4 things to do around Calgary this week
CBC's Karen Moxley shares her picks for entertainment
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Posted: Mar 8, 2013 4:42 PM MT
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2013 4:33 PM MT
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Now that the weekend is here, it's time to take advantage of the many cultural activities that Calgary has to offer.
CBC's Karen Moxley shares her picks of four things to do around the city this week.
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$100 Film Festival
Don't be fooled by the name — you don't need to pay $100 to attend. The festival is Calgary's only celluloid-based film festival and showcases eight short films on Super 8 and 16-mm film. When the festival started in 1992, $100 was roughly the cost of a short film that used four rolls of Super 8 — hence the name.
There are more than 30 short films that will be screened and not all of them are low-budget. The festival is happening at the Globe Cinema and wraps up Saturday night.
Tickets are available at the door or can be bought ahead of time at 103 - 223 12th Avenue S.W. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Friday and Saturday.
Friday and Saturday 7 p.m.
Globe Cinema, 617 Eighth Avenue S.W.
2013 $100 Film Festival Teaser from CSIF/ $100 Film Festival on Vimeo.
Brasstronaut at Communitea Cafe
The Vancouver-based band Brasstronaut is in Canmore this weekend and will be playing at the Communitea Cafe on Sunday night.
The sextet blends clarinet, slide-guitar, trumpet, synthesizers, vocals and rhythm to creatre a truly unique sound.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door.
Sunday 8:30 p.m.
Communitea Cafe, Canmore
Great Big Sea
These guys don't need much of an introduction.
The Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland will be playing at the Jubilee next Thursday and Friday for their 20-year anniversary tour.
March 14 and 15 7:30 p.m.
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
4. Scarlet Woman at Lunchbox Theatre
This one-act, two-woman show has two actresses playing 12 different characters and bills itself as having "more dead bodies than the last scene of Hamlet."
The play, written by New York-based playwright Matthew Wells, is a bit on the darker side and plays on the "femme fatale" character. It runs until March 23 at Lunchbox Theatre downtown.
Monday-Saturday 12:10 p.m., Friday 6:10 p.m., Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Lunchbox Theatre, 160 -115 Ninth Avenue S.E.
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