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Buffoonish slapstick. Elegant acrobatics. Infectious rhythms. Technical wizardry. Year-after-year all these descriptions apply to describe the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival. About 50,000 visitors attend annually.

The tents are up. The banners are flying and the 34th annual Northern Alberta International Children's Festival is overflowing with vibrant, positive energy.

Sand castles are the stuff of dreams along with dragons and fairy godmothers. So sturdy, yet so fragile they look as if they could vanish in a puff with a mere touch.

Two of Edmonton's finest and most versatile actors join forces in playwright Keith Huff's A Steady Rain. John Ullyatt and Jesse Gervais star in this two-hander that originally opened on Broadway with Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman.

“You need to have the clinking of glasses to have a great show,” said Larry Schrum, conductor of River City Big Band describing the Yardbird Suite where the ensemble hosts a concert on Thursday night.

Compassion House Foundation is fundraising for breast cancer victims through a new initiative called Cup of Compassion.

Scores of frogs, lizards, geckos and tarantulas will creep on down to Edmonton this weekend for one of the region's biggest reptile shows.

Trying to purrfectly sum up Sparky is a bit of conundrum. Is he an aristocrat? Is he a Romeo? For sure he’s an adventurer. The fluffy 20-year-old tomcat is a little tough to peg.

The Internet is turning into a 21st century form of lightning in a bottle creating instantaneous performances and massive audiences at the stroke of a keyboard.

The St. Albert Public School's Night of Music graces the Winspear Centre with its variety and performance calibre this Tuesday evening. This inaugural event, after a period of inactivity for nearly eight years, returns as a highly anticipated affair.