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Sitting on a darkened stage while concert pianist Eve Egoyan played Ann Southam’s Simple Lines of Enquiry was like being submerged in a directionless abstract world.

After a ho-hum start to the new year, the WindRose Trio’s concert of light classics on Sunday at Robertson-Wesley United Church promises to be a warm breath of fresh air.

The insane risks people take never cease to amaze. Take Capt. Joseph Kittinger, considered by some as the first human in space.

Never short of work, St. Albert musician Gord Matthews steps it up tonight at Sherwood Park’s Festival Place as part of Front Porch Roots Revue’s salute to The Band and its lead bassist Rick Danko.

Just when he thought he was out, he gets pulled back in. Poor guy. It’s got to be tough to be a major drug smuggler trying to go legit, especially with a brother-in-law who still has his inept hands in the shady business.

The world of young adult fiction is being turned on its head as we speak and Thomas Wharton has a sly grin on his face. The University of Alberta assistant professor of literature and world-renowned author has a new book out.

The 4,709th Chinese New Year, which begins Jan. 23, is traditionally a time for exploding firecrackers, festive lion and dragon dancers, astrology forecasts, lively games and sumptuous banquets.

As the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 60th anniversary, it has once again renewed its legacy of reaching out to the greater community at large.

TorQ Percussion Quartet is a group that arouses lots of smiles.

The Little White School is on the verge of total accessibility according to representatives from Arts and Heritage St. Albert, the steward of the building that oversaw the project.