Local Entertainment News

DIDSBURY - Top Note Music Studio in Didsbury had a very special visitor recently: Diane Atkinson of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Atkinson was in town to administer three exams to local students Tyler Kidd and Ethan Sheridan.

INNISFAIL - It was the classic case of touch and go for Glen Carritt. On the evening of Aug. 12 Carritt, who sits on town council, advised that if this summer's abundant rain continues its trend on Aug.

DIDSBURY - The fourth annual Days of Yore was another big success over the long weekend with numbers well up from last year. The historical re-enactment festival, which was held Aug.

Marliss Weber, originally from Olds, and her husband Randy Brososky are now filmmakers, and their web series Necessary Evil is being screened at multiple festivals and nominated for 14 awards in several countries.

INNISFAIL - Californian Norma Jean Bennett still lovingly embraces the magic of growing up on her childhood Central Alberta farm.

DIDSBURY - A resident is hoping to turn one of the alleys in downtown Didsbury into an "art alley.

DIDSBURY - The pop-up park located just beside the AG Foods parking lot in Didsbury is looking good these days. The park is the brainchild of resident Kevin Bentley, who has spent a considerable amount of his own time working on the spot.

Organizers of the third annual Sundre Slingfest — a rally for Polaris Slingshots that offers participants a sneak peek of the surrounding area — were pleased with this year’s turnout.

The upcoming 15th annual Bulls and Wagons weekend will be packed with more community-based events than ever before.