Calgary Is Awesome - Calgary Blog  

 
 
   


Interviews with awesome people about what makes Calgary awesome.


Dan Mangan

John Jackson & Connie DeSousa

Danny Vacon of The Dudes

The Kid Belo's David Brunning

George Stroumbouloupoulos

Jeremy Ho

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald

Mayor Naheed Nenshi

Kyle Shewfelt

Bad Portraits' Mandy Stobo

The Market Collective

Chad VanGaalen







































Guest features from notable Calgarians about why they love this city.










Have an interesting or unique photo of Calgary? Share your photos on our Facebook page or Flickr account and you may see your photo In Focus.












Archives

Categories








Calgary Is Awesome, and we are dedicated to everything that makes it that way.

If you want to read ugly, bad news about this beautiful city of ours, you’re going to have to look to traditional media and other blogs; C.I.A. promotes everything that makes our city awesome, from old to new and everything in between. We’re like the human interest piece on the news… only different.






Learn more about the awesome people behind Calgary is Awesome.


Need to get a hold of us? Drop us a line.


MANAGING EDITOR
Irene Seto
Contact | Link

ARTS
Amy Jo Espetveidt
Link

AWESOME EVENTS
Wendy Peters
Link

FOOD
Vincci Tsui
Link

HISTORY
Blaine Wiseman
Link

FILM
Sarah Pynoo
Link

NERD LIFE
Nicholas Taylor
Link

CULTURE
Andrea Grant
Link

OUTDOORS
Marc Affeld

THE SCENE
Jennifer Thompson Goldberg
Link

LOCAL LIT
Angelo Tembreza
Link

BREAKING BREAD
Amanda Berjian
Link

OUTDOORS
Skiles Hornig
Link

AWESOME TOPIC
Coming soon
Link





2012 Canadian Weblog Awards winner
Winner for Best General Interest Weblog
Runner up for Best Group Weblog








2012, 2011, & 2010 FFWD Weekly Runner up for Best Local Blog



CONTRIBUTOR LOGIN

Awesome Events Powered By Yelp – Jan 23

POSTED January 23, 2013 BY Wendy Peters
Tweet
Pin It

 

Photo credit: Dana Moos

What to do… oh what… to… do…?!?! It’s not that there’s a lack of things going on, rather, it’s hard to narrow things down! Here’s hoping we can help you out with a few event highlights from around town this week!

100 Mile House At The Gallery… Friday

100 Mile House has spent the last year playing shows and festivals in support of Hollow Ponds. After winning plenty of music awards last year for folk, roots and even CKUA’s ‘Top 100 of 2011,” 100 Mile House is hitting the stage at The Gallery! Read more info>>> 

Wine Stage… Saturday

Sexy, stylish and sophisticated, Wine Stage celebrates its 14th year a Calgary’s premier wine and food event. At this dramatic fundraiser for One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, guests will savour the world’s finest wines from the city’s best wine merchants, expertly paired with the succulent culinary creations of Calgary’s most celebrated restaurants. Read more info>>>

Festival Hall Unleashed… Saturday

The Calgary Folk Music Festival welcomes 2013 with a bang: the grand opening of Festival Hall on January 26. We toast this new arts, performance and music space with live music and DJs on three floors! Read more info>>>

Alberta Cocktail Challenge… Tuesday

The event will feature 12 hand-selected Alberta Bartenders in a fierce competition to win claim as Alberta’s Top Mixologist. Each bartender will compete in 3 different categories: Winter Warmer, Soda-licious, and Black Box. The finalists from these three categories will go on to compete for the win. Read more info>>>

Free Doc Screening: Elemental… next Wednesday

Elemental tells the story of three individuals united by their deep connection with nature and driven to confront some of the most pressing ecological challenges of our time. 30 minute discussion with Eriel Deranger to follow screening. Please arrive early as seating is first come, first served. Read more details>>>

Looking for more Awesome Events? Check out our community event calendar!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

 

  • Category: Awesome Events Powered By Yelp,Events

Comments are closed.



Home
Contributors
.
Facebook
Flickr Pool
Twitter
Contact Us
RSS
Canada Is Awesome
.
Copyright © 2008-2011 CanadaIsAwesome.com. All Rights Reserved