Harris, Crowell and Thompson at the Jube
Think of it as a mini Folk Fest in November. Former Gallagher Park guests Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Richard Thompson will perform Monday, Nov. 11 at the Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets are $59 to...
View ArticleIzzard returns to Edmonton
Eddie Izzard is bringing his Force Majeure tour to the Jubilee on Friday, Nov. 22. The zany British comedian, UNICEF UK Ambassador and occasional cross-dresser will visit more than 25 countries —...
View ArticleBig Valley Jamboree reveals first batch of performers for 2014
Not only will Darius Rucker be performing at this year’s CCMAs in Edmonton, he’ll be playing next year’s Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose. The country camp-out, from July 31 to Aug. 3, 2014, will also...
View Article#YEGprov
#YEGprov Venue: BYOV 36: Knox Metropolitan United Church The #trendiest improv show at the fringe. Bring your fully-charged smartphone and keep it on. You could be twitter famous for 1.5 seconds!...
View ArticleYegquest Day Three: My big fat Greek clue
Henday, centre, with her friends Renfrew the Rooster, left and Alice Hensky, right. Opa! Cue the bouzouki! No, Henday the Free Range yegchick, and her flock friends Renfrew the Rooster and Alice...
View ArticleMacklemore & Ryan Lewis steal hearts in Edmonton
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis When: Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 Where: Shaw Conference Centre Attendance: Sold out. “Five thousand people,” said Macklemore, a.k.a. Ben Haggerty. Teens, twentysomethings, a few...
View ArticleYEGQUEST Day Four: Who’s in the Hoodoos?
Who, who, who’s in the hoodoos? And how did the hoodoos get to Edmonton in the first place? Don’t worry. Henday didn’t take a road trip to the Badlands – and you don’t have to head quite that far south...
View ArticleYEGQUEST Day Seven – A roost with a view
Welcome to the second week of Yegquest – your chance to see your city through new eyes, with a little assist from Henday, the free-range Edmontonian. Every day, Henday goes to a different part of...
View ArticleWachowich report into health expenses done, but not yet released
It has been almost four months since Alberta’s health minister asked retired Court of Queen’s Bench chief justice Allan Wachowich to investigate how the government might recover funds improperly paid...
View ArticleRecap of the fifth episode of Amazing Race Canada
WARNING: SPOILERS! Jet, a.k.a. thick neck, of Team Bros is a police officer? That’s only one of the surprises unveiled in the fifth leg of Amazing Race Canada. Lentils down, this is the best episode of...
View ArticleYEGQUEST Day Eight – Chicken Buffet
Where in the world is Henday, the Free-Range Edmontonian? Can you figure our where Edmonton’s favourite urban chicken has been roaming? Chicken and rice are awfully nice. Your yegquest mission – should...
View ArticleYEGQUEST NINE: Smarten up
Where, oh where, is our clever chicken today? Henday the free range Edmontonian continues her quest to visit 12 very different parts of the city – and to convince you to follow her there. Whatsoever...
View ArticleThe Edmonton Comedy Festival Presents
Venue: BYOV 29: Varscona Hotel – Thomas Bennett Room Edmonton Comedy Festival Sit down and hang on for an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy. Some of the best comics from the ATB Financial Edmonton...
View ArticleYou’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Venue: Stage 11 – PCL Studio – Global Family Stage Youth Performance Troupe of Edmonton (YPT) It’s a day in the life of lovable Charlie Brown with friends Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Linus, Schroeder and...
View ArticleGrim and Fischer: Review
4 1/2 stars Stage 41, La Cité francophone The dark arts: here’s a marvellous little show where masks come to life and magically seem to change expression. In Grim and Fischer, the characters are...
View ArticleYEGQUEST 10: The Quest for the Grail
Welcome to Yegquest 10 – the King Arthur edition. Are you knights and dames ready to to seek our questing beast? The rules of our quest are simple. Findest thou the spot where Henday, the free range...
View ArticleYEGQUEST 11 – Penultimate Poultry
Où est Henday? Cot-cot-cot-codec! Cot-cot-cot-codet! Où est notre Henday, aujourd’hui? Where is our Henday today? Yes, this is our 11th, and second-last Yegquest clue. It’s been a remarkable run for...
View ArticleJake’s Gift: Review
5 stars Stage 41, La Cité francophone — L’Unitheatre Sniff, sniff: That’s the sound of a play leaving your pockets full of soggy Kleenex. Written and performed by B.C.’s Julia Mackey, Jake’s Gift...
View ArticleHitchcocked by Sound & Fury: Review
2 stars Stage 44, Rutherford School This meandering parody-homage to the work of film director Alfred Hitchcock has the laboured feel of an overly long school assembly skit. It isn’t a good sign when...
View ArticleOne Man Lord of the Rings: Review
3.5 stars Stage 34, SugarSwing Dance Club There’s no point going over the plot of Peter Jackson’s violent, monstered-up CGI adaptation of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. You’ve either seen it, in which...
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