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A Sterling winner Two years ago playwright-actress Louise Casemore scooped up a Sterling Award for Outstanding Fringe New Work in OCD . Last Monday at the 31 st annual Sterling Awards it was déjà vu.

The country is turning 151 years young on Sunday, and what better way for people to celebrate than by going to an outdoor party that lasts all day long.

School is out. That means Canada Day is just around the corner with folks of every age draped in traditional red and white. As expected, St. Albert organizers have booked a full day of games, treats, inflatables, crafts and blazing fireworks.

STARFest is bringing a bevy of books and their bestselling authors to the city for its eighth edition this fall. When the St. Albert Readers’ Festival launches on Friday, Sept. 14, it’s doing so as a bit of a homecoming.

St. Albert Chamber Music Society will present five diverse concerts this upcoming season ranging from a trio and opera solo to a couple of quartets and a full chamber orchestra. “I’m very excited about this season.

Art Gallery of St. Albert Birds, Bees and Ambergris features sculptures by Gerri Harden. An e xhibition tour will take place on Thursday, July 19 at 12:05 p.m. Until Saturday, Ju ly 28.

REVIEW The Comedy of Errors Freewill Shakespeare Festival Runs until July 15 Heritage Amphitheatre Hawrelak Park Tickets: Regular and special occasion. Visit www.freewillshakespeare.

One of Canada’s strongest men joins the Town of Morinville’s Canada Day festivities to pull a fire truck for the Morinville Food Bank. Scott Wallace, 43, who hails from Chilliwack, B.C., holds the title for the 2016 B.C.’s Strongest Man Competition.

DETAILS Best Kind: New Writing Made in Newfoundland Edited by Robert Finley 184 pages $19.

It’s always a great night at the Sterling Awards Gala as theatre artists flock to honour the past season's major achievements.