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 March 17, 2010

    The Sheepdogs are running back to Saskatoon after a three-week tour of eastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S., which concluded at Toronto’s Canadian Music Week.

  • Greystone’s latest is a modernized epic fantasy

    By March 17, 2010

    Greystone’s last play of the season is Peer Gynt, a fantasy epic by playwright Henrik Ibsen, best known for introducing the style of naturalism to theatre and for such works such as Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House.

  • Sly Business aim to get fit and have funk

    By March 17, 2010

    Take a pinch of ska, a funk-tastic dash of jazzy trumpets, reggae guitar chords and a well-seasoned portion of soulful hip-hop and you’ve got one of Saskatoon’s new and most vibrant local bands ”” none other than Sly Business.

  • Multi-media explorations of location and identity at the Snelgrove

    By March 17, 2010

    This week, three shows at the Gordon Snelgrove gallery tackle place, landscape and identity.

  • The NFB reorganizes itself

    By March 17, 2010

    While the National Film Board of Canada has escaped recent budget cuts, it also hasn’t seen any increase in funding in the past 10 years. To balance the meagre funding with the need to develop new expertise in digital production, its offices are going through serious changes.

  • Hawksley Workman to play Odeon

    By March 17, 2010

    Hawklsey Workman has come a long way since winning a Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist in 2002. While his pop/rock music hasn’t brought him mainstream superstardom, Workman has undoubtedly made a name for himself as one of the most honest, heartfelt and unique performers Canada has to offer.

  • The house that Al Purdy built

    By March 10, 2010

    Jack Kerouac had his ’49 Hudson; Leonard Cohen had his tower of song; Al Purdy had his humble A-frame cabin in Ameliasburgh, Ont., on the edge of Roblin Lake. That cabin was once a meeting place for aspiring writers and famed scribes alike. It could be once again.

  • Interview: Nardwuar the Human Serviette

    By March 10, 2010

    While attending a press conference during the Vancouver Olympics, I came face to face with likely the most iconic personality to bless the MuchMusic airwaves during the late ’90s ”” none other than Nardwuar the Human Serviette. After chasing down some athletes together, we sat down for a quick back-and-forth.