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Rascal Flatts show announced for Medicine Hat
By medicinehatnews on June 19th, 2019
Rascal Flatts will extend summer in Medicine Hat to the fall. The Canalta Centre announced Tuesday the country trio’s Forever Summer Playlist Tour has an Oct. 24 date at the venue. Summer vibes come easy to the group behind hits like “Prayin’ for Daylight,” Fast Cars and Freedom,” “Me and My Gang” and a cover ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Past and present are closer than we think
By medicinehatnews on June 14th, 2019
Your baby picture. Pingle’s Drug Store. Laddie the dog. Your cousin’s wedding photographs. What do all of these have in common? These images might be in the holdings at the Esplanade Archives. We often think of history as something from long ago — and while that does describe some of the materials that we have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sons of the Pioneers set to hit the Medicine Hat College stage
By Justin Seward on June 14th, 2019
The Sons of the Pioneers (also known as the “legends of Western music”) are taking their 85th anniversary international tour through Alberta and Saskatchewan from June 12-22. They’ll be in Medicine Hat June 19. The current band members – Tommie Nallie (guitarist), Ken Lattimore (fiddler), lead singer ‘Dusty'(Roy) Rogers Junior, John Fullerton (harmony vocalist, rhythm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jazz Pick: We’re going to JazzFest! Are you?
By Lyle Rebbeck on June 14th, 2019
@MedHatJazz This week, we’re taking a different approach. Two guests have been invited to tell why they go to JazzFest and what it means to them. Thank you Cheryl Lynn Whyte and Frances Barnes I knew very little about jazz music until my sister and I bought our former restaurant. JazzFest was around the corner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio Ramblings: CFL season brings back a tasty memory
By John Carter on June 13th, 2019
Father’s Day is this Sunday and the 2019 edition of regular season play in the CFL begins tonight. Growing up in Edmonton, I saw my first CFL game in the early 1960s. My dad worked in retail full-time, and had a part time job selling tickets at all Eskimo home games, and he always took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark June 13-19
By Medicine Hat News on June 13th, 2019
THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub – Cozy Comedy’s Netflix & Chill comedy special on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shuffle Demons will bring controlled chaos to JazzFest
By Chris Brown on June 13th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown You’ll need eyes in the back of your head and that head on a swivel if you’re going to see the Shuffle Demons at Medicine Hat JazzFest. Leader Rich Underhill says the show is the most beautiful controlled chaos and the crowd will be a big part of the show. A march through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library Chat: Library asking questions about local wants and needs
By medicinehatnews on June 7th, 2019
The library has a Plan of Service which sets strategic direction, describes what the library will do for the community and defines measurable goals. The current plan runs until 2020 but we are running out of unmet goals. That is a good problem but it means it is getting to be time for a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forty years later, Stampeders still rockin’ Canada
By Chris Brown on June 7th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown Take a look at music charts and and old Canadian venue posters from the 1970s and one name will be seen over and over again – The Stampeders. The Calgary band went coast to coast, back again and toured internationally during the first half of decade. Life on the road then is what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pecha Kucha going outdoors Saturday
By medicinehatnews on June 6th, 2019
The first Pecha Kucha Night to be held outdoors is happening this Saturday under the roof of the Stampede’s newest outdoor venue at Pioneer Village, Carriage House. Everyone is welcome to help celebrate the start of summer in this great location with an interesting lineup of speakers. The eight-speaker lineup starts at the customary time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark June 6-12, 2019
By medicinehatnews on June 6th, 2019
THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub – Cozy Comedy’s Netflix & Chill comedy special on the ... Read More »
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