Local Arts

The Family Place will be presenting the Bernard Kot Parent/Grandparent of the Year Awards on Saturday, February 12 at McKenna Hall. This event will be held in conjunction with The Family Place Chocolate Decadence buffet.

Plans for the Weyburn Rotary Music Festival are underway. The festival runs from March 7 to 18.The piano portion will take place from March 7 to 12, the vocal portion from March 13 to 16, and the band portion from March 16 to 18.

Author and therapist Kelly Walker shared some inspiring words at an event in Weyburn on February 4. Weyburn was his eighth stop of a nine-stop tour in Saskatchewan.

I am happy, as this week I received confirmation from one of my two fans that they do in fact read my musings in this space. I won't say who it is, but rather pass along an idea she had.

A new local catering company will be holding a Valentine's Day supper in a group atmosphere. Chef Ellen Johnston of Flatland Catering will be featuring a group-style, five-course plated supper on Monday, February 14 at the Tommy Douglas Centre.

"On Golden Pond" scripts are on their way to Weyburn's Tommy Douglas Centre.

The top 10 artists of the James Weir People's Choice art exhibition will be announced during a public gala held Monday, Jan. 31, at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery at 7 p.m.

For those other than the two fans who normally read my column, you might note that one of my favourite topics relates to the freedom of speech and the nemesis of that, known as "political correctness".

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfor the week ofJanuary 9to 15: Bridge: (Monday) 1stBette Leach,2nd Vern Leach, 3rd Joanne Hennie. Bridge: (Friday) 1stLloyd Muma,2nd John Whitell, 3rdEileen Langedahl.

The Weyburn Comprehensive School has announced their musical for 2011. The play, "All Shook Up," will entertain patrons with classic Elvis Presley songs.