Upside Downtown: Concerts + Art 2026 – Toni Vere, Mallory Chipman

Upside Downtown: Concerts + Art 2026 – Toni Vere, Mallory Chipman

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.

Engineered by JUNO-nominee Scott Franchuk (Corb Lund, Del Barber) and featuring a line up of Western Canada’s top musicians, Songs to a Wild God boasts a sonic landscape that combines classic folk acoustic instruments, like banjos and tenor guitars, with modern units, like synthesizers and effects pedals, to create a sound that is definitively contemporary while proudly rooted in the folk tradition.

Songs to a Wild God displays Mallory’s vivid lyricism and acrobatic vocals atop a deft and dynamic rhythm section and was met with critical acclaim, a sold out album release concert at the Citadel Theatre, a 25-date tour across Canada and a forthcoming 2026 tour in Ireland & the UK.

In the past year alone, Chipman has toured across Canada, Europe, Korea, and Japan, turning heads at major showcases including North by Northeast, Folk Alliance, Alberta Showcase, Folk Music Ontario, and BreakOut West; while drawing comparison to Kate Bush, Alison Krauss, and Joni Mitchell.

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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

Date:August 13th, 2026

Time:5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Fee:FREE

Location:Casa - Rotary Square

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