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.
Comrad Sound is run by an all-star volunteer team that has included members from other local projects and events such as Sled Island and Imaginary Ordinary, and offers its venue for a wide array of activities that enable the community to share “music, art, knowledge, and skills”.
Their website features a calendar packed with opportunities for youth throughout the city to get together and interact. One of the more interesting events on the April calendar is the book, music, movies, and video games sale. Basically an open-ended communal garage sale for youth that will be happening all-day this Saturday, April 17th.
And those of you following our Perspective series will be interested in the two photography workshops taking place on Sunday April 18th and 25th, and led by local photographers Randy Gibson (he’s done work for Sled Island, The Uptown, and FFWD) and Stalman (he took these for us). At $5 it’s a really neat way to brush up on your photography skills from some of the local best, and hang out with some other youth with similar interests. To register, fire them an e-mail at class[at]rgibsonphoto.com.
But if you can’t make it out this month, keep your eyes peeled for a new line-up of events in May.