Tag Archives: Arts
Melfort's Christmas Castle returning for a second year
For the second Christmas season in a row, Melfort's Christmas Castle is set to open tonight.The community project was a vision of a local doctor who felt there should be more activity on Main Street o...
Dec 09, 2019 Melfort's Christmas Castle will open to the public tonight. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort Rotary Club reducing Carol Festival to just one show this year
Less entries this year has led to changes with the Melfort Rotary Carol Festival.There will be just the afternoon performance rather than the tradition of an evening and afternoon show on Sunday.Rotar...
Dec 06, 2019 Gordon Liddle conducts choir at last years carol festival. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Locals honoured by Métis Nation
The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region Two took time to recognize some members Friday.Over 300 people came out to Plaza 88 for the second annual Mtis Inspirational Gala. Sherry McLennan,...
Dec 02, 2019 The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region Two put on the awards banquet Friday at Plaza 88. (submitted photo/Sherry McLennan)
Meadow Lake Museum granted flexibility to improve displays
Members of the Meadow Lake District Museum and Historical Society can rest a little easier now that the society is formally recognized as its own entity under the city's purview.Mayor Merlin Seymore a...
Nov 28, 2019 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
JUNO winner Hawksley Workman brings his song 'Battlefords' to show at Dekker Centre
Two-time JUNO-award winning singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman said he wanted a name that sounded musical and at the same time evocative when he decided to call his song Battlefords, for a piece he pe...
Nov 28, 2019 Award-winning singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman will perform at the Dekker Centre Nov. 28. (Facebook)
Author writes children's book perpetuating family dragon myth
Nobody tell her grandchildren, but La Ronge area resident Caron Dubnick has written and illustrated a children's book for them for Christmas. "I wrote it as a gift for my grandchildren and it sort of ...
Nov 28, 2019 Caron Dubnick released a new book with limited copies available for purchase. (Lac La Ronge Tourism Centre/Facebook)
Legion holds craft sale
Remembrance Day may be over, but local veterans still need the public's support.On Saturday the Royal Canadian Legion held a craft sale to raise money for their building fund."We have various things t...
Nov 24, 2019 The Royal Canadian Legion in Prince Albert held a craft sale on Saturday with various different vendors. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert school hosts Gay Straight Alliance Summit
The fourth annual Saskatchewan Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Summit was held Saturday at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School.UR Pride and OUTSaskatoon worked together with the Saskatchewan Rivers P...
Nov 24, 2019 Arielle Twist speaks to a crowd of people at Carlton Comprehensive Public High school at the GSA Summit on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Volunteers, board members being sought by Arts Humboldt
Those interested in the arts are being invited to the Arts Humboldt annual general meeting.The meeting will be held in a classroom at Humboldt Collegiate Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26.Sec...
Nov 22, 2019 Larry Jorgenson (Arts Humboldt), Randy Woods, Katie Nichol, Ryan Josephson, Marilyn Fredsberg, Megan Brooks, Joelle Koenning Judges and Contestants at the 2019 Sound Cheque Showcase. (Facebook/Arts Humboldt)
Local artist promotes traditional beadwork
Trish Auger has been creating beadwork for nearly 20 years.Beading is a traditional Indigenous art form that is typically passed down through generations, but Auger's story is different; her family's ...
Nov 19, 2019 Trish Auger has been beading for more than 20 years. (submitted photo/Trish Auger)