1 day Ago By Greg Harder
Article content The First Nations University of Canada is continuing a springtime tradition with its indoor powwow at the Brandt Centre. The annual celebration runs all day Saturday and Sunday (9 a.m.
-midnight), adding a little extra flair to Easter festivities across the Queen City. Attracting thousands of guests each year, the event is known as “one of Saskatchewan’s most significant celebrations, and the longest-running indoor powwow in Western Canada,” says a news release. It began over 45 years ago thanks to a small group of students from what is now known as FNUiv, launching an annual celebration of First Nations culture and traditions through dance, song, and ceremony.
More than 800 dancers from across North America — joined by 20-plus drum groups — are scheduled to perform various styles of dance such as fancy, traditional, jingle dress, and grass dance. The event also includes an Indigenous trade show with artisans and vendors located in the Brandt Centre link and Ag Ex buildings (10 a.m.
-11 p.m. on both days).
Lean more at realdistrict.ca . The four-day event runs Thursday and Friday (2 p.
m.-10 p.m.
), Saturday (11 a.m.-10 p.
m.) and Sunday (11 a.m.
-6 p.m.) at the Queensbury Convention Centre.
Some of Canada’s top mediums are to join approximately 35 vendors featuring psychics, aura photography, tealeaf reading, astrology, clairvoyants, healers, rune and palmistry. Among the available products are crystals and handmade jewelry, plus lots of door prizes. For more information, go to galaxypsychicfairs.
com/regina . The award-winning Saskatoon group celebrates its 10th birthday with an indie rock concert on Friday night at the Artesian. The show opens with a performance by Veneer from Winnipeg.
“The Garrys are a band of siblings from the coldest part of the landlocked Canadian prairies,” says an online preview. “Formed in the spring of 2015, The Garrys use layered three-part blood harmonies, hazy sun-bleached melodies, classic lo-fi guitar tones, and syncopated surf beats to create a unique ‘doom-wop’ sound, dripping with dark nostalgia and touched by psychedelic dread. Their music is likely to leave you with an urge to do the Watusi, bittersweet thoughts about slow dancing with your middle school crush, or a nagging feeling that it’s not quite safe to go back into the water.
” Learn more at artesianon13th.ca . Scotty’s Dino Egg Hunt is back at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, running Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
This family event features a hunt for 27 “dinosaur eggs” hidden in the museum’s Earth Sciences and Life Sciences Galleries. Participants must find them all to solve Scotty’s riddle and get a chance to win a Dino-themed gift basket. Meanwhile, Government House is hosting its annual Easter egg scavenger hunt for kids on Saturday (9 a.
m.-noon). The Hotel Saskatchewan’s Easter brunch runs Sunday (10 a.
m.-3 p.m.
) with a curated menu from executive chef Brett Stecyk. Reservations are required . There’s also an Easter Bunny meet and greet on Friday and Saturday (1-4 p.
m.) at Victoria Square Mall. The Regina Farmers’ Market wraps up its extended indoor schedule this Saturday (9 a.
m.-1 p.m.
) with a special Easter edition at Banner Hall in REAL District. The outdoor season begins May 3. The indoor market features a variety of local products and vendors, including this weekend’s Easter theme.
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