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Greenhouse growers aren’t psychic. But each year they look into their crystal ball and import new flowers that will boost visual appeal to any urban oasis.

Years ago I suffered from a three-year bout of bibliophilia. I fell in love with books, many for purely superficial reasons.

Anytime a Martin Scorsese picture comes out it feels like Christmas because I know I’m in for a cinematic treat.

Local painter Monk has been in Vancouver to help amplify the cultural impact of the Winter Olympics but she has also been playing a significant humanitarian role due to an untimely tragedy just before the games began last Friday.

The 90-odd mixed voices of the Edmonton Metropolitan Choir (EMC) have developed a reputation for treading new waters with a blend of exuberance and dignity.

Meghan Schech Watson, 20, gets nervous walking on ledges or open grates. But as an aerialist for Firefly Theatre she displays nerves of steel climbing ropes and silks performing gravity-defying tricks 12 metres above the ground.

If St. Albert is truly the city of gardens (as the recent corporate branding suggests), then all facets of our city must represent growth, nurturing and cultivation. In fact, 'cultivating life' is more than just a slogan.

This year Cantilon Choirs is toasting its 10th anniversary as an independent choral group. They return to their St. Albert roots with an annual fundraiser at the Arden Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Ego-surfing. We’ve all cruised the Internet looking for our name, possibly out of narcissism or plain curiosity. But in the dark comedic thriller I Google Myself playing at the Varscona Theatre until Feb.

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe recreates the life of a man haunted by a lion's share of tragedy, a man living in the shadow of death.