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Blues concert to raise funds for HALO
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Veteran bluesman Terry Gillespie is coming to Medicine Hat to help raise money for HALO. On Aug. 11, Gillespie will play a charity benefit dinner for the local medical rescue helicopter service at Liquid Concert & Event Venue. Cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner — provided by TLC Farms — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Discovering arts and culture through the eyes of our everyday heroes
By Medicine Hat News on July 27th, 2018
It’s impossible to adequately explain the feeling of sheer delight that never failed to overcome my 10-year-old self at the approach of a dark and brooding storm. The louder the thunder the better and if the power went out then Oh boy!, we were in for a treat. Candles were lit as board games emerged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tucker on stage tonight
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2018
Medicine Hat News With a career spanning more than 45 years behind her, Tanya Tucker has the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede in her immediate future. Tucker will take the stage at the Stampede grandstand tonight at 9. Tucker burst onto the music scene in 1972 as a teenager singing the hit “Delta Dawn.” She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guess Who says it’s all about the songs
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2018
Stan Ashbee Special to the News Two of rock ‘n’ roll’s finest perform live Saturday night at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. Legendary Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with special guests The Guess Who hit the Night Show stage at 8 p.m. One of Canada’s premiere bands is and will always be The Guess ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rock Ramblings: Step up for Stampede shenanigans
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2018
You’ve been waiting all year long, and the wait, my friend, is now over. It’s time for the annual Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. This has been a Badlands tradition for more than 130 years. So, yes, our local summer extravaganza is quite a bit older than the Province of Alberta itself! They must be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark July 26-Aug-1
By Medicine Hat News on July 26th, 2018
THURSDAY – Karaoke, Oly’s Alehouse and Eatery, Johnny with Dynamite Sound, win a $100 gift certificate, 9 p.m., 403-548-6597 – 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 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corb Lund excited for ‘homecoming’ Stampede show
By Chris Brown on July 20th, 2018
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown Medicine Hat and the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede hold a special place in Corb Lund’s heart. Growing up just outside of Taber it was a short drive from the family home to the Gas City. Back in the day Lund and his father competed in the Stampede here and Corb is pretty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library Chat: Listening and learning
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2018
I represent the library on the Medicine Hat Coalition for Supervised Consumption which is working with HIV Community Link as they plan a supervised consumption service for Medicine Hat. At the risk of wandering from my proper subject (the library) I would like to share what I have learned. The service is a response to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Glorious Sons playing at Canalta Centre in November
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Juno Award-winning rock act The Glorious Sons are stopping in the Hat on their “SOS Tour,” playing the Canalta Centre on Nov. 8. The Glorious Sons, who hail from Kingston, Ont., and have opened for The Rolling Stones in France, are joined by opening act The Beaches on the 14-stop Canadian tour, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family helps Stampede performers High Valley bring positive vibes to the stage
By Chris Brown on July 19th, 2018
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown Look up. Look way, way up. If you squint, maybe even use a pair of binoculars, you might just see the high that High Valley is on right now. Curtis and Brad Rempel ended 2017 with their first headlining tour in the U.S. and things have only gotten better in 2018. The brothers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rock Ramblings: Time under the covers
By Medicine Hat News on July 19th, 2018
Have you ever wondered what a singer/songwriter/musician does after their creative juices stop flowing? I’m sure the answers to that question would be as varied as the people you’d pose them to, but one thing I’ve noticed throughout my career in the radio/music business is if an artist or band can’t recapture that studio session ... Read More »
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