Local Entertainment

Throughout its resplendent circus history, Firefly Theatre has always presented a blend of aerial, magic and comedy shows to sold-out crowds.

Leisure Cruise hot-footing across Canada Once again Dave Hodge (Broken Social Scene) and singer-songwriter Leah Siegel (Firehorse) are back on the road for a 10-stop Canadian tour in major centres from Montreal to Vancouver.

The grass is green, the skies are blue, and the animals are frolicking as animals are wont to do.

A show of business excellence Edmonton Events has recognized Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farms for its business savvy and its impact on the capital region and beyond.

Anyone who has listened to the Ina Dykstra/Nancy Watt piano duo quickly realizes there is more than musical passion that flows between the four hands.

The shock is wearing off for Leo Arcand but the reality is still slowly setting in.

Art-making can be an expensive occupation but in the world of mixed media, I take my cap off to Jeff Meszaros. The Paul Kane grad has opened a new solution to free endless supplies.

There’s a delightful moment during Alice Through the Looking-Glass when an audience member is invited to pull a golden tasseled cord. Immediately hundreds of jellybean packets attached to teensy parachutes rain onto a surprised crowd.

It’s an audacious move for a community theatre to mount Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood – even more so for a school production.

Women are traditionally marginalized in the arts. Sound one-sided? Ask yourself how many women musicians headline music festivals? How many women conduct symphonies? How many women are artistic directors of theatre companies? Too few.