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‘The great god of football’

The Cannes Film Festival’s latest contenders are a cinematic odd couple — British director Ken Loach and French soccer legend Eric Cantona, who stars in Loach’s festival entry Looking for Eric.

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Woody Allen arrives to the federal courthouse in New York

Allen, Gibson settle lawsuits

Woody Allen agreed Monday to a $5 million settlement in his lawsuit accusing a trendy clothing company of using an image parodying him as a rabbi without his permission.

Woody Allen arrives to the federal courthouse in New York

Season concludes with a crash, a kiss

The saga of bereaved family man Dave dominated the season-ender of Desperate Housewives but the two-hour episode also made room for middle-age pregnancy, infidelity and a teenage vixen.

Club dates – May 15

The Vat welcomes Bill Bourne on Saturday, May 23, with Bop Ensemble.

Publicity photo of Kylie Minogue

Next, we’ll take Manhattan

While Kylie Minogue is a superstar overseas, in the United States, she’s been more of a cult phenomenon.

Publicity photo of Kylie Minogue
Elvis Costello will kick off the Winnipeg Folk Festival on July 8.

Elvis Costello to do special show at expanded Winnipeg Folk Fest

The new Wednesday performance will be ticketed separately, but Frayer said the intention is to maintain the festival’s regular evening atmosphere.

Elvis Costello will kick off the Winnipeg Folk Festival on July 8.

Life imitates TV

No doubt you’ll soon see this plotline in an episode of the CSI series, with the disclaimer that none of the characters or events is intended to represent anything real.

Chantel Hutchison

Ignition Theatre closes season with Edges, a musical without a plot

Facebook friendships, relationship breakups and identity crises are all tackled in song in Ignition Theatre’s season-closing musical, Edges.

Chantel Hutchison
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Central Music Festival promises down-home focus

The third annual Central Music Festival is to be held August 14 and 15 on the same site north of Red Deer as the two previous festivals. The organizers have wisely focused this year’s lineup, emphasizing Alberta and western talent.

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One injured in car crash near Rimbey

A woman was taken away by ambulance following a collision at the corner Hwy 20 and Hwy 53 on Wednesday afternoon.

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Oboe player Melody McKnight will be playing notes very quickly and crossing between registers as the RDSO wraps up its season on Sunday.

RDSO to end season with Pärt

The RDSO Chamber Series is wrapping up the season with the sparse, hypnotic sounds of minimalist composer Arvo Pärt, whose music was featured in the film There Will Be Blood.

Oboe player Melody McKnight will be playing notes very quickly and crossing between registers as the RDSO wraps up its season on Sunday.
Actress Farrah Fawcett's longtime companion Ryan O'Neal

TV film shows Fawcett as a fighter, friends say

Farrah Fawcett expected that a video diary chronicling her fight against cancer would have a happy ending, friends Ryan O’Neal and Alana Stewart said Wednesday.

Actress Farrah Fawcett's longtime companion Ryan O'Neal
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac perform at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Unlucky Fleetwood Mac fan gets lucky with band after cancelled concert

EDMONTON — Black Cloud Polly finally found a silver lining.

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac perform at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Ron Galbraith

Fire in the belly

Rob Galbraith looks like a jock: tall, muscular and bearded, sporting slightly frayed sweats and sneakers. But then he slips a fringed scarf around his hips and suddenly becomes Valizan, a man determined to resurrect the ancient mystique of male belly dancing.

Ron Galbraith
Joan Crate

RDC Instructor Joan Crate examines what lies beyond “happily ever after” in her latest book of poetry

There’s something about weddings that make even commonsensical women gush about finding a “princess” dress and walking up the aisle with their “knight in shining armor,” said author Joan Crate.

Joan Crate
U.S. actress Goldie Hawn wants to give children he tools to help manage fear

Hawn wants to help kids

These days, Goldie Hawn is more interested in helping children than making movies.

U.S. actress Goldie Hawn wants to give children he tools to help manage fear
U.S. actress Goldie Hawn wants to give children he tools to help manage fear

Despite aborted gig, St. Lucia thanks Amy Winehouse

This Caribbean island’s top tourism official was disappointed British singer Amy Winehouse cut short her performance at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival last week because of heavy rain, but he praised the troubled retro-soul star for bringing buzz to the event.

U.S. actress Goldie Hawn wants to give children he tools to help manage fear
Yoko Ono poses in front of an image of her late husband John Lennon at the opening of a new exhibit "John Lennon: The New York City Years" at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC on Monday.

Yoko Ono talks about John Lennon exhibit

A new John Lennon exhibit is particularly emotional for his widow, Yoko Ono. Besides Lennon’s guitars, letters and other personal effects, it also includes a paper bag containing the bloody clothes from the night he was shot to death.

Yoko Ono poses in front of an image of her late husband John Lennon at the opening of a new exhibit "John Lennon: The New York City Years" at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC on Monday.

Band festival here

Band music will resonate at Red Deer College Arts Centre for the next two weeks during the Alberta Band Association Festival of Bands.