By Ansharah Shakil, March 11 2024—
Studio Bell’s popular musical revue Rock the Nation has made a highly anticipated return this year at the National Music Centre (NMC), running every weekend from Jan. 27 to Apr. 28. The revue includes … Read the rest
By Ramiro Bustamante Torres, Ansharah Shakil, Dianne Miranda, Reyam Jamaleddine, Leonie O’Sullivan, March 10 2024—
During this year’s YYC Hot Chocolate Festival, the Gauntlet staff went around and tried as many spots as we could. Overall, this is what they … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, Leonie O’Sullivan, Ansharah Shakil, February 15 2024—
Calgary’s international arts festival High Performance Rodeo, presented by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, has always sought to increase the innovation of the city’s diverse arts community. This year’s festival … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, February 15 2024—
Heist, the new play by local surgeon and playwright Arun Lakra showing at Vertigo Theatre, is as fascinatingly loveable as any of the classic films in the heist genre itself. In its world premiere, … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, February 12 2024—
Love might seem inexplicable, but in some ways, love is a science. So much of our literature, music and philosophy is about love, and science is a bit behind the game in comparison when … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, February 12 2024—
Love songs have existed for centuries, and come in all sorts of forms, dominating radio charts and best-of lists. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not, this playlist has both cheerful, upbeat romantic songs … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, February 12 2024—
The romantic-comedy is a genre that always holds a certain nostalgic appeal. Some of the best rom-coms, laid out below, capture the energy behind Valentine’s Day and what a romantic comedy should achieve.
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By Ansharah Shakil, February 8 2024—
This Black History Month, Calgary Poet Laureate Wakefield Brewster will be presenting the second installment of Arts Commons’ TD Amplify series, an underground curated collection of shows with local artists who are participants in … Read the rest
By Brooklyn Billinghurst, Valery Perez, Jocelyn Hadford, Dianne Miranda, Dylan Carrasco, Ifeoluwa Akomolede, Kerrick Chavarria, Kabir Bedi, Ansharah Shakil, Gabriela Alvarez, Ramiro Bustamante Torres and Daman Singh, February 8 2024—
This season, a month that often evokes the warmth of … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, February 1 2024—
YYC Hacks 2024, Calgary’s biggest hackathon, will be held at Bow Valley College from Feb. 2 to 4 this year. Software consulting company Pixeltree CEO Serene Yew, who is the hackathon’s principal event organizer, … Read the rest
