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Edmonton has over 55 festivals across the year, but many people are only aware of the big summer festivals, starting in June, and perhaps one or…

If you’re looking for a single show for your little ones this year, PAW Patrol is it.

This show is a phenomenon.

PAW Patrol is a Canadian success story.  The animated TV show appeared on Nickelodeon in August 2013.  Since then, the series has become a media franchise, with toy sales, a feature film and a sequel, The Mighty Movie, and a spin-off series, Rubble & Crew, which premiered in February 2023.

PAW Patrol has received multiple awards and nominations, including the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

There is a lot to praise about the Citadel Theatre’s production of The Three Musketeers.  Based upon Alexandre Dumas’ classic—and very long—novel, published in 1844, the story has been reframed as a comedy, adapted from the novel by Catherine Bush, and directed by Daryl Cloran.

New Royal Albert Museum exhibit digs into a lost empire

In the heart of an ancient empire lies a tale waiting to be told, and this February, the world is invited to embark on an extraordinary journey through history. Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia, an international feature exhibition, promises an immersive experience that unveils the secrets of one of the greatest empires the world has even known. 

It’s beginning to look a lot like…patio season!  Here’s some patios where your family pooch is welcome.

Sitting has been declared the new smoking, and moving more is the antidote to the health issues that sitting all day can generate.

Moving more doesn’t necessarily mean knocking yourself out at the gym every day, either.

Simple walking is one of the best exercises you can get.  Walk around your neigbourhood and get to know it. 

Another way you can become more active is to take a course or workshop.  This has the double bonus of not only getting out of the house and meeting people, but also, you learn a valuable new skill, or acquire interesting knowledge, which broadens your horizons.

Review by Merlin Uwalaka

“The Mountaintop”, written by Katori Hall, delves into the solitude and introspection of being a figurehead, revealing the weight of expectations and the isolation that comes with such prominence.

The last total solar eclipse experienced in Alberta was in 1979.  This month’s solar eclipse will be near total for residents of British Columbia, but even here in Alberta, the eclipse will be discernable with 20% of the sun covered by the moon.

Watching a solar eclipse with the naked eye is extremely dangeous!  You risk losing your sight, for staring at the sun for even a few minutes without protective equipment can cause retinal burns (solar retinopathy).

Take a few simple precautions and you can watch this celestial event safely.

After last weekend’s sugar rush (how many Easter eggs did you eat?), this weekend, consider some relaxing, moving music.  Or browse a market that is new-to-you.  Plus, there are two uplifiting art exhibitions opening this weekend, giving you a full cultural medley to make your weekend great.

Family and community are how locally founded luxury jewellry brand Paris Jewellers continues to thrive since their
inception over 35 years ago. When Thu Luong, the courageous and innovative mother of current co-owners Chau Lui and Trang Wong, first moved from Vietnam to Canada in 1985, she apprenticed at the retail luxury brand Goldsmiths, learning everything from how to design jewelry to dedicated customer service. Inspired and driven, Thu opened her own shop just two years later. Back then, the first Paris Jewellers was a humble 400-square-foot
store, and Thu was using her trusty Vietnamese-to-English dictionary to communicate with customers.

Edmonton’s dining culture is set to tickle your taste buds once again as Downtown Dining Week makes its return from March 20th to March 31st.

With an record breaking lineup of 64 participating restaurants this year, food enthusiasts can embark on an foodie adventure in Edmonton’s downtown area.

​​As the first-ever craft distillery in the Edmonton area, and only the second in all of Alberta, Rig Hand Distillery is used to blazing trails. Not only have they opened an extensive new property to work as a farm, distillery, restaurant, and tourist attraction, but one of their whiskies was the first Canadian whisky ever selected as the official spirit of Canada’s House of Commons.