Local Entertainment

Dolls express the character of the community from which they originate, whether it's a warrior doll from Japan or a porcelain doll from the Czech Republic.

Once again the concert season spins into high gear as Pro Coro Canada celebrates its 30th season with Gala Opening Concert: Spectacular A Cappella this Sunday, Oct. 3 at MacDougall United Church.

The most important thing to note about Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, apart from its insidiously long title, is that it is rated PG. This means parents should be forewarned.

What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy.

When it comes to food, eating local is the new fashion. In an exciting new move to promote local producers, Sturgeon County partners with the Haunted Pumpkin Festival to whip up regional menus for the first annual Sturgeon County Bounty.

Organizers from the 2011 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games have found a theme song that embodies the spirit of the games. Lyricist Bruce Lecky and his composer son Stephen, 19, wrote Bring It On ., an eight-verse song with a lively bluegrass vibe.

In six days, Carolyn Dawn Johnson is about to load her two toddlers on a bus and launch a 21-day Canadian tour that stops at the Arden Theatre on Friday, Oct. 8. And she’s a bit on edge. “I’m nervous.

More romantic relationships dissolve than stay together and the whirlwind of emotions exploding from a breakup can create some pretty dynamic theatre. Daniel Cournoyer, artistic director of L'UniThéâtre is always scouting for energetic scripts.

Billy Bishop Goes to War is a vengefully humorous peek at life on the battlefront, wrapped in slaughter, pain and poignancy.

Ben Affleck had such promise when he embarked on a directing career two years ago with Gone, Baby, Gone.