Singer in vintage dress performs at old-fashioned microphone under theatre lights.

Singer in vintage dress performs into microphone beside pianist at grand piano onstage.

Jazz drummer and guitarist in tuxedos perform on stage with dark background.

Singer in vintage-style dress performs at microphone, pianist playing in dimly lit background.

Singer performs on stage with pianist, drummer and guitarist under Smalls Paradise sign.

Sat Feb 27, 2027

Hey Viola!

Name: Hey Viola!
Start: 2027-02-27
End: 2027-02-27

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Hey Viola! at Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre in Medicine Hat offers a powerful musical tribute to Viola Desmond, inspiring reflection on civil rights. Created by Krystle Dos Santos and Tracey Power, this dynamic production blends live music, storytelling and history to honour one of Canada’s most influential civil rights advocates. Audiences follow Desmond’s journey as an entrepreneur and activist, including her courageous stand in a segregated Nova Scotia theatre. Featuring a vibrant soundtrack of jazz, blues, soul and gospel classics, Hey Viola! is both uplifting and thought-provoking, inviting guests to connect with themes of equality, resilience and social justice that continue to resonate today.