This week, we’ll talk with Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Music Director Claude Lapalme about their season. We’ll ask Calgary stand-up comic Jebb Fink about his autobiography.
Find out what’s planned at Calgary’s CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival. Alan Doyle has a new book about Newfoundland and Labrador. And Brian Webb and Tasha Orsiuk talk dance!
Monday, November 10 at 10:40am MT on Discoveries
The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra is presenting the most famous four notes in classical music history: the legendary opening notes of Beethoven’s legendary Symphony No. 5. This iconic piece of music is then being paired with Oscar Peterson’s Hymn to Freedom, along with ragtime music from Stravinsky and Joplin. CKUA’s Leo Cripps is joined by the symphony’s Music Director Claude Lapalme.
Tuesday, Nov 11 at 5:40pm MT on Traffic Jams
Veteran Calgary stand-up comic Jebb Fink’s new autobiography, Sober Not Sane: A Life of Comedy, Cameras, and Chaos, revisits his early days in the Calgary comedy scene and his stint as a popular co-host of a local TV morning show. He joins CKUA s Lisa Wilton to talk about his new book.
Wednesday, Nov 12 at 1:40pm MT on Thoroughfare
The Calgary Underground Film Festival has released its full program for the 2025 CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival. CKUA’s Tony King joined by Festival Director Brenda Lieberman and filmmaker Victoria L. McFayden.
Thursday, Nov 13 at 12:40pm MT on The Upload
Musician and now author Alan Doyle delves into the history and culture of his maritime home in his new book The Smiling Land. He joins CKUA’s Kate Stevens to tell us more about the book!
Friday, Nov 14 at 8:40am MT on Alberta Morning
The beloved Ukrainian Shumka Dancers and contemporary dance visionary Brian Webb are being inducted into the Dance Collection Danse Canadian Dance Hall of Fame. CKUA’s Grant Stovel is joined by the BWDC’s Brian Webb and Shumka’s Artistic Director Tasha Orsiuk to share more about this well-deserved honour.
