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4 SUBURBAN JOURNALS NEW BRIGHTON SUBURBAN JOURNAL AUGUST 2009 5 Comm. News In Our City New Brighton- City of Calgary Free Summer Programs Connect Park n’ Play (ages 6 – 12) Community Mobile Skate Parks 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Qualified staff supervision is provided Eservus Specials Age appropriate activities with children by The City of Calgary. Helmets and divided into two age groups where signed waivers are required. Use New Brighton’s Eservus to save possible (ages 6 – 8 and 9 – 12). Until Aug. 25: on tickets to popular events, South Fish Creek Recreation Association: attractions and services and to take Stay n’ Play (ages 3 – 5) 333 Shawville Blvd SE advantage of our access to great seats. Aug. 13 – Aug. 26: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Queensland Community Association (Outdoor Must have an adult/guardian present. Rink): 649 Queensland Dr SE Royal Tyrrell Museum:
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Tickets, admission or registration may be required for events. Event details are believed correct as of Events In and Around Calgary press time but may change at any time. Calgary Fringe Festival: Marda Loop Marda Gras Street Calgary International Reggae Jul. 31 – Aug. 8 Festival: Aug. 9 Festival: Aug. 15 Various venues 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Shaw Millennium Park www.calgaryfringe.ca 19 - 22 Street on 33 & 34 Avenue SW www.calgaryreggaefestival.com Indoor theatre productions, film www.mardaloopbrz.ca Live performances from international entries, touring street performers, and A wide array of entertainers are Reggae artistes, a beer garden, a musicians and musical acts. featured on stages and entertainment separate youth area, plenty of arts & zones in the heart of the Marda Loop. crafts and food vendors. Calgary International Blues Festival: Aug. 3 – 9 The Alberta Bound Tattoo and Arts Con-Version 25: Aug. 23 – 26 Pumphouse Park Festival: Aug. 14 – 16 The Metropolitan Centre www.calgarybluesfest.com Stampede Roundup Centre www.Con-Version.org Calgary Bluesfest celebrates its 5th www.calgarytattoos.com Calgary's premier science-fiction, Anniversary with a full week of world Celebrating all things related to and fantasy and genre convention. class blues! associated with tattoo culture including choppers, fashion, hotrods Free Child Education Workshop: Taste of Calgary: Aug. 6 – 9 and more. Aug. 26, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Eau Claire Market Green Learning Academy www.tasteofcalgary.com GlobalFest: www.greenlearning.com This festival offers sensational Aug. 14 – 29 Come learn about your child’s samples from Calgary’s finest and Elliston Park individual learning style and valuable most unique restaurants and beverage www.globalfest.ca parenting tips. Learn what works, companies. A celebration of what doesn’t and why. multi-culturalism Toast 'n' Jam: Aug. 7 and diversity. Expo Latino: Aug. 28 – 30 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Activities include Prince's Island Park Canada Olympic Park (Festival Tent) the OneWorld www.hispanicarts.com 88 Canada Olympic Drive S.W. Festival, the Calgary Foundation Features hispanic food, vendors, live Calgary.ca/toastnjam Centennial World Stage and the world entertainment and more. Calgary's biggest youth battle of the class International bands. The event runs rain or shine Fireworks and is free to attend! Competition.
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8 SUBURBAN JOURNALS NEW BRIGHTON SUBURBAN JOURNAL AUGUST 2009 9 Your Family Natural Teething Remedies Can Ease Your Baby's Discomfort The mouth is your baby's most 6. Cool bottle of water: This developed sensory organ and a great may help numb the soreness of source of pleasure. This pleasure can the gums. be discovered through feeding, sucking on a pacifier or fingers and, A note on teething gels: Experts even though you hate it, sticking caution against the excessive everything he comes across into his use of teething gels as they mouth. Then, these nasty teeth start contain benzocaine. There is a breaking through the gums and the risk of allergic reaction. In pleasure his mouth previously addition, benzocaine can cause These tips brought to you by provided has been rudely interrupted. numbing of the throat and could lead Malcolm's Web, your source for to choking. Consult your doctor if you parenting tips, product reviews and Try to keep your baby as happy as want to help relieve your child's pain freebies for babies and toddlers. possible by using the following with benzocaine. www.malcolmsweb.com. natural remedies:
1. Cold teether: Give your baby a cold teether. A teether with texture Raising Active, Healthy Children may provide extra satisfaction. Be careful providing a teether to a child Statistics currently reflect that over “active” by going for a hike, a swim with teeth. He could puncture it. 50% of children are not active enough. or a bike ride together. Shake it up As trends and technology have and make it social by inviting other 2. Cold food: You can try a cold baby changed, our children are becoming friends or another family to join you. carrot for a child that doesn't have far less active. teeth yet. If your child has teeth, he Kids who are physically active daily might choke on pieces of carrot. You Canada's Physical Activity Guide for reap the benefits of: can also give your child a frozen children and youth recommends 30 !Better rest and sleep banana. As always, with any food you minutes every day of vigorous activity !Healthier bodies including bones, feed your baby, be sure to supervise (such as running) and 60 minutes of muscles and joints closely. moderate activity (walking) each day. !Higher participation and higher academic results 3. Something to chew on: Use How can we get our kids off the !Healthier weight teething biscuits in moderation once couch? Remember, being active !Increased self esteem teeth appear as they can cause tooth should be fun for kids! Turn the !Decreased risk of chronic diseases decay. music on and dance around the house, later in life grab a soccer ball and go and play at !Stronger heart 4. Entertain your child: Sometimes a the park, be creative and come up with !Better posture and balance simple distraction can help your baby an indoor play space and some goofy !Happier and more energetic forget his pain temporarily. games to play in it, and encourage your kids to play outside more. Keeping your children active is worth 5. Rub your very clean finger Participate with your child and be a the effort! against the gums: Your baby may strong role model by playing together. object at first, but soon the counter Kids love to spend time with their Miriam Magnus pressure may provide some relief. parents and you can make that time -
10 SUBURBAN JOURNALS NEW BRIGHTON SUBURBAN JOURNAL AUGUST 2009 11 The Arts Can't Afford Original Art? Performers on Not many of us can afford an Downtown Streets original piece of art, but that doesn't rule out owning a Street performers are welcome in great “painting” at a fraction downtown Calgary! of the cost of the original. The City is making it easy for buskers A process called giclée to showcase their talent downtown by (pronounced zhee-clay) from relaxing permits and restrictions. The the French meaning to squirt, hope is to attract more performers to opens up the possibility of the core, increasing the variety of owning fine art for many performances and making our people. Basically giclée is downtown more vibrant and attractive. the use of high-end, ink-jet printers for the creation of Just imagine strolling along extremely high resolution downtown streets amid the whirlwind prints—with rich colors true of entertainment – buskers playing to the artist's original image. instruments, performing magic or The fade-resistant, archival inks can you'll find the quality far superior. A comedy, juggling or capturing the be printed on various textures and print approved and signed by the artist whirlwind in artwork. finishes from matte photo papers to and framed to your specifications can cotton canvas or artist-textured vinyl. create a stunning focal point for your Most buskers in Calgary are room. Many Calgary galleries offer professional or semi-professional While the giclée prints are more giclée. Take a look the next time you entertainers who busk for exposure, to expensive than poster reproductions, are by one of the galleries. develop their skills, to showcase new material or just because they love it. What's ______Got to Do With it? Generally, buskers aren't hired or contracted to perform, so their Art, colour, talent, skill, luck – the payment is the donations they receive artists fill in the blank! from the crowds they entertain.
September 1 – 30 Buskers can perform freely from the University of Calgary Theatre Beltline to Prince's Island Park and 14 Mezzanine Gallery Street S.W. to City Hall, at the Eau Claire Festival Market, in Kensington This annual exhibition showcases the and in some City parks. Buskers must Visual Design Program’s talented have a Busker ID from the Calgary instructors and students. Art is on Downtown Association at display in a variety of mediums downtowncalgary.com. Some including acrylic, oil, watercolour, conditions apply, such as no charcoal, pencil, photography, textiles amplification and no dangerous and sculpture. performances.
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