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Firebrand Glass Studio Lights Up
One of Tyler’s pieces, Still Water, will be featured in the exhibition, In the Making, at the Kenderdine Gallery. This piece will be part of a traveling exhibition. We will have more information on the travel dates on our website in the coming months. This stunning piece uses light and sound and viewers are…
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Foothills School Division Choral Fest 2015
The Foothills School Division Elementary Music Teachers have the opportunity to meet on Specialist PD days to share songs, create UBD’s for melody, rhythm, playing instruments, singing in-tune, or composing songs and plan PD activities that address our music curriculum. One PD opportunity that helps our student singers and allows us, (as teachers) to…
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Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Announces Winning Books of Top Ten Titles Campaign
The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation will donate more than 220 sets of the Top Ten Titles to schools across Canada, plus one nominated school will receive a $10,000 donation. TORONTO, March 9, 2015 /CNW/ – The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is delighted to announce the results of its Top Ten Titles campaign, an initiative…
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Okotoks Art Gallery Looking for Artists
The OAG is offering opportunities for artists to be featured during 2016. The deadline for submission of exhibition proposals is May 1, 2015. As per standard art gallery practice, the Gallery’s exhibition schedule is programmed a full year in advance. This enables the gallery to fulfill provincial and federal government funding requirements and provide…
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RCMP Turner Valley – Break, Enter and Theft
On Friday, March 6, 2015 Turner Valley RCMP members responded to a break and enter at the Blue Rock Gallery located on Center Avenue in Black Diamond, Alberta. Sometime through the night a front window to the business was broken by unknown culprit(s) who then removed three valuable bronze castings from the window display. The…
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Okotoks Art Gallery New Exhibits Take a Look at Nature
Two new exhibits are coming to the Okotoks Art Gallery from March 7th to April 25th. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 7th from 1:00 to 3:00pm. This is a free event. Conversations with Nature by Janet Dwyer Small Gallery Janet Dwyer is inspired by the infinite variety and exact structures found in…
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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at the Legion this Friday
On Friday March 6th the Turner Valley Legion will be hosting a St Patrick’s celebration. Tickets are $30 which includes the dinner. The doors open at 4:30pm. The Irish Dancers take to the stage at 5:30pm. We will be serving roast beef, mashed potatoes, a veggie, broccoli, onion and Caesar salad, coleslaw and carrot cake…
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Calgary Has a New Radio Station…..on the Internet
As of February 27th Calgary has a brand new radio listening choice….on the internet! At 12pm MT on Friday The Drive….Real Classic Rock, went live online with nothing but the biggest songs from the biggest artists of all time! The Stones, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Guns N’ Roses, Jimi Hendrix and so many…
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Sheep Creek Arts Council: Scrapbooking Crop Fest for Rowan House
On March 7, 2015 the Scrapbook Club (an active club within the Sheep Creek Arts Council) is hosting a “Crop Fest” in support of Rowan House. This event taking place from 10am to 10pm, will not only interest dedicated “scrapbookers” and card-makers but will also appeal to community members who are invited to drop…
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From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Esi Edugyan and Celeste Ng
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Beneath the Arch Bursary
A total of $1500 is available for one or more bursaries, to be awarded at the discretion of the Beneath the Arch Education Committee. These bursaries are available to enable young performing artists to enhance their experiences and skills in a performing arts field. We define “performing arts” as any creative, artistic endeavor that is…
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And the Oscar Goes to……
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Oscars in 24 categories. The ceremony,…
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Colourful New Banners Adorn Seven Downtown Bridges
Seven of Calgary’s downtown bridges and Olympic Plaza have recently been outfitted with colourful new banners by local artist Karen Klassen. The banners, commissioned through The City of Calgary’s Centre City Banner Program, and in partnership with Public Art, highlight moments of discovery as told through six Grimm’s fairy tales. “In each of these fairytales…
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Sheridan-Trained Animator Receives Oscar for Big Hero 6
Chris Williams directed Best Animated Feature winner OAKVILLE, ON, Feb. 23, 2015 /CNW/ – Big Hero 6, directed by Sheridan-trained animator Chris Williams, has won the 2015 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. The film picked up the top award last night at the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California. Big Hero 6 centres on…
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LEGO Systems Debuts Largest-Ever Collection of Building Sets to Inspire Builders of All Ages at American International Toy Fair
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR – LEGO Systems, Inc. debuts its largest collection of new building sets ever—313 new products—at the American International Toy Fair. Among the new offerings is LEGO® Classic – a collection of basic bricks and special elements designed to inspire and encourage open-ended and creative building fun.…
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