Art Classes for Youth - Vermilion

Tuesdays beginning Sept. 16 and ending Nov. 4 (8 weeks) $80.00
ages 7 - 10: 2 - 3 pm (for home schoolers)
ages 7 - 10: 4 - 5 pm

Thursdays beginning Sept. 18 and ending Nov. 6 (8 weeks) $80.00
ages 11 - 13: 2 - 3 pm (for home schoolers)
ages 11 - 13: 4 - 5 pm

All art materials are supplied. Studio location is in Vermilion, at the Vermilion airport building. For more information, phone Cindi Plant at 780.853.6531 or e-mail cindi.plant@gmail.com

Complete Survey for Lloydminster Public Library

Lloydminster Public Library is undertaking a Facility Study. They are analyzing the current use as well as anticipated use in future years and the impacts upon the facility.

Help them out. Complete their survey: here

Wild Blueberry Festival

JP Hoe

August 7, 2014
8:30 PM
The Root: Community Emporium
Cost: $15
Contact: 306-825-5885


“Western Canadian Music Award nominated artist JP Hoe is the ultimate singer-songwriter. The Winnipeg native is earnest, wry, ironic, funny and insightful. His material has a genuine homespun feel, filled with catchy hooks and melodies – genuine, uncontrived and confessional.”

Ottawa Life Magazine


JP Hoe’s sophomore album, 2012’s Mannequin, may be named for a plastic ideal — but it beats with a human pulse. The acclaimed Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter has crafted the kind of album that, to borrow a Wilco lyric, tries to break your heart. A soaring collection of cinematic epics that still burn with an intimate intensity. The six time Western Canadian Music Award nominated artist has a tremendous gift for writing songs would sound as good stripped down around a campfire as they would in a soft-seat theatre with a full orchestra.

Hoe’s big, bold, blue-sky voice — the product of hundreds of days on the road — has a lot to do with that. He’s a dyed-in-the-wool troubadour type who knows he’s only as good as his last show. He’s played gigs all over the world, connecting with audiences via his soul-on-sleeve lyrics, but also his down-to-earth unpretentious charm. There’s a reason his annual hometown concert, The JP Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show, is a perennially sold out December tradition; the guy knows a thing or two about showmanship.

He also knows his way around a love song. It’s a deft songwriting touch that has evolved over two albums, including 2006’s Live Beta Project and 2008’s ambitious 17-song opus The Dear John Letters. Unlike that sprawling studio debut, Mannequin sees Hoe at his tightest and most focused; the writing is sharper. More world-weary, perhaps, but better for it. Mannequin is melancholy, but it never wallows. It’s an intimate album about getting a little older and a little wiser.

Emaline Delapaix

August 8, 2014 

8:30 PM

Where: The Root: Community Emporium

Cost: $10

Contact: 306-825-5885

Emaline Delapaix is an Australian singer, composer and musician who lives between rural Western Canada and Germany with her big orange cat Reece. She spends a lot of time writing intense folk pop for piano, acoustic guitar and harp and sometimes whatever else she has lying about the place. Some say she sounds a little like Kate Bush or Tori Amos, but she also loves a lot of Scandinavian music: music that invokes the weather like storms and warm sunsets.

In Summer 2012 Emaline moved to Berlin performing over 150 shows all over Germany, Europe and Canada since making the vibrant city her home, creating a dedicated following. A long time coming, Emaline will be recording her first full length record between Berlin, London and Canada between Winter-Fall 2013/2014, experimenting with sounds and space, the weather and environment, this CD will be her most ambitious yet with an expected release date of Winter 2014 including European, North American and Australian tour dates.

Andy Brown opening for Darcy Windover Band

August 13, 2014 

8:30 PM

The Root: Community Emporium

Contact: 306-825-5885

Andy Brown

A three-time International Songwriting Competition Finalist (2010, 2011, 2012, Folk/Singer-Songwriter Category), Andy Brown has emerged a must-see performer on the Canadian and International music scene. An official Taylor Guitars and Sennheiser Microphones artist, Andy’s song ‘Ashes’ was featured in ABC’s hit show ‘Rookie Blue’ in the fall of 2011, and helped shoot both the song, and his sophomore album ‘False Alarm’ to #1 on the iTunes Canada singer/songwriter charts. The album and the song also charted in the top 10 in the same category on the US iTunes charts. His music has since been featured on NBC, CTV, Global TV, Showcase, and CBC, and has earned him a slew of national and international songwriting awards and nominations (2010/2013 Music New Brunswick Awards, 2013 UK Songwriting Contest, 2012/2013 Unsigned Only Competition).

Darcy Windover Band

Canadian folk/roots/americana singer-songwriter. Member of The Ole Fashion. Avid gear nut, guitar and amp builder.

Come By the Hills Music Festival

August 15 - 16, 2014
Mistahiya Retreat Centre


Mistahiya is a former downhill / cross country ski resort built along the Battle River Valley just south of Vermilion and north of Wainwright. In the summertime, is a perfect setting for an outdoor music festival. The hills come alive with the sweet sounds of guitars, keyboards, fiddles and wonderful lyrics!

Friday, August 15, 2014

• 5:45pm Opening Ceremony Anthem – Come By The Hills

Solo by World Famous Baritone William ‘Pavarotti’ Dobson IV

• 6:00pm Lora Jol

Indie Pop – Solo

• 7:15pm Jack de Keyzer

Rock’in Blues – Quartet

• 9:00pm Duane Steele

Country – Trio

• 10:30pm Post-Fest Bonfire Jam Session

Spectators and artists welcome!

Saturday, August 16, 2014

• 10:00am Cassidy Zahar

Old Style Country – Solo

• 11:00am Ken Stead

Acoustic Folk – Solo

• 12:00pm Cabin Fever Band

Bluegrass – Quartet

• 1:15pm Rebecca Lappa

Modern Celtic / Folk / Pop – Solo

• 2:30pm Sean Sonego

Pop / Soul – Sextet

• 3:45pm Randi Boulton

Pop / Rock / R&B – Quartet

• 5:00pm T. Buckley

Roots – Trio

• 6:00pm Tribute To Our Great Venue – “Road to Mistahiya”

Wayne Gochee – Festival Friend

• 6:15pm The McDades

Celtic Jazz Folk – Trio (maybe quartet)

• 7:45pm David Francey

Folk Storyteller – Duo

• 9:15pm The Boom Chucka Boys

Country Rock – Quartet

• 10:30pm Post-Fest Bonfire Jam Session

Spectators and artists welcome!

Sarah Burton

August 20, 2014 

8:30 PM

The Root: Community Emporium

Contact: 306-825-5885

“Here is acoustic, rock, bluesy, torch, indie jive, country psychedelic, soul-baring beautiful music that those with a need to hear a new point of view ought to get off their butts and obtain. This album matters.”
(John C. McClure, Victory Review Nov. 2011)

“a country dusted folk album of steel guitars and sweet sorrow”
(Brad Wheeler, The Globe & Mail)

Joey Stylez

August 21, 2014 

8:30 PM

The Root: Community Emporium

Cost: $15

Contact:  306-825-5885

Originally making his mark as a hip-hop artist, Joey Stylez has opened his musical suitcase to try on a multitude of genres.

His latest album Feathery + Rosary is a collection of songs that reflect his growth as an artist and as an individual. It is an exploration of where Joey has been and where he is going. It is an embracing of his past and a sobering look at his future. It is dark and light. It is thoughtful and fun.

From the sure-to-be a dance floor hit “I Wanna Party With Hugh” to the more reflective “Bang, Bang” with a multitude of influences from The Doors to Spanish dub step, Joey is not afraid to take chances with his music.

Raised in the middle of the Canadian Prairies, this Cree musician has come a long way from the mean streets of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where a gang lifestyle was difficult to escape. But from those mean streets grew a determination within Joey to be more than what society saw. He believed in his own potential and has never limited himself by what others have tried to impose on him.

Now he brings that same drive to his career. It’s hard not to get caught up in the energy and excitement that is Joey Stylez! He commands a room without trying and one can’t help but be drawn to him. It is all part of the persona that is both rock star and schoolboy. And the duality is reflected in Feather + Rosary.

His latest effort is a continuation of his musical growth with the Juno nominated 2011 album Blackstar – an album named after his grandmother. Joey has been featured on Much Music and his songs have crossed over from Aboriginal music stations to mainstream radio. He has picked up numerous awards along the way from the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards to the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.

Named on the Top 25 Canadian rappers by CBC Music, Joey mentors established and up-and-coming hip-hop acts through his label Stressed Street Entertainment. With over 10 million Youtube hits, Joey has also been recognized by other artists like The Weeknd, who has said he is inspired by Mr. Stylez.

Book Club

Monday, August 25
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Free
Lloydminster Cultural and Science Centre


If you have ever wanted to get together with people who share your passion for reading, now is the time. We are excited to combine our passion for reading with history, culture, and the arts in hopes of facilitating meaningful discussion about the books, ourselves, and our community.

We will be taking the month of July off, even bookworms need a holiday!

When we reconvene in August we will be discussing No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.

September’s book selection is Roost by Ali Bryan

Our aim for this book club is to bring everyone together and create a low-key, enjoyable environment!

Butterflies of Karura

Artist: Karue Wachira
August 25 - September 20
Lloydminster Cultural and Science Centre




This show features original photography by Karue Wachira of the butterflies of the Karura Forest. It is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

Calum Graham

August 28, 2014 

8:00 PM

The Root: Community Emporium

Cost: $10

Contact: 306-825-5885

Calum Graham signed to one of the biggest acoustic guitar labels worldwide – CandyRat Records in the summer of 2013. The first album Calum signed with them was a duet album with the legendary guitarist, Don Ross called “12:34”. A solo album “Phoenix Rising” was the follow-up record only 4 months later featuring Calum in a live – one guitar setting which has also been garnering rave reviews throughout the world.

Calum’s first foray into his own individual expression was not a result of his classically trained guitar work, it was teaching himself how to play finger-style guitar; a decision from which he never looked back.

Along with a select list of other musicians, Calum was invited to be a representative of Alberta music for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver as well as the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. In the summer of 2010, he won the first place title at the Canadian Guitar Festival – a feat that no other teenager has accomplished in the Festival’s history.

Since his move to Toronto, Calum has already been making a buzz on the music scene. Aside from performing at venues such as The Horseshoe Tavern, and The Rivoli, Calum has also performed between Colin James and K-Os with other headlines, Sloan, Serena Ryder and Ron Sexsmith playing at the 8th Annual Any Kim Christmas Concert at The Mod Club.

His second studio album, “Indivisibility”, features Calum on both lead vocals and guitar. The songs provide a combination of his exemplary guitar work and mellow vocals with a rhythmic undercurrent that bears testament to his impassioned playing, and punctuated throughout with elements of jazz, pop and acoustic blues.

2014-2015 Concert Series

6 great performances!!

Only $150
That is an $88 Savings

Subscription Advantages

• You receive significant savings on your series subscription over single seat tickets.
• You get the best seats in the House before single seat ticket buyers. 
• You get first choice to renew those great seats next year. 
• No line-ups or extra calls to the Box Office—your tickets will be mailed at the start of the season.

The Travelling Mabels
September 30, 2014—7:30 pm

• The Travelling Mabels are a folk/country female trio from Alberta and were voted ACMA 2011 “Group Of The Year”.
• Singularly, each woman can vocally stand alone, but once you hear their combined harmony blend, you will know why these three women came together.
• The beauty of the Mabels is that they represent three generations of women. This results in a dynamic energy that most audiences would not experience every day.
• Their musical influences range from Dolly Parton, The Eagles, Bob Dylan to Sheryl Crow. Their comedic yet often heart-felt take on life means they more than meet a wide range of audience expectations whenever they perform.

Spirit, Spunk and Laughter 

Dave Gunning
October 23, 2014—7:30 pm

• Hailing from Nova Scotia, Dave writes from a sonic menu that includes flavors of Irish, Scottish, French Acadian, folk and country musical styles.
• Won 2014 CBC Music and Hockey Night in Canada’s Song Quest competition with his song, “A Game Goin’ On”.
• 2012 JUNO Award nominee for his recording ...a tribute to John Allan Cameron. 
• Winner of two 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards and two East Coast Music Awards.
• Winner of the US Indie International Song Contest (“Hard Workin’ Hands” co-written with Ron Hynes). 
• Finalist in the Great American Song Contest, the USA Song Contest, the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and the International Songwriting Contest. 
• Winner of five East Coast Music Awards and seven Music Nova Scotia Awards.

Dave will make you think, laugh, and cry with his songs and storytelling 

Memory Lane
January 28, 2015 –7:30 pm

• Memory Lane gets audiences “dancin’ in the aisles and singin’ along” to all the classics they know and love from artists such as Buddy Holly, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and many more.
• This 8-piece band includes some of Saskatchewan’s finest musicians and is fronted by the Irish-born and now Saskatchewan-based Stephen Maguire.

Tribute to the 40s, 50s and 60s  

Video Link: Memory Lane: A Tribute to the 40s, 50s and 60s


Kellylee Evans
February 10, 2015—7:30 pm 

• Kellylee comes from Ontario and her voice is considered one of the most beautiful of her generation.
• With her new album opus, I Remember When, she chooses songs by the likes of Eminem, John Legend and Kanye West, taking her audience into her own unique world of jazz, soul and hip hop while adding a few classics.

2011 Juno Award Winner 

Tomas Kubinek
March 10, 2015—7:30 pm 

• A collision of theatre and music hall.
• His exuberant one-man show is equal parts comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm. 
• Physical Poet and Verbal Acrobat! 
• Needless Risk-Taker 
• Professor of Fantastically Useless Inventions 
• Arduous Advocate of The Commonplace Miracle

Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible 

Barra MacNeils
April 10, 2015—7:30 pm 

• The MacNeil siblings are from Cape Breton Island and feature multiple lead vocalists, beautiful harmonies, top drawer instrumental prowess on a wide variety of acoustic, stringed, percussion and wind instruments.
• The Barra MacNeils won their first East Coast Music Award in 1991 and have won four more since, including an Album of the Year award for Timeframe in 1992 and a Group of the Year award in 2001. 
• They have been an opening act for Céline Dion and have toured regularly across North America and Europe.

Celtic music, culture, dance, and storytelling 

Series Subscription

6 great performances!!

Only $150
That is an $88 Savings

 

Single Tickets
The Travelling Mabels $38
Dave Gunning $38
Memory Lane $38
Kellylee Evans $38
Tomas Kubinek $38
Barra MacNeils $48
Total Value $238

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Thank You
Lloydminster Concert Series Association gratefully acknowledges the support of the businesses, organizations, and individuals who sponsor our concert series.

We depend on their generous support!!

Friends of the Concert Series
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A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline

September 11, 2014 (Thursday)
7:30 pm


Globe Theatre Production 

Created by Dean Regan   
Directed by Geoffrey Whynot  

     

  
Vic Juba Community Theatre
presents
Dr. H. A. McDonald Season

  


All Seats: $35

 

Audiences will be treated to outstanding performances of Patsy’s greatest hits including “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Crazy,” and “I Fall To Pieces.” This is your chance to relive the country and western sweetheart’s rise to fame from small-town Virginia to Carnegie Hall. 

Website: Globe Theatre

Hats Off Lloydminster

September 18, 2014 (Thursday)

The Canadian Brewhouse
Doors Open: 6 pm
Auction: 8 pm

Tickets: $20 - Includes Steak Dinner

 


Auctioneer: Kurt Price

  

The Canadian Brewhouse is the backdrop to a fundraising event that features the auctioning of one NHL team hat for each NHL team.

The holder of the hat of the Stanley Cup winning team receives 20% of the proceeds. The holders of the hats of each regular season Conference Winner receives 5% of the proceeds (each). The holder of the hat of the official last place team in the season receives 10% of the proceeds. 

Get your team together to bid on the hat of your choice! Buy your tickets online here right now and then reserve a table for your group. To reserve a table, phone The Canadian Brewhouse: 780-871-0730.

The higher the bid, the more you ultimately win! For example, our total goal with this fundraiser is $21,000. After we divide up the proceeds at the end of Stanley Cup play-offs, that goal will allow our non-profit organization to potentially raise $12,600. Eastern Division Champ would then potentially win $1,050. Western Division Champ would potentially win $1,050. Last place would potentially win $2,100. The Stanley Cup Winner would potentially win $4,200. However, if we raise more, you win more!!

There will also be a silent auction which includes 4 tickets and flight to a Saskatchewan Roughriders Game (donated by Courtesy Air).