Local Entertainment

Maggie Tree Productions, an Edmonton theatre collective that supports the development of women in the arts, has a knack for taking bitter radishes and sculpting them into aromatic roses.

St. Albert Idol is up and running with more than $3,000 in prizes to give away at the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce Lifestyle Expo, April 17 to 19 at Servus Credit Union Place.

Country singers always tend to project a tough image, so it’s nice to see their vulnerable side. This week out of the blue, the St. Albert Gazette received a call from singer-songwriter Sean Hogan.

Maybe it's the last of the snow mould. Maybe it's the dregs of winter still hanging around and the copious quantities of sand on the road and sidewalks.

It was the Apple commercial that touched our collective hearts and put St. Albert on the map, sort of. The 90-second spot titled Misunderstood featured an extended family coming together for a Christmas celebration.

Doggy be nimble. Doggy be quick. Doggy jumps over the candlestick. Today three-year-old Shine and five-year-old Rush are training at a St. Albert park. A weak sun shines over brown grass covered in snow and a northerly wind chills the air.

Australia’s Cat Empire and Victoria’s Current Swell are from opposite ends of the planet. But in looking at their grooves, both have no easily definable style. Cat Empire started out in 1999 as a ska jazz trio.

Mission Park or Seven Hills as it’s more commonly known is pretty quiet during the summer. That will change on July 4 when the inaugural Seven Music Fest 2015 blasts off. The two major headliners are Sam Roberts Band and Current Swell.

The invitation to tomorrow’s 39th annual Easter Sunrise Service is extended to all. That means all of the city’s 21 churches and everyone else in between.

Within a few seconds of saying “hello” it is evident jazz singer Tenaj Williams, 24, is the ideal candidate to perform a two-hour tribute to the great Nat King Cole.