THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

Culture

  • By October 3, 2012

    Curtis Coleman went to the Farmer’s Market every weekend. He loved spending hours wandering the Saturday market to take everything in. But he knew he was lucky to do so.

  • Meet the Bechstein: the U of S is now home to one of the top 10 grand pianos in Canada

    By October 2, 2012

    Roger Jolly and his wife Marie, owners of the Yamaha Piano Centres in Saskatoon and Regina, recently donated an eight-foot Bechstein concert grand to the University of Saskatchewan. According to Jolly, the university’s new Bechstein is one of the top ten pianos in the country in terms of quality and craftsmanship.

  • Saskatoon club shows budget musicians how to have a good time

    By October 2, 2012

    If, while strolling through Buena Vista Park, you think you hear the faint and mellow sounds of ukuleles on the evening breeze, you are not mistaken.

  • Kanye’s Cruel Summer is good, not great

    By September 28, 2012

    The unfortunate consequence of releasing a collaborative album featuring multiple artists and producers is that there is little consistency from track to track.

  • Trouble with the Curve walks the bases

    By September 28, 2012

    Clint Eastwood’s most recent film, Trouble with the Curve, is a feel-good drama without much more to offer its audience. While watchable and heavily focused on character development with a decently-paced plot, the film, unfortunately, only left this reviewer feeling a little nostalgic for last year’s Moneyball.

  • Good news from The Bearer of Bad News as he sets out to tour Canada

    By September 28, 2012

    When I heard that Andy Shauf was coming to do a concert in Saskatoon with local artist Zachary Lucky, I knew that I had to get an interview with him. While Shauf, who is playing on Sept. 27 at Village Guitar and Amp Co., performs in Saskatoon a couple times a year, there is extra buzz around his name this fall as he is set to release a full-length album, The Bearer of Bad News, Nov. 6.

  • Park(ing) Day: Greenberg talks transformation for Saskatoon

    By September 27, 2012

    Pedestrians packed the Broadway Theatre Sept. 20 as 400-plus curious attendee’s waited patiently to kick off Saskatoon’s first Park(ing) Day. The group flocked to the community-owned theatre in anticipation of an informative and entertaining presentation by globally-renowned urban planner and architect Ken Greenberg.

  • Tonight it’s Poetry showcases spoken word talent

    By September 26, 2012

    For the last five years spoken word poets both amateur and professional alike have ascended to the Tonight it’s Poetry stage on Sunday nights to read whimsical, insightful, sexy, hilarious, ingenious and, most importantly, original works of spoken word.