DIVERSIONS

Drama

Comfort: Presented by Know Tomorrow Theatre. Billed as a sweet, sorrowful, funny look at one couple’s relationship from end to beginning. Runs to Sunday and Thursday through March 10 at The Two Twenty, 220 20th St. W., at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20; available at 716-8445 or www.picatic.com.

The Caretaker: Henry Woolf, James Oshea and Chip Chuipka star in the Harold Pinter classic about a vagrant stuck between two odd brothers. Opens Wednesday and runs to March 24 at Persephone Theatre. Nightly at 8 p.m. except Mondays. Matinees Sundays and March 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $34; available at 384-7727, www. persephonetheatre.org.

Hunger Strike: Presented by SNTC. Featuring Circle of Voices Youth. Sage, a young pregnant girl, struggles to survive in a world where healthy food, clean water and air are highly regulated commodities. Inspired by the Idle No More movement, it runs to March 15 at E.D. Feehan High School Theatre. Nightly at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $11; available at 384-7727, www. persephonetheatre.org or at the door.

Concerts/Events

Live at the Bassment: PGuitar Series: The Alex Goodman Chamber Quartet with Bassavoce, Saturday at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $20. Roots Series: Martha Wainwright, Monday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25 to $30. Tickets available at saskatoonjazzsociety.com or at the door.

Telemiracle 37: A Kinsmen Foundation fundraiser with Victoria Banks, Beverley Mahood, Bob McGrath, Andrea Menard, Donny Parenteau, Jeffery Straker, Brad Johner and the Johner Boys, The Arrogant Worms, Prism, The Sadies, The Stellas and local entertainment. At TCU Place from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday. Donations: www.telemiracle.com, 244-6400 ext. 3. 11th Annual Saskatoon Blues Festival: Canadian and international artists are featured over seven days. With Shakura S’aida, Steve James, Marcia Ball and Blind Boy Paxton. Runs to Sunday at The Odeon Events Centre, the Hilton Garden Inn and Vangelis Tavern. Tickets cost $10 to $30; available at Cherry Insurance, Long & McQuade, McNally Robinson, St. John’s Music, www.ticketmaster.ca or www.eventbrite.ca. Visit www.saskatoonbluessociety.ca. Reconciliation: Player’s Choice Sunday Concert: Featuring the Principal Players of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. With works by Copland, Milhaud and Swan. Sunday at the Delta Bessborough at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $23; available at 975-7799, tcutickets.ca.

Duo Virtuosi: Violinist Marla Cole and cellist Terence Sturge perform spectacular duos with plenty of pyrotechnics. Sunday at the Mendel Art Gallery at 2 p.m. Admission is free.

Rajaton: Presented by the Saskatchewan Choral Federation. The Finnish a cappella ensemble performs on its Canadian Prairie tour. With choirs from Saskatoon, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Estevan and Regina and solo performers. Wednesday at Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Rd., at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 to $45; available at McNally Robinson, U of S Bookstore, www. saskchoral.ca.

Marshmallow Treat with Sylvia Chave: With a special polka and songs about snoring. Thursday and March 8 at The Refinery at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets cost $6 to $8; available at 653-5191, ontheboards.ca.

HomeStyles HomeShow: Saskatchewan’s premiere home show with more than 450 booths and displays featuring the latest trends in home building, renovating and decorating. Thursday to March 10 at Prairieland Park. Admission is $12.50 at the door.