Calgary Weekend Edition

Faust is a 1926 German silent film about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil, and for its 100th anniversary Chris Maric plays a brand-new score live on the National Music Centre's Allen Theatre Organ. Last year's version of this screening, The Phantom of the Opera, sold out two weeks early.

For one night, TELUS Spark is all about Indigenous astronomy. Cree star-knowledge expert Wilfred Buck, Indigenous astrophysicists and Elders lead star mapping with giant stones, telescope viewing and Buck's Star Stories in the dome, with a market of Indigenous artists alongside.

Over 10,000 jack-o'-lanterns, every one carved by hand, are built into lit scenes with music and effects along an after-dark path at WinSport, with carvers at work as you walk. It's billed as family-friendly with no jump scares, and you book a 15-minute arrival slot.

MarketSpot ran weekend markets in Tomkins Park in 2015 and 2016, and this is its first market back in the park in about 10 years: a free Saturday-night edition of the Local on 17th series with local makers, handmade goods and vintage. Walk in, then go for dinner on 17th.

The Calgary Phil premieres a brand-new show built like a Bollywood musical number: the full orchestra plays hits by A.R. Rahman and Pritam plus new music, with singers, a tabla player and a barefoot dance company telling a dream story on stage. It's one night only.

Calgary Beaver Fest is a brand-new free festival about beavers, the dam builders that hold back water and create wetlands, set up on the field south of the North Glenmore Park boathouse. Expect live music, beaver-themed food and drinks, family games and conservation booths, with fire pits going to keep you warm.

The Infinity Dome turns into an album listening room: Pink Floyd's 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon plays in full while 360-degree visuals move across the curved screen overhead. There's no band on stage, just the record and the dome. Doors close at showtime, so get there early.

Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy brings Dear World, an all-new show that sits somewhere between stand-up and theatre, to the Jack Singer for one night. It follows his 2014 show Dear Epson and arrives after a sold-out run at last year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry, the novel behind the Emmy-winning Apple TV series, talks about her new book Peck & Peck with Canadian author Susin Nielsen, then signs books. It's Wordfest's closing show and billed as her only Western Canadian appearance.