The 35th annual Cathedral Village Arts Festival is set for a grand finale this weekend in Regina, alongside two national comedy tours, local theatre, and the Regina Symphony Orchestra's season finale.
1. Cathedral Comes Alive
The six-day event concludes Saturday with an array of entertainment options headlined by the 13th Avenue street fair. Friday's festivities begin at 5 p.m. when the beer tent opens at Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, commencing a weekend of live music, shopping, and more. Other venues include the Artesian, Mercury Cafe, Westminster United Church, and the main stage at Holy Rosary Park. On Saturday, the street fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with nearly 400 vendors from across Western Canada. The Funville carnival also begins at 10 a.m., offering activities like a tug of war, ice cream eating contest, and more. The main stage opens at 4 p.m. and runs through the evening with performances by Melody McArthur, Wolf Willow, Teagan Littlechief, Indigo Joseph, and Drezus. The neighbourhood centre also has live music on Saturday night, followed by an after-party at Pumpjacks. The complete schedule can be found at cvaf.ca.
2. Dark Purple Slice Tour
Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall fame brings his latest comedy tour to the Casino Regina Show Lounge on Friday night. The multi-talented Canadian actor, director, and writer has appeared in TV shows like Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Gilmore Girls, Workaholics, and Nobodies. McCulloch is also a prolific director whose credits include SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Schitt's Creek, and Trailer Park Boys. He has written and/or directed films such as Dog Park (starring Luke Wilson), Superstar (Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell), Stealing Harvard (Jason Lee, Leslie Mann, and Tom Green), and Comeback Season (Ray Liotta). Learn more at casinoregina.com.
3. The Comic Strippers
This award-winning improv show returns to the Performing Arts Centre on Saturday night with an adults-only performance that offers "No extreme nudity, just extreme hilarity." Sarah Szloboda of the Vancouver Sun called it "One of the most hilarious shows I've ever seen." It features a fictitious male stripper troupe played by a cast of improvisational comedians who "try to be sexy … (but) it just comes out funny," says an online preview. "Constantly grooving and gyrating in-between scenes, they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches. They sing, they 'dance' and they are ready to make you laugh. Semi-undressed and completely unscripted, The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on your suggestions to create a whole new genre of comedy." Learn more at thecomicstrippers.com.
4. Culturecapital: Showdown!
Regina's Curtain Razors presents a unique theatrical experience that combines live performance with a collectible trading card game on Friday night at Globe Theatre.
