SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival

Now – Sat.

Various Venues

The jazz festival is going strong in our city as the ticketed lineup is in full swing. Check out this week’s Jazz Festin’ Picks for more information.

 

Downtown Sidewalk Sale                     

Thurs. – Sat.                       

2^nd Avenue & 21^st Street

Get your shop on and support local downtown businesses at the Saskatoon Sidewalk Sale this weekend. There will be plenty of food vendors and live entertainment as you stroll along. Acts include Harreson James and Silverwood. Every evening the celebrations wrap with a Retail Gate Party at one of the neighbourhood bars where you can hear Cupid’s Heart, Jake and the Kid, and Jay Semko with Danica Lorer.

For all the details follow this link.

 

The Tempestuous     

Friday                  

Free Flow Dance Studio

Fringe favourite Penny Ashton is back with a new hilarious play that puts a twist on Shakespeare. The Tempestuous is a one woman comedy about Princess Rosa, a hot-headed spinster who has to navigate life after the death of King Enzo. There’s belching step-fathers, lusty suitors, and menopausal witches. Tickets are $20.

Click here for all the details.

 

Postmodern Jukebox               

Friday                  

TCU Place

It’s a show that’s been described as The Great Gatsby meets Sinatra at the Sands meets Back to the Future. Postmodern Jukebox takes a 1920’s jazz, Doo-wop spin on today’s chart topping music. The collective celebrates 10 years this year with its Magic and Moonlight world tour. Tickets are $41 – $69.

Here’s a link with more information.

 

Summer Fun Day                         

Saturday                 

Western Development Museum

Grab the family and head down to the WDM for its Summer Fun Day. There will be kids games, musical performances and of course you can see all the exhibits. Admission is by donation.

For details click here.

 

Iago Speaks                     

Saturday                               

Emrys Jones Theatre 

A locally written play is headed to the Edinburg Fringe Festival this summer. Daniel Macdonald’s Iago Speaks was a hit at the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival when it premiered in 2022 and later in 2024 as part of Shakespeare in the Ruins in Winnipeg. The play picks up where Shakespeare’s Othello ends with the villain Iago in jail. His vow of silence is challenged by his bumbling jailor who’s ramblings may be key to getting the real story out of his prisoner. It’s a big deal to be invited to Edinburg and now this all-Saskatchewan team, Rumpus Studio, is raising money to get there. A special fundraising performance of the show will be held at Emrys Jones Theatre on the UofS campus. Tickets are $40 – $60.

Follow this link to tickets.

 

Fools & Kings         

Tues. – Aug. 22

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Site

It’s a big year for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan as the organization marks its 40^th season with Fools & Kings. This year’s offerings include a 1985 spin on A Midsummer Night’s Dream (opening July 19). The classic tale of lovers caught in a web of jealousy and chaos all set to a soundtrack of 80s hits. For the more classically inclined there’s the Bard’s The Tragedy of Richard II (opening July 24) with a story about the unravelling of a king who struggles to hold his position amid political unrest. This is the first time this play will hit the SOTS stage. Tickets are $33 – $50.

Here’s a link to find out more.

 

Wynonna Judd              

Tuesday               

TCU Place

She’s a legend in the country music scene. Wynonna Judd started her career as one half of the mother-daughter duo The Judds and in the early 90s Wynonna went solo. She’s won multiple Grammys and sold out arenas all over the world. Judd is out on her Greatest Hits tour and you’ll hear all of them. Tickets are $77 – $125.

To grab your seats, follow this link.