Archive for June, 2011

Starting this Friday, there will be a week of bike events here in Calgary.

The online calender at cyclepalooza.ca allows anyone to host an event or browse though to see which ones they’d like to attend. Events range from ICE CREAM RIDES to BIKE PROMS, SCULPTURE TOURS to BICYCLE WATER FIGHTS and FULL MOON RIDES to NERD RACES, the list goes on.

The events will run from June 17 – June 26.

Squeeze in a ride or an event during your Sled Island shows.

Check the calender frequently, people are adding new events daily . Add yours, who’s hosting the Tour De (pizza) Slice?

Got an awesome dog? EMAIL in their name, breed, favorite treats, other information you want to include and pictures to have your pal featured on CalgaryisAwesome!

Today’s dog featured on BLOG YOUR DOG is Karen’s BFF- Carter! Here is what she has to say about him:

NAME: Carter BREED: Long-haired Mini Dachshund FAVORITE SNACK: Almost any human food, including carrots! OTHER INFO: Carter is named after Noah Wylie’s character on ER!  He is sweet, largely loving, perfectly playful and best snuggler ever!

Comparing Carmen Townsend to other singer songwriters would be a fruitless task.  Hers is a unique path, and her voice is one that ebbs and flows, taunts and teases, rising and falling with acrobatic ease.  If she told you she was a musician, you might be quick to assume her time was spent strumming away in coffeehouses, but it’s been a solid fifteen years of Carmen earning her keep in rock bands all across Canada that begs to differ.

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Townsend has been making music her whole life.  Using all the experience she gained playing in bands in big cities, Carmen returned to the ocean and her home in Cape Breton to nurture her own sound.  And now with the release of her long anticipated debut record Waitin’ and Seein’ the time has come for her to take centre stage. (Press Release)

Come on down CGY and see this amazing act live @ the Marquee Room this Wednesday, June 15!!

Cycling to work in Calgary, at least for me, has always been pretty easy. Over the past 5 years I’ve been fortunate to live within a 7km radius of my workplace. I’ve moved twice, and have had to adapt my routes to ensure I’m still on time, but for the most part I’ve found this city’s drivers and cyclists are very accommodating to each other.  Navigating the city streets and designated pathways has been and continues to be, relatively painless. I’ve heard all the horror stories of course, which is probably why I’m so much slower than the vast majority of cycle commuters.

Yesterday, when the Calgary Cycling Strategy report was released to city council, I was intrigued by the number of individuals interested in the topic and spent a little time researching the plan and overall opinions. In particular, after reading some of the comments in Jason Markusoff’s Calgary Herald article on the topic of a Cycling Strategy, it became obvious the issue of spending taxpayers money to make our city safer for cyclists, is a controversial one. Read more

Thank you SO much to everyone who voted in Fast Forward’s annual ‘Best of Calgary’ awards – CalgaryIsAwesome.com was voted runner up for best local blog for the second year in a row! We are all immensely grateful to be acknowledged like this and hope to continue to bring you wonderful stories of all the incredible things Calgary has to offer! We are also aiming to beat out mikesbloggityblog for first place next year!

To see the full list of the best of the best in Calgary, click HERE!

And congrats to Calgary’s sexiest man, Mayor Nenshi!!

Change up your wardrobe with Calgary’s biggest clothing SWAP! For more information, check out the Swap Team blog.

What are the two words that are sure to get a fashion lover’s heart racing? That’s right: sample sale. Calgarians will have the opportunity to take part in a different kind of shopping experience at the designer sample sale while exploring homegrown local talent and the fashions they have to offer. The PARK-hosted event will have designers giving discounts on sample clothing, as well as the chance to pre-order from a select few fall/winter 2011 collections.

The featured designers on hand will be:

PAUL HARDY – www.paulhardydesign.com
CAITLIN POWER – www.caitlinpower.com
JALU CLOTHING – www.jalu.ca
ANNE B. ACCESSORIES – www.annebaccessories.com
LARA PRESBER – www.larapresber.com

Admission is free and the event will run for one day next Saturday, June 18 at the  Gerry Thomas Gallery (602 11 Ave SW) from 11 am to 5 pm. For more info, check out the PARK website.

Chow Down in Cowtown is an (almost!) weekly account of Calgary’s most awesome eats from Ceci n’est pas un food blog.

A few weeks ago, I had the honour of being invited by the talented Chelsea Klukas to an event promoting her one of her most recent clients, Tilted Grill.

It was a smaller, more intimate event than the last tasting event I’d been to, and it was great catching up with fellow Calgary food bloggers Dan and Anh, as well as meeting the girls of Club Club! Most importantly, who can turn down free eats?

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Tegan and Sara will be returning to their home town of Calgary for two unique shows this summer: July 8th and 9th at Theatre Junction Grand.

Performing with a new ensemble, these shows will be intimate concerts, featuring an audience Q&A component. Every ticket purchased also includes a limited edition silk screened poster, designed by EE Storey, the band’s long time art director.

To purchase tickets go to theatrejunction.com