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What are WE doing New Year’s Eve?

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Are we attending “The Malt Ball, Cold Garden’s wildest night of the year and a space disco themed New Year’s Eve party”? Never having been there before, it’s promising to note “this party had to get bigger… which is why this year’s party will be held at The Palace Theatre! We’re transforming The Palace into A SPACE DISCO . . . Featuring interactive performances from Le Cirque De La Nuit and galactically renowned live DJs playing all genres of EDM including house, funk, BASS and vocal melodies! Dress Code: SPACE DISCO! Be the Sequin … Continue Reading >What are WE doing New Year’s Eve?

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500 and Counting: The adventures of Damon and his ProArts Society

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Well, now we know why Damon Johnston of the ProArts Society resonates so much with the work MUSICAlive! does: he’s been involved in many of the projects that have helped form the Calgary arts scene in the last 30 years. He’s part of our musical DNA, from Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Dancers’ Studio West, the seminal 10 Foot Henry’s nightclub (from which today’s … Continue Reading >500 and Counting: The adventures of Damon and his ProArts Society

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Spanish Harlem brings a Salsa Orchestra to the Cowtown?!

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On October 27th, just after leaving New York, NY, and before arriving in Oakland, CA, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra took a little detour, . . . to Calgary, of course, the heart of Latin music in Canada.

Oscar Hernandez, the founder of the Grammy-winning Salsa band was kind enough to tell me why in the world they were heating up the Jack Singer Hall, of all places.
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