It's time again for First Thursday - Calgary's Monthly Cultural Crawl through the Cultural District. 

Browse through the event listings and pick your own route through the district. Make one stop or many, starting as early as breakfast and staying out late. 

Many events are free and there are discounts at restaurants along the route. 

From visual arts to theatre, live music to fashion and food, there's something for everyone to try out. Come mix and mingle and get a taste of Calgary's arts and culture scene! 
Download the full brochure. 
Visual Art
All day Telus Convention Centre Window Space, Centre Street LRT Platform - Window to a View
9am - 5pm Glenbow Museum: Kaahsinnooniksi Ao’toksisawooyawa, Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts
10am - 9pm Art Gallery of Calgary: The Kingston Prize 2009, Canada’s National Portrait Competition
11am - 7pm Triangle Gallery:  At the Crossroads:  Helen Stadelbauer and Wes Irwin
1 - 3:30pm Glenbow Museum: Sketch Club
5 - 9pm Art Central: Exhibition openings, live music by Big Foot Rocketship, and happy hour on wine, cheese, and beer at deVille. 
5pm Guided tour of the Downtown Public Art Circuit
6-9pm Truck Gallery: Art Coffee House
6:15pm Plaza of the Municipal Building: Unveling of public art "Balancing Act"
Theatre
7:30 pm Engineered Air Theatre, Epcor Centre: Fire Exit Theatre presents First Church of Texaco
7:30 pm Vertigo Theatre: Evelyn Strange
7:30pm Theatre Calgary: Betrayal
 Literature
12 - 1pm Central Library: Author Reading - The Great Planet Robbery by Craig DiLouie
6 - 8pm Central Library: Aboriginal Writers' Circle, Free
7:30pm The New Gallery: I heart poetry with Flywheel, Passion Pitch Poetry, Red Mile Revenge & Passion Pitch Poetry, Free
Music
 6pm Cantos Music Foundation: Explore the cantos instrument collection with a musical tour, Free
7:30pm Cantos Music Foundation: Lab Coast in concert, $5 or pay what you can at the door
8pm The Royal Canadian Legion #1: The Bonfire Ball with Jason Collett,  Zeus and Bahamas, $21.75
9pm Palomino Smokehouse & Social Club: Wax Mannequin with The Burning Hell and Prarie Cat in concert, $10 at the door
9pm Beat Niq Jazz & Social Club: Manic Thematic
9pm Hotel Arts: Adrenaline 2010, Paris meets Calgary II, $52.75
 Film
11-12pm Central Library: Marvelous Movies for All Ages, Free
1 - 3pm Central Library: Thursday afternoon at the movies - Rocky, Free
5 - 9pm Calgary Arts Development screening room: Calgary Underground Film Festival sampler, Free
Community
6 - 7:45pm Central Library: Drop in Career Coaching, Free
Shopping
5 - 8pm Fashion Central: Tunes by DJ Bruno, fabulous boutiques of Fashion Central and PHOTOBOOTH - come down and get your photo taken! Free

Deals
Restaurant Deals

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