Last Sunday was the 2nd annual Haultain and First Street Festival! Filled with fun for all ages, the festival started last year as a celebration of the completion of Haultain Park – a seven year project. Last year was a blast, and this year was no different. Although it is still technically summer, it seems…
The day after the SM Town 10 concert, myself and some other fans have agreed to go to the hotel that the artists were staying at. It wasn’t far from our hotel but due to LA’s terrible traffic, a 10-minute ride turned into a 25-minute ride. When we got there around 11 am, there were…
A few days ago I had the opportunity of attend the screening of The Social Network. Being a fan of Facebook myself, I was quite excited. I made my way into the movie theatre with fairly high standards. As the movie progressed, I soon realized that I would not be left disappointed. There weren’t many…
Before the Show: I’m really excited. When I was little, my mother bought my sister tickets to Alegria, another Cirque Du Soliel show, and I was upset that I couldn’t go. They bought me the video to cheer me up and I loved it, but it wasn’t the same. To see the performers live, breathing,…
Easy A is easily an A in my mind! I would definitely recommend it to every teen who loves a good comedy. I have a feeling it’ll be a hit; even Taylor Swift wrote about it on her Twitter: “Easily, definitely, absolutely my new favorite movie.” The movie is starring Olive (Emma Stone) who lies…
In Easy A, opening today, Sept. 17, invisible good girl Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) was overheard lying about losing her virginity over the weekend by her Christian classmate Marianne (Amanda Bynes). The rumor quickly spreads and soon the whole school knows. Olive adapts to her newfound fame in school, leading her to help her homosexual…
With the ending of summer, lot of exciting arts and performances events are happening around Calgary in the upcoming weeks. A lot of them, like Artwalk, are free and open to public. Since they’re all located in places easy to get to by bus or train, go check them out and have some fun! 1) ARTWALK Sept.…
Last time I posted pictures, so this time I will show some of the videos I took during the concert. I took a lot of Super Junior’s videos because I am a fan of them but all of the artists were amazing and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. First up…
The Calgary International Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for youth! Youth By Youth Cinema is a competitive celebration of young people’s storytelling with visual media, involving every grade from elementary to high school. Check out the films on September 25th 2010, at 2 pm at the Plaza Theatre. There are 15 films…
Friday Aerosmith Spend your Friday night rocking to Aerosmith plus Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the Saddledome. Aerosmith boasts over 150 million records sold worldwide. Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster and will run you from $71.75 to $212.75. Open Saturday 52 Self Portraits Calgary artist Doug Driediger painted one self-portrait every week in…
On Sept. 4 I went to Los Angeles to see SMTOWN 10: the concert. I was very excited to be there and I couldn’t wait to see them! The concert is in the Staples Center, which is in downtown LA. When I got there it was already 4 p.m. and there were tons of fans…
This movie takes place in 2027 in an alternate reality where mankind has been plagued with infertility. No child has been born for over 18 years and the world has turned to chaos. Britain formed a militaristic government and became (apparently) the only country that has kept order. The story follows a disillusioned government agent…
Friday and Saturday Red Bull Dusk ‘til Dawn This unique mountain bike race runs overnight to see who can complete the most laps of a downhill course. Registration is $20 per competitor; online registration is available at http://www.zone4.ca/onlinereg.asp?id=3088. Head lamps and bike lights are highly recommended. Saturday and Sunday BBQ on the Bow Canada’s oldest…
Scott Pilgrim vs. the world is a movie based on a comic book series and inspired by classic video games. So you can imagine that this movie will be quite unique. The movie takes place in Toronto Canada, and it follows a 23-year-old base player in a small-time band. Scott is pathetic in every way…