UPSIDE DOWNTOWN
Concerts + Art on Rotary Square, Casa
Thursdays, July 3 - August 28, 5pm to 7pm
Cash Bar
FREE
This Thursday July 24: Joshua Beebe & The Forest Orchestra, Willy Big Bull & WinterCount
Food Truck Guest: Cookie Crimes
Joshua Beebe is a dedicated father and artist of many mediums. Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario he now resides in Taber, Alberta, celebrating the famous local corn and many talented musicians and creatives nearby. A force behind the scenes, he creates, produces, and performs wherever he can, promoting positivity, community, and music. Joshua performs primarily in the folk genre and is often seen with an acoustic guitar strapped to his back. A passionate songwriter and ambitious performer, he additionally experiments with the indie alternative genre and rap music, never limiting himself to a style or niche. In 2019, Joshua was recognized for his songwriting, successfully winning #1 in the South County Fair songwriting competition. https://www.stagehand.app/artists/1738
Willy Big Bull hails from the Piikani Nation and has been writing and performing throughout Southern Alberta for over a decade. Currently residing in Sikoohkotoki (Lethbridge), Big Bull will be bringing his band WinterCount to Upside Downtown. Guy Plecash (piano, bass and vocals) along with Wane Summers (percussion), both of Calgary, will be joining Willy for an evening packed with gritty blues, rock and soul, "I've been jamming with these fellas for some time now, they share over 100 years of music and experience, it's like playing with a couple of human jukeboxes". Willy's Self Titled EP shares deep rooted stories of triumph and tribulation, accompanied by powerful arrangements and melodic undertones that welcomes everyone into the circle.
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Upside Downtown Concerts + Art 2025 Schedule
Weekly concerts on Rotary Square at Casa every Thursday night after work from 5pm - 7pm. Meet your friends, have a drink, grab a snack, and listen to local music in the downtown core. While you're visiting, explore the galleries inside Casa, as it is always FREE.
JULY 3 - Veronica Raine, The Decadent Phase
JULY 10 - Makiisma
JULY 17 - Joce Reyome
JULY 24 - Joshua Beebe & The Forest Orchestra, Willy Big Bull & Wintercount
JULY 31 - John Wort-Hannam
AUGUST 7 - Nuela Charles
AUGUST 14 - Bailey Kate Band
AUGUST 21 - Richard Inman & The Western Canadian All-Stars
AUGUST 28 POP UP, GET DOWN 5pm until 10pm
Shaela Miller + Guests, ADEQUATE!, Hippodrome
A summer dance party with three bands, an art market, and we're closing 8 Street!
This summer in The Gallery at Casa: Re:Turning the Stories, a community exhibition with over 40 local artists reflecting on their relationship to the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and Nikkei cultural stories in southern Alberta.
Order an Upside Downtown 2025 concert t-shirt designed by Tatianna Cook from Nectar Fine Tattooing and printing by So Normal Print Shop by visiting http://artslethbridge.org
See all the arts events happening in Lethbridge here: http://yqlarts.ca
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The Allied Arts Council is thankful to the Upside Downtown sponsors that support arts programming in Lethbridge: FACTOR, Spectrum Ale Works, Westco Construction, Precon, Andrew Hilton, Anova Law Group, CIR Realty, Nectar Fine Tattoo, Safeway, So Normal Print Shop, Tourism Lethbridge, and Warwick Printing. Thank you to our media sponsors: CJOC, The Ranch, and MyLethbridgeNow.com.
If you like this event and other free arts programming supported by the AAC, consider donating here: https://bit.ly/AACDonate
