Sherwood Park events

"Literally riotous - as in funny that the audience did more than just laugh - than any theatrical experience within memory."
~ Don Shirley, LA Times

AGA-BOOM is interactive mayhem that carries audiences to the other side of the funhouse mirror, with outrageous zaniness and unrestrained ...

One of the 'Glasgow Boys and Girls' of the early 60s generation of the Scottish Folk Song Revival, Archie Fisher is revered as one of the great folksingers and songwriters. Britain's Folk Roots magazine once dubbed Fisher, "both the James Dean and the Frank Sinatra of folk music."

Show takes ...

The 3rd Annual Festival Place Beer and Wine Festival is a showcase of brewing history hosted by brew masters and wine connoisseurs from around the country. The festival includes a wide variety of beer and wine, while showcasing a terrific line up of entertainers.

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Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson is one of the most awarded songwriters in the history of country music. He is a multi-million selling recording artist, television game show host, network soap opera star, hit songwriter, and a consummate onstage performer. Known as "Whispering Bill," his ...

This year's Black and White event - A Classic Evening - is the 14th annual fundraiser to support community performing arts at Festival Place. One of the leading social occasions in the region, it combines all of the elements of a wonderful night with friends and business colleagues, while ...

Borderlanders is an incredible group of singer songwriters, featuring the talents of Sylvia Tyson, Ron Hynes, Gretchen Peters, and Graham Isaacson. Isaacson's songs and delivery are strongly reminiscent of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. Gretchen Peters' songs have been recorded by Etta James, Bonnie ...

Bonnie Tyler's one of a kind vocal qualities have made her perhaps the most distinctive female popular artist since Janis Joplin. Her world-wide mega hits "It's A Heartache," "Faster Than The Speed Of Night," "Holding Out For A Hero," "More Than A Lover," and her uniquely successful covers of songs ...

1997-2006 Harmonica Player of the Year
(7 times out of the Canadian Maple Blues Award's 10 year history)

1996 Blues Musician of the Year Award
(Jazz Report Magazine)

Born in Havana, Cuba, Carlos del Junco fuses his respect for tradition with a fresh, innovative, and truly modern ...

'Come On In My Kitchen' was the title of an evening of acoustic delta and country blues. On its 10th anniversary, the wildly successful series is renamed 'Come On In Our Kitchen,' which reflects its new arrangement of different artists and varied collaborations. The musical 'Kitchen' chefs now work ...

Book by Ken Ludwig
Co-Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent
Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan
Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams

You would have to be crazy to miss CRAZY FOR YOU®. The story is set in the 1930s and is about Bobby ...

Danú is an Irish traditional music group based in Waterford, Ireland. They are made up of seven traditional musicians who hail from Waterford, Dublin, Kerry, and Donegal. The group has a strong ethos of loyalty to the tradition from which their music comes and yet still brings a fresh, inspiring ...

Dave Babcock, one of Canada's most respected saxophonists, leads the high-octane blues outfit The Nightkeepers. Doug Organ on the Hammond B3, Sandro Dominelli on drums, and ex-Rockin' Highliner Alex Herriot on guitar, all promise a brilliant evening of vintage blues.

Show takes place November ...

David Knopfler founded the rock group Dire Straits with his brother Mark. He played rhythm guitar on the first two albums, "Dire Straits" and "Communique." Subsequently, Knopfler has faithfully pursued his own musical vision by writing and producing his own compositions on 10 solo CDs to date. ...

Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word "eclectic." Lindley, well known for his many years as leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music. His electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, blues, and ...

Toronto-born vocalist/pianist/composer, Denzal Sinclaire has earned his reputation as Canada's most popular male jazz vocalist. Sinclaire is a multiple Juno Award nominee and recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for "Best Album." His trademark is the joyfulness in his voice and a special ...

Italy's Di Madre in Figlia (from Mother to Daughter) is one of the most extraordinary acts ever to appear at Festival Place. It is a collaboration between Fiamma Fumana (a folk/electronic band) and the Mondine di Novi Choir (a traditional female choir). The brilliant fusion of contemporary Italian ...

"Disarming samba jazz? Sexy sultry salsa? Take your pick, Eliana is a major new voice on the Canadian music landscape."
~ Derek Andrews, Producer, Harbourfront Festival

The combination of original songs, a stellar five-piece band, and her own superb vocal abilities make Latina Eliana Cuevas a ...