After last week’s Gives Me Hope, our WFW saga continues with another ‘feel good’ website that will leave a smile on your face. So when we look at magazines, television, billboards and even clothing, the image of ripped muscular bodies or tall slim figures with perfect silky hair and glowing skin appear. The flaws are unseen and…
There was Make It on the first weekend of November, and Fairly Traded Market Day coming up on the last, well, how about something in-between? Behold, The Art Market! With over 200 professional artisans involved with this event, it’s no wonder why this is one of Calgary’s ‘premier art and craft sales’. So get a…
The OopsaDazy Animal Rescue is a rescue and sanctuary society which takes in and cares for animals. Over the past year, large amounts of animals have been taken in and many of them with extensive medical needs. Unfortunately, the cost of these bills are sky rocketing high. They are hosting the ‘Shop to Save a…
Now that Halloween has ended and you lost track of the countless amounts of candy that had passed through your mouth. It’s time to give your teeth a proper cleaning! [youtube MUQevxovDSs] The history of the toothbrush goes back as far as 3500 BC. The Chinese where thought to have created the first toothbrush, with…
Good news everyone for those who are with Telus and Bell as their cellphones carriers! Your time to have an iPhone has come! That’s right, iPhones are not just for Rogers customers anymore. Take that Rogers/Fido! It has been confirmed that both Telus and Bell will be rolling out the new iPhone 3GS on November…
From Spiderman to Superman we have all dreamt of having our own mind blowing superpowers. Sadly we cannot all be like Clark Kent, so for now we can only continue to dream and watch X-Men DVD’s. But for one man, he has gotten pretty close to this reality. Say hello to ‘The Invisible Man’. Who…
Don’t know who or what Owl City is? Well it is basically a ‘one-man’ band that was formed in 2007 by a young man named Adam Young. This electronic, new wave pop sensation began in Adams parents’ basement in Owatonna, Minnesota. Owl City first got exposure through good old ‘myspace’ and soon became so popular…
This is not a ‘spelling bee’ or a ‘spell-a-thon’. No, this is The Wordfest! One of Canada’s largest international literary festival and it is happening in Banff, Calgary and the Bow Valley area. Running from October 13th -18th, you can enjoy a wide variety of events from interviews, book signings, readings, panel discussions and so much…
This Thanksgiving long weekend, Heritage Park is offering free rides with your paid admission. Also a free pancake breakfast served before 10 AM awaits you if you come early enough. Yes, you read correctly, FREE rides AND pancake breakfast! During the afternoon if the sudden craving for a mouth watering Thanksgiving dinner arises, you can…
What would happen if somehow the human race were wiped out by some kind of virus that only affected us? What would Earth be like after we had left? Written with a mix of imaginative speculations and solid science reports comes the book The World Without Us by American journalist Alan Weisman. With interviews and…
‘There She Is!’ is a very cute Korean animated cartoon series created by a three-person team. It was nominated for and won both the Professional Award and the Cyber Jury Award at the Anima Mundi Web Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2004. The series is cut into ‘5 Steps’ (episodes). It basically tells a…
Do you like unscripted entertainment? Well how about improv? Proudly brought to you by ‘The Improv Guild’ is The 2nd Annual Calgary International Improv Festival. This festival will feature Los Angeles Impro, Vancouver Theatresports, Edmonton’s Rapid Fire Theatre and our own Calgary Improv Guild. It is “Seriously, funny theatre.” On Wednesday night to kick off…
Calgary is haunted?! Well, sort of. See Calgary in an entirely different perspective with a ‘ghost tour’. Enjoy an evening of spine-tingling entertainment with spooky local ghost stories and a dash of Calgary history. All the stories have been thoroughly researched from the Glen Bow Museum and Ft. Calgary archives, newspapers, personal accounts and interviews.…