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It was 22 years ago when I arrived in Canada and chose Calgary, Alberta to be my home. Leaving my family and friends behind, it was a new adventure for me to be in a new country without knowing anyone. That was the time I looked for a Filipino community paper and never found any, [...]
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OKTOBERFEST BARKADAHAN Rolls out a barrel of fun in calgary

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BY: Fernando A. Chuidian

Filipinos here in Calgary, Alberta got a taste of the fun and merrymaking of a traditional German Oktoberfest celebration last October 11,2013 as numbers of people trooped to the Calgary Marlborough Community Hall to join and take part in this annual world celebrated event.

Oktoberfest which traces its origin a long time ago in a far away land known as Bavaria started as a horse racing event in honor of royal families , Through the years it evolved to be a big festival of merrymaking and beer drinking party.

The moving spirits behind the successful staging of this year’s Calgary’s Oktoberfest Barkadahan are two gentleman both driven by a common goal and shares the same passion for music and entertainment. Reth Barnachea aka Juan Manila, anchorman of Radyo Pinoy and Pinoy TV collaborated with Ronald Ala owner of the popular Pacific Hut Restaurant to give Fil Calgarians this one night of October to remember complete with entertainment, food and ice cold San Miguel Beer.

Highlights of the evening were a trip down memory lane performance by the Beatles inspired group called All You Need Is Love plus two of Calgary’s best local bands Orient Mode and Tangerine Band who both kept the audience on their feet dancing the night away with their pop, rock and retro music.

To spice up the night there was a beer drinking contest which was surprisingly won by a lone female contestant who went up against four beer guzzling male counterparts.

The staging of this kind of event could provide avenues for Calgary based Filipino bands to showcase their talents in front of their local audience and based on this year’s crowd turnout and support we are definitely bound to have a repeat next year as both echoed by the organizers.

So there you have it Calgary, Oktoberfest is not just for Germans anymore but it is for all of us to enjoy. See you in October!!!

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