National Storytelling Initiative

Passages Canada is a national storytelling initiative. Volunteers share their personal accounts of cultural identity and heritage on-line in their multimedia Story Archive and in person with schools and community groups across the country. Since 2002, over 900 speakers have created dialogue on Canada's rich diversity with over 250,000 youth and adults, as they continue to build understanding and respect for Canada’s shared history and values.

 

They are currently looking folks in Lloydminster who might be interested in sharing their personal stories of cultural identity and heritage with local students. They have received a request from a Canadian History teacher in Lloydminster who would love to welcome one or more speakers to his class on any themes related to cultural identity and heritage. This could mean someone who has a story of immigration to Canada, it could mean a long-standing Canadian who identifies strongly with a certain heritage, or anything in between.

 

If you know anyone who might be interested in this opportunity to share their personal story with youth, please feel free to put them in touch with:

Maddy Macnab

Program Officer | Agente de programme

mmacnab@HistoricaCanada.ca

 

Historica Canada

2 Carlton St, East Mezz, Toronto, ON M5B 1J3

Tel 416-506-1867 x 264 | Fax 416-506-0300

www.historicacanada.ca

Birch Trees Art Class

Saturday, April 5, 2014
10am ~ 4pm
at
The Root ~ Lloydminster
(4901 ~ 50th Avenue)


This class will include instruction and demonstration on how to paint birch trees using a pallet knife and brushes, onto a stretched canvas with acrylic paint.

No experience necessary.

Let your personal creativity guide you to creating your own one-of-a-kind masterpiece.


The Instructor will provide all materials needed.

You will need an apron/paint shirt and a bag lunch. It is “Crepe Day at the Root if you would like to order your lunch.

Cost - $125.00

Please register by March 29th
by emailing Shelley Racz @ raczyroller22@gmail.com
or
by phone ~ 780-871-3067

Art Market

The Root: Community Emporium is looking for artisans for next season (June to Sept). If you work with fibre, metal, jewelry, pottery or woodworking, please contact Amy Roper at The Root: Community Emporium. Please email Amy (therootartmarket@gmail.com) with pictures and info about your work. She would LOVE to hear from you.

The Once

March 5, 2014 @ 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$25

From their beginnings as three actors who also loved to sing together, The Once has embraced a different vision of Newfoundland music.

Gunner and Smith

March 6, 2014 - 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$10

It’s been an eventful past four years for Saskatoon’s Gunner & Smith. Starting in 2010 as a solo project by folk artist Geoff Smith, the band evolved into a multi-member indie country rock ensemble that traverses the rocky line between post-prairies balladeering and grit-covered rockers for those given to heavy highway drives and long, expansive thoughts.

Now On Sale: Cirque Le Masque

May 27, 2014 (Tuesday)
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Fundraising Event
Only $100 per ticket



Pre-Show Reception
Open Wine & Beer Bar
Beef on a Bun, Roasted Potatoes, Caesar Salad
Silent Auction
Dessert at Intermission

Funds raised will be allocated to capital equipment for the theatre

Presented by
Lloydminster Regional Theatre Foundation

European Style Cirque

Carnivale -- your passport to the world's greatest party -- Rio de Janeiro. The show begins with a tourist and a suitcase wandering through the crowd with the sounds of the Big City. She proceeds to pack as the sound of the jet liner will sweep her to her dream fantasy in Rio. She always wanted to become a Cirque or Rio performer. We follow Moira on her arrival in Rio, where the rhythms of the Carnivale excite, invigorate, and enliven her. Through the magical and captivating aerialists, acrobats, and character performers, Moira sheds the weight of the world layer by layer. Join them on their trek into a world of spectacular artists defying the laws of gravity. Live the wonder that is Carnivale.

Jazz on the Border

Just before Christmas when Murray McDonnell and Ross Ulmer were rehearsing for Mardi Gras their break conversation quickly centered on how little Jazz is heard in Lloydminster. There wasn’t a performance venue where local artists, and especially local budding artists could try their skills in performance. As Murray pointed out - "wouldn't it be great if the local teachers could assign one of their students some selections to learn, and have a place where they can use that knowledge, and even get graded on their public performance!" At the same time they both Murray and Ross miss the big City amenity of going to a restaurant, having a nice meal with friends. perhaps a glass of wine and enjoy music along with the company and the meal.

Amanda Amundrud, owner of the Root Community Emporium restaurant downtown is a strong supporter of the arts, and with the Root's cooperation jazz will be featured on one Wednesday each month at the Root. This pilot project will begin March 26th. The first music set will begin at 6:30 and feature the 'house band' of Murray, Ross and invited friends. The co-leaders know the importance of a pleasant sounding mix of music while enjoying supper and diners can expect a wonderful hour of 'smooth' jazz selections to tickle the ear as the Root pleases their palate.

More excitement will happen at 8 PM with the open mic set. Using the house rhythm section local artists are encourage to come out and display their talents. Great performances take practice, and two weeks before each open mic session, the tunes will be picked and available by emailing rulmer@bordercity.com. Open Mic participants are asked to get the music, and let Ross know they are coming. The combination of preparation, and great playing will make that hour of listening a fun part of anyone's Wednesday evening. The Root keeping to its traditions is preparing a selection of special finger foods that will be available for the casual listener who wants something a little lighter than a main meal.

On Wednesday March 26, support live music – we’ll see you at the Root.

Pimpton

March 7, 2014 - 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885

Regina-based rapper, 23-year-old Kyriel “Pimpton” Roberts combines old-school hip-hop influences, experimental production, and thought-provoking lyrical flow to create a distinctive brand of hip-hop. Pimpton released two major albums in 2013—The Deal Breaker: Manifest Destiny in February 2013, followed by Killa Call Me Killa, Vol. 1 in September 2013.

Acrylic Painting 101 - with Amber Fast

Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
306-825-5655


Have you ever wanted to learn the basic techniques of acrylic painting? This is your chance! This course will teach types of material and their uses, colour theory and mixing, layering techniques and a final project. All materials supplied; beginners and aspiring artists welcome.

Ages 16+ Friday Mornings– 5 sessions March 7, 21, 28, April 4, 11 10:00 – 11:30 AM Cost: $80 +tax

or

Ages 16+ Thursday Evenings– 5 sessions May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 7:00 – 8:30 PM Cost: $80 +tax

Buffy Sainte-Marie

March 8, 2014 (Saturday) - 7:30 pm
Vic Juba Community Theatre
Box Office: 780.872.7400

Opening Act: The Fugitives

All Seats: $65.00



Buffy is a Canadian-American Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism.

Buffy Sainte-Marie has appeared all over Europe, Canada, Australia and Asia, receiving honors, medals and awards, which continue to this day.

Her song "Until It's Time for You to Go" was recorded by Elvis and Barbra and Cher, and her "Universal Soldier" became the anthem of the peace movement.

For her very first album she was voted Billboard's Best New Artist. With the release of her eighteenth album "Running for the Drum", she won her third Juno Award.

Video: Starwalker
Video: Running for the Drum
Video: Biography

Aladdin

March 9, 2014 (Sunday) - 7:00 pm
Vic Juba Community Theatre
Box Office: 780.872.7400

Adults: $20.00
18 & under: $5.00



Musical Theatre for Young Audiences

In a far away and exotic land, under the hot desert sun, a young boy’s life is about to change forever. After years of thieving to get by, Aladdin’s fortune is radically changed when he comes upon a magical artifact that manifests his every wish. Before long, however, Aladdin learns that his new found wealth and power comes with certain consequences, and that others wish to take it from him. Join Alberta Opera on a musical journey to a magical world filled with non-stop adventure!

Boogie Patrol

March 14, 2014 - 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$15

Boogie Patrol has been pumping out their unique blend of Blues, Funk, Soul and R&B across Western Canada since 2007, captivating crowds wherever they go.

Pottery - with Eleanor Shaw & Christiane Dumas

This course features two talented local pottery instructors. Participants will have the opportunity to explore both hand building and wheel pottery. Various techniques for both pottery methods will be taught throughout this course. No experience necessary! All tools and 1 bag of clay provided with registration fee. Additional clay can be purchased.

Ages 16+
Tuesdays – 7 sessions
March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 29 & May 13 – Glazing
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $225 +tax
Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
306-825-5655

Ann Vriend

March 19, 2014 - 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$10

Ann Vriend is a Retro Soul/Blues chanteuse & pianist who just won the nation-wide Ottawa Bluesfest “She’s The One”

Milk Fed Turkeys - fundraiser for Anglemen’s

March 21, 2014 - 12:15 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885

Mixed Media Acrylic Painting - with Jinny Nieviadomy

Join Saskatchewan artist Jinny Nieviadomy as she takes you through the steps to create a multi-media diptych masterpiece!

Ages 16+
March 22, 2014 (Saturday)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $90 + tax
Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
306-825-5655

Tanner James, Jessica Marsh & Zachery Lucky

March 22, 2014 - 8 pm
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$10

John McDermott Looking Back

March 26, 2014 (Wednesday) - 7:30 pm
Vic Juba Community Theatre
Box Office: 780.872.7400

Presented by
Shantero Productions Inc

All Seats: $47.50



John McDermott can recall the precise moment when he realized that giving up his day job and making singing his full-time career had been the right decision. That moment came at 8 pm on October 5, 1993 at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax as he walked on stage to a full house and a thunderous East Coast welcome. It was his first concert with his own band, after a year as the opening act for the internationally renowned Irish group, The Chieftains. He was received with such wild encore-inducing enthusiasm the concert turned into a 4 hour marathon. John was hooked!

Now, 20 years and more than 25 albums later, John McDermott is an international recording star and household name. Besides his stellar musical career - platinum, double-platinum, triple-platinum albums and multiple Juno nominations - he is also known for his commitment to veterans’ causes - the U. S. Congressional Medal of Honour Society's Bob Hope Award, the Ted Williams Globe & Anchor Award from the USMC, and here at home, a commendation from the Minister of Veteran’s Affairs for this ongoing work, which includes his foundation McDermott House Canada, which is dedicated to improving care in the final stages of terminal illness and providing a warm, welcoming place to stay for Canada’s veterans, military, first responders and their families.

In concert, whether he is sharing the stage with a topnotch group of musical friends or touring the world as part of the famed Three Irish Tenors, McDermott continues to enchant audiences with his beautiful tenor voice and sensitive renditions. Though time and travel have introduced him to a wealth of new material and experiences, he manages to incorporate that diversity into his performances, while retaining the charm and humour that endeared him to audiences from the beginning. For this 20th Anniversary National Tour - a two decade retrospective - McDermott will highlight a variety of songs from his early recordings through his latest releases.

Video: My Old Man

Mikey Muskrat Band

March 28, 2014 - 8:00 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$10

Front Porch Roots Revue

March 29, 2014 - 8 pm
The Root: Community Emporium
306-825-5885
$20

With five years of gigging and recording under its collective belt the Front Porch Roots Revue has earned a reputation as an act that is both exciting and dependable yet one that is continually evolving and coming at its audiences from any number of musical reference points.

Felted Shoulder Bag - with Cathy Merkley

Spend the day creating a beautiful felted (courier) bag that you will take home at the end of the class! (Bring your own lunch.)

Ages 16+
March 29, 2014 (Saturday)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $75 + tax
Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
306-825-5655

Post Comedy Theatre

April 1, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Vic Juba Community Theatre
Box Office: 780.872.7400

Presented by
Lloydminster Concert Series Association

Series Pricing: $25
Single Ticket Pricing: $38
Students: $5




"I like him because he's insane...completely insane." — Matt Lauer, TODAY Show

Robert Post is a brilliant physical comedian with a stunning theatrical mind. Combine a quart of dry humor with three tablespoons of expert mime, versatile acting, and skilled juggling -- add a keen sense of satire and the absurd. Blend in splendid timing and experience, and what do you get? A host of unforgettable characters!

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