Forte Musical Theatre presents Jeremy de Bergerac

It’s a delightful coming-of-age musical with plenty of… sword fighting?

Mixing old and new is the name of the game in Jeremy de Begerac, an original new production by Forte Musical Theatre, Alberta’s only professional musical theatre company.

The show runs January 31 to February 11 at Pumphouse Theatre.

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Party Crasher: Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational

The stars were shining bright in Banff on January 12, but they weren't in the sky. The Fairmount Sports Invitational fundraiser for the Waterkeeper Alliance, a charity that promotes clean water, attracted stars all the way from Hollywood to the Banff Springs Hotel's Mt. Stephen Hall.

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New Calgary Festival Will Give Jane’s Addiction Fans Their Fix

Ever envied the Brits’ Glastonbury Festival? Or wistfully looked south of the border at Washington’s Sasquatch Festival? Pine no more. There’s a new player on the alternative rock festival scene: X-Fest.

A Feast for the Eyes: 7 Must-See Events at the Exposure Photo Festival

Hoping to travel the world, see nature’s beauty or delve into the past? You need look no further than the pictures hanging on your nearest wall.

Now in its eighth year, the Exposure 2012 Photography Festival has compiled an impressive collection of photographic works spanning an array of subjects.

The festival launches this weekend in Calgary, Banff and Canmore and runs until February 29, 2012.

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Avenue Design Competition Finalist: Jeff Johnson's Vinos Wine Rack

Frustrated with standard wine rack designs, Jeff Johnston set out to invent a more functional and beautiful wine rack of his own. The Vinos Wine Rack mounts to the wall and allows users to view the wines they have at a single glance. It's produced on a laser bed from a single sheet of plywood, allowing for efficient cuts and minimal waste.

Though Johnston’s day job is building research equipment for biologists at the University of Alberta, his Vinos Wine Rack design has earned him his stripes in industrial design.

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Swept Away by Alberta Ballet's Cinderella

When it comes to choreographing fairy tales for dancers, particularly Alberta Ballet's Cinderella which opens February 9, 2012, Alberta Ballet's artistic director Jean Grand-Maître has got some experience. Cinderella was the first show he ever produced in Canada, back in 2004.

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Avenue Design Competition Finalist: Ryan Spotowski’s J5 Table

Edmonton-based industrial designer Ryan Spotowski grew up in the midst of his family’s business — a decorative coating and concrete restoration company. The challenge of pushing the visual and functional boundaries of concrete obviously stuck with him and has become a large focus in his industrial design studies at the University of Alberta.

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Hotel Deals for Valentine's Day Getaways

For those looking to celebrate their romance with room service and Champagne, these Valentine's Day packages at hotels and resorts close by can lend a helping hand.

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Avenue Design Competition Finalist: Joel Tobman's InOut Chair

For those who get bored with their furniture, hear this: local designer Joel Tobman's InOut chair can be continuously transformed. 

Though the chair is titled in reference to its multi-assembly options (the seam detail can be assembled on either the inside or the outside of the chair), the clever design can also be produced in any colour, with almost any material.

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Avenue Design Competition Finalist: Isabel Prochner's Alternative Chair

Interested in design that allows objects to work organically into their surroundings, Isabel Prochner's Alternative Chair, which has only two legs, is designed to use existing materials in the room, such as books or other furniture for additional support. It is economically constructed with bent steel and includes a recycled rubber pad on the underside of the seat for secure placement on whatever it is leaning on for support.

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