Review: Where’s your five hole?
Last night, my wonderful colleague and deskmate at the Reflector, Kelsey and I went to see a play. This play, on for one night only at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, is called Five...
Category: Arts
Oscar’s year of the Joker
It’s pretty safe to say, even before all the rewards are handed out and the speeches given, that the 81st Annual Academy Awards will be remembered as the year movie fans are either satisfied,...
Five-hole action
You are bound to be entertained when you get to see a play that blends the rough and sweaty world of hockey with, well, the rough and sweaty world of sex. Ladies and gentlemen...
The power of Doubt
It’s 1964 in the New York Bronx, a time of controversy, a time of eminent change. With the assassination of an archetypal American president only a year prior, and with the emerging civil rights...
Holy Toledo
One afternoon a couple of years ago, Calgary bassist and composer Rubim de Toledo was in his studio writing music for an upcoming show with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. From his apartment overlooking the Elbow...
Lily Allen continues with ball-crushing clever lyrics on second album
Lily Allen It’s Not Me, It’s You Capitol 3/5 stars Once again, Lily Allen utilizes her sweet voice and punch you in the face lyrics to create the quick-tempo pop album It’s Not Me,...
Black History Month celebration heats up February
Last year they made history. This year they’re going to battle it out. Local non-profit organization Collectively Eclectic is throwing their second annual Black History Month celebration, Legacies 2009: The Battle, Feb. 13 at...
Review: MRC’s Charlie Brown full of laughs for all ages
by Katie Turner, features editor With an impressive set design, an energetic cast and a relatable storyline, Mount Royal’s current production of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown isn’t one to miss. The cast,...
Uncovered: Dancing around Calgary
Among all the great theatre and festival events happening in our fair city there are two devoted to dance. Dancers Studio West annual Alberta Dance Explosion festival is happening February 11-14, 18-21, 25-28. In...
Expression behind bars
Going into prisons and communicating with and instructing inmates in the art of dance has the potential to be a daunting task for many people, Amie Dowling is not one of these. Dowling has...
