Local Arts

The Assiniboia Arts Council will reward a student from Assiniboia and region by offering them a $200 bursary to be used towards registration expenses at an accredited school or fine arts camp of their choice – note that these learning opportunities c

Pleasantdale School has opted to go online with its popular annual People’s Choice Art Show.

With spring, not only do wild animals and flowers come out, but also man-made little creatures that decorate the yards all across Estevan.

Estevan is going to have to wait a year for the second edition of the biggest party of the summer. The organizers of the Rafferty Rumble announced last week that they had cancelled the event, which was slated to happen from July 24-26.

For Last Birds, a folk duo featuring popular local musicians Lindsay Arnold and Mike Davis, days of quarantine and self-isolation turned out to be very fruitful.

Style Dayne grew up on a ranch near Assiniboia, where he was involved with the local 4-H. Recently, he created a sci-fi thriller titled Contact for the Isolation Short Film Festival.

Megan Anderson of Carlyle is working on a special charity project for the Saskatchewan Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation. She was tagged by a friend on Facebook about an appeal for quilts that were especially needed by the Make a Wish Foundation.

The Saskatchewan Country Music Association awards were presented in a virtual broadcast on Saturday evening, and Weyburn’s Tenille Arts came away with two awards.

The southeast region was well represented during the Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) Awards on Saturday night. Former Estevan resident Chris Henderson won the award for the Top Male Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Prepare to bunk in on the couch with your snacks on Saturday, May 16, and help the SCMA honour the best country, roots and gospel music talent in Saskatchewan.