Local Arts

A fundraiser will be held at the Weyburn Legion Auditorium on Friday, August 19 in support of Dayna Forsyth and her family.

Having travelled from Weyburn to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and back again, I can tell you most of the highways we travelled were in good shape, and that the Highways crews in Ontario don't work on Sundays.

Over the weekend of July 29, Weyburn's River Park campground was re-opened to the public for the first time in 44 days. River Park was one of the campgrounds that was hit hardest by the floods in southeastern Saskatchewan this year.

Saskatchewan's own Codie Prevost has been nominated for the "Rising Star" Award at the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards, which are to be presented in Hamilton on Monday, September 12 at Copps Colosieum.

Kjel Sidloski (Matt) takes on three opponents during a sword fight in a scene from "The Fantasticks" at the Tommy Douglas Centre.

"The Fantasticks," the longest running musical production on Broadway, hits the stage from August 3 to 7 at the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre. Show times are all at 8 p.m.

Pre-Festival Wednesday, August 3 T.C. Douglas Performing Arts Centre: "Fantasticks" 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4 Bread Baking Contest: Have bread entries to Soo Line Historical Museum before 6:00 p.m.

The results of the senior centre's activities for the week of July 17 to 23: Bridge: (Monday) 1st Marion Brown, 2nd Audrey Warawa, 3rd George Gillies. Bridge: (Friday) 1st Chris Diemert, 2nd Joyce Hemphill, 3rd Eleanora Schikurski.

Residents are invited to watch a family movie under the stars all while supporting two local organizations. The City of Weyburn is hosting Cinema4Change, an outdoor cinema event on Friday, August 5 at Jubilee Park ball diamond number five.

Bellomy (Jeff Ring from Regina) and Huckebee (Michael Dunne) battle in the garden during a dress rehearsal for "The Fantasticks" at the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre.