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Overburden features oil paintings by Medicine Hat artist Jessica Plattner. The exhibit will remain on display until April 30. An opening reception and artist talk will be held April 2 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 19 Perron St. 780-460-4310. www.

A new aboriginal-led grassroots initiative is getting a boost from one St. Albert educator.

Toronto Life Magazine recently dubbed playwright Hannah Moscovitch “an indie sensation” – not a phrase normally attributed to computer-tied writers. There’s no doubt the Toronto-based playwright is hot.

Of Johann Sebastian Bach’s two passion settings, it’s the St. Matthew Passion that has scooped the lion’s share of praise. Some scholars view the St. John Passion as the more rough-hewn, less polished older sibling.

The man who brought cable television to the province was honoured in the Alberta Legislature last week.

Podcasting offers people a powerful way to share their thoughts, their creativity, their music and whatever else they can generate. For some, podcasting becomes a personal soapbox. For St.

Talk about living dangerously. In our computerized world where most of people sit on their butts to earn a living, the Carabinier-Lepine family is an oddity. They juggle axes, jump through saw blades and balance on rolling logs.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Arden Theatre announced the cancellation of Choir! Choir! Choir! scheduled for April 1. Ticket holders are eligible for a full refund until April 1. Tickets must be returned to the point of purchase for the refund.

Call me crazy – or maybe not. That’s the challenge in a double bill of comedy-dramas facing two regional playwright-actors who deal honestly and compassionately with mental illness. Sterling Award winner Cat Walsh and St.

Romeo and Juliet As part of the Royal Opera House cinema season, St. Albert’s Arden Theatre presents Kenneth MacMillan’s groundbreaking ballet Romeo and Juliet.