Calgary, the hip cultural centre of the New West: NY Times

[Cowperson]

The New York Times today describing Calgary as the hip cultural centre of the New West.

You may judge their accuracy via this link:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/11...NEXT.html?8dpc

Cowperson

[ricoFlame]

strange article, nice plugs for some places...

[troutman]

Not exactly Berlin yet, but CGY is a much more hip place than it was 20 years ago.

[Burninator]

Unfortunately I am not as well versed in our Arts and Theatre scene in Calgary as I could be. So I cannot offer up my opinion on that. But an interesting article none the less. Good to hear Calgary is getting noticed in a city like New York, I am all for it.

[The Goon]

I'll keep the cowboy duds, thanks.

[Reggie Dunlop]

They forgot to mention that Calgary has a FCUK store.

Now that there's the height of So-fisty-cation.

[Winsor_Pilates]

So I take a break from studing for Tourism, and I come across an article that I'll likely see in Tourism next class.
Just can't escape studying sometimes!!

Interesting read. I find Calgary has a conflict in that tourism drives art and culture as much or more then locals do. It seems that tourism industries want to sell Calgary in ways that many Calgarians don't even think of it.

[Bobblehead]

I didn't even know there was a "Calgary Opera Centre".

And was the line ,"you'll have to pass notably ungentrified blocks with dive bars, and local people say, the occasional crack house." describing Inglewood and attempt to appeal to a different category of tourist?

[J pold]

Only skimmed the article I don’t have a lot of time to read but very interesting article however in “Where it eat” they have the Met? Come on now that place is just earls after plastic surgery

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

So I take a break from studing for Tourism, and I come across an article that I'll likely see in Tourism next class.
Just can't escape studying sometimes!!

Interesting read. I find Calgary has a conflict in that tourism drives art and culture as much or more then locals do. It seems that tourism industries want to sell Calgary in ways that many Calgarians don't even think of it.

Exactly!! I see no problems with the cowboy image, meanwhile some newcomer in the article is trying to get rid of it, in his statements towards the end of the article.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I didn't even know there was a "Calgary Opera Centre".

And was the line ,"you'll have to pass notably ungentrified blocks with dive bars, and local people say, the occasional crack house." describing Inglewood and attempt to appeal to a different category of tourist?

It is certainly an odd sentence. I thought she was saying "you have to walk past dirty areas, dive bars, local people and crack houses" which is kind of funny.

And no offense to Calgary, but if I'm a New Yorker and I want somewhere to go for a cultural vacation with fancy concerts and nice meals, I'm not going to pick Calgary. It's a strange article. Sort of like if the Calgary Herald ran a travel story about New York City and told us all about the wide open spaces and enjoyable nature to be found there.

That being said, it is good that someone is saying that we have a little more to offer than rodeos and pancakes. Like a couple other guys, there are things in there that I'd never heard of.

[Resolute 14]

Watch Edmonton, and all of their festivals, flood the NYT with whiny emails because their city wasnt considered.

Speaking of which, I love how that little map has an inset of the province of Alberta, with only Calgary and Fort McMurray listed.

[Flame On]

I heard some tail end of a tv news piece that said per capita Calgary spends the most on the arts in an individual way. Found it hard to believe.
Guess there's nowhere to go but up.

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

And no offense to Calgary, but if I'm a New Yorker and I want somewhere to go for a cultural vacation with fancy concerts and nice meals, I'm not going to pick Calgary. It's a strange article. Sort of like if the Calgary Herald ran a travel story about New York City and told us all about the wide open spaces and enjoyable nature to be found there.

That's one way of looking at it, but I read it in a bit of a different way. To me, it seemed like they were trying to suggest a vacation spot that was a bit off the beaten path -- more or less saying, if you're visiting Banff, spend a few days in Calgary there is actually something worth seeing there that you might not expect.

Not only that, but the NY Times is one of those newspapers that's read all around the country, not just NY, so they may be writing it with more than just New Yorkers in mind.

[PsYcNeT]

And I thought in contrast to my travels that Calgary was a slowed down cultureless wasteland

*shrug*

[La Flames Fan]

Originally Posted by Flame On

I heard some tail end of a tv news piece that said per capita Calgary spends the most on the arts in an individual way. Found it hard to believe.
Guess there's nowhere to go but up.

We also buy the most slurpees per capita in the world....That's a fact.

Uncle John's Bathroom reader told me.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by La Flames Fan

We also buy the most slurpees per capita in the world....That's a fact.

Uncle John's Bathroom reader told me.

I thought Winnipeg holds that honor.

http://www.myslurpeecup.com/facts.html

Manitoba is the "Slurpee Capital" of the world for the fifth year in a row (2003)! The 7-Eleven stores in Manitoba sell an average of 8,300 Slurpee drinks per store each month, compared to the national monthly rate of 5,900 and provincial rate of 7,200,which makes this Province the world leader in Slurpee sales.


• The top five Slurpee cities are:

1. Winnipeg
2. Calgary
3. Regina
4. Detroit
5. Edmonton

[SpitFire40]

I think the growth of this city fricken sucks... and it will no doubt make me want to move away from here one day. It's just not the same place anymore.

[fanforever1986]

Originally Posted by SpitFire40

I think the growth of this city fricken sucks... and it will no doubt make me want to move away from here one day. It's just not the same place anymore.

It may cost more, but theres a hell of a lot more to do then there used to be.

[Ozy_Flame]

Calgary is not cultural right now, and won't be for a while. It's 'chic', especially during the boom, but nowhere near the cultural megapolis that NY City is. This article is weird to me.

And just for the record, I'm moving to Tokyo in January. I have been there and looked into it, it is actually CHEAPER to live in downtown Tokyo than it is Calgary, despite what polls and marketing surveys are conducted. This city is bloody expensive, and I can't wait to get the hell out again.