Tag Archives: Arts

Rod Stewart apologizes to Saskatoon after missing performance
Sir Rod Stewart is very sorry.The British singer didn't appear on stage at a performance at Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre on Saturday night after suffering a vocal cord injury during his warmup immediate...
Aug 24, 2023

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music...
Aug 09, 2023

Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns
Buffy Sainte-Marie has announced that she's retiring from live performances.A statement announcing her decision cited factors including travel-induced health concerns and performance-inhibiting physic...
Aug 04, 2023

Melfort and District Museum set to showcase exhibit featuring northeast archaeologist
The Melfort and District Museum is bringing in a special collection of artifacts from a northeast archaeologist. A presentation on Aug. 1 will feature the work of late amateur archaeologist Victor Vig...
Jul 31, 2023

Northeast barn gets makeover promoting beauty of region
A barn in the northeast got a facelift at the Haywire Farm Festival in Codette thanks to a rural artist.The event brought together people from across Saskatchewan for a weekend filled with music, loca...
Jul 28, 2023

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

Melfort Secret Garden holds official unveiling
The Mature Ladies Group (MLG) recently hosted an acknowledgement and celebration get-together to honour the completed work of the Melfort Secret Garden.City officials and workers, those who have made ...
Jun 29, 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