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Issue: 2018-06-13, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
The Follies ‘Reborn’!
The Frantic Follies Vaudeville Show was a staple for Yukoners and visitors alike for 47 years, bringing gold-rush themed vaudeville performances to the stage. Last year, owner Grant Simpson lowered the curtain on the show and it appeared that it... Read more
Issue: 2019-06-05, PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon Theatre for Young People
Read all about it
Disney’s Newsies, put on by Yukon Theatre for Young People (YTYP), will premiere on June 14 at the Yukon Arts Centre. The cast for the Tony-winning Broadway play consists of more than 30 youth performers, ranging from nine to 19-years-old, as well... Read more
Issue: 2019-05-29, PHOTO: courtesy of Outpost 31 / GBP Creative Media
Outpost is in this year
In 2018, the Yukon saw vast growth within the local film industry. One of the reasons for this was the emergence of northern production company, Outpost 31. Outpost 31 is a full-service media and entertainment company located in Whitehorse and... Read more
Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: Rick Massie
Annual artistry
On this year’s cover of Northwestel’s 2019/20 phone directory is Chantel Goodman’s striking painting, Walking out of the Library at Night. This piece captures the atmosphere and character of downtown Whitehorse at night in the middle of the long... Read more
Issue: 2018-08-29, PHOTO: courtesy of Anto Yukon
Inspired by ‘place’
Kym Rempel is the owner and creator of Anto Yukon, a bath and body company unique to the Yukon. Her products are made from all-natural ingredients that are locally collected, processed and produced in small batches in her studio... Read more
Issue: 2018-07-11, PHOTO: WUY file photo/Alex Jegier
Paradise is ‘plugging in’
The Yukon’s annual electronic Paradise Music Festival is back and is set to take off July 27–29 at Kettley’s Canyon, at Marsh Lake. The Paradise Electronic Music Festival was born 13 years ago after festival founder, organizer and local DJ, Kevin... Read more
Issue: 2018-07-11, PHOTO: Dieter Weise
‘Celebrating 30 years of northern art and artists’
This summer marks almost 30 years of the Great Northern Arts Festival. The annual arts festival is held every summer in the vibrant town of Inuvik, from July 13 to 22, at the Midnight Sun Recreation Complex. Each year, artists and performers from... Read more
Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Yukon First Nation Graduation Society/Rick Massie
A record-breaking class at the forty-third annual First Nations graduation
On May 25, students from all over the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories gathered in Whitehorse at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, in celebration of the forty-third annual First Nations graduation... Read more
Issue: 2018-06-20, PHOTO: Allan Ogilvie
The Adäka Cultural Festival … celebrating our diverse First Nations arts and culture
The 2018 Adäka Cultural Festival is just around the corner! The annual multi-disciplinary arts and culture festival will be held this summer from June 29 to July 5 at its idyllic location, the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre located on Whitehorse’s... Read more
Issue: 2018-06-13, PHOTO: courtesy of Lucie D and the Immortals
Lucie D and the Immortals
There is a new sound in town! On Thursday June 21, Lucie D and the Immortals will debut their new EP, Les Thèmes de la Vie (Themes of Life), from 7 to 9 p.m. at Baked Café. The new collaborative band consists of Lucie Desaulniers, as lead vocalist... Read more
Issue: 2018-05-30, PHOTO: Manu Keggenhoff
Spring rendezvous in the midnight sun
On June 7, the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous (YSR) will host their first spring auction, a must-add for everyone’s calendar. The event will take place at Lumel Studios at 6 p.m. and will feature special guests that you won’t want to miss. It will... Read more
Issue: 2018-05-23, PHOTO: Christian Kuntz
Wanna see my art on the cover
On this year’s cover of NorthwesTel’s 2018/19 phone directory is Gabrielle Watts’ sensational painting, Mount Lorne From Above. Watts has always been intrigued by the majesty of Mount Lorne, so she produced a landscape painting inspired by it... Read more