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news: calgary CANDICE WARD/FOR METRO
metronews.ca WEEKEND, DECEMBER 2-4, 2011
Dinner benefits health project A portion of the money will also go toward the U of C student clinic
Dr. Christine Gibson, centre, and University of Calgary medical students Natalia Jaworska and Rita Watterson prepare for the Rich Man Poor Man on Thursday.
This year, eating poor will help raise money for families in East Africa. The third annual Rich Man Poor Man dinner, where only one person at a table of eight receives a
rich man meal, was held Thursday at the University of Calgary, to raise awareness about poverty. The majority of the money raised will go toward the Global Genera-
tion Foundation (GGF) — a new global health project to support family medicine programs in Tanzania. “The idea is to get wellqualified health professionals out in the rural ar-
eas where the vast majority of the population live,” said Dr. Christine Gibson, co-founded of the GGF and a clinical associate professor at the U of C. CANDICE WARD
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BassBus founders, from left, Baran Faber, Joel Ferguson and Gareth Rider pose in front of their decked-out bus.
BassBus helping make some noise KATIE TURNER @METRONEWS.CA
It’s got all the makings of a trendy Calgary venue: a stage, a swanky seating area, art on the walls and a D.J. booth — all on four wheels. The concept of BassBus was originally born last summer while Joel Ferguson, Gareth Rider and Baran Faber were waiting in line to get in to a music festival. The friends had already purchased an old school bus with the intent of using it to get people to and from concerts. From there, the group came up with the concept of building a mobile venue in hopes of giving emerging artists a space to perform or display their work. “If you want to see art you have to go to one of the galleries.... If you want to see a band or a DJ, most
Artists wanted The BassBus boys are looking for artists to collaborate with. For more information on BassBus, visit bassbus.ca.
of the time you have to pay money for it,” said Ferguson. The intent is to use the money earned from hosting private events to fund free public art shows for musicians and artisans. “There are people out there that want to perform and do their thing. There are also people that don’t have $10 ... to see a band every week,” said Ferguson. “It’s almost like training grounds. Lets let these people know that there is a platform out there for them to get their art out there.”