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The gentle, neighbourhoody streets of Prince George were the scene of a recent horror. It was sinister. It was gut-churning. It was two young followers of door-knocker Christianity coming to a doorbell near you.

There are times when the Prince George Symphony Orchestra has been close to bankruptcy. These are not those times.

It's not easy to understand Beer Bacon Bands. It's absolutely easy to understand beer. And bacon. And bands. But put them all together with three capital Bs and zero commas, and it all becomes something different. It becomes a big party at CN Centre.

Some people arrive at more than one juncture at the same time. Yvonne Coutu recently moved to Prince George and she recently arrived, too, at a more internal destination.

Dallas Smith is the name at the top of the marquee tonight at CN Centre but a local musician is also going to be prowling the stage. Jer Breaks has been a longtime member of Smith's band.

The population of bona fide stars in the Canadian country music scene is getting crowded, which makes the position of Dallas Smith even more special. He doesn't have the field to himself, yet he is a standout in the nation's country genre.

Belcarra has layers of meaning. When writing songs, Jaron Chidiac tries to live up to that philosophy so when it came time to go by a name for his and his band's creative endeavours, there was no better word in their minds than Belcarra.

As the old saying goes "always be yourself...unless you can be Batman...always be Batman." Kevin Smith just happens to know Batman, so he's closer to the source material when he has his flights of personal fancy.

This concert Beggs for attention. Kim Beggs has long been one of northern Canada's musical treasures. She is coming south - yes, south - to the Prince George area to show her latest glints of gold.

Have you ever wondered what "it" refers to in the title of Frank Capra's classic film It's A Wonderful Life? Better yet, if you happen to think that your own life is wonderful, do you ever stop to contemplate what makes it so? Is it love? Family? Mon