Tag Archives: Arts
Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice.Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday.Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadian ...
Apr 27, 2022
Night Raiders receives five accolades at Canadian Screen Awards
The 10th annual Canadian Screen Awards recognized Danis Goulet's Night Raiders in five categories.Night Raiders, which was released to public audiences last fall, received awards for best original scr...
Apr 20, 2022
La Ronge artist secures $36,000 grant to pursue upcoming painting series
A $36,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts will enable La Ronge artist Donna Langhorne to create a painting series that she says will be something nobody has ever seen before. "It's like a d...
Apr 12, 2022
Sask. comedian says Oscar joke, like most comedy, is subjective
Chris Rock's joke at the Oscars about Jada-Pinkett Smith was more subjective than offensive. That's according to Saskatchewan stand-up comic Kelly Taylor who said it was Will Smith's reaction that was...
Mar 28, 2022
Hall Lake and Sucker River students benefit from instruction by professional fiddler
A well-known musician is nearly finished a three-month program teaching the fiddle in Hall Lake and Sucker River. Tristen Durocher began instructing students Grade 3 and older in those communities in ...
Mar 18, 2022
Napatāk Ramble board launches campaign to construct new stage
Organizers of the Napatk Ramble want tri-community residents and past festival attendees to consider donating to their latest fundraiser.The Buy-A-Board Campaign was launched last week as a means of g...
Feb 22, 2022
Night Raiders up for 11 Canadian Screen Awards
Danis Goulet's Night Raiders is up for 11 nominations at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards. Night Raiders has been nominated for best motion picture, best performance for an actress in a leading role fo...
Feb 18, 2022
New club ready to offer regular dance lessons next month
It's an exciting time for the Tri-Community Dance Club as board members prepare to host 12 weeks of regular classes beginning in March. The classes, which will be held Mondays, Tuesday and Saturdays, ...
Feb 11, 2022
Acclaimed Sask. author passes away
The province's literacy and law communities are mourning the loss of Harold Johnson.Johnson, who had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, passed away Wednesday.According to a statement by famil...
Feb 09, 2022
Local artists awarded SK Arts grants
An artist from Air Ronge, SK recently received an $8,500 Independent Artists grant from SK Arts to help create and illustrate a children's book - one of several grants across the north. For Miriam Krn...
Jan 31, 2022