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The Shakespeare Company welcomes Richard Beaune for their 2024-2025 season

The Shakespeare Company welcomes Richard Beaune for their 2024-2025 season

While the Shakespeare Company recently presented A Midsummer’s Night Dream as the final show of its 25th season, it also announced its upcoming season, led by new Artistic Producer Richard Beaune. As a theatre company devoted to presenting works by Shakespeare and other classic and contemporary plays, the upcoming

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Highlights from CUFF 2024

Highlights from CUFF 2024

This year’s rendition of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) was jam-packed with films to see over the course of its ten-day schedule. With films of every genre, from opening night film I Saw The TV Glow to closing film Thelma, CUFF balanced its appreciation of our

Calgary Expo Day Two: Visual Feature

Calgary Expo Day Two: Visual Feature

This year’s Calgary Expo kicked off on Apr. 25, with its ten year anniversary of the POW! Parade of Wonders taking place on Apr. 26. Cosplayers of all ages and skill levels showed up to participate in and watch the parade, despite the fact that Friday was a chilly

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Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 24: Brain Rot

Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 24: Brain Rot

The academic year is finally coming to an end. This means the last of late-night cramming for finals and the last stretch of trying to finish all of your assignments, projects and papers. We have come to the end of the feeling of being mentally drained, being on the

Cosplayers pull out all the stops at this year’s Calgary Expo

Cosplayers pull out all the stops at this year’s Calgary Expo

Calgary Expo, which took place this year from Apr. 25-28, is an annual opportunity for fans of all kinds to dress up in their favourite cosplays. Over the course of the weekend, attendees of the convention were able to see numerous single and group cosplays, with some unique takes

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Calgary Expo welcomes Lee Waddell, the original Ghostface from the Scream franchise

Calgary Expo welcomes Lee Waddell, the original Ghostface from the Scream franchise

1996 film Scream has built up a loyal and long-lasting fan base over the years for its well-deserved reputation as one of the greatest slasher films. Its legacy has always included the famous Ghostface costume its killers wear. The man behind the first costume, stuntman and actor Lee

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CUFF 2024: George Baron on The Blue Rose

CUFF 2024: George Baron on The Blue Rose

The Blue Rose, the first feature film directed by young actor George Baron, will be making its Alberta premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival (CUFF). A pastel neo-noir surrealist film starring Olivia Scott Welch and Baron himself as two rookie detectives, The Blue Rose is a film to

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CUFF 2024: Mike Peterson on Department of Paranormal Affairs

CUFF 2024: Mike Peterson on Department of Paranormal Affairs

The Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is one of Calgary’s most celebrated film festivals not only for its widely recognized, convention-defying film schedules but for its inclusion of local films and filmmakers. The local episodic series Department of Paranormal Affairs, directed by Calgary-based filmmaker Mike Peterson, is

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Looking back at Third Eye Blind’s debut album

Looking back at Third Eye Blind’s debut album

The dubious and disorderly formation of American rock band Third Eye Blind and its revolving, controversial line-up originated in the 90s and continues today with a current tour. In 1997, Third Eye Blind released their self-titled debut album on Apr. 8. A bridge between the cultural prevalence of

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Astronomy highlights of April and beyond

Astronomy highlights of April and beyond

This month is full of exciting surprises for April’s night skies, from a solar eclipse and super new moon on Apr. 8 to the Lydis meteor shower on the 22nd to the full moon on the 23rd, called the Pink Moon. Just recently, March’s Worm Moon showcased a

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