Head down to Edmonton's Snow Valley Ski Club, opens a new window to take in FREE concerts with music and poetry every Tuesday evening this summer from Tuesday, July 7 to Tuesday, Aug. 25 starting at 7 p.m. Listen to artists from EPL's Capital City Records, opens a new window and Capital City Press, opens a new window as they share their work at the bottom of the ski hill in the beautiful Rainbow Valley and enjoy art from Capital City Art, opens a new window on select evenings. Free of charge, we'll be collecting non-perishable food items for the Edmonton Food Bank, opens a new window.
This is always a popular event, and we encourage guests to bring your own lawn chairs if you are able. Dogs are allowed and there is food and drink available on site.
Inclement Weather
In case of heavy rain or air quality advisory of 10+, EPL and Snow Valley will attempt to move the event indoors if possible. We will post on our websites and social media channels by 5pm the day of the event if a change in venue or cancellation occurs.
Tuesday, July 14
Music from Donita Large
Donita Large is a Cree artist whose genre-defying style blends blues, rock, country, and traditional Indigenous sounds, often described as folk with Indigenous sizzle. Her songwriting is rooted in her ancestry, carrying themes of truth, reconciliation, strength, and unity. As a seasoned vocalist, Donita Large has built an impressive career on local to international stages. She is a founding member of the Indigenous women’s groups Asani (1997–1999) and Nipisiy (2020–2025), with performances including the prestigious Carnegie Hall and Edmonton Folk Music Festival. After releasing her debut single, Going to Walk That Line, she hit #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown, accelerating her music career. After releasing singles and a gospel album, Donita fully steps into her power as a singer songwriter with The Ancestors released in January 2026. This project marks a defining evolution in her artistry, showcasing her remarkable vocal range and emotionally rich storytelling through song. Recorded across Toronto, Los Angeles, and Edmonton, the album was co-produced with Grammy Award–winning producer Chris Birkett and music director Anthony King. The Ancestors has strengthened Donita’s connection to Edmonton’s vibrant music community while carrying Indigenous stories to international audiences. With performances in Sweden (June 2026) and airplay spanning Japan, Germany, France, and across North America, her music resonates far beyond borders. Featuring some of Edmonton’s top musicians, the album honours the voices and histories of Treaty Six Territory and stands as a testament to her dedication to cultural continuity, collaboration, and healing through music.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Jessica Burylo is an Autistic writer, researcher, and doctoral student at the University of Alberta, where her work explores Autistic joy, identity, and community-based understandings of flourishing. She works full-time with Elections Canada in outreach and barrier-reduction, supporting inclusive democratic participation. Her writing bridges lived experience and scholarship, with a focus on care, belonging, and the everyday spaces that make room for diverse ways of being.
Katharine Weinmann writes poetry, walks long distances, sees beauty in life’s imperfections and photographs its shimmer. She was the 2024 winner of Canada’s Lawrence House Centre for the Arts’ Carmen Ziolkowski Poetry Prize and has been nominated for a 2026 Poetry Best of the Net. She blogs at A Wabi Sabi Life, opens a new window. Her debut collection, Skyborne Insight, Homemade Love has been recently published by Friesen Press (2026). With her husband and their English Setter, Walker, Katharine makes her home in Sherwood Park, ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Treaty 6 Territory.
Art from Capital City Artists:
Mariam Qureshi is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist whose work serves as a bridge between environmental consciousness and emotional well-being. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, her expressionist style is defined by a mastery of light and tactile depth.
Tuesday, July 21
Music from L.n. baba
l.n. baba is the moniker of Edmonton-based chansonnier, Keanan Swan-Azmon. The name is borrowed from a real-estate agent whose signs were ubiquitous on bus benches in Keanan’s hometown of Medicine Hat in the early 2010s. Over time, however, the name has come to shape the project’s songs, which often transport the listener to various spaces and demonstrate a keen eye for the characters that occupy them. The music features intricate guitar melodies, budget synths and drum machines, and l.n.'s distinct baritone, all filtered through a warm, lo-fi lens. In 2019 Edmonton labels Mangled Tapes and Double Lunch Records co-released l.n.’s first album, Rubber Eye. The album - written, performed, and recorded alone in various bedrooms and basements - is an intimate experience. But a close listen reveals plenty of wit and word-play as well. The album received airplay on CJSR, the U of A campus radio station, and topped the station's charts in June of 2019.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Carly Olafson (she/her) was born and raised in rural Alberta and now calls Edmonton home. She loves skiing, camping, and cats, and is learning to find joy in sharing her writing with the world.
Erica To is an Edmonton-based writer and producer whose work explores identity, reinvention, and the quiet courage it takes to explore new paths. Her writing has appeared in MUSe, MacEwan University’s peer-reviewed student journal, and Nature Alberta, and her documentary short film received Best Student Film award at MacEwan’s Documentary Film Festival. Drawing on a technical writing background, she is drawn to stories that highlight overlooked voices, the community changemakers, entrepreneurs, and immigrants that shape her city.
Art from Capital City Artists:
Karen's Ami Goodies discovered her love for crocheting in 2018 and hasn’t put the hook down since. Through Kami Goodies, she creates handmade amigurumi with a focus on thoughtful details and approachable charm. Each piece is crafted to bring a bit of joy to its new home. You can find her creations at Makers at West Edmonton Mall.
Tuesday, July 28
Music from Melody McArthur
Melody McArthur is a multi-award-winning and internationally recognized singer, songwriter, and actor from Northern Alberta, Canada. McArthur is known for her powerful voice and penchant for emotionally-driven performances and is set to release her seventh album, The Gospel Truth, in 2026. Melody McArthur also captivated theatre audiences as the former lead in the hit touring musical Bear Grease, including during its off-Broadway New York City debut in the summer of 2025. Bear Grease became the first ever all-Indigenous cast musical to feature on Playbill. A self-made artist who writes her music and crafts her brand, McArthur’s work has garnered top honours from Edify Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 and a 2025 Horizon Alumni Award from the University of Alberta. In 2026 she is set to star in the world premiere of Rose at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Lori Kempf-Bosko graduated from MacEwan's Journalism Program in 1990 and has written for newspapers, magazines, non-profit organizations, and corporations. Since retiring from Canadian Blood Services, Lori has had seven stories published in the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with family and friends.
Dallas Loyd is a poet, writer, and spoken word performer. He encourages emerging literary artists through workshops and inclusive community-building across Western Canada’s literary arts scene. Dallas is an advocate for artistic creation that illuminates personal expression and wisdom shaped from lived-experience in mental health, and existential inquiry. He endeavors to inspire others to find deeper meaning in their artistic creation.
Tuesday, August 4
Music from Lindsey Walker
Lindsey Walker searches for beauty in the darkness in her Edmonton Music Award Album of the Year nominated this desolate bliss. Apocalyptic, cinematic and achingly sincere, the magnetic intensity of this album explores the wages of regret with palpable hope. An undulating tapestry of dark brooding anthems and sensual hymns, Walker defies lost loves legacy, cobbling a glorious new vision from the ashes. This bold new direction from her acclaimed debut album Our Glory marks an artistic evolution of haunting power.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Books by Katherine Koller are Voices of the Land: The Seed Savers and Other Plays, Art Lessons, and two story collections, Winning Chance and Earthen. Her poetry has appeared in Prairie Journal, NorthWord, Happiness Reflected, Funicular, The Lupine Review, Fire from the Heart, The Amphibian, and online at Poetry Pause. Katherine's latest play, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, was developed in the Citadel Playwrights Lab and will be presented at Concordia University Edmonton in November 2026.
Grace Bly is a psychology student at the University of Alberta who frequently writes creative nonfiction and poetry. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, drawing, reading, and buying more books than she has time to read.
Tuesday, August 11
Music from Jon Martin
Jon Martin is a songwriter, producer, and musician from southern Alberta. He studied music and music psychology at the degree and master's level, spent years running a recording studio in Lethbridge producing records for other artists, and relocated to Edmonton in early 2021. Producer Gethin Pearson (Charli XCX, Badly Drawn Boy) described his music as "timeless capsules... whilst also feeling fresh and from your life."
His 2022 album This Could Be Our Year — self-produced and built around an international cast of collaborators — was named one of the Edmonton Journal's 10 Best Local Releases of the year and was jury-selected for the Edmonton Public Library's Capital City Records collection in 2024. Over seven full-length albums and several EPs, his records have earned airplay across Canada, including on CBC Radio One. Part-Time Hero, a collaborative R&B-leaning duet released in March 2026, marks a different direction. Also in March 2026, a live concert in Edmonton was recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio One's Provincial Playlist Live. New singles are in progress, a follow-up to Late September Garden Party is in the works, and a separate album of music about space is also on the way.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Theodora “Theo” Sterling (she/her) is a queer writer from Alberta who always carries a fountain pen and journal everywhere she goes. Her work has appeared in WestWord Magazine, Funicular, FEELS Zine, and elsewhere. Occasionally, she posts her words (and cat photos) on Instagram @CupsOfSilver.
patti sinclair’s poetry publications include the bestselling book: The Late Season (At Bay Press, 2025) a narrative long poem, diving into how death re-stories our lives. More? poet-at-large.blogspirit.com & @locatingthebeauty
Tuesday, August 18 - Family Night!
Join us for a special Sounds from the Valley with family friendly performers and activities for all ages.
Music from Beppie
Beppie (Stephanie Nhan) is a two-time JUNO-nominated children’s musician and educator from Edmonton, Alberta. Her vibrant, high-energy shows and award-winning songs take kids and families on an eclectic musical adventure filled with fun, humor, and heart. Beppie is a Western Canadian Music Award winner and International Songwriting Competition finalist who inspires creativity and connection through her playful, genre-bending approach to children’s music.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
EPL's Writer in Residence 2026, Alexis Marie Chute, opens a new window is a creative powerhouse—a bestselling author and award-winning artist, filmmaker, photographer, curator and publisher—whose work spans two decades. Her abstract paintings, portraits, photography, films, and literary works have been showcased globally, and her artwork is represented by the Art Gallery of Alberta. Her debut memoir Expecting Sunshine (2017) was adapted into an acclaimed documentary film, followed by her Amazon-bestselling YA fantasy trilogy, including Above the Star (2018), Below the Moon (2019), and Inside the Sun (2020). Her recent nonfiction books—Prairie Spirits (2021), The Eternal Summer of Alberta’s Herbarium (2022), Memorable Murals (2023), Moments in Focus (2024), and Project Sketchbook Volume 1 (2025)—celebrate Alberta’s rich culture and landscape. Chute curates the Red Brick Common, opens a new window, Wild Skies Art Gallery, opens a new window, and InFocus Photo Exhibit, opens a new window, and co-founded Wild Skies Press, opens a new window. She is also a passionate public speaker and educator.
Sarah Hudson is the Edmonton-based artist and writer behind the Owl Adventures series. Owl Adventures is a book and illustration series for all ages about the many adventures of an Owl (named Owl) and his best friend Penguin. Sarah has a Bachelor of Media Arts from Emily Carr University in Vancouver, and she comes from an independent film and visual storytelling background. She grew up in Northern BC, where she was inspired by the quirky lives of real birds in the wild. She is also influenced by pop culture, art history, and light-hearted satire.
Owl Adventures started with illustrations inspired by the real life adventures of a travelling stuffed owl. The first book, Owl's Everyday Adventures, came out in 2019. There are currently ten books in the series so far with many more on the way in the future!
Sarah will also be showcasing her art as a part of Capital City Art this evening!
Tuesday, August 25
Music from Marek Orszulik
British-Canadian-Polish classical guitarist Marek Orszulik is a graduate (MMus) of the Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK and is passionate about presenting undiscovered historical gems of the guitar repertoire. He has worked with numerous reputable composers and given world premiere performances of works by Andrew Glover-Whitley, Lauren McCall, Cole Dorchester, and Stuart Beatch, among others. In addition to his solo appearances, he regularly works with guitarist Tyson Oatway in Duo Nebula and with soprano Whitney Sloan in Duo Coriolis. In 2025, Marek released his first solo album, Fantazja, covering repertoire by Polish composers from the Renaissance to the present day.
Readings from Capital City Press Authors:
Paula E. Kirman is an Edmonton-based writer, editor, musician, filmmaker, photographer, and community organizer who has been working as a freelance communications professional for more than three decades. She also makes art and enjoys walking, reading, and drinking too much coffee. Her website is: wordspicturesmusic.com, opens a new window.
Liet Borowski is a nonbinary trans woman who has been living in Amiskwaciwâskahikan for the past 14 years after moving here from Mohkinstis. They are white and neurodivergent, living with ADHD, Autism, and Depression. She lives with her wife, brother-in-law, and cat, and she has been writing poetry for the past year as part of a project to explore gender outside of labels. They also enjoy gardening, playing music, and sword-fighting.
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