Posts tagged with “Calgary”

Chivas 18 Gold Signature Blended Scotch Whiskey

Bourbon, single malt, scotch whisky… right down to The Bourbon Room at the new National 10, it seems whisky is on the rise in Calgary! Our friends at Chivas Regal have noticed it too! They’ve released Chivas 18 in limited edition packaging by Pininfarina, designer of the famed Ferrari, Fiat and Rolls-Royce – and it’s available exclusively in Alberta.

We put the whisky to the test with a panel of 5 local whisky enthusiasts.

Packaging: Chivas 18 comes in a dark navy box. Inside is a blue metallic container, mostly round but coming to a point at the end. Chivas 18 Pininfarina is imprinted in gold, blue and silver on the front of the container. Inside the container is a dark amber liquid boasting 85 flavours in every drop.  Read more

You may have passed by him in the streets of Inglewood, or have had the privilege to be served by him on your last flight across Canada.  You may not know this happy-go-lucky guy with the permanent grin, but he’s probably one of Calgary’s best secret ambassadors.

Jacques & his Favorite Paddle. And no, it’s not called “Rosebud”

This is Jacques Godin, 16-year Air Canada veteran of the skies, guru of the positive mindset and one of Calgary’s most accomplished paddlers in several water sports.  If it floats, he’ll find a way to propel it through the waves that would make most waterfowl envious. Well known among the local paddling community (canoe, outrigger, voyageur, dragon boat, etc.), most people would usually have some sort of Jacques story they keep in mind. Yes, those stories are often funny and peppered with the Godin charm, but each and every one always seem to have a lesson to impart.  For fellow paddlers, it’s great points on ways to improve just a bit more each time the blade hits the water, but little do they know that it’s all based on a personal philosophy to always bring out the best in others no matter what the setting.

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Summer, where for art thou? Hiding behind the rain no doubt. Showers or not, this show will go on! Here’s a few of the Awesome Events we found around town this week!

Telus Spark: Gravitational Pull… Thursday

Join us for a night of gravity defying programs, as you create your own hot air balloon, and then explore the power of flight and lift. Discover how BMX bikers challenge gravity on the fly, and discover the best paper airplane designs you never thought existed. As always, you’ll have access to a licensed bar service and music throughout the evening. TOP TIP: Skip the queue. Buy tickets online in advance. Read more details>>>

Inglewood Night Market… Friday

The first Night Market will be on 10th St SE in front of Gravity and Bite on June 14th. Tents, trunk shows in car trunks in the National Hotel parking lot, artisans, puppetry, fab street food by fab chefs, live entertainment, and some of Inglewood’s coolest merchants, all on the street. Read more details>>>

Wings And Wheels On Father’s Day… Sunday

Fathers: bring your children, and children: bring your fathers!  We are partnering with local car clubs again this year to bring you a fun family-orientated day at the museum. Read more details>>>

All Sport One Day… Saturday

The 2013 editon of All Sport One Day offers a FREE day of sport discovery for children aged 6 – 12 on June 15, 2013.  Sport Calgary has partnered  with over 40 Sport Organizations and our 11 Facility Partners to make this day a fun and exciting reality. Read more details>>>

BBQ And Blues Fundraiser For The Kinsmen Club of Calgary… Saturday

What’s sweet and saucy and rhymes with barley stew? It’s a BBQ! Join the Kinsmen Club of Calgary and The Mike Clark Band for some smoky eats and bluesy musical treats at this community fundraiser for the Cerebral Palsy Association. Read more details>>>

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It’s only Wednesday and already you’re dreaming of the weekend. We’d like to say we’ll help you focus… and we will… on more Awesome Events!

POPS In The Park With The CPO… Wednesday & Thursday

Gather your family and friends and join the Orchestra for a night of great music, good times and mouth-watering Western barbeque. A perfect way to start the summer and an evening of fun for the whole family. Read more details>>>

Calgary Art Walk… Thursday

The Art Walks will be happening on the First Thursdays of June, August and September 2013. It’s free to attend! In coming downtown to support participating artists of canadian artists for the poor, you are extending your arm to the less fortunate among us. Read more details>>>

Carifest… Saturday

Carifest is an annual festival in Shaw Millennium Park that showcases the arts and culture of the Caribbean. This year’s festival includes the parade, Sunshine Fest and after party. Get your tickets and join in the celebration! Read more details>>>

Pups On The Patio… Saturday

Ranchman’s and Oops-a-Dazy Rescue and Sanctuary Society present, in honor of National Adoption Month, Pup on the Patio- The Search for Calgary’s Top Canine. Join us from June 8th from 1pm to 5pm for a fun filled day celebrating dogs and their owners. Read more details>>>

House Your Sushi… Saturday

DJ Audioholik and friends spinning fresh sounds from the underground House music scene. Hitting the Beats from NYC to Ibiza, all the House music under one roof. Read more details>>>

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

COURTESY/ REPAIR CAFE CALGARY

Sustainability isn’t hard to achieve if you know where to look

In the ever-growing, ever-changing, throw-away-just-to-buy-it-again consumer culture, waste is one thing we have too much of.

“It’s a bad cycle,” says Steve Haywood, co-founder and marketing co-ordinator of Repair Cafe Calgary, a new sustainability initiative that aims to engage consumers in socially conscious behaviour and, as the name suggests, repair their broken goods.

“Too many times people are just throwing (their stuff) away and buying it again, and it’s wasteful and wastes a lot of money.”

Repair Cafe Calgary provides the space, tools and expertise of dedicated volunteers for people who want to learn how to repair their broken items while also socializing with neighbours and people around them.

The rule of thumb: if it’s in your house and it’s portable, they can probably find someone to fix it. Read more

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Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to more Awesome Events we go! Festivals and song, wine tastings, comedy… it’s rounding out to be yet another fun-filled week!

Bang For Your Buck Wine Tasting… Thursday

Enjoy a range of wines that we feel over- deliver for their respective price points. These are the kinds of wines that you’ll find in our bags headed home at the end of the day – all priced at $25 or less on the shelf. Read more details>>>

The Clothesline Festival & Art Sale… Friday & Saturday

The Leighton Art Centre Clothesline Festival and Art Sale takes its name from the highlight event of our country festival in Calgary’s beautiful foothills – clotheslines strung around the heritage home of artists A.C. and Barbara Leighton on the 82 acre site with hundreds of works of art on display and for sale. There are also a shop full of Alberta fine crafts, books, and local food products. But that’s only the beginning… Read more details>>>

Caprices Fine Arts Summer Event… Saturday

We will have a vast array of fabulous art, live music performed throughout the day, Mehndi (henna tattoos), and see what the future holds for you in the cards. The Perogy Boyz food truck will be joining us again with their delectable perogies. Also… FLASHMOB! Dress as your favorite Rocky character, animal, Steampunk or Comicon drag and come do the Time Warp at 1:00. Read more details>>>

Lucas Chaisson Growing Pains Tour… Sunday

At just 19 years of age, Lucas Chaisson has a strong grasp of who he is musically. Known for his creative rootsy spins on pop tunes, it is Lucas’ original material that defines him. Described as folk, roots, blues and country, he joins his eclectic tastes and musical mannerisms together with his soulful voice and a lyrical knack far beyond his years. Catch Lucas at Wine-Ohs! Read more details>>>

13th Annual FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival… Starts Thursday

FunnyFest does it all — from high brow to low brow and everything in-between! Non stop belly laughs with over 70 awesome comedy performers; stand up comices & variety comedy nights; 11 nights, 11 venues, 11000 punchlines. Read more details>>>

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

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Whether you’re looking for expos, musicals or out-of-the-ordinary runway shows, this edition of Awesome Events is bursting with fun things to do this week!

Improv Hamlet: Making Tragedy Fun… Thursday-Saturday

the Improv Guild is turning the greatest play ever written on its head. An Improv Hamlet: Making Tragedy Fun will be the first semi-scripted production in the history of the Improv Guild. No two performances will be the same as each night audience suggestions will help determine the outcome! This is the people’s Hamlet. You’ll have to see it to believe it. Read more details>>>

Calgary Lifestyle Expo… Friday & Saturday

The Calgary Lifestyle Expo is a consumer-focussed, activity-motivating tradeshow that showcases exhibitors who cater to the lifestyle and leisure activities and attractions sought after by the active, mainstream Calgarian. Read more details>>>

Legally Blonde The Musical… Starts Thursday

Omigod, omigod you guys! FRC is excited to bring everyone’s favourite blonde lawyer back to Calgary! With songs like “Omigod You Guys”, “Gay or European?” and “Bend and Snap”, Legally Blonde is an all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy that will be a highlight of your year! Join us as we take you from the social whirl of Malibu to the hallowed halls of Harvard Law. The verdict? This much fun shouldn’t be legal! Read more details>>>

The East Village Vaudeville Spectacular… Friday & Saturday

After a year and a half of dreaming, planning, researching and rehearsing, the East Village Vaudeville Spectacular is coming to the Golden Age Club!
Mark your calendar and plan to attend this ground breaking civic action. Citizens from the East Village are coming together to tell the story of this historic community and ask the question: How can we learn from the past to help us do better in the future? Read more details>>>

BURST: A Runway Show Of Glass Couture… Saturday

Introducing: BURST – an extraordinary experience featuring glass couture under the stunning light of the catwalk. Guests will be delighted as they view breathtaking vestments on a runway intermingled with local artist Leslie Bell’s site specific installation piece, Simulacra. Some 16 artists will present over 20 glass couture pieces from around the world. Read more details>>>

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There’s a long weekend on the horizon and your mind is floating to all of the things you could be doing with that extra time off… well hang on just a minute and read over a few of our Awesome Events before you go finalizing your plans!

Calgary Street Food Festival… Friday

Featuring 12 food trucks and Kingsland food vendors serving up the latest and greatest in street food from all over the world, this is an event you won’t want to miss. The food trucks will be serving special under-$5 foods as well as their traditional menu items. The event will feature music, entertainment, prizes and celebrity judges who will pick Calgary’s best street food. Read more details>>>

The Fifth Reel: Back To The Future – 50s Prom Party Feat 36?… Friday

Do you miss the days of high school dances where you swayed with your hunny under bright lights with lust and spiked punch in your stomach? how about the warm sensibilities of 1950′s Americana? well we’re doing both of those things with a screening of the legendary BACK TO THE FUTURE along with a 50′s PROM PARTY!! Read more details>>>

Diabetes Clothesline Fill A Truck Event… Saturday

Happening at three different Calgary locations, it’s a Great chance to do your spring cleaning and help a worthy cause by dropping off donations of clothing and small household items. Be entered for your chance to win many prizes including a trip for 2 to London, England! Read more details>>>

Serbian Festival 2013… Saturday & Sunday

This spectacular event will feature a broad entertainment program showcasing some of the best cultural displays that the Serbian community has to offer. Don’t know what Serbian culture is? Come out and join us for some fabulous homemade Serbian food, cultural exhibits, sports competitions, and much more. Read more details>>>

Otafest 2013… Friday-Sunday

Otafest is a Calgary based nonprofit organization promoting of Japanese art, culture, and media in the Canadian community, and our organization rests firmly on the spirit of community collaboration and volunteerism. Celebrate the 15th annual Otafest at the University of Calgary with gaming events, pin trading, Cosplay battles and even Otafest Idol! Read more details>>>

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Come one, come all! The weather outside ain’t frightful and this week’s edition of Awesome Events is so delightful! Here are this week’s features!

Alberta Ballet: Balletlujah!… Wednesday-Saturday

The world premiere of “Balletlujah!”, a work inspired by and featuring the music of iconic Edmonton-born artist k.d. lang. Similar to Jean Grand-Maître’s previous collaborations with Joni Mitchell, Sir Elton John and Sarah McLachlan, “Balletlujah!” will be strongly influenced by lang’s rich and soulful voice and prairie heritage. Read more details>>>

4th Annual Girls Night Out In Inglewood… Thursday

Women in and out of the ‘hood! (And men, kids and dogs too…). The 4th Annual Girls Night Out hits Inglewood on Thursday, May 9, and the number of promos, freebies and in-store parties has never been higher… Read more details>>>

Kit & Kaboodle Circus… Thursday-Sunday

Kit & Kaboodle Circus is a community based music and circus performance featuring original music, magicians, dancers, clowns, light spinners, acrobats, comedians, hoopers, story-tellers, and more! The show follows the adventures of Independence, Rupert & Stilletta stepping in and out of a magical box that reflects their true selves. Circus-loving grown ups and quirky-awesome families will love it! Read more details>>>

Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Alter Boys… Friday-Sunday

Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. Catch them at The Blues Can this weekend. Read more details>>>

Artists For Awareness Cabaret Show… Monday

Time to mark your calendars and prepare to make a difference in peoples’ lives. On May 13 we will be hosting our second annual Artists For Awareness Cabaret Shows. During the two hour event you will be delighted by a variety of local artists including actors, opera singers, comedians, and much more. Read more details>>>

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April snow flurries bring May flowers, right? While we’re waiting for those buds to shoot out from the trees, how about another installment of Awesome Events? Here are but a few of the happenings around town this weekend!

Donald Ray Johnson Live At Bookers BBQ And Crab Shack… Friday

Texas born, Calgary based, Donald Ray Johnson is a well liked and respected member of the Canadian blues community. The award-winning recording artist holds some of the most prestigious awards in the music industry. He’ll be performing live at Bookers on Friday! Read more details>>>

YYC Burger Week… Starts Friday

Eat a burger, support a local charity! Then get ready to VOTE! On May 3rd – 10th, 16 restaurants all over Calgary will be participating in YYC Burger Week. They will be putting out unique $15 burger plates as contenders. you will be able to try them all and vote for your favourite! Read more details>>>

Girls Gone Wilde – A Late Night Cabaret… Friday & Saturday

Two nights of sizzling performances by Girls Gone Wilde!  These wild women aren’t afraid to show their wits.  Come join the celebration of women’s stories in a cabaret of new and creative work by brave and uninhibited ladies! Read more details>>>

Festival Cinco De Mayo… Saturday

join us for a fun-filled evening of authentic celebration, Mexican-style.  Experience Mexican culture in all its splendor – with live music and dance performances, cultural activities, plus games, arts and crafts for the whole family. Read more details>>>

3rd Annual Calgary Bike Swap… Saturday

Save May 4th as the day to sell, buy, or donate a bicycle at Calgary Bike Swap.  Swap proceeds this year will support safer cycling initiatives and projects. Calgary Bike Swap is excited to announce that our venue for 2013 is at the Calgary Parking Authority’s City Centre Parkade at 340 – 10th Ave SW. Read more details>>> 

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