Hey you. Yes you. You right there. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a cowboy? (- Or even better: a cowgirl!) ‘Course you have! (Besides, as a citizen of Cowtown, home of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, it’s your legal duty to worship the glorious culture of rodeos & ranches). Here’s your chance! Slap…
This weekend, I attended the slam poetry event hosted by the Calgary Public Library and This Is My City at the John Dutton Theatre in the Central Library. The program was essentially the Kickoff Event for this year’s 9th Annual Calgary Spoken Word Festival. It is also a part of Youth Week Calgary 2012. If…
The word yoga means “union” in Sanksrit; the union of the mind, body, and spirit. There are a ton of great yoga places around Calgary which offer this stimulating activity! Group yoga, hot yoga, outdoor yoga…
In January, Bon Iver created an uproar, similar to Arcade Fire’s Album of the Year win, after the band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Twitter and numerous social media sites became overflowed with disappointed fans…
Hunger. It’s one of the world’s most crippling pandemics, and it’s not just limited to Africa or Asia. Even here, in Canada, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, over 900,000 people use the food bank as their source of food each month.
Check out this amazing video of The Piano Guys!
The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards, run by Youth Central, recognize awesome youth ages 13-18 for the remarkable ways in which they have chosen to live. In 2012, there were 269 finalists spread across 9 categories, more than doubling the number of nominations from last year. We’ve managed to narrow it down to three finalists…
The River Café is widely known in Calgary as a great dine; one of the best in town. Nothing could be better than to head to a wonderful restaurant after strolling around Prince’s Island.
HOLY YES! FREE ART LESSONS? Oh yeah, I will be there. And you should be there too!
So Calgary has this amazing artist named Tom Bagley. He’s an illustrator, musician, and North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre instructor.
North Korea is expected to launch a long-range rocket in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to a official from the United States.
The amount of fuel in the rocket means that the trajectory will be very long.
Each year, Western Canada High School hosts Celebrate Western, a can’t-miss event held to raise funds for the school, especially the Arts, Music and Sports programs. Taking place in the Husky Atrium as a result of Husky’s partnership/sponsorship of the school, every turn offers a delight for the senses. Enjoy delectable refreshments and browse through…
A 9-year-old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life. Help Caine’s become a engineer: http://CainesArcade.com (can you imagine his potential!?)
Imagine a world. Now in this world, imagine that there are no pennies, and bring in glow in the dark dino-quarters. Sound ridiculous, yet? Well, welcome to Canada as of April 16.
Ready to start your momentum? Need a spark to instigate to know how you can act in your own community and produce change on a global scale? The Global Youth Summit (GYS) is an exhilarating annual one-day event for Calgary and area and brings together like-minded students take local action towards challenges that affect the…
One of the very first events of Youth Week 2012 is Youth Slam! at the Calgary Spoken Word Festival this Saturday, April 14, and it sure won’t be an event to miss. Presented with the Calgary Public Library, This Is My City and Youth Central, Youth Slam! aims to encourage youth to embrace SLAM…