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Once again Theatre Network has harnessed some of the most creative young artists in the area for the 15th annual Nextfest, which runs until June 13.

One of the best group shows is on now at Profiles and if you don't get yourself out to see it then it will be like missing out on a once in a lifetime chance to meet da Vinci, Rembrandt, van Gogh, Michelangelo, O'Keefe and Annie Leibovitz.

Where Kids Rule is the theme of the 29th Northern Alberta International Children's Festival, and a quick stroll through a packed downtown St. Albert makes it obvious they are crowned king.

Where Kids Rule is the theme of the 29th Northern Alberta International Children's Festival, and a quick stroll through a packed downtown St. Albert makes it obvious they are crowned king.

In this job, you can derive a great deal of satisfaction from watching young artists grow and develop. Take Lions for Sheep, for instance. This St.

Jobi ‘Johnnie’ Mihajlovich is one of those musicians that never grows moss on her shoes. She’s too much of a rover, touring and travelling from city to city.

That special thing called friendship is a tenuous thing. The rapport can forge unbreakable bonds that last a lifetime. Or if the camaraderie is based on half-truths, it collapses under the weight of deception.

St. Albert is turning 150 years old next year and things are already ramping up. During the wet Rainmaker Rodeo weekend, the city’s sesquicentennial celebration committee let a huge prairie cow out of the bag on one of the many parade floats.

After a wet and dreary weekend, the 29th International Children’s Festival has shifted into high gear under sunny skies.

In 2006, Stettler-born bluesman Hank Lionheart moved from Vancouver to Edmonton take on the role of art director for Company’s Coming Cookbooks.