Malcolm Gladwell, acclaimed author of "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers," spoke to a sold-out audience at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Thursday night as part of Mount Royal University's Legacy of Ideas series. Gladwell drew laughter and applause from the crowd when, in answering a question about the role of social media in bringing about social revolutions that included mention of Mayor Naheed Nenshi's election campaign, he said, "I respectfully suggest there is a difference between what happened in Calgary and what happened in Egypt." Nenshi responded lightheartedly with a tweet that said, "I think I've just been burned." At the end of the evening, Nenshi took the stage to congratulate Mount Royal on it's 100th anniversary and present Gladwell with Calgary's iconic white cowboy hat.
Photo: Laura Wershler
The Raging Grannies singing group entertained the audience at the rally marking International Women’s Day on March 8, an event planned by Women Together Ending Poverty, a Calgary grassroots organization.
Photo: Laura Wershler
Drummer Elizabeth Strachan, known as Eyannie, had the crowd chanting in the lead-up to a rally marking International Women’s Day on March 8. Women Together Ending Poverty, a Calgary grassroots organization, planned the event to raise awareness and call for government action on issues related to poverty.
Photo: Laura Wershler
Artist Peterpot, 22, gives beat-boxing lessons to Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes at the second annual Shave for the Brave at Southcentre Mall on March 12.
Photo: Samara Hawkins
Calgary Stampeders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes agrees to shave his head in support of Young Adult Cancer Canada. An anonymous donation of $2000 prompted Hughes to cut his dreadlocks at the Shave for the Brave event at Southcentre Mall on March 12.
Photo: Samara Hawkins
Students from École St. Matthew Elementary/Junior High School posed with a pro-safety mascot at the Safety Expo on March 10th. The City of Calgary and its partners hosted the 2011 Safety Expo for students in grades four to seven to provide lessons on safety to try to prevent future tragedies.
Photos: Anna Majowski
Calgary downtown skyline just after sunset, as seen from Bottomlands Park, just up the hill from 12th Street NE.
Photo: Sean Sullivan
Sal Howell, River Cafe proprietor, offers Tom Heintzman, president of Bullfrog Power, an appetizer at an event at the River Cafe on Thursday, March 10. The event celebrated the launch of Bullfrog Power's green natural gas in Alberta.
Photo: Sean Sullivan
The chefs at the River Cafe. The River Cafe now runs exclusively on green natural gas, which is not a fossil fuel but is produced and gathered from a landfill in Quebec.
Photo: Sean Sullivan
Calgary Hitmen defenceman Alex Roach lets a blast go from the point while the Hitmen were enjoying a power play.
Photo: Derrick Newman
Hitmen forward Kris Foucault watches as his shot squeaks through Lethbridge Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Anderson to put the Hitmen up 2-1.
Photo: Derrick Newman
Ron Meek, author of "The Real Calgary Street Paper," stands at Kensington Road and 10a Street N.W. to discuss politics.
Photo: Conor Mahoney
Plains Cree Hoop-Dancer Jerry Saddleback Jr. of Hobbema, Alta. gives a demonstration of the traditional Native American Hoop Dance as part of the Students' Association of Mount Royal University's celebration of Native Awareness Month.
Photo By: BAJ Visser
