Tag Archives: Arts
Photographer captures glimpse of past in 'Forgotten Saskatchewan'
From an abandoned airplane on private property near Swift Current to grain elevators in Whitkow and a majestic stone castle home near Grenfell, lingering infrastructure from the past dots the Saskatch...
Sep 25, 2019 This home in Happyland has been stubbornly standing for years. (Chris Attrell)
Canada Post releases Leonard Cohen stamp set to honour legendary singer/poet
Canada Post has honoured the late, legendary singer Leonard Cohen with a set of commemorative stamps that will be released to the public on Saturday, which would have been the icon's 85th birthday.The...
Sep 21, 2019 (Canada Post)
Culture days committee looking for volunteers
Culture days takes place around the province on Sept. 28 and the Melfort event committee has a big day planned.From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kerry Vickar Centre, booths for artisans, activities, and f...
Sep 13, 2019 Many different cultures will be on display at Melfort's culture days event on Sept. 28. (Facebook/Melfort Culture Day)
Canadian Fiddle star coming to Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake music fans can get set for a special night of musical entertainment coming soon to the community. A composer of nearly 700 tunes, renowned fiddler, Calvin Vollrath is coming to Meadow Lake...
Sep 03, 2019 Canadian fiddler, Calvin Vollrath pictured here performing his craft. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sask. fiddler wins over crowd at national competition
A man with ties to Prince Albert, Meadow Lake, and Buffalo Narrows, is receiving national recognition for his fiddling skills.Tristen Durocher, 23, finished ninth at the Canadian Grand Masters (CGM), ...
Aug 28, 2019 Tristen Durocher. (submitted photo/ Tristen Durocher)
Onion Lake teepee aims to connect education with tradition
The Onion Lake Cree Nation has announced it is planning a grand opening for its new teepee monument that is part of The Virtues and Community Belonging Project.Organizers helped develop the 31.5 ft. m...
Aug 27, 2019 The new Onion Lake Teepee Monument will have a grand opening celebration Sept. 3. (Submitted photo/Laili Yazdani)
Artistic Incidents Studio celebrates a decade of art in Meadow Lake
Art is for everyone and everyone can do art.This is what Jinny Nieviadomy believes when it comes to art. Nieviadomy is the owner of Artistic Incidents Studio and is celebrating ten years since its ope...
Jul 31, 2019 Jinny Nieviadomy is celebrating ten years since she first opened Artistic Incidents Studio. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)
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)
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)