Singer-songwriter Heather Hutchison and one of St. Albert’s homegrown talents returns to her hometown for an acoustic performance of her new EP release Where the Ocean Meets the Sand.
The five-song EP is Hutchison’s third release and chronicles the time she spent living in Peru. It compiles songs that tell stories of being lost and finding one’s self in small ways.
Blind since birth, Heather’s songwriting and soulful voice have always brought a unique perspective to music. Where the Ocean Meets the Sand is a look at her life in Peru and the struggles she faced upon her return to Canada.
Hutchison’s performance is tonight at La Crema CaffĂ© at 7 p.m. Her husband, guitarist Jordan Mann, also performs at this evening of songs and stories. Tickets are $10 at the door.
St. Albert’s Amplify Youth Festival is looking for youth and adult volunteers to fill afternoon and evening shifts over the two-day arts event running Oct. 16 and 17 at the Enjoy Centre.
Through its workshops and performing spaces, Amplify will offer henna art, special F/X makeup, hip-hop dance, improv, filmmaking and more.
Volunteers are a big part of a festival’s success helping to man the concession, coat check, workshops, watching over artist hospitality and assisting in supervising evening concerts.
Volunteers are encouraged to accept two shifts. Anyone over 18 will need to receive a criminal record check and a vulnerable sector check to ensure the safety of all youth.
For more information visit amplifyfestival.ca.
St. Albert Theatre Troupe announces its new season, a triple threat of comedic dinner theatre productions.
Kicking off the season in November is Rick Arlis’s murder mystery Girls’ Night Out. Four women meet for dinner at the restaurant owned by the ex-husband of one of them. Between the salad and entrĂ©e he ends up dead. Girls’ Night Out has three different endings and no two nights are the same.
Following in February 2016 is Michael and Susan Parker’s Sex Please, We’re Sixty, a bawdy sex comedy where seniors shine a spotlight on their romances. Closing the season is Murder at the Howard Johnson’s, a light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle at the Howard Johnson Motor Inn.
The three-play dinner theatre subscription is $132 regular, $120 students/seniors. St. Albert Theatre Troupe is offering a 20 per cent discount until Monday, Aug. 31. Purchase online at www.stalberttheatre.com or phone 780-222-0102.
Juno Award winning Sass Jordan is coming to the Nina Haggerty Centre for a special fundraising concert on Oct. 23. Proceeds from the concert will assist 170 artists with developmental disabilities.
Only 75 tickets are available for Tell Somebody, an intimate experience with one of Canada’s most popular rock vocalists. Tickets are $130 and are available by calling 780-420-1757 or purchase online at tixonthesquare.ca.
