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A handful of Calgary’s cultural institutions are celebrating their centennial anniversaries in 2012, a nostalgic milestone that inevitably brings with it much looking back. But this being the season of the New Year’s resolution, we were more inclined to wonder what these centennial celebrants have to say about where they’re going. Here then are the official resolutions from four local heavyweights — for this year and for the next 100.
The Calgary Public Library will be ringing in 2012 with a birthday cake, 100 candles and an admirable resolution to keep on the leading edge of literacy. “Our resolutions, while seemingly predicated on the grandiose, are really quite simple,” says Michaelle LeManne, assistant manager of marketing. “We resolve to continue engagement with all Calgarians. We will determinately continue our work as a literacy leader, and we resolve to make the new Central Library a beacon of learning, growth and imagination. But, most of all, we resolve to inspire life stories for the next 100 years to come.”
Overseeing something in the area of 10,000 programs and events each year keeps the crew at City of Calgary Recreation busy. The municipal department’s resolution is to heighten awareness of the vital role recreation plays in the community’s quality of life. “Throughout 2012, Recreation will celebrate with Calgarians the achievements that have literally brought the community from a few bandstands and open spaces to world-class facilities and events available all year round,” says Kurt Hanson, the City’s director of recreation. “We hope the celebrations inspire more and more Calgarians to connect to recreation to make life in our communities better.”
The century-old Grand theatre has been occupied and looked after by Theatre Junction since 2005. With every intention of holding onto it for the next century, the company resolves to continue leading audiences through uncharted territories across the theatre universe. “We will attempt to open up a world of possibilities to be experienced and interpreted through your eyes,” says Sydney Gilbert, audience development and communications manager at what is now known as Theatre Junction Grand. “In return, the hope is that you will attempt to share these views with friends and strangers, alike. This is the act of engagement that we are searching for in the theatre, creating a crossroads of diverse views and opinions on the world.”
If the Calgary Stampede is already “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth,” why would it resolve to do anything other than keep up the good work? “I have no doubt that our centennial will be our biggest and best celebration ever,” says Doug Fraser, the Stampede’s media relations manager. “It’s going to be phenomenal.”
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