Sweater Zeppelins present Lessons in Humanity
Venue: BYOV 42: La Cite Francophone – Suzanne Thibaudeau Auditorium Sweater Zeppelins This is either the best sketch show you will have ever seen, or the worst scenes you will have ever met. Or both!...
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4 stars Stage 43, Campus Saint-Jean Auditorium French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925) remains an eccentric hero of the Belle Époque era for his invention of “furniture music” decades before the concept...
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4 stars Stage 12, Varscona Theatre Talent scouts (and beady-eyed directors) are in hog heaven at the Fringe, of course. What promising up-and-comer actor, new to the scene or on its edges, can resist...
View ArticleAlbum news: Scenic Route To Alaska, Nature Of, The Provincial Archive and...
* From Alaska to … France? Paris is the title of the first single from Scenic Route To Alaska’s next folk-pop album, Warrington. (Which also happens to be the name of a town in England.) The Edmonton...
View ArticleListen: Scenic Route To Alaska’s Paris
This is the first track from the Edmonton folk trio’s second album, Warrington, produced by Brad Smith and Jay Sparrow. Due: Friday, June 6 — which also happens to be the date of Scenic Route To...
View ArticleEating a croissant isn't elegant, but it's worth the mess
The delicate pastry on the plate is clearly a croissant. But for Agnieszka Jamowska, the classic French treat is akin to Proust’s madeleine — a link to a cherished memory. The Bon Ton Bakery employee...
View ArticlePremier Rachel Notley says Alberta can help 2,500 to 3,000 Syrian refugees
Premier Rachel Notley believes Alberta could take 2,500 to 3,000 Syrian refugees as part of the prime minister’s plan to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada by the end of the year. “We need to do our part....
View ArticleOfferings: Seeking the gospel's wisdom in the wake of Paris terror attacks
We grieve for the families and friends of those murdered in Paris, we feel relief hearing from friends and family who are safe. At the same time, we are thrown into confusion, and again wonder about...
View ArticleEdmonton Public School Board suspends all international student trips, citing...
Edmonton Public Schools has suspended international trips for students. “For the present and foreseeable future, our international trips are on hold,” said spokesman Brad Stromberg. Three students, who...
View ArticleNotley says many ways to have success at Paris climate talks beyond GHG targets
EDMONTON — While the focus is expected to be on greenhouse gas emissions targets at the Paris climate summit, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says there are many ways to achieve success. “I am hopeful to...
View ArticleCrowds gather at Alberta Legislature to call for action on climate change
Hundreds of people gathered at the Alberta Legislature on Sunday to demand action on climate change on the eve of a United Nations conference on climate change in Paris. The peaceful demonstration...
View ArticleEagles of Death Metal to soar across Canada including Edmonton show
Five months after surviving a terrorist attack in a Paris concert hall, Eagles of Death Metal will head out on a Canadian tour with Death From Above 1979. The two bands will perform Thursday, April 28...
View ArticleGary Lamphier: Germany offers lessons in transition to renewable energy
Werner Wnendt, Germany’s ambassador to Canada, was in Edmonton this week to meet with Alberta government officials and business leaders. As a global manufacturing powerhouse that now generates a third...
View ArticleDiner En Blanc returns to Edmonton — but where will it be?
It’s time to assemble your crispest whites and prepare to sashay toward the now-annual ritual of Diner En Blanc, the elegant group picnic that last year attracted 1,500 participants in Edmonton. This...
View ArticleFringe review: Paris-Edmonton
What do you do when your lover dumps you in Paris, the city of love? You go home to Edmonton, the city of mom. But as this bilingual production (with surtitles) makes clear, the flight to Canada...
View ArticleNAIT baker makes international waves in gourmet pastry event
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