Local Entertainment

Visionary College is throwing the dice with its newest offering of Guys and Dolls, playing tonight and tomorrow at the Edmonton Public Library.

When the world went into a recession, the town of Morinville benefitted by building a cultural centre. This past weekend the celebratory goodwill toasts spread far and wide throughout the town.

It’s called the gallery with no walls for a good reason.

Can somebody please tell Matthew Vaughn how to direct a movie that builds interest, rather than destroys it entirely? The X-Men series is so ripe and rich with interesting characters and possible arcs and plots that it seems it would be impossible to

Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honour whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride

If you happen to stroll through the Arden Theatre, check out the bold, colourful comic books sitting in the racks. Surprisingly, they are not really comic books.

Opera Nuova’s Edmonton premiere of The Light in the Piazza is a musical that easily measures up against some of the most sophisticated Broadway offerings.

In the past 80 years, the American music catalogue has spawned some pretty brilliant popular music.

In my 10 years on the entertainment beat, I’d never heard of Light in the Piazza until Opera Nuova cast it as part of the Vocal Arts Festival. And with good reason.

In its 41-year history, the St. Albert Community Band has garnered the respect of the music industry and political leaders alike.