While Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s score to his ballet The Rite of Spring is now regarded as an avant-garde classic, its reception back in 1913 was less-than-enthusiastic. In fact, it was downright hostile and reportedly spurred a near riot on opening night in Paris. The reaction was so bad, in fact, that it is an entry […]
Forte Musical Theatre’s Buy Me a Drink, Joe is a love story about a man learning to love himself. The man in question is Joe Slabe, the founder and artistic director of Forte Musical Theatre who wrote the book, music and lyrics for this autobiographical musical. Slabe also stars as the show’s narrator, its pianist, […]
Whoever said, “It’s not the journey, but the destination,” surely never endured a red-eye beside a snorer. After a recent long-haul economy flight, I clued into why militaries use sleep deprivation as a torture technique. In addition to jet lag, my lower back ached, and I’m pretty sure I pulled something after hoisting my (likely […]
I’m not sure political parties will change much. If you have read the Vancouver parties’ platforms, they are pretty vague. Parties will campaign on a grand vision, but nothing specific. And my guess is during the campaign they will not answer anything specific. I asked Mayor Jyoti Gondek more than once during her campaign what […]
There will be playoff hockey at the Saddledome this spring. The AHL’s Calgary Wranglers will continue their Calder Cup quest after completing a sweep Friday of their best-of-three opening-round series against the Tucson Roadrunners. The Flames’ farm-clubbers won two in a row in enemy territory, advancing with a 4-3 victory in Game 2 in […]
The Okotoks Oilers are facing elimination after falling 8-2 to the host Brooks Bandits in their BCHL Alberta Division semifinal on Friday night. Jackson Rowland opened the scoring for the Oilers 40 seconds into the contest, but the Bandits responded a minute later, then scored six more goals in succession en route to a 3-2 […]
Now that Calgary Expo panels are now almost entirely turned over to fan questions rather than moderated discussions, it’s intriguing to watch actors sidestep the weirder questions. Not that the fan questions tend to be particularly hard-hitting. They are often of the ‘what-was-your-favourite . . .? ‘ variety. But it’s fun when the more speculative […]
A public input process to help determine flood mitigation measures on the Bow River that could devastate two parks is being rushed, says an advocate for Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. And a philanthropist who helped create another park that could be threatened by a possible dam is furious over the possibility. On April 15, the […]
The arrests mark the end of a four-year investigation
Zak Green was privy to inside information about the Telus Cup long before the Calgary Under-18 AAA Buffaloes earned an invitation to the national championship. Thanks, Dad, for your on-ice war stories, says Green. “My whole life I’ve been brought up on stories like this from my dad’s time with the Buffaloes,” said Green, whose […]
'Thousands of people lining the streets, all culminating in Olympic Plaza — I mean, it really just gives you that sense of energy throughout the city'
The Crown will be seeking a significant penitentiary sentence for an Edmonton man convicted Friday in connection with a violent home invasion robbery near Calgary. “The starting point for home invasion robberies in Alberta is eight years,” Crown prosecutor Joe Mercier said. “The Crown will be seeking a sentence higher than the starting point given […]
Councillors will head into another 12-hour meeting on Saturday. At this rate, the hearing could stretch into three weeks.
Change is happening everywhere and it's inevitable here
Health officials have lifted a boil-water order that impacted dozens of homes in Rocky View County for more than a week. Alberta Health Services said Friday that it had confirmed satisfactory water quality in the Salt Box Coulee Waterworks System and other water systems in the area that draw water from it. The health authority […]
