Brit’s Picks Feb. 27 – Mar. 5

Jazz Affair                  

Thursday

The Bassment

Fans of vocal jazz will delight in the six-piece vocal stylings of Jazz Affair. Inspired by groups like Manhattan Transfer, Jazz Affair blends smooth harmonies with popular songs and jazz standards to create a show that’s pleasing to the ear. The Montreal-based group has two albums and tours all over North America. Tickets are $28 – $38.

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An excerpt of Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale. (YXE Shakespeare Lab / Facebook)

The Winter’s Tale                  

Thurs. & Fri.

The Refinery

YXE Shakespeare Lab is back at it with a staged reading of one of the Bard’s most beloved romance plays. The Winter’s Tale is the story of king Leontes who believes his wife Hermoine has been unfaithful. His jealousy threatens to destroy both his family and country. Will they find their way back to happiness? Tickets are by donation with $10-$20 suggested.

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Kidz Bop                     

Sunday

TCU Place

If you have a kid who likes to singalong to the radio, then you’ll want to see this group. Kidz Bop is show featuring kids performing some of the biggest hits in Top 40 live. It began in 2001 as an album of pop songs with re-written, kid-friendly lyrics and has now grown into a 40-album legacy and a full touring show. Tickets are $35 – $55.

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Hospitals, Broken Pianos      

Mar. 5 – 13

Studio 914

It’s a look at the experience Indigenous people face when they enter the healthcare system. Hospitals, Broken Pianos is a new work of theatre by Jennifer Dawn Bishop for the Circle of Voices program at Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre. The story follows 9 different people as they become involved in system and deal with discrimination. Bishop based the play on her own family’s experience as well as stories heard from others. Tickets are $10.

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