cSPACE Marda Loop

Make a Beautiful Holiday Ornament with Lizzie Wharton
2025-12-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery & Shop – Calgary, 280, 1721 29 AVE SW Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Join Alberta Craft Council for a free workshop for 12+. Where you will learn to make a snowflake using beading techniques.

Get ready for a winter wonderland of creativity! Join ACC for an exciting FREE workshop for ages 12 and up, where you’ll learn to craft stunning snowflakes using unique beading techniques. Unleash your imagination and design your very own sparkling snowflakes that you can take home and show off! Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have fun and create something beautiful.
Instructor – Lizzie Wharton
Drop-in, takes 20-30 minutes to make an Snowflake
Ages 12+
Free workshop – suggested donation $10 an ornament

CALL Member Weekly Guitar Jam
2025-12-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-20 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Invitation to Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners (CALL) members.
Bring your guitar and a favourite song and join other CALL members for Guitar Jam. Weekly events are held in the CALL room, Suite #310, at cSPACE Marda Loop.
Thursdays 10am-12pm.
To learn more please email: info@calgarylifelonglearners.ca
Not yet a CALL member? Now is a great time to join and enjoy a full year of “making music” or joining other Interest Groups at cSPACE Marda Loop. Annual fee $50 — learn more: https://calgarylifelonglearners.ca/Membership

Finding Peace and Joy Within
2025-12-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-19 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Finding Peace & Joy Within
This weekly meditation group for CALL members has returned by popular request. Each session includes periods of meditation (sitting comfortably in chairs) to allow participants the opportunity to experience the benefits for themselves, and the opportunity to share experiences and insights with others. About half of the session will be talk/discussion and about half will be meditation.
If you are not a CALL member, you can join for the annual fee of $50 and attend this and many other interest groups.

Ornaments! Make Your Own Wood Burned One of a Kind Decorations...
2025-12-14 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Make a collection of wood burned ornaments to celebrate the things you love. Make them for yourself or as a unique gift. Materials included!

Make your own set of beautiful wooden ornaments!
Learn something new and have fun during this hands on workshop. This small class is perfect for those who are new to wood burning and want to explore the art of pyrography. This is also a good opportunity to try the Razer Tip Woodburning tool before you buy one. You will learn step by step how to create a wood burned work of art. Little art experience is necessary just some time and patience. There is something very soothing and relaxing about burning patterns into wood. You will learn how to use the wood-burner safely. We will go over the difference between the wood burning tools that are available. You will learn how to transfer your drawing onto the wood slices. You will create a set of five pine slice ornaments. Wood is supplied and the tool that we use is the Razer Tip woodburning system. Feel free to bring your own reference material to trace or draw from or use many templates provided. Some people freehand and just go for it and some people use reference material and trace their design. You can also do a bit of both:) Magically everyone does something totally different and unique to them! It’s a fun thing to do for a date night or a new activity with friends or family. There are only 5 people maximum in a class, ages 12 and up. If you would like to book an evening with your younger kids check out my website:)
Location: 1721 29 Avenue SW Suite #225, Calgary, AB T2T 1P5
Discover the joy of transforming ordinary pieces of wood into your own unique works of art.

Register HERE

Elbow River Bells Presents: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS Handbell Concert
2025-12-13 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:15 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Elbow River Bells Presents: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS Handbell Concert
Featuring: Elbow River Bells, CGSC Guitar Orchestra, Alpine Ringers
Saturday, December 13. Performances at 3pm & 7pm
TICKETS HERE: www.bowriverhandbells.ca
At cSPACE, once again, the ELBOW RIVER BELLS (ERB), from the BOW RIVER HANDBELL MUSICIANS SOCIETY (BRHMS), directed by ANNIE HERGOTT, are performing their seasonal “CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS” concert. With a performance that is as beautiful to see as it is to hear, the ERB strives to bring their concert alive to the senses of the audience.
Also included in this year’s concert is the GUITAR ORCHESTRA, from the CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY OF CALGARY (CGSC), conducted by MANDY LOBAN-JORDAN. It will be a thrill to hear this special ensemble.
The concert will be further supplemented by THE ALPINE RINGERS coached by ANNIE HERGOTT. They are also from (BRHMS), but will present the Handbells in a new and different approach to ringing.
Come join us for this unique concert!

RECEPTION: When the World Slows Down
2025-12-12 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
When the World Slows Down: Group Photography Exhibition by Alliance Française
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 3
December 12, 2025
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
The Alliance Française of Calgary is excited to invite you to the opening reception of our collaborative photography exhibition, “When the World Slows Down.”
Join us on Friday, December 12th, to celebrate the incredible work of our selected photographers. Explore the stunning images, meet the artists, and enjoy a festive evening with drinks and good company.
The exhibition will be showcased in the 3rd Floor Gallery from December 2 until December 20.
More from Alliance Française: www.afcalgary.ca/culture/exhibition-when-the-world-slows-down

Free Drop-in Workshop - Make a Poinsettia Ornament
2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Free Drop-in Workshop – Make a Poinsettia Ornament
Presented by Alberta Craft Council
Saturday, December 6 | 1:00-4:00PM

REGISTER HERE

Join Alberta Craft Council and

Susanah Windrum for a fun holiday flower-making workshop where creativity blooms!

Susanah Windrum will teach us how to make holiday flowers that will delight. With a string they can be hung anywhere you need a little cheer.
About the Artist: Susanah Windrum earned a Diploma in Theatre Arts Production at Mount Royal University. The program enhanced her technical and creative abilities through the designing and construction of sets, costumes and props. She also received a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Since graduating, she has continued her education with courses and workshops in jewellery and metalwork. Susanah has been teaching classes with Alberta Craft Gallery since 2017.
Ages 4+
Parents must be present to supervise or make their own flower
Free workshop

Print you own Holiday Stocking with Natalie Gerber
2025-12-06 09:30 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Print you own Holiday Stocking with Natalie Gerber. Presented by Alberta Craft Council
Saturday, December 6

9:30am-11:30am
12:00pm-2:00pm
3:00pm-5:00pm

REGISTER HERE

Join surface designer Natalie Gerber for an intro to silkscreen printing. Print a fun one-of-a-kind holiday stocking!

Join Alberta Craft Council and Natalie Gerber for a fun and informative workshop and learn about surface pattern design and silkscreen printing. You will be printing your own beautiful linen holiday stocking.
About the artist: Natalie Gerber began her studies in 1995 at The Natal Technikon, in the Fashion Design program, Durban (South Africa). After immigrating to Canada her interests in textiles and design developed while studying at The Alberta University of the Arts, formerly known as Alberta College of Art + Design. Natalie earned a BFA Degree (with Distinction) in Fibre/Textiles in 2003, and later in 2007, a post-graduate Certificate in Creative Pattern Cutting for the Fashion Industry, from the London College of Fashion in London (England).
Having recently completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Craft from the Alberta University of the Arts, Natalie is currently engaged in a comprehensive exploration of the boundaries and potentialities of textile forms. Her work critically examines the intersection of traditional techniques and contemporary practices, positioning her contributions within a broader discourse on craft and materiality in the arts.
Natalie’s work can be found in select boutiques and galleries across Canada, or in her Calgary-based textile printing studio located at cSPACE.
All materials included
Age: 12+

RECEPTION: Jan Karlsson Art Show
2025-12-04 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Jan Karlsson Art Show
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 2 Cubby Gallery
December 4, 2025
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
Jan Karlsson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden and trained as a typographer there. His parents were artistic and his mother was a professional dress designer. His father focused on silver smithing, ceramics and sculpting and his maternal grandmother was a landscape artist.
Jan immigrated to Canada in the late 60’s and for more than 35 years worked as a printer at the Calgary Herald newspaper. He has had a passion for art most of his life which influenced his children to take art degrees.
Jan pays attention to detail which is evident in his art. His drawings have intricate detail with repetitive patterns. His subject matter is surreal and imaginative. Jan is passionate about art and has devoted his entire life to creating his one of a kind masterpieces.

Floral Workshop with Alliance Française and Flowers by Janie
2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Floral Workshop with Alliance Française and Flowers by Janie
cSPACE Marda Loop
Alliance Française (Level 3)
December 3, 2025
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
On Wednesday, December 3rd, at 6:30 p.m., join us for a unique floral evening and learn to create a luxurious, fragrant winter wreath.
The price includes pre-cut assorted greenery (6+ varieties), pine cones, bunny tail grass, dried florals and/or berries, a spool of paddle wire, a metal wreath frame, and a gorgeous silk velvet ribbon. The metal wreath frame has a diameter of 16 inches, and once the greenery is added, the finished wreath will measure approximately 20–22 inches.
This workshop will be led in French by Janelle Gerestein, an experienced florist and owner of Flowers by Janie, with over 24 years in the industry. Janelle and her husband Oscar first launched their business in Bolivia before moving to Calgary in 2011.

Date: Wednesday, December 3rd
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Alliance Française
Admission: $110 for members / $170 for non-members

Become a member of Alliance Française Calgary and enjoy exclusive benefits all year long ($60). Learn more here.
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About Flowers by Janie
Since 2011, we have created floral arrangements and installations for some of Canada’s most discerning clients. What started as a small business in Bolivia has become one of the most sought-after event floral businesses in Alberta.
Over the years, we have learned that beautiful arrangements are often the result of uncompromising standards and an unrelenting pursuit of mastery. So, that is where we focus our time and talent – ensuring you get the very best for your one special day.
Discover more of Janelle’s work here.

EXHIBITION: When the World Slows Down
2025-12-02 - 2025-12-22 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
When the World Slows Down: Group Photography Exhibition by Alliance Française
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 3
December 2-22, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
The Alliance Française of Calgary is excited to invite you to the exhibition of our collaborative photography exhibition, “When the World Slows Down.”
View this exhibition from December 2-22 to celebrate the incredible work of our selected photographers. Explore the stunning images, meet the artists, and enjoy a festive evening with drinks and good company.
More from Alliance Française: www.afcalgary.ca/culture/exhibition-when-the-world-slows-down

EXHIBITION: Calgary Painters Winter Art Exhibition
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-22 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Calgary Painters Winter Art Group Exhibition
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 1
December 1-22, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

Group showing by Calgary Community Painters Society. Learn more here: www.calgarycommunitypainters.com

EXHIBITION: Love Me Again. I Was Reborn!
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-22 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Love Me Again. I Was Reborn! by Rina Chase
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 4
December 1 – December 22, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
Rina Chase calls her work ‘Love Me Again’ because she enjoys recycling. Everything she creates is made from recycled items.
If you would like to purchase a picture of a pet or anything else, you can contact her at 250-710-1949.

EXHIBITION: Jan Karlsson Art Show
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-15 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Jan Karlsson Art Show
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 2 Cubby Gallery
December 1-15, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
Artist Reception on December 4 from 5:00-8:00pm.

Jan Karlsson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden and trained as a typographer there. His parents were artistic and his mother was a professional dress designer. His father focused on silver smithing, ceramics and sculpting and his maternal grandmother was a landscape artist.
Jan immigrated to Canada in the late 60’s and for more than 35 years worked as a printer at the Calgary Herald newspaper. He has had a passion for art most of his life which influenced his children to take art degrees.
Jan pays attention to detail which is evident in his art. His drawings have intricate detail with repetitive patterns. His subject matter is surreal and imaginative. Jan is passionate about art and has devoted his entire life to creating his one of a kind masterpieces.

Astralis Quartet Presents: Entr'acte
2025-11-30 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Season Opener: Entr’acte
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
November 30, 2025
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Join us for the first concert, Entr’acte, featuring a stunning blend of old and new masterworks.
Date & Time: Sunday, November 30 at 3:00 PM
Venue: cSpace Marda Loop – Studio Theatre 1721 – 29 Avenue SW
Tickets: $35 General Admission $10 Students
Tickets for Entr’acte
Programme Details
The program is built around the title work, Caroline Shaw’s evocative Entr’acte. It features the masterworks of the string quartet genre—Haydn’s Quartet in F major, Op. 77, No. 2—alongside the delicate harmonies of John Dowland’s 16th-century Lachrimae Antiquae.
We are also excited to feature Blank Canvas by Calgary’s own Roydon Tse. Roydon, recently appointed Professor of Composition at the University of Saskatchewan, will be in attendance to speak about his work and meet audience members.
Performing Ensemble
Astralis Quartet:

John Lowry, violin

Eric Auerbach, violin

Jeremy Bauman, viola

Andrea Case, cello

Learn more at: www.astralisquartet.ca

Alberta Craft Council Presents: Bling It! Holiday FunRaiser
2025-11-29 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Alberta Craft Council Presents: Bling It! Holiday FunRaiser
Get ready to dazzle and shine! We invited you to embrace the glam and sparkle of the season, so don your most fabulous bling!

Bling it! Making Spirits Bright and Outfits Brighter!
REGISTER HERE
Everyone is invited to our reimagined holiday FunRaiser

Raffles for Beautiful Craft Pieces
Door Prizes
Cookies Galore
Music by Erin Ross
Make a Blingy Holiday Ornament
Mocktail/Cocktail Cash Bar

Get ready to dazzle and shine! We invited you to embrace the glam and sparkle of the season, so don your most fabulous bling! Let your style radiate with brilliance as we celebrate in a spectacle of shimmering vibes and vibrant energy of Alberta Craft. It’s time to stand out and sparkle like never before!
www.albertacraft.ab.ca
Tickets for this fundraising event are non-refundable.

Tim Chan Stand-Up Comedy Show: PRESENTED IN CANTONESE
2025-11-27 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Tim Chan Stand-Up Comedy ShowcSPACE Marda LoopStudio TheatreNovember 27, 20258:00 PM – 9:30 PM
WOW THINGS presents Tim Chan (陳樂添), a Hong Kong comedian celebrated for his sharp wit and storytelling-style Cantonese stand-up. Calgary is one of just three stops on his 2025 Canada Tour, following sold-out shows in Toronto and Vancouver.
The evening will feature Tim Chan as the headliner, with a special opening act to kick off the show.
SHOWTIMES:Doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM.
GET TICKETS HERE
Note: This show is presented in Cantonese

Alberta Craft Council Presents: Artist Reception for Victoria Sanchez
2025-11-22 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Alberta Craft Council Presents: Artist Reception for Victoria Sanchez

RSVP HERE

Everyone is invited to meet the artist at this free SPOTLIGHT Reception for Traces of Becoming by Victoria Sanchez

We are pleased to host a public reception with the artist in attendance on November 22 from 2-4 pm.
About the artist Victoria Sanchez
Artist Statement:
“Traces of Becoming” reflects a conscious yet playful return to making — a rekindling of my art/jewellery practice as I learn to be a mother and navigate a journey of healing and acceptance. Much like Parenthood, my ideal process is rooted in passed-on knowledge, increasingly shaped by instinct and trust. The handmade mark, the hammer, the unrepeatable form — each trace becomes both a decision and a memory: an echo of care, of intention, and of the quiet hope that I might get it right.
Artist Bio: Victoria Sanchez is a jeweller, visual artist, and arts administrator currently based in Treaty 7 land — Calgary. a jeweller by training (ACAD 2012), she likes to explore the intent of personal adornment, spontaneity and adaptation, and most importantly, making with intention and the evidence of human touch.
Reception: Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 2 – 4 pm
Alberta Craft SPOTLIGHT – Calgary cSPACE – Marda Loop, 2nd floor, 1729 – 29 Avenue SW, Calgary
The parking lot and accessible entrance are off 29 Avenue. Street parking is available free of charge around the building.
This SPOTLIGHT exhibition runs from November 8 to December 24, 2025.

The Understandable Girl
2025-11-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
The Understandable Girl
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre (Level 1)
November 21 – 22, 2025

Written by Nikki Loach and presented by Quest Theatre, The Understandable Girl tells the story of Myla, the new girl at school. She doesn’t speak English; she dresses up and brings flowers for the teacher on the first day. Canada is a strange new place that is now, unexpectedly, her new home. She doesn’t understand much of what is going on, will anyone be her friend?
The Understandable Girl is a story of the importance of a first friendship between a young Canadian girl and young Ukrainian refugee told through the universal language of creative play and puppetry using English and easily understood Ukrainian. The play demonstrates how little imagination it takes to understand someone if you really listen.
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Suitable for K-6

Themes: Friendship, similarities and differences, Ukrainian Culture.

Running Time:  60 min (50 min performance with 10 min Q&A)

DATES & TIMES
Friday, November 21st 2025 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 22nd 2025 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, November 22nd 2025 at 4:00 pm
COST
Early Bird Adult: $20
Early Bird Child: $15
*Early Bird Pricing Available until November 1st 2025
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Curriculum Ties

Belonging and working together (Kindergarten – Social Studies)

Respecting diverse cultures (Grade 1 – Social Studies

Supporting cultural understanding and collaboration (Grade 1 – Social Studies)

Appreciation of Diversity (Grade 2 – Social Studies.)

Reflect on how personal relationships are maintained or strengthened (Grade 2 – Phys-ed and Wellness)

Perspectives can be shaped or shared using effective listening and communication skills. (Grade 5 – Phys-ed and Wellness)

Healthy relationships require consideration for different opinions, thoughts, feelings, beliefs and needs (Grade 6 – Phys-ed and Wellness)

Tools of Communication: Developing an awareness of the body and voice as instruments of expression. (K to Grade 6 – Dramatic Arts)

Dramatic Forms: Exploring various forms of expression, including:

Dramatic movement

Mime

Storytelling

Dramatization

Puppetry

Storytelling Elements: Creating and telling stories by applying essential elements like character, setting, conflict, and plot. (K to Grade 6 – Dramatic Arts)

Develop empathy through experiencing thoughts and feelings of other people and other cultures, as expressed through their stories. (K to Grade 6 – Dramatic Arts)

Performance & Appreciation: Acting as creators, performers, and critics, assessing dramatic experiences, and exploring the creation of mood and emotion. (K to Grade 6 – Dramatic Arts)

To learn more, visit: www.questtheatre.org/understandable-girl
