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Local music man of many hats, Patrick Zalinski, is looking to add to the cultural vibrancy of Cochrane with the continuation of his monthly Active Light Concert Series at The Hub in Sunset Ridge.

The magical characters of DreamWorks ' Madagascar will be brought to life by Bow Valley High School performing arts students next month.

The Cochrane Pipe Band’s Annual Robbie Burns night paid tribute to two historic figures Saturday night. The first was obviously Scottish Poet Robbie Burns.

Submitted by DJ Whetton This musical romp was produced by the Grade 10 Theatre Academy class. The students took ownership of the play including directing, acting, stage craft, advertisement, etc.

The Cochrane Public Library’s children’s drama program took to the stage today teaching youth aged eight to 12 the magic of theatre.

When Laurelle Vokey, 24, was about 10 years old she performed I Won’t Last a Day Without You, by the Carpenters at the Cochrane Youth Talent Festival.

This Saturday, Cochrane's favourite classical guitarist Martin Russell will be debuting in concert at the Gentry Espresso & Wine Bar in a sold-out show with former student, Jordan Young – who took the classical building blocks of from his teacher

When Kyle Aviak was growing up in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, one of Canada's most northern and isolated communities, he would never have dreamed his town, his school nor himself would be the topic of a Hollywood movie.

A handful of Cochrane and area youth experienced a rare opportunity to take part in one of America's biggest parades – the 130th annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA.

The Cochrane Pipe Band is celebrating its 20th anniversary when it hosts its yearly Robbie Burns night on Jan. 19. "I guess it's kind of hard to believe, since we started from scratch back in 1998.