Peace Medal Tickets On Sale
YMCA Calgary will award eight YMCA Peace Medals on Thursday, November 22, 2012 during YMCA Peace Week.
The fun stuff. Calgary has a ton of amazing stuff that happens in our city. Reviews of new movies, or albums, art shows or news about sports.
Video of the Day – Adele’s Skyfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ
Video of the day: Q StrEet Boys (my teacher being hilarious)
So, Queen Elizabeth high school has a boy (teacher?) band group now. Isn’t it amazing? ~Parody of Backstreet Boys
Video of the Day: Sweet City Lib Dub
Well, this year is almost over folks – a year of being Canada’s Cultural Capital. One of the major highlights of this year was the lip dub held downtown last month in order to showcase Calgary’s “culture”. These 3 minutes of film, accompanied by the Stampeders singing and playing “Sweet City Woman”, in reality, took…
Photo of the Day: Calgary’s Autumn
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
GlobalFest 2012
After more than a month of hiatus – not to mention the tormented imprisonment in school – I’ve decided to finally embark upon the journey of writing freely again! This summer I’ve spent quite a lot of time volunteering around the city (blog posts to follow…), and with 2012 being the tenth anniversary of GlobalFest…
Menchies: The Frozen Yogurt Fad
Sure, Menchies is quite a drive for some of us – but it is definitely worth your time. But what is Menchies? Nothing less than frozen yogurt heaven. When you first arrive at the shop, you are enveloped in a plethora of color and shapes. This isn’t any ordinary ice cream parlour! The design is fairly…
Recognize this song? – “I can’t believe they made that… pretty!”
[youtube HmBByDQHJAA] There’s plenty of talented cover artists out there – but you gotta admit, not everyone can take something like Gangnam Style (which everyone loves for its beautiful vocals and guitar accompaniment, obviously) and make it so… artistic and lovely. Emotional, even. It sounds almost like indie or folk. And all that, without losing the…
Kwaheri Tanzania!
Whew, can’t believe 2 weeks have gone by so fast! On the third last day we went on an hour trip for a medical outreach at Engikarat School and Community. The school is a boarding school, mostly guys, with only a tiny minority of girls, and the community is mostly composed of traditional Maasai tribes…
On Smiling and Spoken Word Poetry
When I finally returned home this summer after seven weeks of being away, I found something rather surprising waiting for me. I suppose you could take it as a “welcome back” present from my mom. The object itself is actually rather commonplace- one of those solar flowers that moves its petals when exposed to sunlight…
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to Debut on TV
Do you love Joss Whedon? Do you love Nathan Fillion? Felicia Day? Neil Patrick Harris?! And most of all…do you love musicals? Because on Tuesday, October 9, the 45-minute film will debut on The CW 9:00 PM Eastern Time (for those who live in Calgary that’s 8:00 for you!) Whedon, his two brothers and his…
Good music: Magnolia Buckskin part 2
If you read my music review for Magnolia Buckskin, you might be interested in this little interview! Here’s what Magnolia Buckskin member Natasha Platt had to say: Who are the members of the band, and how did you meet them? The band members are myself (Natasha), Kathy, Emily and Corry. Kathy teaches Grade 5/6, I…
Wewe ni mzuri!
Weekend’s over, time for the serious stuff again. On our final week we got to visit a Prenatal & Postnatal clinic. We had a family planning workshop at the clinic, and after we got to visit the newly born babies. The youngest baby was only 2 hours old! They were adorable. The…
Nuit Blanche – Late Night Culture Sensation
Let’s start with some cultural literacy. What is Nuit blanche? First of all, it is French for ‘All-Nighter’ and is a cultural takeover in the given city in which it takes place. The ‘White Night’ has spread to countless major cities around the world including Canada’s own Montreal and Toronto as well as Europe’s Rome…
Persians: Thunder Bay Ontario’s Best Kept Secret
If ever you are stopping in Thunder Bay, Ontario make sure to check out a local favourite, Persians. This cinnamon bun-esk roll topped with either strawberry or raspberry frosting will capture the heart of any sweet-lover. The origin of the dessert are now unknown, but all I know is that I love Persians. In fact,…