Three to See: GLOW’s a go; MacEwan, Metro and Shumka fundraise for Ukraine

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Lorin Klask of Quarters Arts Society is excited to host GLOW Saturday.
Lorin Klask of Quarters Arts Society is excited to host GLOW Saturday. Photo by David Bloom /postmedia

GLOW: The Canada geese are back, and so is the Quarters Arts Society’s spring equinox celebration, GLOW! This year’s theme is mushroom fungi as a symbol of diversity, beauty and resilience, three of QAS’ major tenets. “After a two-year hiatus,” says artistic director Lorin Klask, “we are so excited for the return of our walking lantern parade and invite the whole community to walk with us. Our illuminated night parade will leave CO*LAB and weave through our neighborhood to bring magic to the streets.” The lantern workshop is already full, but the gallery with art by Yong Fei Guan opens at 3 pm, the parade at 8 pm and from 9:30 pm on there’ll be fire pits and music by King of Foxes and Electric Religious — everyone’s welcome!

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Details: 3 pm Saturday at CO*LAB (9641 102A Ave.), register at colabyeg.ca/glowby donation

MacEwan concerts: As millions are being displaced by Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine, tickets sales from several upcoming MacEwan concerts through April 8 will be entirely donated to Ukraine’s relief efforts through the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. The first of these is the A Cappella Ensemble and the Jazz Combo doing a presentation of contemporary and standard repertoire performances, and more shows are listed at macewan.ca.

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Details: 2 p.m. Sunday at Betty Andrews Recital Hall (Room 11-150, 11110 104 Ave.), $15 at tickets.macewan.ca

Cinema for Ukraine: Donating to the same foundation, on Tuesday Metro Cinema and Ukrainian Shumka Dancers present the double feature of Dancing on Eggshells (2019) — Leslie Sereda and Steve Glassman’s film about Shumka’s Ancestors and Elders — and Don’t Worry, The Doors Will Open — Oksana Karpovych’s doc about Soviet- era commuter trains still in use in Ukraine. Cineplex, meanwhile, is donating proceeds from screenings of The Guide Sunday and Monday at its WEM and South Edmonton locations, details at cineplex.com.

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Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.), by donation

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