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PERFORMANCE SERIES 2013-2014

SHELL THEATRE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

mayor’s message Welcome to the 10th Anniversary season at Shell Theatre! They say time flies when you are having fun and in the case of the performances over the last ten years, truer words were never spoken.

professional series. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 spirit of the west, george canyon, going to graceland, brian gore, jenie thai, bardic form/lamond & macissac, jimmy rankin, musica intima, strings & swing, sass jordan, spin

eyeGO to the arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 complimentary handivan service . . 10 connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 fort series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 lisa hewitt, donald lee/kacafeenated quartet, big red shoe, kory wlos

family series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 missoula children’s theatre, fred penner, norman foote

seating plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ticket discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 tickets - 3 ways to order. . . . . . . . . 17 distance map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 performance series calendar . . . . . 18

This season, we are rolling out the red carpet and inviting the community to come out and celebrate some amazing moments from the past, and sample some tastes of the future with an assortment of amazing live performances.

The Professional Series is sure to delight with high energy bands like Spirit of the West and the always popular George Canyon. This season Fort Saskatchewan’s very own songbird Jenie Thai will be featured and December will be extra special as Jimmy Rankin pays a visit to celebrate Christmas.

professional series

Season Tickets available starting June 19

Single Tickets

$275 Adult $250 Seniors/Youth

available starting June 26

• 11 Spectacular Shows • 2 Tickets to each of the 5 shows to share with friends, while supplies last, starting September 1: Going to Graceland, Brian Gore, Jenie Thai, Musica Intima and Strings and Swing

NEW Prices include applicable tax, service charge s and facility fe e

• Invitation to VIP Wine/Cheese Reception at Intermission of Season Opener • One month pass to Dow Centennial Centre

The Fort Series will feature some great local talent with Lisa Hewitt’s Little Ol' Opry show, Donald Lee, Big Red Shoe and Kory Wlos taking the stage.

Of course, the Family Series is always delightful and this year we welcome back the Missoula Children's Theatre for Blackbeard the Pirate, Canadian children’s icon Fred Penner is coming for a free Family Day concert, and funny guy Norman Foote featuring school choirs from Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park!

So much to look forward to this season so be sure to get your season’s tickets to avoid missing out on what looks to be one of our best seasons yet. I’d like to wish a happy 10th anniversary to the Shell Theatre staff, volunteers, sponsors and patrons. It’s because of all of you, that we can enjoy this world class facility.

Sincerely,

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Gale Katchur

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going to graceland

DOW PRESENTS:

spirit of the west September 20, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $45 Adults $42 Seniors/Youth

One of Canada’s most beloved legacy artists, Spirit of the West bring their boundless musical talent and renowned storytelling to the Shell Theatre stage.

Writers of Canada’s honorary national anthem, Home For A Rest, Spirit of the West’s show is energetic, eclectic and thoroughly inspiring. sotw.ca

featuring the james murdoch band & members of le fuzz

October 4, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $34 Adults $31 Seniors/Youth SHELL PRESENTS:

SPECIAL ACOUSTIC CONCERT WITH

george canyon September 27, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $45 Adults $42 Seniors/Youth Not only is George Canyon an honorary Colonel for the Canadian Air Force, but he’s one heck of a country singer. I Believe in Angels is one of the most played songs on Canadian country radio and is only a small insight into the level of talent and dedication that Canyon possesses.

Canyon engages his fans the old fashioned way, by tirelessly playing exceptional shows and loving every minute of it.

George Canyon performed a sold out show at Shell Theatre on December 1, 2008.

When Paul Simon’s Graceland album was first released, Robert Christgau enthused “so strange, so sweet, so willful, so radically incongruous and plainly beautiful.” It’s easy to see why the James Murdoch Band, along with members of Le Fuzz, found inspiration in this album.

9 talented musicians show off their musical prowess as they bring the album Graceland alive onstage, making it their own without diverging too far from its original extraordinary beauty. jamesmurdochband.com

georgecanyon.com

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GUITARIST BRIAN GORE IN CONCERT:

your town in song and image featuring visual artist bill russell and guest vocalist thea neumann

October 25, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $32 Adults $29 Seniors/Youth Known as a “poet of the guitar,” Brian Gore’s original playing and composition have story lines that take the listener on spellbinding rides through a range and depth of moods.

Versatile Canadian illustrator Bill Russell turns Gore’s music into an evocative multimedia narrative. Get whisked away as projected imagery and live drawing happens in real time from the stage to the screen in sync with the music. A video montage integrating some uniquely Fort Saskatchewan features will be debuted as this one-time only concert event.

Brian Gore has performed with his celebrated International Guitar Night tour at Shell Theatre in 2008 and 2010. Thea Neumann’s spectacular voice is back by request after blowing Shell Theatre audiences away in March 2012. songandimage.com

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jenie thai November 9, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $30 Adults $27 Seniors/Youth If one were to mix Muddy Waters, Ella Fitzgerald and Tom Waits together you would have Fort Sask’s own Jenie Thai.

Described as an old bluesy soul with a style all her own. Thai’s fearlessness on the piano and energetic show is a perfect collaboration of classical techniques and jazz sensibilities with an unexpected tornado of personality for good measure.

Jenie Thai performed to a sold out audience for a special on stage show in February 2012. jeniethai.ca

Bardic Form is back by demand after 2 stunning intermission stage performances.

DOW PRESENTS:

west meets east featuring bardic form and mary jane lamond & wendy macisaac

November 29, 2013 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $34 Adults $31 Seniors/Youth Alberta musicians, Bardic Form, start our journey as West Meets East, with an intoxicating mix of exotic guitar music from all over the world. Our journey continues to the shores of Cape Breton, with the mesmerizing Gaelic vocals of Mary Jane Lamond and the Celtic roots of Wendy MacIsaac’s fiddle. bardicform.com maryjaneandwendy.com

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SHELL PRESENTS:

jimmy rankin

strings and swing

December 13, 2013 – 7:30 pm

February 1, 2014 – 7:30 pm

TICKETS: $45 Adults $42 Seniors/Youth

TICKETS: $30 Adults $27 Seniors/Youth

Jimmy Rankin puts on one heck of a live show, honed to a fine edge as an awardwinning solo artist and vocalist, guitar player, and principal songwriter for the multi-platinum, chart-topping Canadian group, The Rankins. Join us as Jimmy brings fun and yuletide cheer to the Shell Theatre stage, helping us to rediscover the unfettered joy and warm nostalgia that makes Christmas special. jimmyrankin.com

This encore with a twist, brings back Jesse Peters on the piano by popular demand, and adds Canadian vocal and fiddle sensation Lizzy Hoyt to spice up Fort Saskatchewan with both a colourful and traditional set of jazz, soul and Celtic favourites. jessepetermusic.com lizzyhoyt.com

DOW PRESENTS:

musica intima January 18, 2014 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $30 Adults $27 Seniors/Youth Musica Intima is an 8 person vocal ensemble with a warm engaging stage presence filled with a spontaneity and directness all their own. John Fraser from the National Post proclaims Music Intima to be “the most exciting small choir in the land.” musicaintima.org

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evalyn parry’s spin March 8, 2014 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $30 Adults $25 Seniors/Youth

eyeGO to the arts!

complimentary handivan service

Students between Grade 7 and 12

There’s no excuse for missing a special event at the City of Fort Saskatchewan’s Dow Centennial Centre and Shell Theatre thanks to the Special Transportation Services Society, the City of Fort Saskatchewan and Shayne Sharpe. The STSS wheelchair accessible handivan service is available to Fort Saskatchewan residents, and can be booked by calling 780.940.5247.

enjoy

AGRIUM PRESENTS:

AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH

sass jordan February 21, 2014 – 7:30 pm TICKETS: $45 Adults $42 Seniors/Youth To describe this internationally recognized Juno Award winner as less than iconic would be doing her a disservice. Sass Jordan has played with Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Joe Cocker to name just a few. She’s sold more than a million records worldwide and now she’s bringing her rootsy, intimate, acoustic show to Shell Theatre.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with innovative, award-winning Toronto artist Evalyn Parry as she takes her audience on an uncommon theatrical and musical journey in Spin, her tour-de-force performance celebrating the Bicycle as muse, musical instrument and agent for social change. One part documentary and another part musical activism, Parry spins a web of stories which travel from 19th century women’s emancipation to 21st century consumer culture, peeling back layers of history to ultimately reveal a profoundly contemporary and personal heart to her theme of liberation.

$5 tickets to all Shell Theatre

Performance Series events.

1. Pick a show.

2. Go to the Dow Centennial Centre ticket centre.

3. Present your student card and ask for an eyeGO to the Arts ticket.

Shayne Sharpe

evalynparry.com

connect culture@fortsask.ca shelltheatre shelltheatre

sassjordan.com

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fort series

donald lee

kory wlos

AND THE KACAFEENATED QUARTET

January 25, 2014 – 7:30 pm

September 28, 2013 – 7:30 pm

TICKETS: $20 Adults $18 Seniors/Youth

TICKETS: FREE (ticket required) Celebrating Alberta Culture Days

lisa hewitt September 21, 2013 – 7:30 pm

big red shoe

alittlelightmusic.com

with guest vocalist Erin Gott

TICKETS: $20 Adults $18 Seniors/Youth

Western darling and international country music talent Lisa Hewitt displays her passion for traditional country music in her Little Ole Opry Classic Country Roadshow. Her performance looks and sounds like the opry of days old and reunites audiences with the songs they love from yesterday.

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korywlos.com

November 1, 2013 – 7:30 pm

TICKETS: $25 Adults $22 Seniors/Youth

lisahewitt.com

Influenced by Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks and Paul Brandt, this talented Fort Saskatchewan teacher brings his popular Hockey Song, and much more, to the stage. With a tonne of talent and limitless energy, Kory Wlos will touch your ears with his music and your heart with his lyrics.

Fort Saskatchewan musician Donald Lee helps us celebrate Alberta Culture Days, starting the evening off with old and new favourites. Lee then joins the Kacafeenated Saxophone Quartet sharing a mix of caffeine and cacophony (but not really). This diverse saxophone quartet showcases the breadth and depth of the saxophone sound.

Fort Saskatchewan’s finest conglomeration of whimsy and wit cover the hits of today and the classics of the past.

When one of the members is described as a ‘technocratic power hobbit’, how could one chance not seeing this very talented, exceptionally fun, band.

8 ticket limit per household

bandmix.ca/big-red-shoe

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family series

norman foote

M U S G R AV E A G E N C I E S H O S P I TA L I T Y

March 20 & 21, 2014 – 7 pm

INNS & SUITES PRESENTS:

TICKETS: $12 (everyone)

MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE’S

Juno Award winning musician and entertainer, Norman Foote brings his amazing songs and all-ages comedy to the Shell Theatre. Joining Norman, and his props with attitude, on stage as his animated wall of sound are school choirs from Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park for our “Friends and Neighbours” concert.

blackbeard the pirate November 23, 2013 – 3 pm & 5:30 pm TICKETS: $12 (everyone) Avast ye mateys! Come join Missoula Children's Theatre as a lazy day at the beach turns into a mystery of missing treasure.

Blackbeard’s treasure has disappeared, and only with the help of crabby crabs, melodious mermaids, cantankerous crocodiles and precocious parrots can the legendary treasure be found!

Youth in Kindergarten through Grade 12 are welcome to join us for an open audition on Monday, November 18 at 4 pm in the Shell Theatre lobby. No preparation is necessary.

There is a $20 participation fee for those that are cast. mctinc.org

QUALICO COMMUNITIES PRESENTS

fred penner Family Day, Feb., 17, 2014 – 3 pm TICKETS: FREE - thanks to Qualico Communities (ticket required) Acclaimed family entertainer Fred Penner will treat Fort Saskatchewan to one of his patented energy packed family shows.

Penner’s performance focuses on a betterment of humanity rooted in integrity. He has the ability to blend honesty, self esteem and musically strong songs with wonderful messages for the entire family. fredpenner.com

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March 20: Featuring students from Fort Saskatchewan Elementary School, Our Lady of Angels School, Fultonvale School, and Ecole Rudolph Hennig.

March 21: Featuring students from Westboro School, James Mowat Elementary School and Win Ferguson Community School.

normanfoote.com

8 ticket limit per household

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BALCONY

• All prices include applicable taxes, service charges and facility fees.

• Wheelchair accessible.

• Infrared hearing assist system.

• For Shell Theatre Performance series events, children under the age of 2 are free providing they are sitting on the accompanying adult’s lap. Certain restrictions may apply to specific shows.

seating plan

• With the exception of bottled water, food and refreshments are not permitted in the theatre.

• To minimize interruptions to performers and patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the Front of House Manager.

MAIN FLOOR

• Events are subject to cancellation and change.

GROUP DISCOUNT APPLICABLE TO THE SAME PERFORMANCE*

ticket discounts MULTIPLE SHOW DISCOUNTS*

2-3 shows: 4-6 shows: 7-10 shows:

STAGE

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10-14 tickets: 15-19 tickets:

receive 10% off regular ticket price

20-24 tickets:

receive 15% off regular ticket price

25+ tickets:

receive 20% off regular ticket price

10% off the regular price 15% off the regular price 20% off the regular price 25% off the regular price

*Tickets must be purchased at the same time to receive a discount.

*Available only for Shell Theatre Professional Series. Tickets must be purchased at the same time to receive a discount.

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shell theatre performance series

tickets!

3 ways to order

calendar

spirit of the west

lisa hewitt

george canyon

kacafeenated quartet

going to graceland

brian gore

sept. 20

sept. 21

sept. 27

sept. 28

oct. 4

oct. 25

big red shoe

jenie thai

blackbeard the pirate

bardic form lamond & macisaac

jimmy rankin

musica intima

nov. 1

nov. 9

nov. 23

nov. 29

dec. 13

jan. 18

kory wlos

strings and swing

fred penner

sass jordan

evalyn parry’s spin

norman foote

jan.25

feb. 1

feb. 17

feb. 21

mar. 8

mar. 20-21

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EXCITING NEWS! You can now use your City of Fort Saskatchewan reloadable gift card for ticket purchases made at the Dow Centennial Centre.

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professional series

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family series

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celebrating 10 seasons thank you to our sponsors Shayne Sharpe