Local Entertainment

The timing couldn’t have been more apropos. It’s the middle of May with the Victoria Day long weekend approaching. People everywhere are eager to shake off their winter scales and get camping.

Culture, social justice, environmentalism, humanitarianism and personal growth — these are the five building blocks of a new non-profit organization.

The 2011 Rainmaker Rodeo is alive and kicking. Rolling into town on May 27 to 29, the 47th annual semi-professional rodeo hosted by the St.

Two of the more prominent local performing artists are tuning in for a theatrical musical extravaganza to raise money for the St. Albert Public Library.

That old saw “When it rains, it pours,” has never been truer, than when you take a quick glance at LB’s Pub’s line-up of performing artists for the next few days.

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

Pop ballet is the new currency of the dance world, and Alberta Ballet is leading the national charge in redefining and re-energizing an entire ballet aesthetic.

Big Hank Lionhart and a Fist Full of Blues have a knack for fillin' up St. Albert pubs whenever they play.

This Friday, St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Morinville comes alive with the voices of about 200 singers from across central and northern Alberta.

Where would the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) be without art? For that matter, where would it be without artists? According to Oksana Gowin, the gallery’s senior marketing and communications manager, only about halfway.