March 29th, 2024

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Library Chat: MHPL hosting candidates’ forum in partnership with Friends of Medicare

By Medicine Hat News on March 29th, 2019

Spring is in the air, along with a provincial election. I am proud to say the library has an employee running as a candidate for one major party, and a family member of a board trustee running for the other. That’s right where the library should be in my opinion, in the thick of things ... Read More »

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Mamma Mia! Dee Cannon can sing, and act, too

By BRUCE PENTON on March 29th, 2019

bpenton@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrucePenton This particular question didn’t come with a quick answer. The conversation was moving along seamlessly until Dee Cannon was asked if she was forced to choose one or the other – no hedging – would she pick acting or singing? “Oh … I … um … it’s so hard. I love them both.” No ... Read More »

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Twin Flames will light up the Esplanade stage on April 1

By Chris Brown on March 29th, 2019

cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown Since first meeting about five years ago and joining forces as Twin Flames not long after, Jaaji and Chelsey June have carved out quite a niche. Jaaji, an Inuk Mohawk from Nunavik, and Chelsey June, Algonquin Cree Metis from Ottawa, are turning heads with their multilingual songs. The husband-and-wife duo performs in English, French ... Read More »

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Juno winner will be a JazzFest 2019 headliner

By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2019

A coup for JazzFest 2019: Juno-award winner Laila Biali will be one of the headliners this year. A singer-songwriter and pianist, Biali was recently honoured with a Juno for the best vocal jazz album of the year and she will bring her talents to the Gas City for a show June 25 at the Esplanade. ... Read More »

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There’s more than blues at the Bow

By Stan Ashbee Special to the News on March 22nd, 2019

Blues at the Bow celebrates the end of its 25th year with a season finale March 30. The Bow Island attraction presents West Coast All Stars featuring Junior Watson. Juno award-winner Harrison Kennedy opens the show. “That one should be one to go down in the books,” noted Blues on the Bow president Grenner Veilleux. ... Read More »

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Eye on the Esplanade: Imagine a summer wedding

By Medicine Hat News on March 22nd, 2019

II finally checked something off my bucket list: a visit to the cathedral city of Wells in England’s West Country county of Somerset. I have been greatly influenced by my grandmother’s stories of her childhood home and had long held the desire to see it for myself. My mental picture of Wells, from Grandma’s stories, ... Read More »

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Margarita Mardi Gras tickets still available

By Medicine Hat News on March 14th, 2019

Tickets are still available for the Margarita Mardi Gras Friday night at the Cellar of Beveridge Landmark Events in downtown Medicine Hat. Tickets may be purchased at the door. The event runs from 6-11 p.m. Funds raised will go toward the Monarch Theatre, the city’s recently designated historic resource. Theme for the evening is Latin ... Read More »

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Made in Canada show tonight

By Medicine Hat News on March 8th, 2019

A foursome that comprises one of Canada’s most sought-after performers of classical music will play in Medicine Hat this evening. Ensemble Made in Canada is at Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church tonight at 7:30 p.m. A release sent by organizers says the group is presenting Mosaique, a newly commissioned suite of piano quartets by 14 ... Read More »

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Radio Ramblings: Tripping down memory lane

By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2019

It was my birthday last weekend. I love birthdays, and though my kids keep saying they want me to stay this age forever, the alternative to reaching that next milestone doesn’t please me as much as welcoming another trip around the sun. So, I’ll celebrate getting older whether they like it or not! Of course, ... Read More »

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Canadian hitmakers Blue Rodeo making a return trip to the Hat

By Medicine Hat News on March 7th, 2019

Medicine Hat News One of Canada’s most successful bands returns to Medicine Hat this summer. Blue Rodeo will be at the Canalta Centre on July 6. In 2017 the band was featured in the Stampede nightshow lineup and sent thousands home happy and humming many familiar tunes. The band is responsible for enduring hits and ... Read More »

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