The Cool Like Dat session took place on Friday, July 28 at Field Law, Stage 3. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Calgary's Folk Festival, sessions are collaborative hour-long ensembles that feature several artists. Sessions are known for their unpredictable and unique sound as different
Every year, just like clockwork, Prince’s Island Park becomes decorated with tarps, lawn chairs, local vendors, tote bags and colourful fits. However, the thousands of Calgarians and tourists that crowd the park at the end of July don't come just for the food — although the mango lassi
The heat of July wasn’t enough to deter anyone from experiencing this year’s Folk Festival. Sunday’s sessions brought together Calgary’s finest, the Lovebullies and Tea Fannie, alongside Edmonton’s very own Colleen Brown. The session was aptly named Arranged Merriment — bringing together the three artists to
Opening night of Disney’s Aladdin, presented by Broadway Across Canada, saw the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium filled with a packed crowd of attendees. The limited run of the musical was shown in Calgary from July 18-23. The tale of Aladdin is a widely-known one, in which street
All the way from Australia, Julia Jacklin is making the trip to Calgary Folk Music Festival (CFMF). The singer-songwriter is a raw lyricist with three deeply personal albums, mastering the art of blending indie with folk rock. In 2016, she made her debut with Don’t Let The Kids
For Calgarians and tourists alike, the Calgary Stampede is much more than a ten-day festival —- it is a celebration of Albertan summer that brings the community together through a host of events at the Stampede Grounds like rides for the adrenaline junkies, rodeos for the true-blue cowboys and
"We beg you not to forget" – Pussy Riot When you think of punk, normally theatre isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. So when Holy Fools Theatre announced they would be putting on a theatrical performance detailing the arrest of the Russian feminist protest group Pussy
Prolific playwright and recent University of Calgary graduate Jim Lair Beard is set to debut Love’s Heavy Burden, a sequel to Romeo and Juliet, in a limited run from June 20 to June 22 at Teatro Restaurant’s Opera Room. The run of the show will be a fundraiser
Maz Jobrani has had a prolific career spanning over two decades. Although he studied political science at university and was enrolled in a Ph.D. program, yet he decided to pursue his childhood dream as an actor and stand-up comedian to help change people's views of Muslims.
Multi-medium art showcase For The Love of: Volume 1, or FTLO, premiered June 23 to 24 in association with Arts Commons at Jack Singer Rehearsal Hall. With 15 local artists, music from multiple DJs, day shows open to all ages and evening shows for those over 18, FTLO was
