Big Rock Eddies
“I think it is safe to say that Big Rock Brewery makes Calgary’s favorite beer. Since the start, its customers have been its biggest promoters. Long before it became known as crowdsourcing, Big Rock thought up creative ways to involve those promoters in its brand.”
"To create a masterpiece, no compromise may be tolerated."
When Ed McNally, founder of Big Rock Brewery, is honoured with a Calgary Business Hall of Fame induction on November 5, the local business community will not only be giving a nod to the entrepreneurial prowess of the lawyer turned barley farmer turned beer magnate, it will also be celebrating the assurance that even when we run out of oil, we’ll still have beer. And music.
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Sorry WestJet friends. We were late making it to our flight so we decided to get to Calgary Folk Fest in our usual way…ROAD TRIP. We are so excited to be here, and have already had a few run ins with some familiar faces and familiar food stands. This is just the first night, but Calgary is already shaping up to be one awesome festival! Check out our facebook page “Big Rock Grasshoppin’ Contest” and you will see some of our first night adventures.
Stop. Watch this video before you proceed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAwhrLHsIGQ
Ok, we have always thought that beer and music are a natural pairing. We (“we” being all… ok, most of the people, at Big Rock) also like to dance the the beat of our own drum.
A shining example of someone else who likes to… dance to the beat of his own drum…. enjoy the moment… create something authentic… is Calgary’s own Dancing Man, Colin Wynter.
We think, like Big Rock, Colin enjoys the moment… if others want to join him and enjoy it too – that is event better.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Technology/Calgary+Dancing+basking+attention/1661899/story.html
Over the past 16 years the Eddies event has helped launch acting, directing and graphic design careers all across our great country and beyond. (While supporting organizations like One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter and EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts.)
This year, for the first time ever, we awarded one top Student winner in each of the categories: video and print. Not only did these winners bank a few extra dollars but they helped raise money for their respective schools.
Take a peek behind the curtain. Here are this year’s winners:
2009 Video Winners
1st Place – $10,000 – Man Scouts by Brian Calvert, Vancouver
2nd Place – $3,000 – The Rooster by Aaron Houston & Aisla Webster, Vancouver
3rd Place – $1,500 – Board Stiff by Keith “Mitch” Mitchell, Garibaldi Highlands
Student Video Winner
$2,000 ($1,000 goes to their school) – Not for Aliens by Rob Milton, Alberta College of Art & Design
2009 Print Winners
1st Place – $1,500 – Rock Out by Brent Ellerson, Toronto
2nd Place – $1,000 – Delay of Game by Allan Thrush, Calgary
3rd Place – $500 – Badge of Honour by Mark Woodman, Vancouver
Student Print Winner
$1,000 ($500 goes to their school) – Life of the Party by Louise Dionne, Alberta College of Art & Design
Unable to join us and take part in the fun? Here are some photos:
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