Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been one of Calgary’s most celebrated international and independent film festivals for 20 years. The 11th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival is coming up this November, and the main festival will occur in April, but before that, the 12-hour Halloween Horror Movie
Calgary Opera welcomed its 2023-24 season with performances of Mozart’s timeless classic, The Marriage of Figaro, on Oct. 14,18 and 20. The light-hearted comedy follows soon-to-be wedded protagonists, servants Susanna (Lucia Cesaroni) and Figaro (Marcell Bakonyi), and the schemes they have had to navigate
Wordfest’s 2023 Imaginarium Festival had all sorts of bestselling authors, international and local attending, and a variety of events to solidify Calgary’s place in the literary scene. With 40 events over the course of five days, there were enough options to keep anyone’s interest, but below are
This article contains spoilers for the graphic novel Roaming. In the graphic novel Roaming, three Canadian girls in their first year of university visit New York City in 2009, for their spring break. Queen’s University student Zoe waits for her old friend Dani at the airport. But their reunion,
Since its early inception, Wordfest has been one of Canada’s most vibrant non-for-profit arts organizations, producing events all year long in addition to its major event, the literary festival Imaginarium, taking place this year from Oct. 11 to 15. In an interview with the Gauntlet Shelley Youngblut,
Leaves changing and falling down, leaf-crunching walks in the cool and crisp air, pumpkin spice lattes, the start of sweater season, bonfires. The Gauntlet Mixtape Vol 19. Autumn Hours is the perfect playlist to enjoy the little moments in autumn — whether it may be soaking in the changing scenery,
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is an event to look forward to every year, being one of the many exciting film events in Calgary and the largest film festival in Alberta. Like last year, CIFF presented a variety of films: Canadian, international, full-length and shorts, some of which
The Mousetrap is arguably Agatha Christie’s most famous play, or at the very least it is famous for being the longest-running play in the world, opening in October 1952 in London’s West End and going strong for over 70 years. Only the pandemic brought a halt to
61 years ago, Alouette I, the scientific satellite which was Canada’s first artificial Earth satellite, was launched into space on Sept. 29, 1962. Alouette I was the satellite to define Canada entering into its space age, though these days it isn’t thought of much. Our space programs are
Is there any dessert better than ice cream? If you’re lactose-intolerant you might disagree, but the cool and sweet versatility of ice cream has made it a classic choice for dessert. Though prefaced with knowing it wasn’t exactly a healthy choice, new research shows there may be