Local Arts

Flin Flon area artists enjoyed success at the 2016 Northern Juried Art Show, held over the weekend in The Pas. Indigenous sculptor Irvin Head of Cranberry Portage won best in show for his three-dimensional piece entitled “Eagle Prayer.

While there is usually a lot of love in close-knit families, there is also a lack of breathing room at times.

The big news in the arts scene in northern Manitoba this week is the opening of the Northern Juried Art Show (NJAS) being held in The Pas.

Artistic expression can be a powerful tool for healing. For illustrator Kevin Anderson, it has been a crucial one.

Well, what a weekend just past! We had a visiting reporter from the Winnipeg Free Press here to do some research for a piece on the astonishing selection of arts and cultural events on offer in Flin Flon.

Flin Flon and area has been enjoying winter this month, with winter festivals and the Centaloppet enticing folks outdoors with fun and prizes. If you prefer to stay toasty warm, however, there is lots going on inside to keep you entertained.

A Newfoundland folk/pop duo will take to the stage in Flin Flon this Saturday. Singer/guitarist Andrew James O’Brien and singer/pianist/accordion player Catherine Allan form the band Fortunate Ones.

Laughter was on the menu at Hapnot Collegi-ate’s dinner theatre. Students performed Willa Wonkie and the College Tour (Chocolate Not Included) , a zany parody of Willy Wonka , last Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Feb. 25.

The Flin Flon Writers Guild launched its latest compilation, Words on the Rocks , at the library on Saturday, Feb. 20. Read a copy to find out what our local poets think, dream, remember and wish.

An ancient family curse, a desolate moor, a spectral hound and a deranged killer on the loose. A celebrated Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles , comes sleuthing to Flin Flon this Sunday, Feb.