Say hello to “Ardi,” a hominid who lived in what is now Ethiopia about 4.4 million years ago . The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the infamous Lucy, who was long thought to be the earliest skeleton of a human. A study of Ardi, under way since the first bones were discovered in…
DetailsYup, October is upon us already…but not to fear! First Thursday is here?! First Thursday is Calgary’s monthly cultural crawl that happens on the first Thursday of every month—I love self explanatory names, don’t you? So what’s involved? Let’s just say… theatre, art openings, food and drink specials, live music, and MORE! If this is…
DetailsThis kid is five years old, and he’s already better at trumpet than many trumpeters with years of experience! Geoffrey Gallante can really play the trumpet, and he first started playing at the age of three! Geoffrey has been featured on many news casts and has been the star of the stage countless times. From…
DetailsTrick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat! This famous rhyme will be echoed all over Calgary in just 31 short days. Halloween, the favourite holiday of so many kids, is celebrated on October 31st. People dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, go to haunted attractions, and give out candy. Most…
DetailsJai Al-Attas, a 25 year old director from Australia, just presented his punk rock documentary One Nine Nine Four at The Calgary International Film Festival, to a very wild crowd. The film was very well set up, informing audiences of what truly was happening in the punk rock scene when everyone was still wearing leather pants,…
DetailsTired of your parents always asking you to turn down that noise coming from your amp? Well drop off your band’s demo and bio to The New Black Centre for Music & Art and you could just get the chance to turn it up a whole lot louder. If your band has members all under…
DetailsWell, school is definitely back in session and that means that homework and tests abound. Most of the time, we study and work until we get the right answer. Sometimes we end up guessing. These people appear to have thrown caution to the wind and used a different form of logic altogether. Don’t try this at…
DetailsDo you like unscripted entertainment? Well how about improv? Proudly brought to you by ‘The Improv Guild’ is The 2nd Annual Calgary International Improv Festival. This festival will feature Los Angeles Impro, Vancouver Theatresports, Edmonton’s Rapid Fire Theatre and our own Calgary Improv Guild. It is “Seriously, funny theatre.” On Wednesday night to kick off…
DetailsHave you heard of buildings that can move, be quickly installed and generate electricity? Dr. David Fisher is the architect and inventor of Dynamic tower, the world’s first building in motion. He has always been focused on two concepts: an industrial approach involving the use of prefabricated units, and Dynamic Architecture, where the traditional three-dimensional…
DetailsYouthareawesome.com is not the only Canadian, youth-focused blog out there… Youth Action Network is a youth-run blog and organization based out of Toronto, Ontario that is committed to youth action within their city, around the world, and the movement toward a just and sustainable society. They do some pretty cool things, like the annual RUCKUS!…
DetailsAs September ends, we are into a new season and new month. There are some awesome holidays in October, including some that you may never have heard of. October is a month for many things, some that we never even hear about! Did you know October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month, Computer Learning Month, Family History Month,…
DetailsThis is it! The King of Pop hits stage October 28th in theaters around the globe. This is the moment that everyone has being waiting for! You can check out the trailer for the new movie here and find out more about this awesome experience! The movie though will be only out in theaters for…
DetailsApple has done it again. The new fifth generation iPod nano is amazing. The bugs from the previous iPod nano have been fixed and tons of new features have been added to this new and improved iPod nano. The new iPod nano is smaller and lighter then the previous one. It also has a video…
DetailsFor young women ages 12-17 only! This FREE conference will inspire and enlighten young women about the opportunities for non-traditional careers in science, engineering, entrepreneurship, and technology. During fun-filled workshops with some of the most successful women in our community, participants will gain confidence, connections and career options. Due to the success of women in these…
DetailsIn 2005, a young filmmaker in the states adapted a slam poem written by his friend, entitled “Slip of the Tongue”, with the intention of applying images to a poetry recording. This four-minute short was submitted to the Media That Matters Film Festival, as well as the 2007/2008 Reel Youth Film Festival based in Vancouver,…
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