Upcoming events
SOTK: Connecting Continents
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Connecting Continents
Saturday, October 5th at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Regular $42 | youth $12
Subscriptions: Adult 4 shows $152 | Adult 3 shows $114 | Youth 4 shows $42 | Youth 3 shows $32
About the Show:
G. Ridout - Fall Fair
W.A. Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
Natasha Hall ,Violin, Martine Denbok, Viola
A. Dvořák - Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Antonín Dvořák wrote his Ninth Symphony while living in New York. He was inspired to write a work which incorporated ideas from his temporary home into his personal style. The result, with its evocative melodies and lush orchestration, has been a favourite from its first Carnegie Hall performance. Mozart was a fine violinist and loved the viola. He married these together in a wonderful Sinfonia that laid bare his ambition to leave Salzburg behind and conquer the imperial city of Vienna. Godfrey Ridout’s friendly personality and eclectic skill lead him to be an important figure in the Toronto music scene for several decades. His Fall Fair is an optimistic burst of champagne to start the evening and our season!
SOTK: The Midnight Clear
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
The Midnight Clear
Saturday, November 30th at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Regular $42 | youth $12
Subscriptions: Adult 4 shows $152 | Adult 3 shows $114 | Youth 4 shows $42 | Youth 3 shows $32
About the Show:
Student Piano Concerto – Piece TBD
Three student pianists
James Hill, Ukelele & Anne Janelle, Cello - The Midnight Clear Suite
A Cranbrook traditional returns! Our Student Concerto features three young pianists making their debut with orchestra, saluting the next generation of Kootenay musical talent. SOTK is proud to showcase our exceptional local talent! We also bring you a concert in honour of the festive season with a unique twist. Favourite carols and holiday songs will be brought to new life with vocals, cello and ukulele by James Hill and Anne Janelle, alongside our symphony musicians. James and Anne are award wining musicians who have performed across Canada and internationally.
In short, a night out with James Hill & Anne Janelle is “the perfect evening of tunes, stories and musical virtuosity.
(Wellington Dominion-Post).
SOTK: The Fretless
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
The Fretless
Saturday, March 1st at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Regular $42 | youth $12
Subscriptions: Adult 4 shows $152 | Adult 3 shows $114 | Youth 4 shows $42 | Youth 3 shows $32
About the Show:
Juno awarding winning quartet joins Symphony of the Kootenays for wonderful evening of music
A unique evening that will bring together our symphony players and the Juno-Award winning The Fretless. A super-group of celebrated solo artists, The Fretless has been creating a singular and signature sound that dares to expand the idea of what a string music quartet can be — transforming fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy arrangements that have quickly gained a dedicated following and accolades from around the world. Within what appears to be a simple and classical construct — two fiddles, a viola, and a cello — The Fretless has created a sound that is distinctly rich, multi-layered, and uniquely percussive. This tonal quality is pushing traditional music to new heights, producing a completely fresh approach to Folk music
SOTK: Women in Music
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Women in Music
Saturday, April 26th at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Regular $42 | youth $12
Subscriptions: Adult 4 shows $152 | Adult 3 shows $114 | Youth 4 shows $42 | Youth 3 shows $32
About the Show:
Jenifer Higdon - Dance Card No. 1, 2 & 3
Jocelyn Morlock - Oiseaux bleus et sauvages
Samuel Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Rachel Casponi, Soprano
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto #1
Amy Zanrosso, Piano
We celebrate Women in Music with compositions and performances by women. Brahms’s mountain of a piano concerto was caught up in his relationship with Clara and Robert Schumann. Clara was one of the great pianists of her time, and she performed this piece along with many others during her career. Amy Zanrosso, one of our favourite and regular soloists, returns to the Kootenays to perform Brahms’ masterwork. We welcome Kamloops soprano Rachel Casponi to sing Barber’s evocative Knoxville, depicting life in the city’s soft summer. Jennifer Higdon’s Dance Card is an exuberant work which expresses her appreciation for the work required by string players to create beautiful performances. We honour the life of BC composer Jocelyn Morlock with her ode to the natural world.
SOTK: Symphonie Fantastique
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday, April 20th at 7:30 PM
Tickets at $42 Regular |$12 Youth | COTR Students $20 (COTR ID Required)
Subscription is at Regular $162 | Youth $42
About the Show:
Songs from Hector Berlioz, Camile Saint Saëns, and Max Richter
Rockies Film Festival & Series: One Life
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Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise presents:
Rockies Film Festival & Series: One Life
Thursday, March 28th at 7:00 PM
Tickets at $15
Sponsored by: Stellar Vista Credit Union
About the Show:
The true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton (Sir Anthony Hopkins), a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realized it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it's 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It's not until a live BBC television show, 'That's Life', surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children - now adults - that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Flora & Son
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Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise presents:
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Flora & Son
Wednesday, February 28th at 7:00 PM
Tickets at $15
Sponsored by: Frank Vanden Broek Sun Life
About the Show:
Single mom Flora (Eve Hewson) is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max (Orén Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, Flora tries to occupy him with a beat-up acoustic guitar. With the help of a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max discover the transformative power of music. From the musical mind of John Carney, "Flora and Son" explores the bond between a mother and son on a journey toward a new harmony.
SOTK: Broadyway
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Broadway
Saturday, February 24th at 7:30 PM
Tickets at $42 Regular |$12 Youth | COTR Students $20 (COTR ID Required)
Subscription is at Regular $162| Youth $42
About the Show:
SOTK brings Broadway hits, classics and modern to the stage. Join us for an evening of musical theatre.
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Rose (sub-titled)
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Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise presents:
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Rose (sub-titled)
Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 PM
Tickets at $15
Sponsored by: LOTIC Environmental
About the Show:
ROSE is the story of two sisters, Inger and Ellen, and how their relationship is challenged on a highly anticipated coach trip to Paris. When Inger announces her struggles with mental health to the group, the sisters are faced with pity from some and discrimination from others. On arrival in Paris, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers. ROSE is a film about love and care for each other, in spite of our differences, as much as it is a film about not judging a book by its cover.
SOTK: Messiah
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Messiah
Saturday, November 25th at 7:30 PM
Tickets at $42 Regular |$12 Youth | COTR Students $20 (COTR ID Required)
Subscription is at Regular $162 | Youth $42
About the Show:
Sun Valley Song joins us on stage to perform seasonal selections from Handel’s Messiah and other holiday favourites.
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Joan Baez I am A Noise
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Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise presents:
Rockies Film Festival & Series: Joan Baez I am A Noise
Thursday, November 16th at 7:00 PM
Tickets at $15
Sponsored by: Save-on-Foods
About the Show:
At the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life, and the personal struggles she's kept private.
Rockies Film Festival & Series: The Engine Inside
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Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise presents:
Rockies Film Festival & Series: The Engine Inside
Wednesday, October 25th at 7:00 PM
Tickets at $15
Hosted by: Northstar Bicycle Co.
About the Show:
Narrated by the voice of cycling, Phil Liggett. Featuring Jay Bearhead, Nourah Salah, RRDBlocks, Janice Tower, Megan Hottman and Kwabena Danso. With Danny MacAskill and Robert Gesink.
TURNING WHEELS OF CHANGE
Follow six everyday people from vastly different worlds who dedicate their lives to a simple, 200-year-old machine. Their trials and tribulations reveal the bicycle's unique power to change lives and help build a better world.
Covering many different global issues—from climate change and indigenous trauma to socio-economic inequality and more livable cities —The Engine Inside sparks hope and agency in everyone it touches.
SOTK: Classical Greatness
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Classical Greatness
Saturday, October 14th at 7:30 PM
Tickets at $42 Regular |$12 Youth | COTR Students $20 (COTR ID Required)
Subscription is at Regular $162 | Youth $42
About the Show:
Featuring Jonathan Gresl- SOTK Principal Bassonist
ABBA Revisited
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VaughnCo Entertainment Presents
ABBA REVISITED
North America's #1 Tribute to ABBA
Tickets: $60
September 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
*Fog lights, Flashing lights & excess noise will be used in the show
About ABBA Revisited
Vaughn Entertainment is proud to present ABBA REVISITED, North America’s #1 tribute to ABBA.
It's members have been dazzling audiences across the globe since the year 2001. ABBA REVISITED recreates the magic of ABBA with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies and note-perfect musicianship taking their audience on a musical journey back in time. From Vegas to Bermuda, Mexico to Dubai, and Guatemala, ABBA Revisited recreated the show stopping look and sound that ABBA fans around the world can’t deny!
This show is a MUST SEE!!!
Tina: Simply the Best
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Tickets: $71.50 Regular | $42.50 Child under 13 | $66.50 Groups of 6 and above (Please call the box office (250-426-7006) for group tickets)
June 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Rating: Rated PG - May not be suitable for very young children
*Fog lights, Flashing lights & excess noise will be used in the show
About Tina
Johnny Showtime Ltd. presents: Tina: Simply the Best
Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s.
Featuring the powerful, raspy vocals and thrilling stage presence of Caroline Borole live on stage, complete with band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this the definitive tribute, and a fabulous fun night out!
The Comic Strippers (19+ only)
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Dan Quinn Entertainment Presents
The Comic Strippers (19+ only)
Tickets: Regular $49| Group 6 or more $44
June 24th at 7:30 pm
Restricted to 18 years and older
*Fog lights, Flashing lights & excess noise will be used in the show
About the Show
THE COMIC STRIPPERS (19+ only)
A parody and improv comedy show
The award winning improv comedians are back with a new show, more moves and even quicker wits.
A SHOW FOR ALL GENDERS… 19+ ONLY
WARNING! No extreme nudity, just extreme hilarity.
A fictitious male stripper troupe (played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians) performs a sexylarious improv comedy show. They try to be sexy… it just comes out funny. Constantly grooving and gyrating in between scenes they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches. They sing, they “dance”, and they are ready to make you laugh. Semi undressed and completely unscripted, The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on your suggestions to create a whole new genre of comedy.
'BEST LIVE PRODUCTION' Canadian Comedy Award Winner
★★★★★ “Extremely Funny!” - UK Fringe Review
“The show is suitable for both men and women. An entertaining ride where anything goes.” – Rip It Up Magazine
"One of the most hilarious shows I've ever seen." - Vancouver Sun
Whalen
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Whalen presents: Come True
Thursday, May 18th at 7:30 PM
Tickets: Regular $20 | Seniors 65+ $15 | Child & Youth 17 & under $10
Rating: G- Suitable for all ages
A motivational journey through song and story
About the Show:
Whalen returns to Key City Theatre to treat you to an emotional journey using music, story, and imagery. Be ready for a night of engaging performance with Whalen!
Whalen is a local developing artist residing in Cranbrook, BC.
To know more about Whalen, visit his social media accounts at @seanmichael308 (instagram) and https://youtube.com/@PastFuturePresent
Grease: School Version
Mt. Baker Wild Theatre presents:
Grease: School Version
Thursday, May 11th to Saturday May 13th at 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 14th at 3:00 PM
Tickets: Regular $20 | Seniors 65+, Youth 12-17, and Children under 12 $15
About the Show:
Grease is the word! Come out and enjoy the show with the students of Mount Baker Wild Theatre.
This year, we will transport you back to the 1950's to join Sandy, Danny, the Pink Ladies, and the Burger Palace Boys as they navigate their final year at Rydell High. Memorable musical favourites such as, "Summer Nights", and "Greased Lightning" will be sure to impress and delight audiences of all ages!
We can't wait to see you!
Bighorn Comedy
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Wildsight Presents
Bighorn Comedy
Tickets: $30
April 22, 2023 at 8:00 pm
18A - Suitable for people 18 years of age or older
About the show:
Radium’s iconic Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd is in danger! But you can help!
Bighorn Comedy is partnering with Wildsight to raise money for Bighorn Sheep conservation. From April 21-23, some top comics will be touring the East Kootenay raising awareness and funds to help save the Bighorns.
Cranbrook’s own Sarah Stupar makes her return to the Key City stage, hosting this dynamite comedy show featuring an all star line-up:
Jarrett Campbell is a small town Canadian boy, on his way to the top. He’s so small town that he's actually from a county with no real towns at all. Jarrett was nominated as the 2019 Breakout Artist of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards and his work has been featured on MTV, CTV, Comedy Network and CBC. He appeared on Roast Battle Canada and Just for Laughs in Montreal. Jarrett has been nominated for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, and Comedy Album of the Year at the 2020 Junos. A good Canadian boy, he’s also spent a few nights passed out in a field.
Brittany Lyseng is a nationally touring Stand-Up Comedian, Writer and Podcaster. Her comedy career began after 12 years as a tradesman, when she developed the desire to lift less and laugh more. You may have seen her on TV (CTV’s Roast Battles Canada), heard her on the radio (CBC’s The Debaters), but you can also probably catch this Alberta girl down at the Legion, having a beer. Her 2019 album debuted at #1 on iTunes and was followed with appearances at Just For Laughs. Most recently she was featured in Reader’s Digest magazine and was graced with a 2022 Canadian Screen Awards nomination.
As for Sarah, she was born and raised in Cranbrook, but has lived in Vancouver, Montreal and now Calgary, and she has been doing stand up since 2012. While living in Cranbrook from 2019-2021, Sarah worked as a flag person on the traffic circle in Radium, where she became obsessed with Bighorn Sheep. She decided to combine her love of stand up with her love of Bighorn Sheep in efforts to raise money for conservation efforts, and is so excited to bring this show to the East Kootenay.
SOTK: Celebration of the Sunrise
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Symphony of the Kootenays presents:
Celebration of the Sunrise
Saturday, April 15th at 7:30 PM
Tickets at $40 Regular and $10 | Youth
Subscription is at Regular $160 | Youth $40
About the Show:
Ola Gjeilo is one of the world’s most performed choral composers. His Sunrise Mass is a marvelous meditation that presents a metaphorical journey from the heavens to Earth. Ferde Grofé is an American composer who paid homage to one of the Earth’s natural treasures in his extremely descriptive Grand Canyon Suite. We celebrate the season with Voices of Spring, from the waltz king Strauss and Pietro Mascagni’s Inno del Sole (Hymn of the Sun).
PIGS: Canada's Pink Floyd - FEARLESS TOUR 2023
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Ghostfinger Production presents:
PIGS: Canada's Pink Floyd - FEARLESS TOUR 2023
March 29th at 7:30 pm
Tickets: Regular $50 | Early bird until Jan. 2 $45
Audience: Rated PG - May not be suitable for young children
There may be fog/Haze, strobe or flashing lights
About the show:
Celebrating one of the greatest bands of all time with flawless performances of classic and rare Pink Floyd songs.
Formed in 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, PIGS: Canada's Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute have spent over a decade perfecting their craft in front of sold out audiences throughout Canada.
PIGS celebrate the long history of Pink Floyd by bringing to life countless fan favourites from the Floyd’s vast catalogue. Join them for an evening of deep cuts from records lost in the mists of time and gigantic hit songs from the crucial mid-70s years. On their FEARLESS 2023 tour, PIGS, Canada’s only national touring Floyd tribute, are bringing the majestic music and legendary concert experience of Pink Floyd to fans across Canada. Audiences can look forward to flawless performances of songs from The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, along with other classic favourites and rarities from Meddle to The Division Bell. It is impossible to experience a more authentic or in-depth Pink Floyd show anywhere else!
Using authentic equipment, the band goes to great lengths to recreate the sound and live concert experience of Pink Floyd’s 70s era. Pink Floyd's live show was always a huge part of their appeal – and PIGS have been working to keep that experience alive for generations to come. The band and their crew have a deep love and respect for all things Floydian and are thrilled to create for you an unforgettable night filled with music backed by the glow of a giant Mr Screen. PIGS have the voices, the mannerisms, the instruments, the lights and lasers, the visuals, and the sound to bring the live experience of Pink Floyd back to life.
PIGS is the most authentic Floyd tribute act around, here to give you an incredible musical experience you will never forget. canadapinkfloyd.com
Proudly presented by Ghostfinger Productions
For the Love of Gordon: Valentines Party
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Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30 PM, Catered Reception starts at 6:00 PM
Tickets: Regular $49
Audience: Rated 14A - Some adult content and language
About Valentines Party
A Valentines Day Party featuring a gala reception with appetizers, signature cocktails, silent auction, door prizes and live music by Pretty for the People and Mile High Club. All proceeds will go to the Sheridan Family who are facing financial difficulties due to a medical crisis.
‘For the Love of Gordon’ - a Valentines Party, happens February 14, at the Key City Theatre. From 6:00 to 7:30pm there will be a catered reception in the foyer with sweets and appetizers, silent and live auction, a photo booth and branded merchandise. Live music on the main stage starts at 7:30 PM featuring two top tier local bands: Pretty For The People and The Mile High Club. This is Valentines Day at its finest and what better way to celebrate love than to come together to help someone we all love?
Proceeds from the event will go to the Sheridan Family. Gordon Sheridan has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His wife Rhonda is looking to maintain her full-time job while managing his comfort and care needs and at the same time parenting their son, Parker. Both Gordon and Rhonda have long been active members of the Cranbrook community, particularly in the arts. Now their friends and family are looking to give back to help cover their expenses over the next months. Thank you for your support!
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