Tag Archives: Arts
Annual concert set to support grandmothers
The twelfth annual Arioso and Friends Concert in support of Grandmothers for Grandmothers will take place Sunday, with proceeds helping those impacted by the AIDS epidemic in Africa.The annual event f...
Apr 13, 2019 Carol Link, left, and Linda Jensen, will be performing at the twelfth annual Arioso and Friends concert in support of Grandmothers for Grandmothers Sunday. (Submitted photo/Lorraine Brokop)
Drive-in theatre returning to Gateway Mall
A little piece of nostalgia is returning to the Gateway Mall, in the form of a drive-in theatre on the roof.The mall's General Manager Sharon Faul said the plan is to run the drive-in from mid May unt...
Apr 12, 2019 View of the drive-in at the mall in August, 2011. (Facebook/ Kevin Tetz)
Local producer lines up 13th country music awards gig
This weekend's 30th Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in Saskatoon will have a strong Prince Albert pulse beating backstage as well as upon it.Paul Lomheim, the marketing coordinator for Northern Ligh...
Apr 11, 2019 Local musician and producer Paul Lomheim hanging out at the Northern Lights Casino's Starlight Lounge. He'll be working under a lot more lights, and pressure come Saturday for the 30th edition of the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in Saskatoon. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
Indigenous musician stops at SMVS as part of Live Different tour
Special guests from Ontario-based Live Different were at Senator Myles Venne School this week spreading their message about youth empowerment. The organization was in the tri-communities April 8 and 9...
Apr 11, 2019 Logan Staats performed as part of Live Different's visit to the region. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Local woman to join Japanese trade mission
A young woman with connections in the Prince Albert and Saskatoon areas, will join a special Canadian delegation this summer on a trade mission to Tokyo, Japan.Makayla Ross, 22, was invited to model t...
Apr 10, 2019 Makayla Ross will soon walk the runway in Japan. (submitted photo/Menor Photography)
Northern author launching latest novel at upcoming reading
Local author Miriam Krner is inviting residents to celebrate the launch of her new book Qaqavii at a reading Thursday at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library."It's about a young girl whose mom bel...
Apr 10, 2019 Miriam Körner with one of her sled dogs at her home near La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
New podcast aims to look at the positive side of the Battlefords
Following some bad press and crime ratings, some have asked for the more positive stories out of the Battlefords and a new podcast aims to deliver that. The Battlefords Untapped podcast came after a l...
Apr 10, 2019 Eric Anderson. (submitted photo/Eric Anderson)
Annual music festival underway in La Ronge
About 50 performers will be judged at the La Ronge and Area Music Festival held this week at the Alliance Church. That's according to President Stephen Bagwell, who said all together there will be nea...
Apr 10, 2019 Piano and vocal are the most popular categories at the music festival. (submitted photo/Stephen Bagwell)
Arts festival kicks off at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre
Kids from all over north and central Saskatchewan have come to Prince Albert to take part in a long running event.The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is hosting its 28th annual fine arts festival a...
Apr 08, 2019 The grand entry for the Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival Monday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Svoboda Dance Festival's 30th anniversary show a huge success
The Battlefords were the place to be for everything Ukrainian on the weekend as the 2019 Svoboda Dance Festival hit the stage at the Dekker Centre.There was an impressive turnout as well, with dancers...
Apr 08, 2019 Some members of Kryla Ukrainian Dancers group, from Bonnyville, Alta., get ready to take the stage Saturday at the 2019 Svoboda Dance Festival in North Battleford. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)