Canadian themed folk and blues music is the theme of this week.
The Lethbridge Folk Club welcomes Edmonton bluegrass band the Bix Mix Boys, who sing a lot about Canada, particularly Alberta. They play the Lethbridge Folk Club Wolf’s Den, Oct. 13.
The Geomatic Attic has a busy October beginning with Toronto roots-rock act Cuff The Duke, who will perform with Jenn Grant, Oct. 10.
There are a couple other high profile roots and country acts coming to town as well this week.
Canadian roots/country icon Fred Eaglesmith returns for a two day run at the Geomatic Attic, Oct. 15 and Oct. 16. Roger Marin, who played with Eaglesmith for many years and Yukon based blues/ folk musician Gordie Tentrees return to the Slice, Sunday, Oct. 14.
The Geomatic Attic is also collaborating with the Lethbridge Jazz society, Oct. 18 when Petra van Nuis and Andy Brown perform, but first get warmed up for it with a jazz jam at the Slice featuring HBO3 (Paul Holden, Brad Brouwer and James Oldenburg), who welcome local jazz musicians to the stage, Oct. 10.
If all of that inspires you to get on stage, the Lethbridge Folk Club has an open mic at the Wolf’s Den, Oct. 12. everyone is welcome to perform.
And there is another open mic in the Cave at Lethbridge College, Oc. 11. So get ready to sing, play guitar, tell a joke, scat if you want to and a lot more. It happens on the second Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. Stuntman/folk musician Wes Barker will be featured at the show.
And the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra open their many-faceted season, Oct. 15 with the first Masters Series Concert of the season, Oct. 15 at the at the Southminster United Church with a superb selection of pieces including Felix Mendelssohn’s “Overture to Ruy Blas Op. 95, Robert Schumann’s piano concerto in A Minor Op 54 and Carl Neilsen’s Symphony No. 1 in G Minor Op. 7.
Pianist Magdalena von Eccher will be featured. The performance begins at 8 p.m.
Last, but certainly not least, don’t forget about Meester Lethbridge’s annual birthday celebration. Every October, the mystery man holds a fundraiser featuring live music and donates all of the proceeds to a charitable organization.
This year Tyson Wiebe and the Void will be hosting a mustache party at the Slice, Oct. 13 to reaise money for Big Brothers and Sisters. There is a five dollar cover for the event. So come and bring your wildest, most crazy mustache and have some fun. Grow your own or make one and paste it on your face.
