My daughter Alice, at rehearsal Saturday morning on stage at the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts (Conexus Arts Centre) in the final rehearsal for her apperance that night with her pre-ballet class from the Conservatory of Performing Arts. They danced the sugarplum fairy dance from The Nutcracker at the Regina Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert. …
Watch me sing “O Canada” at Government House
On July 1, I had the honour to lead the singing of “O Canada” at the Lieutenant Governor’s Garden Party at Government House in celebration of Canada Day. And here’s a video! Here I am …
Fireboy is a High Plains International Book Awards finalist
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, already a finalist for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards and finalist for a 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division, has just been …
Sweeney Todd has come and gone
Had a great time being part of the cast of Regina Lyric Musical Theatre‘s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I played Fogg (the insane asylum keeper) and also sang in …
Fireboy is a Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice nominee
My young-YA/middle-grade fantasy Fireboy, a nominee for Best Young Adult Novel in this year’s Aurora Awards, is also a finalist for the 2027 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award in the Northern Lights Division. This is …
Fireboy and The Worldshapers are Aurora Award finalists
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m up for two Aurora Awards this year! Fireboy is on the ballot for Best Young Adult Novel, and The Worldshapers is once again on the ballot for Best Fan …
He Came, He Fell, He Conquered: A Seven-Sentence Short Story
I spent a good chunk of today at Wordbridge, the annual writers’ conference in Lethbridge, Alberta. My main reason for coming was to launch a Shadowpaw Press title (Broken Realm by Jenna Greene, a Lethbridge …
Tag: Centre of the Arts
Photo of the Weekend: Ballerina
- By Edward Willett in Blog
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December 11, 2006
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Photo of the Day: Backstage
- By Edward Willett in Blog
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December 10, 2006
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Specifically, backstage at what is officially known as the Conexus Arts Centre, but most of us around here refuse to call anything other than the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts. (Conexus is a credit union, if you’re not from around here.) My darling daughter Alice appeared on stage tonight as one of the five-year-old ballerinas …
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