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As a company theatre, Yes is still in its infancy. But in its brief tenure, the company has produced several intelligent, edgy works that that not only re-examine universal truths, but also explore the function of theatre.

Sheldon Casavant’s early appearances as a teenage magician ended with a bird pulled from a top hat. Today Casavant is a master of card tricks, levitation, flicking fire on his fingertips, and making objects disappear and reappear.

Ron Sexsmith is in the middle of huge world tour hitting the road to connect with a loyal fan base that extends across North America and Europe. And the pop-rock singer-songwriter drops by the Arden Theatre on Saturday, Sept.

A St. Albert teacher will be showing young superheroes how to do science this weekend as part of an Edmonton comics convention.

In the Wednesday, Sept. 19 edition of the Gazette, the story “Hit refresh on your wardrobe,” the caption for the photo incorrectly identified Shanlyn Cunningham as Shanlyn Ferguson. The Gazette apologizes for the error.

On his children’s show, Mr. Rogers always used to sing, “Who are the people in your neighbourhood?” The MusĂ©e HĂ©ritage Museum now has an interesting answer to that question.

Virtually every news outlet in the country reported that Gord Bamford was the big winner at the Canadian Country Music Awards scooping up three major awards in Halifax last weekend.

Sorrentino’s Restaurant on St. Albert Trail is back with its 21st annual Mushroom Harvest. The domed fungus is a culinary delight popular with some, revered by others.

Hit them with your best shot. Make that your best shots.

If you were to look solely at the Arden Theatre’s ticket sales for its first concerts, you would never guess Alberta’s economy is in a tailspin.