Sign Your Kids Up for a Magical Adventure with Kyle Key the Magician!

Kyle Key has been enchanting audiences and sharing the art of magic since he was just 5 years old. Now, he’s ready to teach your children how to unlock their magical potential! This workshop is not only about learning tricks; it’s about building confidence, improving public speaking, enhancing fine motor skills, and fostering social interactions in a fun, inclusive environment.

Designed for children ages 5 and up, each participant will enjoy hands-on learning, ensuring no one is left behind. We provide all the necessary supplies, so your little magicians just need to bring their curiosity and enthusiasm.

At the end of the workshop, every child will receive a full-color instruction book and a kit with all the items they’ve used, so they can continue practicing their new skills at home.

Don’t miss this opportunity to spark your child’s imagination and watch them amaze friends and family with their newfound magic talents!

This program runs Saturday, April 27 with two sessions available (10-11 am; 11:30 am-12:30 pm). $25/child per session. Please pre-register.

About Kyle Key the Magician

Kyle Key has been doing magic for over 20 years. Which is hard to believe. It doesn’t look like he’s been doing anything that long!

Born and raised in Central Alberta, Kyle Key has performed his interactive magic show all over the “great white north”. From birthday parties to black tie galas, he’s done it all.

Starting out at the young age of 5, Kyle took to magic like a lint to an old sweater. There was something about fooling people that Kyle found highly addictive. It all started with his first magic kit. Since then, Kyle went on to take magic lessons from mentoring magicians, compete in international competitions and even take home a trophy or two, or three. Now, he performs his original and interactive show whenever, and wherever he can!

Visit Kyle’s website for more information >

Sign Your Kids Up for a Magical Adventure with Kyle Key the Magician!

Kyle Key has been enchanting audiences and sharing the art of magic since he was just 5 years old. Now, he’s ready to teach your children how to unlock their magical potential! This workshop is not only about learning tricks; it’s about building confidence, improving public speaking, enhancing fine motor skills, and fostering social interactions in a fun, inclusive environment.

Designed for children ages 5 and up, each participant will enjoy hands-on learning, ensuring no one is left behind. We provide all the necessary supplies, so your little magicians just need to bring their curiosity and enthusiasm.

At the end of the workshop, every child will receive a full-color instruction book and a kit with all the items they’ve used, so they can continue practicing their new skills at home.

Don’t miss this opportunity to spark your child’s imagination and watch them amaze friends and family with their newfound magic talents!

This program runs Saturday, April 27 with two sessions available (10-11 am; 11:30 am-12:30 pm). $25/child per session. Please pre-register.

About Kyle Key the Magician

Kyle Key has been doing magic for over 20 years. Which is hard to believe. It doesn’t look like he’s been doing anything that long!

Born and raised in Central Alberta, Kyle Key has performed his interactive magic show all over the “great white north”. From birthday parties to black tie galas, he’s done it all.

Starting out at the young age of 5, Kyle took to magic like a lint to an old sweater. There was something about fooling people that Kyle found highly addictive. It all started with his first magic kit. Since then, Kyle went on to take magic lessons from mentoring magicians, compete in international competitions and even take home a trophy or two, or three. Now, he performs his original and interactive show whenever, and wherever he can!

Visit Kyle’s website for more information >

Annual General Meeting

Join us for the Annual General Meeting of the Red Deer & District Museum Society on May 30, 2024. Doors open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7 pm. Presentation to follow.

Check back soon for the AGM package.

The Annual General Meeting is free to attend and open to the public.

Are you a MAG member?

Members who intend to join us for the AGM are asked to register in advance to help us ensure we will meet quorum requirements to allow the meeting to proceed efficiently.

Member Registration - Annual General Meeting (May 30, 2024)

Members with a valid membership as of April 1, 2024, are eligible to vote at the AGM (1 vote per membership).

Join special guest Louie Palu for a talk and tour of his exhibition, Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning. Louie will be speaking to his experiences as a photographer in the Arctic, the importance of photographing the north, his origins story, and more.

Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning documents the vestigial legacies of the Cold War and the increased military presence in the North American Arctic today. Taken as a whole, the series of photographs examines the growing geopolitical tensions and changing life around Inuit communities in one of the planet’s most extreme and challenging places.

Free to attend, all are welcome!

Join us for a special talk with award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker Louie Palu, whose exhibition Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning is currently on display at the museum.

In this presentation, Louie will be speaking on his experiences as a National Geographic photographer covering social political issues, his motivations and inspiration for his work.

While this program is free to attend, registration is required.

This exhibition of Louie Palu’s photographs that document the vestigial legacies of the Cold War and the increased military presence in the North American Arctic today. Taken as a whole, the series of photographs examines the growing geopolitical tensions and changing life around Inuit communities in one of the planet’s most extreme and challenging places.

Register: Conversation with Louie Palu (Feb. 3, 10 am)

Servus Credit Union presents

Northern Exposure: Family Day at the MAG!

Join us on February 19 from 1-4 pm for our annual Family Day event, proudly presented by Servus Credit Union!

See our current exhibits Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning and Pretend Foraging in Sleeved Blankets while listening to musician Melody Stang perform in the gallery.

Play some games, help create an igloo, and participate in an art project. Also joining us for the day is On The Mark Productions with their Photo Bomb Photo Booth; pick out some props and get your photo taken to commemorate the day!

This event is free to attend and all are welcome.

Thank you to our supporters

Servus Credit Union

The City of Red Deer

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Colouring Contest Terms & Conditions The Family Day 2024 Colouring Contest is free to enter and open to all ages. One entry per person. In order to be eligible for the prize draw, participants must list their name, age, and phone number on the back of their completed colouring page. This information will be used to contact prize winners.

The colouring page can be downloaded from the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) website (coming soon) or picked up in person at the museum. Participants must return their completed colouring page to the MAG by 4:00 pm on February 19, 2024 (Family Day).

There are 3 prize categories available: children, teens, and adult. Prize winners will be drawn randomly from all eligible entries and contacted the week of February 19th. Prize winners (or parent/guardian of) must pick up their prize in person at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery.

Reel Conversations:

Trevor Anderson & Lacey Oake

Join us for a special virtual talk with Trevor Anderson, Red Deer College (Polytechnic) alumni and writer-director of the film Before I Change My Mind (our first film of the Fall 2023 Reel Movie Mondays season; partly filmed in Red Deer) and actor Lacey Oake, who starred in the film as Izzy.

This talk will take place via Zoom and registration is required to receive a link for the presentation. Please note this talk will contain Before I Change My Mind spoilers.

Register: Talk with Trevor Anderson & Lacey Oake

Trevor Anderson (photo by Lyle Bell)

About Trevor Anderson

Born in Red Deer and based in Montreal, Trevor Anderson is a writer-director and former video store clerk. His feature film Before I Change My Mind had its world premiere at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival and will be released in North America in 2024. Trevor’s short films have screened at many A-list and LGBTQ film festivals, including three times at Sundance, three times at SXSW, and twice at the Berlinale – where his musical The Man That Got Away (2012) won the D.A.A.D. Short Film Prize. For more information visit trevorandersonfilms.com

Lacey Oake

About Lacey Oake

Lacey Oake is from Red Deer and has been acting since she was 8 years old. Her first role was a fairy in the Cornerstone Youth Theatre’s 2017 production of Peter Pan and has since performed in 11 shows with the program. Lacey loves acting and has been in a number of short films, including The Events at Unity Farm (directed by Jason Wan Lim), Dream Catcher (directed by Christy Marchuk), and a number of short films directed by Red Deer Polytechnic Students. In 2020, Lacey was cast as Aela in the feature length horror film Jikirag, which was filmed entirely in Central Alberta, near Rocky Mountain House. That same year, she was cast as Izzy in Before I Change My Mind, which premiered in 2022 at the Locarno Film Festival. She won the 2022 International IRIS prize for Best Performance in a Female Role for her performance as Izzy, as well as a Canadian Joey Award for Best Principal Performer. In 2023, Lacey was awarded a Mayor’s Recognition Award for her outstanding contributions to the fine and performing arts here in Red Deer.

Lacey continues to act and was recently cast as a lead in Hunting Hills High School’s production of Ranked, which will open in March of 2024 at the Memorial Centre, while on the hunt for her next role in a feature film or series. When she isn’t acting, Lacey dances competitively and takes part in regular vocal lessons. She enjoys time with her family, her dog, and her friends.

Drop in to our Stewart Discovery Studio on select Fridays for open studio time.

On the second, third & fourth Friday of each month*, our Stewart Discovery Studio is open from 5-8 pm for creatives looking for the space, time and community to work on their projects. Bring your work in progress and join us for an evening of creativity.

*there is no open studio on the First Friday of each month. Additionally, if there is a program or event running on a Friday evening, there will no open studio availability. See our Calendar of Events for available dates.

Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market

Join us for a unique Christmas shopping experience exploring the arts and crafts of some of our area’s premier artists and craftspeople who will set up their displays throughout the MAG’s Remarkable Red Deer exhibit and gallery spaces.

Up to 15 artists will be in attendance with artwork ranging from pottery, beaded jewelry, wool felting, textiles, oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, and more.

The Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market is open to the public from 10 am – 4:00 pm Saturday, November 25th. Looking for the member’s only preview?

Members only preview:

2023 Rare & Remarkable!

Artisan Market

Join us for a unique Christmas shopping experience exploring the arts and crafts of some of our area’s premier artists and craftspeople who will set up their displays throughout the MAG’s Remarkable Red Deer exhibit and gallery spaces.

Up to 15 artists will be in attendance with artwork ranging from pottery, beaded jewelry, wool felting, textiles, oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, and more.

The Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market is open to valid MAG members from 5-8 pm on Friday, November 24th. The market is open to the public from 10 am – 4:00 pm the following day, November 25th.

Not a MAG member? Become one!

Enjoy light refreshments & snacks at the member preview of the Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market

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