Have you ever asked an established, recognized singer to put aside their own original music and sing Christmas songs? It makes me sweat every November, as we plan the DKL Christmas show. There are two reasons: 1. What if they hate Christmas songs? And if they don’t… 2: What...
I'm going to show you the best Santa-But-Not-Actually-Santa pictures you’ve ever seen. Let me set them up. Theatre Calgary has been doing A Christmas Carol in this city every year for over three decades. Stephen Hair has been playing Scrooge for over 25 years. It’s a...
Jocelyn Alice is coming home to Calgary for the holidays, just in time to do a show with us. Let me tell you a bit about Jocelyn. Some of you know her because she’s a great Calgarian/ Canadian singer songwriter that has done very well. Her...
I don’t know what you did as a kid every summer, but even if you were learning the drums, my guess it wasn’t like this. And I don’t know if you ever put on some sort of show for Christmas, but my guess is it didn’t...
Happy Halloween! I asked my kids this weekend where they think our food comes from, and they said, “Cookies come from Linda and Neil, but you get chocolate bars from Ita and Joe’s.” Okay, maybe Halloween isn’t quite the right time for this conversation. It’s been on my...
This was me during the light and sound check. I was nervous again. I’m always nervous before I walk out on stage. But this time was even more intense. Because that’s a lot of seats. But mostly because of the questions. Or more, because of...
Hey folks! How is your week going? Not sure if you heard the news, but pot is now legal in Canada – on the very day we launch the new season of “Dave Kelly Live.” Coincidence? Actually, yes. However, it certainly made for some interesting planning for the...
If you haven’t already heard, our season opener next week (Oct. 17th) is celebrating all the things we love about Calgary. And in the spirit of that theme, we’ve partnered with Tourism Calgary to make the show the unofficial kick-off to the #LoveYYC campaign –...
My Mom isn’t usually sentimental. She is much more about the rules and how things should be done. But now and then, she combines the two. Like the night we had DQ milkshakes together this summer. It started in August when Mom and Dad were sitting...
How is your September going? Mine’s good. In case you were wondering, it’s impossible to practice tap dancing quietly. I know. I’ve been trying. Seriously, put your bagpipes down and listen to me. We’ve been working hard planning the new season of Dave Kelly Live. We’re in...
