Video of the Day: Amazing Talent!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOjOGKu3jTc&feature=player_embedded
The Hunger Games review: the novel and the movie
To be honest, with all this fuss around The Hunger Games trilogy, I really thought the movie would turn out to be one of those fan-girl craze subjects again.
The Hunger Games movie review
If you have not already done so, please read my review of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay books. When I heard that the Hunger Games movie was PG 13, I was quite disappointed; I could not comprehend how the movie with an age rating under 18A could be anything other than horrible. But…
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s Nocturne: Intensely dark and passionate
Photo Credit: Luz Adriana Villa A.
With an eerie and mysterious theme of the “night,” the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra pulled out all the stops to surprise the audience as to what composers believed was hidden in the dark. The word “night”- what does it mean for you?
Awesome Artists: POLARITY
There are times when I come across a new band or song and immediately the first thing to come to mind is, “Hey, this is pretty awesome!” This happened to me recently when I was introduced to Canadian band POLARITY. Hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, POLARITY is a progressive band that aims to write meaningful lyrics…
SYC T-Shirt Competition!
SYC (Sikh Youth Calgary) is having an exciting T-Shirt Competition to encourage youth in Calgary to submit a design which will portray a positive and powerful message to the community. The best designs will get a $50 gift card. Not only that, you also get a free T-Shirt and the winner’s names are announced throughout…
Artist Spotlight: The Piano Guys
Notice how you can find the greatest musicians online nowadays? The Piano Guys are a group of musicians that maintain an amazing YouTube channel featuring high caliber covers and originals of all kinds of music. Namely, my two favourite musicians to listen to are: 1. Steven Sharp Nelson – Cellist 2. Jon Schmidt – Pianist…
Photo of the day – the Chicago “Bean”
I had the privilege of touring the glorious “Windy City” for one wonderful day, two summers ago. I have to say that the highlight of my trip was visiting this giant metallic bean, a stainless steel artwork which reflects the Chicago skyline. In actuality, the sculpture is not supposed to resemble a quirky jellybean but rather embody the…
Video of the Day: Sounds of Bhutan
Electronic musician Christopher Nicholas “Nick” Bertke, also known as Pogo, does it yet again – mixing up another beautiful track using sounds collected from all around Bhutan. See, or rather, hear for yourself!
Art of the Day: Eggs in Action
These are too good. Taste-wise and art-wise. By nocturnalMoTH on deviantART. I applaud this guy’s creativity. Definitely go check out his art.
Poem of the Day: Please Hear What I’m Not Saying.
You are YOU. Don’t forget that. Here is a poem that shows you to reveal your mask. Show everyone who you truly are. There will always be someone in this world willing to accept you.
Video of the Day: Painting Clouds with Tim Gagnon (time lapse)
“Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?”
Theatre Calgary’s new season released!
Recently Theatre Calgary released their 2012/2013 season in which I am extremely excited for. The plays I am most anticipating are Pride and Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, and the Kite Runner; all books I have read and enjoyed immensely. Along with these, the season also consists of Next to Normal, God of Carnage (both of which…
Calgary Kiwanis Festival
The annual Calgary Kiwanis Festival is in full swing for 2012. This is a music festival that features amateur musicians performing repertoire in their musical instrument, at all grade levels. Giving almost 9,500 musicians the chance to perform for their peers and receive adjudication from the most high-caliber professional musicians, thousands of youth involved in…