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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I don't know how they measure this stuff, but Calgary does have a good culture scene.
- We have a tremendous variety of theatres, from small independent groups to more substantial companies like Theatre Calgary and Vertigo
- We have our CPO
- We have an active Opera company, and Ballet
- We have numerous art galleries and of course the Museum
Just a small sampling - people like to blast Calgary's lack of culture, but it's there.
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- We have numerous live music venues/pubs supporting local independant music such as Morgans, Snatch, The Blind Beggar, The Ironwood, Mikey's Juke Joint, Sals, The Ship, Kits on 16th, and...well, come to think of it TONNES more and I have other things to post about. But even compared to a few years ago, Calgary can now officially say it has a bonafide independant music & live music scene. Not DJs everything.
- We have venues to support fringe art, and not anything that involves urine there CC, but one time I saw a girl perform japanese rope bondage on another girl while reciting poetry to ambient trance among other things. And this wasn't even a kink event. Actually it was a performing arts variety show my girlfriend put together.
- The finest public outdoor skateboarding facility I have ever seen.
- Tyrell Musem 2 hrs away.
- A provincial park inside the city, two if Nose Hill counts.
- Zoo.
- Science Centre.
- A multitude of post-secondary and continuing education resources.
In a city of now over a million people, the "artsies" are inevitably going to come out of the crowds and begin to change things. Its been in swing for a while, but only in the past few years has it really gotten better, in my opinion.
