Photo of the Day: Stanley’s Flight
In honour of the Stanley Cup playoffs going on right now, see the cup in a space shuttle flight deck!
Calgary Youth Week Kick Off!
Yes it’s that time of year again: Youth Week! Youth Week runs from April 21-28. Throughout the week, Calgary communities, agencies and businesses come together to host events, projects and offer free services during a week-long celebration of youth. This year’s Youth Week is kicking off with a concert at The New Black, featuring four amazing youth…
Youth Week: Shakers day passes for $10!
Are you a fan of unlimited Go Karting, Mini Golfing, shooting your friends in Laser Tag, Climbing Towers, and Indoor Playgrounds? Well, guess what; for one whole week (Youth Week, to be exact) Shakers Fun Centre is providing a special rate for youth 12-18 providing all of this for just $10! Yep, from April 21 to 28,…
Youth Poetry SLAM
On Saturday the 14th, the best youth poets in the city gathered to SLAM in the Sustainable Poetry Youth SLAM at the Public Library. The competition was the first of many poetry-related events hosted by the 2012 Spoken Word Festival in Calgary as part of Youth Week Calgary 2012. As the MC for the event,…
Youth Week Event: Global Peace Cafe
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a superhero! At the mention of the word “hero,” many would visualize vibrantly coloured capes flapping in the wind while an epic theme song crescendos in the background. Is a hero one who changes into fancy spandex outfits in cramped telephone booths and defeats Evil with superpowers? There…
How to be a cowboy
Hey you. Yes you. You right there. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a cowboy? (- Or even better: a cowgirl!) ‘Course you have! (Besides, as a citizen of Cowtown, home of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, it’s your legal duty to worship the glorious culture of rodeos & ranches). Here’s your chance! Slap…
Do yoga – Nothing to lose and everything to gain!
The word yoga means “union” in Sanksrit; the union of the mind, body, and spirit. There are a ton of great yoga places around Calgary which offer this stimulating activity! Group yoga, hot yoga, outdoor yoga…
37 days until Bon Iver shows Calgary some ‘Skinny Love’
In January, Bon Iver created an uproar, similar to Arcade Fire’s Album of the Year win, after the band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Twitter and numerous social media sites became overflowed with disappointed fans…
Shaw fights hunger, one YouTube view at a time
Hunger. It’s one of the world’s most crippling pandemics, and it’s not just limited to Africa or Asia. Even here, in Canada, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, over 900,000 people use the food bank as their source of food each month.
Video of the Day: 1 Piano, 2 Guys, 100 Cello tracks
Check out this amazing video of The Piano Guys!
Youth of Distinction Awards finalists
The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards, run by Youth Central, recognize awesome youth ages 13-18 for the remarkable ways in which they have chosen to live. In 2012, there were 269 finalists spread across 9 categories, more than doubling the number of nominations from last year. We’ve managed to narrow it down to three finalists…
The Prince’s Island Series: The Story of The River Café
The River Café is widely known in Calgary as a great dine; one of the best in town. Nothing could be better than to head to a wonderful restaurant after strolling around Prince’s Island.
Youth Week Awesomeness: Cartoon Workshop
HOLY YES! FREE ART LESSONS? Oh yeah, I will be there. And you should be there too!
So Calgary has this amazing artist named Tom Bagley. He’s an illustrator, musician, and North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre instructor.
North Korea missile launch expected in next 24 to 48 hours
North Korea is expected to launch a long-range rocket in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to a official from the United States.
The amount of fuel in the rocket means that the trajectory will be very long.
Video of the Day: Caine’s Arcade
A 9-year-old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life. Help Caine’s become a engineer: http://CainesArcade.com (can you imagine his potential!?)