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A Quick Look Back at 2022
2022 had an arts renaissance. Or at least it felt that way to us at Stagehand. It was a year of collaboration with...
Bringing culture and vitality to downtown Calgary
DowntownVibe, a joint project of Stagehand and the City of Calgary, is an ongoing lunch hour music fest featuring...
2022 Calgary Artist Playlist
Stagehand was created based on the knowledge that every community has a large base of talented artists, eager to find opportunities to profile their art. We created this playlist as a sample of some of the musical acts we worked with in 2022. This playlist spotlights...
A Quick Look Back at 2022
2022 had an arts renaissance. Or at least it felt that way to us at Stagehand. It was a year of collaboration with arts champions. It was also a year where we won a national award for our work with Music Mile! We kicked it off working with Calgary Arts Development and...
Bringing culture and vitality to downtown Calgary
DowntownVibe, a joint project of Stagehand and the City of Calgary, is an ongoing lunch hour music fest featuring talented local musicians performing in unconventional downtown spaces. Pre-pandemic, Stagehand worked with the Calgary and Edmonton Airports to host over...
Calgary’s +15 Walkway as a Music Venue?
Written by Dan Duguay & Derek Manns In a recent blog, Chief Flaneuring Officer at Everyday Tourist, Richard White, mused about “crazy” ideas to make Calgary more interesting. One of his big crazy ideas that caught our eye was to activate the +15 walkway in...
Backstage with Darcy Stamp
Darcy Stamp is a Calgary based classical crossover violinist who has performed and recorded with Josh Groban, George Canyon, Johnny Reid and many others. Darcy studied at the university of Toronto under David Zafer and has toured extensively throughout the United...
Fatigue Fest Playlist
Listen to some of Calgary's best musicians as featured in Fatigue Fest which was part of the Chinook Blast. Apple Playlist - Spotify Playlist Stagehand was a part of the inaugural Chinook Blast, a mid winter roundup designed to energize the downtown core and celebrate...
Empowering the Arts
Written by Derek Manns, Co-founder & CEO, Stagehand The time is right to make real and lasting change for the Arts. The Arts industry was facing some serious challenges long before COVID added to the malais. Traditional arts institutions’ leadership position...
Backstage with Sonia Deleo
One day, when she was 11 years old, Sonia Deleo woke up with a song in her head. She scribbled a set of lyrics onto a piece of paper and tucked it in her pocket, anxiously waiting for the right time to show someone what she had created. Years later, Sonia’s musical...
Backstage with Sylvia Johnston
As the Owner/Operator of Cornerstone Music Cafe, Sylvia Johnston is never bored. Built on a strong belief in the magic of music, Cornerstone Music Cafe is a unique business that does it all, acting as a live music venue, a cafe, and a provider of high-quality music...