Four days of varied and incredible live music at Prince’s Island Park meant attendees were spoiled for choice with all the artists performing each day. One of the most jam-packed days was Saturday, where both the concerts and sessions had plenty to offer. A few of our favourites
Korean-Canadian singer-songwriter Luna Li started off the Calgary Folk Music Festival with a bang on July 28. The first artist to perform at the festival, the moment she took her place on the ATB Main Stage she had attendees spellbound. Luna Li, born Hannah Bussere Kim, is a
The University of Calgary’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) undergraduate research group is hosting their annual JulyGEM event on July 28 at the Clara Christie Theatre in the U of C’s Health Sciences Center. iGEM is a competition involving undergraduate university teams around the world, working to use
With sold-out tickets and huge crowds, Roundup Music Festival took place on July 10. The festival returned after a one-year hiatus at the venue of Prince’s Island Park for the first time instead of Fort Calgary, used in the past. The festivals held at Prince’s Island
The formation of Toronto-based indie-pop band Valley was rooted in accident: the four members met by chance, double-booked for the same studio in 2013. They’ve toured Calgary before, as a special guest with Dermot Kennedy last October, and they returned on July 9 to open for
At this year’s Calgary Stampede, Canadian flower show Fleur de Villes presented the worldwide premiere of their new country-themed show. Fleur de Villes COUNTRY included twenty-two floral mannequins modelled after country music icons all crafted by local florists and hosted at BMO Centre. Vancouver-based luxury brand
On June 21, Sled Island hosted a variety of conference panels that aimed to educate artists and creators on succeeding in the business. Self marketing, tax management and harm reduction panels included speakers from industry and mentors who provided advice to up-and-coming creatives in Calgary. "In a
The 26th Annual Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, Calgary’s longest-running queer film festival with a rich and valuable history, took place this year from June 27 to June 30 at The Grand downtown. Presented by the Calgary Queer Arts Society, it presented 33 short films and seven feature
Live music is one of the things that defines the Calgary Stampede the most, and this year’s line-up is no different. With more than 100 acts over the course of 11 days, there’s ample opportunity to catch a show on one of the Stampede’s four designated
BRAT is Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, released June 7 with a deluxe edition released on June 10 (entitled Brat and it’s the same but there’s three more songs so it’s not). Charli, who started performing at illegal London raves when she was fourteen and whose