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What to do and where to spend this holiday season
The Taproot team is taking a break from daily publishing starting on Dec. 22. But before we go, we want to leave you with a list of fun things to do over the holidays and some words on the value of shopping local.
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Boyle Street's artist-in-residence uses hip-hop for healing
Creating art with vulnerable Edmontonians doesn't tend to lead to massive transformation on its own, but positive changes do arise, says the first artist-in-residence for Boyle Street Community Services.
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A moment in history: Nov. 14, 1953
On this day in 1953, Edmonton's largest movie theatre was advertising its new CinemaScope movies.
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OddBird's Flight School takes off with artist mentorship
The first graduate of an OddBird Art & Craft Fair mentorship program said it has prepared him for sales in ways that art school did not.
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A night at the movies inside downtown's failing mall
It's Halloween, and five 7pm-ish screenings at Landmark Cinemas inside Edmonton City Centre have mostly sold a quantity of tickets that can be counted on two hands. The only proper horror movie on this day of days for horror movies is Shelby Oaks, and it has just one paying viewer: Me.
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Program launches aimed at training locals to work on film and TV projects
Edmonton Screen is mobilizing its new Greenlight Alberta program to train and accredit more professionals to work in so-called below-the-line roles in the film and television industry.
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Weekly dance classes keep seniors moving at Shumka
Outside the Shumka dance studio, it's a grey and rainy Monday morning in October, but inside the energy provides a sharp contrast. Conversation and laughter fill the air as dancers over the age of 55, dressed in all black, file into the studio.
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Book explores queer places and faces of Edmonton's downtown
A new book from the Edmonton Queer History Project details struggles, triumph, culture, and safe spaces in the city's downtown.
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Raymond Biesinger writes a book to help artists fight back against thieves
Edmonton-born illustrator Raymond Biesinger has captured the creative ways he fought back against intellectual property theft in his new book, 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off.
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