Local Entertainment

The vibrant colour of New Orleans’ French Quarter comes alive as Vinok Worldance introduces the pageantry of Mardi Gras 2012.

One of Alberta’s finest film and television actors returns to his stage roots to help Shadow Theatre celebrate its 20th anniversary.

I don’t know too many entertainers cocky enough to stroll on stage with a sideways hop and a rubber faced grin before breaking into a song about a highway car crash. Sound morbid? Not really.

A St. Albert duo competed at the Northern Lights Classic 2012 Dance Competition and scooped up two gold medals. Local ballroom dancers Marc Pinco, 18, and Victoria Metera, 15, competed last Saturday at the Central Lions Senior Recreation Centre.

Love is in the air. It is the most fragile of emotions, yet is hardy enough to survive some pretty harsh conditions. It is an emotion that fosters hope and new beginnings.

Wendell Ferguson may be living in Toronto, but his heart is still in Alberta. He fell in love with the province when he lived here for two summers working with Duane Steele and George Fox.

Nowadays there are only two types of producers that mount large cast musicals – big-budget theatre companies and schools.

The Adventures of Tintin is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure. Daniel Craig plays the nefarious Red Rackham.

John Ottway (Liam Neeson) is the kind of guy that you would want on the plane with you if it happened to crash in the middle of Alaska during a winter storm. For seven oilfield workers, that’s exactly what happens.

Man of La Mancha may be brave. He may be foolhardy or even quixotic. But when he sings The Impossible Dream, the windmill jousting hero and self-styled gentleman lifts us into a realm of grandeur that only dreams can concoct.