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I attended my first Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival 22 years ago. It was tented right on the banks of the lazy Sturgeon River and the carnivalesque atmosphere beckoned thousands of laughing children to just let loose.

Time to stop and smell the flowers – literally. The 39th annual Orchid Fair is back at in the Enjoy Centre for a third straight year.

Can taking a child to see live theatre have a profound effect on them? Certainly, says Stephen Bourdeau, director for the International Children’s Festival of the Arts.

Overburden features oil paintings by Medicine Hat artist Jessica Plattner. Exhibit will remain on display until April 30. Opening reception and artist talk on Sat., April 2 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. 19 Perron St. 780-460-4310. www.artgalleryofstalbert.

When rock was at its peak in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Streetheart was the quintessential Prairie powerhouse band. As a live concert, it was dubbed Canada’s No. 1 touring band for many years. Musical tastes changed.

One of Canada’s comic book superstars is dropping by the St. Albert Public Library for a little spring break visit. Tony Cliff, creator and illustrator of the Delilah Dirk graphic novel series, is hosting a one-hour talk tomorrow afternoon.

It’s hard to believe that My Big Fat Greek Wedding was first released in 2002 because I’m still laughing at it. It’s harder to believe that it took nearly a decade and a half for the sequel to arise.

St. Albert's Barry Bailey is probably the luckiest Sherlock Holmes fan in the universe right now.

Exuberant. Avant-garde. Weird. Jarring. Noisy. Thought-provoking. Any of these words is an apt description of The Kaufman Kabaret, a show that guarantees you will not be bored. Confused maybe.

Basketball is fun, sure, but do you really want to dribble that bouncy ball all day, every day? Curling is pretty awesome too but, sooner or later, everybody gets tired of sweeping.