Local Arts

It’s only natural that Ashley and Scott McLean’s art is part of their marriage. A similar environmentalist influence can be seen in the couple’s respective crafts: jewellery design for Ashley, and furniture-making for Scott.

Visiting musician Kevin Roy recently lit up the stage at Johnny’s Social Club, where he performed a mix of country, folk and blues alongside Logan McKillop. The two musicians stopped in Flin Flon as part of a tour of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

It’s been an amazing summer so far for the arts and culture in Flin Flon and area, even if the weather has not always cooperated.

The Denareplex has been transformed into a hotbed of creativity this week as the NorVA Centre launched its annual artists’ retreat.

Genevieve Watt holds up a mirror-image print of a piece of art she created at the NorVA Centre’s recent collagraph printmaking class.

On the airwaves he’s known as the Hungarian Heartthrob. But outside of his 102.9 CFAR gig, Raphael Saray is quietly earning himself another title: proficient playwright.

Was that a great Trout Festival weekend or what? Congratulations to the organizers, and many thanks from the arts and culture community.

Who is looking forward to a fun, fabulous Trout Festival? I sure am, but it is a concert on July 1 that really should get your attention. The annual Cabar-eh! Is proud to present the amazing blues guitarist Brent Parkin from Winnipeg.

Amanda Link-Labarre and Lorna Rice showcase the fruits of their labour at the NorVA Centre’s first Dye Night, held Friday, June 24.

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.