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Broken Social Scene, from 2018, has been a favourite at the Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre. (Photo supplied) After a two-year absence, the cream of Canada’s musical crop is returning to the Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre this summer.

Silver Bells, a Bandura Trio — a bandura is a stringed instrument once banned by the Russian Czar— will perform for Music Niagara. All musicians are donating their time.

Juliet Dunn has made a tradition of performing with Le Trio Parisien, shown here at Manhattan's in St. Catharines.

Hannah Jamal (L) plays the mother of her younger sister Ayla (R) in Laura Secord Secondary School's Mamma Mia! (photos by Mike Balsom) You might say Hannah Jamal is getting a bit of a promotion, from older sister to mother, in the upcoming Laura Seco

Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and one-time Oscar Peterson protege joins Jeff Hamilton, Dave Young and Ulf Wakenius on April 30 for a Bravo Niagara International Jazz Day show April 30 at the First Ontario PAC.

Christyna Prokipchuk (right) donates the art of Pysanka, or decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs, to Royal Oak Community School students, teachers, and volunteers at St. Mark's Church, just in time for Ukrainian Easter, on Sunday, April 24.

Jan Lisiecki, now 27, signed a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon at just 15 years old. (Christoph Kostlin) Four-plus months, 12 countries and more than 30 cities.

Leg Julie Van Horne, Steve Goldberger and Rayburn Blake were regulars at the legion sessions, and played at the last one before the COVID shutdown.

Assistant Curator Shawna Butts at work with NOTL Museum artifacts.

Tomorrow's Voices St. Davids resident Todd Green knows the benefits of choir singing. After all, the Brock University Goodman School of Business professor has researched them thoroughly.