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Teatro La Quindicina is back with more. This time it’s the world premiere of Saint Albert, a bit of a magical, mysterious look to our city’s namesake.

Viter Ukrainian Dancers and Folk Choir are officially of voting age and then some. For 20 years the troupe has committed its full resources to the beauty of dance. This season the company celebrates its two-decade anniversary on June 20 to 21 at the Arden Theatre.

The Relay for Life last weekend saw an outstanding group of people take to the rings at the Fowler Track to take in a noon to midnight jaunt. In fact, the size of the event was unprecedented for the new schedule. “This was our biggest relay ever, in terms of participants and fundraising,” stated an enthusiastic co-ordinator Treena Mohrbutter.

Reel Mondays is about to open the house doors to the public again, after a year's hiatus. The cinematic fundraiser for the Friends of the St. Albert Public Library was put on pause when its former home Grandin Theatres was demolished. After an exhaustive search of all other potential venues, the group has finally struck a deal with a theatre that's close to the library and has tons of seating and a proper projection screen.

When Kat Spencer was enrolled as a forestry student at the University of New Brunswick, she joined a college club that offered wood chopping experiences and competitive logger training. It's not the typical sport women choose. Not even close. The Smokey Lake resident stands at a petite five-foot-four and barely cracks 110 pounds.

A rare privilege for an interviewer is getting to know actors in a personal way that separates them from their characters.

Brent Ayton is a funny guy who keeps his material close to his chest, so to speak. The oil and gas research engineer who moonlights as a stand-up comic admits that a lot of his material isn't exactly “Gazette ready.

This fall, the creative force we know as Hawksley Workman is performing at the Winspear Centre Oct. 23. The Juno Award winning creative pop-rock chameleon just released his 15th album on June 2.

Eating street food is a huge trend these days. As evidenced by lineups at the St. Albert Farmers’ Market, which opens today, we’ve become a food truck city. The kitchen-on-wheels concept really exploded in the last decade.

At first glance, yoga seems so serious. After all, it is a 6,000-year old physical, mental and spiritual practice that aims to integrate mind and body.