THREE TO SEE

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

On May 17, 1974, Fort Edmonton Park first opened its big gates, and it remains the largest living history museum in Canada, situated on 158 acres of river valley parkland. To celebrate its golden anniversary, roving fiddle and guitar players and the Bullies of Basin Street Brass Band will be among the entertainers enlivening the scene, as the park hosts musket and teepee pole-making demos. Pop into Capitol Theatre to experience memories from over the decades. The milestone celebration of this living museum that dates back hundreds and indeed thousands of years lasts through holiday Monday.

Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Fort Edmonton Park (7000 143 St.), $26.20/adult; $20.90/child/ youth/senior; $95/family at fortedmontonpark.ca

MARK TEMPLETON

Innovative soundscape sorcerer Mark Templeton will be rolling out an audiovisual set making use of samples of 1970s and '80s meditation and religious tapes. “Originally made to foster relaxation and well-being in a liturgical setting,” he says, “the recordings now have a lysergic skew, as if heard underwater during the immersion of a baptism — a sonic lustration.” His album, Inner Light, also makes use of the material. Modular synth artist and Listen Records seat captain k.burwash will also be playing his beautiful sonic Frankenstein to open up.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at 9910 (9910 109 St.), $16.70/ eventbrite.ca, $20/door

AGENT ORANGE

As Monday is a holiday, why not treat yourself to a little pioneering surf punk with a California band that's been making crusty venues bounce and thrash since 1979? On the back of their seminal albums Living in Darkness and This Is the Voice, AO is easily one of the longest enduring west coast punk acts ever, despite the various lineup changes over the years. Their cover of Metallica's Seek and Destroy is gold. Local thrash and punk bands L.A.M.S. and No Skies open the show, so get ready to swirl and sweat.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday at Starlite Room (10030 102 St.), $30.31 at starliteroom.ca