Event Season

January 27
12:15 p.m.

Music at Noon | Concert

Featuring Guillaume Tardif, violin & Deanna Oye, piano
Happy Birthday, Wolfgang! – Celebrating Mozart’s 270th Year
University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

Join us for the first Music at Noon concert of 2026 featuring violinist Guillaume Tardif and pianist Deanna Oye.

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January 28
Noon

Art NOW | Talk

Featuring RL Martens
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome

In this artist talk, RL Martens discusses their pieces in the upcoming Field Notes exhibition and other work associated with the (Re)Mediating Soils project. 

RL Martens is a Philadelphia/Lenapehoking based artist. Their work explores the politics of soil health, agricultural strategies, and the social histories tied to land and resource extraction that are archived in ground.

(Re)mediating Soils: Field Notes is on view in the Hess Gallery from January 30 to April 4.

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January 30
Noon

Art NOW | Talk

Featuring alumna April Matisz
Dear Earth, Hidden Terrain
University Recital Hall
Admission is free, everyone welcome

Matisz will be discussing her most recent works, much of which are currently on display at two exhibitions in southern Alberta. Hidden Terrain is currently on view at the Lebel Mansion Gallery in Pincher Creek, and Dear Earth is being shown in the main gallery at Casa in Lethbridge.

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January 30
3 - 5 p.m.

(Re)mediating Soils: Field Notes | Opening

Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess Gallery
Admission is free

Join us for the opening of this new exhibition in the Hess Gallery!

A collaboration between the (Re)mediating Soils research team, the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, the Yukon Art Centre, the Woodstock Art Gallery, and the McMaster Museum of Art.  

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January 31
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

ARTLab: Collective Collagraph Printing

UHall Atrium
Free, everyone welcome

Join us for ARTLab, a drop-in event where you can play with a buffet of art supplies. Explore drawing, painting, collage, watercolour, and more. A great way to relax and unwind. Free refreshments!

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February 3
12:15 p.m.

Music at Noon | Concert

Featuring Sarah MacDonald, flute | Cheryl Emery-Karapita, piano | Holly De Caigny, alto saxophone
University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

This program features works by Paul Creston, André Jolivet and Lowell Libermann.

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Feb. 4-6
7:30 p.m. nightly
Feb. 7
1 p.m. matinee

TheatreXtra: The Drinking Bird

Drama Studio (W420)
Tickets: $13 Adult, $12 Seniors and Alumni, $8 students Buy Tickets

The Drinking Bird is an absurdist comedy that follows Bird. Bird has no aspirations to do anything remotely productive, until they find themselves transported to their office, but everything is… off, the rooms, the people, the customers. Everyone is either rude, invasive, or way too open about their personal lives and Bird can’t grasp any of it and doesn’t want to, until a revelation that things need to change. Bird needs to change.

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February 5
7 - 9 p.m.

After Hours: Victor Cicansky and Botanical Art

Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess Gallery
Admission is free

Come see gems of the collection in a special behind-the-scenes night. See the famous artworks of the University’s collection. Enjoy free refreshments, board games and drawing supplies. Door prizes will be drawn at the end of the night.  

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February 6
12:15 p.m.

Conservatory of Music Lunch & Listen

Featuring Holly Bhattacharya & Friends (Violin)
Casa Community Room, Casa (230 - 8 St. S)
Admission is free, everyone welcome

The Lunch & Listen Concert Series is funded by Community Event Support Grant through the City of Lethbridge. See you there!

February 9
6 p.m.

Architecture & Design NOW | Talk

Featuring Andrew Tankard & alumnus David Minke
The Process of Architecture
Room L1060
Admission is free, everyone welcome

In this talk, Andrew Tankard and David Minke will share what they learned while designing and building the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge in Calgary. Through stories from the studio and the construction site, they’ll offer an inside look at the decisions, challenges, and creative collaborations that shaped this unique project.
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February 10
12:15 p.m.

Music at Noon | Concert

Featuring Jinting Zhao, SHE-Q Audio
From Idea to Final Recording: Behind the Scenes Roles in Contemporary Music Creation
University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

In this unconventional recital, songwriter, producer and audio engineer Jinting Zhao shares a series of real-world case studies of each of these three distinct and crucial roles in modern recorded music. Jinting Zhao is a producer, songwriter, and audio engineer based out of acclaimed hiphop recording studio Up In Arms in Edmonton, Alberta.

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February 11
1 - 3 p.m.

Crafternoon

Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess Gallery
Admission is free

Stitch, fold, paste, and paint your afternoon away at Crafternoon in the Gallery! We’ll have everything you need to dive into origami, collage, watercolour, and fibre arts—or feel free to bring along your own project. No experience needed—just come ready to create, relax, connect, and enjoy a free tea.

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