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There’s a new artistic wind blowing through town. Three Edmonton companies – Workshop West Playwright’s Theatre, Azimuth Theatre and Fringe Theatre Adventures presents the 2016 Chinook Series. Running until Feb.

Mayor’s award nominations are out The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts is coming together for March 3 at the Enjoy Centre. To get the buzz going, 35 of St.

The St. Albert Chamber Music Society continues the second portion of its sixth season with the distinguished voices of violinist Frank Ho and pianist Bianca Baciu.

Alberta Baroque Ensemble’s new commission has a remarkable pedigree, and by all accounts it is primed to draw a broad audience.

Nearly 70 years ago, the Alberta government – under then premier William Aberhart – issued the Accurate News and Information Act to force newspapers to print official statements in response to news stories that the cabinet disagreed with.

It isn’t easy to get out to a world-famous gallery to see the works of Vincent van Gogh. Thankfully, the Arden Theatre is bringing those works to St. Albert, albeit in a cinematic sense.

Art is a powerful medicine. That’s the theme of the seventh annual Rubaboo Aboriginal Arts Festival and one that artistic director Christine Sokaymoh Frederick firmly adheres to. She cites a famous Louis Riel quote.

American politics is a pretty interesting place these days, with candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump posturing themselves as the most viable leaders for their respective parties during this presidential election year.

Night Hours features works that capture the vastness of the night sky and the supernatural darkened world.

Marriage is a big topic this month in theatre. Over at the Citadel, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf represents the visceral strip down of a broken marriage.