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An accomplished bluesman and a gathering of Alberta authors will highlight the next installment of First Saturdays in Okotoks on May 6.

Many musical performers proudly wear the label of singer-songwriter, but skilled Calgary acoustic guitarist Steve Fisher is not one of them.

When Rachel Haggerty thread her first needle in a junior high school home economics class, she never imagined she would one day be dressing models as they prepared to walk down the runway.

A country music star made a surprising visit to brighten the lives of patients at the Foothills Country Hospice.

At 76-years-old Okotokian Audrey Young is still going strong as an artist and as a driving force in organizing the Okotoks Artists.

The Book Arts Exhibit is still on at the Longview Library, so do come in and see it. Allow yourself some time, because it is a linger and learn kind of show. On Wednesday, May 11 from 2 p.m. to 3p.m.

Our garden club finally got the bluebird house project done. I was so looking forward to it and, at the last minute, I wasn’t able to go. Knowing how disappointed I was to miss out, my neighbour built one for me and left it on my front door step.

It’s a collection of the best of the best as member artists exhibit their finest works from the past year at the ninth annual Juried Members Show at the Leighton Art Centre. The event debuts April 23, with the opening reception 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Our line dancers performed for the residents of the Rising Sun and the day support folks on April 13. We will be going to Evergreen on April 21, meet at VNC at 9 a.m. Our wind-up will be on May 5 and we will dance from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

A newcomer to the local art scene will be putting a fresh face on Okotoks’ downtown.