Local Arts

February 24 to March 2 is Freedom to Read Week this year in Canada. The annual event encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ryder Selbee carefully hits a screwdriver being held by Carissa Richard as he works at taking apart a five-CD changer, at one of the activity centres at his day care facility on Wednesday.

Keeping the creative juices flowing and exercising their imaginations, a number of students enjoyed the art camps held in Estevan during the February break.

The Weyburn Comp has set the dates for the spring musical drama; they will be staging the Tony-award winning musical "Urinetown" on May 5, 8, 9, and 11 at the Cafetorium.

If ever you get the opportunity to do a good deed and be a "Good Samaritan", you should take that opportunity - you never know what good you might do for someone.

The Rotary Music Festival will return again to Weyburn in March. The piano portion of the Weyburn Rotary Music Festival will be held from March 4 to 9 at the T.C. Douglas Centre. The adjudicator will be Laurel Teichroeb.

An expert on dealing with cancer treatments and rehabilitation will be giving a free public information session on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Weyburn Public Library, in the lower level.

Virginia Harazny and Natalie Harazny dance along to the "Chicken Dance" during a Telemiracle dance at St. Michael School on Friday afternoon.

Weyburn Concert Series, along with Prairie Debut, have announced that Chris Donnelly and Kornel Wolak will be performing at the Weyburn Comprehensive Cafetorium on February 25 at 7:30 p.m. This will be the fourth concert in the 2012-2013 series.

Local artists Tina Hudson and Donn Morton will have their artwork touring the province starting this September, during an Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council (OSAC) exhibit.