Local Arts and Culture

Rather than businesses going downtown to serve up their specialties, the public will go to them in a new event format July 31 to Aug. 10.

Biker Ted Brooks is inviting the public to a five-day concert to bring positivity to others after losing his brother and son to suicide.

Sixteen exhibits made of repurposed and recycled materials were installed in trees, along fences, between buildings and in other hidden spaces in Okotoks’ annual Nooks & Crannies Arts Festival on July 18.

Singer/songwriter George Canyon will defend the book From the Ashes, written by Canadian Metis-Cree author Jesse Thistle, in the CBC Canada Reads competition June 20-23.

More than a dozen artists are creating temporary site-specific installations in nooks and crannies throughout downtown Okotoks, using repurposed and recycled materials in the Town's second annual Nooks & Crannies Arts Festival.

Lineham House Galleries is inviting the public to its Art in the Garden event Saturday.

Several Okotoks filmmakers got creative during the 48-Hour Filmmaking Challenge in May - some of whom were awarded for their creations during the Okotoks Film Festival on June 14.

The four-day festival saw its highest numbers yet despite its unconventional format.

More than 50 films will be live streamed during the four-day online event, including three with Okotoks connections.