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Volunteers, Seasonal Staff and a year-round Operations Manager ensure that the Creamery Museum is a place where all ages of visitors are able to enjoy old-fashioned hospitality, delicious lunches & desserts, engaging activities, fun events and guided museum tours. Fensala Hall & the Lutheran Church are available for year-round rentals and are used by the community for many events.
10/06/2026
Fensala Hall Concert Series presents Tim Isberg's 'Prairie Fire' on Saturday, October 24, 2026. We're celebrating 10 Years with the 2026/2027 season, supporting the work of the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society in Historic Markerville.
Tim Isberg Tickets are available for $35 each at https://historicmarkerville.com/tickets; or you can purchase a Season Pass for $155 pp including all five concerts: Tim Isberg Oct 24, The Woodshed Nov 28, Shaye Zadravec Feb 13, Suzie Vinnick Mar 20, and 6 Minute Warning Apr 17.
Fensala Hall Concert Series is sponsored in part by Red Deer County and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
We're located at 24 Main Avenue, Markerville, AB
The Medicine River, sparkling in the afternoon sun.
It’s hard to imagine Markerville without the river. In 1888, the first Icelandic settlers in this area chose homesteads along the Medicine River, establishing the community that was originally known as Tindastoll.
A few years later, the river valley became home to the Markerville Creamery, which would become the economic heart of the community for more than 70 years.
Today, the river is a little quieter, but still flowing past the same landscape where generations of Markerville families lived, worked and built their community.
10/04/2026
Fensala Hall Concert Series presents Tim Isberg’s ‘Prairie Fire’
"Steamboats and Railways, Love and Loss, Triumphs, and Tragedies"
Tickets are available for $35 each at https://www.historicmarkerville.com/store/p101/tim-isberg
The Canadian West is a land of legends, where pioneers and outlaws, heroes and villains, steamboats and railways, fur trade and rebellion, love and loss, and triumph and tragedy shaped the nation’s destiny.
Tim Isberg, a singer/songwriter, veteran soldier, and gifted storyteller, invites you to explore our fascinating history based on his acclaimed third album 'Prairie Fire', featuring original story songs that breathe life into the captivating tales of events and characters of the 19th century Canadian Prairies and Western Plains.
From the arrival of the railway that sparked a boom in immigration and commerce, to the legendary scout Jerry Potts who aided the arrival of the North West Mounted Police and relations with indigenous peoples, to the steamboats on the Saskatchewan River that transported goods and people across the vast territory, to the letters from an early Mountie to his fiancée in Toronto that reveal the hardships and joys of frontier life, each song is a window into the lives of those who shaped the Canadian west.
Through his artful storytelling in Prairie Fire, Tim Isberg and his full band not only entertain but also educate, offering audiences a melodious journey through our nation’s formative years.
Tim’s 2024 Prairie Fire album spent several weeks on CKUA’s Top 10 and several months on RMR charts in US and Canada. Tim's 2019 album 'Running on the Edge' was Country Music Alberta's Top 5 Best Album and his 2015 album 'Tears Along the Road' was Music Canada's Top 25 favourite albums.
Tim is also a published author. The book 'Everyday Heroes' includes a chapter by Tim of one of his Rwanda adventures in the line of duty. It's a national best-seller.
10/04/2026
Fensala Hall Concert Series presents Tim Isberg Music 'Prairie Fire' on Saturday, October 24, 2026. We're celebrating 10 Years with the 2026/2027 season, supporting the work of the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society in Historic Markerville.
Tickets are available for $35 each at https://www.historicmarkerville.com/store/p101/tim-isberg
Fensala Hall Concert Series is sponsored in part by Red Deer County and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
We're located at 24 Main Avenue, Markerville, Alberta
Here is a live compilation sample from their sold-out Prairie Fire Album release:
https://youtu.be/WHkrwX-hd4g?si=d1qp-VTkO2fs7lzH
Live - 'Prairie Fire' Compilation - Tim Isberg Live - from Canadian singer songwriter Tim Isberg's Album Release p...
On September 25, resident artist Maren Elliott led a wonderfully playful Surrealist Adventure Drawing Workshop at Fensala Hall.
Maren introduced us to the drawing version of the Exquisite Co**se game, a fun collaborative exercise where each person adds to a drawing without seeing what the others have created. It was a great way to let go of expectations, relax, and simply enjoy the creative process!
For our second activity, the group explored collage, with everyone creating their own unique combinations of images, shapes and ideas.
There was plenty of creativity, laughter and experimentation throughout the evening and some wonderfully fun and surprising results! ✂️🖌️✨
A big thank you to Maren and everyone who joined us for this creative adventure!
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Maren Elliott stayed at the Buttermaker's House as Artist in Residence from September 21-26, 2026 to continue working on her 'Echoes of Extraction' project, which uses music, visual arts, dance, and video to explore issues around identity, culture and climate anxiety.
"Almost all the work I have done in this series so far has been made in Ontario while my heart and my thoughts were deeply back home in Alberta. It is so special, therefore, to get to delve into these themes and explore creatively under the big beautiful prairie skies." - Maren Kathleen Elliott - Artist page
On September 25th, resident artist Maren Elliott held a Surrealist Adventure Drawing workshop at Fensala Hall. To help the participants jump-start their creativity, Maren introduced us to the drawing version of the EXQUISITE CO**SE game. It originated with the Surrealists in the 1920s and was designed as a collaborative, chance-based art exercise.
Everyone received a sheet of paper folded into three panels: top, middle, and bottom. We all started by drawing a head, neck/shoulders on the top panel, then folded the top section backward so the drawing was hidden. Guide marks were added at the fold so the next person would know where to begin.
Next, we exchanged papers with someone else and each drew a torso in the second panel of a newly acquired sheet, connecting to the guide marks, then folded it over again to hide the design.
We exchanged the folded papers one more time and each finished the artwork by adding legs and feet to the bottom panel.
We then unfolded the papers to reveal the wonderfully strange creatures everyone had collectively created! It was a lot of fun and a great ice-breaker for the evening.
09/30/2026
The FENSALA HALL CONCERT SERIES is celebrating 10 YEARS!
We’re very excited to announce the lineup for the 2026–2027 Fensala Hall Concert Series, and this season is extra special as we celebrate a whole decade of great music, great artists and great audiences!
Even better, all the artists have performed at Fensala Hall before, making this a wonderful reunion of some of our favourite performers. And one artist has a particularly special connection: Tim Isberg, who played at our very first concert back in 2016, is returning to help us celebrate our 10th year! 🎉
You can purchase tickets to individual concerts, but the best value is a Season Pass, giving you admission to all five concerts.
🎟️ Get your tickets and save your place:
https://historicmarkerville.com/tickets
Come celebrate 10 years of music at Fensala Hall with us!
We're grateful that this fun fundraising event is sponsored in part by Red Deer County and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
09/30/2026
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - The City of Red Deer September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It is a day that we take time to learn, reflect and acknowledge our history of Residential Schools and the impact it has had on the survivors, families and communities.
09/28/2026
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