Local Entertainment

Sootoday Arts Page Editorialist and former Sault resident Anita Daher will returning to the Sault as part of a book tour in support of her most recent book, Flight From Bear Canyon.

The Buggles prophetic "Video killed the radio star?", a song that ushered in the MTV-era, is not applicable these days in Sault Ste. Marie. The Art Gallery of Algoma (AGA) will be hosting "The Golden Age of Radio" on November 12th & 13th at 8:00 pm.

What is it like to be a smart-ass with a heart of gold? How can someone love the power ballad and the high lonesome sound? Just ask metal-head, country-punk, arena-glam-rock wannabe Dave Lang.

Their name may belie a casual approach to scheduling, but Her Sweet Time will be taking the stage at Loplops Lounge at 9:00 PM sharp on Wednesday, November 3rd. Her Sweet Time is a duo consisting of songwriters Beth Miller and Caroline Shooner.

Here is a quick look at your options for live entertainment and other arts-related activities in Sault Ste. Marie between Friday, October 29th and Sunday, October 31st, 2004.

(Press Release provided by Amanda Pierosara) It has been given the Gaelic name of 'Ceilteach'. The city's first annual Celtic music festival is being hosted by Loplops Lounge. The three-night event began on October 27th and runs until October 29th.

The Arts Page is pleased to announce that children's writer Anita Daher will be presenting a free online "Writing for Children" course beginning November 1st and running until November 29th on Sootoday.com.

Despite the many changes that have occurred in the Staggered Crossing camp in the past few years, their outlook remains positive. Formed in 1996, the band has definitely suffered the slings and arrows of a topsy-turvy music industry.

There will be two Haunted Houses in Sault Ste. Marie to choose from this Halloween Season. The Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie and District will be hosting a "Halloween House" in the Station Mall this Thursday through Saturday, October 28th - 30th.

Although the masquerade orgy scene in Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut was supposed to be part of a moralistic statement on monogamy, there are those of us who walk this world that will never look at a Venetian mask in the same way.