A great big thanks is in order to Kids Up Front, who donated two General Admission tickets to YouthAreAwesome.com so we could tell you all about the Calgary Internatinal Film Festival (CIFF)! To start off, let me say CIFF is huge. Maybe not comparable to Cannes or the LA Film Fest, but there’s still so much…
“Art is the focal point of all the great civilizations of the world. The spirit of the community is found in the arts.” When most of us think of Calgary, we think of the bustling roads that criss-cross our busy, oil-oriented city, and the wide rolling landscape of golden canola plants and wheat. But Calgary…
Okay, I think it’s time to return to book reviews. I will start with my favourite series, the Hunger Games trilogy. This trilogy is composed of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Basically… a war destroyed North America, but from the rubbles rose a dictatorship called Panem. Panem is made up of a high-tech…
***SPOILER ALERT*** Anyone watch Glee lately?? Well, I dunno about you, but I definitely did. Am I really the only one who noticed how different Rachel was in different parts of the show? Like, seriously, one minute she’s being all bad-butt, the next she’s singing “The Only Exception” oh-so sweetly to Fin. Make up your…
Youth have a great opportunity to explore unique and innovative professions this October! The TELUS World of Science is hosting two FREE career path conferences for teens aged 12 to 17. The SMASH Careers conference invites young men to meet Jay Ingram (Discovery Channel), Michael Morrison (Mike’s Bloggity Blog) and Derrick Sobrien (Networks Etcetera) while…
It seems that natural disasters are just taking over the headlines – what with the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the flood in the Philippines and now the recent floods in Pakistan, the world needs a little help to get back up onto its feet. Some of that help was raised on Sept. 12,…
CHINOOK CENTRE HAS OFFICIALLY EXPANDED! Here’s the list of new stores (the ones with an asterisk will be opening later). A/X Armani Exchange* I Abercrombie & Fitch I Aerie I Aldo Collection Anthropologie* I Ben Moss Jewellers I BCBG Max Azria I Bench Bloke & Bird* I Bluenotes I Boathouse I Browns Shoes I Buffalo…
Being on the alternative rock scene for about 13 years now, Interpol has consistently been one of my more popular groups in the genre. Three years after their highest ranking album Our Love to Admire, Interpol has returned with their fourth album, self-titled Interpol. You won’t find the most insane guitar solos here, nor the…
If you’re keeping tabs on me (no obligation, but if you are, I’m flattered ;)), you will have probably noticed that I have not provided Youth Are Awesome with a NeRdy special in quite some time. I apologize for this and am here to provide my explanation, which can simply be described in the four…
In Sept. 19, I volunteered for the Terry Fox Run. The volunteer meeting was at 8:15 a.m. in front of the YMCA located on 101 3 St SW, so I woke up early in the morning. The weather was really bad – it was raining and freezing, but the runners were warming up regardless. The volunteers’…
The Neocube. A puzzle-like device made from a series of high energy magnets. When I first discovered the Neocube on YouTube, I was amazed! A demonstrative video advertises the different shapes that the cube can be morphed into. The Neocube can be enjoyed by almost everyone! Amateurs can test the different abilities of the cube,…
In Youth Central‘s latest program, Youth Can Vote, youth across Calgary are encouraged to participate in and learn about the mayoral race. Mayoral and aldermanic forums serve as extensions to the existing Youth Can Vote project and are hosted by Youth Central and the Mayor’s Youth Council. All of the mayoral candidates are invited to…
This Saturday, the EPCOR Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary. The centre had great performances from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Alberta Ballet. They also spoke about their history. We got the tickets from Kids Up Front, an amazing charity with locations all across Canada that provide tickets to events to kids, giving them the opportunity…