Entertainment

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lady Gaga will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall. The show will be the biggest of the pop star’s career, as it was for Madonna who also turned the expansive stretch of [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s troubled relationships with the British royal family, the U.K. establishment and the media have played out in public for years – in books and interviews, on television programs and in the courts. The latest twist saw Harry give a revealing interview after a court rejected his attempt to restore the [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — The rift between Prince Harry and his family has burst into the open again with the prince’s raw television interview after losing a court case over his security. In a long and at times emotional talk, the 40-year-old prince said he wants reconciliation, while re-airing grievances against the royal family, the U.K. [...] Read More »

It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have an inescapable gravity. May 4 — or May the 4th, as fans say — has evolved over the years into Star Wars Day, an informal [...] Read More »

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge trying to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio. And as they stood in line for water or food, the latest news [...] 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 »