Tag Archives: Arts
Members of P.A. youth choir chosen to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall
Some talented youngsters will make their way to the Big Apple soon after being invited to a massive choral performance.About nine singers auditioned and were selected to attend to take part in a perfo...
Dec 15, 2023
Battlefords artists make strides with Sask Music Award wins
They're the best! Among the Saskatchewan Music Awards winners this year are several artists with roots in the Battlefords area.Falynn Baptiste, who is from Red Pheasant Cree Nation, is still overwhelm...
Dec 08, 2023
English River's Tenille Campbell new indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at USask
Tenille Campbell has chosen female empowerment as her overarching theme after being named to the University Library Indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at the University of Saskatchewan. "I'm really e...
Dec 07, 2023
Sask. teen wins film award at L.A. Skins Fest
An up-and-coming filmmaker from Flying Dust First Nation is making a name for herself among the handprints and footprints of Hollywood's elite. 14-year-old Kaillee-May Serna recently returned from the...
Nov 30, 2023
'This is my life': Buffy Sainte-Marie pushes against doubts over Indigenous ancestry
Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on a news report that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity. The iconic singer, songwriter and activist says the recen...
Nov 23, 2023
Tom Cochrane concert cancelled amidst ongoing strike
Tom Cochrane has cancelled his upcoming show in Prince Albert.The musician announced Wednesday he didn't want to perform at the EA Rawlinson Centre while CUPE 882 members were still on strike.We apolo...
Nov 22, 2023
Lucky winner picks up trip-for-two to Jamaica in The Great Escape giveaway
She's the winner! Shelly Leite, who lives south of Battleford, was the big winner in this year's The Great Escape! giveaway contest, announced at Q98's special celebration party held at the Tropical I...
Nov 18, 2023
Cree actor hopes to inspire Indigenous people to pursue career in film and media
A new podcast that will launch later this month from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation actor Joel Montgrand is meant to serve as an inspiration for Indigenous Peoples to pursue a career in film and media. ...
Nov 15, 2023
'Music is powerful': First-ever Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards wraps up a success
After years of dreaming, wishing, planning and preparing, Indigenous musicians in Saskatchewan finally had their moment in the spotlight.The first-ever Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards took the st...
Nov 13, 2023
Cochin Community Players gets ready for new show
There'll be some laughter in the house later this month and into December when the Cochin Community Players put on their latest play The Cemetery Club. Betty Ternier Daniels, chair of the board of dir...
Nov 08, 2023