Tag Archives: Arts

Sask. theatre group heads to P.A. to tackle tough issues with new play
A Saskatchewan theatre group is celebrating its 50th season with a production heading to several schools in the area this week.Saskatoon-based 25th Street Theatre has developed a new play called Luna ...
Feb 13, 2024

Library to host Indigenous Storytelling Month event
The public is invited to La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library this week to partake in an evening of Indigenous storytelling, song and dance. The event, which is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m., i...
Feb 12, 2024

New director to helm 'Collective Rage' project with Battlefords Community Players
A longtime actor is taking a break from treading the boards and moving over to the director's chair with her directorial debut, Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties."I decided I wanted a new challe...
Feb 12, 2024

Canadian TV, film, music industries ask MPs for protection against AI
OTTAWA - Canada's actors, directors and musicians are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence, saying it threatens their livelihood and reputations. Groups representing people who work in TV, ...
Feb 12, 2024

First Nation author, educator Peeteetuce to give talk in North Battleford
Award winning artist and educator Curtis Peeteetuce, from Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation, will be coming to North Battleford Library as part of Aboriginal Storytelling Month. He will share some of...
Feb 12, 2024

After decades of cheap rent, some Montreal artists being priced out of their studios
MONTREAL - Over the past 32 years, painter Frances Foster has seen the view from her studio window shift from old railway yards and rundown factories to trendy businesses, new residents and high-end c...
Feb 11, 2024

Vancouver celebrates Year of the Dragon at 50th Chinatown Spring Festival
VANCOUVER - Dragons danced to the beat of drums through the streets of Vancouver's historic Chinatown neighbourhood Sunday morning. The spectacle was part of the 50th Anniversary of the Chinatown Spri...
Feb 11, 2024

Artists invited to submit pieces for winter photography show
Whether it's hoarfrost transforming a treelined street to a winter wonderland or a white-tailed deer frolicking across a snow-covered field, photographers have a chance to submit winter-themed picture...
Feb 09, 2024

Vancouver Lunar New Year parade reverses decision to bar progressive, LGBTQ+ groups
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year parade have changed course and rescinded their rejection of two progressive and LGBTQ+ groups that they previously barred from particip...
Feb 09, 2024

A good trick: Why Bridge is becoming a popular activity for P.A. residents
At first glance, all you probably see is a deck of cards, a little board, and some coffee and cake around a square table.But for the dozens of people at Prince Albert's Duplicate Bridge Club, it's mor...
Feb 08, 2024