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“I was like, that’s what soldiers get; I don’t have that.” The doctor thought Sutherland did. “I brushed it off; had the surgery and everything was fine.” And off to the conference she went. Sutherland attended a session on post-traumatic stress. “I sat in on it and all the check boxes (were being ticked). I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is a bit of a wakeup call.” A burn survivor at the conference convinced her to talk with a professional. He was surprised she had never done that. He said she should also ask for a referral to a plastic surgeon because of neck pain, and numbness in her hands from a buildup of scar tissue. Sutherland came home from the conference and asked for the referrals. That was about 10 years ago. Sutherland waited for five years, only to be told it was beyond the skill set of local plastic surgeons. She was referred out of (Continued on page 10)
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Dogs’ Breakfast honours ’89 Riders, Huskie recruits Theresa Kirkpatrick Saskatoon Express ovember 1989 was a good year for Saskatchewan football fans. It started in the middle of the month with the U of S Huskies advancing to their first Vanier Cup in midNovember at Toronto’s SkyDome. That would be the first of nine appearances at the national finals for the Dogs and set the stage for national titles in 1990, 1996 and 1998. It culminated less than two weeks later, again at SkyDome, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders made history at the 77th annual Grey Cup. You know, that was the one where kicker Dave Ridgway became a Rider legend with a last-second field goal to beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43-40. Fast forward to 2019, when a panel of speakers from the 1989 Riders will be celebrated on May 2 at the Dogs’ Breakfast fundraiser at Prairieland Park. This annual event is organized by the Huskies Football Foundation to support the Huskie football team. John Hyshka, chair of the Dogs’ Breakfast for 2019, credits long-time committee member Ryan Lejbak with the idea for the Rider tribute. “He pointed out this was the 30th anniversary for the ’89 Riders, and everybody just loved the idea of celebrating that. We phoned (Rider CEO) Craig (Reynolds) and he loved it too and said they would do whatever they could to help.” Help the Riders did — with an all-star lineup including not just one, but four
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but it was the beauty of the simplicity of that statement that turned my thinking on its head. We’ve seen and heard it time and time again, from people of all walks of life — addiction is a powerful disease. We’ve seen Saskatchewan mothers cry over the deaths of their children, despite the heroic and herculean efforts they made to try to tear them away from the drug, to save their sons’ or daughters’ lives. If a mother’s love cannot stop an addict from injecting, the inability to access a safe place to do so certainly wasn’t going to dissuade anyone. Conversely, I’m not sure how I drew the conclusion that access to clean needles would be a more powerful draw for the addict than the drug itself — that someone in the throes of addiction, paralyzed in the grips of withdrawal, would walk away from a fix held out to them by their dealer if it wasn’t in a clean needle. So in that sense, while I deeply regret the hurt I caused with the casual cruelty of my use of the term “junkie,” or the role I played in waging a campaign against harm-reduction, I don’t regret being confronted by the bits of my personal history that I would rather didn’t exist. If I ran for political office (which I never, ever will), I would likely have those memory-making screenshots of my Facebook past tossed in my face, and perhaps rightly so. We should all have to take inventory of our beliefs occasionally, if only to recognize and appreciate the journey of how they’ve evolved. It also gives us pause to consider our current storeroom of beliefs, checking for areas in which our perspectives could be broadened, whether or not that changes our beliefs. All of this is to say what’s not normally on the tips of most people’s tongues: thank you Facebook. Thanks for the memories.
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scant rations and water for a trip that could take up to three months. O’Hara’s wife and three of his seven children were buried at sea. When they finally reached New York, the remaining children were put in an orphanage and Dan tried to make a living selling matches on the street. The story of Dan O’Hara is retold in a ballad that is popular to this day. The cottage has been rebuilt. A book on the mantle tells the story of 22 American presidents that claim Irish descent. Among them are Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama and Richard Nixon. The owner sang the Dan O’Hara song and told us stories about the Great Famine of 1845-1852. Working our way northward, we took a ferry from Cleggan to the Island of Innishbofin —“the island of the white cow.” We just got settled in the Doonmore Hotel when it started to rain. It poured so hard and the winds were so strong it wasn’t safe to go outside. But we were happy. The magnificent six-acre walled Victorian garden of Kylemore Abbey in County Galway is a must-see on a trip The meals were fantastic and the hotel was to the coast of Ireland. (Photo Supplied) comfortable but the Great Wild Atlantic was By Doreen Kerby We had a memorable experience at the O’Hara, who made the mistake of putting certainly wild that night. for the Saskatoon Express Abbeyglen Castle Hotel in Clifden. The in larger windows, triggering the Daylight About 180 people live on the island, but (This is the third part of Doreen Kerby’s table was decked out with Canadian and Tax, which allowed the landlord doubled that number has been as high as 3,000. The series on her visit to Ireland.) Irish flags and dishes of shrimp, mussels, his rent. present church is the fourth house of wort 2,500 kilometres, the Wild Atlantic and salads to tide us over until the main Unable to pay, the walls were pushed ship since the arrival of St. Colman in the Way is the longest coastal touring course arrived. After a marvellous meal, in in and the thatched roof was set on fire. It 13th century. route in the world. It takes at least true Irish fashion, Brian Hughes, the owner, was against the law for any neighbour to The next day was lovely, but there two weeks to see all of it. charmed us with Irish songs and stories. offer assistance, so the family immigrated was water everywhere and the roads were The route starts on the south coast at When the evening drew to a close, we to America. muddy. An old ruined castle overlooks the Kinsale and follows the coast up to Galway, retired to comfortable rooms. The ships were called “Coffin Ships” be- harbor. It was taken by Cromwell’s forces continuing north and ending at Derry. Our Our next stop was Dan O’Hara’s cause half the passengers died of disease or in 1649 and used as a prison for Catholic tour was six days; it whet my appetite to see Homestead Farm. The centre is based on starvation. Travellers were expected to take priests. Cromwell did everything he could DS042901 Dan the entire route. the restored pre-famine cottage of Dan their own food because the ship provided (Continue on page 8)
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(Continue from page 7) to make life unbearable for Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Presbyterians. Our next stop was the beautiful Kylemore Abbey, sheltered in the slopes of the Twelve Bens in Connemara. This beautiful lakeside castle was built as a present for Mitchell Henry’s wife, Margaret, in the mid-1800s. Henry was an English financier, politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. They drained huge areas of land and planted thousands of trees for their new orchards and walled gardens. After the sudden death of his wife at the age of 50, he sold the castle to the Benedictine nuns
who had lost everything in Ypres in the First World War. The nuns still own it, but had to close an excellent boarding school in 2010 because there was only one Benedictine nun who was young enough to teach. The elegant church was built in memory of Margaret. The interior is lined with beautiful Connemara marble. There are two quarries near Clifden and the marble comes in five colours. It is very rare and used for exquisite jewelry. We would have loved to have stayed longer to finish the Wild Atlantic Way. What we saw was a journey of a lifetime — inspiring, invigorating and memorable. (Doreen Kerby is a Saskatoon freelance writer.)
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Sutherland starts support group with firefighter’s help (Continued from page 1) province. In Sutherland’s case that was Alberta, where she would see a burn team in Edmonton. She had her first surgery in Edmonton in 2016. Her fifth one will be in June. It will be her 21st trip to Edmonton, with her expenses for those trips now at more than $25,000 — and counting. The services she and other burn survivors need are no longer here. “Burn care is specialized. You need people trained in how to deal with scar management and how to deal with pain management, how to replace fluids properly,” Sutherland said. “It’s just a special subset of care. Once you have dealt with that initial trauma, how do you get the psychological help? How do you deal with your after-therapies? You can’t go to just anybody. That’s where you need that team approach.” Sutherland knew she wasn’t the only person from Saskatoon travelling out-ofprovince for treatment. She had an idea for what became the Saskatchewan Burn Support Network. She wanted to support these people through the journey that will last for the rest of their lives. She is fortunate to have the flexibility to take time off to go to treatment and has been able to pay her costs of those 21 trips to Edmonton. “But what does the family on a single income do? My fear is that they just don’t go.” The forming of the network included the involvement of Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl — twice.
When Sutherland had her accident, Hackl was the chair of the burn fund. He visited Sutherland at the hospital and made arrangements for her to go to a burn camp. In more recent times, Chief Hackl was the one who brought Sutherland and firefighter Jay Protz together in the project. “Chief Hackl had actually seen my sister at an event and mentioned that they were looking for a burn survivor for a story on Burn Awareness Week, which happens in February each year. “I told him I would come do the story if he would help me start a burn support group. It was one of those times when things happen for a reason. He put me in contact with Jay and the rest is history.” Protz said he was touched by the stories of survivors. First responders don’t always learn of their patients’ outcomes. “Until you are in it and you start talking with survivors, you don’t realize the surgeries they go through — life-long surgeries,” Protz said. Protz said the burn fund doesn’t have the hundreds of thousands of dollars it would like but spends some of it to fund travel expenses. Those are done on a case-by-case basis. Advocacy wise, he said making people aware helps immensely. There is a now a doctor — Annika Card — in Saskatoon, who did a fellowship in burn and wound care in New Zealand. “This is a passion for her,” Protz said. “She is starting to help us build a little momentum and we are very fortunate to have her on our side. She is very motivated to help people.”
Protz said some of their funds will go to help Saskatchewan Health recruit — and train — health care professionals in the area of wound treatment. “The burn support network was never intended to be an advocacy body,” Sutherland said. “The point was to support families and burn patients through the emotional and mental recovery of these injuries. Burn injuries do not happen in nice ways. Some big trauma has happened there. They are always unexpected and come out of the blue.” The third annual FIRE in the Kitchen Cook Off fundraiser, which Sutherland and Protz co-chair, will be held May 4 at Prairieland Park. It is put on by the Saskatchewan Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association Burn Fund. Paramedics were officially added to the already-long name last fall. And so they should have been, given they won the competition in 2018. That’s something that didn’t sit particularly well with firefighters. (Note to paramedics: The firefighters want their axe back.) There will be teams of firefighters from Saskatoon, Prince Albert, North Battleford and Regina competing this year, along with local paramedics. Each team is judged on an appetizer, an entrée and a dessert for celebrity judges in front of a live audience. It’s like a combination of the cooking shows on TV in many ways but better, Sutherland and Protz said. In the FIRE in the Kitchen Cook Off, there are penalties for a number of things, including dropping a food preparation item or an f-bomb. Heaven forbid a team drops a spatula.
“The penalties are emergency services related,” Sutherland said. “The team might have to do a round of CPR, start an IV, do a hose roll, drag a dummy.” There are eight penalties in total. “It’s all what we do,” Protz added. “It’s job related.” Many include members of the audience. Prince Albert won the inaugural championship before those pesky paramedics took the title. “The first year really surprised us,” Sutherland said. “(Prince Albert Fire) had cold-smoked their meat; they made a brand and branded their meat. It was unbelievable. I don’t think anybody quite realized how incredible it was going to be.” Last year, the event fell on Cinco de Mayo, so the teams cooked using that theme. “It was unbelievable, the stuff they did — like shrimp tacos. It was incredible,” Sutherland said. This year’s event will have a Star Wars theme — you know, May the Fourth Be With You. “We have embraced that because we have a number of kids that are burn survivors that are going to be in attendance. Darth Vader is a burn survivor,” Sutherland said with a smile. “When you tell people, they say, ‘I didn’t think about that.’ And it’s a fun theme, so I’m interested to see what all the chefs are going to cook this year.” For more information, visit www.burnfund.ca. Information about the event can also be found on Facebook: FIREInTheKitchenCookOff.
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And it to subliminally erode the public’s doesn’t sound like he is going to Columnist opinion of the person. play footsie with Russian PresiWhen Jeb Bush became dent Vladimir Putin, so I hope his “Low Energy Jeb,” Ted Cruz was tagged life insurance policy is paid up. as “Lyin’ Ted,” Marco Rubio was “Little Maybe I am being too judgmental thinkMarco” and Hillary Clinton was “Crooked ing that the media has written Zelensky off Hillary,” their voter bases slowly started to as a bit of a joke because his political life erode. mirrors a television series. People started to believe that Bush did After all, American Republicans seem not have the stamina to do the job, that Cruz to revere Ronald Regan, who was an actor was a liar, Rubio was not a big enough man before becoming a U.S. president. Actor to take on the task and that Clinton was a Arnold Schwarzenegger and former wrestler criminal. Ironically, these names were given Jesse Ventura were in the entertainment to them by a man who is lazy, dishonest, a world before becoming governors of their pathological liar and a crook. But I digress. states. The point is that positive or negative Former Senator Al Franklin was a names can leave lasting impressions whether comedian, and I would be remiss if I did not they accurately reflect on the individual or not. mention that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau On April 21, Ukraine elected a new was a drama teacher. It seems to be a short president, 41-year-old Volodymyr Zelensky, leap from the entertainment stage to the who won with an overwhelming 73 per cent political stage. of the vote. Zelensky ran a short campaign, declarAfter the election, the media labelled and ing his candidacy on Dec. 31, 2018, for an introduced him simply as a comedian. Zelelection to be held less than four months ensky produced and starred in a television later. He shunned mainstream media and sitcom about a teacher, who, by fluke, was ran a virtual campaign relying heavily on elected president. the Internet, social media and YouTube. His Interestingly, the sitcom’s storyline celebrity was already established through the was about a president focused on unifying television sitcom. Ukraine, a country consumed by bitter deWe know from our southern neighbour bates over national identity and involved in that the Russians tampered with the U.S. bloody conflict with Russia-backed separat- 2016 election, again relying on the Internet ists. and social media to mislead the American His television character also ranted about public and to swing the vote in favour of eliminating government corruption. This Trump, whose celebrity was also already sitcom mimics the reality in Ukraine today. well-established through his television proAnd it certainly seems like the sitcom was gram The Apprentice. a precursor for a test-run election campaign We have three elections pending over the strategy, rather than mere entertainment — next year and a half — federal, provincial albeit the win seemed to be treated like a and civic. Increasingly, virtual campaigns joke gone awry by mainstream media report- are being conducted instead of what now ing outside the country. may be deemed as “old-fashioned” camWhat hasn’t been well-publicized is that paigning. Zelensky has a law degree, is a millionaire We are making our decisions based on businessman who created a substantial enter- 10-second sound bites and contrived televitainment industry corporation and has been sion advertisements without really knowing politically active for years. anything about our candidates, their policies His campaign focused on eliminator positions. We hear derogatory comments ing government corruption and removing and skewed innuendo about all candidates immunity for the corrupt presidents of the from all parties and seem not to search out country, members of parliament and judges, the truth, even though our election decisions and reforming election laws. (Sounds a little will greatly impact our future. It is becoming familiar to me.) a scary political time indeed. He seems to be big on referendums and I don’t know whether Zelensky will be intent on building a strong, powerful, free the second coming of St. Volodymyr or a and independent Ukraine, as opposed to the Donald Trump knockoff. What I do know is unpopular view by some that Ukraine is the that a rose is still a rose by any other name. younger sister of Russia. We just have to wake up and smell the flowHis major platform was to have Ukraine ers, then take the time to pull out the stinkjoin the European Union (EU) and NATO. weed before we select our bloom of choice. To that end, immediately following his ehnatyshyn@gmail.com
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Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express play that is being billed as “a brilliantly funny comedy about the ultimate identity crisis” is coming to the Persephone Theatre stage in May. Tom Stoppard’s modern masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, tells the story of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspective of two minor characters. In the Persephone production — which is directed by Del Surjik — local theatre artists Alyssa Billingsley and Tim Bratton play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, respectively. “I was thrilled and a little intimidated to be cast as Guildenstern. This is a big role in an iconic play,” said Bratton. “It’s both a great privilege and a wonderful challenge to take on this role.” Bratton described the play as one that makes audience members laugh, but also makes them think. “Some comedies are just good fun; they tickle your funny bone and give you a wonderful time of enjoyment and escape. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a really funny comedy, but it’s more than that — it’s also a very thoughtfully-written play that will leave you contemplating the meaning of life itself,” he said. “You can see the play as a bit of a thought experiment that you can enjoy talking about and wrestling with long after the curtain has fallen.” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead has been compared to Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett’s classic play in which two characters wait for someone named Godot. As they wait, the two men talk about their lives and debate whether Godot will show up — and what they should do if he arrives. The play conjures up a number of big questions, including those centred on the meaning of life and the purpose of existence. And, like Waiting for Godot, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead has also been described as an existentialist tragicomedy. Billingsley said it’s “a real gift” to have the opportunity to perform in such a well-written play.
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“Stoppard has brilliantly constructed comedic devices within the story that give me absolute pleasure to put into practice,” she said. “I have a particular love for clown and physical comedy. This is not a clown show, but there are conventions used in the play that are reminiscent of physical comedy techniques. It’s the physical comedy combined with the endearing aspects of Rosencrantz’s character that feed me most as an artist. Also, let’s not forget what a privilege it is to be a working actor with such talented and wonderful humans. That, in itself, is something I’m extraordinarily grateful for.” In addition to Billingsley and Bratton, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead stars Kent Allen, Lisa Bayliss, Adreanna Boucher, Jaron Francis, Courtney Lato, Katelyn Polischuk, Gordon Portman, Robbie Towns, Leon Willey and Kevin Williamson. Bayliss, who plays the character Gertrude, is also Persephone Theatre’s director of marketing and development. She said “some of the best designers in the country” have been brought in for the show. “Ted Roberts, set and lighting designer, has created a visually stunning world on stage, incorporating huge Stonehenge monoliths, the castle of Elsinore and a ship at sea. Bonnie Deakin, who designed costumes for Treasure Island and Fiddler on the Roof, has designed gorgeous medieval costumes, and Gilles Zolty, composer and sound designer, has written stunning original music,” she said. Bayliss noted that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is part of the absurdist tradition, a theatrical movement centred in Paris in the mid-20th century. In the theatre of the absurd, characters may seem illogical or hopeless, and they may appear to be without purpose or out of harmony with their own existence. “You could say there’s something inherently absurd about theatre. The practice of one set of people impersonating another set of people, performing for a watching audience, offers plenty of opportunity to explore the boundary between illusion and reality – still more so when that performance is
Alyssa Billingsley and Tim Bratton play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. (R & G Photo)
conducted behind an invisible ‘fourth wall,’ ” said Bayliss. “Absurdist theatre responded to the destruction and anxieties of the 20th century by questioning the nature of reality and illusion. It breaks through the fourth wall and acknowledges that we are actors creating a reality on stage. “Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead examines the dizzying possibilities of what might happen if two minor characters from Hamlet are released from the prison of the play, only to find that they are trapped. They become increasingly bewildered and out of their depth as they struggle to understand their existence. This creates highly entertaining comedy and deep, poignant theatrical moments for the audience.” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead runs from May 1 - 15 in Rawlco Radio Hall at Remai Arts Centre. Tickets range from $30 - $54 and can be purchased by calling 306384-7727, or by going to persephonetheatre.org.
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pring is here, the weather is As a mother of four, Chave is warm, the sun is shining and troubled that some of the youngit’s time get out of the house est people in our community and have some fun. are at the highest risk of food There’s a ton of arts events insecurity. happening in May, and Saska“Regardless of the reasons toon’s music scene is bustling. that a parent has to use formula, Here’s a look at three music events and there are many, a fed baby is coming up in the city that are sure best and I want to try and help as to please a variety of tastes. I can,” she says. MAY 2 MAY 4 SYLVIA CHAVE SASKATOON Children’s entertainer Sylvia SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA #YXEMusic Chave is encouraging people of all Each year, Star Wars Day is ages to take in her last concert of celebrated on May the Fourth the season — aptly titled A-May-Zing-Fling. — an occasion when it’s common to hear the “Grab your little chicks and come out and phrase “May the Fourth be with you.” This sing,” says Chave, who promises to have is, of course, a clever play on the iconic Star audience members “hopping and skipping Wars movie phrase “May the Force be with to a fresh new beat that will blow the winter you.” cobwebs out of your hair.” This year, May 4 falls on a Saturday — The fun will take place at The Refinery on and so the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra May 2, with shows scheduled for 10:30 a.m., (SSO) is joining in on the fun. The SSO will 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance present a concert titled Music of Star Wars, or $10 at the door (children under two are featuring compositions from The Last Jedi, free). Tickets can be purchased online at Rogue One, Solo and the original trilogy. ontheboards.ca or by calling 306-653-5191. “We just couldn’t pass that one up,” says Also in May, Chave is raising “milk mon- the SSO’s music director, Eric Paetkau. ey” to purchase infant formula for Saska“The music is incredibly well-written — toon’s food bank. On Wednesday afternoons the composer, John Williams, is one of the in May, starting at 1:15 p.m., Chave will best movie composers — and is so descripoffer 45-minute Singing with Sylvia classes tive of what is happening on screen. Even at the Storefront location in Confederation without the visuals, it’s pretty clear what Mall. The fee is $60 per child, and a second story is being told.” child under two is welcome to attend, free Paetkau predicts Star Wars fans will of charge, with a caregiver. Email frodo@ respond “with absolute delight” when they sasktel.net to register. All proceeds will go to hear the music from the films played by a AS042921 the food bank.Aaron full symphony orchestra.
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Rosie & the Riveters will be performing May 11- 12 at The Bassment. (Photo by Crystal Skrupski) “(They will hear) all of their favourite themes and characters coming to life in pure musical form,” he says. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at TCU Place. Tickets range from $53 - $83 and can be purchased online at saskatoonsymphony.org. MAY 11-12 ROSIE & THE RIVETERS Fans of Saskatoon’s Rosie & the Riveters are in luck: the folk trio has two shows coming up at The Bassment on May 11 and 12. Rosie & the Riveters — comprised of Alexis Normand, Farideh Olsen and Allyson Reigh — didn’t set out to become political, but it became inevitable. Reading and watching the news inspired the musicians to use their voices to speak out against the injustices and inequities faced by women. As a result, sexual assault, the gender pay gap, body image and “mansplaining” are all addressed on the band’s sophomore album, Ms. Behave, which was released in April
2018. The topics are a good fit for a group whose name was inspired by feminist icon Rosie the Riveter. The subject matter seems to be resonating with listeners. Ms. Behave remained in the top 10 on U.S. folk music charts for 17 weeks and has received ink in magazines such as Rolling Stone Country, PopMatters and Parade Magazine. One of the album’s 12 tracks, I Believe You, is about believing survivors of sexual assault. The band premiered its video for the single on Billboard, in the midst of the #MeToo movement. Other titles on the album, such as Gotta Get Paid, Ask a Man, I Wanna Be King and the title track, Ms. Behave, offer a glimpse into what the band has to say as women living in a man’s world. The catchy single Let ’em Talk peaked at No. 3 on the CBC Music Top 20 charts. For more information, or to purchase tickets, go online to rosieandtheriveters.com.
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MAY 3 After a year in Spain, Flamenco Borealis has returned to Saskatoon to present Dos Voces, a meeting of flamenco and Arabic music and dance. Lina Kazan, Daniel Regnier and Nick Horlick are the main players and celebrated singer, Celedino Garrido, joins them. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $24 and $29.
Zodiac Tapestry Handbell Disney Sparkle concert, with special guest Leanne Hoeft. 3 p.m. Grace-Westminster United Church (505 - 10th St. East). Admission at the door: $20 seniors, $15 students. ***** Le Choeur des Plaines, Saskatoon’s French choir, will hold its spring concert on at 2:30 pm at Mayfair United Church (902 33rd St. West). The choir will celebrate Western Canadian songwriters. Tickets are $ 15 / $ 5 for students and are available at McNally Robinson. Tea and dessert served after the concert.
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McClure United Church (4025 Taylor St. East, corner of Taylor and McKercher Drive) garage sale from 8 p.m. to 2 p.m. Books, baking, jewelry, scarves, purses, small appliances, furniture, collectibles and many “treasures.” MAY 3 A pancake breakfast from 7: 30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and a A tribute to the Grand Ole Opry. Western Development hot dog lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Museum. Doors at 6 and show and dance at 7:30 p.m. ***** Hear the music of Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Waylon Waterfowl viewing trip to Brightwater Marsh and BlackJennings, the Amundson Family and the Eagles. Tickets strap Lake. 9 a.m. Carpooling available. Information at $25, 55+ $22. Available at WDM (306-431-1910) and saskatoonnature.org website. Sobey’s at Eighth Street and Cumberland Avenue (306***** 477-5800). Yard sale at Faith Lutheran Church (2801 Preston Ave. MAY 4 South). 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Singer Melissa Lauren and jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz. who Donated items (no clothes) can be dropped off at the have been performing, writing and recording together for church from April 25 to May 9. For more information, 10 years, will serve up a collection of old school jazz, do- contact Faith Lutheran Church at 306-373-0510 or wop and the blues. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $23 faithlcsasktel.net or www.faith4U.ca. and $28. ***** ***** The Saskatoon Horticultural Society Spring Plant & Water Saskatoon Concert Band Spring concert. Soloist: Barrie Gardening Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location Redford, Trumpet. 7:30 p.m. at Third Avenue United will be at the Center Mall on 8th street in the Co-op parkChurch. ing lot. A wide variety of plants will be offered. Payment by cash or cheque only. MAY 5
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Who Let the Dogs Out. A Celebration of International Guide Dog Day. To celebrate International Guide Dog Day, the Saskatoon chapter of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians will be having a fundraising event at Mulberry’s Bakery, Café, and Pub (124 Third Ave. North). Doors open at 6 p.m. supper will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. All tickets need to be purchased in advance. They can be purchased at the North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre, 237 Fifth Ave. North, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Exact change is required. You can make other arrangements by email at saskatoon@blindcanadians.ca. Please include your contact information and the number of tickets you would like to purchase. The deadline to purchase tickets is April 30 at 4:30 p.m. ***** Classic Dance Club Spring Gala Dance from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the downtown Legion (606 Spadina Cres. West). Semi-formal event, no lessons, guest performances, light lunch. For more information, call 306-374-7318.
MAY 3-5 Be a tourist in your own city and discover something new on a citizen led Jane’s Walk. No registration required. These free one-hour long walks are posted at www. janeswalksaskatoon.ca.
MAY 3, MAY 10 Birding by Ear Workshops. Learn to identify bird songs. 7 p.m. both nights. Room 130 Physics building, U of S campus. Free registration at saskatoonnature.org.
MAY 4 The sixth annual Big Shred will be held in the parking lot at McClure United Church (4015 Taylor Street at Heritage Way). The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Funds used with go toward purchasing a therapeutic tub at Amy McClure House. ***** FIRE in the Kitchen Cook Off. Hall B Prairieland Park.
MAY 16 Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Foundation presents its Swing into Spring fashion show and dinner at Prairieland Park, Hall A. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and buffet at 6:45. The special guest is Jesse Zuber, the top chef in Season 6. Tickets are $75 and are available at the foundation office (420 22nd St. East) or by phoning 306-659-7003 or emailing catholicschoolsfoundationsca.ca.
JUNE 14 15th Annual Swing and a Wish Saskatoon Golf Tournament in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, Saskatchewan Chapter. 18 hole Texas Scramble style golf, lunch, on course activities and Banquet of Wishes to follow. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. The Willows Golf & Country Club. For more information, visit www.Childrenswish.ca/swingsaskatoon.
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Team Tracker is an innovative and exciting outdoor treasure hunt. It’s a race against time, pitting your skills and teamwork against other teams and those of the “Team Tracker” (who is on horseback). Team Tracker is a combination Scavenger Hunt, Hide and Seek game and Team Building exercise on top of good, old-fashioned exercise and fresh air (participants are on foot)! Team Tracker can be adapted to groups of all ages and
interests for up to 40 people. Play time is approximately 1 ½ hours. Participants may include fitness groups, corporate leadership, team building, birthday parties, staff parties, family reunions, school yearend parties and the list goes on. For more information contact us at Hidden Meadows Ranch (15 minutes north of North Battleford) www.hiddenmeadowsranch.com email: debflegel@sasktel.net 306-480-9775
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2019-2020 Performing Season May 3, 4, 10 & 11 June 6 & 7
SPEECH AND DEBATE CAMP AUGUST 12-16, 2019 Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association $175.00 Early Bird Registration Fee until June 15, 2019 $200.00 Registration until August 2, 2019
Words are powerful.
Open to Students in grades 5-12 Register at www.saskdebate.com Email: info@saskdebate.com
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CANSKATE is a dynamic learn-to-skate program that focuses on fun, participation, and basic skating skill development.
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