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Eastend Hosts “Writing People” Weekend
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Two of Saskatchewan’s most distinguished writers, both with connections to the southwest, will be reading and teaching in Eastend on the weekend of August 19 and 20.
Authors Arthur Slade and Candace Savage will present readings from their work at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 19, at Eastend United Church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The two writers will also be offering writing workshops from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, on the theme “Writing People.” Participants will have a choice of working with Slade on imaginative writing or with Savage on life writing. A Showcase Reading for workshop participants will be held on Saturday evening, at 7 p.m., also at Eastend United Church.
All events are free, but pre-registration is required for the workshops and Showcase Reading. For more information or to register, please contact Mary at 295 3673
Arthur Slade is the son of Anne and Robert Slade of Tompkins and a graduate of the Gull Lake High School. He is the author of 15 books and the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, among other prestigious awards. (See www.arthurslade.com)
Candace Savage has maintained a home-away-from-home in Eastend for the last ten years. She is the author of more than two dozen books and the winner of several Saskatchewan Book Awards. (See www.candacesavage.ca)
“Writing People” is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Canada Council for the Arts, Eastend Arts Council and Southwest Quest for Art and History.
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A dear Visitor came to town.
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In late May the Arts Council had the great pleasure of a visit from Marion Stegner and her partner Lee Wright. Marion was Wallace Stegner’s daughter-in-law and is the mother of his first two grandchildren. Wallace was a real mentor for Marion and she has always wanted to visit Eastend, the place so pivotal in the forming of Wallace’s character and his literary direction.
EAC member Laurie Reynolds generously provided accommodation for Lee and Marion at the Silver Willow Gallery and on the evening of May 25th the EAC held a well attended reception in the United Church. Chairs were arranged in a circle and Marion began our discussion with a bit of background information. Several people remembered their parents’ recollections of Wallace’s family and of his incognito return to Eastend in the 50s.
Marion was a charming guest and we all got new insights about WS.
Marion and Lee live in Greensboro Vermont. Lee is a retired architect and Marion is a jewellery maker – www.marionstegner.com.
See the pdf file: Wallace Stegner’s Studio is scheduled for closure
The pictures below were taken by Laurie Reynolds. (more…)
The 2010 Travelling Art Show, Visions of Eastend
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The Art Show, Visions of Eastend, was very well attended and the Art Pieces high quality, some of which are shown below.
THE TRAVELLING ART SHOW
Where is the art show now? Here’s the great news!
Our “Visions of Eastend” travelling art show is currently at the Shurniak Gallery in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. It is enjoying and extended stay courtesy of a request by owner Bill Shurniak. For the remainder of 2011 it will be travelling to Maple Creek, Medicine Hat, Regina Legislature Assiniboia Gallery, Swift Current and short stays in Eastend at Silver Willow Gallery and at AGES Gallery at our library.
You are invited:
A Reception open to the public will be from 2-4 p.m.
on Monday June 13
at the Shurniak Gallery in Assiniboia.
Maple Creek: – Jasper Centre Gallery – Sunday, June 26, 2-4 p.m.
Medicine Hat – The Hive Artist Residency and Gallery – July 22, 3-6 p.m.
We hope that you can invite friends to any of these events and if available be in attendance yourself
Alice Hanlin
Silver Willow Gallery 2010 and 2011
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One of the many activities in the busy Silver Willow Gallery is the “Concerts in Your Home” series with 6 very successful performances in 2010-2011. Keep an eye out for the next series and book early, these concerts are very popular. Please check the Comments.
Laurie Reynolds, the owner and operator, purchased the Silver Willow Gallery building and set it up such that local artists in the community would have a place to exhibit their work. The Guest House part made it possible financially.
Below is a picture of the performers from last season (2010-2011). (more…)
Shaunavon Arts Council Event
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The shaunavon Arts Council hosted an evening of Sangeetha’s dancing on Wednesday evening 7:30 May 4th at the Shaunavon Public School.
It was a fantastic evening with beautiful dancing and a very big crowd, please check out the pictures on Sangeetha’s website. http://www.sangeethabalasingam.com/index.html
The Stegner Dinner on March 19th.
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The 24th Annual Wallace Stegner House Dinner and Fundraiser, held in Eastend on Saturday, March 19, 2011, was a wonderful, exciting, successful night! The Eastend Arts Council members work tirelessly to bring this great event to the community each year in an effort to continue the legacy of Wallace Stegner.
This year’s highlights of the evening were the delightful singer/songwriter Andrea Menard of Saskatoon and singer/songwriter/guitarist Robert Walsh of Edmonton. The audience was mesmerized with the beautiful voices, harmonies, energy and talented music of Andrea and Robert. (more…)
Doreen Saville-Burles, Art Display in Maple Creek
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I would like to invite you all to an art display in the Jasper Centre in Maple Creek.
The hours in April. They are Mon. – Fri. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The hours will increase in May, but I’m not sure what they will be.
The art collection will be in the Centre for all of April and May.
The art collection consists of her early works in the 40′s, right up to her most recent work in 2010.She studied art at the Banff school of Fine Arts. She also completed a two year art course in Toronto.
Family and friends have managed to assemble 65 pieces from all over Sask. Alberta and B.C. for this display. (more…)
From Tim Kalinowski, Editor, The Gull Lake Advance
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Tim Kalinowski, Editor, The Gull Lake Advance wrote beautifully about the Stegner Dinner and he also took the photograph enclosed in the article. Please read: 24th Stegner House Dinner celebrates the legacy of Saskatchewan’s Métis peoples
2011 Stegner Dinner
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On March 19 the Eastend Arts Council held the 24th annual Stegner Dinner.
The purpose of the first dinner in 1988 was to celebrate the completion of renovations to Wallace Stegner’s boyhood home and its opening as a residence for writers and artists.
About Wallace Stegner
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Home, community and geography leave impressions on a child’s mind that stay with him for a lifetime. Wallace Stegner was seven years old when he first experienced the attachment and comfort of these truths. For a sensitive child whose early family life was marked by constant tension and upheaval, the impressions went deep.