Category: Entertainment

Telus World Skins Game – 25% Off 2-day passes Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Club (July 25-26)

Here’s a great deal for all the avid golfers out there. I’ve never been to an event like this before and am thinking about buying some tickets to check it out. Have any of you been to a skins game before? If so, tell us what it’s like in the comments box below.

The 2011 TELUS World Skins Game is coming to Banff, Alberta this July and this is your opportunity to witness one of Canada’s premier golf events at a reduced rate! The diverse and talented field of players combined with the breathtaking golf course and surroundings is sure to make this an extremely exciting event.

We are passing on a 25% discount on 2-day passes to all Corus Radio members (regular price $155.00).

How Can You Purchase Your 2 Day Pass?

1) Visit www.telusskins.com
2) On the home page, click “Buy Tickets”
3) On the next page, click “Buy”
4) On the purchase page, enter the following promo code in the “Purchase Code” box: “CORUSMEMBERSKINS11″. This will acitivate your discount.
5) Select the number of seats you wish to purchase and click “Continue”.
6) Complete your purchase order. Service fees and tax may apply.
7) Or call 1-866-60-SKIN-1.
There are limited tickets available so make sure to get yours today!

Event Dates: July 25th & 26th, 2011
Golf Course: Fairmont Banff, Springs Golf Club – Banff, Alberta
Players:
Lucas Glover (USA)
Anthony Kim (USA)
Paul Casey (England)
Stephen Ames (Canada)
Jhonattan Vegas (Venezuela)

Click here to visit www.telusskins.com to buy tickets now or for more information about the event.

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Edmonton Eskimos Football Club: $33 for Two Preseason Football Tickets (Save 50% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $33 for Two Preseason Football Tickets (Up to $66 Value)

Buy now for only $33
Value $66
Discount 50%
You Save $33

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Free ride to and from game on ETS with game tickets
Halftime entertainment
New Fan Day

The Fine Print
Expires Jun 24, 2011
Limit 4 per person. Limit 4 per visit. Non-transferable.

Edmonton Eskimos Football Club
Edmonton Eskimos Ticket Office
11000 Stadium Rd. Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.esks.com/

Today’s Groupon: for $33, you get two bronze-level tickets to the Edmonton Eskimos Football Club preseason game on Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m. against the Calgary Stampeders (up to a $66 value). Youth tickets are normally $16.50, and student tickets are normally $21.

A stalwart franchise of the Canadian Football League, the Edmonton Eskimos’ proud history goes back to 1949 and includes raising up such greats as later NFL star Warren Moon. The preseason game on June 24 gives the Eskimos one last shot to master the playbook as they defend Commonwealth Stadium and their mothers’ handcrafted lunches from the Calgary Stampeders. Bronze-level seats give fans prime cheering elevation with the convenience of the coach’s mobile number printed under each seat so fans may generously text in-game analysis. This season’s roster hopes to regain control of the West Division and boasts returning all-stars such as interception machine Chris Thompson and guard Patrick Kabongo, all looking to boost momentum going into the regular season.

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Yuk Yuk’s Standup Comedy Club: $19 for Two Tickets to Stand-Up Comedy (save 50% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $19 for Two Tickets to Stand-Up Comedy (Up to $38 Value)

Buy now only for $19
Value $38
Discount 50%
You Save $19

This is a limited 3-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Promotes Canadian comics
Well-known comedy chain
Award-winning comedian
Full bar & snacks during show

The Fine Print
Expires Dec 13, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Must be 18 or older. Not valid on feature shows. Subject to availability.

Yuk Yuk’s Standup Comedy Club
Edmonton
13103 Fort Rd. NW, Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.yukyuks.com/

Today’s Groupon: for $19, you get two tickets to Yuk Yuk’s Standup Comedy Club in Century Casino Edmonton (up to a $38 value). Admission to Thursday Amateur Night is normally $5.75.

As one of the world’s largest chains of stand-up comedy clubs, Yuk Yuk’s cripples audiences with side-splitting laughter cramps at giggle factories across the country. Patrons can set their smile lines at the Edmonton location while showing off gilded molars or savouring the uncensored performances on Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., when amateur jokesters tickle the stage with their burgeoning humour or in-case-of-emergency feather. Yuk Yuk’s features and promotes Canadian comedians such as upcoming performers Lori Ferguson-Ford (June 10–11) and Damonde Tschritter (July 15–16), an energetic storyteller whose tear-jerking skills won him first place at the renowned Seattle International Comedy Competition.

Like Oxford’s astrology department, this illustrious cabaret has an impressive alumni list, including Jim Carrey, Norm Macdonald, and Howie Mandel. During the 90-minute performances, guests can fuel their chuckle engines with a drink from the full bar or nourish their overburdened bellies with an invigorating snack. Yuk Yuk’s supports its community with a weekly fundraising program that helps support charities, nonprofit organizations, sports teams, and whoopee-cushion daycares.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Devonian Botanic Garden: $12 for Two Tickets (Save 54% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $12 for Two Tickets (Up to $26 Value)

Buy now only for $12
Value $26
Discount 54%
You Save $14

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
190 acres
Japanese garden
Butterfly house
Arid greenhouse

The Fine Print
Expires Sep 15, 2011
Limit 2 per person.

Devonian Botanic Garden
Edmonton
Devonian Botanic Garden, Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/devonian

Today’s Groupon: for $12, you get two tickets to the Devonian Botanic Garden (up to a $26 value, including GST). Admission for youth 17 and younger is $5 or less.

Established by the University of Alberta in 1959, the Devonian Botanic Garden encompasses 80 acres of sprawling outdoor gardens and indoor greenhouses, plus 110 acres of natural terrain and ecological preserves. Meandering pathways, stone lanterns, and GPS-wielding elves guide visitors through native and introduced plant species in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden. The kaiyou-style garden slowly reveals a landscape populated by streams, grassy hills, and waterfalls. Meanwhile, clusters of butterflies land on noses in the butterfly house before taking off to soar above vibrant floral arrays. An indoor arid plant house warms cacti and other low-region plant life, and yellow flowers and red-nosed reindeer brighten up the Patrick Seymour Alpine Garden.

Visitors can cultivate home gardens with hand-picked seeds from Devonian’s gift shop. The Crafters Workshop also features handmade natural gifts and trinkets, making ideal holiday presents for the kids and wood nymphs in your life.

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Wild Blue Yonder: Three-Hour Rafting Trip on Sulphur River or Smoky River (Save 50% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: Three-Hour Rafting Trip on Sulphur River or Smoky River

Buy now only for $45
Value $90
Discount 50%
You Save $45

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Class I–III rapids
Pirate-themed option geared toward kids
Dramatic scenery

The Fine Print
Expires Sep 30, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Cancellation notice required or fee up to Groupon price may apply. Must sign waiver.

Wild Blue Yonder
Grande Cache
99th St. and Hwy. 40, Grande Cache, Alberta
http://www.wildblueyonder.ca/

Today’s Groupon to Wild Blue Yonder in Grande Cache. Choose between the following options:

For $45, you get a three-hour rafting trip on the Sulphur River (up to a $90 value).
For $45, you get a three-hour Pirates of the Smoky River–themed rafting trip on the Smoky River (up to a $90 value).
Wild Blue Yonder plunges rafters into the rapids of the Sulphur and Smoky Rivers, led by a staff of professional rafting guides donning shirts with “Crazy river staff” written on them. The Sulphur River trip serves as a thrilling introduction to rafting, traversing class II and III rapids on the narrow river as it winds through the sheer walls of Sulphur Canyon. Rafters spend 60 minutes dodging rocks, two- to three-foot waves, and vacationing sea otter before entering a recuperative stretch on the Smoky River. The trip is appropriate for ages as young as 8 years old, depending on water levels—buyers should call ahead to inquire.

The Pirates of the Smoky River enlivens the Smoky River trip with a pirate theme, appropriate for kids as young as 4 years old. Paddle dunkers suit up as pirates, hoist a Jolly Roger, and follow a treasure map as they navigate beginner-level currents, mild swells, and occasional one-foot waves in the class I and II rapids. The scenario is complete with pirates going rogue, sea biscuits, and informational brochures about scurvy prevention. Participants also get to keep their pirate garb and their share of the booty.

Wild Blue Yonder supplies rafting gear, including thermal wet suits, personal flotation devices, high-impact Pro-tec helmets, and neoprene socks, as well as transportation to the rivers from its booking location. Participants must bring specified supplies, such as swimsuits and shoes with good grip that can get wet.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Fine Art Bartendin: $65 for an Intro to Bartending Class or $250 for a Two-Week Full Bartending Certification Course (Save 61% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $65 for an Intro to Bartending Class ($165.99 Value) or $250 for a Two-Week Full Bartending Certification Course ($599 Value) at Fine Art Bartending

Buy now only for $65
Value $166
Discount 61%
You Save $101

This is a limited 2-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
Short or professional course
Fun & interactive
Professional instructors
Pro course includes a bar shift

The Fine Print
Expires Nov 25, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. 72hr cancellation notice required. Must be 18 or older.

Fine Art Bartending
Edmonton
10442 82nd Ave NW, Unit 201, Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.fineart.ca/edmonton.htm

Today’s Groupon for bartending classes at Fine Art Bartending. Choose between the following options:

For $65, you get an Introduction to Bartending class (a $165.99 value).
For $250, you get a two-week full Bartending Certification course (a $599 value).
Fine Art Bartending offers hands-on training to professional barkeep aspirants and home-hobbyists alike in a fun and interactive environment. During the four-hour introductory class, an experienced pro will teach spirit alchemists-to-be all the bartending basics and sympathetic-listening techniques necessary for manning the boozy gates. You’ll cover proper mixing, pouring, and braising methods as you create your own concoctions of classic cocktails, martinis, and shots. Your instructor will also go over all the essential elements to stocking and maintaining a home bar so that you’re prepared when a potential mate or the Oilers stop by for a drink. Classes are usually scheduled on Saturday afternoons from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or from noon to 4 p.m.

For those whose future vision includes drink slinging for tips or tipsy grins, the two-week certification course at Fine Art Bartending adds further skills to one’s mixological indoctrination. Instructors lead a field trip to either the Pourhouse or Ambers Brewery to teach the liquid choreography of draft-beer pouring and to the Red Square Vodka House so aspirants can tackle a guest bartending shift. After graduation, swizzle-pivoting students will test their prowess and current-events-trivia retention with a live shift at Red Square, then tap into the school’s database of bartending jobs across Canada. Daytime classes take place Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for two weeks; night classes take place Mondays through Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for two weeks. Long-weekend classes will run Tuesdays to Fridays on those weeks. Tuition for both classes includes all taxes and course materials, which leaves extra resources for coveted continuing-education classes in bar-top acrobatics.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Edmonton International Raceway: $15 for Two Admissions to Any Stock-Car Race (Save 50% Off)

Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $15 for Two Admissions to Any Stock-Car Race at Edmonton International Raceway in Wetaskiwin (Up to $30 Value)

Buy now only for $15
Value $30
Discount 50%
You Save $15

This is a limited 3-day only sale that will expire at midnight on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
NASCAR-sanctioned track
Stock-car races almost every Saturday night
Open seating

The Fine Print
Expires Oct 2, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Non-transferable.

Edmonton International Raceway
Wetaskiwin
Range Rd. 245 and Township Rd. 464, Wetaskiwin, Alberta
http://www.edmontonraceway.com/

Today’s Groupon: for $15, you get two admissions to any stock-car race during the 2011 season—running through October 2—at Edmonton International Raceway, located in Wetaskiwin (up to a $20 value in advance, up to a $30 value at the door). Tickets for children ages 6–12 normally cost $5, and children 5 and younger get free admission.

Edmonton International Raceway enthralls spectators with feats of automotive derring-do on its NASCAR-sanctioned track. Today’s Groupon acquires two adult admissions to any race of the 2011 season—through October 2—happening almost every Saturday night at 6 p.m., as vroom-vroom machines from baby grands to late-model racers season bland air with the sweet scent of burnt rubber. Highlights include NASCAR Hall of Fame night on June 4, during which a bevy of stock cars such as legends, thunder cars, and tricked-out ice-cream trucks jockey for the lead. The season closes out with the Pumpkin Bowl on October 2, celebrating with a night of supermoto, hit-to-pass racing, stock-car soccer, and a stunt show. Open seating means the best views are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Outside food and beverages are not allowed.

Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!

Teatro La Quindicina: $7 for One Ticket to "When Girls Collide". Four Dates Available (Save 53% Off)

Today’s Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $7 for One Ticket to “When Girls Collide” from Teatro La Quindicina. Four Dates Available.

Buy now from $7
Value $15
Discount 53%
You Save $8

This is a limited 3-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Wednesday, April 27, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
All-female mystery play
Afternoon & evening shows
Award-winning playwright

The Fine Print
Expiration varies
Limit 1 per person, may buy 5 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Tax included. Not valid for resale.

The Company
Teatro La Quindicina
http://www.teatrolaquindicina.com/Teatro/Home.html
Varscona Theatre
10329 83 Ave. Edmonton, Alberta

The history of theatre goes all the way back to the 1970s, when audiences were eager to see “living movies.” See how far these unfilmed talkabouts have come in only 40 years with today’s Groupon to see When Girls Collide from Teatro La Quindicina at the Varscona Theatre in the Old Strathona district. Choose from the following dates:

  • For $7, you get one ticket on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. (a $15 value).
  • For $12, you get one ticket on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $27 value).
  • For $7, you get one ticket on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. (a $15 value).
  • For $7, you get one ticket on Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. (a $15 value).

Teatro La Quindicina brightens the cultural landscape with applause-inducing dramas and comedies that celebrate its community’s creative intellect. Award-winning playwright Stewart Lemoine’s noir thriller unravels a tangled murder mystery filled with commanding intrigue and low-key, hard-boiled shadow puppets. The suspenseful Second World War script underscores an all-female cast consisting of some of Teatro La Quindicina’s most seasoned and charming dramatistas. All seating is general admission, so be sure that your reindeer and sleigh are prepped for an early departure.

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Rapid Fire Theatre: $5 for Two Tickets to "Improv on the Ave" (Save 50% Off)

Today’s Groupon Edmonton Deal of the Day: $5 for Two Tickets to “Improv on the Ave” from Rapid Fire Theatre ($10 Value)

Buy now for only $5
Value $10
Discount 50%
You Save $5

This is a limited 1-day only sale that will expire at midnight (Tuesday, April 19, 2011). Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Quantities are limited so don’t miss out!

Highlights
More than 30 years in improv
Constantly changing live show
Energetic, alternative theatre
Last Thursday of each month

The Fine Print
Expires Jun 28, 2011
Limit 3 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Subject to availability. Not valid for resale. Tax included.

The Company
Rapid Fire Theatre
http://www.rapidfiretheatre.com/
9030 118th Ave. Edmonton, Alberta

One of Edmonton’s improvisation mainstays since 1981, Rapid Fire Theatre immerses audiences in alternative theatre games and comedic performances while producing notable alumni comedians and comediennes. On the last Thursday of every month, Rapid Fire hosts “Improv on the Ave,” launching armadas of eclectic action and wordplay in comedic combat across Avenue Theatre’s 1,500-square-foot stage. The ever-changing vaudevillian venture blends the moment-manipulating talents of such troupes as University Improv Group, DropCloth Improv, and Bull-Script in its off-the-cuff improvisations. Each show is general admission, with audiences ushered into the theatre starting at 7 p.m. to allow time for seat selection and folding any discarded programs into origami dates.

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