Tag Archives: Arts
Witness Blanket exhibition coming to North Battleford
A national art project that serves to collect memories as much as it does to preserve a dark period in Canada's history will come to the Chapel Gallery later this year.The Witness Blanket Project serv...
Jul 27, 2019 The Witness Blanket Project will be coming to North Battleford in December. (submitted photo/Leah Garven)
International Street Fest kicks off in North Battleford
With the sweet lemonade sun shining through blue skies and the sound of children's giggles filling the air, there couldn't have been a more perfect day to unbox this year's North Battleford Internatio...
Jul 26, 2019 One of the festival performers entertains people Friday afternoon. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Northerner shares gift for music with residents across Saskatchewan
It's been a busy summer for Tristen Durocher as he set out to share his passion for fiddling across Saskatchewan. "The more I play the better I feel," he said. "Music isn't training for me, it's reall...
Jul 24, 2019 Tristen Durocher has travelled to communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. (submitted photo/Kandis Riese)
P.A. totem pole to be removed for safety reasons
One of Prince Albert's iconic cultural attractions is set to be removed and laid to rest.The totem pole on the riverbank has been deemed to be a public safety hazard."There are two issues," Judy Macle...
Jul 23, 2019 The totem pole on Prince Albert's riverbank has stood for almost 45 years but needs to be removed for safety reasons.(Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
P.A. woman proposes music therapy for troubled and bored youth
According to one Prince Albert woman, the best way to reach out to youth in the community is through music.That's why Kathleen Clarke hopes to start up an after school program at King George school. T...
Jul 22, 2019 (submitted photo/firebirdnorth)
Organizers for Danceland at Manitou Beach less concerned about water levels ahead of homecoming
Saskatchewan's famous dance hall with a horse hair floor at Manitou Beach will host a homecoming this weekend.Danceland has survived 10 years of high-water levels at Little Manitou Lake and still stan...
Jul 18, 2019 Danceland at Manitou Beach will host a homecoming on Friday and Saturday. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort's Back Alley Tour back for third year
The Back Alley Tour is back for a third consecutive year in Melfort on Thursday, July 18 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.Artists will be in the back alley behind the Northern Lights Gallery to show off their wor...
Jul 16, 2019 Pat Davidson is a Saskatoon base artist that does caricatures. He was at the 2018 Back Alley Tour as well. (submitted photo/Sandra Dancey)
Sask. researchers to study health benefits of Métis jigging
The fitness potential of traditional Mtis jigging is the subject of a new research project at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).Heather Foulds, assistant professor in the College of Kinesiology, ...
Jul 15, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Métis youth heading to Kenya for program says learning has no borders
For Gavin Blondeau, learning doesn't end in the classroom, it's a way of life. That's why the Mtis youth is over the moon to be one of two youth from Saskatchewan selected in an international internsh...
Jul 14, 2019 Métis youth Gavin Blondeau, the son of one of the current Chapel Gallery show artists, has been selected for an internship program that will take him to Kenya. (Submitted photo/Gavin Blondeau)
Charlie Major to headline Stanley Mission Community Gathering
Juno Award-Winner Charlie Major will perform next week at the Stanley Mission Community Gathering. "Every year we try to invite a top-main entertainer for our country show and this year it happened to...
Jul 12, 2019 Country music artist Charlie Major will be in Stanley Mission on July 16. (submitted photo/MDM Recordings)