The Big Taste Culinary Festival begins March 2nd-12th, offering set menus from restaurants, cafes and delis all over the city. Lunches are $15 and $25 per person, and Dinners $25 and $35 per person. For $85 per person, a gourmet meal includes chef favourites and wine pairing. Visit http://downtowncalgary.com/the-big-taste for more information.

Opening next Friday, February 24th at 8pm at the Stride Gallery are two shiny new exhibitions!  In the Main Space, FIND IT, BURRY IT by JAIME ANGELOPOULOS will run from February 24 until March 30. MEGAN DICKIE's exhibition GET THE GLEAMER in the Project Room will run from February 24 until March 23. 

Next week is the final week to see the Main Space exhibition FICTIVE FORESTS by ROBERT TURRIFF. The installation will close at 5pm on Friday, February 10. Come be engulfed by the work while you still can!   Main Level Stride Gallery 1004 MacLeod Trail SE

Endeavour Arts has an extra special First Thursday event to kick off 2012 - we're going high tech in a way you have to see to believe! In addition to our current exhibition featuring Canadian Mixed and New Media Contemporary Artists George Duncan, Tammy Fischer, Nikki Gour, Koos de Jongh, Michael Novak, Joey Podlubny, Christine Simpson and Manuka Forge Studio we will have: -Roboticist DJ Sures with some of his robots, including the famous Wall-E bot featured in MAKE magazine -3d Printer brought to you by Protospace