Speakers & Shorts: Free events for Wednesday

Posted by Richard Lam in Cemetery Polka

Fiction or non-fiction, speakers or shows, Wednesday November 24th is the day to be entertained for absolutely free. Take your pick:

PechaKucha Night #6: One - It's kind of like TEDTalks, only quicker. Smart people talking about interesting things. Speakers have 20 slides, and 20 seconds per slide to talk about their topic. PechaKucha #5 took place in the summer in the Olympic Plaza, discussing The West. This Wednesday's topic is equally and intentionally vague — One — part of the Calgary Public Library's One Book, One Calgary initiative. Guests are far-ranging and varied, which is part of the excitement: Nenshi Campaign Director Chima Nkemdirim, artist/writer/social media guru Wil Knoll, and a collective of glass-blowers known as Bee Kingdom. Should be a nice mix.

More info here.
Doors at 6:30pm, 7:00pm start 
John Dutton Theatre, Central Library (616 Macleod Trail SE)

Worldwide 'Best of the Fest' Short Film Festival - the Canadian Film Festival (CFC) brings 11 award-winning shorts from Canada, US, Belgium, UK, Australia and Georgia. Documentaries, animation, experimental and just plain fiction, it looks like a nice variety of genuine quality. Better if you just read the descriptions yourself.

Best of the Fest National Tour 2010
7:00pm, First come first serve seating
Plaza Cinema  1133 Kensington Roadway NW
TEL: 403 283 2222

Support the city you live in. Learn something new. Pay nothing. Win-win-win. See you there.

 


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