Entertainment

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Jiménez, who once served as Escobar’s personal photographer, recalls taking the picture from only four meters (13 [...] Read More »

PARIS (AP) — Protesters repeatedly disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic orchestra in Paris, brandishing flares and sounding alarms that caused brief panic in the crowd and led musicians to leave the stage. Authorities said four people were detained. Pro-Palestinian activists also demonstrated outside Thursday night’s performance at the Paris Philharmonic concert hall, the [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here, and who else but Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s crop with nine nods on the strength of 2024’s “GNX?” It’s an exciting lineup, but like every year, there were a few artists who made the coveted list Friday and a few who didn’t. Snubs [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Justin Bieber’s seventh studio album “Swag” has put him among the top Canadian Grammy contenders this year. The Stratford, Ont.-raised pop superstar picked up a nod for album of the year, as well as best pop vocal album for the project. Its track “Daises” earned a best pop solo performance nomination while another [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar emerged as the leading nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Lamar’s nine nominations for his album “GNX” are part of a wave of hip-hop albums competing in the Grammys’ top categories, including Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia” and “Let God Sort Em Out” from Clipse, Pusha T and Malice. Other [...] Read More »

After focusing on comedies for the bulk of the past few seasons, Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is stepping back into the world of drama with 12 Angry Men, and it does not disappoint. Opening tonight for the first of six shows, 12 Angry Men give the local playhouse room to flex its more serious muscles, both [...] Read More »

Every day my first order of business is to turn on my computer and review what tickets have been sold on TIXX.ca over the past 24 hours – this information is vitally important to every part of the rest of my day. Although choosing and securing entertainment for the Esplanade is fun and exciting, there’s [...] Read More »

“We know our successes are even bigger than what the public sees.” This was a part of a conversation with a colleague recently, and it made me reflect on some of the auxiliary pieces of my job. My title as Food and Beverage Manager can be a little broad, especially with how many different events [...] Read More »

As Event Services Coordinator for the Community Development Department, I’m sometimes asked what I do. My main role is managing rentals at our facilities. At the Esplanade I book meeting rooms, theatre rental shows, children’s birthday parties and weddings. At the Cultural Centre I book the city’s rooms for non-profit organizations such as studio space [...] Read More »

Who’s ready for some camp at the cabin in the woods? Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s production of Evil Dead The Musical premieres tonight at 8 p.m. with its first of nine shows, promising plenty of laughs, a touch of shock value and an overall bloody good time. Based on Sam Raimi’s cult classic film trilogy, [...] Read More »