Gillian Sings Joni

Friday

The Bassment

She’s one of the hardest working musicians in our city. Gillian Snider performs with several groups but the show that packs the place is always her tribute to Joni Mitchell. Gillian Sings Joni will include Mitchell’s most loved tunes as well as the favourite jazz standards that she recorded. Tickets are $28 – $38. The Bassment will also host Solstice (June 29) and then the venue switches over into its Strictly Jazz series as part of the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. Those shows: Five Alarm Funk (July 5), Bennie Green (July 6), Avataar (July 8), and Lorraine Klassen (July 9). Here’s the link to the jazz festival programming.

For more on ALL these shows, follow this link.

 

Cedar Sky

Saturday

Black Cat Tavern

Saskatoon rockers Cedar Sky are back home to cap off the band’s summer tour. It’s the first tour after a five-year break. The group credits its musical inspiration to acts like The Band and the Black Keys. If you recognize Cedar Sky’s sound, its 2019 album Crossing the Rubicon got a ton of play on our local rock radio stations. Tickets are $12.

For more info click here.

 

Canada Day                    

Monday                 

River Landing                                    

Take a stroll around River Landing for cultural and music performances, activities for the kids, food truck alley along the traffic bridge, and an artisan market. It all wraps with the fireworks at 10:30pm being launched from the Broadway bridge. The event is free but bring some cash for food and maybe a glow stick or two for the kids.

Here’s the link to the full schedule.

 

La Foca Funk4

Saturday – July 14

Various Venues

We’ve got a special visitor in Saskatoon… Trumpet player Lucas Clementi is here all the way from Argentina. Clementi is a member of La Foca Funk4. This show is jazz, funk and blues all rolled into one and many songs you’ll know and love with a twist. Discovered by locals on vacation, Clementi was persuaded to come to our fair city to play local clubs for a month. For a few gigs, he’ll be joined by guest artist Meliza Blanco, also from South American to share their culture and talent with us. Here’s a list of places to see the show over the next couple of weeks.

 

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan            

Tuesday – Aug. 25             

SOTS Site (next  to Wonderhub)   

This season is  a mix of old and new down on the riverbank. The mainstage kicks off with Shakespeare’s Hamlet (July 2 – Aug. 25) but with a roaring 20s twist. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark as the gin flows and Hamlet has to unravel his father’s death and his uncle’s rise to power. The season is also filled with productions that were inspired by the Bard like Done/Undone (July 11 – Aug. 24), a story that takes on the problematic aspects of his work like racism, sexism and classism. It’s an analysis on what all the fuss is about when it comes to Shakespeare. Rounding out the season is Juliet: A Revenge Comedy (Aug. 6 – 18). This story pursues an alternate story, one where Juliet refuses to die and instead recruits a team of Shakespeare’s famous ladies to find out why they were forced into their own demise. Tickets are $30 – $50 for Hamlet and Done/Undone, Pay-what-you-can for Juliet: A Revenge Comedy.

Click here for the full details.

 

SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival          

July 4 – 13         

Various Venues           

The festival kicks off with it’s free program first six days with artists like Sons of Django, The North Sound, and FunkJoint. These acts will be playing all over the city from community parks to restaurants and, of course, in Victoria Park warming up that main stage.… And when it comes to the main stage, the ticketed days are July 10 – 13 with headliners like country rocker Shakey Graves (July 10), country gentleman Johnny Reid (July 11), jazz legend Arturo Sandoval (July 12) and a pop double bill of Melissa Ethridge and Jewel (July 13). Ticketed events, you buy a full-day pass for $70 – $85. The Strictly Jazz series at The Bassment will run July 5 – 9. Those tickets are $45 a piece (see above).

For the full schedule and to get your tickets, here’s the link.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hbb93j-Xf0

Singing with Sylvia

July 5

The Refinery

It’s been a minute since Saskatoon families have had a chance to party with Sylvia Chave. Now, the O.G. of Orange is back for one show only for you to Roll, Roll, Roll with. If you’ve never been to a Singing with Sylvia performance, she specializes in songs that invite your little ones to move and sing along. Trust me, you won’t get the Pizza Polka out of your head. Tickets are $10.

Here’s the link for tickets.

 

Festival Fransaskois                                  

July 5 – 7            

Pike Lake        

It’s the 50^th anniversary for the Conseil culturel Fransaskois and to celebrate they are gathering francophone artists like Alexis Normand, The Campaign Family, and Anique Granger. There will be dancing, visual art and activities for the whole family. Day passes are $30 or you can get in for the full weekend at $80.

Celebrate our Fransaskois community by following this link.