Celebrating 50 Years of Touring. One of Canada’s most beloved performers, Valdy has won admiration from fans and music critics during a career spanning 16 recordings. The celebrated troubadour discusses his life and career with host Cameron Smillie. VIP Experience: Post-show Meet and Greet, no charge. For tickets, call the River Run Centre box office at 519-763-3000 or visit riverrun.ca

Improv like you’ve never seen it! From the minds of improv comedy legend Colin Mochrie and master hypnotist Asad Mecci comes a mind-blowing, jaw-dropping and side-splitting new show. Hypnotism and improvisation come together to create an unforgettable experience featuring audience volunteers under hypnosis performing improv with Mochrie. Who knows where the unconscious mind will go! Language and content may offend some. Not suitable for children. For tickets, call the River Run Centre box office at 519-763-3000 or visit riverrun.ca

Susan Aglukark provides a window into the culture of Canada’s Northern communities through her one-of-a-kind blend of traditional Inuit folk music with country and pop. The Juno-award winner discusses her life and career with host Cameron Smillie. or tickets, call the River Run Centre box office at 519-763-3000 or visit riverrun.ca.

Doors Open After Dark will celebrate Guelph’s 193rd birthday and launch Doors Open weekend, with big, bold, innovative history and art activations at and around the Civic Museum from 5 p.m. April 24 to 1 a.m. April 25. This free event aims to create opportunities to connect, explore and engage the community with history in unique ways. Historians and artists of all disciplines are encouraged to submit proposals for activations that explore Guelph’s history and identity through themes of reconciliation, diversity, landscape, culture, innovation, and environment.