Ski For the Pot of Gold

3 Yorkton Artists, 3 New Exhibitions! March 4 to April 13, 2012. Yorkton - The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is pleased to announce three solo exhibitions featuring new works by three Yorkton artists.

Kristopher Grunert is international architecture and industrial photographer working from China to the Americas and Africa. In the subterranean excavation of mineral and resource extraction and the shimmering futuristic towers of Beijing and Macau, time and raw human endeavour are compressed in an alchemical transformation from earthwork to glittering palaces of metropolism.

Yorkton Regional High School student Kenton Doupe created 100 Portraits of people in his life. Starting with profile pictures taken from Facebook pages, Kenton translates the images into outlines, then cuts stencils, and finally spray paints the resulting portraits onto canvas. Using a medium associated with graffiti, democracy and free speech, this reverse-engineering of the world's dominant high-tech social space produces a decidedly low-tech personal statement.

Sam Derkatch is an emerging artist who calls his work "hillbilly photography." Exploring the lost and abandoned places in our rural environment, Sam captures moments of decay and solitude as remnants of settlement and human presence slowly dissolve back into the land. On exhibit in the Serpentine Atrium. Join us for the opening reception at 2 p.m. on Sun., March 4, 2012.

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2012 Yorkton Music Festival Vocal, March 15-18, (Westview United Church, 355 Bradbrooke Drive: Senior Piano, March 19-20, St. Andrew's Church, 29 Smith Street East; Junior Piano, March 20-22, St. Andrew's Church, 29 Smith Street East; Primary Piano, March 22-23, St. Andrew's Church, 29 Smith Street East; Choir, March 26, Anne Portnuff Theatre; Band, March 27-29, Yorkton Regional High School; Bands and Ensembles, March 27-29, Anne Portnuff Theatre; Brass and Percussion Solos, March 28, Room D5; Woodwind Solos, March 28-29, Room D1; String Solos, March 29, Room D1. Daily and season tickets available Children 12 & under - free. Programs available at Fuzztone Music, 2nd Ave. N. Competition Hi-Lites April 1 @ 2:00 p.m. - Anne Portnuff Theatre. Children Under 6 - Free.

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Otthon Community Hall Annual Meeting, Mar. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

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The World Day of Prayer has its roots in an ecumenical day of prayer organized by women in Canada and the United States in 1920. This event became the International World Day of Prayer in 1922. Christmas around the world will be focusing on the country of Malaysia during the annual World Day of Prayer service this year. Local residents are invited to join in this worldwide event by attending service Fri., Mar. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Westview United Church, 355 Bradbrooke Dr. in Yorkton.

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Spring Tea & Bake Sale, Sat., Mar. 31, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., St. Mark Orthodox Church Basement, 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton. Admission: freewill offering.

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Alzheimer and Dementia Support/Information Group Meeting, Wed., Mar. 14, 2:00 p.m., Yorkton & District Nursing Home Conference Room. Everyone welcome. For more info contact the SHR Community Social Worker (306) 786-0722.

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Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Regular Meeting - Wed., Mar. 21, 7:00 p.m., Sunshine Room, SIGN, North St. Guest speakers: Glen Tymiak and Frank Woloschuk speaking on "Planning, Planting & Growing in a Greenhouse". Everyone is welcome.

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Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society Regular Meeting Tues., Mar. 13, 7:00 p.m. History Room, Yorkton Public Library. Guest speaker: Linda Burback speaking on "Pioneers". Everyone is welcome.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance - 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton. Everyone is welcome. Lunch is included. Music by: Mar. 9 - Ron & Sandra Rodoski; Mar. 16 - Country Lads; Mar. 23 - Memory Lane; Mar. 30 - Bill Ripa. Time: 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Admission at the door. For more info call Peter at 306-782-1846.

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St. John Ambulance OHS Standard First Aid/CPR (All Levels)/AED Training Sessions: Mar. 10 - 11, 13 - 14, 27 - 28. For more info or to register for a training session call 783-4544 or email [email protected].

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The City of Yorkton is presenting a Festival and Event Production Workshop on Sat., March 10, 2012 at the Gallagher Centre. This workshop will be led by Marian Donnelly, CEO of Inner Circle Management and the Creative City Centre in Regina. The workshop is ideal for anyone involved in producing concerts, festivals, award shows, conferences, sporting events or other special events. Marian Donnelly is no stranger to Yorkton. She authored the Municipal Cultural Plan for the City of Yorkton in 2009. There is a workshop registration fee and seating is limited to 20. To register or for more information, contact Community Development, Parks & Recreation, City of Yorkton, 37-3rd Avenue N. Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3, Phone: 306-786-1750 or by email: [email protected]. www.yorkton.ca

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International Women's Day sponsored by the International Women's Committee Thurs., Mar. 8, 6 p.m., St. Mary's Cultural Centre, Yorkton. Entertainment: Kindred Spirit. Tickets include dinner available at Sherring Gold Jewellers (until Mar. 5), 91 Broadway St. E. Cheques payable to Yorkton & District Labour Council. Door and penny arcade prizes provided by Sherring Gold.

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The Yorkton Arts Council, "Stars For Saskatchewan", presents Ken Lavigne, Road to Carnegie Hall, Sun., March 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., Anne Portnuff Theatre.

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Ski For the Pot of Gold with the Yorkton Cross Country Ski Club on Sun., March 11 @ 1 p.m. at Deer Park Golf Course. This is the clubs last event of the season.

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Tot Spot - The Boys & Girls Club of Yorkton's new Early Learning Drop-In Centre running Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in SIGN on North (83 North Street). We are running in the old nursery school room; please use the west entrance. This program runs cost free to participate; donations accepted. Please call 783-2582 with any questions!

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Yorkton Relay for Life 2012 at Century Field June 22 - 7:00 p.m. to June 23 - 7:00 a.m. This unique and inspiring event involves teams of 12 to 15 who participate in a 12-hour, overnight non-competitive relay. We are looking for people who would like to join the committee and help plan this year's relay, people who would like to volunteer the day (and / or night) of relay as well as business sponsors, teams, participants and survivors who would like to join us in this year's Relay for Life. For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Janet Sharpe at 782-2788 or [email protected]. or go to www.ccsevents.ca/yorktonrelay