Notable Now Calgary: November 30, 2012

Movember Presents: A Gentleman’s Brunch
December 1
For all the mos who grew ‘staches through November in support of prostate cancer, this brunch is for you. Hosted by Social House and Tops & Tails, this is a congratulatory brunch at Belgo Brasserie. Enjoy hot shaves courtesy of London Barbers, a Full Glenmorangie scotch tasting, brunch buffet, and gift bag.

One Night. One Dream. One Cause
December 1
(Belvedere) RED in collaboration with justcocktails.org invite you to Toast to the World Aids Day and launch the new (Belvedere) RED bottle at MOCA (104, 800 Macleod Trail SE). DJ Mikey Da Roza will set the mood while (Belvedere) RED handcrafted cocktails will be served. All donations during this unforgettable night will be given to the local SHARP Foundation and MOCA Gallery.

RSVP to mgonneville@chartonhobbs.com or justcocktails.org@gmail.com 

2012 Calgary Carol Festival
December 1 – 3
It doesn’t feel like the holiday season without the sound of carolers! Enjoy songs by dozens of Calgary area choirs and let their voices warm your heart at the Knox United Church (504 4 St SW). Admission is free and donations to the Food Bank are gratefully accepted. 

Christmas Shop Inglewood
December 1 – 16
Calgary’s oldest neighbourhood welcomes one and all to rediscover the city’s original Main Street along 9th Ave. SE and more than 65 locally-owned, one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants that call it home. Inglewood will be even easier to stop, shop, drink and dine in thanks to free weekend parking and the city’s most unique selection of holiday gift ideas.

Christmas with Barenaked Ladies
December 5, 2012
They have 20 years of hits, 8 Juno Awards, and are 4x platinum. Celebrate Christmas with The Barenaked Ladies and the CPO at Jack Singer Hall (205, 8 Ave SW). This is a special concert of holiday classics and crowd favourites – One Week, Brian Wilson, Pinch Me, Big Bang Theory and If I Had $1,000,000 – that will surely get you Barenaked for the holidays! 

Fox Lion Goat: A Fable Creation Caberet
December 1
Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre presents an evening of a multitude of diverse theatrical interpretations of Aesop’s Fables by some of Calgary’s most creative young voices at Crossroads Market (1235 26 Ave SW). Check out some of Calgary’s hottest emerging artists in a mind-blowing multimedia creation cabaret, the Fox Lion Goat Cabaret.

Photo courtesy Ate by Ate