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The Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival is one of the most successful in Canada – in large part due to the fun-loving, enthusiastic volunteers.

Old Irish joke: Paddy, how is it when you’re drunk you can’t remember people’s names? ... I’m not sure Murphy, replies Paddy. I think it must be a gift.

Singing Christmas Tree If you're in the mood for a glam, Las Vegas-style holiday celebration check out the Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree.

After a six-year absence, Les Ballet Jazz de MontrĂ©al returns to the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium with a triple bill from the company’s much-discussed repertoire first toured in the United States last year.

When you spend the day interviewing entertainers with a polished message that smacks of repetition and boredom, it’s refreshing to talk to someone like country singer Darcy Hjelsvold.

It’s April, the snow is gone, and we’ve already had a daytime temperature of 20C. If you don’t have spring fever by now then the St. Albert Painters’ Guild has just the cure for that.

Good time Charlie has just passed to the Great Beyond and the entire Irish village of Ballyslattery has gathered at the local pub for Lafferty’s Wake. And everyone is there to either celebrate or decimate the friendly village bloke. St.

From early Greek playwrights to contemporary rappers, the power of words has been used to highlight issues and instigate change. The third annual St. Albert Library Teen Poetry Slam is on tap for Saturday, April 25.

The push is on! That's the word from Heather McKinnon, event co-ordinator of the annual Mayor's Charity Walk.

The Alberta Baroque Ensemble celebrates its 35th anniversary season and after this kind of longevity, it could be forgiven for taking it easy.