Have you ever considered lending your business leadership skills to the board of an arts organization? Find your match with BoardLink!

On Thursday, May 6th, from 5pm until 8pm, some of Calgary’s most interesting arts & culture boards will be at The New Gallery. Art Central’s First Thursday will provide an intersting backdrop while you mingle with arts professionals, enjoy a drink and catch up with friends. The goal of BoardLink is to match young professionals with board positions in a quick, “speed-dating” format. Once you arrive, we’ll ask you to sign up to meet with your preferred boards in easy, five minute sessions – you can meet with each board alone, or with a small group.

The boards participating are:

• The Calgary Opera
• Calgary International Film Festival
• Calgary Underground Film Festival
• Decidedly Jazz Dance Works
• Springboard Dance Company
• The New Gallery
• Calgary Young People’s Theatre

There is no commitment required at the event, however there is a form we need you to fill out, asking you about your skills and what boards you are most interested in joining. There are a limited number of spots available, so come down early to ensure a spot.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there,

artsScene Calgary

On Thursday, April 29, Frontenac House will launch not four, but TEN poetry books at the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival.

As a prelude to the main event, join them at the Triangle Gallery, 104 – 800 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary

From  5:00 – 6:30 pm, there will be Frontenac’s 10th birthday toast, nibbles and a few prizes and surprises.

Then at 6:30 everyone will head over to the John Dutton Theatre, 616 Macleod Trail SE. All ten Dektet poets will read from their new work at the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, 7 – 9 pm

• Attenuations of Force, Lori Cayer, Winnipeg, MB
• Children of Ararat, Keith Garebian, Mississauga, ON
• Confessions of an Empty Purse, S. McDonald, Toronto, ON
• ex nihilo, Adebe D. A., Toronto, ON
• Fallacies of Motion, William Nichols, Edmonton, AB
• Falling Blues, Jannie Edwards, Edmonton, AB
• Learning to Count, Douglas Burnet Smith, Antigonish, NS
• [sic] Nikki Reimer, Vancouver, BC
• Standoff Terrain, Jocko Benoit, Calgary, AB
• White Shirt, Laurie MacFayden, Edmonton, AB

Frontenac House would like to thank the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival and WordFest for their support. We appreciate the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Creative Development Initiative and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

artsScene Calgary is presenting BoardLink – a unique opportunity to connect young business professionals with board positions on various arts & culture boards in town.

Come out to The New Gallery on May’s First Thursday at 5pm and meet with boards from film, theater, dance and music to find a potential fit.

While the event is open to everyone, meetings will be scheduled on a first come, first serve basis, at the event. Please show up a few minutes early to claim your spot!

While not meeting with a board, enjoy a drink and wander through Art Central. Catch up with old friends and meet some new people!

Date: Thursday, May 6th, 201

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: The New Gallery, Art Central

Join the Quickdraw Animation Society Monday April 12^th (6:30pm) to take part in a discussion with Kar Liang, exploring his work, the history of computer use in animation, and the role of animation in affecting policy, social and political change. Liang is an innovative and interactive animator who has worked with the National Film Board and the likes of Norman McLaren.  This event is FREE. For more information please visit: www.quickdrawanimation.ca

On February 26, 2010 artsScene Calgary sponsored the TEDxYYC after party. It was a great day, and it was fantastic to meet so many Calgarians who are passionate about the arts in our city. We’re inspired by the people that came out to speak and think you should check out the videos of them on BNetTV.com.

artsScene Calgary is proud to announce www.TedxYYC.com is up and running. So check it out! The site showcases speaker bios, TED talk videos from global events, and has all the event and ticket information. TedxYYC will be held February 26 and will include an engaging line-up of speakers. With only 100 tickets available people are encouraged to visit the website to apply to attend as soon as possible.

The comedy of this Calgary Native is not to be missed. Getting his start at Loose Moose Theatre Ryan’s career has seen him on stages and tv/film screens across North America. A winner of the Phil Hartman Award you may recognize Ryan from Just or Laughs or Comedy Now! Currently gaining success in LA it is treat to catch Ryan live in Calgary. This man is insanely funny. Shows start at 8pm. Ticket are available at online or at 403-255-6900.

High Performance Rodeo continues tonight with Soundasaurus-Negaitivland. The show starts at 7pm at the Engineer Aired Theatre. Negativland are widely revered as the granddaddies of culture-jamming. The show, which is a mix of music, performance art and film promises to ‘shatter your notions of art and usher in a new era of electronic creation’. Tickets are available at 403-294-9494 or at the door.

artsScene Calgary presents The Pajama Men at High Performance Rodeo on Thursday, January 14th.  Join us for a pre-show chat at 6:30 PM at The Auburn with Michael Green, High Performance Rodeo festival curator, then a performance of The Pajama Men’s award winning show ‘Last Stand to Reason’ at Lunchbox Theatre at 7:30 PM and then a post-show chat with The Pajama Men – Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez.  To get tickets go to http://artsscenecalgarylikesthehighperformancerodeo.eventbrite.com/

Join artsScene January 14th for some theatre and mingling at High Performance Rodeo show Pajama Men: Last Stand to Reason. $25. Ticket price includes a beer and post-show discussion. Buy tickets here.