Local Entertainment

Top Hat aims to give youth an outlet with ‘Heathers,’ other shows

By Chris Brown on November 14th, 2019

cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown Some people consider high school the best days of the life. Other people, the worst days. Either way, high school years have long been popular for drama and comedy on the stage and screen. Those angsty, awkward and sometimes torment-filled years will be on stage in Medicine Hat thanks to Top Hat Productions and ... Read More »

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After Dark Nov. 14-20, 2019

By Medicine Hat News on November 14th, 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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Radio Ramblings: Deer fears

By Poncho Parker on November 14th, 2019

@ponchoparker As I watched a family of deer cross in front of me earlier this week, I experienced/suffered one of those non-acid flashbacks that threw me back in time to where I had a very personal altercation with one of nature’s more timid forest creatures. Fortunately, I was behind 4,000 pounds of glass and steel ... Read More »

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Blind Melon, Soul Asylum, Bif Naked not coming in April

By Medicine Hat News on November 8th, 2019

NOTE: The Canalta Centre announced late on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 that the concert has been cancelled. “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, BLIND MELON, SOUL ASYLUM, BIF NAKED have cancelled all tour dates that were announced on Tuesday which unfortunately includes Medicine Hat so the show is cancelled Tickets will be refunded at ... Read More »

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Library Chat: Library in search of three trustees

By Rick Redmond on November 8th, 2019

The Medicine Hat Public Library is a valued resource, fostering lifelong learning and enhancing the vitality of the community now and into the future. Our library provides equitable and convenient access to books, media, information, many programs and services (internally and via outreach in our community) that help to educate, enrich, entertain and inform our ... Read More »

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MHC Girls’ Choir on the big stage with ‘Great Russian Nutcracker’

By Chris Brown on November 8th, 2019

cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown It’s official, the Medicine Hat College Girls’ Choir are wunderkinds. The group has been selected to perform during by the Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Canalta Centre. It’s a rare opportunity, as most performances don’t include a live choir due to issues like expense, space and ... Read More »

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After Dark Nov. 7-13, 2019

By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2019

Note: Some listings may be cancelled due to the Remembrance Day long weekend. Check with the establishment. 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, ... Read More »

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Pretty Archie toughing it out from east to west

By Chris Brown on November 7th, 2019

cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown Collin Gillis and his bandmates in Pretty Archie are no strangers to tough times. Growing up in Sydney, N.S. at the tail end of the city’s time as a booming steel and coal community gave them a front row seat to the struggles of a post-industrial town. They saw a lot of families pack ... Read More »

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Radio Ramblings: What decade is it again?

By Chrissy Cruickshank on November 7th, 2019

NOTE: The Canalta Centre announced late on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 that the Blind melon, Soul Asylum and Bif Naked concert has been cancelled. “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, BLIND MELON, SOUL ASYLUM, BIF NAKED have cancelled all tour dates that were announced on Tuesday which unfortunately includes Medicine Hat so the show ... Read More »

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Busy times at the Esplanade

By Medicine Hat News on November 2nd, 2019

There will be music, laughs, dance and more dance at the Esplanade next week. The week starts with Christopher Hall bringing both the music and the laughs on Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Accompanied by a string quartet, Hall, on the clarinet, will make beautiful music. After each piece, Hall turns into a stand-up comic ... Read More »

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