The Arts

Idol anything but idle

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Thursday, 11 June 2009 09:01
Pamela Roth
Sun Times
When Theo Tams is driving in his car and hears one of his songs come on the radio, he can’t help but turn the dial. Even though it’s been nearly a year since his rise to fame in 2008 by claiming the top spot on the reality television show “Canadian Idol,” he still has a hard time handling the publicity and can’t bear listening to his own music on his favourite radio station.
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Drawn to life

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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 08:40
Alisha Sims
Sun Times
An innovative art exhibition is giving a temporary new life to an old building.
   The Potemkin Collective has mounted “Ruin and Reclamation” in the long-abandoned Singer Clothing building on 5 Street South in the city’s downtown.
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Living the (pipe) dream

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Thursday, 28 May 2009 09:06
Pamela Roth
Sun Times
Mark Matheson didn’t hesitate to open up the front doors of fire station No. 1 and showcase his new talent on Wednesday afternoon. Standing in front of his bright red fire truck, he took a deep breath as he put his lips on the mouth piece of his bagpipes and began to play “Amazing Grace” while the cars and pedestrians passed by on the street.
The sound of bagpipes from the fire station has become a common occurrence and Matheson isn’t the only one filling up the neighbourhood with Highland music.
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Off the wall

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Written by Robin   
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 08:44
Pamela Roth
Sun Times
When you think of art, what comes to mind? Most likely, an art gallery plastered with portraits, paintings or sculptures of some sort.
   The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) is trying to break the stigma that art is usually portrayed in an art gallery through its latest exhibit, Into the Streets: Avenues for Art.
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A 'killer' fundraiser

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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 09:55
Pamela Roth
Sun Times
If you have a light-hearted attitude towards blackmail, sex, larceny, deceit or murder, and you’re not offended by shady dealings, sordid affairs and deceitful conduct, then you’re most likely the type of person who would enjoy an evening of a murder-mystery game.
This Saturday, more than 30 lucky people will put on their best game face, dig out their clothes from the 1930s and step into their assigned roll for The Watersdown Affair: A murder-mystery game at the Masonic Hall — a fundraiser for the Lethbridge Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation.
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