Tag Archives: Arts
Christmas recommendations from Northwest area JPBG staff
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, paNOW/battlefordsNOW/meadowlakeNOW/northeastNOW/farnmnewsNOW has chosen to produce our usual se...
Dec 24, 2020
Melfort Arts Council continuing rebuild in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.The Melfort Arts Council w...
Dec 23, 2020
Hope and the Future: arts and entertainment provide link to normalcy
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget but there is hope for the future. We've decided to make that the focus of our series of end-of-year stories.The Arts and Entertainment...
Dec 23, 2020
Goodbye 2020: A look at lessons learned, communities forged in a year like no other
There's little doubt that the momentous events of 2020 will leave indelible marks on many Canadians. The arrival of COVID-19 and its rapid spread touched practically every aspect of our lives, from pe...
Dec 23, 2020
Merry Christmas Meota video sends message of resilience during COVID-19
A long-time Meota resident and his son have created a Christmas video inspired by the people who make up the picturesque village, north of the Battlefords.Charles Baillargeon spent about 10 days filmi...
Dec 21, 2020
Local painter bequeaths $10,000 to Mann Art Gallery
The director/curator of the Mann Art Gallery says he's "ecstatic" at news the gallery has received an unexpected bequest from the estate of a local artist.The late painter Andre Felley-Martinson has i...
Dec 20, 2020
EA Rawlinson Centre announces winter-spring season
The EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts have announced there winter-spring season slate of shows. The season theme or slogan is, "Safe and Sound."According to a media release, the tickets will go on sale...
Dec 19, 2020
Ex-Quebec TV host Eric Salvail not guilty on three sex-related charges
MONTREAL - Eric Salvail, who used to host some of Quebec's most popular television shows such as Star Academie, was found not guilty in a Montreal courtroom Friday on three sex-related charges. Quebec...
Dec 18, 2020
Eekwol lends voice to first of its kind Indigenous storytelling program
The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence position, a first of its kind at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), will be launched next month and an award winning hip-hop artist from Muskoday First Nat...
Dec 18, 2020
Local dance school keeps youth in rhythm
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a number of unique challenges this year, but that hasn't stopped Annette's School of Dance from moving to the music this season.Cayla Ellis, a dance teacher at the st...
Dec 18, 2020