The new year is here, and CKUA is back with your weekly helping of Arts & Culture from across the province!
Danya Ortmann talks transforming Tom Waits with found sounds, while painter Anthony Cudahy discusses his newest exhibition.
Author Trina Moyles introduces her new book, Black Bear, and violinist Leslie Ting talks about her intimate performance, What Brings You In.
Karen Trace talks bluegrass ahead of the second annual River City Bluegrass Festival in Edmonton.
Monday, Jan 5 at 10:40am MT on Discoveries
One Yellow Rabbit presents L’Orchestre D’Hommes-Orchestres Performs Tom Waits, next week at the Bella Concert Hall. One of the performers, Danya Ortmann, talks to CKUA’s Leo Cripps about transforming the work of Tom Waits using found sounds and self-made instruments.
Tuesday, Jan 6 at 5:40pm MT on Traffic Jams
Opening January 23, Brooklyn-based figurative painter Anthony Cudahy‘s exhibition metronome yawned is at the Esker Foundation. On Tuesday’s Traffic Jams, Cudahy joins CKUA’s Lisa Wilton to discuss his work and the upcoming show.
Wednesday, Jan 7 at 1:40pm MT on Thoroughfare
Trina Moyles‘ Black Bear is out this Tuesday, with a reading at Edmonton Public Library on January 7 and book launch event January 15, presented by Wordfest, at Calgary’s Memorial Park Library. The author joins Tony King Wednesday on Thoroughfare for a conversation about the new work.
Thursday, Jan 8 at 12:40pm MT on The Upload
This Saturday, January 10, violinist Leslie Ting presents What Brings You In at Calgary’s CSpace Theatre. The intimate performance explores the parallel relationships with her instrument, therapy, and the audience. CKUA’s Kate Stevens chats with Leslie Ting on The Upload.
Friday, Jan 9 at 8:40am MT on Alberta Morning
The River City Bluegrass Festival returns to Edmonton for its second edition. Featuring a local and international artists, workshops and jams, the winter festival takes place January 16-18 at the Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre. CKUA’S Grant Stovel sits down with Northern Bluegrass Circle VP Karen Trace to talk bluegrass on Friday’s Alberta Morning.
