July 2011
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Intimate & Interactive: Tegan & Sara
Last night I attended an ‘intimate’ Tegan & Sara show at the Myer Horowitz Theatre in Edmonton.
The last time I saw these ladies they were playing accross the street at the Jubilee Auditorium which holds three times as many people, so this was in fact a much smaller show. But the first time I saw these ladies in concert in 2004 they were in an Ottawa club and when Sara dropped...
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Finding My Footing
So this week I had my first lesson at Sugar Swing Dance Club.
I signed up on a whim when a friend of mine, who is a dancer herself, recommended it. “They’re a fun group”, she said.
Dance is always something that’s facinated me, the way people express themselves with their bodies, from the abstract and experimental contemporary peices I saw performed in a small dank local...
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Happy Birthday Canada!
So for my first Canada Day living in downtown Edmonton I decided to try to pack in as much as possible. Living conveniently close to both the Legislature buildings and the downtown core I figured it wouldn’t be too difficult.
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
So stop one was the basically in my backyard; the Legislature building. The grounds were teeming with people all decked out in red and white....
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Canada Day Playlist
Everyone celebrates patriotism in their own way and I, being a Canadian music lover celebrate by listening to some Canadian music.
Every year I make it a point on July 1st to all my favourite Canadian music and Musicians. So this year I put together a playlist of some of my fave songs by Canadian artists.
Here’s what I came up with this year:
Where Does the Good Go? - Tegan & Sara If...