Local film gets experimental
by Jessica Melnychuk & Kaila Sept The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) has made its way into town, and one local filmmaker has proven that someone entering the industry doesn’t need a huge budget...
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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...
Calgary International Film Festival preview
by Stefan Kesic Since 1999, the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) has brought people tears, cheers, awe, and wonder. The festival is back at it again and it’s loaded with 220 films from all corners...
Outside the gates of Folk Fest
by Katie Turner While the music may be happening behind the fences of Calgary’s Folk Music Festival, there’s a different kind of party outside the gates. Friday afternoon saw hundreds of festival-goers waiting in...
Folk Fest: Tune in to Axis of Conversation
From Rocky Ridge to Chaparral, Coral Springs to Cougar Ridge and all that’s in between, there’s at least one thing all Calgarians have in common: we all have to grow up eventually. For local...
Folk Fest: Great eats on the Island. But you might miss out.
Oh my God. Yum. Calgary is a city full of charitable souls and varied volunteer opportunities. In university, you’ve likely been told how good volunteering will look on your resume and maybe you’ve tracked...
Time to get your Folk on
By Kelsey Hipkin It’s time to grab the blankets and the picnic basket and head to Prince’s Island Park for the 31st annual Calgary Folk Festival July 22-25. “There’s a little bit of something...
Toboggan Peninsula rocks Hillhurst-Sunnyside
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Centre up and coming music venue By Kelsey Hipkin After the festivities that were Sled Island and before the hay bales and cowboy hats that is the Stampede, there was a slight...
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...
Taking time to stop and smell the lilacs
As the adage goes, “April showers bring May flowers,” which for the most part is true but if you live in Calgary not only do we have flowers lately, we also have rain, snow...
