Queer art as living Dialogue
The Nickle Galleries exhibits Creation as Conversation.
Showing up for the island
On Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, Dickens in Calgary hosted “Show up For the Island!”, a fundraising concert for the Sled Island Music & Arts Festival. At the fundraiser, marketing and communications lead Curtis Greger put it bluntly explaining how Sled Island raises money for the festival. “Sled Island relies on
Peering through the microscope with The Host-Parasite Interactions group and their initiatives
Most people do not think about parasites often. When they do, they think of gross things in jars, horror stories from travel medicine or an easy metaphor for a drain on resources. The members of the Host–Parasite Interactions (HPI) group, on the other hand, are positively fascinated by parasites
Elena Toth takes centre stage with the SCPA dance program
The School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) has supported talent across all creative and performing arts. Dance is no exception, from working with notable choreographers or laying the groundwork for dancers to produce their own shows, the Dance program continues to be top of its class. Elena Toth, a
Does Calgary have asbestos in its water supply?
Julian Branch is a Regina-based board member of Prevent Cancer Now, a small Ottawa NGO that focuses on cancer prevention through public education and policy. A former journalist, he began investigating the issue of asbestos contamination in the municipal water supply in 2012, after discovering that Regina had roughly