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There’s a new breed of poet out there and he comes packaged as Shane Koyczan, a spoken word virtuoso who brought the Arden Theatre audience to its feet last Friday night – much as he did in New York, London, Edinburgh, Sydney and Los Ange

Nataliya Bukhanova has come a long way. A long, long way indeed. Born in Russia, she has been in Canada for only five of her 38 years but has not wasted any time in making this country her new home.

Born and raised in Dewberry, Alta., Karac Hendriks, 33, always knew from a young age that music was his passion and would always be a part of his life.

Two years ago when Red Sky Performance swooped into St. Albert with Tono, the company completely mesmerized audiences. The Toronto-based group dedicated to furthering indigenous cultures returns to the Arden Theatre on Sunday with The Great Mountain.

Fans of One Horse Blue can rest easy. Rocko Vaugeois has officially moved back home after living in Vancouver for 25 years. Back in the ’70s and ’80s, Vaugeois drummed for the full-throttle, country-rock crossover band.

An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a film like no other in Hollywood’s history.

It’s a matter of colossal cultural irony that this ‘comedy’ comes out at a time when so many people in sports are dismayed with how violence is causing concussions and permanent brain injuries.

The dimensions may be limited but the possibilities are limitless.

St. Albert has been called the Botanical Arts City for a few years now but it has never seen botanical arts like this. Calgary watercolour painter and video artist Jennifer Wanner has brought her own personal island of Dr.

The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers have turned folk dancing into an artistic expression that has enchanted hundreds of thousands around the world.