Local Entertainment

Arthur Samuel Barker has spun a lifetime of stories into his debut CD, Somewhere Under the Radar.While the 60-year-old Red Deer resident has been making music off and on, between working on British oil rigs and in the trucking industry, he only lately got around to making a full-length album.

The man who sparked a popular TV series about nothing is part of this fall’s eclectic entertainment lineup in Red Deer — as is the straight-talking, duct-tape-wielding, squire of Possum Lodge.

Canada’s legendary anarchist band D.O.A. intends to unleash a musical “Blitzkrieg” on Saturday at Murph’s Pub and Grill in Red Deer.

The curtain rose on a dynamic, new live theatre space in downtown Red Deer, Wednesday, with the official opening of City Centre Stage.

Richard and Deborah Popovich have been earning their living entertaining Western Canadian audiences with their brand of humour and music for over 20 years.

Red Deer’s Tree House Youth Theatre is offering plenty of dramatic and comedic options for young thespians-in-training.

Belief in a Higher Power is a 2010 acrylic on canvas painting by Robin Byrnes, and is part of the artist’s new show Out Of The Hole on display until Oct. 16th in the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch. The show’s opening reception is from 6:30-8 p.m. today.

Wellness Through Art consists of works of a variety of media by a group of artists connected through the Ministry of Seniors and Community Supports and may be viewed at The Hub during the month of Sept.

Elks Lodge welcomes Matt Andersen, blues artist on Sept. 23 with Del Barber to open. Tickets from Black Knight Tickets.

After completing 300 televised episodes of his Red Green Show, as well as a movie, actor Steve Smith isn’t nearly ready to kiss his bearded, fishing-hat-wearing persona goodbye.