Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode is sponsored by the South West District for Culture, Recreation and Sport Inc. Kevin Power is joined by guests who have a passion for the history found inside museums. In this episode we focus on the Avonlea Heritage Museum in Avonlea, Saskatchewan. The former CNR station, built in 1912 now proudly displays artifacts that take visitors on a journey back in time. The Avonlea museum has taken advantage of funding available through the Canada Summe...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF SASKATCHEWAN Happy 50th Anniversary MAS! To help mark the event Kevin Power joins the festivities held during the MAS annual general meeting in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. With so many people in attendance, representing museums from around the province, what better time and place could there be to hold a live story slam podcast. Enjoy, a lively crowd and some very entertaining stories and life lessons! ====...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Nonprofit Partnership Most of us have, or will engage with nonprofit organizations at some point in our lives. In Saskatchewan the nonprofit sector is alive and well, and thanks to a dedicated team of professionals working within the sector, the Saskatchewan Nonprofit Partnership has been growing! The SNP serves to benefit the nonprofit sector through research, networking, public awareness, sector strategy develo...
Apr 29, 2018•53 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Throughout 2017 SaskCulture has had the remarkable opportunity and privilege to build and strengthen relationships with a number of First Nation and Métis cultural partners in the province through our Canada 150 project, funded by Canadian Heritage, called Resilience & Respect: Canada 150 & Beyond . Canada’s sesquicentennial was a starting point: an opportunity to reflect on the important work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and ...
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! How involved are you in my community? Imagine what it must be like for newcomers to Saskatchewan who have so many challenges that many of us take for granted. Perhaps learning a new language, adapting to a new climate, finding ones place in the community and so much more. INVOLVE is an initiative launched in 2015 through the combined efforts of the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS), SaskCulture and the Regina Open Door Society (RODS). The facilita...
Jan 31, 2018•52 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! In 2017, Canadians across the country have been planning how their communities would celebrate 150 years of Confederation. Among those hundreds of events and projects came an idea initiated by Alberta artist Louis Lavoie. A dream to connect our country by creating the mural mosaics project. 150 communities, participated throughout the year, in creating their own murals made from hundreds of individually painted tiles. Yorkton, Saskatchewan. was one of the pa...
Dec 26, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power heads to Last Mountain Lake bird sanctuary and wildlife reserve for new music camp - " Songs for Nature ". A rare opportunity for high-school aged participants to be mentored by musicians and ecologists; all to inspire them to compose music influenced by their surroundings. This is part two of a two-part podcast so be sure to listen to the previous episode 81 for the full story. These participants, are fun, passionate and eager to learn. The sett...
May 14, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power heads to Last Mountain Lake bird sanctuary and wildlife reserve for new music camp - " Songs for Nature ". A rare opportunity for high-school aged participants to be mentored by musicians and ecologists; all to inspire them to compose music influenced by their surroundings. This is part one of a two-part podcast so be sure to listen to episode 82 following this episode. These participants, are fun, passionate and eager to learn. The setting for t...
May 14, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode is sponsored by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society : inspiring, celebrating, investigating and sharing Saskatchewan's rich historical and folkloric traditions. Visit the SHFS on their Facebook page as well! ================================================ It's Culture Days 2016! This episode was recorded live in Saskatoon during the SHFS hosted story-sharing gathering. "Life is a story...tell it well" was the theme and the great folks...
Oct 08, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode is sponsored by HERITAGE SASKATCHEWAN Heritage Saskatchewan is the collective voice of all those who value heritage in our province. As knowledge brokers and pathfinders, Heritage Saskatchewan raises awareness of Living Heritage. =============================================== In this episode Kevin is joined by Dale Jarvis and Kristin Catherwood who have been on tour through Saskatchewan offering guest lectures and workshops on Intangible Cultur...
Sep 30, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! This episode is sponsored by Heritage Saskatchewan . Heritage Saskatchewan is the collective voice of all those who value heritage in Saskatchewan. As knowledge-brokers and pathfinders, Heritage Saskatchewan raises awareness of Living Heritage. Join Kevin Power at the Provincial Heritage Fair held in Regina in May 2016. The Heritage Fair program is a student-centered, inquiry learning opportunity to explore Saskatchewan and Canada. For the past 20 years teac...
Jun 01, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Join Kevin Power and members of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society at their 53rd annual gathering. We all have archeology - it's what connects us. You'll be amazed at just how far back Saskatchewan's history has been traced through the discovery of artifacts. But you'll also hear some great conversations about engaging youth through the work being done by the Society, and the importance of telling the STORY behind the objects found. THIS EPISODE IS SPON...
May 04, 2016•1 hr 21 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY SASKCULTURE. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW SASKCULTURE IS NURTURING CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT IN SASKATCHEWAN VISIT: www.saskculture.ca and www.iheartculture.ca ============================================== We often think of our heritage as those things which are tangible. Buildings, artifacts, paintings: those items to be found in museums and galleries. But what about the intangible aspects of our heritage? Those things which help tell ...
Mar 30, 2016•1 hr
Share your thoughts with us directly! THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY SASKCULTURE. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW SASKCULTURE IS NURTURING CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT IN SASKATCHEWAN VISIT: www.saskculture.ca and www.iheartculture.ca ============================================== It's said that behind every great artist there stands a great team, and part of that team is the family. Kevin Power is joined by the parents of two performers (ALEXIS NORMAND & FARIDEH OLSEN) from ROSIE AND THE RIVETERS ( www.ros...
Mar 22, 2016•1 hr 21 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's the final episode of 2015! Happy holidays to you all. Kevin Power is joined by WWII veteran Harold Hague, who, at the young age of 94 shows no sign of slowing down. Harold shares some heroic tales from his time serving overseas, reminding us, that in war, nobody wins. Harold is joined by his wife Jan who is an artist in her own right and certainly has enough to keep herself busy during her own retirement. Regina residents will know Harold as the owner o...
Dec 14, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power is joined by his guest Dominga Robinson in a discussion about interracial marriage, identity perceptions, racism, and internalized racism. Dominga has drawn from the very best of her cultural background, using this knowledge to develop a strong identity founded on her own truth. Dominga paints an honest and inspirational portrait of her past, present and dreams for the future. ============================================== SaskScapes is a podcast...
Dec 03, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming (SCYAP) offers a unique employment experience known as URBAN CANVAS. After an hiatus period, Urban Canvas is back with massive support from the city of Saskatoon and the province of Saskatchewan. At-risk youth learn the vital skills to propel them forward in life using art and culture as a tool. Kevin Power is joined by past participants who are now instructors at SCYAP, as well as current participants. Together the...
Nov 23, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Recognize, improvise, adapt and thrive. Those are the key skills which lay the ground work for a phenomenal program in North Battleford called B.E.A.T.S. (Building Expression and Awareness Through Theatre and Sound). Alan Corbeil, a North Battleford social worker, created this program in partnership with the Living Sky School Division and the Prairie North Health Region. The program targets at-risk youth and teaches them the skills that set a course for a fu...
Nov 19, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! SaskScapes turns 70 and what better way to celebrate than with the man who has provided the theme music for the podcast since episode one. Saskatchewan born singer/songwriter Jeffery Straker has established himself as one of the most successful (and busiest) artists this province has produced, and has gone on to international acclaim. Kevin Power joins Jeffery in a conversation that is more fun than two people ought to have in a podcast! And, it's another "6...
Nov 16, 2015•53 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's another live Story Slam episode! Recorded with an audience at the Meadow Lake library, these stories, told by locals, range from pap smears, to being lost on the side of a mountain, to a crises of translation in a foreign land. Perhaps, most stirring of all the stories is that told by a local doctor. Gavin, originally from South Africa speaks powerfully about his experiences growing up under an apartheid regime, and the lasting effects he still lives wi...
Nov 13, 2015•58 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's great to be back in Meadow Lake, and this time Kevin Power heads off to school! This episode features conversations and stories with two high school classes over two days. The school: Carpenter High School. The stories: funny, silly, and touching. Does it make you wish you could live your high school years again?! ============================================== SaskScapes is a podcast featuring the stories of arts, culture and heritage in Saskatchewan. T...
Nov 09, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Join Kevin Power in this 3rd episode during the Culture Days weekend in Saskatchewan. In this episode Kevin visits the community of Kamsack where once again food is front and centre; baked goods, ethnic cuisine and even lessons in butter churning. Bannock making, lessons in history, First Nations song and dance, and Doukhobor tradition are all part of Kamsack's rich cultural fabric. ============================================== SaskScapes is a podcast featu...
Nov 06, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's another Culture Days episode! Join Kevin Power as he heads to Preeceville, SK after spending time in Yorkton (episode 65). The Preeceville Heritage Museum committee pulls out all the stops with an "Ethnic Desert Night". Prepare to have your salivary glands activated as several of Kevin's guests talk about their cultural background and how the dishes they've prepared tie in with their heritage. You'll also hear from Lorne, one of Preeceville's former his...
Oct 31, 2015•47 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's a Culture Days 2015 retrospective as Kevin Power travels to Yorkton to explore how that community celebrates during the nation wide movement honouring our culture. This is Kevin's first stop during the weekend, but as you'll see, there is a common theme in all three of the Culture Day's podcast episodes coming up. That theme is FOOD! This episode features coffee talk and the sounds and smells in the kitchen where East Indian food is prepared by locals, ...
Oct 30, 2015•1 hr 6 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power travels to one of the smallest towns in Saskatchewan with one of the top restaurants in the Province! The Happy Nun Cafe ( www.thehappynuncafe.com ), located in Forget, has all the ambience of a country cafe with a menu that is as sophisticated as they come. The Happy Nun is a dream come true for owner/chef Katie Vinge, and this podcast is a dream come true for Kevin. Welcome to the first SaskScapes story slam recorded live on site. Patrons dine ...
Oct 23, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Gary Edwards is a Cultural Support Provider for Residential School Survivors at All Nations Hope in Regina. A survivor himself, Gary was rounded up by a gunboat and issued to a residential school in Ile Ste. Croix at the age of 2. Gary talks about his experience, painting pictures with his words- his phrasing almost poetic. He speaks of his journey to healing, the Indigenous way of life, and the many guides who have supported him on his path. It is my hope, ...
Oct 17, 2015•1 hr 5 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! If you ever find yourself playing a Saskatchewan music trivia game you'll want this guy on your team! And if you are ever in search of the perfect Saskatchewanian to be the subject of a "6 degrees of separation" game, well look no further! Taron Cochrane has received many accolades in our province and it's likely because every cell of his being vibrates with the Saskatchewan music scene. But beyond that, Taron tirelessly gives of his time and talents in so m...
Oct 12, 2015•57 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! It's the first SaskScapes podcast recorded live in front an audience at the Milestone Library. Kevin Power and his guests Deanna Brown and Jim Hadfield talk about everyone's favourite subject - FOOD! Deanna Brown has put Milestone, SK on the map by being one of the finalists of the wildly popular television show "Masterchef Canada". Jim Hadfield has had a life long career in business and took that savvy and his passion for baking and founded his own company ...
Oct 08, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sincerely, to these four guests, for being generous enough to share this part of your story. We all have much to learn from you. In th...
Oct 01, 2015•46 min
Share your thoughts with us directly! Kevin Power brings voice to the "60's Scoop" as a feature story in the SaskScapes season. The "60's Scoop" is a dark chapter in our Canadian and First Nations history and culture. There are four episodes in total which were recorded over the past few months. These are the stories of a few...there are thousands more. Thank you sincerely, to these four guests, for being generous enough to share this part of your story. We all have much to learn from you. In th...
Sep 21, 2015•58 min
