Madison Violet, the Juno Award-nominated, singer-songwriter folk-pop duo, will be the first show in the newly renovated Empress Theatre on…Continue Reading

An award-winning singer-songwriter who got his start in Fort Macleod is Alberta’s sixth Artist in Residence and Arts Ambassador. The…Continue Reading

KIMBERLEY BERRETH, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Jeffery Straker, a Saskatchewan folk singer-songwriter pianist, will kick off the Empress Theatre’s Centre Stage Series…Continue Reading

Def Leppard tribute band Stage Fright is bringing big hair and loud tunes to the Empress on Saturday, April 12…Continue Reading

The Empress Theatre Society last week launched an ambitious campaign to raise $250,000 as its share of a major renovation project in the 113-year-old building. The historic theatre will close beginning May 1 for at least six months while the seats, floor and washrooms are renovated. “The need is getting to be desperate,” Empress Theatre…Continue Reading

Acoustic trio BTU are coming together at the Empress Theatre on Saturday, March 8 as the final show of the…Continue Reading

East Coast performer Catherine MacLellan is making her way to the Empress Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 6 as part of…Continue Reading

Alberta alternative country singer-songwriter Kyle McKearney is headed to Fort Macleod’s Empress Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 25 as part of…Continue Reading

Nurse-turned-musician Tracy Millar, considered one of Alberta’s most talented disciples of traditional country music, is kicking off a new season…Continue Reading