We are familiar with the concept of “a face only a mother could love”. Well, The Mighty Carlins has three characters that, possibly, only the playwright could … like.Collin Doyle created three absurdly foul...
Read MoreFlo Whyard was born in 1917, in London, Ontario, and grew up in a family of newspapermen and political junkies. Her father sat in the Press Gallery, inside the House of Commons, and wrote his articles at night while Whyard fell...
Read MoreIt is that particular configuration of the Hougen Heritage Gallery at Arts Underground that really astounds you about this latest show.From the name, Man’s Best Friend: Mutts, Malamutes and Huskies in Yukon History, you...
Read MoreNothing says “lead” like a top hat, white tie and tails, a walking stick and leather-soled taps.Nothing says “lead” like Fred Austerlitz (Fred Astaire).And, of course, nothing says “follow”...
Read More“People ask me, ‘how long have you been an artist?’, and it’s been since I was really young. It’s always been a big thing of mine,” Norm Matechuk says with a laugh.”Eventually it came...
Read MoreI have a confession.After encouraging friends and readers to participate in Open that Bottle Night, I remembered I had committed to attend the Rotary Club banquet where I found myself sipping the only red offered, a Jackson...
Read MoreThis could possibly be the most-anticipated Burning Away the Winter Blues event in its 11-year history.Because of the economy?”No,” says Arlin McFarlane. “It has been a long winter this year.”Then she...
Read MoreAs we get nearer to our upcoming and excellent adventure, distilling, we get more and more questions about the process. So we thought we would turn the Beer Buzz into the Booze Buzz, at least for this column.We get asked the...
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