The GRAND presents LIVE & LOCAL

LIVE AND LOCAL at The GRAND is a multi-disciplinary cabaret style event hosted in The GRAND’s Historic Lobby. This ongoing series will highlight the many talented performance-based artists in our city.   ‘Live and Local’ was created in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on local artists and is a paid opportunity.

The Fourth Edition of Live & Local will be featuring

Sandra Lamouche and Who Cares?
Hosted by AJ Kluck

 All funds raised through ticket purchases will go toward the LIVE AND LOCAL programming and the continued support of our local arts community.

  • Show starts at 06:30PM and goes until 09:00PM and will be in our Main Level Lobby.

  • Seating will be available.

  • There will be a bar available for you to purchase drinks.

  • Please see this page for parking details and getting here.

DATE & TIME
June 15, 2022 @ 06:30PM
Doors open @ 06:00PM

LOCATION
Main Lobby at the GRAND

TICKET PRICE
$0.00 to $75.00
includes all fees and taxes

IMPORTANT

Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test will not be required to attend this event.

Masking will not be required to attend this event.

By purchasing tickets to this event, you agree to abide by the COVID-19 Policy at the time of the event.

Please see our full COVID-19 Policy here.

AJ Kluck (they/them/čniłč) is an interdisciplinary artist living in Mohkínstsis, Treaty 7. Their mother is Irish and their father is sqilxʷ. AJ’s practice is rooted in building slow and gentle relationships with the land and community, healing inter-generational trauma, processing their identity as a sk̓ʷsk̓ʷtmsqiltk (half-blood) person, and celebrating and reconnecting with sylix ways of being and knowing. Kluck is currently studying Sculpture at Alberta University of the Arts.


@hoop_dance_goddess

Sandra Lamouche is a Nehiyaw Iskwew (Cree Woman) from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta and married into the Piikani Nation in Southern Alberta and mother to two boys with braids. She completed her B.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Lethbridge in 2007. In 2021 she successfully defended her M.A. Thesis at Trent University, titled “Nitona Miyo Pimadisiwin (Seeking a Good Life) Through Indigenous Dance” which examines Indigenous Dance as a Social Determinant of Health and Well Being. Sandra is a multidisciplinary creator and storyteller, she is a Champion Hoop Dancer, award winning Indigenous Educational Leader, two-time TEDx Speaker, artist, and writer.

Credit: Mike Tan


Who Cares? is a friendship project between violinist Laura Reid and flutist Jiajia Li, who have known each other for over 15 years. Despite frequently collaborating and working together in the music scene, the duo only formed officially since the pandemic. Their aim as a duo was to provide support for each other while exploring and expanding their repertoire and musical growth. From live streaming concerts to video productions, the duo picks a wide variety of repertoire and fun concepts to program, arranging music to fit their configuration, and using improvisation as part of the creative process.