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You could say playing piano for Mike Holden is fact of life. At 62, he’s been playing piano since he was nine – over 50 years of playing. And Holden is showing no signs of slowing down.

Cochrane readers of Adriaan and Rebecca Brae’s new novel Chaos Bound might get an eerie sense of home. “There are some places people might recognize. It’s sort of this area with some extra bits,” Rebecca Brae admits.

What is yacht rock, you may ask. Well, we wondered that same question. Luckily 70s-inspired-yacht rock band Until Red was coming to town, so we asked them, and a few other things. The cheery trio from Brandon, Man.

Cochrane High School (CHS) will bring The Sound of Music to the stage and feature over 60 students as part of the classic production.

Incorporating an upright bass, cello and jazz vocalist, the Spark Tour will make its way across Alberta and British Columbia for several dates, including a stop in Water Valley March 25.

“When we came together as a group, we decided it wasn’t going to be straight bluegrass,” Renay Eng-Fisher of the June Bugs maintains.

“Ogres are like onions!” as Shrek explains to Donkey. “Onions have layers. Ogres have layers… you get it? We both have layers.” Bow Valley High School’s production of Shrek The Musical is much the same way, as drama teacher Adrienne Fossheim sees it.

Craig Cardiff is a busy, busy man. The folk singer/songwriter has produced an epic 16 albums and tours relentless around Canada, making a point of playing some of the more offbeat locales.

Cochrane’s Chinook Film Group is offering this year’s Academy Award-winner for Best Picture, Birdman, for the month of March, showing at the Cochrane Movie House.

When it comes to the Calgary music scene, Jory Kinjo is a seasoned veteran. Born and raised in the city, Kinjo spends his time between Calgary and New York. “We’re lucky in Calgary and the musicians there don’t always realize that.