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More than a million North Americans are probably unaware a former St. Albert country singer-songwriter’s music is in their home.

Time waits for no one. Jennifer Poburan knows that all too well. The Edmonton-based visual artist seems to make the most of her days but might complain that there aren’t enough hours in each of them.

No longer an emerging progressive rock band, Matchbreaker is set to release their sophomore EP next week at The Artery. Fronted by St.

Jason Lee Norman has the groundhog beat, at least for this year. It was more than good luck that the metropolitan region officially entered the winter season on the same weekend that he released his new book, a compilation of stories about winter.

Jermaine Lamarr Cole, known to hoards of fans as J. Cole, is booked to perform at the Shaw Conference Centre on Thursday, Jan. 16.

In any recital, musicians are usually the acclaimed stars. However, two luminaries of the renaissance and baroque music era are likely to hijack the attention at the upcoming St. Albert Chamber Music Recital.

The Arden Theatre is slowly undergoing a magical transformation into a fairyland with a Chinese dragon, sassy gingerbread man and a transvestite wolf.

Titans are clashing all around the movie world these days and I swear to the gods that none of it has any sense to it.

Steampunk is one of the last bastions of rebellion, a subculture or style best known for incorporating Victorian flourishes in today’s fashion. It lurks beneath the pop-culture surface emerging primarily in theatrical production and festivals.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to get your hands on some of the area’s best craft items.