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Library Chat: Some rip-roaring reads for Stampede
By Medicine Hat News on July 21st, 2017
First off, don’t forget to pick up or renew library cards for your whole family so that you can all enjoy the library’s member appreciation pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. before the parade next Thursday. You need to show us your library card for free pancakes, and if you’re thinking of bringing guests we’ll honour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justine Sletten ready to jam at Stampede kickoff concert
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2017
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown On a whim this summer Justine Sletten submitted a video to the Stampede Summer Jam contest. On Monday she’ll help get Medicine Hat into the stampede spirit, singing on the same stage that later in the week will host 54-40, Glass Tiger, The Stampeders, Blue Rodeo and The Band Perry. “It’s going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark July 20-26
By Medicine Hat News on July 20th, 2017
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 Renn Davies, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – Intimate with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harlem Globetrotters dribbling to Medicine Hat in September
By Medicine Hat News on July 18th, 2017
Get ready for a night of highlight-reel slam dunks, trick shots, tomfoolery and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” The Harlem Globetrotters are trotting into Medicine Hat this fall. The world famous basketball playing family entertainers bring their one-of-a-kind show to the Canalta Centre on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. The Globetrotters’ star-studded roster includes Big Easy Lofton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!String quartet performing at local church
By Medicine Hat News on July 14th, 2017
Medicine Hat News The Thalea String Quartet, featuring Medicine Hat’s Kumiko Sakamoto on violin, will perform a concert in the city July 17. Based in San Francisco but currently at Banff Centre’s Summer Chamber Music Residency, the Thalea String Quartet will be on stage at 7 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church, 300 Primrose Dr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burton Cummings bringing his superstar talents to Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on July 14th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Canadian music superstar Burton Cummings is returning to the Esplanade this fall. Cummings brings his Up Close and Alone tour to the Gas City on Oct. 27. His list of hits reads like a best-of-Canadian music. As the lead singer for the Guess Who Cummings belted out hits like “American Woman,” “Laughing,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: The Inner Workings: The beginnings of an exhibit
By Medicine Hat News on July 14th, 2017
In the dark a single artifact sits in a display case, a quiet hum of machinery the only sound in the cavernous room. In the distance a lock clicks open and footsteps approach, crossing the polished concrete floor. The lights flicker on. The low, focused light reveals the lone artifact in its case — a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark July 13-19
By Medicine Hat News on July 13th, 2017
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 Renn Davies, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – Intimate with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shoutout to Medicine Hat in Kutcher’s ‘The Ranch’
By Medicine Hat News on July 12th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat has had its fair share of mentions in pop culture. The city gets a mention in the chorus of the Guess Who’s “Running Back to Saskatoon” and native son Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar co-wrote and sings an ode to his hometown in “All Hell For a Basement.” A few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat gets a shoutout on Netflix series ‘The Ranch’
By Medicine Hat News on July 11th, 2017
Medicine Hat has had its fair share of mentions in pop culture. The city gets a mention in the chorus of the Guess Who’s “Running Back to Saskatoon” and native son Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar co-wrote and sings an ode to his hometown in “All Hell For a Basement.” A few years back Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fred Eaglesmith brings ‘Standard’ to a non-standard Redcliff show
By Chris Brown on July 11th, 2017
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown The only thing standard about alternative country rock ‘n’ roll troubadour Fred Eaglesmith is that there is no standard. You see, Eaglesmith’s latest album, ironically titled “Standard,” is unlike anything he’s ever done, and that’s the way he’s been doing it for more than 20 albums and more than 40 years on the ... Read More »
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