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Sustainable designer celebrates Edmonton's textile history at Vancouver Fashion Week

Maria Augusta of Augusta Fashion and Textiles will debut her new collection, 54°N, at Vancouver Fashion Week this month.

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Jane's Walk participants and leader in front of the Alberta Legislature
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Jane's Walk organizers pass the torch to ECAMP after 16 years

The original organizers of Jane's Walk YEG are stepping aside to let the Edmonton City As a Museum Project take over the festival of community-led neighbourhood tours.

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Sensory Gala and Festival seek to make space for all

A Sensory Gala and Community Festival is coming to Bison Lodge on April 10 and 11 to raise money for some good causes and make a fun, creative space for everyone.

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Musicians, a video crew, and concert attendees squeezed into a book store.
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Small-scale concert series makes human and digital connections

A new concert-recording project inspired by an immensely popular NPR series is leveraging human connections made in an intimate space to create a valuable digital product for artists.

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Arts prize finalists headed to screen

The Edmonton Arts Council has shared the finalists for the Edmonton Arts Prizes, including three films showing at the Garneau Theatre as part of NorthwestFilmFest this month.

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City seeks Indigenous artist for legacy project

An Indigenous artist from Treaty 6 territory will be tasked with creating a piece to represent Edmonton and nation-wide municipal collaboration.

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Three people gathered around a table covered in books and a banner that reads The Historical Society of Alberta
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History is worth paying for, say heritage advocates

When the institutions that preserve a place's history lose funding, much is at risk, say the heads of two historical societies whose budgets have been cut.

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Three people sit in chairs in front of microphones.
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Whale Society of Edmonton shows small groups can make waves

The story of a save-the-whales group headquartered in landlocked Edmonton in the 1980s shows that a small group of passionate people can make a difference, says the sister of one of the organization's founding members.

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Expanse Festival explores diverse perspectives with body-based performance

Azimuth Theatre's Expanse Festival kicks off on March 20, with most events taking place at the Fringe Theatre's Arts Barns through March 29.

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