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Making theatre magic
Weird and wonderful how theatre really shines when it uses stage pictures to tell stories. Llysa Holland from Seattle’s theater simple e-mailed me to say Do Not, at all costs, miss The Tragical Life...
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Karate, anyone – 2:45 p.m. – June 8
...Manuel deSa Servus Credit Union Place is a hubbub of activity this week as some of the top karate experts in the world have gathered to showcase their talent. The Spirit of the North’s 20th Kenyukai...
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A Glimpse Into an Icon’s Newest Work
Hey! Daniel MacIvor is here in Alberta and, chances are, if you plan to go to a theatre this month, he’ll be on the stage in front of you. I just got back from Calgary, where Daniel was the keynote...
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Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown descends upon St. Albert
Call it the little folk opera that could. Hadestown, an album/musical inspired by the myth of Orpheus, is steadily working its hellish themes and heavenly harmonies, Depression-era ditties and...
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School Prayer and Public Schools – in St. Albert, the debate goes on
Alberta has one of the most diverse and eclectic public school systems in the world. And that’s a good thing. If you are a committed Christian in this province, for example, you can send your children...
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LitFest: Bedbugs, bedfellows and the politics of parasites
Politicians and journalists have what might politely be called a symbiotic relationship. (A cynic might call it a parasitic relationship – but then a cynic might be hard-pressed to determine who was...
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Tough day for Deb Santos, Wade White at Canadian senior women’s, men’s...
Alberta senior women’s skip Deb Santos. The Alberta teams in the Canadian senior curling championships both lost to the undefeated front-runners on Monday at Summerside, P.E.I. Deb Santos and her St....
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Evidence for the free-rider effect: Do St. Albert, Sherwood Park residents...
Are the residents of St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Beaumont etc. acting as “free riders”? Is there evidence to support Mayor Stephen Mandel’s claims that regional municipalities are not paying their “fair...
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Kevin Martin, Kevin Koe both 2-1 in Players’ Championship round-robin play
Kevin Martin needs to win his last round-robin game against Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton on Friday night to clinch a playoff berth in the Players’ Championship at Toronto. Martin’s Saville Centre rink of...
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St. Albert, Shamrock and Avonair win Tournament of Champions curling finals
Finally got the results of all three finals from the Edmonton Area Curling Clubs’ Tournament of Champions, which concluded last week, thanks to some work by amateur sleuth Rob Stewart from the Saville...
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Letter: Region needs a single vision
Does the capital region need a strong regional government? Grant Dorosh of Stony Plain penned this letter to the editor in response to my recent article on regional growth, a topic I’d been focusing on...
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Dan Sherrard successfully defends Alberta Dominion club championship
Dan Sherrard and his Edmonton rink of Brandon Klassen, Scott McClements and Todd Kaasten are going back to defend their Canadian Dominion club curling championship. Sherrard won his second consecutive...
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Recap of recently announced shows: Bruce McCulloch, George Thorogood,...
* Bruce McCulloch will stumble his way to St. Albert’s Arden Theatre with his one-man show, Young Drunk Punk, on Monday, Jan. 27. Tickets are $30 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. The Kids In The...
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Kevin Martin wins all-important A Event final in Alberta men’s curling...
Defending champion Kevin Martin is in the driver’s seat at the Boston Pizza Cup Alberta men’s curling championship in Lacombe. Martin defeated Jamie King of St. Albert 7-3 in Thursday’s A Event final...
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Mark Johnson wins Alberta senior men’s curling championship
Playing 14 games over a span of 12 days was good preparation for the Canadian senior men’s curling championship, according to Mark Johnson. “The old guys are feeling it a bit there,” Johnson admitted...
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St. Albert named best place to live in Canada by MoneySense magazine
For the first time, St. Albert tops MoneySense magazine’s annual list of the best places to live in Canada, followed by Calgary and Strathcona County. Edmonton ranked eighth overall, and third among...
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Peak Performance Project offers $100,953 grand prize to Alberta musicians
Music competitions are about to hit a new peak in Alberta … thanks to a new Calgary radio station. One of the country’s most lucrative talent contests, which awards more than $225,000 to B.C. musicians...
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Why I love the Kids’ Fest
UPLOADED BY: Troy Funk ::: EMAIL: tfunk@st-albert.net ::: PHONE: 780-399-4853 ::: CREDIT: Children’s Festival ::: CAPTION: One of 10 main stage performances at this yearÄôs International...
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Sam Roberts Band headline new St. Albert festival, Chantal + Raine play Beaumont
Why should Edmonton be the only one with all the great summer music festivals? St. Albert hopes to get in on the action with Seven Music Fest, headlined by Sam Roberts Band, on Saturday, July 4 in...
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Edmonton Humane Society concerned about mutilated cat claims
Pet owners have been alerted after apparently mutilated cats have been found in St. Albert and Edmonton. St. Albert RCMP is investigating two incidents involving dead cats that were possibly mutilated....
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