THE TO-DO LIST

DOLLY WIGGLER CABARET Mooky Cornish and vaudevillian Shane Baker host two nights of puppetry for adults. For everyone’s sake, leave the kids at home. Theatre, p10.

CALGARY HORROR CON If you’re a fan of gore and creepy flicks, run (scared or otherwise) to the Clarion Hotel. Guests include Linda Blair and James Remar. Movies, p19.

CALGARY ORCHID SHOW Marvel at the delicate flowers and the tough cookies who grow them. The show includes a sale for those with green thumbs. Special Events, p16-19.

CHRIS CRAN The painter whose interests include perception and the problems therein appears without screens, dots or grids at the Banff Centre. Talks, p15.

LET’S TALK ABOUT... PUBLIC ART Those two words inspire plenty of passionate discussion. d.talks discusses “the ways that public art connects people to place.” Talks, p15.

THE GOOD LOVELIES The band name is familiar, but the title of their latest album— Shapeshifters—hints at a new sound and a good evening. Concerts, p6-8.