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Parish Notes
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Bob Florence: Making memories with sights and sounds
People in a concert crowd know when it’s Hal Schrenk on drums. “Friends say they can hear me grinning,” he said. Not see, hear. Emotion goes acoustic. Schrenk has been named the drummer of the year...
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Review: Bob Dylan in concert entertaining, but unspectacular
An older couple leaving the Bob Dylan concert at the SaskTel Centre on Friday night summarized the night almost perfectly. “I didn’t hear one word he said,” the woman said. “I’ve been to a lot better...
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Bridges Events July 21-27
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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Parish Notes July 22-28, 2017
Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is the Friday one week before at 10 a.m. Conspire 2017: Friday, 7...
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Streetheart frontman, Saskatchewan native Kenny Shields dies at 69
Kenny Shields, the brash lead singer of Canadian rock band Streetheart who swaggered across the country’s stages for decades, died of heart failure on Friday. He was 69. The Juno-winning artist was...
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Short film created in Saskatoon selected for prestigious HollyShorts Film...
It’s been a long road since Travis Neufeld began writing the screenplay for his short film The Tinwife in 2014. Based in a seemingly utopic 1950s-style future world, The Tinwife tells the story of a...
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Review: The hits keep on coming from Ed Sheeran during his Saskatoon show
Tickets for Ed Sheeran’s Sunday night appearance were the hottest of the year — appropriate for an July day that hit 31 degrees. Here are some key words to focus on for those who didn’t get a coveted...
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Diversions July 28-Aug. 3, 2017
Concerts/Events A Flock of Seagulls: Forever to be associated with their biggest hit I Ran (So Far Away), A Flock of Seagulls came out of the synth-heavy 1980s to dominate the MTV airwaves. Friday at 8...
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Band Listing July 27-Aug. 2, 2017
Army and Navy — LadyHawke (Fri. and Sat.), jam session (Sat., 5-8:30 p.m.) Downtown Legion — Phoenix (Sat.) Buds on Broadway — The Good, The Bad & The Blues (Thurs.), Dangerous Cheese (Fri.),...
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Music community mourns passing of Justin Lee
Saskatoon’s music community expressed shock and sadness at the sudden passing of guitarist Justin Lee from the band The Steadies. “We were meant to meet and play music together,” bandmate Earl Pereira...
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5 Things for Friday, July 28
Don’t know what to do this weekend? Here’s a few ideas to help occupy your time… Rory Allen returns to the Dakota Dunes Casino tonight and Saturday night. Allen’s tribute to Elvis is one of the best...
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Bridges Events July 28 – Aug. 3, 2017
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Parish Notes July 29-Aug. 4, 2017
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Band Listing Aug. 3-9, 2017
Army and Navy — jam session (Sat., 5-8:30 p.m.) Downtown Legion — Gold Tones (Sat.) Buds on Broadway — SKB Band (Thurs.), Slypstream (Fri.), Topher Mils Band (Sat.), Sunday night jam (Sun.), Jesse...
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Diversions Aug. 4-10, 2017
Concerts/Events Australia’s Thunder from Down Under: Saturday at Dakota Dunes Casino at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets $30; available at tickets.siga.sk.ca. Drama Tent Meeting: A 1930s prairie town turns...
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Photos: Fringe preview night
All 34 plays in this year’s PotashCorp Fringe and Street Festival did two-minute previews at the Broadway Theatre. Here’s a cross-section.
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Bridges Events Aug. 4-10, 2017
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Parish Notes Aug. 5-11, 2017
Please send items for Parish Notes to weekend@thestarphoenix.com with the words “Parish Notes” in the subject line. Submission deadline is the Friday one week before at 10 a.m. Indo-Canadian Evening...
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Need some summer reading ideas? From food to comedy to mystery to sci-fi, our...
It’s time to put down the Netflix and pick up a book. Here, Saskatoon StarPhoenix staff give suggestions of page-turners that you can take to the beach or read in a hammock. Heather Persson, editor –...
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