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Janessa Johnsrude spends two days a week teaching theatre at a super-maximum security prison in California. (Photo by Peter Merts)

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Saskatonian inspires prisoners through theatre

By Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatonian’s theatre training has taken her to an unexpected place: a maximum-security prison in California.

Janessa Johnsrude, who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2008, is the co-founder of Dell’Arte International’s Prison Project. Johnsrude and fellow cofounder Zuzka Sabata are faculty members at Dell’Arte, a school of physical theatre located on California’s North Coast.

As part of the Pelican Bay Prison Project, which Johnsrude and Sabata founded in 2016 in partnership with the non-profit William James Association, the pair provide theatre classes to Pelican Bay inmates. While their work inside the prison first started with four minimum-security prisoners, today Johnsrude and Sabata offer classes on all of the general population yards each week.

“I teach at Pelican Bay State prison,

which is one of California’s only supermax prisons,” said Johnsrude, noting Pelican Bay still has the Secure Housing Unit — or the SHU, for short — which is essentially another way to describe solitary confinement.

“Pelican Bay also has the reputation as ‘the worst of the worst.’ When people refer to it — which is shifting — ‘the worst of the worst’ means a lot of people who get in trouble when they’re in the system end up at Pelican Bay,” she said.

Pelican Bay is also known as the site that sparked the largest-ever prison hunger strike in U.S. history in 2013. Because of the abuses in the SHU, about 30,000 prisoners throughout California refused food.

The strike eventually led to more than 1,000 inmates being released from the Pelican Bay SHU, but critics still note that the American penal system remains largely unchanged.

Before beginning her work at Pelican Bay, Johnsrude had never been inside

a prison. Born and raised in Saskatoon, Johnsrude attended Holy Cross High School before starting her studies at the U of S. She recognizes that her life is dramatically different from her students’ life experiences.

However, with more than two years of teaching at Pelican Bay under her belt, Johnsrude has come to know her students as individuals and has learned from them.

The way she feels about going to the prison has also changed over time.

“It’s bookended for me by this beautiful drive up the California coast, and I feel like a lot of what I talk about in class and a lot of what I teach is rooted in the natural world — and I have this huge advantage of driving this gorgeous trail on the ocean on the way there,” she said.

“It’s really interesting because as I drive there I’m running through what I’m going to do in the class; I’m running through my class plans, I’m running through what individual students need. I want to make

sure I have all my paperwork and my ID; it’s nerve-wracking.”

Johnsrude said her teaching schedule is exhausting. On Mondays, she drives to Pelican Bay from her home — which is two hours away — and then teaches for six hours in the prison before checking into a motel and working on the administrative aspects of her job. She then teaches at Pelican Bay for another nine hours the next day before driving home.

“It’s exhausting and it’s on all different yards of the prison and it’s all different curriculums, because the classes are moving at different paces based on when they started, who’s in what class, what we’re teaching, what level they’re on. That aspect of the job is extremely stressful and it wears you out,” she said.

However, during the drives home, Johnsrude is filled with a sense of gratitude to be working with people “in such an intense environment,” she said.

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wenty-five people became appreciation. By donating blood Canadian citizens last week I hope to give or extend the life in a ceremony at the Sasof another member of my newkatchewan Aviation Museum. found family.”

We all should go to one of these The guest speaker at the ceremonies. We will see the smiles ceremony was Gerlinde Sarkar, of those who can now officially past-president of the Canadian call Canada home. Hearing the Federation of University WomOath of Citizenship, and seeing en (Saskatoon) and a former all those right arms raised, was provincial president of the Busitouching. ness and Professional Women’s The Georges Vanier children’s Club. She has a longtime choir singing What a Wonderful history of volunteering, and a Editor World brought lumps to throats. passion for helping women in Our national anthem never sounded so good. developing countries. She is an immigrant as Fenrick, Alicia and Zachary Gordon were well, with her family coming to Canada from among those who received citizenship. They Germany. came to Canada from Jamaica — Alicia in “I received one of those (citizen) certifi2011, and Fenrick and Zachary in 2013. cates a few decades ago,” she said.

“There are better opportunities for us, She said the path to citizenship wasn’t being here,” Fenrick Gordon said after the easy despite being Caucasian. ceremony. “We are grateful for this op“I came as a teenager; my brother was portunity to be in a country that is diverse; eight years old. There were no language to be in a country that has a low crime rate classes; we were thrown into school. . . . and has economic opportunities for not only Nobody taught us anything, but by Christourselves but also for my son when he gets mastime we were pretty fluent. older.”

“It was difficult in particular for the men He said his family chose Saskatoon for at that time. Again, there were no English both opportunities and for size. classes. Many of them were highly educated “I am not a city person; I don’t like the — I know the same situation applies now. hustle and bustle of Toronto. I prefer the way They had to work as labourers; they had to Saskatoon is; it is easy going, less traffic and work in the construction industry; they had so on. There’s room for growth here. I like to work in the sugar fields, the beet fields in that.”

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“I like to compare Canada not to a melting pot where everything is thrown in and stirred around and we are all supposed to become the same. But Canada is more like what I call a stir fry. In a stir fry, you have a green pepper and a red pepper and yellow.

You have all kinds of beautiful pieces in there and all formed together in a very harmonious dish.”

James Miller presided over the ceremony.

He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a renowned author and history professor emeritus from the University of Saskatchewan.

Miller welcomed our new citizens and congratulated them.

“Very few of us share the same past, but as Canadians we can all work together and share the same future,” he said. “You have much to be proud of and if we work together the boundaries of what we can accomplish are limitless. As the great Canadian poet/ soldier Dr. John McCrae wrote, ‘to you we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.’

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Elizabeth Scott, left, has her dream job as curator of the Western Development Museum. CEO Joan Kanigan says the museum’s strategic plan grew out of an inclusive vision. (Photo by Joanne Paulson)

WDM makes history more inclusive Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express f you’ve driven by the Western Development Museum (WDM) on Lorne Avenue recently, you’ve likely noticed the parking lot is in, shall we say, some muddy disarray.

Not much longer. The underground sewer and waterline work has been done, and paving is underway. Soon, perhaps as early as end October, patrons will have a full smooth lot for parking, for the first time in the Saskatoon location’s history.

Once that’s in place, a massively heavy Blairmore ring, a historic piece of engineering that holds shifting, watery sands back from potash mining shafts, will be installed to the left of the front doors.

However, the advancement in parking is, like the proverbial iceberg, just the visible change in a year of many strides for the WDM. History, or to be precise, its reflection, is about to change.

Along with the board of directors and CEO Joan Kanigan, curator Elizabeth Scott is deeply involved in enacting the vision of the museum’s new strategic plan: A Saskatchewan where everyone belongs and histories matter.

Scott views the opportunity to move the WDM’s collection into a more exciting and inclusive future as a great honour. Not to mention the job itself.

“I feel that it’s a huge honour to be the curator of the province’s historical collection. And at the same time, a huge responsibility,” she said in an interview. “We hold the collection in trust for the people of Saskatchewan.”

She feels so strongly about it, she quotes with agreement the comment made by the WDM’s first curator, George Shepherd, four years after the museum’s founding. “In August of 1953, I was offered the post of Curator of the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon . . . I

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Scott, appropriately, is from around here. Born and raised in Saskatoon, she is a fourth generation homesteader on her mother’s side, and the child of an immigrant father: he came to Canada in 1976 from London, England.

Her mother is a teacher, and her father works in the University of Saskatchewan library. There was plenty of opportunity to become fascinated by history.

“We grew up with a strong sense of history. We spent our childhoods traipsing around Saskatchewan,” visiting places from the national historic site Batoche to Gravelbourg, a French community.

“We spent a lot of time in museums as kids, and a lot of time in England,” where old, ancient and famous historic sites are rampant, she added.

That interest led to a bachelor’s degree with honours, a master’s and then a Ph.D. in history.

Between the two big degrees, Scott had accepted a job as citizenship officer for Saskatoon and Northern Saskatchewan.

“It made me very interested in immigration law and policy, and this long-standing history of managing migrants in Canada.

As a historian I wanted to understand that more deeply, so I went back and did the Ph.D.” Meanwhile, she and her husband, who is from the Philippines, started a family.

Her youngest was just three months old when the curator position at the WDM came open. For Scott, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

“It was clearly a dream job for someone interested in Canadian history. I went for it.”

That was two years ago, at Halloween.

Her children are now five and two years old, and Scott is learning about the challenges of work-life balance. But it makes

the work even more important.

“They motivate me, in terms of the work done here. I want them, and kids like them, to see themselves in the work we do here.”

It is personal for her; and, as an immigration officer, she met people literally from all over world — more than 80 countries — who have come to Saskatchewan. Some of their stories can be found among the four WDM locations, notably Yorkton. That WDM’s “title” is The Story of People, and has, for example, stories of Norwegian immigrants and Vietnamese refugees.

That brings her to the changes now underway at the WDM, under the direction set in the 2018-2021 strategic plan. The stories of recent migrants, not to mention other communities, have not yet been sufficiently developed, and Scott’s determined to change that.

“What I hope to do is develop the under-represented stories . . . and share their histories of living in Saskatchewan.”

Among those groups is the LGBTQ+ community, and an announcement is coming soon on the WDM’s new collection recognizing its history.

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“We were approached by community members to launch this. We created a community council to help guide the work. It’s extremely exciting,” said Scott.

One of the first pieces in the collection is a Cyprian crown and necklace worn by Crystal Clear, one of the province’s bestknown drag queens.

“It’s early days, but we’re just honoured to be a part of that.”

Also underway is the development of a collection honouring the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations and Indigenous history. In 2017, the WDM board passed a reconciliation statement outlining the intent to work toward reconciliation and particularly represent the truth portion — “something the museum is uniquely poised to do,” said Scott. “Truth is reflected in history. Reconciliation is moving forward.”

The WDM is now forming relationships with First Nations and Métis communities to share their stories in a communitydriven process.

In addition, in partnership with Spirit Wrestler Productions, a history of the Doukhobours is also underway.

Preparing for the new commitments, Scott and a summer student went through all four WDMs last summer in a preliminary inventory review of exhibits.

“We found places where we had inclusive narratives, and places where we needed some work,” said Scott. “It’s a 70-year-old collection . . . with 70,000 artifacts, one of the largest physical museums in Canada.”

Pieces range from tiny thimbles to a massive locomotive. They include a huge agricultural implement collection, the largest in the country, if not the world.

Many, if not most, of the items have been donated. Now, space will be found for history moving forward.

“We hope we can continue that with the new collections; that people will trust us to take care of their objects,” said Scott. “We have the skills and the resources here to do our very best.”

CEO Joan Kanigan said the strategic plan grew out of the inclusive vision.

“Museums exist to serve and reflect their communities,” said Kanigan, who has been in her role two years. “Anyone who engages with us, they see themselves reflected in the stories, being represented.”

As to the Truth and Reconciliation portion, Kanigan is clear: “It’s not our story to tell. But it is a place where it can be told with community support and involvement.

“It’s not about us going to the communities saying, this is what your history is.

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Saskatoon hockey players to be inducted into Hall of fame

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he most elderly skaters in Halliwell, 84, said the purthe Saskatoon 60+ Hockey pose is to have fun in a league League are about to be recwhere there is no body checkognized at a level that probably ing, no slap shots, and where none ever envisioned. players are seeded according to And they’re doing it in a style their ability. Referees volunteer which the Canadian 80+ Hockey their time. The league tries to Hall of Fame is trying for the first emphasize the social aspect of time. The Ontario-based hall is life as well as engaging in a going to hold the ceremonies in game they love.

Saskatoon on Nov. 3 at Schroh Halliwell got his first pair of Arena and the Western Developskates while attending Princess ment Museum, the first time the Alexandra School, played in People ceremonies are going to be held in the Kinsmen Peewee League Western Canada. and then juvenile and junior “Our group of inductees is 28 strong, with B with the Saskatoon Wesleys. He put his one award being made posthumously,” said skates away for years before discovering oldStan Halliwell, co-founder of the Saskatoon timers hockey. league, “so the organizers said we’ll come to “The move to Schroh Arena in 1996 you instead of you coming to us.” was enormous. It’s been like a partnership.

One of the features of the day will be a Richard Schroh made the scheduling work. game featuring 28 players, 14 on the Gold For our part, we supplied volunteer labour, team against 14 on the Blue team, at Schroh particularly in laying the ice surface and Arena at 3 p.m. The banquet and induction installing the boards and glass. In our dressceremonies will take place at the WDM hall ing room, Ron Cowie designed the stalls and at 6 p.m. and the guest speaker will be Den- Lou Deluca and Al Wekerle did the weldnis Hull, a onetime National Hockey Leaguer ing,” said Halliwell. and one of the most gifted storytellers on the Norm Skrudland, 80, grew up in Birch banquet circuit.

Hills, played minor hockey in Humboldt Halliwell and his friend Reg Morrison, and North Battleford and even had a senior who died on May 5, 2018, met while playing hockey stint with the Regina Caps. Eventufor the Old Blues on late Wednesday night ally, he started scouting with the Saskatoon ice time at the old Exhibition Stadium. Then Blades, where his son, Brian, played in the they joined the Rangers in the 50+ League. early 1980s.

The 60+ League started at the Stadium on Brian played eight years with the MonNov. 22, 1993, with 26 players, just enough treal Canadiens and achieved a Stanley to form two teams. As the players came Cup record in his rookie season of 1985through the door, they were charged $5.

86. In the second game of the cup final, he Today, they have 12 teams playing twice scored nine seconds into overtime, setting a week at the Schroh Arena. The age range the record for the shortest overtime game is between 60 and 84, and most are between in history. He won one Stanley Cup with 72 and 78. the Canadiens and another with the Dallas

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From left to right: Norm Skrudland, Stan Halliwell and Don Reimer are members of the Saskatoon 60+ Hockey League. (Photo by Steve Gibb) Stars at the end of his career.

“Tom Meldrum talked me into playing old-timers hockey at the Exhibition Stadium then later at Martensville and the downtown Saskatoon Arena. It is still fun. I had a hip injury that slowed me down last year. Sometimes we’re chasing guys who are 30 years younger, but you keep trying your hardest,” said Skrudland.

At 78, Don Reimer is going to fall short of qualifying for the Hall of Fame but he’s extremely supportive of his fellow players.

“A league like this is a great gift to those of us who have followed its founders and it gives us a great opportunity to enjoy the game,“ said Reimer, who played on teams that travelled to Langham, Dalmeny, Warman and Rosthern late at night at to stay active. He joined his current league in 2000.

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Reimer added: “If I score three goals and block three shots in the same game, then fall, I’ll die happy.”

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Being thankful/not thankful for our health care system

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es, I know I’m a week behind on my traditional Thanksgiving

hurricanes do not happen. (I’m less thankful about drought and tornadoes, mind you.) turkey.

At the moment, I’m a bit Ah, column. Column. Not worried about dearly-loved turkey. Although, it could be family members on the gulf a turkey. You will have to coast of Florida, near enough decide. to the panhandle to be potenI made the big brown bird tially affected by Hurricane last Sunday, and I must say it Michael. There’s no doubt was the most beautiful thing they would have felt the wind, I’ve ever cooked. It was also rain and some surge. It’s the Columnist among the most delicious third most powerful ‘cane — moist, tasty – and very ever to hit the U.S. Haven’t free-range expensive. I will also, if you heard from them, and praying they are will forgive me, brag about my spectacu- all right. lar bread, sausage, onion, mushroom and Come winter, I’m much less thankful spice stuffing. I’m not really a very good to hang around here while my rellies are cook but I do a few things well and stuff- enjoying the warmth of that beautiful ing is in the top one. state. That being said, Florida is already Pot roast and most kinds of potatoes partly under sea water. Tough call. follow. And you wonder why there are I’m thankful beyond words that Donfive extra pounds around my middle. ald Trump is not my president, or I supI’m sure you’re familiar with the latest pose, my prime minister. I’m not thankful “sorry not sorry” craze. You know the that the man exists at all. His moronic, drill: someone says something a little misogynist, racist, value-free and powersharp, or offensive, and says sorry. But grubbing “leadership” is stupendously really isn’t sorry. So he/she says not sorry frightening and frustrating for all of us. I right after. mean, all of us people on Earth. That’s a I was thinking about this in a Thanks- lot of us. giving context: Thankful not thankful. For Meanwhile, I’m not even a little bit example, I’m very thankful that I could thankful that I have arthritis, which at afford the beautiful bird, cook it perfectly my age is really coming on home to and share it with my beautiful family, and roost, like a turkey. Do turkeys roost as I really, really mean that in a heartfelt and well as roast? Maybe that should that be loving way. I am, however, not thankful a chicken? Anyway, it’s shown up in my for the groggy, super-full aftermath and feet, particularly my big left toe, on the the additional pound that showed up after left, and is excruciating, sometimes, to that. walk on. My back is, impolitely speakSee what I mean? Although not for the ing, buggered. world would I have given up T’giving I am thankful that I have an amazing dinner, extra pound or no. physiotherapist and incredible massage Here’s another classic case. I’m therapist who are helping me manage. A extremely thankful that I live on a stable podiatrist doing his best. A chiropractor landmass in the middle of a continent who had the sense to take an x-ray. where earthquakes are almost nonI am not thankful that I am forced to existent (and when they do occur, they pay an incredible amount of money for AS101514 Aaron register like two on the Richter scale) and much of this, along with drugs (although

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holding some of that at bay so far). To be clear, I do not blame the health practitioners and again am thankful for every released cramping muscle. That’s the system. I do have some health insurance, but it won’t come close to paying for all this.

Don’t get me started on dental care. Have you ever looked into a tooth implant? I have. Wow. You should see my collection of sports tape, orthotics and braces. It’s worth a small fortune. So are my new glasses.

It’s pretty clear that our health care system is stretched to its limits, at least judging by the enormous portion of the budget allocated to same. It goes to doctors’ appointments, blood and tissue tests, hospital stays, operations and so on; and so it should. But we are in a place where we treat serious illness and worry less about quality of life or chronic conditions that could in some cases lead to critical conditions. And what about dental care and drugs? These are crucial to our health.

I can’t in good conscience advocate for full coverage for everything. I can see abuse of the system arising. I can see we can’t afford it. But basic physical comfort (and a sound set of teeth) can be compro-

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I’m going to throw this out there. What if someone (I’m looking at you, province) started a more affordable health insurance system, possibly functioning similarly to the Saskatchewan Pension Plan? Yes, citizens would have to pay in a bit, but those funds would also grow if invested properly, right? And that would create a pool of funds to draw from for comfort, dental and drug expenses. Somehow we’d have to figure out how to manage for those who couldn’t pay at all, but I haven’t reached that point of brilliance yet.

As the so-called medicare system fails us in so many ways, particularly those of us who are at a ‘certain age,’ we need secondary support that allows us not to eat our homes. I can hear the screaming from certain quarters from here. You’ll turn us into the American system! You’ll erode medicare which should be free and available to all!

Well, it’s too late for that. We’re long since into a full two-tier, or even threetier system, and many of us cannot pay for it.

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Minimum wage issue is unhelpfully argued by the privileged

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dictably started calling for a “living” mini- need to hear the little guy telling me this is mum wage of $15 per hour (or roughly a problem. $2,400 per month), the same minimum No one is going to argue against receivwage Alberta recently instituted. ing more money, but I have always loathed listening to the upper class claim to be fighting for the lower, because when is the last time you heard a politician or academic argue this type of issue when there wasn’t something in it for them?

As with everything, I believe the answer lies somewhere in the middle.

Deliberately keeping people poor in some misguided effort to motivate them to be ambitious doesn’t work. However, we must also examine the circumstances that Also predictably, the Canadian Fedare keeping these individuals in their minieration of Independent Business (CFIB) mum wage roles. Do employers need to do shot back, claiming that a $15 per hour better at offering training and advancement minimum would put small businesses out opportunities? Do governments need to do of business, and de-incentivize individuals better at ensuring everyone has access to from bettering their employability. vocational or post-secondary education?

Here’s the problem I have with this Arguing simplistically for or against issue: the only people I hear talking about higher incomes for the lower working class it earn six figures or more annually, easily. is opportunistic and political. And when In other words, politicians and academics. you’re using poor people as a political Sure, they’re also likely more researched platform, you may claim to be helping on the issue than most, and they’ll claim them, but you’re still standing on their they are “fighting for” the little guy, but I heads.

Here’s the problem I have with this issue: the only people I hear talking about it earn six figures or more annually.

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Once you pay your bills, eat and pay for Of course, at the time I didn’t really recog- transportation, there’s not a lot left. And nize that fact; I was in it for the spending that’s just for one person. Raising a family money. on that, even if there are two minimum I can still remember the satisfaction of wage earners in the family, would be very heading to the mall with not a few bucks, difficult. but a hundred bucks, to shop for what I As the paltry minimum wage increase CT101506 Carol pleased. took effect, the Saskatchewan NDP pre-

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Jeffery Straker excited to perform with SSO

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express rom house concerts to concert halls, Jeffery Straker has played them all.

But the size of the venue doesn’t matter to him; rather, his focus is on setting the stage for a great experience for the audience and the musicians alike.

“One of the things about my shows is whether they’re in a house concert living room with 40 people or TCU Place with 2,000, I really try to make them all somewhat intimate,” said Straker, an acclaimed Canadian pianist and singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Punnichy, Sask.

“I talk to the audience between songs and I sort of give the background on songs.

I like to create an environment like that.

Because I find that in a performance, though there’s music and energy flowing from the performers to the audience, in my experience when the audience is engaged and feeling like it’s an intimate setting, energy comes back from them, back onto the stage.”

Straker, a classically trained pianist who studied plant biology at the University of Saskatchewan, is certainly a busy musician, performing more than 100 shows a year. This includes recent tours in Mexico and Peru, appearances on Telemiracle and performances with the symphony orchestras in Saskatoon, Regina and Sudbury.

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performed in international locales such as Ghana, Ireland, China, New York City, Panama and Chile. Critics have compared him to icons such as Carole King, Billy Joel, Harry Chapin and Kris Kristofferson.

Straker last played with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in 2013 and now, five years later, he’s looking forward to reuniting with the orchestra for a concert at TCU Place on Oct. 20. However, he admits it may be difficult to top that special evening back in 2013.

“That night in 2013 with the SSO was one of those nights in my musical life where I distinctly remember all of the stars aligning — and by that I mean the audience was on fire, the orchestra played incredibly and the band I brought with me, they were in such a great space,” Straker said, adding people still mention that concert to him and recall it with fondness.

“It’s a bit of a high bar to try to live up to again — but there’s a whole bunch of new songs, so it’s going to be a completely fresh night. Given what I know we were capable of in the past, I’m really excited to see what we can do this time.”

The upcoming concert will feature a mixture of songs from Straker’s catalogue as well as some new ones arranged specifically for the SSO. Straker said performing with orchestras adds to “the freshness and the energy” of his shows. While he’s accustomed to hearing his songs played in solo or duo form, or perhaps with a fourpiece band, it’s not often he hears them

No matter how big the venue, Jeffery Straker tries to make his shows “somewhat intimate.” (Ali Lauren Creative Services) performed by an orchestra.

“For me, it’s almost like the songs are brand new again. So I have the experience — almost — of getting to hear the songs for the first time again, and that’s really electrifying,” he said.

“When you first write a song and it’s done, there’s this real great feeling — and every songwriter, every creator, sort of knows that feeling. But when the orchestra brings it to life, you get that again.”

Straker, who currently splits his time between Regina and Toronto, said he loves doing shows in Saskatchewan, where audiences have shown him a lot of support. He

added that audiences also “love and adore” the SSO. He believes fans of his music and fans of the orchestra will both be pleased with the concert.

“Some of the people will be people who follow my music; some of them will be supporters of the orchestra. But I really think we come together and do something that sort of both groups of people are really going to like. I think it’s a well-put-together collaboration.”

The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the Sid Buckwold Theatre at TCU Place. Tickets can be purchased at saskatoonsymphony.org.

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Constellations explores romance across time and space

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ho knew that higher physics could be so sexy, so accessible — and so emotionally devastating?”

That’s the first line of a 2015 theatre review published in The New York Times about Constellations, the critically acclaimed two-character drama by British playwright Nick Payne.

Constellations, which was first staged in London in 2012, received much attention when it hit Broadway a few years ago. The Broadway version featured screen stars Jake Gyllenhaal, as the beekeeper named Roland, and Ruth Wilson as Marianne, a university academic specializing in theoretical early universe cosmology.

Now, thanks to Brick and Mortar Theatre, the hit show is coming to Saskatoon audiences this week.

“It’s a romance, I would say,” said Caitlin Vancoughnett, who stars in the local production.

“It’s about a woman, Marianne, who’s a physicist, and Roland, who’s a beekeeper, and they meet at a friend’s party. It’s also based on this idea of quantum multiverses; that’s what she studies as a physicist is quantum cosmology — the idea that there’s infinite possibilities out there and there are universes for every possible choice that gets AS101508 Aaron made.

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Although Constellations delves into complex topics such as quantum multiverses, it’s been hailed as a highly relatable play by critics. Ben Brantley, writing in The New York Times, noted that despite Marianne and Roland’s unique occupations and the play’s dive into the principles of string theory, relativity and quantum mechanics, “you are probably more apt to discover your own self in the characters of Constellations.”

“I would even venture that it’s impossible not to identify with Roland and Marianne if you’ve ever been in love. No, make that if you’ve ever relived your life in your mind, considering the factors that made things happen as they did,” he writes.

Vancoughnett also noted the concept of parallel universes has struck a chord with audience members.

“I think people can really relate to the feeling of coming home from a conversation with someone and going, ‘Oh, if I had just said it this way, maybe it would have gone differently.’ You know? So (the play) looks

Rob van Meenen and Caitlin Vancoughnett play Roland and Marianne in Constellations. (Photo Supplied) at that, which I think everybody has had that feeling before.”

In addition to Vancoughnett as Marianne, the Saskatoon show also stars well-known local actor Rob van Meenen as Roland, while Angela Kemp makes her directorial debut. Vancoughnett describes the character of Marianne as a personable woman with an odd sense of humour.

“I just really like her, because she’s really putting herself out there,” said Vancoughnett.

Vancoughnett and van Meenen have worked together previously, including on a Live Five show in 2007. They also starred together in Persephone Theatre’s A Christmas Carol in 2008 as well as in Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan’s productions of Twelfth TA101509 Tammy Night and Richard III in 2017.

Vancoughnett described Constellations as sad in some parts and silly and happy in other parts. She hopes audiences become engaged in the production and come along for the ride.

“It should fly by, I think, for them to travel on this many-year relationship with these people and to just really care about them and how things turn out for them,” she said.

Constellations runs from Oct. 17-21 at the Roxy Theatre, located at 320 20th St. West.

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Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express he Saskatoon Knights of Columbus believe in supporting the community.

Do they ever.

Last year’s celebrity dinner raised $90,000 for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. This year’s dinner is sneaking up and will be held Oct. 27 at the Cathedral of the Holy Family.

Former Saskatchewan Roughriders coach Ken Miller was the guest speaker last year, so Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie and Henry Burris will have some talking to do to top that.

Not that Smiling Hank is ever lost for words, and that’s a good thing when it comes to raising money for a good cause.

“Getting Henry is easier now that he’s not an active player,” said Garry Maier, chair of the dinner committee. “He’s a little freer with his time, but we are lucky to get him in the heat of the football season.”

Burris promised to talk about his time in Saskatchewan as the Roughriders quarterback. He will likely talk about the times when he wasn’t, as well. He won’t be booed at the event.

Maier said getting Ambrosie was a coup.

“He isn’t tied down to a game schedule but we’re lucky to get him as busy as he would be with his job.”

In a video, Ambrosie said his role as commissioner allows him to support a number of worthwhile causes.

The children’s hospital is one of them.

“As the father of three daughters, charities that support children are near and dear to my heart. I plan on telling some stories. We’ll be heading towards the playoffs so I might have some inside scoops around the Canadian Football League. We’ll have some fun together that evening.”

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Garry Maier is the chair of the dinner committee.

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He said the funds raised last year and those raised this year will go to the maternal care unit at the hospital.

The Knights will be recognized for their generosity with a plaque on the door of the unit.

“Our message is about kids and about families that have to travel all over the country and all over North America to specialized hospitals,” Maier said.

“They won’t have to do that anymore. That resource and help will be right here in Saskatoon so we are pretty excited about that.”

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In one village, there was a baseball tournament. Since the band didn’t play until that night, I decided to go Columnist and watch the baseball games.

There was only one game being played when I found my way to the diamonds. It was the juniors who were playing — kids probably 12 or 13 years old. The one thing evident in any Indigenous sporting event is the players share equipment, even if they are opposing teams.

There were two boys arguing over a baseball glove.

“You gave it to me,” said one boy.

“No I didn’t,” the other responded. “I loaned it to you.”

After passing over the glove the boy responded.

“You’re an Indian giver,” he said as he walked away.

I looked at the other boy and it appeared he was insulted by the comment. I couldn’t understand why this would be a negative connotation because to me to being called an Indian giver is an honour.

In any First Nations community, the people are known for giving stuff away. In fact, if you attend a powwow, there is always the “give-away ceremony.”

To me an Indian giver gives something that comes from the heart. It’s not a gift, loan or something to be taken back.

There was a family on a small reserve who lost everything in a fire. All they had was a truck-camper where the family lived. Within days, the entire village came out to start rebuilding. The family appreciated this so much they gave the keys of the truck-camper to an elder who led the rebuilding. This is what an Indian giver is.

At one time there was a federal law against holding what is known as a potlatch ceremony. This is when people will gather and give away absolutely everything they have.

Once again, this was because something special happened in someone’s life, such as the birth of a baby.

The government’s rationale for the law was it deemed the potlatch ceremony to be too communist. Times have changed and those ceremonies are back in full swing.

Even at a round dance, which is very common, there is a period when the drums will go silent and the singers will stand and almost everyone will receive a small gift from those sponsoring the dance. This is what an Indian giver is.

It’s like a thank you for attending the round dance.

This past summer I inherited a substantial amount of money. I’m talking about a five-figure amount. Other than buying myself an updated computer and a new pair of runners, I gave it all away.

I was taught by my elders the more you give away the more you will receive. It may not be a truck-camper, but at some point it will come back tenfold.

It’s important to remember the best gift is anonymous, like giving financial support to my local library or paying for someone’s groceries. It shouldn’t go to someone who has a full cart, but instead to a single mom who only has enough in her shopping cart to get by.

I’ve seen this happen where a man complimented another man on the beautiful moose-hide beaded jacket he was wearing.

The man took off his jacket and passed it over. The man stood there stunned as he held the jacket.

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“Because I will say, for the most part, there’s a real sense of authenticity coming from these students that I haven’t really experienced in other environments to the extent that I do (there). So being in an intense environment with guards and guns and chain-link fences and walls and keys — the hopefulness that I get from being around people that are that authentic and that willing to step out of their comfort zone in such a place and are hungry for the work . . . I feel like I get a lot back as a teacher because of that.

On my drive my home I just feel like it’s all worth it to put in that work, because I feel like I’m dealing with humanity in a really real way.”

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Chorus to hold reunion as part of milestone celebration Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express he Magic City Chorus is celebrating its 60th anniversary in four-part harmony.

The party will be a mix of past and present. Phyllis Bakke is one of the charter members planning to be in attendance at an Oct. 21 show and dinner. Bakke’s sister Mary was the founder of the group in 1958 after moving from Calgary to Saskatoon.

She has one heck of a legacy.

“I think she put an ad in the paper and at the first meeting we had maybe 10, 12 people come out,” Bakke said.

That meeting launched six decades of singing four-part harmonies. It also laid the foundation for many friendships.

Many of those who have been part of the chorus over the years will attend the show and dinner, which is now sold out. The chorus will perform 14 songs. It’s hoped some of the members who were once in the chorus will join the 2018 group for a few songs.

A lot has changed and a few things haven’t over the years. Approximately three years after its founding, the group competed in Fargo, North Dakota.

“We actually took a train there, so I remember that quite well,” Bakke said. “We had a whole car to ourselves and did lots of singing on the train.”

They also sang at the CN station while waiting for the train. Back then, the station was located where Midtown Plaza is now.

Organizers are hoping two other charter members — Verle Farber and Rita Taylor — will be able to attend.

Last spring, the current version competed and won a prestigious competition that was held in Surrey, British Columbia. They didn’t take a train to the event.

The chorus from the late 1950s performed at nursing homes and charity events.

The 2018 chorus does many similar things such as singing at fundraising events and visiting seniors’ homes.

There have also been many changes over the years.

“It’s got to be quite a production. It’s not anything like it used to be, but then nothing stays the same. The concerts they have now are wonderful,” said Bakke, who was in the chorus from 1958 until 1963. She left when she started a family.

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(Photos Supplied) zation, but I’m sure they still have a lot of fun.”

Norma Wallace has been a member of Magic City for 31 years. She’s having fun.

Barbershopping is in her genes. Her mother and three sisters have been in choruses. Two of her sisters are in the chorus.

Cheryl Pearce is the director of the chorus and has been a member for 18 years.

The chorus has had only three directors in the past 40 years. That says something.

“I have been a singer all my life; I have been a private music teacher — vocal teacher — and my brother had joined the organization of the men — the (Saskatoon) Chimo Chordsmen.

“I went to one of his shows and then sought out the ladies chorus after that. That was in 2000 so I have been a member for 18 years. And it feels like 10. It just goes by very quickly.”

She said they are sisters in harmony first but it goes beyond the music.

“Music is what initially pulls us together.

From that, relationships are built.”

New members are welcome.

“One thing they often say to us is we are such a warm and inviting group and that’s kind of what encourages them to come back,” Pearce said. “For some people, they have never heard our art form before and are quite impressed with how great it sounds and how it makes them feel.”

Rehearsals are held once a week. There are currently 39 members of the chorus.

Shelley Stevens said her first brush with the chorus came somewhat reluctantly. A friend convinced her to go to a rehearsal.

“I am not a singer, just an average person that enjoys singing but had never done anything other than school choirs and that kind of thing.

The Magic City Chorus performed in a competition in 1960 in Fargo, North Dakota.

“I can remember each of us going into sections and learning our part and when it came together it was so amazing. I remember that as being pretty interesting. I joined in 2006. It’s been 12 years but seems like five.”

Stevens is the co-chair, along with Barb Nash, of the Oct. 21 show.

The show and dinner will be a reunion. It is expected that more than 40 past members will be in attendance.

“It will be so much fun to have so many of the alumni there and do a lot of laughing and remembering the good times over the last 60 years,” Wallace said.

“The 60th anniversary is pretty special,” Stevens said. “Sixty years of anything is pretty good. There will be some reminiscing because there will be some pictures from the past and some of the costumes are pretty interesting. They have changed a lot over the years, that’s for sure.”

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Thirty members of Magic City were able to travel to the competition. It won for the best chorus of 30 members or under.

When more singers travel to the event, the chorus typically finishes in the top five among groups from 31 to 60 singers.

In Surrey, the chorus had to sing a ballad and an up-tempo song.

Oh How I Miss You was its ballad and Construction Starting Soon was Bobby Darin’s As Long As I’m Singing the upbeat song. The chorus was six years old when Darin released the song.

“When we do an up-tempo we also do choreography with it,” Pearce said. “So it’s more than standing on the risers and singing. They judge us on our performance as well as our musical abilities.”

Those abilities have been showcased for 60 years — and counting.

For more information, including how to join, visit magiccitychorus.com.

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Education Week Teachers in our province ideally want to see every student succeed

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hen one contemplates the theme of Education Week this year, “A World of Learning for Every Student” it encapsulates the essence of what teachers have always done, while underscoring the importance that in the public education system we enjoy in this province every student is given an opportunity to succeed.

That resonates even more today than ever when contemplating the incredible mosaic that comprises the student population in modern-day Saskatchewan.

Increasingly, there are students from every corner of the globe and they often come with considerable challenges, not the least of which is the reality that for many English is not their first language.

Yet, teachers by their very nature do their utmost to not only educate these students, but in their own way they also play an integral role in helping integrate these new Canadians into living in a brand new country.

Inevitably this often requires innovative, new techniques that bring out the best in students and teachers alike. Not coincidentally the approach of individualized learning has become more the norm than the exception now. Teachers, and by extension, schools grapple with the challenges of not only a changing landscape in the current context but also in terms of helping nurture students to become more independent problem solvers in a future that is increasingly difficult to predict.

Nevertheless, as much as things change, they too remain the same. Particularly when it comes to the all-important relationship between teachers and their students. While the approaches might alter significantly that has been the staple, enduring heart of education forever.

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Ask any teacher about the reason for their career choice and in no particular order the response is likely to be to work with kids, to make a difference in their students’ lives and to be there for those oft-mentioned ‘light bulb’ moments.

That part endures today as much as it ever has and while there are doubtlessly ever more challenges for public education teachers will still steadfastly indicate their passion for what it is they do.

Not only during Education Week, but during the entire school year a visit to a school is in the vast majority of cases an uplifting experience where one’s hope for the future can only be strengthened.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

Views of the World

Matthews the greatest of them all?

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ere’s an example of why so many of us dislike the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This Pulitzer Prize-type writing came from Leafs cheerleader Steve Simmons of Postmedia. “How many goals? How many Rocket Richard Trophies will he win? Can he reach the six Esposito won, the most from any centre, at a time when the sport was so different than it is today? Will his shot be like Ovechkin’s, like Brett Hull’s, the kind of shot goalies never seem to be able to figure out?

Along the way, he is inventing a new game that is his and his alone. The way Gretzky once did, the way Lemieux once did, the way Connor McDavid is doing in Edmonton: The great ones are originals who paint their own canvases, turn artistry into sport. Auston Matthews is just beginning on this trail. The possibilities are endless.” I feel like throwing up.

• Have I ever told you about the threatening hate mail/email I received from crazed Leafs fans? One was from Saskatoon and the other from Calgary. I told my boss if I

turned up dead, these two loonies should be the prime suspects. I know I p--- off many of you, but really?

• From Janice Hough: “Tripadvisor sent me an email with ‘14 of the most Instagrammable restaurants.’

I’m so old I remember going to restaurants for the food.”

• Torben Rolfsen, on the Nashville Predators raising three banners before their home opener: “As George W. Bush once said: ‘Mission Accomplished.’”

• Those aren’t banners. They’re really big participation ribbons.

• From Bill Littlejohn: “The New York Giants have officially gone from Eli’s Coming to Mama Told Me Not To Come.”

• Two from Rolfsen: 1. “Khabib beat Conor in the fourth round by ‘rear-naked choke.’ It’s a thin line between love and hate.

2. For the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s a fine line between a ‘red-out’ and empty seats.”

• Did you know that Morgan Rielly matched Bobby Orr for the best five-game

start by an NHL defenceman in the modern era? See from I mean? The media turns many of us against the Leafs.

• I have written it a number of times in the past two years: the Leafs won’t win a Stanley Cup with Frederik Andersen as their goalie.

• Hough, on more bets being placed in Las Vegas on the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship than any other team: “If anyone wondered how they got the money to build all those big hotels.”

• From Rolfsen: “L.A. residents reported seeing a strange object in the sky. It was allegedly a Space X launch, but I’m going with a Lonzo Ball free throw.”

• From the Twitter account of Sarah Beattie: “I can’t believe I saw a sad dude clearly in need of psychiatric care saying crazy crap in the Oval Office — and even Kanye West was there.”

• Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s four law clerks are women. I’m betting they love beer pong.

• From renowned hockey writer Kevin

Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: “Bear roaming our neighbourhood in Boston ‘burbs’ this morning. Shameless but effective Bruins marketing.” (Note: Dupont didn’t have a ‘u’ in neighbourhood.)

• From Rolfsen: “The Yankees post-season was the biggest flop in New York since Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.”

• Hough, on Trump saying the only reason he isn’t appointing Ivanka as UN ambassador is that he’d be accused of nepotism: “Well that and it would interfere with her current duties as his real VP and First Lady.”

• From that fake Jon Gruden Twitter account that I like so much: “Drew Brees now has the most passing yards in NFL history.

Wow. I’ll tell ya what, if you leave a receiver open around this guy he’ll make you pay, man.

That’s why I like to call him Drew Fees.”

• Graham DeLaet, when asked if Canadians eat turkey for Thanksgiving: “Ya but they skate instead of run. Instead of feathers, they wear parkas. And they say eh, not gooblegooble. Other than that same tradition.”

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Feathered passes; 1. Icing the pluck.

• The contractor installing sewer lines in our neighbourhood said their auger can tunnel the 200 feet to our septic field. It’ll be the longest bore this side of a Bill Belichick press conference.

• The Nashville Predators, knocked out in Round 2 of the 2018 playoffs, raised three banners commemorating last season. I think one of them was for participation.

• The Nurmagomedov-McGregor UFC

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showdown turned into a brawl full of surprise attacks, unbridled hatred and escalating levels of violence. And that was after their fight.

• A last-gasp winner in Germany’s annual October giant pumpkin paddling race in Krewelshofer Lake. The favourite was passed in the last metre after letting down his gourd.

• Washington netminder Pheonix Copley is from North Pole, Alaska, and is No. 2 to Braden Holtby. I’m thinking a) he has Santa’s ear, and b) we can guess what he wants for Christmas.

• Reuters reports 409 Beadnose, a rolypoly brown ursine female in Alaska, has been named Fattest Bear. Judges said she’s

the portliest Fattest Bear champion since William Perry.

• The NY Post claims a police officer/ apiarist captured a bee swarm that was frightening lunch-goers on a city street.

The insects were later released with a caution to beehive themselves.

• According to USA Today, Alabama Crimson Tide’s problem is they always blow out the competition and aren’t used to close games. “We feel your pain,” said absolutely nobody.

• I heard on Sportsnet that the first requirement of a top-notch NHL goalie is a short memory.Carol Hand me some goalie pads; CT101504

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• Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. headbutted a giant cooling fan during the Eagles game. That’s odd; usually he prefers to butt heads with his coach.

• The Toronto Maple Leafs may be starved for banners. Word is they’ll send Morgan Rielly’s name to the rafters for most points in first five games by a defenceman in the modern era.

RJ’s Punalty Box I hear police in Canada doubled radar patrols from Thanksgiving Monday to Thursday. As expected, many people exceeded the feed limit.

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MUSIC OCTOBER 18

Coco Love Alcorn is a Toronto vocalist acclaimed for her joyful soul and haunting voice and she reaches out with a combination of jazz, pop, rhythm and blues and folk for her influences. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North.

Tickets $22 for SJS members, $27 for non-members.

OCTOBER 19 The Dime Notes of London, England, reach back into the blues-drenched sounds of clarinet-driven 1920s New Orleans jazz. David Hornblow is the clarinetist, Andrew Oliver, David Kelbie and Tom Wheatley are his partners. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $25 and $35.

OCTOBER 20

OCTOBER 22

The grand opening of the John Dolan Sensory Playground was held last week.

The playground is designed to meet the needs of all children.

With an enrolment of 53, John Dolan serves intensive-support students ranging in age from four to 22 who require a high level of care. The student in the photo is using the Liberty wheelchair swing. (Photo by Rob Kunz)

Kat Danser of Edmonton is a vocalist-instrumentalist who, true to her Polish-Gypsy roots, is in perpetual motion.

She’s played all of the major folk and blues festivals in ***** Canada. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $20 and $25.

Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Saskatoon Seventh Annual Fabric Sale at St Martin’s United Church (2517 Clarence OCTOBER 24 Ave.) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds to Stephen Lewis The Once from Newfoundland is at the vanguard of Foundation, supporting Grandmothers & others in Africa contemporary Canadian folk music, with lead vocalist who care for their grandchildren orphaned due to HIV Aids.

Geraldine Hollett and instrumentalists Phil Churchill and www.stephenlewisfoundation.org. Cash or Cheques only.

Andrew Dale returning to play favourites from five previDonations wanted: unused fabric 0.5m lengths or longer, ous albums and introducing works from the new release, quilting fabrics, yarn, knitting needles, thread, embelTime Enough. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $30 and $40. lishments, sewing notions. Drop these off at St Martin’s OCTOBER 25-26 on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, Sylvia’s Halloween Howl at the Refinery. Oct. 25 (10:30 contact Lois at 306-373-3690 or Jenny at 306-343-9448. a.m. and 7 p.m.) and Oct. 26 (10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) ***** Original songs and action rhymes will put the spirit of CHEP Good Food is holding its second annual Empty Halloween into everyone Costumes are encouraged. Ad- Bowls Fundraiser at Station 20 West, 1120 20th St. vance tickets are $8 and $10 at the door (under two are West. The “Empty Bowls” event is part of an international free). For tickets, visit www.ontheboards.ca or call the box project to fight hunger, raising awareness for those who office at 306-653-5191. go hungry or struggle with food insecurity, and raising funds for programs that work to address these issues OCTOBER 26 at a local level. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs An Evening with Keith Boldt, 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Manor. until 8 p.m. There will be a silent auction with many great In his first public appearance since returning from the prizes from local businesses. Music entertainment will be opera and concert stages of Europe, Keith (tenor) will perprovided by local band Gopher Broke. Tickets are $50 and form some of his operatic favourites with Merel Kriegsman include a handmade pottery bowl for each patron to keep. (soprano) and accompanied by Kathleen Lohrenz Gable Tickets can be found from CHEP’s website: www.chep. in support of the Bethany Manor Personal Care Campaign. org. For more information, visit CHEP’s Facebook page: @ $75/Ticket, ($50 charitable receipt provided). Tickets CHEPGoodFood or call 306-655-4575. available at Bethany Manor (110 La Ronge Road) or by ***** phone: (306-242-9019) during office hours.

Flea Market at Western Development Museum from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free admission. 50/50 draw. Crafts, produce, baking. Sponsored by the Pioneer Threshermans Club of the WDM. Contact Ken or Dorothy McKnight at 306-931-1175.

EVENTS

OCTOBER 17-18

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Saskatoon is holding its annual Mammoth Book Sale 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the German Cultural Centre (Cartwright Street and Lorne Avenue) CFUW Saskatoon actively promotes education for women and awards more than $20,000 annually in post-secondary scholarships to students at the University of Saskatchewan, Sask. Polytechnic and Mount Royal West. The book sale helps fund these scholarships. Prices start at $2 and go up to a high of about $15.

OCTOBER 18 Saskatoon Nature Society Monthly Speakers Series, 7:30 p.m., Rm 106, Biology lecture theatre at the U of S (near the big dinosaurs). This month’s speaker is Leslie Tuchek who the presentation called The Conservation Land Trust: One Man’s Dream to Restore Ecological Balance in Argentina and Chile. Everyone is Welcome to attend and it is free of charge. For more information about the society, visit www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca or on Facebook.

OCTOBER 23 YWCA Saskatoon Annual General Meeting, 6 p.m. at Saskatchewan Polytechnic (1130 Idylwyld Dr North) Room 104.This year’s event will also feature a public community talk: Talking Sexualized Violence and Consent with special guest Leah Parsons. Panel and reception to follow.

Register by visiting www.ywcasaskatoon.com or by calling (306) 986-2881.

OCTOBER 25 The best of Saskatoon Zoomer Idol at the Western Development Museum. This year eight of the top acts from the past four years will perform in a grand finale. The showcase features vocal and musical talents as well as a special celebrity act. For tickets phone 306-652-2255 or visit scoa.ca.

OCTOBER 28 Turkey Supper at Emmanuel Anglican Church (607 Dufferin Avenue).Sittings at: 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets: Adults/$15. Ages: 6-12/$7. Ages 5 & under/free. For tickets call: The Refinery office at 306-653-3549 or the church office at 306-653-3531. ***** St. Patrick Parish Fall Supper at 3339 Centennial Drive. Doors open at 4:30 pm, supper is at 5 p.m.

Advance tickets only. Adults: $15, Children (6 to 12): $5, Preschoolers are free but require a ticket. To purchase tickets, phone 306-384-1100 or email: stpatrickparish@ sasktel.net.

NOVEMBER 2-3 ART & SOUL Art show & Sale. Unitarian Centre, 213-2nd Street East, Nov. 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (opening reception). Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show features 11 artists with artwork in a variety of styles and mediums.

Participating artists are: Karen Baxter, Janet Brown, Karen Fraser Gitlitz, Teresa Gagne, Kathryn Green, Larry Grenkow, Mary Moody, Paige Mortensen, Mary-Anne Parker, Tessera Nova and Kas Rea-Cram. ***** 2018 Grosvenor Artists’ Show and Sale, Nov. 2 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art for your place. Grosvenor Park United Church, Cumberland Avenue & 14th Street. Refreshments. Wheelchair accessible.

GHOST TOURS Calling all ghouls and goblins to join us on a spooktacular tour of the U of S campus.

Experience some of our gothic-inspired architecture, learn about our history and catch up on a few friendly ghost tales.

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Men Who Paint: 53.9 ° North. Saskatoon artists bring German exhibition home for Canadian debut. Oct. 26 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Willows Golf and Country Club. The Men Who Paint are OCTOBER 20 Cam Forrester, Greg Hargarten, Paul Trottier, Roger Trottier Living well with an auto immune condition. Smiley’s Buffet and Ken Van Rees. and Event Centre, Banquet Room B (702 Circle Drive OCTOBER 27 East). Registration is at 12:30 p.m., with the presentation beginning at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome, including Ukrainian Museum of Canada Founders Gala Fundraiser. youth with lupus or any autoimmune disease, those newly (Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner & Entertainment: 6:30) German diagnosed or veterans , family members, medical person- Cultural Centre(160 Cartwright St. East). Come enjoy a nel or anyone with an interest in knowing more about gala evening including Supper, Entertainment & Silent the diseases. Admission is free. To register or for more Auction. Regular Price: $100, Member Price: $85. Sales information, contact Irene Driedger at 1-877-566-6123 or end Oct. 19. For more information, phone 306-244-3800 email idriedger@sasktel.net. or email ukrmuse@sasktel.net.

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, Notice is hereby given that Erin Lashta, and Saskatours have applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for Special Use - Public Conveyances Limousine permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Saskatours at 811 Wollaston Cres., Saskatoon, SK, S7J 4J4.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competitionbased objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA, SK S4P 3M3

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Accordionists Ken Pizurny and Ray Penner stretch the expressive range of their instruments, playing jazz, jigs, European, Cajun and some originals. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $20 and $25.

he University of Saskatchewan’s Greystone Theatre has launched its first production of the 2018-19 season.

Arcadia, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Julia Jamison, runs until Oct. 20 in the Emrys Jones Studio Theatre in the John Mitchell Building on the U of S campus. Showtime is 8 p.m.

Described in The Times (London) as the “perfect marriage of ideas and high comedy,” the award-winning play is considered by many to be Stoppard’s best. Weaving together elements of farce, realism and surrealism, Stoppard’s 19th-century country-manor characters resonate across time and place with present-day academics, as everyone wrestles with the mysteries of order and chaos, thermodynamics, enlightenment and romance.

Tickets can be purchased online at artsandscience.usask.ca/drama, by calling 306-966-5188 or in person at the daytime box office at 183 John Mitchell Building.

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