MCLACHLAN CONCERT SET FOR WEDNESDAY
CONCERTS/EVENTS
21st Annual A Taste of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon’s festival of food. With more than 30 restaurant vendors. Featuring a Top Chef Saskatchewan competition. Runs to Sunday in Kiwanis Park. Tokens at the venue. Information at tasteofsaskatchewan.ca. Brits by the Bess: Hosted by the Saskatchewan British Car Club. Classic British cars on display and up for awards and prizes. Sunday along 21st Street East and Fourth Avenue, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information at sbcc.ca. Ness Creek Music Festival: Featuring Yukon Blonde, The Sojourners, Kacy & Clayton, Crooked Creek, The Department Heads, Jen Lane, Parab Poet & The Hip Hop Hippies and Val Halla. With an artisan market, children’s area, community kitchen, drum and dance circle, food court, sharing circle and world market. Runs to Sunday at the Ness Creek site north of Shellbrook. Admission is $50 to $150. Tickets and information at nesscreekmusicfestival.com. Sarah McLachlan: The Canadian singer-songwriter performs. Part of the Cameco Cares concert series. Wednesday in Bessborough Gardens at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at 306-938-7800, ticketmaster.ca. Nazareth: The rock band performs on their Farewell to Canada tour. With Prism. Thursday at SaskTel Centre at 7 p.m. Tickets $42.50; available at 306-9387800, ticketmaster.ca. The Strumbellas: The Canadian indie-folk-pop band performs. With Close Talker. Thursday at TCU Place at 8 p.m. Tickets $27.50; available at 306-9757799, tcutickets.ca. Takin’ Care of Business Summer Tour: Saskatchewan Express performs a range of music from the 1970s. Featuring Jillana Woloschuk. With a special tribute to Prince. Thursday at Broadway Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 to $25; available at 306-652-6556, broadwaytheatre.ca. Information at saskatchewanexpress.com.
DRAMA
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan: Performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, J. Caesar and the Roving Show, a site-specific piece featuring audience interaction. Runs to Aug. 21 just north of the University Bridge. Tickets $8 to $32; available at 306-938-7800, ticketmaster.ca. Information at shakespearesask.com. Theatre in the Park: Sum Theatre’s free, family-friendly outdoor play series. This year’s play is Little Badger & The Fire Spirit, based on a story by Maria Campbell. A blind boy overcomes huge obstacles to bring fire to his community. Runs until July 29 in parks around Saskatoon. Schedule and information at sumtheatre.com. Elf the Musical Jr.: It’s Christmas in July. The tale of Buddy the Elf and how he finds a family and saves Christmas. Presented by Saskatchewan Express. Runs to Sunday at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave., at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets $10; available at saskexpressinfo@gmail.com, 306-4775553. The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz: A spirited tale of love where classical music and folk culture collide. A tumult of conflicting desires ignite when Obrum brings home a broken piano, poison ivy, and a would-be Beethoven instead of a washing machine. Runs to Aug. 7 at Station Arts Centre in Rosthern. Tickets $20 to $25; available at 306-232-5332, stationarts.com.