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These days, the name Elke Blodgett is more synonymous with ardent environmentalism than anything else. It might have surprised some when she was announced as one of the two co-winners of this Mayor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.

Enjoy a crash ride in music as The Contemporary Combos from MacEwan University Faculty of Arts and Communication mount one of their last concerts of the season. Led by Sandro Dominelli of St.

Many people regard Alan Nuttall’s images as so representative of St. Albert that he’s practically the Painter Laureate of the city.

Ron MacLean, host of the country’s national hockey telecasts and well-recognized figure even when he isn’t standing next to Don Cherry and his various visually paralyzing suits, admitted in his book to owing the start of his broadcasting

As expected Elke Blodgett and Alan Nuttall received Lifetime Achievement Awards on Thursday night at the seventh annual St. Albert Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts.

Keep your eyes peeled when you watch Deadpool. One St. Albert Children’s Theatre alumnus has a small but notable role during the snarky superhero’s climactic battle sequence.

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

St. Albert residents will have to find a new place to fiddle and jig this spring – the Métis Spring Festival has been cancelled due to a lack of funding.

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, there was no lion to speak of. Instead, there was a vicious tiger named Shere Khan to contend with.

The word “one-of-kind” is bandied about way too much in the entertainment industry. But it certainly applies to Alejandra Ribera. Toronto born with Scottish and Argentinean roots, Ribera is a seductive performer and innovative songwriter.