Here Comes the Sun
When winter is in its grip and snow is all around, take heart: the sun is not far away.Make it arrive sooner by enjoying some marmalade, aka “sunshine in a jar”.By this time of winter, the Klondikers of old treasured...
Read MoreIssue: 2008-02-08
A Man of Few Words with a Taste for the North
Juno nominee Danny Michel is a singer/songwriter, producer and soon-to-be CBC radio host.With a long list of qualifications under his belt and numerous touring dates set up across the country, Michel has made time to come up to...
Read MoreSomething old, new, borrowed for Rendezvous
“Forty-four and so much more” is more than just a slogan around the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous offices as it prepares its 44th winter carnival.Executive director Harold Sher says strategic planning sessions last fall...
Read MoreJust the sweet sounds of Africa
“There is no political message as we are not a political group,” says Thomeki Dube, a singer with Black Umfolosi.Then he adds, “That way we stay out of trouble and stress.”From Zimbabwe, an African...
Read MoreA ‘higher’ standard of Llving
Some friends of mine have a beautiful home in Hidden Valley. From their hot tub on the back deck, they can bathe in the tranquillity of the Takhini River Valley and their own little garden.Inside, there are large windows that...
Read MoreDance for a good cause
Musicians really know how to raise money.Dances are popular and most everybody likes dessert so, for the eighth year, the All-City Concert Band Society is holding a Dessert & Dance in the Porter Creek Secondary School...
Read MoreMusician Finds Herself Solo Among Friends
Andrea Burgoyne has only been in Whitehorse since August, but she’s already made her mark here.She’s worked as the theatre programming intern at the Yukon Arts Centre, produced the last Longest Night concert and...
Read MoreArtrepreneur: Rogue Raven Art Show Perches on Downtown Kiosks
Vince Federoff kneels in the January snow. He presses brass thumbtacks into the downtown poster kiosk. He’s taken care to cover only an out-of-date poster from New Year’s Eve.He steps back and we admire the graceful...
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