Local Entertainment News

Lethbridge artist Karen Romanchuk will join forces with Didsbury's Kelly Tschritter for a singer-songwriter evening at Tracks this Friday at 9 p.m.

Mountain View Museum is hosting David Thompson Highway, a new art exhibit that will be on display until Feb. 27.

B.C. songwriter Shane Philip will bring his unique style of music to Tracks this Friday at 8 p.m. The Quadra Island musician has been working as a non-stop touring musician since 2005.

Local band Fall Mercy comes back to Tracks to open for Calgary band Kingdom of Few this Saturday at 9 p.m. Fall Mercy plays a blend of rock/pop music.

Airdrie pop-punk band Run Romeo Run learned two weeks ago that it had been invited to play one show at the Canadian Music Festival, an event held during Canadian Music Week in Toronto at the end of March.

The Mountain View Film Group will present six movies during winter and spring 2012 at the Mayfair Cinema. The season will start on Sunday, Jan. 8 with a showing of The Way, a 2010 movie chronicling a grieving father's journey on St.

Olds High School graduates Tyler MacIntyre and John Negropontes made a splash at the Edmonton International Film Festival last September, when they announced they wanted to bring convicted murderer Mark Twitchell's story to the big screen.

The Olds High School production of Annie Get Your Gun ended on Sunday, Dec. 4. “It was very successful. I thought the kids did an amazing job,” said Rhonda West, director of the play and Olds High School teacher. “I am very proud of them.

Glee fans, mark Dec. 16 on your calendars. On that date, Calgary vocal ensemble Oncue will perform at the TransCanada Theatre. The group, which is an adult division of the Youth Singers of Calgary, is semi-professional.

Olds High School will hold its annual winter concert on Dec. 7 at the TransCanada Theatre. This year, the usual music groups will be joined by a new one: the drumline group.