Local Arts

What is common between people, coffee beans, personal stories and art? The answer is Common Ground, the so-named exhibition that opened last Friday.

The Estevan Arts Council brought in three of Saskatchewan’s most talented musicians Oct. 9 for the second performance for the Estevan Concert Series this season.

What is common between people, coffee beans, personal stories and art? The answer is Common Ground. So-named exhibition opened at Art Concepts Custom Framing.

The Grades 10, 11 and 12 students of Choir at the Weyburn Comp practice the song, “I’m Into Something Good”, including some choreographed dance moves, as they rehearsed for their performance at Communithon on Friday, Oct. 25.

The members of the Small Voices of Grace choir practised singing and doing the actions to a song about Jonah and the whale in preparation for a performance at the Communithon fundraiser broadcast on Friday, Oct. 25.

Weyburn Rotary Club president Nancy Styles presented Weyburn dancer Autumn Alexander with a donation of $500, to go towards Autumn’s upcoming trip to Poland to represent Canada at the World Ballet, Jazz and Modern Championships on Dec. 1-8.

The 12th annual Creative Tables for Cancer at Prairie Place Hall in Arcola will be happening Oct. 17.

A classically-trained pianist, singer and songwriter will be joined by a renowned blues guitarist and a folk singer-songwriter to present the event for the Weyburn Concert Series.

The Heart and Hands Quilting Guild has once again outdone themselves for the raffle item at this year’s United Way Estevan Telethon, according to Wendy Gustafson, who is the chairperson for the telethon’s raffle committee.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum is going to have a pair of short-term artists in residence this month, who will be furthering their practice while reaching out to people in the community.