DIVERSIONS

CONCERTS/EVENTS

Optimist Canada Day 150 Celebration: Saturday at Diefenbaker Park from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., with fireworks at 10:40 p.m. Admission is free.

SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival: Jazz, blues, funk, pop, and world music, through Sunday around Saskatoon. Tickets and information at saskjazz.com.

Royal Canadian Family Circus: Under the Big Top Friday to Monday at Wyant Group Raceway, north on Hwy 12. Tickets $25 to $50 at royalcanadiancircus.ca.

Saskatoon Children’s Choir: Their farewell concert of the season Friday at Convocation Hall at the U of S at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 at the door.

Second Avenue Sidewalk Sale: July 6-8 in downtown Saskatoon. Information at dtnyxe.ca.

DRAMA

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan: Twelfth Night and Richard III. With Dance Saskatchewan, medieval feasts and a community stage. Opens Wednesday and runs to Aug. 20 at the Shakespeare site. Tickets $14 to $88; available at shakespearesask.com.

Spamalot: Presented by Saskatoon Summer Players. A parody of the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in their quest for glory. Opens Saturday and runs to July 9 at Remai Arts Centre. Tickets $36 to $43; available at 306-3847727, persephonetheatre.ca.

Theatre in the Park: The Woodcutter and the Lion: Presented by Sum Theatre. In this Syrian folk tale, drought forces a woodcutter to travel to an island where a dangerous lion lives. Starts Monday and runs to July 28 in city parks. Admission is free. Information at sumtheatre.com.

Jake & The Kid: In the imaginary town of Crocus in 1944, a newcomer upsets the local tall tale tellers when he calls them liars. Runs to Sunday at the Barn Playhouse, 25 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Tickets $20 to $24 at 306-239-4600.