Hockey and lasers:
together at last
band: Levi Manchak; SanTa: inhauScreaTive/iSTock; coffee: huberT kang/TraveL aLberTa
Rocking the Big
Winter Classic
blahs during the Big Winter
Classic. The second annual
festival hosts dozens of indie
acts at downtown Calgary
venues. Don’t forget to raise
a glass while you rock out:
Local craft brewers
will be tapping
their best casks,
and some have
even partnered with
headlining
musicians on
special collaborative beers.
in Santa?” show is preceded
by a buffet or plated dinner
with live music at a converted
historic general store.
Nov. 11-Dec. 23
rosebudtheatre.com
Collected Works
Making art is
a social affair
at the Drawing Bar, the
University
of Lethbridge
Art Gallery’s
monthly meetup of enthusiast
January 19-21
“Merry Christmas,
pencil
pushers.
bigwinterclassic.com
Rosebud!”
The event welcomes
drawers of all abilities; hone
ARTS
your sketching skills while
viewing the current exhiSt. Nick on Stage
bition and downing drinks
Rosebud, Alberta is home
from the cash bar. The
to fewer than 100 residents,
school’s 50th anniversary—
but its reputation as an arts
upcoming in 2017—is the
incubator attracts many
focus of this season’s sesthousands more guests. The
sions, though artists are
hamlet’s chief attraction is
encouraged to colour outside
its Rosebud Theatre, which
the lines. Basic materials are
this season presents the
provided, but choosier guests
Christmas classic, Miracle
can bring their own media.
on 34th Street. Performed at
Rosebud’s intimate Opera
Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Jan. 26,
House, the “Do you believe
Feb. 27; uleth.ca/artgallery
DIVERSIONS
Skates and Lasers
Add a tactical element to
your ice time by booking a
hockey-based laser tag
session with Adventure Tag.
The Calgary company brings
its arsenal to your rink of
choice, sets up a variety of
obstacles and splits your
squad for team-oriented
challenges—from Capture
the Flag to sniper-style
games—that put your skating and shooting the test.
Hockey gear is required,
but no previous laser-tag
experience is necessary.
adventuretag.ca
EATING & DRINKING
Warm Welcome
Medicine Hat residents are
definitely a well-caffeinated
bunch. Locals boast that
the city of 63,000 has
the most coffee shops per
capita in Alberta. Among
the many notable javasipping joints are Madhatter
Coffee Roastery, which
micro-roasts its own
internationally sourced
beans, and airy Inspire
Café, where lattes are served
alongside local art. Or book
a four-stop Progressive
Café Tour for an in-depth
look at The Hat’s vibrant
coffee culture.
mhcoffeetour.com
Madhatter Coffee Roastery
ETC.
Meet and Greet
Derived from French and
British courtly traditions,
New Year’s Day levees
allow us to get reacquainted
with government—and
celebrate the new year—in
a casual setting. Alberta’s
Lieutenant-Governor, Lois
Mitchell, receives guests
at Government House in
Edmonton, while Medicine
Hat residents can visit their
City Hall for tea and snacks
with mayor Ted Clugston.
Jan. 1
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