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| - Five stars for a church? Oh yes. Make no mistake, this review is not of any particular activities that happen within the walls of this community church, but of the space itself. It's fabulous!
I attended Pecha Kucha Night #7: Love with a great many other Calgarians. The building has a wonderful setup. The basement comes with a full kitchen (and can masquerade as the bar), a small stage, and a good-sized main room with smaller rooms sectioned off along one wall. I fell in love with the checker-board tiling on the floor. It was fun exploring all the different stairwells that connected the basement to the first floor.
The main hall is setup with a stage at the front and three columns of pews, one in the centre, and two at an angle on the sides. The best seats are by far in the middle. You may find a pillar or two obstructing your view from the sides. It looked like a pipe organ was installed at the very front of the room, although I'm not sure if it works or not.
If you look up, you'll notice a second balcony that wraps around 3 sides of the room. I couldn't help but admire the intricate pattern on the railing. I hopped upstairs to check out the view from above during the intermission, I think I would've preferred the seats up there to those in the wings on the main floor.
Although there was a good sound system in place for the evening, at one point the emcee stepped in front of the mic to demonstrate the room acoustics. I could hear him without any trouble at the back of the room.
The only downfall is in the quantity of available washrooms. There aren't many. I counted two-that's not to say there isn't at least one more in the building somewhere. However, it's not exactly something an old-school church can do anything about, so no stars lost there.
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