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Barb Higgins: Future Mayor of Calgary or Professional Dancer?

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Jul 27 2010 11:47

Today Calgary is abuzz with news that Barb Higgins, who just last week announced that she was leaving her post as an anchor woman with CTV Calgary, will be making a big announcement about her future plans. 

And while most Calgary media outlets are speculating that Higgins will become the latest, and first female, candidate vying to become Calgary's next mayor we'd like to go out on a limb with our tongues firmly in our cheeks and predict that Higgins will announce that she is becoming a professional dancer. A Tango dancer to be more specific. 

Saturday morning folk fest fun

Posted by Selina Renfrow in Culture Snacks on Jul 24 2010 17:17

Calgary represented Saturday morning at folk fest while Dan Mangan brought the tree puns from the west coast (*refering to Pines for cedars).

Dan Mangan 

Samantha Savage Smith

Axis of Conversation, Samantha Savage Smith and Dan Mangan

Saturday Morning at the Calgary Folk Music Festival

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Jul 24 2010 15:02

Saturday at the Calgary Folk Music Festival had the sun shining bright and lawn chair-toting festival-goers in place right from the first performances at 10:30 a.m.

Stage 2 had a nice double bill with Honeybear and Jordan Klassen showing off two talented young local performers.

Honeybear

DJ Dolores Spins at Folk Fest

Posted by Lynda Sea in Culture Snacks on Jul 24 2010 01:55

Helder Aragao aka DJ Dolores from Brazil artfully blends pulsating beats with electronic groves and samples that converge into layered soundscapes. Tonight feels like one big dance party that's just getting started.    

Coolooloosh on Stage 4

Posted by Lynda Sea in Culture Snacks on Jul 24 2010 01:49

The Israeli band Coolooloosh took to Local 510 Stage 4 earlier on in the night and unleashed a bunch of smooth, funky rhymes with guitar and horns. Their unusual name apparently means "celebration and joy" in Jerusalemite slang and there was no shortage of that with the crowd who couldn't resist getting up and dancing along.  

Shakura S'Aida at Calgary Folk Fest

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Jul 23 2010 22:26

Wow is really all I have to say, Shakura S'Aida got the crowd going in a big way. And her guitar player was a whole lot of blues packed into a little person. I will be trying to catch S'Aida when she appears in workshops.

Saturday 3:20-4:30 p.m. Stage Three 

Sunday 11:30 a.m. 12:40 p.m. Stage Four

Frank Turner on the Main Stage

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Jul 23 2010 20:14

English folk-punker Frank Turner enjoyed a beer and played a few songs for several thousand friends at 6pm today.

Folk Fest: Squeeeeque, AKA The Improbable Igloo

Posted by Jaelyn Molyneux in Culture Snacks on Jul 23 2010 20:06

Shopping the Folk Fest Market

Posted by Jaelyn Molyneux in Culture Snacks on Jul 23 2010 19:57

For those inclined to spend some cash or anyone in need of a break from the music or the beer gardens, there is some serious shopping to be done at Folk Fest's art market.

Bid on the artist decorated rain barrels at the Green Calgary tent. The barrels were painted by local artists including Daniel J. Kirk, Julia Lam and Ivan Ostapenko. Silent auction bids start at $100 or buy a blank rain barrel for $65 and paint it yourself when you get home. 

The Cat Empire, Coolooloosh & Etran Finatawa Local 510 Stage

Posted by Selina Renfrow in Culture Snacks on Jul 23 2010 19:49

The Cat Empire, Coolooloosh and Etran Finatawa provided a cultural mash up at the Local 510 Stage on a surprisingly sunny Friday afternoon.