Edmonton, Alberta - Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture

See also: List of attractions and landmarks in Edmonton

Many events are anchored in the downtown Arts District, centred around Churchill Square (named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill). On the south side of the river, the University district and Whyte Avenue contain theatres, concert halls, and various live music venues.

Read more about this topic:  Edmonton, Alberta

Famous quotes containing the words arts and, arts and/or culture:

    “I too have arts and sorceries;
    Illusion dwells forever with the wave.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Eliot dead, you saying,
    “And who is left to understand my jokes?
    My old Brother in the arts . . . and besides, he was a smash of
    poet.””
    —Robert Lowell (1917–1977)

    “The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies.”
    —Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)