Local Entertainment

The start of January is probably the best time for moviegoers. It's the one time of the year when all we have are trailers, anticipations and expectations. In short, we haven't been let down by the silver screen yet.

Things sure were a lot different in the late 1970s. There were many interesting hairstyles, a lot of polyester outfits and some very unique characters. One new movie at the box office takes us back to see all of the above, especially the latter.

Where do you party for the New Year’s Eve countdown? Just kiss the old year goodbye and ring in 2014 with a roar of a massive crowd and an exploding fireworks show at Events Edmonton’s New Year’s Eve Downtown Festival.

Happy New Year! Every year the eyes of the world turn to the midnight clock saying goodbye to the old, hello to the new.

St. Albert singer-songwriter Penny Malmberg has a big voice and an even bigger heart.

Now that 2013 is almost over, people may be inclined to ponder what the next year will hold for themselves and for all of us. There is one St. Albertan who has a particularly unique perspective on the future.

The last few days of December are usually an excellent time for movie fans to remember the cinematic treats and tribulations of the dozen months that came before.

The state of animated movies has seen a quantum shift over the last 20 years, with traditional hand-drawn work losing out to computer-generated imagery, or CGI. One St. Albert-raised man, Brian Ferguson, has seen it all.

Young author Rebecca Bourque promised a trilogy when she first released The Protectors: Once Upon a Catastrophe in the fall of 2012.

The musical Cats is one of those Andrew Lloyd Webber productions that you either love or hate. The Festival Players’ two-hour plus production lacks a dramatic arc that you can follow from point A to Z.