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Open Mic Night at RVB
2025-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Rocky View Taproom, 420 1st Street, Cochrane, AB
Hey there music lovers! We’re super exited to invite you to the first Open Mic night at The Taproom! This is an amazing opportunity to share your talent and connect with fellow musicians. Come join us for an evening filled with great music, tasty food and of course #goodbeerfromgoodfolks

LIVE MUSIC at Half Hitch
2025-06-12 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-19 18:00 - 22:00 | Half Hitch Brewery
Join us every Thursday evening at 6pm for free local live music! Enjoy great tunes, local craft beer, and tasty fare. Here are our upcoming artists!

The Rockyview Hotel - Karaoke
2025-06-12 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-19 20:00 - 23:30 | Rockyview Hotel
THE ROCKYVIEW HOTEL | EST’D IN 1904 – Celebrating 120 years in Historic Downtown.
+ Dance the night away at the @texasgate.cochrane !
+ Tuesdays – learn to line dance, 7pm
+ Thursdays – karaoke, 8pm
+ Fridays / Saturdays – all request DJ, 10pm
+ Sundays – All day free pool!
To book your stay & for more info: rockyviewhotel.ca

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Texas BBQ at The Butchery Block
2025-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | The Butchery Block
Texas BBQ Night is Back, Cochrane

Get ready for our mouthwatering smoked brisket, pulled pork, Texas Hot Links, and all the fixin’s—coleslaw, baked beans, and homemade cornbread. Don’t miss our monthly Texas BBQ this summer.

May 16, June 13, July 11, Aug 22
Starting at 5 PM until 7pm – Dine-in or Take-out
Cochrane Lions Rodeo Grounds (in the heart of Cochrane)

We always sell out, so beat the rush and pre-order now at thebutcheryblock.com/store or call 403-400-2150

Lock in your plate of smoky, southern goodness and let your crew know it’s BBQ time!

Slay It Ain't So: A Friday the 13th night of Bookish Suspense
2025-06-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Found Book Shop, 206 1st Street W, Cochrane, AB
Join us, author Jaima Fixsen & Emma C Wells for a fun evening of female rage, murder & suspense.

Join us for a thrilling evening with authors Jaima Fixsen (in-person) & Emma C Wells (virtually) as we explore their latest novels, The Specimen & This Girls a KillerThe night will get into themes of rage, suspense & of course murder from two very different thrilling genres & themes. Jaima will offer book signings & Emma will be sending signed book plates to add to your shelves!
About Jaima:“I’m a USA Today bestselling author writing about strong-minded women living in times past. As Audrey Blake, I co-write STEMinist historical fiction with my friend Regina Sirois. We met in an online writing contest, and now we have published three books together, with translations published or forthcoming in nine languages!My crime thrillers are solo projects and published under my own name. In 2024 I’m excited to bring you two new novels, The Specimen (as Jaima Fixsen) and The Woman With No Name (as Audrey Blake).
As a compulsive reader, I’ve yet to encounter a genre I don’t enjoy. Perhaps there’s still time, but I’m not betting on it!”

About Emma:Emma loves anti-heroes, dark humor, witty banter, and ride-or-die friendships. Twisty relationships are her kryptonite (or catnip—depending on how you look at it). THIS GIRL’S A KILLER is her debut novel. Emma lives in Louisiana where the novel is based.

About the Books:This Girls a Killer For readers of Finlay Donovan is Killing It and The Bandit Queens comes a bright and biting thriller following Cordelia Black, a best friend, a businesswoman, and, in her spare time, a killer of bad men.
Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming.
Cordelia Black loves exactly three things: Her chosen family, her hairdresser (worth every penny plus tip), and killing bad men.
By day she’s an ambitious pharma rep with a flawless reputation and designer wardrobe. By night, she culls South Louisiana of unscrupulous men—monsters who think they’ve evaded justice, until they meet her. Sure, the evening news may have started throwing around phrases like “serial killer,” but Cordelia knows that’s absurd. She’s not a killer, she is simply karma. And being karma requires complete and utter control.
But when Cordelia discovers a flaw in her perfectly designed system for eliminating monsters, pressure heightens. And it only intensifies when her best friend starts dating a man Cordelia isn’t sure is a good person. Someone who might just unravel everything she has worked for.
Soon enough Cordelia has to come face to face with the choices she’s made. The good, the bad, and the murderous. Both her family, and her freedom, depend on it.
The Specimen Walk carefully, lest you become a part of Dr. Burnett’s collection…
1826. Isobel Tait finds herself, by chance, staring at a tiny human heart floating in a jar. It should be of little consequence; Dr. Burnett is renowned for his collection of oddities and medical specimens, and this, a juvenile heart with a damaged mitral valve, is not the strangest thing on display. Except that the condition is rare, and that Isobel’s young son, who has been missing for months, suffered from the ailment.
A phantom pulse beats in Isobel’s ears. She knows something here isn’t right. Missing persons cases are all too common in Edinburgh, where people simply vanish like mist. But Burnett is obsessed with his specimens – how far would he go to acquire a new one? Determined to investigate, Isobel joins his staff as the keeper of his collection. What she’ll unearth, though, is far worse than any of her nightmares…
Based on true crimes, The Specimen is a mesmerizing story about one woman’s search for truth and vengeance in the darkest of places—where the deadliest secrets lie hidden in plain sight, on a freshly dusted shelf.

The Rockyview Hotel - All Request DJ
2025-06-13 22:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-14 22:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-20 22:00 - 23:30, 2025-06-21 22:00 - 23:30 | Rockyview Hotel
THE ROCKYVIEW HOTEL | EST’D IN 1904 – Celebrating 120 years in Historic Downtown.
+ Dance the night away at the @texasgate.cochrane !
+ Tuesdays – learn to line dance, 7pm
+ Thursdays – karaoke, 8pm
+ Fridays / Saturdays – all request DJ, 10pm +
+ Sundays – All day free pool!
To book your stay & for more info: rockyviewhotel.ca

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2nd Annual Plants for Pups FUNDRAISER
2025-06-14 - 2025-06-15, 2025-06-15
Pet Valu
June 14 / 15

MARKET BY THE BOW - COCHRANE FARMER'S MARKET
2025-06-14 09:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre, 800 Griffin Road, Cochrane, AB
Market by the Bow – OPENING DAY JUNE 7TH UNTIL OCTOBER 4, 2025

The Cochrane Farmers’ Market is heading into our 27th season! We invite you to join us at the Market by the Bow – enjoy one of the best market experiences in the region.
Weekly vendor lists are posted every Friday before the market on Facebook and Instagram as well as showcased below in the vendor gallery.
Attendance Reminders:

Market opens at 9 am – no early entry. Please respect the time vendors require to be set up and ready to welcome their customers.
Pets are NOT allowed in the market – service animals with ID are welcome. Please do not leave pets unattended in vehicles.
Customers are encouraged to bring their market basket or reusable bags.

Parking and admission free of charge.

FUNDRAISER FOR BRIELLE
2025-06-14 13:00 - 14:00
Brielle’s mom is fiercely working to raise $43K for robotics legs that will give Brielle the chance to walk. Our town is coming together and we are proud to join in hosting a silent auction to help them collect funds.
📍 Where: Cochrane Toyota Showroom
📅 When: Saturday, June 14th
🕐 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Come by and show your support — every bit of help makes a meaningful difference 🫶
A special shoutout to @DanKroffat for leading and organizing, and to @McDonaldsCochrane for generously providing coffee and treats for our guests.
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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗬𝗢𝗧𝗔
📲 (403) 932-9900
📍 8 River Heights Drive, Cochrane, AB T4C 0N8

LIVE music Saturdays at Rocky View Brewing
2025-06-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Rocky View Taproom, 420 1st Street, Cochrane, AB
Live music Saturdays in the taproom starting at 6pm.

Rockyview Hotel - Learn to line dance
2025-06-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Rockyview Hotel

Wing Night at The Taproom
2025-06-18 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-25 17:00 - 20:30 | Rocky View Taproom, 420 1st Street, Cochrane, AB
Join us every Wednesday from 5pm to 8:30pm for $8.50/lb wings!
We have a variety of flavours from you to choose from. You won’t wanna miss it!

Country Music with Turner Bates at the Venue
2025-06-18 18:00 - 21:00

Grand Re-Opening at The Henhouse Salon
2025-06-20 10:00 - 17:00
10am to 5pm
June 20th – Grand Re-Opening

LIVE MUSIC AT THE VENUE
2025-06-20 21:00 - 2025-06-21 02:00, 2025-06-21 21:00 - 2025-06-22 02:00 | VENUE SPORTSBAR AND GRILL
VENUE SPORTSBAR & GRILL
JOYRIDE – LIVE JUNE 20/21, 2025
9PM TIL LATE!
NO COVER

Silent Book Club
2025-06-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Found Book Shop, 206 1st Street W, Cochrane, AB
Welcome to the Silent Book Club – Cochrane Edition. If you haven’t been to Found before they have a small cafe with drinks and bakery items for purchase.
**As this event has been full the last couple months please let us know at sbccochrane@gmail.com if you can no longer attend so that we can open up the spot for someone else.
Please bring a book to enjoy! Here’s how the event will go:
9:00-9:30am – Arrive, order drinks/food, share what you’re reading
9:30-10:30am – Quiet reading hour
10:30-11:00am – Optional socializing, or just keep reading
Please email sbccochrane@gmail.com with any questions
More information of Silent Book Club can be found here: https://silentbook.club/

Location
Found Books & Shop, T4C 1B7

Register HERE & welcome to introvert happy hour! Learn more about Silent Book Club – hosted by Mortgages by Melanie

Firefighter Dog Wash Fundraiser
2025-06-21 12:00 - 15:00
Dog wash fundraiser in support of 2 local rescues. The Cochrane and Area of Humane Society and Garcia Rescue.
$20 Donation

Start Up Cochrane
2025-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | The Corner Coworking, 225 Railway Street E, Cochrane
WHEN: Join us on the FOURTH Tuesday night of each month, 7 PM – 9 PM at The Corner Coworking on Railway Street E in Cochrane, AB.

NOTE: EACH MONTH WE WILL UPDATE IF THERE WILL BE A TOPIC OR PRESENTER.

COST: Free

What can I do? How do I get involved?

For these events to be a success, and to grow the local #startup community, we need entrepreneurs at all stages of the startup & launch phases.

-Got a new idea?
-Have a concept you are curious about?
-Ready to pitch for funding?
-Looking to grow an existing business?
PLUS
-Have you launched a new business already?
-Are you an investor?
-Been involved in startups before? (Successful & less successful)
-Just plain curious?

Writer's Unplugged Open Mic
2025-06-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Found Book Shop, 206 1st Street W, Cochrane, AB
Come share your poetry, stories, and spoken word at our laid-back Writer’s Unplugged Open Mic night – no technology, just raw talent!

Welcome to Writer’s Unplugged Open Mic ! Join us at Found Books & Shop in collaboration with the Alexandra Writers Centre Society for a night of creativity and community.

Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out, this event is the perfect opportunity to share your work in a supportive environment. Come listen to fellow writers, poets, musicians and storytellers, or take the stage yourself! Let your words flow freely and connect with like-minded individuals. Don’t miss out on this chance to be inspired and inspire others. It’s easy. Show up with a max of 5 minutes of material to share. Throw your name into the duck bowl. Readers are drawn at random.Please register in advance so we know you’re coming.

It’s easy.
Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, songs, dramatic monologues…anything goes.
Maybe you’re not ready to read in front of people and just want to enjoy the show. Be a part of our live studio audience, cheer on our writers.We are a licensed space also boasting a coffee bar & light snacks available for purchase.

2024 – 2025 Dates:Sept 25 | Oct 30 | Nov 27 | Jan 29 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 30 | May 28 | June 25
