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It’s dark outside. The sun doesn’t rise until nearly 8:30 a.m. and starts to set right after 4 p.m.

What 800-year-old document is sealed in an airtight display case, bears a king’s signature, and made an everlasting impact on the laws and rights of more than one country? If you said anything other than the Magna Carta then a history lesson is

Bah, humbug. The Citadel Theatre’s much anticipated production of Tom Wood’s adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a holiday tradition that fills seats every year.

Growing up Nestor Petriw sang in several choirs including Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton.

There’s a retro revival going on and Punch Drunk Cabaret is leading the charge. Costumed in Steampunk outfits, the retro rockabilly-swing threesome has produced a sound that is fresh, dynamic and best of all – modern.

“It’s one of the great founding documents of Western civilization, and its significance can’t be overstated.

St. Albert’s first writer in residence is back on the new release shelf with a title that might surprise her readers. This time, Natasha Deen has got a surprise or two up her sleeve.

Swing and Motown music enjoyed their golden heydays more than five decades ago. They were larger-than-life sounds that unfortunately no longer command the same respect from radio stations now backing the more popular bubble-gum pop.

Michael Massey speaks softly and flicks a small orchestral baton. The senior conductor with a shock of white hair has no trouble getting the attention and respect from musicians within the Edmonton Youth Orchestra.

Gail Sidonie Sobat is nearing the end of her one-year appointment as the metropolitan Edmonton regional writer in residence and decided that a seasonal party was in order.