Local Arts and Culture

The local organizer of Bag of Hope is looking for support in the form of donations of goods for the people who most need the kindness of strangers. “We fill backpacks full of life necessities for the homeless and then we give that to them in December."

It’s no small feat for the Kinette Club of St. Albert to produce the annual Christmas Hamper campaign. They've been doing it for 53 years, too.

Are you a fan of murder mysteries but can't stand most dumbed-down versions? Check out Knives Out and you won't be disappointed.

Canada invoked the War Measures Act to intern people of various ethnicities and spiritual beliefs during World Wars I and II. A new exhibit at the Musée Héritage Museum takes a look into the history that many people didn't learn in school.

Brad Necyk is a busy artist but he isn't watering down his multidisciplinary work, as evidenced by his recent Governor General's Gold Medal.

Art Gallery of St. Albert Snag is an exhibit of works by Wes Bell. Until Saturday, Nov. 30. The Vault now features Brain Storm, a peek into the sketchbooks of some of St. Albert's talented high school art students. Until Saturday, December 14.

Scorsese threw out all the stops with his latest mob epic, The Irishman. He assembled his dream cast of several notable powerhouse actors and got Netflix to offer a superhero movie's financing to this supposedly true story of Frank Sheeran, friend and associate of Jimmy Hoffa, who claimed that he was the one who shot the union leader in 1975.

Afflatus Hijab is an Edmonton fashion company that makes its conscience as stylish as its wares.