Experience SASKATOON:
January/February 2018 Event Guide
Plan your next Saskatoon experience Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of the Experience Saskatoon Calendar of Events guide for 2018. This is your at-a-glance guide to help you plan for an event-filled January and February. Live music features prominently with Winterruption January 18 – 21, and the Saskatoon Blues Festival starting February 26. There’s frosty fun for the whole family at PotashCorp WinterShines Festival from January 27 until February 4. Saskatoon is your warm and wonderful winter city, so get out there and enjoy every moment!
January EVENTS SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
Enchanted Forest Forestry Farm Park On now to Jan 6
WEDNESDAY
3
The Sound of Music TCU Place Jan 2 – 3
Eaton’s Once Upon a Christmas Exhibit
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Ellestad Wiik Duo
Oliver the Crow
Gerard Weber Sextet
12
13
BC Read Big Band
Creative Space drop-in art studio
4 The Bassment
5 The Bassment
SATURDAY
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WDM On now to Jan 7
Seed Survivor
WDM On now to Feb 25
Faces of Picasso Remai Modern On now to Feb 25
8
10
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7
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Staged Reading)
Push2Play Enchanted Forest Light Walk
Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre
Forestry Farm Park
15
18
16
20
Lindi Ortega
Chad VanGaalen
Dehli 2 Dublin
Rock n’ Roll High School
Dead South
Cross Canada Fiddle Fest The Bassment
Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin 2
24 Daniel Champagne The Bassment
Broadway Theatre
Foam Lake Vangelis
Mo Kenney
29
31 Butcher
Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre Jan 31 – Feb 14
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Broadway Theatre
Close Talker
Emmanuel Church
Heavy Bell
Cosmo Senior’s Centre
Amigos
Broadway Theatre
Begonia
Emmanuel Church
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra: Homecoming TCU Place
Amigos
25
26
27
Live Five: Peach
Jeffery Straker Trio
A/B Trio ft. Kevin Turcotte
The Refinery
28
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19
Louis’
23
Martin Janovsky Orchestra
Winterruption 2018 Jan 18 – 21
21
Remai Modern
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PotashCorp WinterShines Festival various events and locations Jan 27 – Feb 4
February EVENTS SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
PotashCorp WinterShines Festival various events and locations On now to Feb 4
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
While Rome Burns
Belle Plaine & Blake Berglund
Old Dominion with The Washboard Union and Cold Creek County
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Faces of Picasso
PANTONE 360-C
TCU Place
Dean McNeill & the Prairie Fire Septet
Remai Modern On now to Feb 25
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6
4
7
9
10
August, An Afternoon in the Country
Stone Sour and Halestorm SaskTel Centre
La Troupe du Jour at Studio 914 Feb 7 – 11
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra: A Mass for Peace The Bassment
11
12
13
14
15
16
Avenged Sevenfold
Saskatchewan Equine Expo
RAM Motorsports Spectacular
SaskTel Centre
20
21
Prairieland Park Feb 15 – 18
SaskTel Centre Feb 16 – 17
22
Broadway Goes to the Movies TCU Place Feb 10 – 11
17 24 Serena Ryder
23
Third Ave United Church
Paw Patrol Live! TCU Place Feb 24 – 25
25
26
27
Various venues Feb 26 – Mar 4
Persephone Theatre at the Remai Arts Centre Feb 27 – Mar 4
Saskatoon Blues Festival presented by Cherry Insurance
Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show
Josh Ritter & Band Broadway Theatre
Book Your Stay At Bestsaskatoonhotels.com
PANTONE 360-C
L to R: Gustavo Hernandez and Kelsey Miller by Ian Donaldson Adrián Ramírez Juárez by Lawrence Ho
ANASTASIA
THE MYSTERIOUS & FASCINATING STORY OF A GRAND DUCHESS MARCH 17, 2018
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre | tcuplace.com
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, renowned for its ability to succinctly tell classical stories in an engaging and dramatic fashion, follows the daughter of the fallen Russian Tsar through the ballrooms of St. Petersburg, to the Russian Revolution, to captivity, and beyond… Anastasia is a full-length ballet rich with incredibly detailed costumes, versatile sets, and exquisite lighting.
The Canadian Light Source 44 Innovation Blvd. | 306.657.3644 | lightsource.ca
Visit the brightest light in CanadaTM The Canadian Light Source is a national research facility, producing the brightest light in Canada – millions of times brighter than even the sun. One of the largest science projects in our country’s history, more than 1,000 scientists from around the world use our light every year to conduct ground-breaking health, agricultural, environmental and advanced materials research. Visit us and discover what the future looks like. Book your tour: www.lightsource.ca/tours | outreach@lightsource.ca @canlightsource
Tickets on sale at tcutickets.ca For more information about Ballet Jörgen visit canadasballetjörgen.ca
- Expand your World- 2017-2018 Season A play by Janet Munsil Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Johnna Wright
JANUARY 31 – FEBRUARY 14
BUTCHER
MARCH 21 – APRIL 4
ONEGIN
MAY 2 – 16
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
PERSEPHONE THEATRE | 100 Spadina Cres. E. 306.384.7727 | persephonetheatre.org Butcher (January 31 to February 14, 2018) By Nicolas Billon | Directed by Del Surjik Featuring award-winning actor Chip Chuipka An edge-of-your-seat thriller that twists and turns as it explores the murky waters between revenge and justice. An old man in a military uniform and a Santa hat is dumped at the police station. He doesn’t speak English, and a lawyer’s business card is baited on the meat hook that hangs on his neck. As a lawyer, a police officer and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover past crimes that won’t stay buried. Warning: mature themes and scenes of extreme violence.
Onegin (March 21 to April 4, 2018) Book, Music & Lyrics by Veda Hille and Amiel Gladstone Based on the poem by Pushkin and the opera by Tchaikovsky Directed by Amiel Gladstone NATIONAL TOUR presented from the Arts Club Theatre When Evgeni Onegin visits the Larin family home, his romantic charms stir passions long forgotten by its residents. A hip and romantic new musical that will move and shake you with its sweeping score and leave you with the powerful question – “Look around, look around, look around, do you see someone worth dying for?”
Pride and Prejudice (May 2 to 16, 2018) By Jane Austen, adapted by Janet Munsil Directed by Johnna Wright When Lizzie Bennet meets the wealthy and aloof Mr. Darcy, love at first sight quickly turns into a battle of wills. Relive the wit and charm of Jane Austen’s most beloved romantic comedy in this lavish and elegant stage adaptation directed by Johnna Wright (A Christmas Carol, The Importance of Being Earnest). Adult Tickets: $26-48 Seniors (60+) & Students: $26-45 Children 14 & Under: $16-20