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SUMMARY:Open Stage
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our open stage January 9th\, 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLethbridge Folk Club OPEN STAGE\n\n\n\nAlways on the 2nd Friday of the month September until May.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Open Stage Nights continue. \n\n\n\nJoin us to sing\, play\, hone your musical skills or just come and listen. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome to the Lethbridge Folk Club’s ‘Open Stage’ evenings\, where we host local performing musicians and poets at McKillop United Church Hall: 2329 15th Avenue South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta \n\n\n\nLethbridge Folk Club will provide you with a stage with sound facilities at no cost so that you can perform some of your own music\, music you have borrowed\, or poetry of your choice. You will also have an eager and appreciative audience to listen to and perhaps dance to your musical performance! \n\n\n\nThe dates for 2026 are: This Year’s Open Stage nights are on: \n\n\n\nJanuary 9\, 2026 \n\n\n\nFebruary 13\, 2026 \n\n\n\nMarch 13\, 2026\, \n\n\n\nApril 10\, 2026\, \n\n\n\nand May 8\, 2026 \n\n\n\nEnter at the main entrance\, turn left\, and go up the stairs to the hall.  Donations are appreciated to help pay for the venue. \n\n\n\nWe are looking for a $5.00 contribution to support our Open Stage program. Please click here at “Support Us Financially”  or click on the green button below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport Us Financially\n\n\n\n\nEven though we are an Alberta Nonprofit and not supposed to make money\, we can’t lose any either\, we’d be honored if you you help us defray some of our hard costs of this free event with a donation. If you can afford it\, please click the support button.  Thanks so much! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport the Folk Club by purchasing Our Cuppers Coffee\, click here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\nFun and music from our Open Stage Nights
URL:https://lethbridgefolkclub.ca/event/open-stage-17/
LOCATION:McKillop United Church\, 2329 15 Ave South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, T1K0X5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:John Rutherford Trio
DESCRIPTION:John Rutherford Trio with Papa King \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your Tickets Click Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Tickets are available now. \n\n\n\nAfter December 30th\, tickets will be available at our ticket partners: Analog Books\, D&N Kitchen\, Cuppers Coffee\, Theoretically Brewing\, and Casa. \n\n\n\n“This (Midnight Microphone) is an individual take on the blues\, by an artist very much in tune with the music but unafraid to put his own spin on it. I liked this a lot.” – Norman Darwen \n\n\n\n— Blues In The South Magazine\, England\, 2023.” \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lethbridge Folk Club presents The John Ritherford Trio with Papa King opening. \n\n\n\nGrowing up in Toronto in the 60’s and 70’s John Rutherford first laid hands on a guitar at age 10\, and at 16 told his guitar teacher he wanted to play some of the popular rock songs of the day. Rutherford was told “if you want to play rock ’n’ roll you’ll have to learn the blues” \n\n\n\nLessons were spent digging into classic blues guitar recordings\, studying the rhythm\, feel and form of the music. Rutherford took his homework seriously swinging by Sam the Record Man on Yonge Street each week to purchase whatever blues album they’d been working with. This process spawned both a passion for the sound of the blues but also a sprawling record collection. Rutherford’s blues library and his earliest influences began with works by John Mayall\, Buddy Guy\, Taj Mahal\, Johnny Winter\, Hubert Sumlin\, T-Bone Walker\, Otis Rush\,  Freddie\, Albert and BB King. Rutherford never learned those rock songs of the day\, he stuck with the blues. \n\n\n\nMaintaining a long running residency at Calgary’s current home of the blues\, The Blues Can\, Rutherford performs solo shows and routinely rocks the house with his blues trio while honing his signature guitar sound and storytelling songwriting style. \n\n\n\n\nRutherford’s solo career began with the release of the 2010 LP Echo Broadcast which reached #1 on the Alberta public broadcaster CKUA top 30 chart and received glowing reviews internationally. The leap to branch out on his own blossomed into appearances at clubs\, concert venues and major music festivals across Canada. \n\n\n\nAdding to a long list of projects\, accomplishments and career milestones Rutherford is pleased to announce the release of his latest EP in 2023 entitled Midnight Microphone. \n\n\n\nProduced by legendary guitarist Tim Williams\, and joined by Thom Moon on drums and Bill Price on bass the new songs express Rutherford’s will to push the blues form beyond traditions or expectations in a search of his own honest connection to the feel and power of the music. \n\n\n\n“Papa” King Cole is a solid\, hard-working Albertan who has supported his family as a class 1 truck driver by day and singer/songwriter musician by night. \n\n\n\nHis music and songs reflect the life he lives and observes.\n\n\n\nDriven with love and passion\, this is music for all ages.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis original songs all engage with his audiences\, and they leave with a good taste in their soul. \n\n\n\nMusic is heartfelt\, melodic\, rhythmic and dynamic. Various styles make each song unique. Lyrics drawn from personal experience and Alberta landscapes convey universal themes. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6:30 PM \n\n\n\nReturn Policy
URL:https://lethbridgefolkclub.ca/event/john-rutherford-trio/
LOCATION:Army Navy Air Force Club (ANAVETS)\, 517 - 5 Ave South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, T1J 0T9\, Canada
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