TOP 5 PICKS

PEARLE HARBOUR’S CHAUTAUQUA

Where: Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall When: Jan. 10-12

The Audience Choice Award-winner at SummerWorks 2017 comes to the High Performance Rodeo. It’s part cabaret, part drag and part tent revival as Pearle Harbour (Justin Miller) leads you through sing-alongs, puppet shows and an exorcism.

BLACK

Where: Herringer Kiss Gallery When: Jan. 12 to Feb. 2

A group show tribute to the darkest colour featuring work by Angela Grossmann, Mara Korkola, Shelley Adler and Attila Richard Lukacs.

ANGELA SNIEDER— OBSCURA

Where: Alberta Printmakers

When: Jan. 12 to Feb. 22 Snieder’s work blends printmaking and photography as she prompts “us to discern reality from illusion and to consider the liminal space where these notions overlap.”

LYSANDER PIANO TRIO

Where: Eckhardt-Gramatté, University of Calgary

When: Jan. 13-14

The award-winning, New York-based piano trio (Itamar Zorman, violin; Liza Stepanova, piano; Michael Katz, cello) perform a program featuring Debussy and Brahms.

TRIBUTE TO CRAFT SPIRITS FESTIVAL

Where: Banff and Lake Louise When: Jan. 16-27 Celebrate Banff and Lake Louise’s craft cocktails and local food at this 12-day festival featuring special dining events and cocktail menus showcasing spirits from nearby distilleries.