortcalgary.com.

January 14, 2pm; Calgary Hitmen Home Game. Get into the fun and excitement of the WHL with Calgary Hitmen home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome as the Hitmen take on seven rivals this January. Learn more at chl.ca/whl-hitmen.

January 14, 2 to 4pm; Michaels Make Break: Organization Jars. Make a cute organization jar out of a mason jar and tissue paper. Perfect for storing pens, or little nic nacs. This event is completely free, and all supplies are included at participating Michaels stores. Learn more at canada.michaels.com.

January 14, 3 pm; Drag Story Time: Peter and the Wolf. In Sergei Prokofiev’s imaginative masterpiece for young audiences, Peter and his animal friends decide to capture a wolf that’s been prowling about the village. A time-honored introduction to the orchestra, the instruments serve as characters in this story brilliantly narrated by drag storytellers in collaboration with Calgary Pride at Jack Singer Concert Hall. Learn more at calgaryphil.com.

January 15 to February 4; One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo. Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, is where the action is. It’s a chance to watch touring performances from across Canada, acclaimed international shows, and new and experimental work from artists in Calgary. Learn more at oyr.org/hprodeo.

January 15 to March 15; Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo – Penguin Walk. Since their arrival in 2012, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo’s penguins have become a visitor favourite! Once again this winter, you can see the king penguins outside of their habitat as they take a royal promenade through zoo grounds. Learn more at calgaryzoo.com.

Ongoing

Until January 27; Front Row Centre Players Presents: A Chorus Line Musical. A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another at Beddington Theatre Arts Centre. Learn more at frontrowcentre.ca.

Until January 27; Sylvia at Pumphouse Theatre. Greg is a man of middle age, a restless empty-nester tired of his job in finance and looking for meaning in his life. Sylvia is an exuberant lab/poodle mix, astray and looking for a new home. When they meet at the park it is love at first sight… or is it? Learn more at pumphousetheatre.ca.

Until January 28; Contemporary Kids – Shapes, Compositions, and Block Printing. An Exhibition Tour and Printmaking Workshop. Inspired by the paintings in THX 2020 by Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, this hands-on block printing workshop invites kids to explore shapes and composition at Contemporary Calgary. Learn more at showpass.com.

Until January 30; Jubilations Dinner Theatre Presents Top Gun: A Maverick Musical. Jubilations Dinner Theatre takes a ride on the Highway to the Danger Zone with their parody spin on the fighter jet franchise. Two classic movies made 30 years apart featuring a movie star that somehow looks like he hasn’t aged a single day… it’s just a musical theatre spoof waiting to happen. Learn more at jubilations.ca.

Until February 3; Rock the House: Free Youth Curling. All new Canadians, ages ten to 18, are invited to Acadia Recreation Complex, but spots are limited. Learn more and register at acadia.getcommunal.com.

Until February 4; Stage West Presents Step By Step: Evolution of the Greatest Boy Bands. the creation of a boy band is pretty easy. You take a heartthrob, a cutie, a bad boy, and a guy that may be a little too old to be in a boy band, throw them into some matching outfits, add synchronized dance moves, and, all of a sudden, you’ll make the music world swoon. Watch as Stage West recreates music history from The Beatles, to The Bee Gees, to the New Kids on the Block, and finally on to *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Learn more at stagewestcalgary.com.

Until March; Hygge Hut on River Walk. the East Village is bringing cozy back to East Village Hygge Hut on RiverWalk. The Hygge Hut is a big warm East Village hug in the middle of a long, cold Calgary winter. The contemporary, Scandinavian-style space is inspired by the Danish idea of Hygge, which means a special kind of well-being — it’s a cozy, easy togetherness enhanced by the glow of a firepit, soft lighting, a warm drink and good company. The snuggle vibe, in short. Learn more at evexperience.com.

Until March 17; Winsport Servus Tube Park. The perfect activity for a day with family and friends. WinSport’s Tube Park is one of the fastest of its kind in Western Canada. Learn more at winsport.ca.

Until March 31; Nightrise. At Nightrise, Sulphur Mountain’s summit is transformed after dark through four digital art installations. Vibrant lighting, multimedia effects, video projections, and music bring the mountaintop to life in a new and unexpected way. Learn more at banffjaspercollection.com.