The Singing Spirit                  

Thursday           

Glass & Lumber & Online   

It’s a musical celebration of love and friendship. After all, it’s our friends that have gotten us through the last couple of years. The Ritornello Chamber Music Festival and Prairie Debut present The Singing Spirit with Katherine Dowling and Kerry DuWors. The two musicians consider each other “musical soulmates” and their friendship began 10 years ago at Ritornello. The festival is presenting this as primarily an online streaming experience and the performance will feature works by Robert and Clara Schumann as well as Johannes Brahms. It’s fitting because the Schumanns and Brahms were life-long friends and confidantes. A digital ticket is $20 but there are a limited number of in-person tickets available.

For more information follow this link.

 

Wintershines             

Sat. – Feb. 26   

Various Venues         

If you’re looking for a little fun with the family, why not head outdoors to celebrate a little winter fun?  Wintershines is back and this year celebrations include snow carving workshops with celebrated snow sculptor Patricia Leguen, instruction in inuksuk building, sleigh rides, sit skiing and kick sledding. There will be a petting zoo this weekend, an Olympic themed outdoor obstacle course and activities in the giant igloo. Most of the activities happen in and around River Landing. Don’t miss the Soup Cook-Off  Sunday and Wednesday with competitions for home cooks and the pros. Wanuskewin’s Kôna Winter Festival is joining forces with Wintershines this weekend. There will be dog sledding, crafts, dancing, cultural demonstrations and plenty of food. Most of the events are free and the ticketed ones run $17 – $54.

Here’s the link for the full schedule.

 

Motorsports Spectacular      

Sat. & Sun.     

SaskTel Centre       

If you like suped up engines and giant tires, this is your weekend. The Ram Motorsports Spectacular is back in the arena for a heart-stopping monster truck show. Favourites like the California Kid and Rock Star will race around the track smushing everything in their path. There will be a free-style motocross race and plenty of high-flying, heart-stopping tricks. Tickets are $30.

For all the details, here’s the link.

 

SSO Swan Lake          

Feb. 26           

TCU Place & ConcertStream.tv

The classic Tchaikovsky work Swan Lake is being reimagined by guest conductor Judith Yan and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. The musicians are in good hands as Yan has conducted Swan Lake for ballet and orchestra all over the world. Turns out the orchestra-only performance is different from the ballet score and Yan has created a new suite of the more than 200 musical moments to tell more of the story we know so well from the ballet. This performance will also feature Regina-born cellist Jonathan Craig Penner performing Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations for his debut with the SSO. Also on the program, the Canadian premiere of composer and former Miss America (2019) Nia Imani Franklin’s Chrysalis Extended. You can grab in-person tickets for $36 – $80. There is also a digital option through ConcertStream.tv.

For all the details, follow this link.

 

 

Paradise Park            

Mar. 1 – 5      

Online            

Greystone Theatre is bringing it’s latest production online with Charles Mee’s Paradise Park. The performance, directed by Deneh’Cho Thompson takes a look at the promise, attraction and often disappointment of Amusement Parks. Is this a metaphor for life? You decide. The story follows a group of people as they wander through an amusement park singing and dancing while they reflect on life, love and regret. The catch is, you don’t know if they have been there all together or separately, have they been stuck for 10 years or only visiting for one day. Tickets for the stream are $20 – $30.

For more information click here.

 

Mid-Winter Blues Festival    

Mar. 4 – 5                  

The Bassment

Warm up your winter nights with some of this country’s top blues musicians. The Saskatoon Blues Society is back on stage with it’s 2022 Mid-Winter Blues Festival lineup featuring headliners like Ross Neilsen, David Gogo and Jimmy and the Sleepers. A new group BMW features a trio of beloved bluesmen, Tim Williams, Big Dave McLean and Kevin Belzner and Saskatoon’s own Apollo Cruz will get you back in the groove. Tickets are $40 – $45.

For the full schedule, check out this link.