Beeba Boys at The Globe Cinema (Tuesday, Feb. 2)
Deepa Mehta (Sam & Me, Fire, Water) portrays an Indo Canadian gang war over Vancouver’s drug scene in this crime thriller.
Mehta will be on hand for a Q&A after the show. The screening is free and the film starts rolling at 7 p.m.
Yamato: The Drummers of Japan at Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons (Wednesday, Feb. 3)
The beat of the Yamato drummers will carry you over hump day. Their waidako drums have been part of Japanese culture for over 1,500 years, but their modern popularity date back to the 1950s. Tickets are $59 to $99.
The Fear of 13 at Cineplex Eau Claire (Wednesday, Feb. 3)
True crime is experiencing a resurgence with popular shows like The Jinx and Making a Murderer. Hot Docs jumps on the trend with this doc constructed from a four-day long interview with convicted rapist and murderer Nick Yarris, who is fighting to prove his innocence after 23 years on death row. Tickets are $13 to $15.
Trapped in Tradition, Paul Hardy from his exhibition Kaleidoscopic Animalia at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. Photo courtesy Glenbow Museum.
Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow Museum (Thursday, Feb. 4)
The standard museum weekday visiting hours aren’t accommodating for 9-to-5ers. Now, the Glenbow is helping them out on the First Thursday of each month. Not only are they staying open until 9 p.m., they are also waiving the cover charge. If you’ve already seen Paul Hardy’s exhibition, Kaleidoscopic Animalia, then you can augment your understanding with a candid talk about fashion, inspiration and the arts between Hardy and Fashion Television’s Jeanne Beker. Tickets to that talk are $15 to $20.
Some of the art of Inventory by Roula Partheniou, which opens at Contemporary Calgary on Thursday.
Inventory by Roula Partheniou at Contemporary Calgary (Opening Thursday, Feb. 4)
That may look like a rather sparse and non-descript shelf, but Partheniou’s creations are actually handmade and handpainted using wood, canvas, fibreboard and other materials. “Whether stacked, shelved or left leaning against a wall,” writes the exhibit’s curator Ivan Jurakic, “the artist’s use of precise forms and a reductive colour palette elicits a double take that invites viewers to pause and reconsider how their initial reading of common visual cues can often be deceptive.” The opening reception featuring remarks by Partheniou starts at 7 p.m.
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