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Bright Half Life           

Now – Oct. 1  

Persephone Theatre              

What if you could look at a relationship in its entirety, moving forward and back to see how two people find each other, grow apart and fall in love? Persephone Theatre opens its season with Bright Half Life a story that follows Vicky and Erica through all the stages of their 40 year relationship in a bit of a time warp, flashing forward and falling back. This play leaves you asking, “If you knew what the entire relationship was going to be like, would you still leap into love?”. Tickets are $25 – $60.

For all the details, here’s the link.

 

Eric Paetkau               

Fri. & Sat.       

The Refinery               

Two shows for the price of one from our old friend and former maestro of the SSO Eric Paetkau. Since his final bow with the SSO, Paetkau has been changing it up as a singer/songwriter touring Canada with performances for adults and ones just for the kids as his alter ego Mr. Snotsense (It’s Not Sense). Friday night Paetkau will share his original music and ole favourites as well as stories from his life. On Saturday, just for the littles, is a matinee filled with sing-along fun, jokes and plenty of audience participation. You can snag tickets for $15 – $25.

For more information here’s the link for both shows.

 

Alexis Normand                     

Friday             

The Bassment             

Saskatoon chanteuse Alexis Normand has been hard and now she’s got a new album Mementos to share with the world. The former member of Rosie & the Riveters is releasing the bilingual work at The Bassment this week. The album explores the duality of living in both French and English worlds. Normand is bringing her friends from Burnstick to share the stage. Tickets are $30 – $40.

For your chance to celebrate new music with Normand, click here.

 

Four Seasons of the Moon                

Sat. & Sun      

St. John’s Cathedral (Sold Out)

ConcertStream.tv 

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Museum of the Moon                       

Sept. 18 – 23  

St. John’s Cathedral   

The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra has a lunar event beginning this weekend that you don’t want to miss. It has brought Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon to the city. Much like the red ball that toured our city earlier this summer, the Museum of the Moon is a 7ft in diameter sculpture of the moon that is lit up from the inside with actual NASA imagery of the moon. It will be suspended from the rafters of St. John’s Cathedral over the orchestra as they perform Max Richter’s Recomposed Four Seasons, a reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons featuring guest conductor Judith Yan and featured performances by Véronique Mathieu & Erin Brophey. You will be surrounded by art for this performance as underfoot will be Vicissitude by Saskatoon artist Monique Martin and Alexandra Hedberg of Sweden. The in-person performances are sold out but you can still see the show online each evening. Then, Monday – Saturday there will be public viewings of the art combined with community activities nightly 7:00p.m. – 11:00p.m. so everyone can bask in the moon’s glow. Tune into the livestream for $25 and if you’re attending the public viewings Sept. 18 – 23, that admission is by donation.

Follow this link for the full details.

 

FM-Phasis                  

Saturday        

Amigos Cantina        

CFCR Community Radio is kicking off its annual fundraising campaign with an evening of music featuring The Garrys, Unproductive and dead ex girlfriends. Saskatoon musicians are the heart of CFCR and now they’re giving back in this evening of rock, punk and grunge. There will be other concerts and events running through the month of September. All proceeds go to supporting community radio in our city. Tickets are $12.

Support your community radio station and click here for all the info.

 

Word on the Street               

Sunday           

Broadway District – Various Venues       

It’s a celebration of the written word and brings authors and their fans together for readings and a chance to talk about the work. Word on the Street will feature authors like Sharon Butala, Michelle Good and Arthur Slade to the stage sharing what they do best. It’s happening all day in the Broadway Ave. area. It’s tons of free family fun.

Here’s a link for the full schedule of events.

 

Bonnie Rait                

Sept. 27                      

TCU Place    

The blues legend who’s no stranger to the top of the charts is back on the road in Canada for her first tour since 2017. In 2022, Raitt received the Grammy for lifetime achievement, was given Billboard’s Icon Award and ranked #50 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers of all time list. Raitt is bringing a Canadian heavy hitter along for the ride, Royal Wood will be opening. Tickets range between $92 – $131 and they’re going fast.

Here’s the link to the concert info.