Ashley Martin
Regina Leader Post
Regina, SK, Canada
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Home is where the music is for Stu Block and Kristina Gasparic
Regina musicians and married couple Stu Block and Kristina Gasparic dove into a new project during the pandemic, with their duo Alley Cats. → Read More
COVID-19: One Year Later — Restrictions 'not the end of the world' for young Sask. artists
Performing with restrictions is better than the alternative for School of Rock Regina student Brennan Koshykowski. → Read More
COVID-19: One Year Later — Live arts still mostly on hiatus as industry finds ways to adapt
For performers, venue owners, technicians, and everyone else involved with live shows, many have been forced to adapt — or fold. → Read More
Weyburn's Tenille Arts nominated for Academy of Country Music award
"I truly can’t find a single morsel of chill," Tenille Arts posted on Twitter, after her nomination for new female artist of the year. → Read More
Creative Isolation: Kris Alvarez's anti-racism work has thrived online
“The sad part about me working and keeping busy, is the reality that it’s because things like white supremacy and racism still exist.” → Read More
Regina's Stu Block quits Iced Earth after bandmate charged in Capitol attack
Stu Block quit his job as lead singer of metal band Iced Earth, after bandmate Jon Schaffer allegedly stormed the U.S. Capitol last month. → Read More
'Radical diversity': Hampton makes history at MacKenzie Art Gallery
John Hampton is “feeling the weight of responsibility” as the first Indigenous director of a major non-Indigenous art institution in Canada. → Read More
Regina philanthropist Jacqui Shumiatcher has died
“I always say that (artists) are the ones that feed me and make me what I am … so I owe them a lot,” Jacqui Shumiatcher said in 2017. → Read More
Get your Connie Kaldor fix: Livestream concert scheduled for Saturday
Regina’s first lady of folk is having a live-streamed concert on Saturday night. → Read More
New Dunlop director Alyssa Fearon committed to BIPOC artists
“I’m very much about fostering community everywhere I go," said Alyssa Fearon, new curator at Regina's Dunlop Art Gallery. → Read More
Connecting Thru Grasses explores Prairie ecology and social issues
A major basis for the project is the TERRA research satellite. But, “What does Terra miss? What isn’t seen? What isn’t recorded?” → Read More
Kim Coates laments cold weather and COVID weirdness in Regina
Kim Coates wasn’t feeling a very warm welcome in downtown Regina on Thursday afternoon, near the set of his current film, Donkeyhead. → Read More
Social celebration: Online Sask. Music Awards honouring industry pros
Because actual socializing is frowned upon during a pandemic, SaskMusic is using social media to host Sunday's Saskatchewan Music Awards. → Read More
New movie Donkeyhead being filmed in Regina, Kim Coates cast
Filming began in Regina on Monday for a new feature-length film by Canadian actor and writer Agam Darshi. → Read More
Art is having a virtual birthday party, a 'buffet' on Saturday
Neutral Ground, the Dunlop and CJTR are collaborating to mark Art’s 1,000,058th birthday on Jan. 16 in Regina. Finally, something fun! → Read More
Creative Isolation: Pandemic is weighing on Regina dancer Cottin
"I was always active, so if I wasn’t teaching, I was practising ... So when COVID came, it was like, ‘Oh, no, you’re done.’ " → Read More
Animal-centred apocalyptic cabaret coming to a screen near you
John Millard, Tomson Highway and Martha Ross collaborated to create The Cave, a theatrical production streaming virtually next weekend. → Read More
Jeffery Straker celebrating Christmas with Sask. shows amid pandemic
Some shows were cancelled because of new restrictions, but the singer-songwriter is glad to perform when he can, including livestream Dec. 5. → Read More
Political tide changing slowly as Sask. elects more new moms
“I’m really excited by the amount of younger women who are entering politics and are choosing to run,” said Sask. NDP MLA Nicole Sarauer. → Read More
Regina filmmaker Weiye Su chronicles family's 2020 return to Wuhan
"I hope people understand that Chinese (people) are no different from any of us," Regina filmmaker Weiye Su said of his documentary, Jia. → Read More