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Play offers worst kind of consolation prize

Play offers worst kind of consolation prize

Game shows usually deliver big cash prizes to lucky contestants not rack up body counts. That is not the case in the play “Who’s Dying to be a Millionaire” being performed at Ecole Okotoks Junior High School (OJHS) this weekend.
Book takes a deeper look into one's memory banks

Book takes a deeper look into one's memory banks

Maybe your mother was right. When she said you’d forget your head if it wasn’t attached, she might’ve been onto something. You completely missed an important meeting yesterday.
Windmill show a long time in coming

Windmill show a long time in coming

Windmill Theatre Players’ newest production “Catch Me if You Can” has a familiar title, but this is not the 2002 film about a runaway cheque forger — it is a murder mystery with its own share of intrigue.
Local guitarist returns to the stage

Local guitarist returns to the stage

There’s an Academy Award for best-adapted screenplay but there’s no music industry Grammy or a Juno for best-adapted song. If there was, Longview guitarist Jim McLennan would likely be nominated.
Individuality shines in this season's prom dresses

Individuality shines in this season's prom dresses

Whether it’s called prom or grad, for many a young woman the event is — aside from her wedding day— one of the most special occasions of her life.
Blues duo to rock Bragg Creek

Blues duo to rock Bragg Creek

A renowned Canadian blues duo will be bringing their impressive combined catalogue to Bragg Creek on April 2. Suzie Vinnick is doing her best to saturate the Canadian music scene with a variety of quality music.
Students to capture spirit of Arabian nights

Students to capture spirit of Arabian nights

For their annual spring theatrical production the students at John Paul II Collegiate are bringing forth a tale of ancient Persia. “Scheherazade” is an unconventional story of love and heartache with many smaller morality tales intertwined.
Play within a play takes Foothills festival title

Play within a play takes Foothills festival title

A tale of an old-style radio production that goes horribly awry took two of the major nods at this year’s Foothills Regional One-Act Play Festival in Okotoks earlier this month.
Bright colours reign for spring

Bright colours reign for spring

Spring has officially arrived, and it’s time to salute the warmer temperatures by donning some bright and sunny colours. Forget grey, brown and black — this is the season to trade in that uninspiring winter wardrobe for a taste of the rainbow.
Singing the tales of Calgary and Canada's troops

Singing the tales of Calgary and Canada's troops

Tackling subjects other musicians shy away from Chris Gheran is a unique singer-songwriter.
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