Brit’s Picks Apr. 9 – 16
Dirty Dancing In Concert
Thursday
TCU Place
You fell in love with the movie in the 80s and now you can see Dirty Dancing in a live to film concert experience. This is the film as you remember it with a full band, singers, and dancers performing to the classic soundtrack live. Tickets are $72 – $127.
No one puts Baby in a corner so grab your tickets here.
BALLOON-ATIC
Fri. – April 12
The Refinery
Wide Open Children’s Theatre returns with a new puppet adventure. BALLOON-ATIC is a sweet table-top puppet performance that tells the story of an old man who lives alone and is preparing to celebrate his birthday. Much to his surprise, his solitary celebration is interrupted by a playful red balloon. Tickets are $12 – $17.
Click here for all the details.
Cet été qui Chantait
Fri. – Sun.
Studio 914
La Troupe Du Jour welcomes you into the world of Gabrielle Roy with Cet Été Qui Chantait (Enchanted Summer). This play presented with English surtitles is a journey of images, music, poetry and humour. It’s inspired by the Roy’s books known for their attention to detail in everyday life. It’s described as a meditation on rural life. Tickets are $8 – $20.
Here’s a link for more information.
Barbra Lica
Friday
The Bassment
Canadian singer-songwriter Barbra Lica is out on the road sharing her blend of folk, jazz and country. Lica has performed all over North America and is known for her warmth and stage presence. Tickets are $40 – $50.
For tickets follow this link.
Wheatus
Friday
Capitol Music Club
You gotta love a song that takes you right back to high school. For many of us, that tune is Teenage Dirtbag. The band that gave us this gem is Wheatus is out on a 25th Anniversary tour and making a stop in our city. This concert will be a celebration of its debut album. Saskatoon’s own Greenwing will open. Tickets are $46 – $63.
Here’s a link with all the details.
A Change is Gonna Come
Saturday
TCU Place
It’s an evening of chart topping hits and soulful spirituals from Saskatoon’s own Sonia Reid backed by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. A Change is Gonna Come is a show that was designed in partnership with the SSO and will include tunes from artists like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick. Tickets are $76 – $102.
Follow this link to a fantastic performance.
Darby Mills “True Story”
Saturday
Broadway Theatre
It’s Canada’s first-ever touring Rockumentary, a blend of film, live performance, and storytelling and it’s waiting for you at the Broadway. True Story follows Darby Mills, the original frontwoman of 80s rockers The Headpins. Mills will tell her own story to life as the band had chart-topping hits alongside anthems from Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, and Nazareth. Tickets are $59.
Rock out with Darby Mills and grab your tickets here.
