Entertainment

NEW YORK (AP) — After two days, 2,500 dogs and more than 200 breeds, the Westminster Kennel Club is coming down to just seven canines vying for U.S. show dogs’ most coveted prize. Four finalists already have been chosen: an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie, and an [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rap legends E-40 and Too $hort will bring Bay Area hip-hop flavor to the NFL Honors stage, performing during the league’s annual awards show Thursday night in San Francisco. NFL Honors will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts and air at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and NFL Network, [...] Read More »

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of “Monster’s Paradise” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, which features a gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable President-King, lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump. “The metaphor has become a reality,” the Hamburg State Opera artistic director said in his office Sunday morning. “I’m really [...] Read More »

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. Pendergast by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing) 2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Carina Press) 3. An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (Avon) 4. The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Carina Press) 5. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown) 6. Theo of Golden [...] Read More »

Top New Shows (US) 1. The Parnas Perspective, MeidasTouch Network 2. The History Bureau, BBC 3. The Red Weather, iHeartPodcasts 4. More Life with Carl Radke, Pod Sub 5. Mind Games, iHeartPodcasts 6. Bloodline Banter, The Cast Collective 7. Hard Drive, Voyage Media 8. Atonement: The John Paulk Story, iHeartPodcasts 9. Dan Bongino FBI, Katie [...] 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 »