Local Entertainment News

Homegrown hardcore band Tattered will be playing a gig in Olds for the first time in close to two years on June 18 and they'll be doing it to raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the TransCanada Theatre.

Members of the Olds Community Chorus perform under the direction of Ross Dabrusin during the group's Christmas Concert at the Olds First Baptist Church on Dec. 17.

The Olds High School Drama Club is presenting The Music Man at the TransCanada Theatre. Evening performances begin at 7 p.m. November 28 and 29 and December 5 and 6. Matinee performances begin at 2 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.

The Olds Art Club Fall Show and Sale takes place November 1 and 2 at the Olds College Bell e-Learning Centre (south foyer entrance). This year, the featured artist is longtime Olds-Bowden-area resident Marie Paterson.

For the month of October, local artist Betty Caskey has her full collection of artwork on display at the Mountain View Museum and Archives in Olds. It is also the first time all of it has been on display at the same time.

Those who didn't get their fill of Elvis impersonator Adam Fitzpatrick will have another chance to see him in Olds Oct. 14. That night he'll be performing at the TransCanada Theatre. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39.99.

It's sometimes hard to get an answer from the five members of the Olds-based band Tattered as they sit around a kitchen table in singer Brad Rempel's home.

For aspiring country singer Ryan Notley, inspiration comes anywhere, anytime.On one occasion, it was while on the job unloading a forklift.

A dance troupe that promises to takes its audience “on an artistic journey into (the) distinct regions, era, and customs of Mexico” is coming to Olds' TransCanada Theatre on July 21.

With paint-covered forearms and sweaty brows, a trio of artists from Olds stormed a stage at Red Deer's Festival Hall on July 4 to take on nine other artists in the regional Art Battle competition.