UPSIDE DOWNTOWN
Concerts + Art on Rotary Square, Casa
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 5pm: Toni Vere, Mallory Chipman
Stage Sponsor: Subaru
Community Highlight: Lethbridge Folk Club
Food Truck Guest: Beau’s Birria + Macs N Custard
Craft Night: Family Clay Handbuilding
FREE
Band Bio – Toni Vere:
Toni Vere is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose lyric-driven folk songs blend emotional depth, wry observation, and lived-in storytelling. Her work balances intimacy and strength, delivered with a grounded vocal style that resonates in both quiet listening rooms and festival settings. An engaging live performer, Toni connects quickly with audiences through honest songwriting and a confident, welcoming stage presence.
Band Bio – Mallory Chipman:
Award-winning singer-songwriter, Mallory Chipman, is fresh off the heels of her fifth studio album release, and is turning heads across the international folk-roots scene. Her latest record, Songs to a Wild God, hit #1 on CKUA upon its release and was one of the only indie albums to debut in the National Radio Top 50. Just weeks ahead of her official showcase at Folk Alliance International, Songs to a Wild God hit #5 on the international FAI Folk Charts.
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Upside Downtown Concerts + Art 2026 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.
JULY 2 – Skinny Dyck
JULY 9 – Monks on Call
JULY 16 – Lady Grime & the Prairie Scum, Sparkle Blood
JULY 23 – Moranz & Fremlin, Those Folk
JULY 30 – Joce Ryome, Paul Kype and Texas Flood
AUGUST 6 – Double Rider, Ekkohs
AUGUST 13 – Toni Vere, Mallory Chipman
AUGUST 20 – Midnight Channel
AUGUST 27 POP UP, GET DOWN 5pm until 10pm
The Windbreakers, Hippodrome, The Boom Booms
A summer dance party with three bands, an art market, and we’re closing 8 Street!
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, Davis Auto Group, City of Lethbridge, Warwick Printing, Tourism Lethbridge, Safeway, Anova Law Group, Wide Skies Music Festival, St. John Ambulance, Sonic Multimedia, MNP, Andrew Hilton. Nectar Tattoo, and Airau.
If you like this event and other free arts programming supported by the AAC, consider donating here: https://bit.ly/AACDonate
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