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November at The Vault
The Vault Is Dressed For Christmas!
Come in for a browse! There are so many wonderful gift ideas for you to choose from! Our Vault Volunteers (Elves!) would be happy to help you select the perfect gift!
Don't Miss The Cookie Walk on November 30th
The Vault is very excited to be part of this year's Cookie Walk! Don’t miss your chance to be part of the Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce Cookie Walk, presented by Royal LePage Benchmark! Head over to the Chamber’s website and grab your tickets before they’re all gone. Let the holiday sweetness begin!
The Vault In The Community
Watch for The Vault Cultural Collective's new Sidewalk Display Board coming SOON! The Vault wants EVERYONE to know about how great THE VAULT is!!
Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce Holds 2024 Business Excellence Awards
The Vault Cultural Collective was nominated for a 2024 Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award in the Non-Profit Of The Year Category! We were tickled pink! A huge thank you to all of The Vault Cultural Collective artists, volunteers, teams, the Board of Directors and all our Collective members for an amazing 2024! Congratulations to the Strathmore Library for winning Non-Profit of the Year!!
The Vault Speakers Series Presents Dr. Joni McNeely, What is Palliative Care?
The Vault hosted a wonderful VAULT SPEAKER SERIES talk on WHAT IS PALLIATIVE CARE? on November 1st. Dr. Joni McNeely presented a powerful, insightful, informative and passionate presentation on the many aspects of Palliative Care. Plans for a follow up session are in the works for early 2025. Thank you to Dr. McNeely and the Wheatland & Area Hospice Society for all your work and dedication within our communities and for sharing it with our Speakers Series audience!
The Vault hosts The Family Cultural Art Event November 3 - 17
The Town of Strathmore, through FCSS and The Vault love every opportunity to promote art and culture. We present you with The Family Cultural Art Event.
There are 4 prizes up for grabs: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placements, and a prize for the community favourite.
Prizes include: -A restaurant gift card, - An art supplies gift basket, - A movie night gift basket, and -A game night gift basket.
The Vault Art Team have prepared a Catalogue of the Submissions for the Family Cultural Art Exhibit. The Catalogue will be available on the Main Floor Gallery for those who are not physically able to reach the Upper Gallery. If you choose to vote for the Community Favourite Category, a Volunteer Staff Member will be happy to assist you with your ballot.
Cast your vote by writing your name and your pick on a sheet and dropping it in the voting box - (limited to one pick per person).
FCSS will contact the winners on Monday, November 18th and arrange for prizes to be received.
The Vault To Hold Celebration Of The Arts Evening!
To help celebrate The Vault's new Roland GP6 Digital Grand Piano and Bose Portable Sound System, The Vault Cultural Collective will be holding a CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS evening featuring entertainment, refreshments and free draws on Friday November 22nd from 7 pm - 8:30 pm in The Vault Upper Gallery! Watch for your invitation coming soon!
The Vault Speaker Series Presents Roland Dechesne In An Event For All Ages!
On Friday October 25th at 7 pm, The Vault Speaker Series presented Roland Dechesne in a spooktacular event! Aliens! Are We Alone? Roland, in his third Vault Speaker Series event, used humour and logic to explore the possibility of intelligent alien life in the Milky Way galaxy and whether or not such life would have targeted Earth in *their* search for life. This event was very well attended with a number of children in attendance! The audience was very engaged and questions were plentiful! Thank you to Roland for his generosity of time, quick wit and expertise!
Celebrate Christmas at The Vault
Christmas is right around the corner!
Beginning November 1st The Vault's Christmas Campaign will celebrate "The Spirit of Generosity!" Make a purchase at The Vault between November 1st and December 18th and enter a draw to win one of the many Christmas Gifts generously donated by our Vault Artists!
The Vault will be "Making this Christmas Season Brighter!"
Create A Winter Season Outdoor Planter with Yvonne Way
Join YVONNE WAY at The Vault Cultural Collective on Saturday November 30th from 10 am - 12 noon to create a Winter Season Outdoor Planter! It is guaranteed to be "Not Your Average Posy!"
Register early! The class will be limited to 8 Participants! Each participants will need to bring their own outdoor planter for the class.
The Registration fee is $70 and will included Materials!
The Vault Cultural Collective's 1st Annual Christmas Carol Sing Along
The Vault Cultural Collective will hold its 1st Annual Christmas Carol Sing Along on Friday, December 6th at 7 pm in the Upper Gallery. Bring your singing voice and join Tried and True The Band for an evening a tradition carols! Christmas Carol song sheets will be provided! The Evening will also feature The Vault's new Roland GP6 Digital Grand Piano and Bose Portable Sound System!
Seating is limited, be sure to Register early!
Create A Christmas Table Arrangement with Yvonne Way
Join YVONNE WAY at The Vault Cultural Collective on Saturday December 14th from 10 am - 12 noon to create a Christmas Table Arrangement! It is guaranteed to be "Not Your Average Posy!"
Register early! The class will be limited to 8 Participants! Be sure to Register early!
The Registration fee is $75 and will included Materials!
Upcoming Events At The Vault in 2025
There is lots to look forward to at The Vault in 2025!
On Friday January 24th, join Dr. Joni McNeely in the Upper Gallery for a Follow-up Talk on PalliLearn! This will be the PREMIER!!
On Friday January 31st, join Alan Dyer in The Vault Upper Gallery for his talk on "Cosmic Connections!"
On Friday February 28th, join Danielle Hall in The Vault's ongoing collaboration with Eagle Lake Nurseries on "Spring Gardening!"
On Friday March 7th, join The Vault Board of Directors and the Art, Business and Event Teams for The Vault Cultural Collective's Annual General Meeting! All are welcome!
Alan Dyer Presents How the Moon and Stars Made Earth And Life Possible In 2025
On Friday January 31st, join us for the next event in The Vault Speaker Series, "How the Moon and Stars Made Earth And Life Possible", with ALAN DYER! Alan will takes the audience on a visual tour of the wonders of the sky, with an emphasis on how what’s up there affects what’s down here.
Alan is one of Canada’s best known astronomy writers and is co-author of the popular handbook for amateur astronomers, The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide. He worked for many years as a program producer at the Calgary Science Centre and at TELUS Spark. Asteroid #78434 is named for him.
His talk will centre around how the Earth and sky are intimately connected. We take the Moon for granted, but without it Earth would be a very different, perhaps uninhabitable, planet. Without the stars none of the elements needed for life would exist. The Sun triggers auroras, which can be beautiful, but also pose a risk to modern society.
The Vault Cultural Collective Holds Fundraising Event
The Vault Cultural Collective held its first Fundraising Event for the 2024 - 25 season and oh what a night it was! Saturday October 5th at 7 pm, Strathmore United Church came alive with the sounds of the Prairie Mountain Fiddlers in Concert! Over 100 guests enjoyed a toe- tappin' good time, door prizes and a great evening of Old Time Fiddle Music. Special thanks to the Wheatland Whirlers for their very special guest performance! All monies raised during the evening will support the operation of The Vault Cultural Collective. Thank you to everyone who attended! The Vault Cultural Collective is very grateful for your continued support!!
Welcome to The Vault's New ROLAND GP6 Digital Grand Piano!
The Vault Cultural Collective is very excited to announce the arrival of our new ROLAND GP6 Digital Grand Piano in the Upper Gallery of The Vault! The purchase was funded through the New Horizons For Seniors Program! Thank you to Steinway Piano Gallery Calgary and RPM Piano Moving Service for their assistance in the purchase and moving of our new ROLAND GP6! We can't wait for you to hear it!
Welcome to The Vault's New BOSE Portable Wireless PA System!
The Vault Cultural Collective is very excited to announce the arrival of our new BOSE PORTABLE WIRELESS PA SYSTEM! The purchase was funded through the New Horizons For Seniors Program! Thank you to Long & McQuade SE Calgary for their assistance in the purchase of our new BOSE PORTABLE WIRELESS PA SYSTEM! The Vault is excited for the Bose to make it's debut performance at our next Vault Speaker Series event!
Ray Gauthier - The Vault's Featured November Artist
The Vault Cultural Collective is thrilled to feature Ray Gauthier as The Vault's Featured November Artist! Ray paintings are very popular with our visitors!
Congratulations to Ray Gauthier, The Vault's Featured November Artist!
Western Events & Cultural Centre Kicks Off Capital Campaign
Have you heard of the Western Events and Cultural Centre (WECC), where Tradition Meets Tomorrow? The Western Events & Cultural Centre's goal is to establish a vibrant cultural epicentre that honours our past while shaping our future. WECC is intentionally designed for year-round western events, performances, educational opportunities, and experiential tourism at the gateway to the Canadian Badlands. After more than two years of planning and an independent one-year feasibility study, the WECC Capital Fundraising Campaign is underway! The Vault Cultural Collective is very excited to be a partner in the WECC journey!
Historic Walking Tours of Strathmore & Gleichen Available
Did you know that the Western District Historical Society has developed 3 HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS of Strathmore and one of Gleichen? HOW COOL IS THAT! There is even an App called “On This Spot” available for download at onthisspot.ca/cities/strathmore.
The Vault also has pamphlets available for sale with “before and after” pictures, a map and information about each stop! An awesome summer activity for the whole family!
The Vault Unveils a New CPR Display
Lynne Fair, a Lifetime Member of The Vault, and a member of the Western District Historical Society, has curated a new historical display now on display at The Vault.
Tony Bonogofsky was the CPR Train Station Agent in Gleichen from 1966 to 1986, when the station was permanently closed. All these items and pictures in the display came from that station.
The Western District Historical Society would like to thank his wife Marj and family for donating these artifacts and pictures to the Western District Historical Society in 2023.
The Vault's History Corner Taking Shape
If you are looking for local Strathmore and area history, you can find it at The Vault!
The Vault Art Team has relocated the Western District Historical Society (WDHS) Collection of Strathmore and area History Books to The Vault Lower Gallery! The Vault's History Corner is taking shape! In an effort to create a more comfortable environment for the study of these books, they are now adjacent to a large conference table in a well lit area of the Lower Gallery. These History Books and Periodicals can be enjoyed during regular Vault business hours. Unfortunately they cannot be removed from The Vault.
NEWS FROM OUR VAULT CULTURAL COLLECTIVE PARTNERS
Arts On 817 Releases Season 7
ARTS ON 817 is very excited to release SEASON 7 featuring SOUTHERN ALBERTA SOUNDS!
Season Passes and Individual Tickets will be available soon! All Concerts will be held at Strathmore United Church.
Saturday, December 7th, 7:30 pm - The Heebee - jeebees - Celebrate Christmas with the whole family!
The Heebee-jeebees are celebrating three decades of festive fun with Calgary’s favourite non-traditional Christmas tradition. In their 31st holiday season, these Canadian A Cappella Hall-of-Famers bring their unique blend of harmony and humour to their hometown. Celebrated world-wide, their uniquely ‘holly jolly’ yuletide classics are solid gold…frankincense and myrrh. Cédric Blary, Chris Herard, Ken Lima-Coelho and Jonathan Love are The Heebee-jeebees… the most fun you’ve ever heard!
Saturday, January 18th, 7:30 pm - The Calgary Burns Club Singers & Guests - Celebrate Robbie Burns Day!
The Calgary Burns Club Singers, all members of the Calgary Burns Club, formed in 1994 to provide entertainment for Club members at their regular meetings. The initial focus was to perform songs of Robert Burns and other traditional songs of Scotland, and while that focus remains, the Singers now include a variety of material in their performances. The highlight for the Singers was performing in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2009, the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. To date the group has released 6 CD’s singing to backing tracks played and recorded by Henry Cairney of Calgary Flames fame!
Saturday, February 8th, 7:30 pm - REMIX: Powered by REVV52 - Celebrate Valentine's Day!
ReMix: Powered by REVV52 is an extraordinary group of 13 REVV52 Singers who have been cast together to bring the incredible vocal power and beautifully blended harmonies of REVV52 to smaller private functions and public events. Using state of the art performance technology, ReMix brings the high energy feeling of a REVV52 performance in a unique fashion with sensational music from the extensive REVV52 catalogue.
Saturday, March 15th, 7:30 pm - Steve Pineo with Horns - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day!
Steve Pineo is a Calgary musical treasure, playing guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, and lead vocalist. Frequenting Calgary's Ironwood, Steve is a nationally-recognized songwriter who has written songs recorded by Paul Brandt (Canadian Man) and Prairie Oyster (Too Bad for Me). And he's bringing a 9-Piece Band featuring saxophone and trumpet! An amazing evening of music awaits!
Chestermere Art Guild Upcoming Events
The Chestermere Fine Arts Guild has so many events upcoming! Weekly Art Sessions, Bi-weekly Evening Hosted Art Sessions, Monthly Workshops and an Annual Art Show! So much to look forward to! For more information check out the poster and visit www.chestermereart.ca.
The Chestermere Art Guild would love to see you there!
Strathmore Communities in Bloom Constructs Garden Boxes
Strathmore Communities in Bloom members had another successful work bee recently, assembling 5 new galvanized steel garden boxes and filling them with compost soil. If you are interested in reserving one of them for your planting ambitions this year, please reach out to Robert Breitwieser at breitwir@yahoo.com.
Hope Bridges Society's November Calendar
The Strathmore Theatre Players' Presents The Addams Family
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Tickets will be available at the Vault and at the door.
Show Dates/Times:
Evenings: March 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 April 3, 4, 5
Matinees: March 23, 30
Strathmore Performing Arts Festival 2025 Registration Opens December 1st
The 2024 Strathmore Performing Arts Festival is in the history books! What an AMAZING 2 weeks of music it was! At the Final Showcase Concert & Awards Night, the Festival presented 89 scholarships totalling $6000 and announced 32 Provincial Nominees to represent the Strathmore Performing Arts Festival at the Alberta Provincial Music Festival May 27th - 30th in Edmonton. Be sure to check out the two YouTube videos and SAVE THE DATES for the 2025 Strathmore Performing Arts Festival! Registration opens December 1st!
Strathmore Musical Arts Society Presents The Travelling Mabels
On November 23rd, the Strathmore Musical Arts Society will be presenting The Travelling Mabels with Opening Act Bards from the Bud!
Tickets are already on sale at strathmorearts.com and The Vault.
Wheatland & Area Hospice Society Coming Events
The Wheatland & Area Hospice Society has TWO upcoming NOVEMBER EVENTS!
#1. November 1st! That's the date! Dr. Joni McNeely of the Wheatland & Area Hospice Society will be leading a PALLILEARN CLASS in The Vault Cultural Collective Upper Gallery! Palliative Care is more than you think. Learn what Palliative Care is and why it's important in clear language that you can share with the people around you.
#2. November 29th! That's the date! Join the Wheatland & Area Hospice Society, Drew Gregory and Friends for the 4th Annual Farming For Hospice Harvest Wrap-Up Event! Details on the poster!
The Wheatland Society of Arts Holds Art Show & Pottery Sale
The Wheatland Society of the Arts is holding a Gallery Style Art Show and Pottery Sale on November 16, 10 am - 4 pm, and 17th, 12 - 4 pm, in their Art and Pottery Studios located at 115 3rd Avenue in Strathmore. The sale is open to the public and will feature Art and Pottery created by it's talented Art Instructors and Wheatland Society of the Arts members. There will be refreshments, snacks and draws!
Western District Historical Society's Legacy Farm Garden Patch
The Western District Historical Society has some disappointing news to share about their sunflower/pumpkin field located at Legacy Farm. The field was planted at the same time as in past years (after the May long weekend) but unfortunately the germination rate was very poor. A decision was made last week to work up the field so the weeds don’t get out of hand and to leave it sit and rest for the remainder of the season. They are doing some seed and possibly some soil testing to identify why this happened. Feedback has been received from many locals saying that certain garden vegetables as well as sunflowers and pumpkins did not germinate like they normally do. Even though there was really nice moisture to plant into in May along with timely June rains, it’s likely the soil was not warm enough when they planted since it was a cool spring. This was their 7th year of planting their field and their plan is to be back again in 2025! 🌻🎃🌻🎃
Youth Theatre Company's Alice in Winterland
Tickets on sale now at youththeatrecompany.ca for shows on November 29th, 30th, December 1st and December 6th - 8th.
Step into a world of wonder with Kira Hall's enchanting new live theatre production, Alice in Winterland! Join the Strathmore Youth Theatre Company for an unforgettable journey as Alice discovers a magical winter wonderland.
Alice in Winterland is a unique and enchanting theatre production that blends the whimsy of a classic tale with the frosty charm of winter. Perfect for audiences of all ages, this show promises to transport you to a world filled with wonder and delight.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge Treaty 7 territory—the traditional and ancestral territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu T’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland.
We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us.
We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.
Other Happenings at the Vault
RENTAL SPACE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE VAULT
The Vault Cultural Collective invites other non-profit organizations and the public to consider renting space at The Vault for meetings, demonstrations, small social gatherings or special events.
We are willing to make our open area second floor gallery, the Vault board room, or for that very special event, the whole building, available for short term rental.
Share in the enjoyment of meeting in an historic building and gallery!
Please come visit us to learn more about our space available for rent! To view the space in person and discuss your rental needs, please visit us at the Vault during operating hours.
Gift Certificates Available
The Vault Cultural Collective now has Gift Cards available online and Gift Certificates available at the store! The perfect gift for that special someone!
Donations are Welcome
Are you interested in donating to the Vault Cultural Collective?
PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION
The VAULT Cultural Collective is a non-profit organization founded in 2021. We exhibit work by Local ARTists and ARTisans and are a Collective for all things Cultural. If you Love ART and the ARTS, please consider a Monetary Donation in your name or in the name of another ART Lover.
If you know someone who enjoys the ARTS, please forward this site.
All donations are Gratefully Accepted.
Donations can be e-transferred to:
thevaultcc2021@gmail.com
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Visit us at The Vault, you will be glad you did!
The Vault Cultural Collective
136 2nd Avenue
P.O. Box 2163
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
T1P 1K2
Phone: 403-901-1654
Email: thevaultcc2021@gmail.com
Website: thevaultonline.ca
Vault Memberships Available
The Vault Cultural Collective is now recruiting members! However you are connected to Arts & Culture or Local History in Strathmore and area, we welcome you to join our Collective! For more information or to purchase a membership visit The Vault at 136 2nd Avenue, phone 403 901 1654, email thevaultcc2021@gmail.com or visit thevaultonline.ca. Become a member of The Vault Cultural Collective, there is strength in numbers!
Location
The Vault Cultural Collective
136 2nd Avenue, Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1K2
(Beside Value Drug Mart)
(403) 901-1654
thevaultcc2021@gmail.com
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday - Closed