The John Labatt Centre, located at 99 Dundas St. in the heart of nearby downtown London, Ontario, will host three spectacular concerts in February, highlighted by Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Nation Tour.”

Nearly four decades after forming, Deep Purple has sold more than 100 million albums. Known as one of the most dynamic and influential bands in rock history, Deep Purple will play in the RBC Theatre at the John Labatt Centre at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 11.  Ticket prices range from $61.25 to $86.75.

The Fashion Design/Interior Decorating Program students at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center recently took a field trip to JoAnn Fabrics and Ethan Allen.  The Orleans/Niagara BOCES program is designed to prepare students for education or careers in fashion design and interior decorating using both theory and hands-on projects. 

The Orleans/Niagara BOCES students at the Niagara Falls Alternative High School really had Martin Luther King, Jr. Day really brought to life for them by their teachers.  Ann Marie Riggie, who teaches English and Dan Barrancotta, who teaches Social Studies, coordinated their lessons to really bring to life who Dr. King was and how his hard work has benefitted African Americans in this country.  “It is so hard for these students to realize what life was like before Civil Rights,” says Ms. Riggie.  “To them it is another lifetime ago and they have never had to deal with what was happening before Dr. King started his work.”