This week, filmmaker Sinakson Trevor Solway tells us about Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man. Crescendo raises money for youth mental health in Calgary. Northern Light Theatre presents the dark comedy Radiant Vermin. Max Kerman has a new book called Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress. Singer-songwriter Logan Staats tells us about the Banff exhibition The Ancestors Are Talking.
Monday, April 14 on Discoveries
Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man is the new feature-length documentary by the award-winning Calgary-based, Blackfoot filmmaker Sinakson Trevor Solway. CKUA’s Leo Cripps chats with the filmmaker ahead of the documentary’s debut in Calgary and Edmonton.
Tuesday, April 15 on Traffic Jams
Crescendo is more than a concert—it’s an experience. The extravagant musical production features an orchestra, choir, full rock band and soloists performing classic songs from Queen, Elton John and more. CKUA’s Lisa Wilton is joined by the show’s creator, John Cameron.
Wednesday, April 16 on Thoroughfare
Edmonton’s Northern Light Theatre is closing its 49th season with a dark comedy called Radiant Vermin. The play centres around home ownership and what one young couple was willing to do to get their dream home. CKUA’s Tony King enters the world of the play with the two leads, Rain Matkin and Eli Yaschuk.
Thursday, April 17 on The Upload
Max Kerman has had a fruitful musical career with Arkells, and has worked hard in the pursuit of his art. This is something he freely admits in his debut book, Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress. CKUA’s Kate Stevens chats with Max Kerman about how it feels to put his creative journey onto the page.
Friday, April 18 at 8:40am MT on Alberta Morning
The Whyte Gallery in Banff celebrates the opening of an exciting new summer-long art exhibition called The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven. CKUA’s Grant Stovel learns more from Mohawk artist Logan Staats.
