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By Chris Brown

Esplanade packing its Pay What You Will schedule this fall

Oct 27, 2021 | 5:21 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The Esplanade is hoping to draw people through the doors with a selection of Pay What You Will experiences.

On Oct. 28 and Nov. 25, Medicine Hat’s past comes into the present at Stories Uncased: Hands on Hat History.

This will be an opportunity to explore behind the museum for a special back of house tour, connect with artifacts and touch another place and time, and learn the tales of three objects uncased from the collections.

On Oct. 30 is The Great Pumpkin Smash, a free, all ages, outdoor Halloween event. You can paint pumpkins outside of the library, then go to the Esplanade terrace where you can smash a pumpkin onto the drop zone below! Chainsaw Spirit will also put on a demonstration, Lara’s Authentic Cuisine food truck will be on-site and you can trick-or-treat for your desert at the historic Ewart-Duggan House!

A special screening of the newly-released thriller, Abducted, starring Medicine Hat’s own Joel Oulette will take place on Nov. 6.

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A question and answer discussion with writer and director Daniel Foreman and producer Sharlene Millang will follow the screening, as well as a post wrap-celebration.

Improv Jam has been taking place in the Archives Reading Room since the beginning of October and future sessions are set for Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and Nov. 25. You can take part in improvised hysterical research under the guidance of teacher, actor, improvisor, director, designer and playwright Richard F. Grafton. The Improv Jam is open for class clowns of all ages. They’ll perform Laugh Locally on Nov. 18.

“It is great to have so many new Pay What You Will and free activities for the public. Our goal is to offer our community opportunities to experience arts and heritage in fun and interesting ways, while also providing a platform that supports and encourages community connections,” says Candace Lundrigan, cultural public programmer.

For more information visit esplanade.ca.