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Occupy Lethbridge

Published on October 12, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

On October 15th, the 99% of Lethbridge will be holding their own “occupy” demonstration:

OCCUPY LETHBRIDGE

Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Lethbridge, Traditional Blackfoot Territory
Peacefully Assemble with The 99%!

10 am – Special “Not Your Mother’s Poetry” Broadcast on CKXU 88.3 FM.
Stop by the Station, Lower UofL SU Building

11 am – Sign making outside of City Hall

12 pm – Peaceful Assembly outside of City Hall – Beginning of the 99% Open Mic. Please keep it to under 5 minutes.

12:30 pm – March as part of the 99%. City Hall around downtown and back. Open Mic stops outside of financial institutions and Jim Hillyer, MP’s office. What is YOUR message to the 1%?

2:00 pm – Open Mic finishes at City Hall.

* The route is approximately 1km long and will be kept at a slow pace for those with limited mobility.

For those unable to march, there will be people with information mingling outside of City Hall. They would love to discuss how a better world is possible.

Occupy Lethbridge


Lethbridge’s top model

Published on October 6, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

Remember Lynol Lui? He shot this great photoset of Brooke Kreeft, Lethbridge’s newest top model of the “Look of Live Cosmo” contest. Nice work to everyone!

Brooke Kreeft gets lyx’d

Newspaper clipping after the jump. Continue reading ‘Lethbridge’s top model’


Folk Thief to play Owl Acoustic Lounge

Published on October 5, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek


Laura writes:

Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Dave Hadgkiss goes by the stage name Folk Thief. His newest album, Love, Heartache and Oblivion was released in March 2011 and quickly rose to the top 10 on the college radio charts, and the critics are loving it!

As part of a tour across Canada from Vancouver to St. John’s and back, Folk Thief and My Boy Rascal will be playing at the Owl Acoustic Lounge at 9pm on Saturday Oct. 15th.

And here’s what he sounds like:

The Devil Behind Me by Folk Thief

More available on Soundcloud.


Lethbridge Arts Days begins today

Published on September 30, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

My secret source from the Allied Arts Council writes:

From Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2, downtown Lethbridge will be alive with the arts!  Lethbridge Arts Days 2011 is one of many events occurring throughout the province during Alberta Arts Days 2011.  The event is being coordinated by the Allied Arts Council in partnership with over 150 arts organizations and artists showcasing a diverse cross section of what Lethbridge’s artists have to offer including music, dance, photography, sculpture painting, performance art, and much more including live demonstrations.

The 8th annual ArtWalk runs Friday and Saturday from 10:00am- 5:00pm.  Everyone is invited to join other Art-Walkers for this laid back, self-guided tour of art in downtown Lethbridge.  Downtown businesses and galleries will open their doors to host an eclectic mix of art displays and demonstrations.  Running concurrently with ArtWalk, an Artisan Market will be running at The Gate.

On Friday at 10:00am, the latest addition to the City of Lethbridge Public Art Collection will be unveiled at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.  On Saturday morning from 10 – 11:30am, a public art tour begins at City hall and winds through downtown highlighting several public art pieces in downtown Lethbridge.  ArtsFest, a showcase of local performing artists runs Friday & Saturday night in Galt Gardens starting at 5:00pm.  Local musicians, dancers and performers will delight crowds until 10:00pm.  Food and beverage vendors as well as a beer garden will be on site.

From 1:00 – 5:00pm on Sunday, the Southern Alberta Art Gallery presents SAAG Family Fun Day - a carnival of entertainment, with street performers roaming the gallery and Galt Gardens, drop-in family art activities in the TD Creativity Center and Loose Moose Theatre Company presenting their fast paced Impro Show.

All events are open to the public.   Arts Days programs outlining detailed event information are available at the Allied Arts Council office, Bowman Arts Centre, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Galt Museum and many other participating venues.  The program is also online at www.artsdayslethbridge.org.  Join the facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ArtsDaysLeth) for all the latest updates and information.

Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival

Published on September 29, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

My best friend Martin Warszawski has a piece in Calgary’s only animation festival, “Animated City!”

GIRAF Animation Festival is pleased to announce a brand new project literally animating the streets of Calgary! Animated City is a two part initiative: a series of large-scale projections on the sides of buildings in downtown Calgary, and a collection of rear projections in the windows of cool community businesses along 17th avenue and in Kensington. Hitting the streets in early November, Animated City promises a series of psychedelic, experimental and mind-blowing animations, with many made by local animators.

He’s an incredible artist, talented as he is tall, and his animation will be projected at the Jubilee Auditorium, North Wall, November 5th from 7PM to midnight.

GIRAF

TD pumps it up

Published on September 28, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

So, TD Canada Trust is holding a contest for a chance to win a massive concert (worth $300,000 – not kidding) for Lethbridge College. It’s called TD Pump It Up! I’m asking everyone to vote for the college (and complete the additional tasks for extra entries).

Also, the Lethbridge College Students’ Association has set a booth up outside their offices to encourage students to vote. They even are giving away goodie packs and a chance to win Flames tickets for doing so. I got a free Schick Hydro 5 razor with five blades and hydrating gel skin guards to reduce irritation.

TD customers also get VIP status if the college wins. It’s easy to enter via Facebook or email: TD Pump It Up!

EDIT: I just thought I should mention that the concert is Mother Mother, B.o.B. and Team Canada DJs.

UPDATE: You blew it, Lethbridge. We lost out on the fifth round :(

Corb Lund: Prairies, punk and politics.

Published on September 28, 2011 by Jonathan Růžek

Alberta NDP’s Shannon Phillips, Lethbridge West candidate (insert political stripes here), has written an article titled “The Long View ” in Alberta Views magazine about Southern Alberta’s Corb Lund. Alberta Views was actually at the Word on the Street festival recently.

Lund is even-handed in his appraisal of Alberta’s politics and environment. Things are this, but they’re also that. It’s not equivocation or weasel-words. It’s a full reckoning of the situation. “The oil and gas industry is reflective of the duality of the province ,” he says.

To read her article, pick up the latest copy or read the “preview digital edition” of the magazine.

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