Calgary Spoken Word Festival

The Calgary Spoken Word Festival is taking place from March 29 – April 3 as part of Youth Week Calgary 2011. Come down to the Auburn Saloon at 8 p.m. to enjoy some of Calgary’s most talented artists! Tickets can range from no cost to $10. If you’re interested in this spectacular event, visit the…

Meaningful Video of the Week

No Morning Fix this week guys, as I’ve been working on a super-awesome video project that I’m very excited to show you! Hopefully I’ll be able to get a short trailer ready for next week, but for now, here’s a touching story of perseverance. [youtube jU4oA3kkAWU]

Canadian Federal Election!

What are the perks of being of legal age? Other than the “partying” privileges and whatnot? VOTING! That’s right. Who’s excited for the election on May 2? And this is the big one, it’s the one that determines who the new Prime Minister is. This is the first time Canada has ever experienced a non-confidence…

Toast and Jam 2011

The City of Calgary Community & Neighbourhood Services alongside some of the best in the music industry have put together a program like no other. Toast ‘n’ Jam 2011 is all about the bands. Successful applicants will not only perform live on stage, but also participate in a series of Industry Sessions. These sessions take…

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms are magnificently revived through the mastery of the CPO

“Is it true that the greatest composers of music all had names that started with the letter B ?” [youtube vlkiKhWQsAg&feature=related] Of course, these classical giants that Andeas Delfs, guest conductor, and Michael Hope, one of the bassoonists in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra smilingly refered to in the pre-concert chat were none other than Bach, Beethoven…

K-pop In A G6

Do you like K-pop (Korean pop)? If you do, you will definitely like this video. DJ Masa mixed some K-pop songs into “Like A G6” by Far East Movement. Check it out! [youtube dlhQTCu6mhA] The list of songs is below: 2NE1- Can’t Nobody 4minute – MUZIK Narsha – Bbi-Ri-Bop-A After School – Bang TaeYang – I Need…

Site of the Day: Brightstorm

I am a student at Bishop Carroll, and I love my school. It’s self directed, and while some people feel they would not do well in such a setting, I believe that the independent learning environment is extremely beneficial. Students take initiative for their own learning, and this makes the lessons learned more valuable. We…

Scary Movie Review #8: Mirrors

Well let me start off by saying this movie is pretty weird. It is about this night watchman at a museum that is being done up. One night, he mysteriously kills himself by slitting his throat with a piece of broken mirror. The museum then hires another night watchman to fill the shift. He then…