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Often overshadowed by its older cousins Shumka and Cheremosh, the Viter Ukrainian Dancers and Viter Ukrainian Folk Choir is still making its mark.

It’s been five years since former Leo Nickerson Elementary teacher Jon Bauer quit his job to focus exclusively on his singing career. And he’s had no regrets swapping a steady paycheque for the uncertainty of the music business.

Irish plays have a way of plumbing all the emotional depths, revealing the universal passions, hatreds and surprises that plague mankind.

Colleagues, friends and passing acquaintances were stunned to hear of the death of one of Canada’s literary giants.

Les Colocs was a Quebecois band born more than 20 years ago in the middle of a national language war. Their humanity and social conscience inspired a new generation that still carries a torch for the now-defunct band.

Now in its 12th year, the Feats Festival of Dance is Edmonton’s ultimate dance experience, a potpourri of combined disciplines and outrageous beauty.

It’s party week at the Town of Morinville as it officially celebrates its centennial during the St. Jean Baptiste Festival.

Theatre festivals are popping up like mushrooms everywhere. The latest is the world premiere of StageLab, a summer arts festival promoting innovative theatre.

The St. Albert Theatre Arts Guild Entertainers (STAGE) is calling all victims of vindictive technology to audition for their upcoming fall production of Alarms and Excursions.

You’re walking through the farmers’ market this summer with an armful of fresh vegetables and your kids playing with a new balloon animal when suddenly — SNAP — a young photographer takes your picture and offers you the mement