Tag Archives: Arts
Métis festival hears possibly last public performance from Canadian fiddling legend
Those attending the last day of this year's Back to Batoche Days may have witnessed the last performance ever by an Indigenous legend.The annual event which celebrates Mtis culture and heritage was he...
Jul 25, 2023
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decades...
Jul 21, 2023
Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leaders of a Hollywood actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment indust...
Jul 13, 2023
Dubnick, Johnstone have artwork exhibited at Government House
Government House in Regina is currently showcasing Retreat to Morning Lake, an art exhibit featuring two La Ronge area artists. Back in 2021, visual artist Hilary Johnstone received a $6,400 Independe...
Jul 11, 2023
Beaded medallion given to King Charles III made by La Ronge woman
A member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band recently got the surprise of a lifetime.A few months back, Kathleen Lavallee was asked by her cousin Russ Mirasty, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, to ...
Jun 21, 2023
'To know him was to love him': Prince Albert's Sheldon Bergstrom passes away
Sheldon Bergstrom's big voice has captivated audiences all over Canada and the United States, but he is being remembered most for the size of his heart.The former Prince Albert resident passed away Su...
Jun 19, 2023
Sci-fi musical about climate change coming to northern communities
Sum Theatre will be presenting a new musical play called Zero Gravity later this month in Rosetown, Prince Albert, Stanley Mission, and La Ronge."Theatre in the Park is a free, professional, family-fr...
Jun 16, 2023
North Sask. artists win big at 2023 SCMA Awards
The best of Saskatchewan country music was honoured this past weekend and some local talent won big.The Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) Awards took place on Saturday in Assiniboia with p...
Jun 12, 2023
Crowd goes wild at 10th anniversary of Pine Needle festival
The skies were clear, the weather was warm and Little Red River Park was rocking on Sunday.All this was because of the Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival which returned to Prince Albert afte...
Jun 12, 2023
Melfort's CJVR radio brings home hardware from SCMA's
The 34th annual Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (SCMA) show took place this past weekend in Assiniboia and a radio station in the northeast took home a big honour.FM Country 105.1 CJVR in Melfort wo...
Jun 12, 2023
