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The Calgary Folk Festival looks to Raise a Little Hall

Posted 9 weeks 3 days ago | By The Man About Town | Culture Snacks

This week the Calgary Folk Festival previewed their Raise A LIttle Hall Holiday Fundraising Campaign, which runs Dec. 5 to 16, by inviting media and VIPs for a look at the under construction Festival Hall. Slated to open in 3 months time, this 150-180 seat performance space in Inglewood will not only be an intimate venue for concerts and...

October Comedy in Calgary: Russell Brand, Hannibal Buress and Gerry Dee

Posted 16 weeks 3 days ago | By The Man About Town | Culture Snacks

Calgary will be filled with laughs in the coming weeks as Russell Brand, Hannibal Buress and Gerry Dee perform. Here's the who, when and where: Hannibal Buress A native of Chicago, Hannibal Buress currently...

The Avenue Dinner at Laurier Lounge

Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago | By The Man About Town | The Food Files

The Laurier Lounge was named "Best Brunch" in the 2011 Avenue Restaurant Awards, but the restaurant's dinner menu is top-notch as well. And since Avenue doesn't have a breakfast series, for the September 28 installment of the Avenue Dinner Series, the Laurier Lounge presented a three-course fondue feast in an intimate upstairs room in its historic house-turned-restaurant just...

The Next Best Dish at Cravings Restaurant

Posted 18 weeks 3 days ago | By The Man About Town | The Food Files

On the lovely fall afternoon of September 18, Calgary food fans converged on Cravings Market Restaurant for the final round of their first ever Next Best Dish Contest. Previous rounds of tasting had reduced the competing dishes to just four finalists. Each chef had to prepare their dish in less than 20 minutes for the judging panel, which included Julie Van Rosendaal, City Palate's Kathy Richardier...

Dangerous Corner at Vertigo Mystery Theatre

Posted 19 weeks 3 days ago | By The Man About Town | Culture Snacks

Vertigo Mystery Theatre kicks off its 2011/2012, and 35th anniversary, season with Dangerous Corner by playwright and novelist J.B. Priestly, a play that looks and feels like a murder-mystery but mixes it up well by playing with the audiences' expectations. Knowing that Dangerous Corner was first performed in 1932, I came into the theatre prepared to see a classic murder-mystery whodunnit. I knew little about the plot, only that a group of seven wealthy friends are spending...

Boxwood: Like a Picnic in Central Memorial Park

Posted 21 weeks 4 days ago | By The Man About Town | The Food Files

After its recent 11.5 million dollar overhaul the Beltline's Central Memorial Park has been transformed into a beautiful public space with walkways and immaculate beds of flowers. However if you are the kind of person who doesn't go gaga for gardening there's one other great reason to head to the park: Boxwood. Boxwood is the sister restaurant of perennial "best-in-the-city"...

Calgary Grown Comedy: Amanda Brooke Perrin

Posted 22 weeks 2 days ago | By The Man About Town | Culture Snacks

For Calgary comedienne Amanda Brooke Perrin the past two months have been a dream come true. As the winner of the Comedy Network’s Best Job Ever contest Perrin spent July and August working as an intern for the network in Toronto. After seeing a TV spot for the contest Perrin caught the network’s attention with a campaign that included videos and a whole string of photos sent via twitter and her...

What does Calgary do on a Rainy Day?

Posted 24 weeks 4 days ago | By The Man About Town | Culture Snacks

View "What to do on a rainy day in Calgary" on Storify Photo by Jon Shave used under creative commons.

Calgary Food Trucks hit the Streets

Posted 25 weeks 1 day ago | By The Man About Town | The Food Files

Stephen Avenue was flooded with people today as hungry Calgarians flocked to the official launch of food trucks in the city. On hand to serve up their wares to the throngs of people were Charcut's Alley Burger Truck (@alleyburger), Fiasco Gelato (@fiascogelato), Fries & Dolls (...

The Avenue Dinner at Vintage Chophouse and Tavern

Posted 26 weeks 3 days ago | By The Man About Town | The Food Files

The fine folk at Vintage Chophouse and Tavern were the hosts for the 5th edition of the 2011 Avenue Dinner Series. Noted for their abilities with beef — they were voted "Best for Steak" in the 2011 Avenue Restaurant Awards — they did not disappoint. Also helping out at the Vintage...