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Nostalgia

The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present the group exhibition “Nostalgia - Chasing Yesterday” featuring the work of artists across Alberta. The exhibition runs October 1st - 31st at the Western GM Gallery (In the Drumheller Public Library), 80 Veterans Way Drumheller, AB. Gallery hours are: Monday 9am - 5pm, Tuesday through Thursday 9am - 8pm, Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm. ‘Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for the past—its people, places, events, and possibilities. What triggers this yearning?

Finding Joy in a Dystopian World

The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present the group exhibition “Finding Joy in a Dystopian World” featuring the work of artists across Alberta. The exhibition runs October 4th – November 2nd, 2025 at the Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery, 14737 20th Ave, Frank, AB. Gallery hours are: Monday - Friday 12pm - 4pm, Saturday & Sunday (or Holidays) 1pm - 4 pm. There will be an opening reception held on October 4th, 2025, from 1-3pm. ‘A dystopian world is one that often feels devoid of reason, a reflection of some of the struggles we face today.

BE Collective Connect-Hire Career Expo

On October 27, 2025, 1844 Studios and BE Collective will host the FREE Connect-Hire Career Expo at MacEwan University, bringing together over 15 exhibitors and more than a hundred participants. The event will create a vital bridge between BIPOC jobseekers and Alberta’s film and television employers, offering keynote talks, networking opportunities, and hands-on introductions to career pathways.

Brahms, Fire-Flowers & Battle-Flags

Brahms, Fire-Flowers & Battle-Flags
Saturday, November 1, 2025
7:30pm

Winspear Centre

Chorus Inspira
Timothy Shantz, Conductor
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Laura Brandt, soprano 
Jonathon Adams, baritone
University of Alberta Concert Choir & Madrigal Singers

Program

Zachary Wadsworth Battle-Flags
Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Zachary Wadsworth Fire-Flowers (premiere of a new orchestration)

Drop-in Sketching: Bad Taxidermy

Have you ever wished you could use the museum’s collections for sketching inspiration? Now’s your chance! We'll be showcasing rarely seen museum objects to create a still-life setup for you to practice your drawing skills.   

This month to celebrate the season, we’re bringing out some truly derpy-looking critters and spooky animals.  

This event is included with Admission.

Film Screening: Pride vs Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story

This Queer History Month, join us for a special screening of Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story. This award-winning documentary explores the landmark case of a gay Alberta teacher whose firing led the Supreme Court to take up the issue of sexual orientation as a human right. We’ll open the show with a performance from local drag artist Hot Wheelz! Be sure to stick around after the film for a short Q&A with director Darrin Hagen.

Film Rating: PG

Museum Skills Workshops: Preserving Your Pride: Scrap books and photos

October is Queer History Month and in this workshop, we’ll be focusing on preserving items like scrapbooks, photos, cards, and letters that hold queer stories and memories. These personal items tell the important stories that deserve to be kept for future generations of queer Albertans. Join archivists and conservators from RAM and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) to learn how to care for your own paper memorabilia collection. This workshop will give you an introduction to best practices in caring for photos, letters, cards, and scrapbooks.  

Book Celebration – Almost Loved

"What if you spend the rest of your life 

chasing love, only find her cowering

in the pit of your stomach?

What then?"

Almost Loved, a poetry collection written by emerging poet, Alberta-based author Rena Joy, will be connecting with readers this October and November. 

Almost Loved follows an adoptee from foster care as she searches for love and healing while pushing back on the labels assigned to her. Grappling with subjects of abuse, mental health, and deeply held grief, this collection aims to answer: what does it truly mean to be loved in a world where you're seen as second best? ​​

This debut collection has been described as “real, vulnerable, evocative,” offering a rare glimpse into the adoptee experience and a safe space for readers who may struggle with their mental health. 

Almost Loved is available for purchase wherever books are sold. Rena will be connecting with readers in October during Foster Care Awareness Month in Alberta and in November for National Adoption Awareness Month. 

Book Signing Dates, 12-4 pm. 

October 4, Chapters St. Albert.

October 11, Indigo Sherwood Park.

November 1, Indigo South Edmonton Common. 

Poetry Reading - November 27 - Stony Plain Library, 7 pm.

Rena Joy is a 2023 Canada Council for the Arts grant recipient for her poetry work and 2021 Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant recipient for her work for children. She was also the 2024 featured writer with the Edmonton Public Library. She lives in rural Alberta, on the outskirts of Edmonton. For more information about Almost Loved and Rena Joy, visit renajoypoetry.com.

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