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SUMMARY:Elisapie at Dënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
DESCRIPTION:Sun\, March 22 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom (full band show)\nCo-presented with the Dawson City Music Festival and Yukon Arts Centre \nDoors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00\nTickets on sale here\n– \nElisapie’s unconditional attachment to her territory and her language\, Inuktitut\, remains at the core of her creative journey. Born and raised in Salluit\, a small village in Nunavik which is only accessible by plane\, Elisapie is an emblematic Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter. Since winning her first Juno Award in 2005 with her band Taima\, Elisapie’s body of work has been praised many times. \nOn September 15th 2023\, Elisapie unveiled Inuktitut\, her fourth solo record. On this album\, the Inuk artist covers ten classic rock and pop songs ranging from the 1960’s to the 90’s translated into Inuktitut\, her mother tongue. The result is an emotional\, autobiographical soundtrack where each song is associated with a loved one or an intimate story. Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike\, Inuktitut is the artist’s second album to land a shortlist nomination for the Polaris Music Prize. Its success also earned Elisapie a Juno Award in the Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year category\, as well as five awards at the 2024 ADISQ Gala\, and allowed her to play over 70 concerts in Canada\, the U.S. and Europe. She also just got nominated for this year’s upcoming Juno Awards for Best Album of the year\, as well as for Best Adult Alternative Album of the year. \nAside from her musical career\, Elisapie is known for creating and producing documentaries and the first Canada-wide broadcast TV show to celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day\, called Le Grand Solstice. She was also honored with a Canada Post stamp. Always surrounded by the best musicians from the Montreal indie and folk scenes\, Elisapie makes her culture resonate with finesse by mixing modernity and tradition. \n— \nFunded by Canada Council for the Arts\, Government of Canada\, and Yukon Government
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/elisapie-at-denakar-zho-klondike-institute-of-art-culture/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260321T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Thaw di Gras Coffee House & Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family-friendly\, all-ages\, alcohol-free Coffee House & Open Mic Night. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy. All funds raised will be donated to the Willow Foundation.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/thaw-di-gras-coffee-house-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260314T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Lumbar 5\, Thoracic 12 - Live Theatre at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Doors open – 7:30 / Performance – 8:00 \nCo-Presented by Pivot Theatre \nTickets: kiacyukon.square.site \n– \nThrough recorded interviews\, shadow puppetry\, and campfire storytelling\, Lumbar 5\, Thoracic 12 tells a Northern father-daughter story about intergenerational divides and a deep need to connect. \nSantana Berryman returns to Whitehorse with her show about taking her father on a camping trip. Together\, they brave a few nights in the bush in winter\, facing cold temperatures\, 20 hours of darkness\, and a generation of silence between them. \nWriter and performer: Santana Berryman \nPuppets: Benjamin Pilger \nDirector: Ariel Martz-Oberlander Sound Designer: CJ McGillivray
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/lumbar-5-thoracic-12-live-theatre/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260304T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Amour Courtois: Medieval Meets Jazz at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Amour Courtois: Medieval Meets Jazz\nMatthew Baker\, barytone; Efrén López\, multi-instrumentalist; Baptiste Bailly\, piano & arrangements\nCo-presented with Whitehorse Concerts\n—\nWed\, March 4\ndoors at 7\, Pre-show chat at 7:30\, concert to follow\nPay-what-you-want – kiacyukon.square.site \n– \nRuntime: Approximately 100 min \nAmour Courtois is a bold and evocative musical project led by French jazz pianist Baptiste Bailly\, reimagining 14th-century French songs through the lens of contemporary improvisation. Inspired by the enduring emotional resonance of medieval melodies\, Bailly collaborates with Matthew Baker on the baryton and Efren López on the hurdy-gurdy and ouds\, crafting an anachronistic yet striking soundscape. Their repertoire – featuring works by Machaut\, Binchois\, and Lescurel – bridges centuries and highlights the timelessness of human expression. \nAmour Courtois treats medieval songs not as static artifacts but as living works. While the original melodies are respected as closely as possible\, with the aim of preserving their essence\, the musicians change the settings\, time signatures\, chords\, context\, and costumes. Improvised or newly written passages are integrated into the pieces\, like moments of intimate expression nourished by the eclecticism of their personalities and influences\, revealing a touching and spontaneous musical craftsmanship\, boundless and timeless. \n– \nThanks to our funders – Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, Canada Council for the Arts\nand special thanks to Northern Vision Development / the Downtown Hotel
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/amour-courtois-medieval-meets-jazz-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260220T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Opera Concert at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Danlie Rae(baritone)\, Jeremy Scinocca (tenor)\, Spencer Kryzanowski (piano)\nCo-Presented with Yukon Arts Centre\n–\nFRI\, February 20\, doors at 7:30 / Music at 8:00\nPay-what-you-want: kiacyukon.square.site\n— \nDescribed by Opera Canada magazine as possessing “a warm lower resonance [and] brilliant top end\,” and by Le Devoir as “possessing true stage charisma”\, Canadian baritone Danlie Rae is quickly making his mark in the operatic world. \nDanlie Rae sang the roles of Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia\, Gianni Schicchi\, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus\, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and most recently had covered the role of Sharpless in Madama Butterfly to name a few. A distinguished graduate of the Faculty of Music’s Opera Program at the University of Toronto\, Danlie is the recipient of many awards\, including the Encouragement and Audience Choice awards given by the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. \nIn concert settings\, Danlie Rae appeared as a soloist for Orff’s Carmina Burana\, Handel’s Messiah\, Brahm’s Requiem\, Mozart’s Requiem and Finzi’s In Terra Pax. In premiering new works\, Danlie was involved in the premiere of Rebecca Gray’s Bus Opera\, Matthew Ricket’s The Cremation of Sam Mcgee\, and most recently Danlie helped premiere Renee Fajardo’s digital Filipino art song project Liham. Danlie performed recitals in the Philippines\, Toronto\, Vancouve and Montreal. \nDanlie Rae is a graduate of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program and a current Emerging Artist with Edmonton Opera and an Emerging Artist with Opera On The Avalon. \n—\nJeremy Scinocca is an award-winning tenor based in Toronto. He has performed across Canada with companies including Vancouver Opera\, Edmonton Opera\, National Arts Centre Orchestra\, Goodmess Theatre\, Yukon Arts Centre\, Festival d’Opéra de Québec\, Toronto City Opera\, Voicebox: Opera in Concert\, Okanagan Symphony\, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra\, and Manitoba Opera. His roles include Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore)\, Tonio (La fille du régiment)\, Ruggero and Prunier (La Rondine)\, Rodolfo (La Bohème)\, Le Remendado (Carmen)\, and Spoletta (Tosca). Jeremy is an alumnus of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program\, Manitoba Opera’s Digital Emerging Artists Program\, and Edmonton Opera’s Emerging Artist Program. While at Manitoba Opera\, he created The Petrarch Project\, a digital production using contemporary dance to reinterpret Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnets. Most recently\, Jeremy performed in Opéra de Montréal’s Talent Gala\, where he was awarded the Jury Prize for his performance. \n—\nSpencer Kryzanowski is a Canadian crossover artist working in opera and musical theatre as a conductor\, music director\, vocal coach\, and répétiteur. He is a staff coach in the University of Toronto Opera Department\, resident music director for Good Mess Opera Theatre\, and host and music director of Against the Grain Theatre’s Opera Pub series. In 2025\, he joined the faculty of the Banff Centre’s Interplay opera program. As a conductor and répétiteur\, Spencer has worked across Canada on productions including Die Walküre\, Bluebeard’s Castle\, and Die Fledermaus with Edmonton Opera; La rondine and Hänsel und Gretel with Good Mess Opera; Cendrillon with the University of Toronto Opera; and El huésped del sevillano with Toronto Operetta Theatre. His musical theatre credits include Newsies\, Mean Girls: The Musical\, and Beauty and the Beast. A committed arts educator and advocate\, he regularly delivers opera education programs to students in rural and underserved Yukon communities.\n–\nThanks to our funders – Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, Canada Council for the Arts\nand special thanks to Northern Vision Development / the Downtown Hotel
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/opera-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Destroyer at Dënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Destroyer\nFri\, Feb 13 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom\nCo-presented with the Dawson City Music Festival\n\n\n\n\ndoors open at 7:30 / music at 8:00\nTickets on sale here \n\nOpening set by Cryptozoologists (solo)\nSince 2016\, Cryptozoologists have been creating scrappy art rock in Whitehorse\, Yukon\, with acclaim and without it. Backwater Station\, their new album\, is the band at their most honed and confident\, a culmination of a decade of irreverent and angst-fueled songwriting in Whitehorse’s fast-changing social landscape. As contrast to the romanticization of Whitehorse as the unblemished\, so-called “wilderness city\,” the album’s nine songs centre elements of the left-behind\, the unremarkable\, and the undesired of the gentrifying urban public sphere – the city’s undeveloped gravel lots\, its puke averted on the sidewalk\, and the route of its human waste to the municipal sewage lagoon. \n\n— \nWhat is a “boogie”? In the common tongue\, it’s a dance or an occasion to dance\, a song or a shindig\, an incitement to move\, quickly\, whether it’s on the floor or out of town\, getting down or lying low. This being a Destroyer album and not the common tongue\, the implications of a title like Dan’s Boogie are at once more alluring and dangerous. “A boogie is a hustle\, a scam that doesn’t quite work\, the moves we make when we’re up against it\,” explains Dan Bejar. “I think of spy work\, double agents\, sleeping with one eye open\, an eye on the exits. But I also think of petty street-level victories and losses and improv.” \nDan’s Boogie is a breakthrough album for Destroyer\, both in the sense that it makes moves that no Destroyer album to this point has made\, and in the sense that\, to record it\, Bejar had to burst through a series of intentional and unintentional barriers to write the songs. Initially challenging himself to not write songs so the ideas would well up inside of him until they breached containment\, the months following the completion of LABYRINTHITIS turned into one year then two\, at which point Bejar gave himself a New Year’s resolution to play the piano every day for an hour. That lasted about four days\, but the songs Bejar credits as coming from that resolution—“Cataract Time\,” “Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World\,” “Bologna\,” and “Dan’s Boogie” among them—are all-timer Destroyer songs across the vast spectrum Bejar and his collaborators have established for themselves: spectacle-laden pop epics\, personal piano ballads\, and smouldering works of mood that blur the lines between song and novel and cinema\, each brimming with the urgency of a state secret in the mind of a tortured spy. \nLead single “Bologna” is the most radical frame for this energy\, as it’s the first time Bejar wrote a song where he imagined himself as a supporting character. Taking lead is Fiver’s Simone Schmidt\, whose voice—tough and expressive\, piercing through the murk of the scene—is a siren’s call that haunts the album. The gravity of their voice pulls Dan’s Boogie into order around a sense of impending doom\, the way a fatale’s promise of the unusual and the ecstatic dooms the principal character of an erotic thriller. \n“Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World” is a delicious bit of contradiction\, a peppy song that came out of the havoc Bejar was intentionally wreaking on himself—its holiday cheeriness making the angst of its lyrics go down smoothly until the song veers off the road. “We are now entering a new phase\,” Bejar intones\, introducing layers of guitar and synthesizer that considerably darken the palette as he alternates between singing and speaking. The lyrics and vocals are improvised\, invented as Bejar recorded the demo in his garage—a manic stream-of-consciousness and simultaneously exquisite display of his songwriting mastery. \nContradiction informs much of Dan’s Boogie\, the fog swirling around Bejar illuminated by the friction between competing truths and tastes\, as when his interest in jazzy ballads runs aground on producer and bassist John Collins’ interest in bands like Led Zeppelin and Scritti Politti. When Bejar told Collins that he was thinking of Sammy Davis Jr.\, the title track bloomed into being\, Bejar adopting a Rat Pack swagger with almost delusional glee against a dreamy soundscape of soaring guitars\, lush horns\, jazz drumming\, spaced-out synths\, and\, perhaps truest to how Bejar sees himself\, plinking lounge piano. \nIn terms of shaping sound\, the centerpiece of Dan’s Boogie may be “Cataract Time\,” an eight-minute epic that ranks as some of the heaviest lyrics Bejar has ever written\, and one of Destroyer’s most musically intricate compositions. Borne aloft on an easygoing groove\, Bejar’s lyrics—“a reckoning\, a dressing down” as he describes them—are transfigured\, their melancholy tasting almost counterintuitively like hope. It’s an intimate song that puts away Destroyer’s usual urban fable milieu in exchange for bracing interiority\, but its lilting groove can see a future\, one that Bejar and his band are eager to meet. \nIt is\, to use Bejar’s phrase\, the kind of song you make when you’re up against it\, when it seems as if the world is crashing down upon you. And therein lies the album’s most radical shift: Where previous Destroyer albums were locked in combat with the world\, Dan’s Boogie dances with it\, its nine reveries coalescing into one long hustle. Dan Bejar’s eye may be on the exits\, but he’s not leaving anytime soon. \n— \nFunded by Canada Council for the Arts\, Government of Canada\, and Yukon Government
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/an-evening-with-destroyer-at-denakar-zho-klondike-institute-of-art-culture/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260122T220000
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SUMMARY:Naomi Kavka (DCMF Songwriter-in-residence) Live Concert
DESCRIPTION:Doors at 7:30pm // Show at 8:00pm\nTickets by donation at the door. All proceeds support the DCMF Songwriter-in-Residence program!\n\n—-\n\nNaomi Kavka is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Smithers\, BC. A classically trained cellist\, vocalist\, and guitar player\, Kavka brings a myriad of influences to her songs\, forming a daring indie-rock sound that is musically polished\, lyrically visceral\, and emotionally raw. Her songs come from the unique perspective of a queer woman\, a child of a refugee\, a resident of the precipice of the wilderness of Canada. \nKavka’s band\, Geoff McFarlane (Handsome Eli) Ian Olmstead (Alex Cuba)\, Justin Gendreau (Pitted)\, and Jordy Walker\, deftly support her as they perform deeply intimate\, political\, and cathartic songs. Brought together by soundscapes and comradery\, they blend their backgrounds of jazz\, classical music\, folk traditions\, and rock to communicate complex emotional landscapes. Their latest album “Then and Now” (June 2024) is a collection of 8 songs produced by Jordy Walker. Ranging from driving indie jams\, melancholic ballads\, snarky anthems\, and art rock improvisations\, “Then and Now” demonstrates Kavka’s fearlessness and range as a performer and songwriter.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/naomi-kavka-dcmf-songwriter-in-residence-live-concert/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20260110T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Coffee House & Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family-friendly open mic night. Come prepared to perform or simply enjoy the local talent and treats. Admission by donation. All funds raised will be donated to a community group.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/coffee-house-open-mic-night-3/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251219T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251219T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: A Winter-themed Classical Music Concert with Tessa Fackelmann (Mezzo Soprano) & Jerome de los Santos (Piano)
DESCRIPTION:Fri\, Dec 19 at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom\nDoors open at 7:30 / Music at 8:00\nPay-what-you-want\n–\nA Winter-themed classical music concert with Tessa Fackelmann (Mezzo Soprano) & Jerome de los Santos (Piano)\nCo-presented by the Yukon Arts Centre\n—\nTessa Fackelmann\, mezzo-soprano\, is rapidly emerging as a distinctive voice among the next generation of operatic talent\, praised for her expressive tone\, compelling stage presence\, and emotional depth. In 2025\, she made her role debut as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Sarasota Opera\, and was later named an International Finalist in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition. An alumna of The Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Singer Program\, Fackelmann made her company debut as the Kitchen Girl in Rusalka (2023)\, followed by her role debut as Ruth in the world premiere of The Righteous (2024). She also covered Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni during her time there. \nRecent accolades include being named a 2024 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition National Semifinalist\, receiving the Rumbold Vocal Prize from Edmonton Opera\, and the Grand Jury Prize from Opéra de Montréal. Highlights of her 2025/26 season include debuts with Opéra de Montréal (Jenůfa)\, The Dallas Opera (The Little Prince)\, and Edmonton Opera’s Bravi! Opera’s Greatest Hits. Originally from Ottawa\, Canada\, Fackelmann continues to build a dynamic career defined by versatility\, sincerity\, and a deep connection to text and character.\n—\nOriginally from Los Angeles\, Jerome de los Santos is quickly establishing himself as a collaborative pianist in Montréal. A natural collaborator\, Jerome’s affinity for exploring language and music has led him to a wide-ranging career in opera\, art song\, music theatre\, dance\, and other forms. He is in demand as a ballet pianist and serves as a member of the music staff at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens\, Ballets Jazz Montréal\, and Danse à la carte. \nThis summer\, he served on the music staff at the Académie internationale vocale de Lachine and was a featured soloist with the orchestra Ensemble Obiora in Saint-Saëns’ Le Carnaval des animaux\, conducted by Rafael Payare at Maison Symphonique. In May 2026\, he will be the rehearsal pianist for Bizet’s Carmen at Opéra de Montréal. \nJerome holds degrees from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University and the Cleveland Institute of Music\, and has received further training at the Aspen Music Festival\, Music Academy of the West\, and the Atelier Lyrique at Opéra de Montréal\, where he is currently a member of the music staff.\n—-\nThanks to our funders: Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, and Canada Council for the Arts\nAnd our local sponsor Northern Vision Development / The Downtown Hotel \nAnd a huge thanks to our co-presenter Yukon Arts Centre \n 
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/a-winter-themed-classical-music-concert-with-tessa-fackelmann-mezzo-soprano-jerome-de-los-santos-piano/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251206T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250918T180815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T181911Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee House & Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family-friendly open mic night. Admission is by donation with all funds raised donated to a different community group each month. Everyone is welcome to perform or simply enjoy!
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/coffee-house-open-mic/2025-12-06/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251205T213000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Author / Composer Daniel Janke: Reading & Musical Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join Author / Composer Daniel Janke for a reading from his debut collection of stories “Book of Heroes” on Mosaic Press and a musical performance from his latest song cycle “Map of You”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– \nIn Book of Heroes\, composer\, filmmaker\, and writer Daniel Janke turns his artistic lens to fiction in a witty and deeply reflective debut collection where ordinary lives become the stage for extraordinary acts of grace and resilience. These are stories of travellers and observers. From the serene and starkly beautiful Yukon to a perilous swim on the beach in The Gambia\, and the sharp musings of a homeless philosopher beneath a city bridge\, Book of Heroes charts a world where the everyday clashes with the utterly surreal. Its characters\, caught between the mundane and the fantastic\, are called to act\, sometimes bravely\, sometimes absurdly\, but always with heart. \n– \nMap of You is a new recording release from Canadian composer Daniel Janke\, featuring soprano / pianist Rachel Fenlon. The song cycle was composed in 2023 – 2024\, and recorded in Berlin in early 2025. It is themed on the different types of love\, the existential nature of love\, and explores the question of whether we have truly experienced love in our lives. \n– \nDaniel Janke is a writer\, composer\, and filmmaker based near Whitehorse\, Yukon. Creator of the CBC series Northern Town and the award-winning NFB film How People Got Fire\, he has collaborated with leading Canadian musicians. Book of Heroes is his debut fiction collection\, following decades of multidisciplinary creative work.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/an-evening-with-author-composer-daniel-janke-reading-musical-performance/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Les Hay Babies – Tintamarre! - Concert à Dënäkär Zho / KIAC
DESCRIPTION:Les Hay Babies – Tintamarre! \n(English version available below) \nDans le cadre du Coup de cœur francophone 2025\, Le Klondike Institute of Arts & Culture en partenariat avec l’Association franco-yukonnaise sont fières de vous présenter le spectacle des Hay Babies\, Tintamarre! \nDescription \nLes Hay Babies\, c’est d’abord des amies : le fun passe avant le travail\, pis le travail se fait dans le fun. Acadiennes d’origine néo-brunswickoise\, Julie Aubé\, Katrine Noël et Vivianne Roy avancent leur folk-rock pluriel et pétillant depuis plus d’une décennie\, renouvelant leur proposition musicale à chaque parution. Découvertes via l’EP indie-folk / country Folio en 2012\, elles rappliquent deux ans plus tard avec Mon homesickheart en 2014\, un premier album aux sonorités folk-rock contemporaines. Le rock 60s / 70s et les ballades 80s de La 4ième dimension (version longue) suivent en 2016\, puis la pop / disco 70s de Boîte aux lettres en 2020. Un quatrième album\, Tintamarre\, celui-ci inspiré du roots rock des jukeboxes louisianais\, est paru en octobre 2024. Changements de cap toujours\, donc – ce qui fait autant la marque du groupe que son entrain indéfectible et son intérêt pour l’actualisation des sons passés. \n________________________________________________________________________________ \nThe Hay Babies – Tintamarre \nAs part of Coup de Cœur Francophone 2025\, the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture\, in partnership with the Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY)\, is proud to present The Hay Babies – Tintamarre! \nDescription \nLes Hay Babies are friends first: fun comes before work and work is done while having fun. New Brunswick-born Acadians Julie Aubé\, Katrine Noël and Vivianne Roy have been bringing forth their sparkling\, multifaceted folk-rock for over a decade\, renewing their musical proposition with each new release. Since forming a band in 2011\, they have launched their EP Folio (2012) and the albums* Mon homesick heart* (2014)\, La 4ième dimension (version longue) (2016)\, and Boîte aux lettres (2020)\, shifting from indie-folk and country to classic rock and disco. They reinvent their sound once again with their fourth album\, to come out in 2024: a trademark of theirs as much as their unwavering drive and interest in actualizing sounds from past decades. \n________________________________________________________________________________ \nL’Association franco-yukonnaise remercie ses bailleurs de fonds\, Coup de cœur francophone et leurs partenaires pour leur appui essentiel à la réalisation de cet événement. / The Association franco-yukonnaise thanks its funders\, Coup de cœur francophone\, and their partners for their essential support in making this event possible. \n\nGouvernement du Yukon\nGouvernement du Canada\nLotteries Yukon\nJazz Yukon\nNorthern Vision Développement\nMusicAction\nSiriusXM\nUnisTV\nRadio-Canada\nGouvernement du Québec\nSocan\nAkufen
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/les-hay-babies-tintamarre-concert-a-denakar-zho-kiac/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251107T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:'Jazz on the Road' - Hannah Mazurek Quartet Live Concert at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Fri\, Nov 7\nDoors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00\nPay what you want! Reserve your spot at kiacyukon.square.site\nCo-presented with Jazz Yukon – ‘Jazz on the Road’ \nHow do you create music that’s simple and comforting\, but adventurous and exciting at the same time? In other words\, can you make an audience go “ahhhh” in the same sentence as “hunh?” With a dash of vocal jazz syntax\, a tablespoon of surprising harmonic progressions\, some honest lyricism\, and a splash of delightful time signature math\, The Hannah Mazurek Quartet will do their best to serve you up a platter of tunes that are equal parts personal and playful. This genre-defying project will combine original composition with favourites from artists that toe the lines between jazz\, blues\, classical\, folk\, and whatever else they happened to be listening to that day. \nHannah Mazurek is a Whitehorse-based vocalist\, multi-instrumentalist\, conductor\, composer\, and technician. They have performed in concert and theatre settings across the country including the oratorio Miziwe… everywhere by composer Barbara Assiginaak (Koerner Hall\, Toronto\, 2019)\, Larrikin Entertainment’s WYRD: A Musical Unfairytale (Yukon Arts Centre\, 2023)\, The Loon Returns (Problematic Orchestra\, 2023)\, and I Think I’m Fallin: The Songs of Joni Mitchell (Belfry Theatre\, Victoria\, 2023). With a formal background in classical music\, they are the current Artistic Director of Whitehorse’s Problematic Orchestra and have composed for theatre\, stage\, and film. \nWhen they’re not writing or performing\, you can find Hannah coiling cables and plugging things in\, as well as playing in many\, many\, many bands. They also do other things\, perhaps too many things\, but they’ll spare you from having to read a list of them. Learn more at hannahmazurek.com\n–\nThe band:\nHannah Mazurek (vocals and keys)\nJordy Walker (guitar)\nAdam Cripps (bass)\nJake Jenne (drums)\n—\nphoto: Jon Walters\n—\nThanks to our funders: Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, and Canada Council for the Arts\nSpecial thanks to our show sponsor Northern Vision Development (Downtown Hotel\, Eldorado Hotel\, and Midnight Sun Hotel)
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/hannah-mazurek-quartet-live-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251101T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251101T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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SUMMARY:Improv Comedy Workshop hosted by Taz VanRassel
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by Yukon Arts Centre\n–\nLocation: Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom\nSat\, Nov 1\, 2:00 – 4:00\nDrop-in / Pay what you want\nFor grown-ups\n—\nJoin Taz as he leads you through some of his favorite warmups and approaches to improvised scene work in this fun and interactive workshop. You’ll dive into playful exercises that give you a taste of the joy\, confidence\, and creativity that improv can offer. No experience required!\n—\nTaz VanRassel has been committed to improvisation and comedic performance since 1995 when he first competed in the Canadian Improv Games. He was a founding member of !nstant Theatre company and a mainstage performer with Vancouver TheatreSports League for 15 years. \nHe runs his own theatre company\, Rain City Improv\, where he can be found performing in schools across Western Canada. In addition to live performance Taz acts in tv\, film\, and often commercials where he can’t believe what a product can do.\n\nHis biggest accomplishment to date is co-founding The Sunday Service in 2005 and watching it grow into a staple of Vancouver’s comedy scene. Every Sunday at 8pm at the Fox Cabaret!\n\nTaz is a co-founder\, teacher\, and coach at Blind Tiger Comedy school in Vancouver BC.\n–\nThanks to our funders: Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, Canada Council for the Arts\nand sponsors: Northwestel and TD Bank
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/improv-comedy-workshop-hosted-by-taz-vanrassel/
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Workshops & Drop-Ins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251031T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251031T230000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T172701Z
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SUMMARY:Rain City Improv: A Night of Laughs with Taz & Rae at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Rain City Improv: A Night of Laughs with Taz & Rae\nCo-presented by Yukon Arts Centre\n—\nDoors at 8:30 / Showtime at 9:00\nPay what you want!\n—\nGet ready for a wild ride of laughter and chaos as Taz and Rae take the stage in this one-of-a-kind improv comedy show! Audience participation is the name of the game — they’ll take your local gossip and weird lore to spin into scenes that’ll have you in stitches. Watch as Taz and Rae try desperately to fit in as locals\, diving headfirst into the quirks and eccentricities of the city (they’ve done no research\, by the way). Expect plenty of laughs as some lucky audience volunteers even get pulled onstage to join the fun. It’s a fun\, interactive night out that you won’t want to miss!\n—\nThanks to our funders: Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, Canada Council for the Arts\nand show sponsors: Northwestel and TD Bank
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/rain-city-improv-a-night-of-laughs-with-taz-rae-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251015T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250918T181526Z
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Chamber Choir live Concert at Dënäkär Zho - KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with Whitehorse Concerts\n—\nLocation\nDënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture\n902 2nd Ave \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors open at 7:30 / Concert at 8:00\nTickets: kiacyukon.square.site \nArtistic Director Kari Turunen began leading the Vancouver Chamber Choir — Canada’s longest-running professional choir — in September 2019\, its 49th concert season. \nJon Washburn founded the choir in 1971 and it has become an amazing success story\, ranking with the handful of North America’s best professional choruses and noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence. The choir has presented concerts to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada. International excursions have taken them to the USA\, Mexica\, Japan\, China\, Hong Kong\, Taiwan\, South Korea\, Finland\, France\, Germany\, the Czech Republic\, Russia\, Estonia\, Latvia\, Lithuania and Ukraine. \nHonoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence by Chorus America\, the choir has performed countless concerts and broadcasts\, released 36 recordings and received numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music\, they are responsible for commissions and premieres of 334 choral works by 145 composers and arrangers\, most of whom are Canadian. Over the years the choir has sung over 4\,000 performances of works by Canadian composers\, in addition to their extensive international repertoire. \nThe choir’s award-winning educational programs include the Conductors’ Symposium for advanced choral conductors\, Interplay interactive workshops for choral composers\, Focus professional development program for student singers\, OnSite visitations for school choirs\, the biennial Young Composers’ Competition\, and many on-tour workshops and residencies. \n– \nThanks to our funders – Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, and Canada Council for the Arts
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/vancouver-chamber-choir-live-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251003T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20251003T223000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250724T160815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T181018Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Harmer Live at Dënäkär Zho / Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
DESCRIPTION:FRI\, OCT 3rd\ndoors open: 7:30\nshowtime: 8:00 \nwith an opening set by Corbin Murdoch\nCorbinMurdoch.Bandcamp.com \nTickets at the KIAC Store\n– \nSarah Harmer is a multiple award-winning\, platinum-selling singer-songwriter and environmental activist. Her solo music career launched with the now classic debut You Were Here (2000) and includes six critically acclaimed albums\, including her latest\, Are You Gone\, released via Arts & Crafts in 2020. \nA deeply personal and political collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life\, the urgency of the climate crisis\, and the question of loss\, Sarah called the album a spiritual successor of sorts to her acclaimed 2000 debut. Its simple title\, Are You Gone\, is a meditation on presence and a bookend to the questions posed on You Were Here – a sharpened\, more electric confrontation with the realities of nature and human nature. \nBetween co-founding the citizen’s organization PERL (Protecting Escarpment Rural Land) and leading the successful effort to prevent an open-pit gravel mine in a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve on the Niagara Escarpment\, Sarah has become a fixture in local politics and advocacy. In 2022\, Sarah helped launch the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition in her home province of Ontario to protect water\, farmland\, and biodiversity. This spring\, she received the prestigious 2025 Juno Humanitarian Award\, presented by Dr. David Suzuki in Vancouver BC for her human rights and advocacy work\, and was recently honoured with the keys to the city of Burlington presented by Mayor Marianne Meed Ward for her ongoing contributions to the region. \nSarah is currently writing songs for a new album. \n* * * * * \n“Are You Gone is the best album of Harmer’s career”  \n– Globe and Mail \n“One of the most accomplished and affecting albums in her already \nremarkable catalogue”  \n– Exclaim! 9/10 \n“Sarah’s voice remains as warm and wise as ever”  \n– Paste \n“Are You Gone is a journey across time\, place\, learning\, and loss that Sarah Harmer is an incredibly gracious guide to take us on”  \n– Folk Alley \n“A folky\, minor-key song about ice skating at night\, with a gentle vocal and a sturdy melody\, that maps a precarious relationship onto the wintry conditions.” (on St. Peter’s Bay)  \n– The New York Times \n–\nThanks to our co-presenter The Yukon Arts Centre\nand our funders: Government of Canada\, Yukon Government\, Canada Council for the Arts
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/sarah-harmer-live-at-denakar-zho-klondike-institute-of-art-culture/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250913T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250913T233000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250828T191155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T191738Z
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SUMMARY:Cover Me Badd 14 at the Palace Grand Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Co-Presented by the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture + Dawson City Music Festival\nA fundraiser for local music \nSat\, Sept 13\nat the Palace Grand Theatre\nAdmission by donation (~10$ suggested)\nDoors open at 6:30 / Showtime 7:00 sharp \n10+ Local bands perform 2 cover songs of their choice and 1 mystery assigned cover song \nPlenty of hi-jinks and fun friendly times! \n— \nThanks to our partner Parks Canada Klondike National Historic Sites for providing this gorgeous venue
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/cover-me-badd-14/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250815T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250815T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250604T203709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T172300Z
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SUMMARY:Dawson City Summer Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:The Dawson City Summer Concert Series is a free lunch-time music series that takes places each Friday from 12:00-1:00pm\, at the gazebo on the Dawson City Waterfront.\n\nCan’t make it in person? Tune into CFYT 106.9FM in Dawson City\, or at CFYT.ca anywhere in the world. \n\n\nCome out and enjoy the music all summer long in beautiful Dawson City! \n\n2025 Line Up\nJune 6 – Alex MacNeilJune 13 – KeziahJune 20 – Kevin Barr & Boyd Benjamin Featuring the Dawson City Youth FiddlersJune 27 – KABNJul 4 – Brigitte JardinJuly 11 – CalhounJuly 25 – Dena ZagiAugust 1 – HendrikaAugust 8 – Miranda Ceara & the Odd Fellows OrchestraAugust 15 – Caleb Tomlinson and The Perseids\n\nThe Dawson City Summer Concert Series is made possible because of the support of the following:Klondike Visitors Association\, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture\, Yukon Government – Arts Fund\, City of Dawson Community Grants\, and Parks Canada – Klondike National Historic Sites\nFor more information go to: www.DawsonCity.ca/music
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/dawson-city-summer-concert-series/2025-08-15/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250808T233000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T194918Z
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SUMMARY:Dawson City Honky Tonk Festival kick-off at the Palace Grand Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with the Dawson City Honky Tonk Festival\, Klondike Institute of Art & Culture\, and Parks Canada Klondike National Historic Sites \nJoin us at the Palace Grand for the opening show of this year’s annual Dawson City Honky Tonk. One hell of a show brought to you in partnership with KIAC\, Parks Canada and Dawson City Honky Tonk. \nFor the very first time Babetown Stringband has formed with babes from across the Yukon\, far and wide\, bringing you the baddest Square dance you’ve ever seen. \nUp next\, Wildfire! ““We got twang\, grit\, and rhythm!” — Hailing from both shores of the mighty Yukon River\, WILDFIRE blends classic country and blues sounds with a touch of their own homegrown feel. Two-steppin’\, waltzin’\, and foot-tappin’ strongly encouraged.”Up next\, Bar \nThen\, Bar Jay Bar\, old-time country songwriter currently living in Sheridan\, Wyoming. Up in Dawson City to play the honky-tonk favorites for all your dancing needs. \nDoors – 7:00 / music at 7:30
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/dawson-city-honky-tonk-festival-kick-off-at-the-palace-grand-theatre/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250726T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250617T170919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T172523Z
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SUMMARY:@canada.gov.ca - LIVE in Dawson City\, Yukon
DESCRIPTION:The admin makes his journey to the Paris of the North for the first time\n—\nwell folks – I will be honest\, this is the show I have been most excited for since I started doing shows across Canada in January of 2023. “One day” I said to myself\, “I will go to Dawson City.” That time has come. After a series of sold out shows in Calgary\, Edmonton\, Saskatoon and Winnipeg in January\, the Admin is now looking to close the loop with shows in Victoria and Whitehorse\, Dawson City and maybe more 🙂 Be sure to be a part of this and get your tickets quickly because this show at Dënäkär Zho – Klondike Institute of Art & Culture is sure to sell out! And the afterparty? We have you covered. The whole gang will take the party over to The Pit where yours truly will likely be dropping house music edits of your favourite CanCon hits LOL. DJ Admin? Sure. But what is the show exactly? Imagine a couple drinks with a knowledgeable friend – who just happens to have a PowerPoint presentation ready 😂 somewhere between formal and informal. A tipsy ted talk\, if you will. It’s not stand-up\, it’s not a podcast\, it’s @canada.gov.ca – see you there!\n—\nCLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS\nAct fast\, we expect a sell-out
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/canada-gov-ca-live-in-dawson-city-yukon/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250713T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250713T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250618T172044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T172151Z
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SUMMARY:Gwaandak Theatre Indigenous Summer Play Readings
DESCRIPTION:Let us tell you a story… \nJoin Gwaandak Theatre for our annual Indigenous Summer Play Readings! This Season\, we are proud to be presenting two scripts that are new to the Yukon: The Spirit of the Valley by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse and Jordan by Yvette Nolan\, with presentations in Whitehorse\, Dawson City\, and Haines Junction.\nThis annual summer tour creates opportunities for emerging theatre artists\, promotes stronger community connections\, and showcases both new and returning Indigenous scripts to local audiences. We invite you to experience these stories with us!\n—\nSunday July 13th – 5:30PM Reading Start / 5PM Doors – The Spirit of the Valley & JordanDënäkär Zho / KIAC BallroomDawson City YT\nFree tickets will be available at the Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom when doors open at 5:00PM prior to the start of the readings at 5:30PM. Donations to KIAC will be accepted.\nBoth scripts will be read at this event\, with a short intermission in-between.\n—\n*Stay tuned for dates & times of encore radio presentationsof both scripts on CFYT 106.9FM\, subject to recording quality. Please follow KIAC and CFYT 106.9FM for updates!\n—\nThe Spirit of the ValleyWritten by Frank Henry Kaash KatasseDirected by Isabelle Katoogoo James-Walker\nOn a family vacation to their cabin nestled in the beautiful wilderness of Alaska\, Tlingit twins Kaash and Shaa find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime! Suddenly separated from their family and from each other\, they have to figure out how to reunite and above all\, how to save the valley that they love so dearly. Join these clever kids on their journey as they face ferocious Wolves\, rap battle the fast-talking Raven\, reason with the dramatic Bear\, and search for the elusive Spirit of the Valley. This show is fun for the whole family and asks the important question\, “What can you do to protect the magnificent land and nature that surrounds you?”\nThis play was developed as the “Playwright in Residence” at La Jolla Playhouse and had itʼs World Premiere with Perseverance Theatre.\nAges 6+~60 Minutes\n—\nJordanWritten by Yvette NolanDirected by Keira Ash\nJordan is a play that depicts Jordan River Anderson as a superhero. Awakening in a hospital\, Jordan discovers newfound abilities to speak and move\, guided by his spirit bear companion\, Maskwa. The story addresses the healthcare challenges faced by Indigenous children\, highlighting the significance of Jordan’s Principle in ensuring equal healthcare for First Nations youth. Jordan represents hope and resilience\, reflecting the broader struggle for justice within Indigenous communities.\nThis play was created by an Indigenous-led team\, with the blessing of Jordan River Anderson’s family.\nAges 6+~60 Minutes\n—\nThank you to the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) for presenting these readings!\nISPR 2025 is funded by The Government of Yukon\,Canada Council for the Arts & The City of Whitehorse.\nFor a full list of sponsors and supporters\, including other presenting organizations\, or to find out more about the creative team\, please visit: gwaandaktheatre.ca/indigenous-summer-play-readings-2025
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/gwaandak-theatre-indigenous-summer-play-readings/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250704T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250704T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250627T210222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T210222Z
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SUMMARY:Solstice Saint-jean RESCHEDULED: Brigitte Jardin + Ketchup & Mustard Old Time Gang at KIAC (FREE SHOW)
DESCRIPTION:L’événement du Solstice Saint-Jean\, qui devait avoir lieu le 24 juin\, est reporté à la semaine prochaine\, le vendredi 4 juillet\, à 20 h\, au Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC). Venez nombreux pour profiter de performances musicales avec le groupe Ketchup & Mustard Old Time Gang et l’artiste québécoise Brigitte Jardin. Une soirée aux rythmes country-folk vous attend! Entrée libre.\n—\nThe Saint-Jean Solstice event\, which was scheduled to take place on June 24th\, is postponed to Friday\, July 4th\, at 8:00 p.m. Come one and all to enjoy musical performances with the Ketchup & Mustard Old Time Gang and the Quebec artist Brigitte Jardin. An evening of country-folk rhythms awaits you! Free admission.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/solstice-saint-jean-rescheduled-brigitte-jardin-ketchup-mustard-old-time-gang-at-kiac-free-show/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250624T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250624T223000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250605T173706Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Solstice Saint-Jean Concert at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:[English version follows]\nCélébrez le jour le plus long dans une ambiance festive!\nProfitez du soleil de minuit en assistant au concert du Solstice Saint-Jean à Dawson! Dès 20 h\, le Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) vous invite à des performances musicales avec le groupe Ketchup & Mustard Old Time Gang et l’artiste québécoise Brigitte Jardin\, accompagnée de son acolyte préférée\, Caroline Allatt. Une soirée au rythme country-folk vous attend!\nÉvénement bilingue. Entrée libre.\n\nÀ propos de Brigitte Jardin :\nOriginaire du Québec\, Brigitte Jardin a découvert le Yukon a l’âge de 17 ans et en est tombée amoureuse. À travers sa musique\, elle tisse un univers sonore où le country des années 60 s’entrelace avec la chanson francophone\, créant une signature musicale à la fois rétro\, sensible et résolument personnelle.\n\n+++\n\nRenseignements :\nLaurence Vandal-CôtéGestionnaire\, Arts et Culture867 668-2663\, poste 840lvandalcote@afy.ca\n\n+++\n\nEn partenariat avec :\nUnis TVJazz YukonThe Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC)\n\n+++\n\nCommandité par :\nAurore Boréale\n\n+++\n\nMerci à :\nGouvernement du CanadaGouvernement du YukonLotteries Yukon\n\nCe projet est rendu possible grâce au Fonds de fonctionnement pour les arts – Volet projet annuel qui relève du ministre du tourisme et de la culture John Streicker\nNous tenons à informer les personnes participantes que des photos pourraient être prises pendant l’évènement et utilisées à des fins promotionnelles.\n\n// English version //\n\nCelebrate the longest day of the year in a festive atmosphere!\nEnjoy the midnight sun at the Solstice Saint-Jean concert in Dawson!Starting at 8:00 p.m.\, the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) invites you to a live performance by the band Ketchup & Mustard Old Time Gang and Quebec artist Brigitte Jardin\, joined by her favorite musical partner Caroline Allatt. Get ready for a night of country-folk rhythms!Bilingual event. Free admission.\n\nAbout Brigitte Jardin:\nOriginally from Quebec\, Brigitte Jardin discovered the Yukon when she was 17 and instantly fell in love. Through her music\, she creates a sonic universe where 1960s country blends with francophone songs\, crafting a musical signature that is both retro\, heartfelt\, and deeply personal.\n\nContact:\nLaurence Vandal-CôtéArts and Culture Manager867 668-2663\, ext. 840lvandalcote@afy.ca\n\n+++\n\nIn partnership with:\nUnis TVJazz YukonThe Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC)\n\n+++\n\nSponsored by:\nAurore Boréale\n\n+++\n\nThanks to:\nGovernment of CanadaGovernment of YukonYukon Lotteries\n\nThis project is made possible thanks to the Arts Operating Fund – Annual Project\, under the Minister of Tourism and Culture\, John Streicker.\nPlease note that photos may be taken during the event and used for promotional purposes.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/solstice-saint-jean-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom-brigitte-jardin-caroline-allatt-with-the-ketchup-mustard-old-time-gang/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250613T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250611T061530Z
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SUMMARY:Square Dancing
DESCRIPTION:Square Dancing at Yukon Riverside Arts Festival! \nFriday June 13\, 6-8pm at at Riverside Park (by Picnic Shelter) \nLive fiddle music and Dance Caller! Kick up your heels and join the fun!\nNo experience or partner necessary\, this is a free all-ages event that welcomes all skill levels.\nWear your best dancing clothes and bring a water bottle\, do-si-don’t miss it! \nFor more information: tissclark@hotmail.com
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/square-dancing/
LOCATION:Front Street Picnic Shelter\, Front Street at Princess Street\, Dawson City\, Yukon\, Y0B1G0
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250510T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250429T210710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T210846Z
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SUMMARY:Last Coffee House & Open Mic Night of the Season!
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate an amazing Coffee House & Open Mic Night season. Thanks to the volunteer crew who have run these events all winter (and for many many years!) \nCome perform or just enjoy the vibes.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/last-coffee-house-open-mic-night-of-the-season/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250502T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250422T224526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T170953Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah MacDougall Live Concert at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Doors – 7:30 / Music – 8:00\nAdmission by donation at the door \nMultiple Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah MacDougall is known for her poetic songs and passionate performances. Sarah mixes folk\, pop\, and rock elements into her infectious\, often epic songs. Born in Sweden\, now based in Canada\, Swedish magazine Nöjesguiden declared her: “one of Sweden’s best singer/songwriters’ and Rootstime Belgium described her as ‘One of the greatest talents of our era”.\n\nSarah has played festivals such as Iceland Airwaves\, Edmonton Folk Festival\, Reeperbahn\, and has shared the stage with artists such as Bruce Cockburn\, Tallest Man on Earth\, Buffy St. Marie\, Passenger\, and more. \nHer most recent release\, ‘All The Hours I Have Left To Tell You Anything’ is a record about strength\, identity\, death\, the breakdown of relationships\, birth\, and the ghosts we honor and carry throughout. It is Sarah’s fourth record. It was written in the midst of the death of her grandparents\, the birth of her niece\, and a break up. The nine songs are also influenced by the places that made her and changed her: the dark beauty of Scandinavia the vastness of the Canadian North .\nSarah is working on a new album\, set to be released 2024/2025. \n— \nOpening up is Bird Feet: \nBird Feet is an evolving experimental sound project by Kim Edgar. Using looper pedals\, synths\, and other weird effects\, they create hypnotic and ritualistic live loops and then sing weird songs overtop! They released their first full length album\, Mercury\, in spring of 2024 \n— \nThanks to our funders: Yukon Government\, Government of Canada\, Canada Council for the Arts \nSpecial thanks to the Dawson City Music Festival Association for bringing Sarah up to participate in their Goldensides Studio programming.
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/sarah-macdougall-live-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250425T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250425T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250401T203648Z
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SUMMARY:C.A. & Sonny / Lina & Ryan Live Concert at Dënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an old-time\, country\, fiddle\, and folk hootenanny.\nAdmission by donation at the door\nDoors open – 7:30 / Music – 8:00\n—\nC.A. & Sonny\nAn Ottawa-based duo focused on preserving the tradition of Folk music. Using a variety of stringed instruments\, C.A. & Sonny sing songs\, crack jokes\, and tell tales of yesteryear. Their musicality is balanced expertly with their laid back performance\, showcasing an enormous repertoire of antiquated melodies and stories\, as well as some songs of their own. \nLina & Ryan blend old-time\, bluegrass\, and country traditions with rich harmonies and timeless melodies. Lina\, originally from France\, and Ryan\, a Montreal native now based in the Yukon\, met at local jam sessions and quickly began collaborating. Since then\, they’ve performed at Vancouver Island’s Woodstove Music Festival\, toured in France\, and held a residency at Dawson City’s own Bombay Peggys. With their debut EP set for release in Fall 2025\, the duo continues to craft music that captures the heart of traditional roots music.\n–\nThanks to our funders: Yukon Government\, Government of Canada\, and Canada Council for the Arts
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/ca-sonny-lina-ryan-live-concert-at-denakar-zho-kiac-ballroom/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250322T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250322T220000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20241210T174657Z
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SUMMARY:Skye Wallace: Celebrating 20 Years of DCMF’s Songwriter-in-Residence Program
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 22\, 2025\nDënäkär Zho / KIAC Ballroom\nDoors at 7:30 PM\, Music at 8:00 PM \nTo buy tickets\, click here! \nIn 2025\, the Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF) will celebrate 20 years of its Songwriter-in-Residence program. To mark this milestone\, KIAC and DCMF are teaming up for a concert series that brings back some of the most beloved participants from the past two decades. \nThe series ends with a bang on March 22nd with a performance by Skye Wallace (Toronto\, ON). Skye was DCMF’s 13th Songwriter-in-Residence in 2018. During her short stay in Dawson\, she dove headlong into Dawson culture\, hosting a radio show on CFYT and even joining a curling team. \nShe makes her triumphant return to Dawson in March for a weeklong mini-residency. This time she is bringing with her one of the finest rock bands in the Country. The perfect way to complete this 20th Anniversary celebration! \nABOUT SKYE WALLACE \nWith a voice that soars and captivates\, Skye Wallace has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most compelling artists. Their blend of folk\, rock\, and alternative influences\, along with their ability to craft emotive and impactful lyrics\, has won critical acclaim and a devoted fan base. The Act of Living marks Wallace’s latest artistic evolution\, offering an exploration of life’s most profound experiences\, with songs that are both cathartic and reflective. Produced alongside Hawksley Workman and released on Tiny Kingdom\, The Act of Living finds Skye fully embracing the grungy\, unbridled enthusiasm of their live performances\, as they invite listeners on a journey of near-death experiences\, dream worlds\, loss\, and rebirth. \nThanks to our funders and partners:\nCanada Council for the Arts | Government of Canada | Yukon Government | Park Canada | North Klondyke Highway Music Society
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/skye-wallace-celebrating-20-years-of-dcmfs-songwriter-in-residence-program/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250315T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Whitehorse:20250315T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T065543
CREATED:20250313T192929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T193044Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee House & Open Mic Night: Thaw-Di-Gras Edition
DESCRIPTION:Share your talents or just hang out and enjoy! An all-ages Family-friendly Alcohol-free event!
URL:https://kiac.ca/calendar-of-events/coffee-house-open-mic-night-thaw-di-gras-edition/
LOCATION:Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC)\, 902 2nd Avenue\, Dawson City
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts
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