Westworld Alberta
Issue link: http://westworldmagazine.ama.ab.ca/i/556526
(chore horse competition) megan ritchie photography, (kaleido family arts festival) epic photography F A L L 2 0 1 5 | W E S T W O R L D A L B E R T A 11 Dino-seum T his September Phillip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum opens to the public. e four- hectare, $40-million facility just outside of Grande Prairie lies near Pipestone Creek Bone Bed, one of the worlds' densest dinosaur gravesites. Unearth your inner paleontologist as you are transported 65 million years back to the Cretaceous Period. ere you'll find life-sized dinosaur species discovered in Alberta, including a hadrosaurs (duck billed dinosaurs), tyrannosaurs (predatory dinosaurs), nodosaurs (armoured dinosaurs) and a pachyrhinosaurus, discovered by a Grande Prairie teacher back in the '70s. Roam through the five interactive permanent galleries, then pop by Ice Age Mammals, a temporary exhibit showcasing animals found in the Yukon and the high Arctic dating back to 10,000 years ago. e September 3 museum opening coincides with the team time-trails of the Tour of Alberta, an international 865 km cycling race – a perfect opportunity for a Grande Prairie getaway. dinomuseum.ca –T.H. Interconnected Art On September 11, Edmonton's Alberta Avenue kicks off the 10th annual Kaleido Family Arts Festival, celebrating the cultural diversity of this neighbourhood. Over the next two days, Polish dancers, First Nations fire and hoop performers, Guyanese drummers and Vietnamese performers share the stage. Huge art installations inspire, workshops will be plentiful and interactive, and musicians like Zerbin will entertain. Watch for the Firefly Theatre & Circus teaming up with the National Stiltwalkers of Canada to treat festival-goers to an aerial version of The Ugly Duckling. "There's something special about the interconnectedness," says Christy Morin, artistic director of the festival. kaleidofest.ca –C. B. AMA members save 10% on admission and 5% at the gift shop. AMARewards.ca/ DinoMuseum SKILLED AND STRONG Learn the true meaning of horsepower. On September 6, Bar U Ranch near Longview, 100 km south of Calgary, hosts its annual Chore Horse Competition.Twelve team- sters aged 18 to 80 will guide pairs of horses, large breeds like Clydesdales and Belgian Draft, through a timed course. Skills such as pulling, backing up, and agil- ity are tested, hearkening back to a time when horses performed heavy farm chores like hauling and plowing. 1 - 4 p.m., free with ranch admission. friendsofthebaru.com –Kirsten Rodenhizer 'Cloud' sculpture by artist Caitlind Brown