Local Arts

Wishing I had put this in the last column but...Mike Spencer, manager of NorVA Centre and Gallery is offering a short course, Intro to Pottery, on five Tuesday evenings that actually began Jan. 23 and run each week, through Feb. 20.

I have spent some time looking at the arts and culture calendar for Flin Flon and area in the last couple of weeks, to try and get myself prepared for writing these columns and I have to say, again, it’s impressive! There is so much happening, it is

Crystal Kolt had a chuckle when she learned she was named one of Manitoba Post’s “15 unsung heroes from Winnipeg and Manitoba.” “Unsung – I have a lot of people singing to me. I conduct the choir. I find that kind of funny,” she laughed.

It’s been a long, winding road for jazz vocalist Joanna Majoko – one that begins with Flin Flon and northern Manitoba.

Hoping every reader had a happy Christmas season and wonderful New Year’s celebrations.

When Ron Burwash talks about music, he talks about Métis culture. When he speaks about Métis culture, he talks about music. The two connect, much like the white infinity symbol on the Métis flag – a flag Burwash flies proudly.

Christmastime’s a comin’, Christmastime’s a comin’! That’s maybe the only event missing in the Flin Flon region this year – a country and western music show (truth be told, I’m not really a fan of that particular style, roots country, yes, but save t

There’s an unexpected co-star in this year’s Christmas production from the Ham Sandwich theatre troupe – the Spirit of Death. The production, called The Christmas Spirit, is a diversion from the troupe’s usual productions.

Two years ago, C.C. Trubiak was shattered. The death of his father Richard in March 2015 left a void in his life that, at the time, felt like it could never be filled.

It wouldn’t be exaggerating to say Cranberry Portage-based artist Irvin Head has carved out a better life for himself.