Local Entertainment

Many stories come and go. A few stay seared in your mind forever. Such is the story of former hometown girl Alison Azer. In 2015 I became a first-time grandma.

The beginning of a new year means a fresh slate of movies to anticipate or avoid. Usually, January kicks off with a handful of serious and excellent movies along with an equal measure of real stinkers.

Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park is receiving a winter makeover like no other. For the first time in the park’s history, a spectacular ice castle adorns the frozen landscape.

Morinville Community Cultural Centre continues its new lineup of fresh entertainment for the second half of the season. Now through to April, patrons can expect a lively mix of concerts, music, dance, theatre and children's shows.

The year 2015 is going out with a bang, or rather a series of bangs, whistles, cracks, and thundering explosions.

Meghan Schech wants to help people rise to new heights, literally.

Going to movies during the holiday season is an atypical tradition that many people have taken up. Maybe there’s only so much of your bickering parents that you can take.

While Marty Chan prepares two manuscripts and juggles countless school visits, he’ll also be offering words of wisdom to budding authors young and old. Starting in January, he will become the 2016 regional writer in residence.

From the first moments of the lively, jewel-toned party and streaking athletics of the Cossack dance, it is clear that the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers are a powerhouse troupe quite capable of making Clara’s Dream, an adaptation of Tchaikovsky̵

The system is in desperate need of a tune up. That’s what one local woman says about the health care her son has received at a variety of levels.