Tag Archives: Arts

Tories, NDP say more support needed for sectors hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are pushing the federal Liberals for targeted COVID-19 relief for some badly hit sectors. The Conservatives advanced a motion Tuesday calling on the Liberals to implement s...
Mar 09, 2021

Dick Smyth, Canadian maestro of news radio commentary, dies at 85
TORONTO - Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day's topics, has died at 85. His daughter Tracy Smyth said h...
Mar 06, 2021

Giving away her paintings: How a Saskatoon businesswoman found her ‘life’s work’
As fast as Lloanne Pinel can create her abstract paintings, she's giving them away.The Saskatoon woman and her family have owned a children's party and entertainment company called Fantastic Facepaint...
Mar 05, 2021

SaskMusic hosting virtual concert for International Women's Day
Talent from across Saskatchewan will be showcased during a virtual concert event in celebration of International Women's Day. The concert, scheduled for March 7 at 7 p.m., has been organized by SaskMu...
Mar 05, 2021

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival to be livestreamed
The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival organizers are thrilled the event will be able to return to the stage this year, while following COVID-19 restrictions.The festival will run from April 19 to 24 ...
Mar 02, 2021

Behind the mask: Carlton drama students explore human interaction
If you think theatre performance about face masks can't work, then think again. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly taught us all about how to adapt and for Carlton Comprehensive Public High School dr...
Mar 01, 2021

Northeast Sask. woman publishes children's book
A northeast Saskatchewan mindfulness educator, bodytalk practitioner, business owner, and mental health advocate is adding author to her title.The children's book Lily's Loud Mouth by Laura Lawrence o...
Mar 01, 2021

Frozen artwork showcases lake trout emerging from waves
A snow sculpture celebrating the beauty of northern Saskatchewan is the newest addition to Patterson Park.Renowned Saskatoon-based snow artist Theressa Wright and her husband Terry Ouellette arrived i...
Mar 01, 2021

Dakota language activist aspires to create documentary
A woman from the Wahpeton Dakota Nation, who has spent the past year working with first-language speakers and the Northern Dakota Language Group on the retention of the Dakota language, has focused he...
Feb 28, 2021

Sweetgrass artist to host youth art classes at local gallery
Local area artist, Azby Whitecalf of Sweetgrass First Nation will be leading art classes at the Allen Sapp Gallery next month.Whitecalf, who recently graduated from a four-year Visual Communications p...
Feb 23, 2021