Kurt Dahl: Rocking it in two worlds
Kurt Dahl is as successful in two fields as many would hope to be in one. As the drummer in Saskatoon band One Bad Son, he’s played for tens of thousands and had four songs in the Canadian top 10. As...
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Check out what’s happening in Saskatoon this week. Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before...
View ArticleHere, History Thunders: Wanuskewin is bringing back the bison and the epic...
Wanuskewin Heritage Park has launched a bold new campaign to reinvent the centre and elevate its standing as one of Canada’s premier cultural destinations. The National Historic Site aims to raise $40...
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Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is Wednesday at 10 a.m. Exploring the Soul Energies of the...
View ArticleReview: SSO presents Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Romance hung in the air for every second of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s master series concert — but it was found in a wide variety of colours and incarnations. It has been more than 20 years...
View ArticleRemai Modern gallery gets $3 million grant from Ottawa but opening date...
The federal government has given a $3.1-million boost to Saskatoon’s Remai Modern art gallery, but it will not affect the controversial project’s overall capital cost or uncertain opening date....
View ArticleActor working: Kevin Power uses versatility to keep busy
Kevin Power was once told he didn’t have the right stuff to be a performer. He’s spent the past 27 years proving the doubters wrong. “I’m somebody who needs to do this — not has to do it, needs to do...
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Concerts/Events Telemiracle 41: An annual telethon benefiting the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation, with Saskatchewan performers. Saturday and Sunday at TCU Place. Admission is free. To donate visit...
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Army and Navy — 3 Pack + One (Fri. and Sat.), jam session (Sat., 5-8:30 p.m.) Downtown Legion — Bridges (Sat., 3:30 p.m., Lounge), Ralph’s Rhythm Kings (Sat.) Buds on Broadway — Michael Charles...
View ArticleBrit's Picks Mar. 2 – 9
Persephone’s Youth Series is bringing a story of one brave girl and her struggles with ADHD to the stage. (Persephone Theatre) Inspiration For Youth Now – Sat. Persephone Theatre Backstage Stage...
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Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is Wednesday at 10 a.m. Together Through Lent: An Ecumenical...
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Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to...
View ArticleTop 10 bestselling books in Saskatoon last week
Top 10 bestselling books last week at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon: 1. Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson. Biography. 2. A Conjuring of Light, V.E. Schwab. Fantasy. 3. A World We Have Lost,...
View ArticleMusic superstar Ed Sheeran returning to Saskatoon this summer
Two years after his first-ever concert in Saskatoon drew a capacity crowd to SaskTel Centre, Ed Sheeran is coming back on July 23 as part of his current world tour. Tickets for the concert go on sale...
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Concerts/Events Careless Whisper: The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra performs music of the ’80s with Jeans ‘n Classics. Saturday at TCU Place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $53 to $73; available at 306-975-7799,...
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Army and Navy — LadyHawke (Fri. and Sat.), jam session (Sat., 5-8:30 p.m.) Downtown Legion — Saskatoon Rhythmaires (Sat.) Buds on Broadway — Jesse Rhodes Band (Thurs.), Stuck in the ’80s (Fri. and...
View ArticleSSO breaks out parachute pants for 80's themed gig
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra is going back in time for a 1980s themed concert on Saturday night. “Whether you want to ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ or ‘wake up before you go-go,’ we’ve got it and we want...
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Event listings are a free, community service offered by Bridges. Listings will be printed if space permits. Submission deadline is two weeks before the event date. Please send submissions to...
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Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is Wednesday at 10 a.m. Country Gospel Breakfast Buffet and...
View Article'Kong' outmuscles 'Logan' to become king of the box office
LOS ANGELES — It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this weekend, and King Kong emerged as the definitive victor over Wolverine. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Kong: Skull Island”...
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