Featuring the work of women in the arts in Edmonton - MARCH 5-15, 2026

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ArtsHub Ortona

9722 102 St NW

Ms. Pat’s Kitchen by Jameela J. McNeil (March 5-8)

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Gateway Theatre

8529 Gateway Blvd NW

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The Shoe Project (March 7 & 8)
Put Your Lips Together by Louise Casemore (March 10 & 12)
Sparklers: Adventures for Young Audiences (March 11)
Comedy Night (March 13)

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Walterdale Theatre

10322 83 Ave NW

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I am Eagle by Matricia Bauer (March 6 & 7)
Workshop: Celebrate Your Ridiculousness (March 8)
Things I Shouldn’t Tell You by Shannan Calcutt (March 12-15)

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Théâtre Servus Credit Union, La Cité Francophone

8627 91 Street

Off the Page (March 11)
emBODYment (March 13 & 14)

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Holy Trinity Anglican Church

10037 84 Ave NW

Songs in the Sanctuary (March 14)

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Chianti Cafe & Restaurant

10501 82 Ave NW

The Key of Me at Chianti (March 11 & 12)

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💛 Thank You to Our Incredible Supporters 💛 The Sh 💛 Thank You to Our Incredible Supporters 💛

The Shoe Project 5-Year Anniversary Event would not have been possible without the many sponsors, partners, and supporters who helped bring the evening to life.

In collaboration with The Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (@lgalberta), we gathered to celebrate five years of powerful storytelling by immigrant and refugee women in Edmonton. ❤️

A special thank you to @ywca_edmonton, @ywcacanada, @norquestcollege, @rbc, @beetogether.ca, and the @italiancentreshop for their generosity, partnership, and support of this event. We’re also so grateful to @kunitz_shoes, @seachangebrewingco, @shiddys, @lynnstreeterphotography, Katie Elizabeth Studio, our wonderful volunteers, and everyone else who contributed to this unforgettable evening.

Thanks to this incredible community, we’ve already raised $16,858 toward our goal, and with matching support from the @edmontoncommunityfoundation and the @yegarts every donation continues to make an even bigger impact. 👠✨

Help us sustain The Shoe Project for future years:
skirtsafire.com/donate or link in bio!

Photos by @lynnstreeterphotography
🔥 Festival Recap: emBODYment 🔥 Movement, storytel 🔥 Festival Recap: emBODYment 🔥

Movement, storytelling, and pure artistry took the spotlight at emBODYment! 💃✨ Hosted by the fabulous Deviani Andrea, this unforgettable showcase featured breathtaking performances from floor to ceiling, including gravity-defying aerial acts and dynamic dance pieces that left the audience in awe.

A huge thank you to our incredible lineup:

- Viva Dance Company
- Stephanie Gruson
- Dim Sum Dance Society
- Samara Von Rad
- The Olympics Piece
- Sarah Visser
- Avery Denington
- Morada Dance Movement
- Marla Albiston
- Midnight Muses

We’re so grateful to these artists for sharing their talent and to everyone who came to celebrate the power of movement with us!

💖 Special thanks to our Event Sponsor: @frenchquarteredmonton!

Photos by Lindsey Tran, @understudystudio_
🔥 Festival Recap: Songs in the Sanctuary 🔥 Holy T 🔥 Festival Recap: Songs in the Sanctuary 🔥

Holy Trinity Anglican Church once again came alive with soaring harmonies and unforgettable performances at Songs in the Sanctuary, bringing women’s voices to the forefront in a celebration of music and community.

A huge thank you to Curator Laura Hawley, ChandraTala Choir, Ariose, Nottingham Women’s Choir, and our incredible headliner Claire Coupland Trio, whose talent and passion made this night truly magical! ✨

Special thanks to our Event Sponsor: @capitalgmcbuick!

Photos by Lindsey Tran, @understudystudio_
🔥 Festival Recap: Comedy Night 🔥 The 2026 Comedy 🔥 Festival Recap: Comedy Night 🔥

The 2026 Comedy Night had us laughing until our cheeks hurt! 😂 This event delivered an unforgettable evening of stand-up, improv, sketch, and musical mayhem that had the audience roaring from start to finish.

A huge shoutout to our incredible performers: The 11 O’Clock Number Nat & Chrissy, Sophie May Healey, Sonia Deleo, Celeste Lampa, and of course our amazing hosts: Dayna Lea Hoffmann and Katie Yoner! They all brought the house down! 🎤💥

Thank you to everyone who came out to share in the joy, boldness, and brilliance of comedy at the Festival.

Special thanks to @fruitloopyeg, our Event Sponsor, and @ywca_edmonton, our Venue Sponsor!

Photos by Lindsey Tran, @understudystudio_
🔥 Festival Recap: Things I Shouldn't Tell You 🔥 S 🔥 Festival Recap: Things I Shouldn't Tell You 🔥

Shannan Calcutt’s Things I Shouldn’t Tell You had audiences laughing, crying, and connecting in equal measure. From candid reflections on midlife, menopause, and memory, to moments of raw honesty and big laughter, this one-woman show brought the audience together in community in the most unforgettable way. ❤️‍🔥

We were thrilled to see so many people engage with the Menopause Anonymous questions, and Shannan’s storytelling sparked conversation, reflection, and plenty of laughs. Audiences had nothing but great things to say about it!

A huge thank you to Shannan and the rest of her team, and everyone who came out to witness this bold, honest, and hilarious performance. 

And of course, to everyone who picked up a Vag of Honor… we hope you’re displaying it proudly! 💖

Thank you to our Venue Sponsor: @capitalgmcbuick!

Things I Shouldn't Tell You by Shannan Calcutt
@thingsishouldnttellyoushow

Shannan Calcutt (@shannancalcuttofficial), Playwright & Performer
Jan Henderson (@foolmoonjh), Director & Dramaturg
TJ Dawe (@tj_dawe), Director & Dramaturg
Robert Oleysyck (@robertoleysyckcreations), Music Director

Photos by @briannejang, @bb_collective
❤️ The support for The Shoe Project this past mont ❤️ The support for The Shoe Project this past month has been truly incredible. ❤️

Since launching our fundraising campaign at our 5-Year Anniversary Event, we’ve raised $16,535 in donations to support this powerful storytelling program featuring immigrant and refugee women. 

To everyone who has donated, attended, shared our posts, or helped spread the word, thank you! Your generosity and belief in this work are helping us build a strong and sustainable future for The Shoe Project. 💛

Thanks to the @edmontoncommunityfoundation and @yegarts, donations are still being matched up to $20,000, and we’ve extended the deadline in hopes of reaching our goal of $40,000 to help fund the next two years of the project.

If you’d like to support The Shoe Project or help us spread the word, you can donate at skirtsafire.com/donate. Link in bio!

This anniversary event was presented in collaboration with The Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (@lgalberta), and in partnership with @ywca_edmonton and @norquestcollege. 

Thank you to our event Sponsors and Supporters: @rbc, @beetogether.ca, @italiancentreshop, @kunitz_shoes, @seachangebrewingco, @shiddys, @lynnstreeterphotography, and Katie Elizabeth Studio. 

Photos by @lynnstreeterphotography
🔥 Festival Recap: The Key of Me at Chianti🔥 We ha 🔥 Festival Recap: The Key of Me at Chianti🔥

We had the best time back at Chianti Café for The Key of Me, where delicious food met beautiful music in the coziest, most intimate setting. 🎶✨

A huge thank you to our incredible singer-songwriters Rachel Gleddie & Esther Forseth, Lena Daniels & Willow Gladue, Diana Stabel & Lindsey Nagy, Carla Jayne, Commonwealthgirrl, and Paula Eve Kirman for sharing their artistry, stories, and heart with us. Their performances made these events truly magical!

And of course, a big thank you to our sponsors: @longandmcquade, @oldstrathcona, and @chiantiwhyte, whose support made this event possible. ❤️

Photos 1-4 by Brittany Ponto, @bb_collective 
Photos 5-7 by @april_mac_killins
🔥 Festival Recap: Off the Page 🔥 Off the Page is 🔥 Festival Recap: Off the Page 🔥

Off the Page is one of our favourite ways to celebrate storytelling at SkirtsAfire: a space where bold new voices, fresh perspectives, and works-in-progress come to life. This year, we were thrilled to showcase exciting new creations by Danielle LaRose, Bailey Bieganek, Mhairi Berg, Kijo Gatama, Sara Campos-Silvius, and Ruth Alexander, with the brilliant Emilia Fox Hillyer guiding the evening as Host!

From theatre to spoken word, music, and movement, each performance lit up the stage with imagination, heart, and daring creativity. A huge thank you to these artists for sharing their work, we can’t wait to see where their stories go next! ✨

Special thanks to our Event Sponsor, @apnplaywrights, for helping make this showcase of new work possible.

Photos by @aprilmackillins
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SkirtsAfire respectfully acknowledges that we are telling stories on the traditional and ancestral homeland of diverse Indigenous peoples including Nehiyawak (Cree), Metis, Inuit, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux, who have lived and travelled through this place thousands of years before us. We are all treaty people and as settlers to Treaty 6 Territory, which is also home to Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, we are striving to better listen, understand and learn from the Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. We respect and celebrate the languages, history and culture of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit whose presence continues to enrich this vibrant community here in ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, Amiskwacîwâskahikan, also known as Edmonton, and at SkirtsAfire.

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