1. IGNITE! FESTIVAL What: Emerging Calgarian artists have the opportunity to showcase their exciting creative works. The 2015 festival presents a selection of exciting new voices, playwrights and performers, and will showcase theater companies and artists for three days straight. When: June 18-20 Cost: All-day passes $40 Where: The Studio at Vertigo Theatre 161 115…
1. Propylene Glycol, Maltodextrin, Retinol Palmitate and Other Words I Don’t Understand Like Love What: Edmonton group Toy Guns Dance are bringing an innovative show to Calgary; including 300 pillows, 12 dancers, one storyteller and one opera singer, this performance cannot be missed. This show will be touring around Albertan sleep showrooms, starting here in Calgary. Did I…
Let’s face it, August sucks. It is the month that hosts the arrival of back-to-school commercials and just reminds us that the effervescent of rays of summer are about to come to an end. To those more fortunate, August also tends to be the dreaded month of heat waves and unbearable weather. But here are…
This year a friend and I had the opportunity of volunteering at the Franco Festival 2014 in Calgary, which was unique and exceptional two-day festival. For those that don’t know about the Franco Festival Calgary, it is a Francophone Multicultural festival in Calgary that was established in August 2011. It is an initiative of Le Portail…