Welcome to My Renaissance - Helen McPhaden and girls from the Stardale Program
2024-03-12 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub, 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2P 0C5, Canada
Welcome to My Renaissance is an artist-in-residency featuring Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland and friends.
Helen McPhaden and girls from the Stardale Program
Join Eugene and Stardale director Helen McPhaden for a curated screening of the award-winning video The Road. The Stardale program caters to adolescent indigenous girls in the Calgary area. Eugene has worked with the girls of the program for 11 years, helping them bring their ideas and poetry to the stage. Not to be deterred by the pandemic, we transformed a stage play into a video, shot and edited and presented it to the general public as well as special interest groups starting in 2020. The Road was written in response to the findings of the Commission on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, written and performed by the girls of Stardale 2020.
This session will be of interest to anyone curious about indigenous culture in Calgary, and learning about the girls’ experience of living here. Helen and Eugene have worked with the girls for over a decade producing different shows and will share their insights on working in a culturally appropriate manner with First Nations girls.
About Eugene Stickland
Born and educated in Regina, after completing an MFA in Theatre at Toronto’s York University, Eugene arrived in Calgary in 1994 and began a ten year residency at Alberta Theatre Projects. During this time he wrote and saw produced ten plays — 6 for ATP, 3 for Lunchbox Theatre and 1 for Theatre Network in Edmonton. In total, he has written 19 plays that have been produced in Calgary, Edmonton or Toronto and then throughout the world, from London to Istanbul. Following the residency at ATP, Eugene wrote a feature weekly column for the Calgary Herald for 6 years, a total of approximately 250,000 published words. In 2015 Eugene published his only novel (to date), The Piano Teacher, recipient of the W.O. Mitchell Award. Plans are being made to make a movie of the Piano Teacher, with Eugene writing the screenplay. Eugene currently has several projects underway which he is excited to share over the course of his cSPACE Eau Claire residency. He lives in the Beltline area of Calgary with his wife Belina.

Welcome to My Renaissance - Lack of Rain feat. Tom Phillips
2024-03-14 18:00 - 21:00
Welcome to My Renaissance is an artist-in-residency featuring Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland and friends.
“Lack of Rain”: Special guest Tom Phillips
Where does a song come from? Tom will take us through the process of writing his song “Lack of Rain” and perform the song. Then Eugene will talk about what it was about the song that inspired him to write a novel of the same name. Then a brief reading from Eugene’s work in progress. General discussion to follow about song writing and novel writing and anything else that comes up.
About Eugene Stickland
Born and educated in Regina, after completing an MFA in Theatre at Toronto’s York University, Eugene arrived in Calgary in 1994 and began a ten year residency at Alberta Theatre Projects. During this time he wrote and saw produced ten plays — 6 for ATP, 3 for Lunchbox Theatre and 1 for Theatre Network in Edmonton. In total, he has written 19 plays that have been produced in Calgary, Edmonton or Toronto and then throughout the world, from London to Istanbul. Following the residency at ATP, Eugene wrote a feature weekly column for the Calgary Herald for 6 years, a total of approximately 250,000 published words. In 2015 Eugene published his only novel (to date), The Piano Teacher, recipient of the W.O. Mitchell Award. Plans are being made to make a movie of the Piano Teacher, with Eugene writing the screenplay. Eugene currently has several projects underway which he is excited to share over the course of his cSPACE Eau Claire residency. He lives in the Beltline area of Calgary with his wife Belina.

Welcome to My Renaissance - SHERI-D WILSON in Performance
2024-03-15 18:00 - 21:00
Welcome to My Renaissance is an artist-in-residency featuring Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland and friends.
SHERI-D WILSON in Performance
Eugene and Sheri-D will exchange a few poems but the real emphasis will be on the release of Sheri-D’s new opus maximus, THEONEIRONAUT 01. Maybe we’ll get a sneak-a-peak in advance of her official launch in April!
About Eugene Stickland
Born and educated in Regina, after completing an MFA in Theatre at Toronto’s York University, Eugene arrived in Calgary in 1994 and began a ten year residency at Alberta Theatre Projects. During this time he wrote and saw produced ten plays — 6 for ATP, 3 for Lunchbox Theatre and 1 for Theatre Network in Edmonton. In total, he has written 19 plays that have been produced in Calgary, Edmonton or Toronto and then throughout the world, from London to Istanbul. Following the residency at ATP, Eugene wrote a feature weekly column for the Calgary Herald for 6 years, a total of approximately 250,000 published words. In 2015 Eugene published his only novel (to date), The Piano Teacher, recipient of the W.O. Mitchell Award. Plans are being made to make a movie of the Piano Teacher, with Eugene writing the screenplay. Eugene currently has several projects underway which he is excited to share over the course of his cSPACE Eau Claire residency. He lives in the Beltline area of Calgary with his wife Belina.

Welcome to My Renaissance - SHERI-D WILSON and Friends
2024-03-16 12:00 - 16:00
Welcome to My Renaissance is an artist-in-residency featuring Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland and friends.
SHERI-D WILSON and Friends
Welcome Sheri-D and amazing luminous shimmering poets to the cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub. Eugene and Sheri-D welcome all poets young, sharing some poems and insights into the mysteries of HUMAN EXISTENCE and if that weren’t enough, we welcome YOU to bring your own poems to share with us. Yes, it’s a BYOP (Bring Your Own Poem) event.
About Eugene Stickland
Born and educated in Regina, after completing an MFA in Theatre at Toronto’s York University, Eugene arrived in Calgary in 1994 and began a ten year residency at Alberta Theatre Projects. During this time he wrote and saw produced ten plays — 6 for ATP, 3 for Lunchbox Theatre and 1 for Theatre Network in Edmonton. In total, he has written 19 plays that have been produced in Calgary, Edmonton or Toronto and then throughout the world, from London to Istanbul. Following the residency at ATP, Eugene wrote a feature weekly column for the Calgary Herald for 6 years, a total of approximately 250,000 published words. In 2015 Eugene published his only novel (to date), The Piano Teacher, recipient of the W.O. Mitchell Award. Plans are being made to make a movie of the Piano Teacher, with Eugene writing the screenplay. Eugene currently has several projects underway which he is excited to share over the course of his cSPACE Eau Claire residency. He lives in the Beltline area of Calgary with his wife Belina.

Welcome to My Renaissance - Finale: The return of MORAG NORTHEY
2024-03-16 18:00 - 21:00
Welcome to My Renaissance is an artist-in-residency featuring Calgary playwright Eugene Stickland and friends.
The return of MORAG NORTHEY
…and the presence of green beer for our Irish friends as we finish off the Eugenius Residency in style.
About Eugene Stickland
Born and educated in Regina, after completing an MFA in Theatre at Toronto’s York University, Eugene arrived in Calgary in 1994 and began a ten year residency at Alberta Theatre Projects. During this time he wrote and saw produced ten plays — 6 for ATP, 3 for Lunchbox Theatre and 1 for Theatre Network in Edmonton. In total, he has written 19 plays that have been produced in Calgary, Edmonton or Toronto and then throughout the world, from London to Istanbul. Following the residency at ATP, Eugene wrote a feature weekly column for the Calgary Herald for 6 years, a total of approximately 250,000 published words. In 2015 Eugene published his only novel (to date), The Piano Teacher, recipient of the W.O. Mitchell Award. Plans are being made to make a movie of the Piano Teacher, with Eugene writing the screenplay. Eugene currently has several projects underway which he is excited to share over the course of his cSPACE Eau Claire residency. He lives in the Beltline area of Calgary with his wife Belina.

One Big Jam: Little JAMS: Open House
2024-03-22 19:00 - 23:00
One Big Jam is the artist-in-residence at cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub from March 19-30th, 2024. Hosted by Chris Maric.

Little JAMs : Open House JAM

Hosted by One Big JAM (Various Artists)

On the following nights
Friday March 22, 7pm-11pm
Saturday March 23, 8pm-11pm
Saturday March 30, 8pm-11pm

About One Big Jam

Every event is a unique spectacle of improvisation where diverse and gifted artists create a one-of-a-kind experience filled with music, dance and poetry. The lines between stage and crowd are blurred, and anyone can find themselves beautifully contributing to the mix.

One Big Jam: Level Up JAMS
2024-03-23 18:00 - 20:00
One Big Jam is the artist-in-residence at cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub from March 19-30th, 2024. Hosted by Chris Maric.

Level Up JAMs : An Open Conversation about Open JAMs

Hosted by One Big JAM (Various Artists)

On the following nights
Saturday March 23, 6pm-8pm
Saturday March 30, 6pm-8pm

About One Big Jam

Every event is a unique spectacle of improvisation where diverse and gifted artists create a one-of-a-kind experience filled with music, dance and poetry. The lines between stage and crowd are blurred, and anyone can find themselves beautifully contributing to the mix.

One Big Jam: Soul Circus DJ JAM
2024-03-29 19:00 - 23:00
One Big Jam is the artist-in-residence at cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub from March 19-30th, 2024. Hosted by Chris Maric.

Soul Circus DJ JAM

Hosted by Soul Circus + One Big JAM (Various Artists)

On the following night
Friday March 29, 7pm-11pm

About One Big Jam

Every event is a unique spectacle of improvisation where diverse and gifted artists create a one-of-a-kind experience filled with music, dance and poetry. The lines between stage and crowd are blurred, and anyone can find themselves beautifully contributing to the mix.
