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The guy who has been illustrating books for kids for years is set to teach the kids themselves how to do it themselves.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock. There is no other sound in the stillness. In a flash, shafts of light pierce a fog on the blackened stage and the spirits of murdered men stride forward from mists of hell.

The Serca Festival of Irish Theatre has returned to present a week of wondrous theatre. Returning for its sixth season today until March 20, it is filled to the brim with stimulating artists plying their craft at Alberta Avenue.

As we crawl out of winter's hibernation, our spirit and bodies tend to feel flabby. With spring around the corner, it's an annual ritual to assess our whole mind-body-spirit wellness.

Sometimes, the only thing that makes everything all right in this crazy world is to kick the ball around.

The nominations for the 2014 Yeggies are in, and it should come as no surprise to St. Albert residents that this city is well represented.

Altan, an Irish band fiercely dedicated to their traditional heritage, is the Arden Theatre’s feature entertainment on Tuesday, March 17.

Little did St. Paddy know that his name-day celebrations would bring out everything from raucous pub-crawls to family friendly festivals. It’s a day when Irish taverns are packed and folks are drinking the emerald green beer.

Many in St. Albert knew Frances Schuchard as a gifted pianist, teacher, accompanist and volunteer. To one of her youngest students she was simply known as “Mrs. Sweetheart. He couldn’t pronounce her name and just called her Mrs.

It was the first time Edmonton actor Clinton Carew hosted the St. Albert Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. And judging by the laughs and applause at the Enjoy Centre last Friday night, he and his minions hit the mark.