The Central 2nd Saturday SLAM! Come down to the Central Library to enjoy a Spoken Word Extravaganza for the youth of Calgary! Poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering crowds. Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned.…
The Youth Animation Project is a program for community action through animation involving 16 participants between the ages of 15-30. For 20 weeks, participants work as a team to create animations on issues related to youth, social action and the environment. The Youth Animation Project welcomes all youth, including immigrant youth, Aboriginal youth, street-involved youth…
This is officially the 1,000th blog post on Youth Are Awesome, a milestone we are very excited about reaching here at Youth Central! As the coordinator for the program, I’m so proud of this site and what it has become. We came from 5,000 page views in November 2009 to over 38,000 page views last…
[youtube xVgjbJFF32Y]
Until Sunday GIRAF Animation Festival This independent animation festival has a focus on experimental and self-produced animated film. There will be 10 movie screenings, visiting artists Bruce Bickford and Cam Christiansen, workshops, artist talks, and a panel discussion. Most tickets are $10 and are available at the Plaza Theatre or Quickdraw Animation Studios. http://giraffest.ca/ Until…
Wondering what to do this Halloween weekend? Check out our picks here: Saturday Aaaah Zombies [youtube rtV3N9zRrJs] Satisfy your craving for brains at the Aaaah Zombies movie screening and concert at Cardel Place this Saturday night! The movie is a zombie comedy from the perspective of zombies, going from old black-and-white style to colour when…
Friday and Saturday The Wonder of Chopin This weekend, celebrate one of Poland’s greatest musicians, Frédéric Chopin, with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and piano prodigy Jan Lisiecki. The young 15-year-old Calgarian will play Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 as the orchestra plays Saint-Saëns powerful Organ Symphony. For tickets, call 403-571-0849. Friday and Saturday Gender, Culture…
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…
Do you have a band but nowhere to play or record your music? For the months of October and November, the +15 gallery at the EPCOR Centre will be a functional practice space for bands. The Local Library will provide key access to the space during certain times for a two-week block. They provide recording…
Begins Friday Calgary International Film Festival More than 200 local, national and international films are featured during the 10 days of the Calgary International Film Festival. Be sure to check out the Youth by Youth Cinema Competition this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, which includes 15 films by youth ranging in age…