Fall arts picks
by Claire Miglionico & Zoey Duncan Haultain and First Street Festival www.victoriapark.org September 12, 2010 Victoria Park is bucking the crummy rep it has been saddled with and as one of the last...
Tagged: Canada
Tattoo doc sails into Calgary
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry The Uptown Theater Thursday Aug.19 8 p.m. RSVP By Kelsey Hipkin Back in the 1920s a young sailor by the name of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins set up shop in Oahu,...
Kelsey Does Calgary: A walk to remember
By Kelsey Hipkin Cancer. It’s a word that is heard all too often by way too many people. It is very rare to find anyone who has not been touched in some way by...
Folk Fest: St. Vincent wows the crowd
By Kelsey Hipkin If you haven’t read the books or seen the movies, the Twilight series features a family of beautiful vampires named the Cullen’s. Pale and beautiful with a lovely voice, St. Vincent...
Sled Island 2010: Sledding on Canada Day
By Kelsey Hipkin While Canada was celebrating it’s 143 birthday yesterday I was checking out the sights and sounds of my very first Sled Island Festival. I’d heard about Sled and knew it was...
Sled Island Day 1, part 2
It became clear early on that there was no way I was going to be on time for every show. Heck, it quickly became clear that I would likely not stay for a whole...
Bouncin’ to Banff
By Kelsey Hipkin What better way to spend a lovely Tuesday afternoon than a lovely road trip to Banff National Park? There is no better way really, especially when you pack your camera and...
Taking diving seriously
By Kylie Robertson I have an infinite amount of respect for Alexandre Despatie. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about (and I’m guessing that’s probably the majority), think way back to...
ideaCity brings ‘world of possibility’ to MRU
By Kelsey Hipkin Mount Royal’s Liberty Lounge might be the last place one would expect to see the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen but from June 16-17 that’s exactly who you’ll see...
Hardcore gig finds success in Cowtown
By Gabrielle Domanski Strike Anywhere/Bane with Lowtalker and Touché Amoré The Republik June 7, 2010 With doors opening at six o’clock, it took what felt like forever for the first band, Lowtalker, to hit...
