Sarah Burton

July 17, 2015
The Root: Community Emporium
4901 50 Ave
Phone: 306-825-5885
$10 - Doors Open at 8 pm - Performance at 9 pm

Sarah Burton's playful soul has found its home in music through three diverse albums, and countless ups and downs while traversing the globe. She's seen her way through acoustic folk beginnings, into country swing and steel guitars, then electrifying blues-rock. On her new album Make Your Own Bed, Sarah doesn't just embrace indie-pop into her musical inventory, but returns to her first inspiration; the piano.

Pottery Camp: Happy Handbuilding

Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
Corner of Hwy 16 & 45 Avenue
Phone: 780-874-3720

Four afternoons of creating with clay.

Get ready to get messy! Wear some clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Clay does wash out, but please be reminded that it will harden as it dries.

Fee: $160
Ages 8 - 15

Tuesday, July 7 - Friday, July 10
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Glazing Day - Wednesday, July 29
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Cecile Doo-Kingue

July 7, 2015
The Root: Community Emporium
4901 50 Ave
Phone: 306-825-5885
$10 - Doors Open at 8 pm - Performance at 9 pm

An exceptional stage presence, guitarist / singer-songwriter Cécile Doo-Kingué blends blues, afro-roots and soul to create a unique sound. Born and raised in New York City, first generation from Cameroon, she has lived in the USA, France, and is now an adopted Montrealer.

Considered one of Canada’s most electrifying and versatile guitarists, she has shared a stage and/or recorded with Montreal Jubilation Choir, Bernard Purdie, Michael Jerome Brown, Tricia Foster, Scarlett Jane, United Steel Workers of Montreal, amongst many, and has opened for many icons including Manu Dibango, Youssou N’Dour, Angélique Kidjo and Eric Andersen. In 2008, Cecile and Gern f. of USWM started Chick Pickin’ Mondays, a night promoting women singer-songwriters.

June 2010, Cecile released her debut solo album Freedom Calling to critical acclaim. In 2011, CBC commissions Doo-Kingué to write Home, a song on immigration. Gris, released in 2012, also praised by press and music lovers alike, earned Cécile the 2013 Fondation SPACQ Edith Butler Award for Excellence in Franocphone Songwriting. Doo-Kingué has toured both albums extensively across Canada and Europe, firing up clubs, listening rooms and festivals alike with her face-melting playing, rich vocals, and sharp and genuine banter with her audience.

February 2015, Doo-Kingué releases her third solo album Anybody Listening Pt. 1: Monologues, the first chapter of a trilogy exploring blues, roots and life in their myriad of aspects (Monologues solo acoustic, Dialogues full band, Communion live).

Powerful, sexy and raw, Cécile Doo-Kingué’s lyrics and sound, live or recorded, make for an enthralling and intimate communion.

Scenic Route to Alaska

July 3, 2015
The Root: Community Emporium
4901 50 Ave
Phone: 306-825-5885
$10 - Doors Open at 8 pm - Performance at 9 pm

Growing up together in Edmonton, AB, Trevor Mann (lead vocals and guitar), Murray Wood (bass) and Shea Connor (drums and vocals), have been friends for as long as they can remember. Each member began learning their respective instruments around the age of 13 and soon after formed a band and began practicing together. Initially, the band played R&B and rock and roll covers for hall shows and weddings. They became a kind of session band, backing up local artists of varying genres and accumulated the valuable performance experience that made them stand out as a mature young group. After several years of this and having performed at nearly every venue in Edmonton, the trio created Scenic Route to Alaska in the summer of 2010.

With new direction and inspiration, Scenic Route to Alaska quickly developed their indie-folk rock sound as the trio shaped Mann’s new material into a unified concept. The band worked toward writing and recording their first EP in the Fall of 2010. Mann and Connor traveled to Montreal to meet with Wood who was attending McGill University for jazz double bass performance. They booked three overnight recording sessions with masters students at McGill, which resulted in three of the six songs off their first EP. The remaining three songs were recorded at Norwood Studios with James Murdoch and Chris Wynters (Captain Tractor) back in Edmonton when Wood came home for the summer. In 2011, the band toured throughout Alberta and British Columbia and released their debut self-titled EP before playing the Canmore and Edmonton Folk Music Festivals.

With Wood completing his degree in Montreal, Mann and Connor continued to play as a duo, remaining increasingly active. They toured to Toronto for Canadian Music Week, returned to McGill to record their first full length album (All These Years), became Edmonton’s Sonic 102.9 Band of the Month for February, in 2012. After releasing their first full-length album, All These Years in June of 2012, they began playing festivals and showcases, touring from Vancouver to Halifax to extensively promote the release. The Album was nominated for three Edmonton Music Awards. Shortly after, they began the pre-production for their next album in August of 2013.

Their sophomore album Warrington, recorded by Brad Smith and produced by Jay Sparrow in Edmonton, builds on their distinctive “prairie-indie” sound, and captures the positive energy that the trio brings to their live performance. It’s also the first album recorded after being reunited in their hometown. Inspired by lead singer Trevor Mann’s English war bride grandmother, Dorothy, this deceptively cheery indie-folk album puts an optimistic spin on dealing with love and loss. Since the release, they have been nominated for Pop Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, made top 12 for the Alberta Peak Performance Project and have been on radio charts throughout North America. Furthermore, the band received the Cruz FM Emerging Artist award at the 2014 Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

A Queen and Her Country

A travelling exhibit produced by the Canadian Museum of History.
Une exposition itinérante réalisée par le Musée canadien de l’histoire.

July 2 - September 19, 2015
Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
Corner of Hwy 16 East and 45 Avenue

The 60-year reign of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has paralleled Canada’s development as a modern,diverse country. Through her numerous visits, she has kept alive our heritage and traditions. This exhibition take a chronological approach to its subject matter through four main periods of the Queen’s tours of Canada.

AgriCulture

July 1 - July 23, 2015
Lloydminster Cultural & Science Centre
Corner of Hwy 16 & 45 Avenue

AgriCulture is an artistic exploration into the history of the First Nations agricultural practices in North America. An amalgamation of visual art, AgriCulture offers a unique North American history and educational opportunities for viewers.

Curated by Katherine Boyer. Organized and toured by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils.

AgriCulture is an artistic exploration into the history of First Nations agricultural practices in North America. AgriCulture offers a unique amalgamation of visual art, North American history and educational opportunities for viewers. This body of work also marks the first traveling curated exhibit originating from the First Nations University of Canada’s Permanent Collection.

Corn is one of the most important food staples in the world, together with Beans and Squash, “The Three Sisters” supply almost half the world’s total food supply. Corn, itself, was improved upon and evolved over time due to the efforts of First Nations farmers who domesticated the plant hundreds of years ago. Interestingly, many of today’s medicines, foods and farming techniques were developed by the original inhabitants of North America, during a time when European agricultural practices, for example, were in their infancy. The importance of these developments continues to be felt today and is explored as rich subject matter by artists such as Allen Sapp, Daphne Odjig and Gerald McMaster to name a few.