We’ve been raving about this four-day festival all year. Last week, the 2010 edition took over the city with over 200 bands at just under 25 venues throughout the downtown core and surrounding areas. This collaborative nature, intended to help festival goers “Discover a Live Calgary”, has helped Sled Island to become a staple event…
Usually you’ll find Shot At The Dark bringing you “Acoustic video recordings of your favorite and hidden musical talents in our amazing city” over at Calgary Is Awesome. Recently they shot Hannah Georgas in an abandoned farmhouse, and Said the Whale along 7th Avenue. But this weekend, they’re looking to shoot you. [vimeo 12814130]
Comrad Sound was starting up as The New Black was having issues with the city earlier this year. Then, The New Black recovered and we had two wonderful all-ages spaces co-existing. Now Comrad Sound is running into similar issues with zoning and licensing, and young people around Calgary are trying to do something about it.…
Calgary City Parks aren’t the only things turning 100 this year – Chinatown will also be celebrating a century of existence with celebratory events taking place from June through August. Coming up quickly on Saturday June 19th, the United Calgary Chinese & Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Associations will be hosting a Stampede Breakfast. Food will be…
The City of Calgary is encouraging its citizens to celebrate their natural resources in a new way. The Celebration of the Bow River 2010 features six artists who are each putting on an event to highlight “connection to the river” and “create opportunities for citizens to further appreciate and protect” the Bow. On June 12,…
“On Monday April 12, 2010, The City of Calgary Parks was proclamated by City Council for 100 years” In celebration, the City of Calgary is bringing you a bunch of neat programming for the summer. They’ve got a geocaching challenge going on (no GPS, no problem – head to the library), and will be hosting…
I received this e-mail from the Calgary Urban Agriculture group and wanted to pass it along: “The Calgary Food Policy Council invites you to the 2nd annual Calgary Food Policy Council Downtown Community Garden Planting Days! Help us to transform four planter boxes on Barclay Parade into beautiful and productive urban gardens full of vegetables…
We posted a number of months ago about some nasty chemicals you can run into while using personal care products. Recently, I received an e-mail from the David Suzuki Foundation asking me to complete a survey of toxic ingredients in cosmetics. Essentially, you find some care products that you use on a daily basis, check…
We’re getting closer to summer and the end of school, and that means festival season is starting up. Last night, the Calgary International Folk Festival surprised me by releasing their full 2010 artist line-up a day early, after 17 weeks of weekly artist reveals. I had been anticipating this release ever since St. Vincent was…
Last week I mentioned a national art contest for youth hosted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. This week I bring you three more contests, this time a little closer to home. Sled Island is an “annual independent multi-venue music and arts festival” held right here in Calgary, and we here at YAA are…
If you didn’t already know, Canada is well on its way to having its very own human rights museum. Construction of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) started in 2008 and will open for business in 2012. The museum has stressed the importance of educating young people especially, so it’s only suiting that they’re…
I posted previously about a number of events going on throughout Calgary to honour Earth Day. Well, today’s the day, and while you’re out hugging trees you may as well take advantage of these other cool happenings as well. Higher Ground, an awesome café I’ve also blogged, is offering free coffee (or tea) for anyone…
The Calgary Youth Foundation, one of CYFC’s many programs, is a group of youth volunteers responsible for distributing grants to “youth-driven projects” during two granting cycles a year. In the November cycle, local all-ages venue Comrad Sound was given a grant to help renovate their space to be more readily usable by the Calgary youth community.…
Earth Day is still a couple of weeks away, but the City of Calgary is supporting a number of events throughout the month to help you “make every day Earth Day”. One of the first goings-on this month is “Down to Earth Week“, an event “showcasing the best in local food & responsible business”, and…
If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday, consider dropping by the Community Garden Benefit Concert at the South Calgary Community Hall. For $10 you can enjoy performances by local artists, refreshments, and a silent auction, all in the name of locally-grown food and community building. For more local events promoting positive social change…