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You’re done with school for the year and you just have to pick up your report card. Your mind is filled with thoughts of no work and all play for two solid months.

The count is in. The official winner of Alberta’s Last Band Standing is The Flash Jam, a five-man hybrid from Edmonton.

Heads up, pet lovers. Put a leash on your four-legged furry friend and drop by Sunday’s Pets in the Park at Wilfred Laurier Park.

One of the big highlights of the StArts Festival is the mayor’s gala, a presentation of awards that acknowledges the worthy achievements of St. Albert artists.

For more than 400 years, theatre troupes have travelled to towns erecting pageant wagons or scaffolding and performed the venerable works of William Shakespeare. The Bard also captivates Edmonton.

Boonstock 2010 celebrates its fifth birthday bash June 24 to 26 and for founder/producer Colin Kobza, it’s been an exhilarating rollercoaster ride.

The New York Times once dubbed Rent as a “landmark rock opera” and other American magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Stone and Variety have been equally effusive.

It’s the fourth year Kent Sangster has been at the helm of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival and he’s feeling pretty good about it.

You’ve tucked away all of your old school memories. There’s a shoebox in your closet and it’s full of old handbills for the openings of prominent buildings like Village Tree Mall and St. Albert Place.

The first full weekend of summer is nearly here and Morinville is giving plenty of reasons to enjoy every second outside. Friday marks the start of the town’s annual St.