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From music to dance, literary to visual, comedy to spoken word, the Arden’s diverse programming is an open invitation for all to cultivate creativity and inspiration from performers sharing their craft from centre stage. As The Botanical Arts City, we will continue to nurture our future cultural leaders, the next generation of artists, volunteers and audiences, and we look forward to having you alongside for the journey. On behalf of City Council, thank you to the loyal patrons and dedicated volunteers for being the root of The Arden Theatre for 32 years. You are at the heart of our ongoing commitment to providing exceptional artistic experiences in the 2015-2016 season and for many more years to come.
Nolan Crouse Mayor, City of St. Albert, The Botanical Arts City
Every day I am reminded of how very privileged I am
to work for an organization that makes art and culture a priority and provides such a wide range of cultural opportunities for its citizens and the greater community. Season after season, I have the great fortune of being able to curate exceptional artistic experiences. This year we’re growing our regular programming. I’m very excited to present our new Speakers Series and Cinema Series to you. These new Series’ will challenge and enrich your lives through great performances and conversations with some of the greatest minds and artists in Canada, from around the world, and even outer space. This season, I’m proud to feature artists that were born and raised in our city and to plant the seed for new ideas, experiences and inspiration. In 2015-2016, I encourage you to join me at The Arden Theatre and Root Yourself in the Arts!
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Prior to joining the philharmonic at the age of 19, Gupta received a master’s degree in music from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in premedical biology, where he was part of several prestigious research projects in the field of neurodegenerative biology. Musician, speaker, activist. One thing is certain – this virtuoso violinist’s dedication to use his unique talents for social causes will touch audiences in ways they never thought possible.
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Did you know that the total area of St. Albert is 4,973 hectares? This and many other points of statistical interest were contained within the city’s 2014 annual report. Council signed off on the report on Monday night. Statistics were available on a myriad of topics, from crime rates to financial information to the number of people who went to the Arden Theatre last year. Here’s a sampling of some of the statistics in the report:
By Kevin Ma Staff Writer The tents are going up on Mission Hill this week as St. Albert’s Catholic schools gear up for the big finish to their 150-year birthday bash. Some 6,000 students from the Greater St. Albert Catholic school district are set to march on Mission Hill Thursday morning for a celebratory mass – the penultimate event in the district’s yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary. “It was an education system that started very quietly and was responsible for the needs of seven orphan children at the time,” said board superintendent David Keohane. “From those humble beginnings, we’ve seen a school system grow to a size of 6,000 students in three communities.” The mass itself will be similar to the one held in 2011 for the city’s sesquicentennial, Keohane said. Archbishop Richard Smith will lead the ceremony, which will include performances by local schools. “If it’s anything like the one we did to celebrate the 150 years of St. Albert, it will be a pretty moving experience.” Expect the main-stage to go up by the ball diamond at the bottom of the hill on Wednesday. Thursday morning will see some 45 school buses converge on the hill packed with students, with hundreds more making their way to the site on foot. The event will go rain or shine, and is open to the public. The mass is from 9:45 to 11 a.m. Guests are asked to bring their own blankets or chairs to sit on, and to walk to the hill, as parking is very limited. Once the mass is done, crews will take down the stage and replace it with a big tent for Saturday’s big finish: the 150th anniversary gala, a posh event featuring formal dress, cocktails and a gourmet dinner. Tickets were about 90 per cent sold as of Wednesday, but there might be a few left by Saturday. The gala will feature a pair of auctions run by host Danny Hooper, Keohane said. Items up for bid include a lease on a new Volvo, a painting by St. Albert artist Lewis Lavoie (one that Lavoie will actually paint during the gala), a trip to the Vatican, and tickets to the Sept. 5 football match between Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish and the University of Texas Longhorns. Tickets to Notre Dame football games normally cost between $500 and $5,000 and are highly sought after, Keohane said. Proceeds from the auction will go towards the Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools Education Foundation. Visit gsacrd.ab.ca for all the details. kma@stalbert.greatwest.ca
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St. Albert Arden Theatre attendance: 2014: 90,289 2013: 81,620. Registered city program participants: 2014: 212,127 2013: 215,607 City facility rental hours: 2014: 83,365 2013: 55,466 Building construction value: 2014: $200.2-million 2013: $209.15-million Pothole repair: 2014: 3,250 2013: 3,645 Water consumption per capita per day: 2014: 251 litres 2013: 256.7 litres Transit ridership: 2014: 1,007,999 riders 2013: 1,008,152 riders Criminal code incidents per 1,000 people: 2014: 49.57 2013: 59.45 City employees: 2014: 585.21 2013: 575.64 Municipal net debt per capita: 2014: $779 2013: $861 Park area: 2014: 515 hectares 2013: 510 hectares Population: 2014: 63,255 2013: 61,421
2014 finances Surplus: $889.3 million Financial assets: $152.4 million Non-financial assets: $855.6 million Reserves: $83.9 million
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At the same meeting, the first State of Recreation and Parks was unveiled for council’s approval. Like the annual report, there was a lot of information about those facilities and programs, along with statistics on everything from the number of dogs who used Grosvenor Outdoor Pool during the annual dog swim to social media statistics. Dog swim canine participants: 169 Total aquatics users: 2014: 706,796 2013: 668,175 Kilometres of trails: 85 Servus Place fitness centre users: 2014: 346,495 2013: 334,263 Skateboard park users: 18,160 Servus Starbucks’ sales: 2014: $661,813 2013: $597,721 Servus Place Twitter followers: 1,139 Photo – bryan Young St. Albert Gazette
SOLD OUT! Saturday, February 6 • 7:30 pm Ron James, one of Canada’s best-known stand-up comedians,
delivers his poetically charged brand of funny as he continues his search for sanity in these days of constant, dizzying change. With all new material, the explosively hilarious Nova Scotia native pulls no punches with wry comments on everything from politicians and the rich and famous, to technology and the entertainment options inundating society. Finding his niche in stand-up comedy, James has been part of the Canadian comedy scene since the early 1980s when he joined The Second City troupe in Toronto. In addition to voice work in animated shows such as Star Wars and RoboCop, James also created and starred in the television series Blackfly, hosted his own series and won a Gemini Award as part of the writing team for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Armed with razor sharp wit, a comedian’s eye for satire and a writer’s ear for language, James takes audiences on a wild ride through contemporary culture with his Pedal to the Metal Tour performance. For James, true fame is the ability to make people laugh.
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