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Theatre fundraising events happening in Alberta.

Event (Calgary): Culturehouse Party – Theatre Junction GRAND

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CulturehousePartyin just 2 days…

Lounge pond-side, relax in the yard, dance with the DJs on the patio, flirt in the garden – wherever you are at the party – explore, enjoy, mingle and prepare to do anything you would do…in someone else’s backyard.

Delectable treats to delight your tastebuds from

Yellow Door Bistro // Black Betty Burger & Winebar

Cubanos // UBU Lounge // The Blues Can

Bid on exclusive goodies provided by some of your favorite YYC retailers:

Teatro Restaurant
SOMA Spa
Aveda Institute
Sled Island
Hotel Arts
Mandy Stobo
Sleeman Breweries
Mealan
Sanja Lukač Photography
SoapBox Records
Calgary International Film Fest
Hed Kandi Salon
The Cellar
MantaRay Creative
YMCA

… AND MORE!


Single Tickets : $100 ($70 tax receipt* )
Student & Artist Tickets : $40
Group Pass : 10 tickets for $800 ($600 tax receipt* )

*with the tax receipt, your evening is practically free!

~ ~ Doors open at 7pm ~ ~

Your ticket to this riotous evening includes…

A welcome drink  
…plus 2 (more!) complimentary drinks of your choice 
DJ sets by some of Calgary’s hottest artists 
A dance-floor led by some of Calgary’s fiercest dancers 
Delectable delights by some of Calgary’s top restaurants  
A silent auction with goods from your favourite shops, hotels, brands, restaurants & more!
A live abstract painting by the incredible Mandy Stobo, that you can bid on as part of our silent auction!
A costume-filled photo booth 
Theatre Junction GRAND’s 13/14 Season Announcement by Artistic Director Mark Lawes!
….and MORE! 

News: Storybook Theatre adds Production to 2012-2013 Season

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The Last Five YearsNovel Productions in partnership with StoryBook Theatre Society present

THE LAST 5 YEARS

by Jason Robert Brown
a fundraising event for 2013/14 programming

directed by Mark Bellamy
musical direction by Susan Lexa

June 7 to 23
Tickets on sale May 1

This is the much anticipated follow up show to the 2012 hit Avenue Q. Novel Productions is an offshoot of the StoryBook Theatre family used to fundraise for annual programming. Part of the new StoryBook mandate will be to foster a strong relationship with Calgary’s rich professional theatre community and work together to be Calgary’s premiere quality theatre experience for all ages. While this past season has seen a significant increase in professional artists engaged with the company, The Last 5 Years marks the first production with complete integration of professionals and amateur artists on and off stage. Currently playing on Broadway to sold out houses and rave reviews.

Fundraiser (Calgary): Sage Theatre Soirée – Sage Theatre/ In The Public Eye

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In the Public Eye hosts

Sage Theatre Soirée
A Fundraiser

Join us for an evening of French wine, food and prizes to be won from the helium-filled ballons that will be in the colours of the French Flag all in support of Sage Theatre.

Friday, April 26
Doors open at 7pm
DaDe Art and Design Lab (1327 9 Avenue SE)
Tickets: $50

Recent provincial budget cuts saw some $20,000 eliminated from the Sage Theatre budget for the year ahead and with your support we hope to raise funds so that our 9th annual Ignite! Festival for Emerging Artists may be funded as a showcase of talent for emerging professional artists in the areas of theatre, dance, music and visual arts.

If you are unable to attend the event, please consider making a donation through our EventBrite link. Sage Theatre will provide a tax receipt for donations over $20.00 – thanking you in advance for your support.

The Ignite! Festival 2013 will take place from June 13-15 this year at the historic Pumphouse Theatre. For more details on the festival please contact kelly@sagetheatre.com or visit www.sagetheatre.com.

News (Fort McMurray): Affair for the Arts raises $92,000 for Keyano Theatre

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AffairfortheArtsThe Affair for the Arts fundraiser is an annual theatre event aimed at raising funds to assist Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre in its commitment to building a vibrant arts and cultural community in Wood Buffalo.

This year’s event was held Saturday, April 6th, and raised over $92,000. These funds will go towards building on dynamic growth in local participation on and off stage, increased attendance, and world-class and diverse programming that reflects the unique make-up of our community.

Headlined by Canadian television icon, comedian and political commentator Rick Mercer, The Affair for the Arts celebrated Keyano’s 33 years of contribution to the Wood Buffalo arts scene and commitment to delivering world-class entertainment.

“Keyano Theatre is committed to producing top quality, memorable theatrical productions and presenting a wide variety of exceptional performing artists,” said Alan Roberts, theatre director, in a release. “Revenue from ticket sales just isn’t enough to sustain the venue. As the cultural cornerstone of our community, it takes the support received through events such as the Affair for the Arts to enable us to offer affordable access to the arts.”

For more information visit keyano.ca/theatre/season/cbs-construction-affair-for-the-arts.

Event (Edmonton): The Edmonton Show – Common Ground Arts Society

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The Edmonton Show is back! The signature event created by the Common Ground Arts Society returns to Avenue Theatre on Thursday April 11 at 7pm!reFOUND-01One night emerging artist celebration featuring:
Music by Marlaena Moore, James of Dark Wood, and Tyler Butler!
Stand-up by Simon Gorsak, Craig Martel, and Jon Mick
Theatre and Dance by the 11 O’Clock Number, Thou Art Here Theatre, Etrange Lounge Dance Collective Multi-disciplinary Improv Curated by Patrick Lundeen
Clown by Happy Accidents Clown Collective
An artisan market and visual art gallery
A silent auction(cash and cheque only)
& More!

Tickets available at www.edshowrefound.eventbrite.ca or at the Door

Fundraiser (Edmonton): Over the Edge We Go – Catalyst Theatre

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This year is the 20th anniversary of our fantastic annual fundraiser! Planning for a renewed, ramped up event, hosted by the one and only Bridget Ryan, has been underway for months This is one party night you do not want to miss! Loud cheering, whistling, and clapping will be strongly encouraged – especially during the performances!

Media Sponsors:  CBC Radio and City TV’s Breakfast Television

We still have sponsorships available starting at $200 for artist sponsorships. To sponsor an artist, a design element or a play contact Brenda McNicol, brenda@catalysttheatre.ca, (780) 431-1750.

If you aren’t able to sponsor you can still support us and have a great time! This year we have a limited number of $20 tickets available through Tix On The Square. Please join the fun!

WESTBURY THEATRE
April 5, 2013
Sponsors’ Soiree at 8 PM
Doors Open at 9 PM
Performances at 9:30 PM

Fundraiser (St. Albert): Movie Musical Fundraiser – Three Form Theatre

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Dear Fellow Artists,

We, Three Form Theatre Collective, are writing to you on behalf of our upcoming Movie Musical Fundraiser. We are a non profit company looking to raise enough money to fund our upcoming season. Our company is dedicated to creating exciting and relatable theatre for all generations, but we need your help.

Your donation will bring us closer to our goal. It is people such as yourselves that has made what we have done so far possible. We believe the community is excited and eager to see this fundraiser succeed. You can be a part of that excitement by supporting us with a silent auction donation. We are happy to acknowledge your donation on our website and offer you two tickets to our next Three Form show!

We would like to thank you for considering this opportunity to help us raise money for our upcoming season. If you have any queries regarding our company or the event itself, please feel free to contact us at admin@threeformtheatre.com .

Thank you,

Three Form Theatre

Fundraiser (Edmonton): Capital Campaign – Rapid Fire Theatre

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Rapid Fire Theatre is running a Capital Campaign to purchase a theatre
and we need your help!

Tell your friend, tell your enemies, tell your employers and your relatives; tell everyone you know, and those you don’t: Rapid Fire Theatre is running a Capital Campaign to purchase a theatre to call home, and we need your help!

Having produced world-renowned improvisational theatre shows for over 30 years, Rapid Fire Theatre has become a staple of the Edmonton arts scene, and has solidified its place as a premier nightlife activity in the city of Edmonton. With a loyal following of 18-28 year olds coming to weekly shows through the 10-month season, the demand for improv is huge. Rapid Fire Theatre produces three shows each week, draw an average of 30,000 people to over 130 performances per year, instructs more than 200 people per year in improv workshops, and produces 4 festivals (including the largest improv festival in the world) that draw in more than 12,000 people.

But despite all this; we don’t have our own home! Every year our ticket sales increase, we have more workshop participants, participate in more community outreach and put on bigger and better festivals – all without a place to call our own. Rapid Fire Theatre wants to be a sustainable, viable non-profit company in Edmonton that is able to continue to grow with the city. We can’t do that without having a place to call our own and that’s why we are running a Capital Campaign.

To support our Capital Campaign we are offering a sponsorship for from benevolent supporters-of-Edmonton’s-arts like you. The attached flyer documents the specific detail; please consider purchasing a package if you can. Please spread the word far and wide if you can’t: Rapid Fire Theatre is seeking a new home and you can help!

Contact Nathan Treloar, Capital Campaign Coordinator at (780) 660-4867 or capitalcampaign@rapidfiretheatre.com for more information.

News: Cenovus Energy Supports Theatre Alberta’s Artstrek Program Expansion

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Three-year donation commitment helps confirm additional Artstrek Exploration week
Theatre Alberta is proud to announce that Cenovus Energy has become a major funding partner for our flagship education program, Artstrek: A Summer Theatre School for Teens. The Canadian oil company has committed to an annual $25,000 donation to Theatre Alberta until 2015, for a total of $75,000 over the next three years. Theatre Alberta will apply those funds to support the addition of a third Exploration week to Artstrek, beginning in July 2013.

“Cenovus is pleased to be supporting Theatre Alberta in adding a third week to the Artstrek program,” said Jennifer Pendura, Group Lead Community Relations & Investment. “The track record of Artstrek is unmistakable: being able to help fill Theatre Alberta’s vision of reaching out to more kids means that Cenovus will contribute to the strength and sustainability of the program for years to come. At Cenovus we strive to be innovative in all that we do, including the way that we support the communities where we live and work.”

Artstrek is an opportunity for teens from across Alberta to spend a week in residence at Red Deer College exploring the art and craft of making theatre with professional artists and educators. For the past eight years, Theatre Alberta has had to operate waiting lists for Artstrek as there have consistently been more students wanting to participate than spaces to accommodate them. For Artstrek 2013, Theatre Alberta has added an additional Exploration week to increase our capacity by 30%.

“There was never any question about the need to expand our Artstrek program,” notes Keri Mitchell, Theatre Alberta’s Executive Director. “However, our subsidized funding model for the program, which is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, is based on the number of students that have attended Artstrek for the past three years. In order for us to provide space for nearly 100 more teens and maintain student fees at an affordable level for Alberta families, we needed to find additional program partners. We are thrilled to welcome Cenovus Energy as a key player in ensuring Alberta’s youth have access to top quality theatre education.”

This new relationship builds upon a partnership established for Artstrek 2012, in which Theatre Alberta applied a $5,000 donation from Cenovus to its Artstrek Scholarship program. Theatre Alberta Artstrek Scholarships are provided to students in financial need and cover 25-75% of the Artstrek program fee. Click here to learn more.

Cenovus Energy is a Canadian oil company. It is committed to applying fresh progressive thinking to safely and responsibly unlock energy resources the world needs. The company looks to create shared value by collaborating with community organizations through its community investment program. Cenovus concentrates its community investment in three core areas: learning; safety and well-being; and sustainable communities.

Download as a PDF: News Release-Cenovus Energy supports Theatre Alberta’s Artstrek

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

 

We’re not finished yet! If you would like to join Theatre Alberta, Cenovus Energy, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Red Deer College in ensuring Artstrek can welcome all Alberta teens with a passion for theatre, please donate or contact Keri Mitchell, Executive Director, at keri@theatrealberta.com.