Listen to the beautiful Polynesian music, please:Polynesian music
To the left a photo of Hawaii made by Viktor Tishkin and later the slide show “Oh,Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii!” made by his images. We thank him for his generosity.
1. Do you like to travel, Viktor?
2. Sure, I do.
1. How old are you now?
2. 60.
1. How many countries have [...]

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All the best and worst what is in me because of my mama and papa. They influenced on me from my first step and until now.
Sometimes memory is working in strange ways catching the single moment of mother’s hands or how Grandfather is reading me a book… Listen to the songs:“Mamma”, R. Loretti;  “Mama’s Hands”, [...]

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One. Kandrix Foong, creator of the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, and his wife Laurie Breitkreuz eat, sleep and breathe art. This year’s Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo takes place on April 24th and 25th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the  BMO  Round Up Centre, Halls D and E.
Two. The 28th annual Law [...]

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One. Centenarian Ted Broostad, one of Calgary’s oldest seniors, was born in Saskatchewan. Ted celebrated his 100th birthday, now embraces cyber world. To see this energetic and vibrant great-great grandfather on the go, you would never believe he is that old. Look at his photo to yourselves.
Two. There’s a new theatre company in town – [...]

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“Hit me as if a sky blue shawl, my messy youth,                                                                                                                
We’ve shawled enough with, to say the truth,
Time to part! Oh, my shocking, dancing,
Sweet, golden, amber youth, Your Eminence!”
Marina Tsvetaeva, 1921 (Translation by Valentina Pattison)
Extremely unusual images of a Great Russian poetess Marina Tsvetaeva were putting me in a poetic, lyrical mood. Listen more [...]

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On the 4th of April is Easter. For the celebration of Happy Easter listen to the music first :Russian Magnificat. Sergei Tolstokulakov
Happy Easter to everyone!
Then you are having your ticket to Calgary’s history.  Come and explore the Lougheed’s  exquisite  Victorian  mansion       (a national historic site). Have you ever wondered what life was like [...]

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