Local Entertainment

It has been a decade since Al Henderson served with the South Alberta Light Horse. In some ways, the former reservist is still fighting his battles. In other ways, he is fighting battles for others.

No one today can even begin to imagine the astonishing hardships early settlers endured. Yet their stories of human tragedy and moral triumph are the nucleus of the world premiere of Pioneer Years: 1895-1914 Monday at St.

There is nothing generic about Surreal SoReal Theatre’s new production, Dog: a 1950’s Homelife Nightmare that opened Thursday night at the Roxy Theatre.

What do the illegal wildlife trade, Quebec folk art and tobacco fabric novelties have in common? The Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), of course. From now until the first week of May, the provincial museum features three touring shows in its main showroom.

Like its painful volatile title, Shatter unfolds close to the heart, splintering it into a million pieces as it follows the prejudiced upshot of the 1917 Halifax explosion.

The St. Albert music scene has always admired Aaron Goodvin’s outright spunk. Even before finishing high school, the young country singer was determined to bust into the music industry.

Emilie-Claire Barlow is one of those experimental artists who just gets stronger with each new project. Not only is she a nationally recognized jazz singer, but Barlow also does a lot of voice work for animation.

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets a beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt).

For your consideration … Rango is a smart and wise story about a chameleon (voiced by Johnny Depp) with no name in the Wild West.

In Frank van Veen’s book of Genesis, there are actually nine days of creation. Spurred by a recent religious discussion in which he participated, he felt this was finally the time for him to put a show together on one of his favourite topics.