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Project Adult Literacy Society (PALS) is launching an anthology of Asian Canadian fiction tonight at Audrey’s Book Store, a relatively rare occurrence in a series-driven publishing industry.

There's a world of wonder to be seen at Big Lake if you have the patience for it. Al Popil knows this well. The former Gazette photographer has been snapping shots in the region for years and some of his best shots are the result of patience.

A healthy, flourishing garden has a way of adding colour, drama and texture to any yard, usually attracting bees, butterflies, birds, some envying glances and a wheelbarrow full of compliments.

Every once in a while, a children’s story appears on the horizon that is so touching and so moving we cannot wait to be immersed in it.

Grinding chainsaws. Whirring drills. Thumping hammers. Popping air guns. These sounds are the lifeblood of a construction site.

St. Albert Singers can’t get enough of performing and once again, they are putting a lot of gusto into saluting the world of folk music, folk dance and folk stories.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (18A) Freddy Krueger returns in this contemporary reboot of the 1980s horror series.

He’s suave, charismatic, playful, athletic and has deep pockets — how can you not like this guy? Of course I’m talking about Robert Downey Jr., the actor behind the red and gold metal body suit.

There are many theatre aficionados turned off by Bertold Brecht’s in-your-face socio-political ideals. But the way Sandra M. Nicholls sees it, his works are all about social action.

There’s a pervasive myth that art is only worth looking at if it comes from an adult, a mature person who has cultivated sophisticated ideas and techniques over decades of experience. Hogwash.