Club Events 2012
| 2012-01-30 : EOC - Steep/Climbing Terrain Backpack Conditioning Adventure |
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| 2012-02-01 : ECC - TED Night |
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Join us for a night of TED. From Wikipedia: TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading." Normally we choose two videos of about 20 minutes each, but this time we'll do three videos of approximately 10 minutes each: Video 1: David Gallo on life in the deep oceans Video 2: Joshua Klein on the intelligence of crows Video 3: Theo Jansen creates new creatures Arrive between 7:00 and 7:15 for introductions and to get settled in. We will begin the first video at 7:30. We'll spend about 10 minutes watching each video, and up to 30 minutes discussing each, as it is a school night. Our home is small and humble... be prepared to get cozy... some of us will probably end up sitting on the floor. |
| 2012-02-06 : EOC - Steep/Climbing Terrain Backpack Conditioning Adventure |
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| 2012-02-23 : ECC - Miracle Fruit Potluck |
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Miracle Fruit is an interesting fruit from Africa which, after eating it, makes sour foods taste sweet. Effects last for about one hour and vary by individual. Join us to experience the phenomenon for yourself. Unfortunately, we're not able to get fresh Miracle Fruit (it has an extremely short shelf life), but your coordinator has purchased some "Miracle Fruities" tablets which are made from dried miracle fruit and have the same effect. Place one tablet in your mouth and gently swirl it around with your tongue until dissolved. Once you have consumed your Miracle Fruit, the tasting can begin! From Taste Trippin' with Miracle Berries, "Miracle Berries are a West African fruit with the unusual property of making sour and bitter foods taste sweet. It’s unknown exactly how the process works, but an active glycoprotein binds to bitter and sour taste receptors on your tongue, temporarily disabling them. This allows you to taste food in a completely different way. Lemons taste like lemonaid, blackberries taste like candy, and Guinness tastes like chocolate milk." Reference: - Miracle Fruit - Miracle Fruit on Wikipedia - Miracle Fruit's Trippy Effects Explained - Discovery News |
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This was our first-ever time trying Miracle Fruit, and it was a lot of fun! "Miracle Fruit is an interesting fruit from Africa which, after eating it, makes sour foods taste sweet. Effects last for about one hour and vary by individual." Seven adventurous folk gathered at our place this evening, bringing an amazing assortment of goodies. We sampled many of the goodies as a "before" tasting, then we ate our Miracle Fruit tablets, then we sampled everything again, with very interesting results.
Thanks to all who came out. It was a lot of fun, and we will do it again! (I have four more boxes of Miracle Fruit tablets...). -- Rhonda |
| 2012-02-25 : ANDWA - Blueberry Hill - SLOW Pace |
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| 2012-02-26 : ANDWA - Sushi in MuuMuus |
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| 2012-02-29 : EOC - EOC Volunteer Info and Social at Brewsters (Oliver Square) |
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| 2012-03-03 : ANDWA - Marushka (Shark) Lake for Snow Disturbers |
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| 2012-03-07 : ECC - Mighty MAN (Music Appreciation Night) |
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Mighty MAN (Music Appreciation Night). What is a MAN? It is an opportunity to get together with other music enthusiasts and be exposed to music that you might not otherwise know about. In other words, it's awesome. I first started coordinating MANs with the Calgary Culture Club several years ago, but the true origins of my music appreciation events goes back to high school. My grade 10 drama teacher was a very cool guy, and one thing he would do is spend the first few minutes of every class playing some kind of interesting or unusual music for us and we would lay about on the floor just listening... and then we'd talk about the music... and then we would go on with drama class. If Steve Carney, who taught drama at LTCHS in Red Deer in 1981/1982 happens to see this, please contact me. I'd love for you to know that your class had this impact on my life! The Culture Club music appreciation events are meant to be a similar experience, although we usually sit rather than laying around, and we often visit and socialize during the music (unlike in grade 10 drama class). All attendees submit up to 12 minutes of music that they enjoy and would like to share with others. Often the events have a theme, and sometimes they don't. When we have a theme, it might be genre-specific (ie. Blues MAN), it might be instrument-specific (ie. Sax MAN), or it might be more open to interpretation (ie. Perfect MAN, Hoochie Koochie MAN or Mystery MAN). The point is to share music you enjoy with others who you think would appreciate the opportunity to discover it. It's not a test! Choose music that you would like to share. If we have a theme, try to choose music that fits your interpretation of the theme. On the night of the event, we'll convene at our home to share some snacks and listen to everyone's music submissions. We can accommodate up to 8 local folk, and up to 8 more will be allowed to attend "virtually". To attend virtually, you must submit your music by the cut-off the same as everyone else and all music submissions will be shared. Only the songs submitted by the people who attend in person will be played at the event (in the interest of time). Arrive at 6:30PM for introductions and to get settled in. We'll start the music at 7:00 with a quick round-robin to introduce our songs, then we'll listen to the music selections. Everyone must contribute 8-12 minutes of music for the event. |
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| 2012-03-08 : ECC - Japanese food at Miso |
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We will visit Miso Japanese restaurant at Jasper Gates Shopping Center - meet at 6:30PM for a 6:45PM start. Miso website We will be booked under my name, and at the restaurant you can recognise me by my photo: |