Brett Kissel headlining Keyano School Gala in November

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Alberta nation music star Brett Kissel is headlining the Keyano School Gala on Nov. 4. Tickets go on sale on Sept. 8.

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Kissel will carry out at a gala impressed by Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry. The occasion itself will probably be on the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre.

This upcoming gala marks the forty second anniversary of the annual fundraiser for the faculty. Funds raised on the black-tie affair go in the direction of applications at Keyano. This consists of teachers, sports activities, theatre, commerce applications and capital initiatives. Final 12 months’s gala featured performers Calleigh Cardinal and Loverboy.

“It is a chance for alumni, buddies, and supporters of the faculty to return collectively to rejoice larger schooling,” mentioned Chantal Beaver, Keyano’s affiliate vp of technique and enterprise transformation.

Kissel, who was raised on a ranch in St. Paul, Alta., has gained 18 Canadian Nation Music Affiliation awards, three Junos, and gold and platinum plaques for his extra well-liked tracks.

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This 12 months he’s releasing 4 albums in what’s being referred to as the Compass Challenge. The primary album, South Album, was launched in January. Kissel described the album in an announcement following its launch as having “the heartbeat of Nashville pulsing by means of.”

This launch will probably be adopted with East Album, described as a “coastal-inspired” report. West Album will probably be a conventional nation music album that pays tribute to Kissel’s Alberta roots. North Album is billed as a stay album and billed as a tribute to his followers.

-with information from Chad Huculak and Jenny Feniak

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