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March 19, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

What a difference a week makes. Just seven short days ago, my biggest worry was juggling our busy home life with plans to maximize my JUNOfest pass. Last Thursday many of our lives changed drastically thanks to COVID-19. Now, with event cancellations, school and work closures, I find myself fully engrossed in a different kind […]

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Brit’s Picks March 5 – 12

March 4, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Hospitals, Broken Pianos Now – 13 Studio 914 It’s a look at the experience Indigenous people face when they enter the healthcare system. Hospitals, Broken Pianos is a new work of theatre by Jennifer Dawn Bishop for the Circle of Voices program at Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre. The story follows 9 different people as they […]

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Indigenous actors make debut in play about discrimination in healthcare

March 3, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

“There shouldn’t be a line that separates any of us when it comes to our health.” It’s one, small line that opens up a huge discussion in Hospitals, Broken Pianos a brand-new collaborative work of theatre from Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and its Circle of Voices (COV) program. It’s a frank and honest look at […]

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Power of women & motherhood celebrated in SSO North American premiere

March 1, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

It’s the beauty of the relationship between mother and child that soprano Chelsea Mahan feels most when she sings Rebecca Dale’s Materna Requiem. Mahan is one of the vocalists bringing Dale’s work to the North American stage for the first time. “The music is like being caressed, cradled, cared for,” says Mahan. “You feel […]

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Brit’s Picks Feb. 27 – Mar. 5

February 26, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Jazz Affair Thursday The Bassment Fans of vocal jazz will delight in the six-piece vocal stylings of Jazz Affair. Inspired by groups like Manhattan Transfer, Jazz Affair blends smooth harmonies with popular songs and jazz standards to create a show that’s pleasing to the ear. The Montreal-based group has two albums and tours all over […]

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Brit’s Picks Feb. 13 – 20

February 12, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Piyisew Iskwesis Now – Feb. 17 The Refinery Just in time for the February Break, Wide Open Children’s Theatre is opening a brand-new puppet production by Saskatoon’s Aaron Marie Nepoose. Piyisew Iskwesis or I Am Thunderbird Girl is based on a traditional Cree tale about a young girl in search of her destiny and […]

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Brit’s Picks Feb. 6 – 13

February 5, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Sonia Reid Noble Friday The Bassment Sonia Reid Noble is back on The Bassment stage this weekend. The vocalist and music educator is well known for her gospel-infused performances. Reid Nobel is no stranger to Saskatoon, in 2018 she opened for Dee Dee Bridgewater on the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival stage. Her latest album Take […]

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Brit’s Picks Jan. 30 – Feb. 6

January 29, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Nutrien Wintershines Market Building Now – Sun. Nestled in Riversdale is a festival that will celebrate the cold by warming you up. Nutrien Wintershines is back for another year of outdoor fun. This year’s theme, celebrating Chinese Culture and Heritage and from the Kiddies Snowpark to the non-stop schedule of events there’s something for everyone. […]

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Melodrama on the menu at Chefs’ Gala & Showcase

January 27, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

These are the meals of our lives…. There are few places where pairing a classy seven-course meal and the melodrama of a return from the dead or a stolen baby would work but at the 2020 Chefs’ Gala & Showcase, it makes perfect sense. The event Saturday Feb. 8, 2020 at the World Trade Centre […]

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Brit’s Picks Jan. 23 – 30

January 22, 2020 Britainy Zapshalla

Winterruption Now – Jan. 26 Various Venues Winterruption is a five-day entertainment buffet designed to help shake off the winter blues. This year’s lineup includes comedians Ali Hassan and Steve Paterson, the interactive singing group Choir! Choir! Choir!, hometown soul singer Elsa Gebremichael who now performs as Wild Black and a presentation of Burnt Thicket […]