Arts & Life

When award-winning singer Sean Robinson dreams of being a star, he is a bit more literal than most.

Christmas is a perfect time for heavy metal horror. The warm feelings of family and community, sharing and caring, get a boost when juxtaposed with thundering drums and grimacing guitars.

Stan Walchuk has led an uncommon life and it led him to write an uncommon biography. A lot of his personal narrative involves the wilds of mountain and forest exploration, but he is equally comfortable in the urban jungle.

A university is a prime place to learn the art and science of history. A university professor is a prime person to write about history.

Bringing people closer to nature is one of the reasons parks are created in the first place. The towering trees in Cottonwood Island Park will now get a lot more up-close scrutiny, thanks to the creative art of masterful carver Elmer Gunderson.

Warning: these comedians could change the colour of the snow under any audience to yellow. Dan Quinn, Pete Zedlacher, Craig Campbell and Paul Myrehaug are causing crowds to pee themselves all over B.C. and Prince George is on their list.

If there's a single word to describe the teenage condition it might well be alienated.

If you love choral singing in Prince George, the Cantata Singers makes a good point. They also provide the counterpoint. This is the 48th season for the Cantata Singers.

Kara-Lee MacDonald had something inside her she just had to get out. The buildup of words was a mental pressure that started as a child. It started as experiences and impressions, reactions and suppressions.

I needed this. Syria. Brexit. Trump. Trump supporters. Kellie Leitch. Kellie Leitch supporters. Geez, even Leonard Cohen passing into the great sleep. It's been a time of disappointment and darkness.