Local Entertainment

If you’re mourning the end of August and mentally preparing yourself for the gradual environmental decline into another prairie winter, then stopping in at the VASA Gallery on Perron Street will likely perk you right up.

The pages of the August issues of the St. Albert Gazette throughout the 2000s are laced with stories about the western bypass/Ray Gibbon Drive, the new multipurpose recreation centre/Servus Place and affordable housing options. An Aug.

30 Minutes or Less (18A) In this action-comedy, the mundane life of a small town pizza delivery guy collides with the big plans of two wannabe criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank.

Don’t be fooled by the advertisements and trailers, people. All that marketing is out there for is to mislead you and make you a sucker for something that isn’t what you’ve been told the truth about.

There’s a bit of nervousness mixed in with an adrenalin rush at the new Morinville Community Cultural Centre. No one knows quite what to expect as tickets go on sale for the first season starting Thursday, Sept. 1.

It’s been a long time in the making, but Marlee Scott’s new single Beautiful Maybe was just released to Canadian radio this past Monday.

In the back of everyone’s mind, there was always a niggling fear that it would rain. However, last Sunday St. Albert’s record-setting picnic was blessed with non-stop sunshine as families by the thousands converged along a 9.

Just imagine the scenario that could have happened to any young Romeo who longed to marry the love of his life. Imagine Romeo on bended knee, asking Juliette her hand in marriage — say in August 2010.

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s much-anticipated Symphony Under the Sky is an annual outdoor extravaganza that compares to a set of fireworks. The four-day event slated from Sept.

Tickets are now on sale for one of the city’s premiere events. The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Gala is the opening night celebration that kicks off this year’s third annual StArts Fest.