Creative City Centre

Creative City Centre presents Performance Poetry Workshop with Matt. Miller Thursday, May 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, doors at 6:30pm Cost: Free to attend, please register in advance. In this workshop with Canadian Poetry Slam Champion Matt "Lip Balm" Miller we will discover and employ practices and strategies for performing spoken word poetry. We will explore the varying levels of volumes in voice. How we use our timing and breathe to accentuate our delivery. Engaging audiences with simple gestures. Taking what starts as a poem on a page to a full blown experience on the stage. #spokenword #creativecitycentre #poetryworkshops #yqr #regina

Drink and Draw: Amphibians! Thursday May 21, 2026 7:00 - 9:00 PM Malty National Brewing Co, 1130 15th Avenue, Regina Ribbit! ribbit! ribbit! The frog choir is calling you to join hosts Geanna Dunbar and Joel Hustak for an evening of sketching amphibians alongside fellow artists and friends at this edition of Drink & Draw at Malty National. There is no charge to attend, but we do ask that you register in advance. Spots are limited, register soon! Link in bio 👀➡ The Creative City Centre strives to encourage a respectful, safe and welcoming environment, no matter where in the universe we present our public art activities. Please come with an open heart, open mind, and have some fun with us! #drinkanddraw #creativecitycentre #SupportLocalArtists #YQR #ReginaArts

Creative City Centre presents Regina Word Up Poetry Slam featuring Matt Miller Date: Wednesday May 20, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, slam sign up starts at 6:30PM Join us in the big tent for our annual Cathedral Village Arts Festival Poetry Slam! Cash prizes are up for the top three slam poets. Following the slam we'll have a feature performance from Canadian slam champion Matt. Miller! No slam experience necessary – bring your best poem under 3 minutes 10 seconds to compete in our one-round poetry slam. Sign up at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Max 12 slammers. First come, first served. All-ages are welcome! Feature poet: Matt.Miller hails from Calgary, Alberta, 2014 Canadian Poetry Slam Champion. 4-time Canadian Representative at the National Poetry Slam in the USA. Retired Beer League baseball player. One-time worm picker. Former Salmon Derby Co-ordinator. Spent a summer rabbit breeding. Turns jokes into poems and poems into jokes. #spokenword #creativecitycentre #cvafregina2026 #poetryslam #yqr

Come out and show your love for the @artesianon13th ! I ❤ Artesian - A Night of Colour Saturday, April 25, 2026 Doors 6PM, Show 7PM Tickets can be bought through the Artesian's website! Come support the Artesian, a lovely venue and an integral part of our arts community. The night is sure to be a beautifully mixed bag of performance art and music! And... Creative City Centre is so happy to be presenting: Men At Word! Coltrane Manz, Rob Caleval, and Austin Ahenakew will each be taking the stage to share some of their poetry during the night. About the poets: Coltrane Manz (he/him) is secretly three raccoons in a cardigan masquerading as a poet. His work has received numerous accolades, most notably that "yeah, it's alright" as said by his mother. Most of his work is a vehicle for the big feelings that come with being several mammals in a vast world, juggling themes of frustration and dread with the state of the world, but also trying to plumb the depths of wonder and majesty that can be found in the minutiae in between. Rob Caleval is a musician, author, and spoken word poet hailing from Regina. His poetry and short stories have been published in print and on line, but his main passion is for spoken word performance. His work encompasses a wide variety of themes including social inequity, the cost of individualism and isolation, the disappearance of kindness, and humanity's complex relationship with technology. Or sometimes he'll just write something because he finds it funny. When he's not performing, he can be found working as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher, playing drums for his band, Birthday Cake Trebuchet, or traveling with his wife, Erin. Austin "The Noble Savage" Ahenakew has a unique style that weaves rhythm into storytelling and announces an urgent truth from the perspective of an Indigenous youth. Bringing an unapologetic approach to Indigenous struggles, abuse, PTSD and how skin colour is viewed. He brings sweet words to stage without sugar coating any part of the truth.

This week with CCC! Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 Word Up Open Mic night featuring The Merchant Of Poetry @the_merchant_of_poetry 7:00-9:00PM, doors and open mic signup starts at 6:30PM Location: The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave Regina SK $5 or Pay What You Can Open mic starts at 7PM, followed by the feature set from The Merchant Of Poetry! Bring your pals and poems! PLUS @embrace.tranarchy will be downstairs sharing their lovely lending library! Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 The Time Capsule Approach: Merging Poetry and Performance 7:00-9:00PM, doors 6:30PM Location: Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre Workshop is free, but please register in advance so we can plan for seating. Register through our website, link in bio! ALSO Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 Drink and Draw: Birds 7:00-9:00PM Location: Malty National Let your drawings take flight with an evening of sketching birds! Advance registration is now full, but there may be room for walkups. Hosted by Geanna Dunbar and Joel Hustak. Head over to our profile to see the individual spotlight posts for more info on each event. Registration for poetry workshop link in our bio! #creativecitycentre #spokenword #openmic #drinkanddraw

The Time Capsule Approach: Merging Poetry and Performance A Workshop by The Merchant Of Poetry @the_merchant_of_poetry Thursday April 23rd, 2026 7:00PM - 9:00PM *Doors open at 6:30PM Location: Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre - in the upstairs Craft Room/Meeting Room In this workshop I encourage participants to embody the events of their poems for the time they are on stage. To make the poem a time capsule of the moment which you can return to when you perform then let it go when you finish. I employ acting techniques, like using your body to empower the voice, creating a story arch in the poem, and the development of a poetic persona to separate yourself from your work. This approach encourages an active emotional performance while also leaving space for psychological safety - The Merchant Of Poetry This workshop is free to attend, but please register in advance so we can plan seating! Register on our website or link in bio! You can find out more about The Merchant Of Poetry on our post for the open mic and our website event page! #creativecitycentre #spokenword #yqr #spokenwordworkshop

Thursday April 23rd, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Malty National Brewing Co, 1130 15th Avenue, Regina Come let your imagination take flight and soar to new heights! Join hosts Geanna Dunbar and Joel Hustak for an evening of sketching birds alongside fellow artists and friends at this edition of Drink & Draw at Malty National. There is no charge to attend, but we do ask that you register in advance. Spots are limited, register soon! Link in our bio 👀➡ The Creative City Centre strives to encourage a respectful, safe and welcoming environment, no matter where in the universe we present our public art activities. Please come with an open heart, open mind, and have some fun with us!

Regina Word Up Open Mic Night featuring The Merchant Of Poetry @the_merchant_of_poetry Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 7:00-9:00PM, doors open 6:30PM The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave, Regina SK $5 or pay what you can Joining us from Calgary, we have The Merchant Of Poetry featuring for this month's open mic! Our spoken word events offer a chance to gather with community and share stories, poems and words that make us laugh, or cry, or any emotion in between. Sign up for the open mic starting at 6:30 pm, with spots limited to 12 poets. More about our feature poet: The Merchant of Poetry is a slam poet and fiction writer from Calgary, Alberta. She began writing and performing in 2018, when her close friend bullied her into joining her high school slam team. Now she is a 2 time finalist of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, A youth slam coach, a member of the Woolf’s Voices Artist Collective, and a passionate member of the Canadian spoken word scene. Most of her work is epistolary, exploring themes of feminism, butch identity, love and spite. Tell your friends and get writing! Hope to see you up at the mic! #CreativeCityCentre #SpokenWord #spokenwordopenmic #SupportLocalArtists #creativecitycentre #yqr

Help us paint the new Creative City Centre! We blinked and all of a sudden our building is getting closer and closer to being ready. Soon we will be back to hosting events ranging from workshops, poetry nights, to music concerts and dance shows, to gallery exhibitions. But we need YOUR help! The walls inside the new CCC are waiting to be shown some love. Sign up for a painting bee or two and help us reach the finish line! You can sign up on your own or grab some friends and bring a painting posse to the party! Link in bio 👀➡ First painting bee is on April 7th! #yqr #CreativeCityCentre #SupportTheArts

This week with CCC! Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 Word Up Open Mic night featuring Cat Abenstein @catabenstein 7:00-9:00PM, doors and open mic signup starts at 6:30PM Location: The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave Regina SK $5 or Pay What You Can Open mic starts at 7PM, followed by the special birthday feature set from Cat! Bring your pals and poems! Thursday, March 26th, 2026 Working Within Your Rhytms 7:00-9:00PM, doors 6:30PM Location: Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre Workshop is free, but please register in advance so we can plan for seating. Register through our website, link in bio! ALSO Thursday, March 26th, 2026 Drink and Draw: Sci-Fi 7:00-9:00PM Location: Malty National Free to attend, but please register in advance as spots are limited! Bring your notebooks, pencils, and out of this world design ideas! Hosted by Geanna Dunbar and Joel Hustak. Head over to our profile to see the individual spotlight posts for more info on each event. Registration for workshop or drink & draw links in our bio! #creativecitycentre #spokenword #openmic

We blinked and all of a sudden our building is getting closer and closer to being ready! Soon we will be back to hosting events ranging from workshops, poetry nights, to music concerts and dance shows, to gallery exhibitions 🎨 🎶 But we need YOUR help! The walls inside the new CCC are waiting to be shown some love. Sign up for a painting bee or two and help us reach the finish line! Link in bio 👀➡️ Thanks to @shootwithscrapes for 🎥 edits

Thursday March 26, 2026 7:00-9:00PM Malty National Brewing Co, 1130 15th Ave, Regina Get your sketchbooks, pens, and out of this world inspirations ready because... Drink and Draw is back! Join hosts Geanna Dunbar and Joel Hustak for an evening of sketching all things Sci-Fi alongside fellow artists and friends at this edition of Drink & Draw at Malty National. There is no charge to attend, but we do ask that you register in advance through our website- link in bio. Spots are limited, register soon!