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Happy Victoria Day!May 16, 2014. Welcome to a long weekend unless you’re one of the people who has to work. Bring along Queen Victoria party favors to make the day go by faster. (I have no idea what a Queen Victoria party favor is.) Lots of things on Scene & Heard today: Curtis Goodman reminds everyone that...May 16, 2014
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Hansel & GretelMay 15, 2014. Yesterday we stopped by Southminster United Church to see a bit of the production of Hansel & Gretel which is a wonderful collaberation between the U of L Conservatory, The Symphony and the U of L Opera Workshop. It’s a chance for young school kids to get a taste of symphony music...May 15, 2014
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Cutting the grassMay 14, 2014. I had a day off yesterday and that gave me the opportunity to finally get to mowing my lawn for the first time this year. I had recently called Lawnmaster and they had just applied the growth fertilizer when the rains/snows came. So after yesterday I had 5 bags of lawn clippings...May 14, 2014
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Are you stressed about cooking?May 12, 2014. About 14 years ago I met Sandi Richard who was promoting one of her early “Cooking For The Rushed” books. She was at Chapters and she actually cooked something for us in the back shelves to show how quickly it could be done. Getting families to cook good meals and actually sit...May 12, 2014
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CASA es unoMay 9, 2014 Today we talked to Derek Stevenson about the one year birthday of CASA. Events will take place next Wednesday May 13. Get some cake at about 11am. Derek tells me that since moving from the Bowman, attendance at the new building is 5 times what it used to be. Side note: Derek...May 9, 2014
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Jazzin’ it upMay 8, 2014. We stopped by the Mocha Cabana this morning to hear from Don Robb about the great line-up that’s coming to the Lethbridge Jazz Festival June 8-14. Among the performers is Ellen Doty who will be opening for Michael Kaeshammer on June 14. Ellen tells me her grandmother lived across the street from...May 8, 2014
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Rhapsody In BlueMay 7, 2014 It’s always a pleasant conversation when I get the chance to chat with renowned pianist Glen Montgomery. He is the guest artist at this Saturday’s Gold Band concert called Shades of Blue. Glen will be playing Rhapsody In Blue by Gershwin. Glen says it was that song that inspired him to play...May 7, 2014
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Oh my, a science guy..May 6, 2014. Today we spent some time over at Fleetwood Bawden School where it was Scientists in School Day. We met an actual scientist Mark Goettel who is an entomologist. He was sharing his love of bugs with the kids and judging by the noise in the classroom they were quite thrilled about the...May 6, 2014
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Special speakerMay 5, 2014. It was an honor to meet Shobha Shrestha who is from Nepal and has formed Women for Peace & Decmocracy which is part of the organization World Accord. She will be speaking tonight at the Community of Christ Church at 7pm about empowering women globaly. She was brought in to Lethbridge by...May 5, 2014
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Remember 1967?April 23, 2014 As I was looking through the daily weather almanac I realized that it was on this day back in 1967 that we still had 38 cm of snow on the ground. Two days earlier on April 21 we had 61cm on the ground. Keep in mind we had another May storm that...Apr 23, 2014
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Singing with your soulApril 22, 2014 Sherry Kennedy is an accomplished singer and vocal coach who honed her craft on the many cabaret stages of Lethbridge back in the 1970s. She currently lives in Calgary but enjoys coming back to her roots to help others find their soul for music. She is helping her friend and former band-mate...Apr 22, 2014
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Farewell SpamalotApril 21, 2014. We finished the run of Monty Python’s Spamalot on Easter Sunday. I had a very small part but it gave me the opportunity to watch some amazing performances while I was off stage. There was an incredible amount of work that went into this production and since this is primarily an amateur...Apr 21, 2014
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Happy EasterApril 17, 2014 I always enjoy talking to Ralph Molyneux and Kelly Stickel from the Victory Church. They’re very spiritual men who are dedicated to bringing the Gospel to everyone. While their message will always be the same, the way they deliver it will vary. Like this weekend they’re including the Hibikaya Taiko Drummers to...Apr 17, 2014
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When Eric Idle responds to your tweets…April 15, 2014. I have been a huge fan of Monty Python ever since I watched Search of the Holy Grail in the theatre with a man clicking coconuts together pretending to be horse hooves. Of the troupe, Eric Idle was always my favorite. His musical Spamalot is launching tonight at the Yates by Hatrix...Apr 15, 2014
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My Spamalot T-shirtApril 14, 2014. I’m going to be wearing my Spamalot T-shirt on the weather tonight as a reminder that the Monty Python musical opens tomorrow night at the Yates. It runs nightly at 8pm until Sunday with a couple of matinees on Saturday and Sunday. It’s been a privilege to be in the show as...Apr 14, 2014
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Dave McCann CD release partyFriday, April 11, 2014. Dave McCann and the Firehearts have a CD release part up at the Geomatic Attic tomorrow night. The fun part of my job is getting to watch the growth of musicians throughout the years. I first heard Dave about 10 years ago and this latest CD which was recorded at Leeroy...Apr 11, 2014
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Help a school out.April 10, 2014. We headed out to the thriving metropolis of Picture Butte today (home of the 32nd greatest Canadian of all time Hal Anderson…or is it 36th greatest? according to a nation-wide poll a few years back. I used to work with Hal at LA FM and now he’s a star in Winnipeg. I’ve...Apr 10, 2014
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Snow? What snow?April 9, 2014. After a high of 22 yesterday we woke up this morning to yet another dump of snow. At least for the most part it melted on the roads but you still had to brush the white stuff off of your vehicle. And it was very heavy. A person could tear a rotator...Apr 9, 2014
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Off the air!!April 8, 2014 Every now and then we fall victim to technical difficulties that are beyond our control. Such was the case yesterday when there were some glitches that forced us to go to a plan B for our 6pm newscast. We were unable to run the scheduled Scene & Heard segment and I wasn’t...Apr 8, 2014
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SpamalotApril 7, 2014 Great to meet up with the king today. And by king I mean George Gallant who’s playing the part of King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot. Also joining Arthur was Derek Stevenson who plays the part of Sir Robin. As the poster says this musical is lovingly ripped off from the motion...Apr 7, 2014
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Connie Kaldor at The EmpressApril 4, 2014. I love driving out to the historic Empress Theatre in Fort Macloed. It’s a beautiful place for a concert and having interviewed numerous performers over the years they absolutely love playing there. Today was no exception. Juno award winner and Order of Canada recipient Connie Kaldor gushed about the venue. And what...Apr 4, 2014
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Cookies!!April 3, 2014. Girl Guide cookies are now available. These are the traditional vanilla and chocolate variety. We talked to Bev Gallimore and Chris Burton of the Lethbridge Girl Guides. It begs the question, which style of cookie do you prefer-the ones that are out now or the minty ones that come out around Christmas?...Apr 3, 2014
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Back to the 70sApril 2, 2014. Hope you watch tonight for my new Kim Jung-un haircut. I want to stay up on the latest fashion trends. Oh, wait. This is April 2, not April 1st. Never mind. Today for Scene & Heard we met up with the two student curators of the new art exhibit at the Helen...Apr 2, 2014
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April Fools DayHow many of you got pranked today? As a former radio guy there were a number of gags we tried to pull off. Some worked. Some didn’t. One memory that sticks out for me was when I used to do my LA FM morning show once a week from poolside at the Lodge Hotel. We...Apr 1, 2014
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Rumble In The CageMarch 31, 2014. It’s the end of March and it’s still way below the normal high of 10 for this time of year. While I can’t say that March is going out like a lion, one can argue that it’s going out like a feral lamb. If there is such a thing. Today we headed...Mar 31, 2014
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