cSPACE Marda Loop

Intermediate Bridge Club
2025-08-11 15:15 - 18:00, 2025-08-18 15:15 - 18:00, 2025-08-25 15:15 - 18:00, 2025-09-01 15:15 - 18:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
This friendly CALL bridge group has players at intermediate and advanced skill levels.
Some meet in person at cSPACE Marda Loop, while some prefer to meet online using BBO and Zoom.
CALL Members please register on the website.
Not a CALL Member? Now is a great time to join. Your annual fee provides access to many Interest Groups and monthly Speaker Events.

Finding Peace and Joy Within
2025-08-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-03 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.

CALL Member Weekly Guitar Jam
2025-08-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-04 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

Wood Burning Weekly - Thursday Night Pyrography Sessions
2025-08-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-21 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-04 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Thursday nights are all right for burning wood and making something fun! Pyrography is notoriously relaxing:) come hang out Thursdays at 6pm

Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop
2025-08-16 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-23 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-30 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop – Art Park
Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop
From May 24 to October 4, 2025, join us every Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM for the Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop: an unforgettable shopping, arts, and entertainment experience!
Market: This curated Alberta-approved farmers’ market showcases a diverse lineup of local growers, artisans, and creative entrepreneurs. Explore fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and unique treasures that reflect Calgary’s thriving maker community.
Artist Alley: For those who love discovering new artistic talent, Artist Alley is your must-visit stop. This dedicated space highlights emerging and semi-professional artists, creative entrepreneurs, and community impact groups, offering a platform to share their work with the community.
Sarina Builds Stage: The Farmers and Makers Market experience is never complete without music! Relax and enjoy performances by some of Calgary’s most talented local musicians on the Sarina Builds Stage. With a rotating lineup of artists, every Saturday brings a fresh soundtrack to your market visit.
Link: https://cspacemardaloop.com/farmers-makers-market/

Free Workshop: Articulated Paper Puppets with Matthew Gil - drop in
2025-08-16 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | AB
Please join us for a fun workshop for all ages and make your own paper puppet.

This fun drop-in workshop is held in conjunction with cSPACE and Farmers & Makers Market.
Ages 6+
Parents must be present to supervise children under 10
Drop-in
Free workshop

Intro to Wood Burning aka Pyrography for Beginners -Level 1
2025-08-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Learn to burn! This intro covers everything you need to know to get started.

Introduction to Wood Burning (Pyrography) for Beginners
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, which wood works best, and how to add a bit of colour. 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 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 4 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.

Exhibition: Mitaliscreation
2025-08-19 - 2025-09-06 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Exhibition: Mitaliscreation
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 1
August 19 – September 6, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

This exhibition presents a series of acrylic paintings inspired by the Mitali’s life on the prairies. Through her work, she captures both the serene beauty of the natural landscape and the quiet resilience required to thrive in it. Pharmacist by trade, she has cultivated her artistic practice in her personal time, allowing her passion for painting to flourish. Her abstract compositions invite viewers to explore their own interpretations, offering a deeply personal and introspective experience.

Opening night reception: August 22nd 6:00pm – 8:00pm

RSVP (FREE): Text Mitali by August 15th @ 403-918-7032

Opening Reception: Emmène-moi à Toulouse
2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Opening Reception: Emmène moi à Toulouse
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 3
August 20, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

The Alliance Française & L’Agence d’Attractivité de Toulouse are proud to present a special exhibition celebrating the vibrant city of Toulouse.
Known as La Ville Rose — The Pink City — for the warm hue of its brick buildings, Toulouse lies in the heart of southwestern France, in the Occitanie region. Famed for its rich heritage, local gastronomy, and gentle way of life, it’s a city where history and modernity blend with elegance.
This exhibition showcases the work of photographer Rémi Deligeon, whose images capture the city’s unique charm, energy, and beauty.

Opening night reception: August 20th 6:00pm – 8:00pm

To Learn More: https://www.afcalgary.ca/culture/exhibition-on-toulouse/

ArtPark After Hours: Beer Garden
2025-08-21 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop – Art Park
ArtPark After Hours: Beer Garden
Celebrate the final weeks of summer with an evening of live music, cold beer, and community at cSPACE Marda Loop’s ArtPark! On August 21 from 6–9pm, our outdoor beer garden will come alive with great tunes, local brews, and warm late-summer energy.
Enjoy live music from Memphis and the Grande, sip on refreshing craft beer, and soak in the creative spirit of Calgary’s arts hub under the open sky. We’re bringing the community BBQ energy, so grab your festival chair or picnic blanket, invite your crew, and come hang out in the park!
Pay-what-you-can entry by donation. Drinks will be available for purchase, including non-alcoholic options from Wild Folk. All are welcome, kids and dogs included!
Shop the Alberta Craft Council Stein sale and get a free drink ticket with purchase.

Family Friendly
Dog Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
Access to indoor and outdoor spaces (rain or shine event!)
Community BBQ + relaxed festival vibes
Food Vendor on-site

Learn more about Memphis and the Grande: https://memphisandthegrande.com/
Learn more about Alberta Craft Council: https://www.albertacraft.ab.ca/
Learn more about Wild Folk: https://drinkwildfolk.com/

Opening Reception: Mitaliscreation
2025-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Opening Reception: Mitaliscreation
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 1
August 22, 2025
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Join us for the opening night reception of Mitaliscreation.

This exhibition presents a series of acrylic paintings inspired by the Mitali’s life on the prairies. Through her work, she captures both the serene beauty of the natural landscape and the quiet resilience required to thrive in it. Pharmacist by trade, she has cultivated her artistic practice in her personal time, allowing her passion for painting to flourish. Her abstract compositions invite viewers to explore their own interpretations, offering a deeply personal and introspective experience.

RSVP (FREE): Text Mitali by August 15th @ 403-918-7032

Exhibition Open: August 19 – August 20, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed on Sundays)

Leaving an Impression: Cyanotype Workshop with Mireille Perron
2025-08-23 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery at cSPACE, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Leaving an Impression: Cyanotype Workshop with Mireille Perron
cSPACE Marda Loop
Alberta Craft Gallery – Level 2
August 23, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Make your own cyanotype print using an old photographic technique, and learn how to use the local flora & fauna in your art!
This hands-on 2 1/2 hour workshop is an introduction to one of the first photographic processes ever developed. The cyanotype process, also known as blueprint or sunprint utilizes photosensitive iron salts and continues to be relevant today to produce fine art prints. This process can be done with paper and fabric. This workshop will focus on cyanotype paper. You will design, expose in the sun, and develop in water your own cyanotypes. An UV lamp will be available if the sun is not showing up that day.
This is a contact printing method. Where the light reaches paper (or fabric), it turns blue. Where light is blocked, it remains white, or the colour of the paper. Participants are encouraged to bring objects/materials for their compositions. Select your objects thinking of the shadows they will leave. For example, transparent reflective glass objects i.e. such as small drinking glasses with nice cut glass bottom, and other random transparent objects. Intricate flowers and leaves like any small objects with an intricate contour such as lace, strings, gears, buttons etc. Experimentation can produce some really interesting results.
All materials provided.
Be ready to go outside in the sun (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen…)
Purchase Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/leaving-an-impression-cyanotype-workshop-with-mireille-perron-tickets-1466835798359?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
About the Artist: Mireille Perron was born in 1957 in Montréal, Québec. Since 1989 she has been living and working in Moh-kins-tsis/Calgary, Alberta. Perron is the founder of the Laboratory of Feminist Pataphysics (2000 —), a social experiment that masquerades as collaborative works of art/craft and events. Her art work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, and more occasionally in Europe and the United States. She taught at the Alberta University of the Arts until 2018 when she received the title of Professor Emerita.

Leaving an Impression: Cyanotype Workshop with Mireille Perron
2025-08-23 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery at cSPACE, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Leaving an Impression: Cyanotype Workshop with Mireille Perron
cSPACE Marda Loop
Alberta Craft Gallery – Level 2
August 23, 2025
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Make your own cyanotype print using an old photographic technique, and learn how to use the local flora & fauna in your art!
This hands-on 2 1/2 hour workshop is an introduction to one of the first photographic processes ever developed. The cyanotype process, also known as blueprint or sunprint utilizes photosensitive iron salts and continues to be relevant today to produce fine art prints. This process can be done with paper and fabric. This workshop will focus on cyanotype paper. You will design, expose in the sun, and develop in water your own cyanotypes. An UV lamp will be available if the sun is not showing up that day.
This is a contact printing method. Where the light reaches paper (or fabric), it turns blue. Where light is blocked, it remains white, or the colour of the paper. Participants are encouraged to bring objects/materials for their compositions. Select your objects thinking of the shadows they will leave. For example, transparent reflective glass objects i.e. such as small drinking glasses with nice cut glass bottom, and other random transparent objects. Intricate flowers and leaves like any small objects with an intricate contour such as lace, strings, gears, buttons etc. Experimentation can produce some really interesting results.
All materials provided.
Be ready to go outside in the sun (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen…)
Purchase Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/leaving-an-impression-cyanotype-workshop-with-mireille-perron-tickets-1466835798359?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
About the Artist: Mireille Perron was born in 1957 in Montréal, Québec. Since 1989 she has been living and working in Moh-kins-tsis/Calgary, Alberta. Perron is the founder of the Laboratory of Feminist Pataphysics (2000 —), a social experiment that masquerades as collaborative works of art/craft and events. Her art work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, and more occasionally in Europe and the United States. She taught at the Alberta University of the Arts until 2018 when she received the title of Professor Emerita.

Flavours & Finds Summer Market
2025-08-24 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Sip, snack, & shop local at Flavours & Finds Summer Market – an afternoon of locally crafted food, drink, and specialty goods.

Welcome to the Flavours & Finds Summer Market, hosted by Dine Find! Enjoy the summer weather at cSPACE in Marda Loop wiht this unique market featuring handmade goods and locally-crafted food & drink. Discover our curated lineup of vendors offering everything from skincare, ceramics, art, and candles to jewelry and one-of-a-kind gifts. Grab a drink in our beer garden and try something sweet (or savoury) from one of our featured food businesses, all in a lovely indoor and outdoor space designed for lingering.

➜ Refreshing drinks & tasty snacks
➜ Handmade candles & soaps
➜ Bath salts & body care
➜ Ceramics & home goods
➜ Jewelry, clothing, & accessories
➜ Beer Garden Area
➜ Gluten-free & vegan treats
➜ Art prints & cards

Whether you’re here to shop local, try new snacks, or simply soak in the vibes, this is the place to be.

Follow our Instagram for giveaways, vendor spotlights, and market updates!

📍cSPACE, Marda Loop
🗓️ August 24th, 2025
🕙 12pm-4pm
🎟️ Free tickets

Let’s shop, snack, and celebrate local together.

Fake Mustache 20th Anniversary
2025-08-30 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Fake Mustache 20th Anniversary
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
August 30
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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🎭 Fake Mustache Turns 20! 🎭
One Night Only – A Drag Legacy Celebration
Fake Mustache is turning 20, and you’re invited to the party of the decade!
Join us for a one-night-only celebration featuring unforgettable performances from across our two-decade history. Re-live iconic numbers, reconnect with the community, and witness the evolution of Alberta’s longest-running drag collective.
The night will also include a local art installation and an exclusive first look at our upcoming Fake Mustache comic debut—a bold new chapter in queer storytelling.
Come celebrate 20 years of drag, defiance, and community.
Tickets: www.showpass.com/fake-mustache-20/
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Show Start: 7:00 PM

Exhibition: Atelier Artista Student Art Show
2025-09-02 - 2025-09-29 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Atelier Artista Art Show
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 4
September 2 – 29, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

The 2nd Annual Atelier Artista Student Art Show returns to the 4th floor of cSPACE Marda Loop. The exhibition brings together the works of students and participants who make up the vibrant Atelier Artista studio community.
Atelier Artista is home to a diverse group of creatives from all walks of life, with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, and artistic goals. Some artists take classes, while others join weekly drop-in sessions—often working on different days and rarely crossing paths. This annual exhibition offers a chance to unite their creativity in a shared gallery space.
Rather than presenting classroom assignments, the show highlights each artist’s personal voice and vision, expressed through the craft they develop at the Atelier. The result is a dynamic collection that reflects both individuality and the collective spirit of creativity that defines Atelier Artista.
*Many of the pieces are available for sale. Since the studio is not taking a commission we ask you contact the artist directly with the info on their label and we hope you do.
Reception:
September 26, 2025
5:00 PM -9:00 PM
