Emilea Semancik, Author at Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/author/emilea-semancik/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Fri, 22 May 2026 21:02:50 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Emilea Semancik, Author at Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/author/emilea-semancik/ 32 32 Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Les Fox https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-comedian-les-fox/ Thu, 28 May 2026 06:33:50 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29024 Les Fox is a comedian who describes his style as “marriage counselling and an AA meeting happening at the same time,” which tells you pretty much everything you need to know. Raw, relatable, and clearly [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Mascha Hellenbrand https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-mascha-hellenbrand/ Wed, 27 May 2026 06:33:50 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29012 My name is Clint Schrenk, and I own six of Mascha Hellenbrand’s pieces. She is kind. Compassionate to strangers. She has a funny Dutch accent. She used to ski professionally for the Dutch national alpine [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Dr. Victoria Meah of the Palix Foundation and Alberta Family Wellness Initiative https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-alberta-family-wellness-initiative/ Tue, 26 May 2026 06:33:45 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28932 For nearly two decades, the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative has been working to close one of public health’s most persistent gaps: the distance between what science knows about how our brains develop and how our [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Colin Hayles of Golden Acre Home & Garden https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-golden-acre-home-garden/ Mon, 25 May 2026 06:33:29 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29042 Colin Hayles is a man who has spent over three decades getting his hands dirty — literally — and wouldn’t have it any other way. As a purchaser, media relations lead, and host of The [...]

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]]> Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Chris Holman https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-comedian-chris-holman/ Thu, 21 May 2026 06:33:43 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28663 Chris Holman isn’t here to make you feel comfortable—and that’s exactly the point. The Calgary-based comedian leans into the darker corners of everyday life with a style that owes as much to Richard Pryor and [...]

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]]> “A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Barb DeRousie https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-artist-barb-derousie/ Wed, 20 May 2026 06:33:56 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28892 The days get away with laughter and conversations of art until… Days dismissed with vibrant colours, ebbing skies turning pink, and the horizon gathering wispy clouds that simmer into night. Art, within its capacity to [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Nat Alexander of Black Eco Bloom https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-black-eco-bloom/ Tue, 19 May 2026 06:33:13 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28888 When Black Eco Bloom was founded in 2022, it was born out of a simple but urgent truth: despite being among the communities most severely impacted by climate change, Black women and gender diverse people [...]

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]]> Five Minutes With: Pop-Rock Band The Frontiers https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-music-the-frontiers/ Fri, 15 May 2026 06:33:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28525 The Frontiers are Calgary’s genre-blending powerhouse, delivering high-energy performances that fuse pop, rock, soul, and country with bold charisma and heartfelt storytelling. Since winning the ‘Roughnecks Got Talent’ competition in 2019, they’ve become a staple [...]

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]]> Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Anna Lin https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-comedian-anna-lin/ Thu, 14 May 2026 06:33:05 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28625 With a dry, deadpan delivery and a knack for turning everyday observations into sharp, self-aware humour, Anna Lin is steadily carving out her place in the Canadian comedy scene. Drawing from her experiences as a [...]

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]]> Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Sukh Singh https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-comedian-sukh-singh/ Thu, 07 May 2026 06:33:49 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28617 Blending multilingual wit with a sharp eye for everyday absurdities, Sukh Singh is a rising comedian bringing a fresh, cross-cultural perspective to stages across Canada. Originally from a small town in Punjab, Singh draws on [...]

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