As I write this, Crystal and Mark Kolt have led the Flin Flon Community Choir to New York City to sing “Lux Aeterna” at Carnegie Hall. Of course, a packed house in Flin Flon have already heard the piece and know how much of a treat the New York audience
is in for. Congratulations, FFCC!
The big news this week is the upcoming Flin Flon Arts Council presentation of Codie Prevost, a country and western sensation from Archerwill, Saskatchewan.
Codie has been nominated for awards in both the Saskatchewan and the Canadian Country Music Awards for his skill as a performer and as a songwriter. He won the Saskatchewan Country Music Award for male vocalist of the year and entertainer of the year in the years between 2011 and 2013. But he is still a country boy at heart.
Codie learned to play guitar at age 14 and soon formed a band (as kids do). He played punk rock covers by Green Day (this sounds like my family’s story!) before he caught the country bug (okay, not so much my family). He began writing songs at an early age as well and entered many talent competitions, where he learned to overcome his stage fright.
He has written many songs in the intervening years and he sings and plays them well. This will be a fantastic show for fans of country music and a really great time for those who love singer-songwriters as well.
In fact, there is something for everyone who enjoys music in Codie Prevost’s show. The show is in the RH Channing Auditorium on June 24. Tickets are available at Northern Rainbow’s End. See you there.
In other arts news, the NorVA Gallery is planning a new and very exciting project. The cooperative has contracted two well-known artists, Annie Bergen and Karen Cornelius, to design a mosaic art piece to grace the external wall at their location in the Johnny’s building, 177 Green Street.
Building co-owner/manager Mark Rowe has replaced the aging and failing windows in the front with new, energy efficient ones, and the building is now ready for beautification.
Public art is a measure of a community’s commitment to a better, more full life for its citizens and this is the first of what this writer hopes will be many projects in Flin Flon. Murals on (or off) Main Street, anyone?
NorVA Manager Mike Spencer is also planning to continue the raku pottery workshops he began in the spring. No dates yet, but keep your eyes peeled.
