Canadian poet delights fans
Orpheus Theatre plays host to spoken word artist Nathan Ross Staff Writer Many Canadians wouldn’t recognize the name Shane Koyczan, but it’s likely many more would recognize his face. The poet from...
Category: Arts
Noise 101: CD Reviews for April 5
The Shins Port of Morrow Aural Apothecary It has taken five years and a complete revamping of the band. Many people didn’t think it would happen, and with good reason. However, The Shins...
‘Element’ rings inspired by daily life
Fine Arts student to sell wares on ACAD’s Main Mall in spring show Thomi Olson Fashion Columnist I’ve always been insanely envious of creative people. Like musicians who can make any...
City’s small cinemas a dying breed
The Plaza Theatre may be next to close Nathan Ross Staff Writer A few years ago, it seemed that independent cinema was thriving in Calgary. Locals could depend on theatres such as...
Digging for books to dig
New and old works exploring the meaning of existence Holly Triebwasser Staff Writer Every time I go to the bookstore, I spend the first 10 or 15 minutes in the new releases...
Fred Penner delights MRU’s young-at-heart
Famed children’s entertainer jams at The Hub Rachael Frey News Editor The nostalgia was so thick when Fred Penner played The Hub on March 16, you could almost taste it in the...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Mar. 22
WZRD WZRD 2012 – Universal Records WZRD’s self-titled album is the first record released by the group created by Kid Cudi and his friend Dot da Genius whom he met while working at...
Poem: Four-word thoughts
Fuck. An obscenity, a profanity, A conundrum, a calamity! Vulgar and crude, The inappropriate form of screwed. Vehement ventilation, Of untamed frustration. Oral aggression, Or an...
Twelfth Night play coming to MRU in March
Shakespearean comedy to open at month’s end Nathan Ross Staff Writer Spring is right around the corner and many of us are going to take the chance to turn over a new...
Lions share of themselves
Victoria band Acres of Lions tell the ‘Flec what it’s like being almost famous Vanessa Gillard Arts Editor Embarking on yet another Canadian tour this month, and a stop in Calgary, Victoria...
