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December is here already! Prince Albert got an early gift this year when Real Estate Company Calgary.com revealed that Prince Albert is number one for park space in Canada!
To close out 2022 why not plan a visit to the Frank J. Dunn Pool, take in a Broadway North production at the EA Rawlinson Centre, go skating or take in a class at the Alfred Jenkins Field House! The arts community is busy with programming at the Arts Centre, Mann Art Gallery and John V. Hicks Gallery.
City of Prince Albert Facilities Holiday Hours can be found on our website here.
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Broadway North Youth Company presents Beauty & The Beast JR
December 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th
This classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. This musical stage presentation features over 70 local youth performers and backstage technicians!
Public swim, lane swim, and aquasize calendar can be viewed online: This calendar goes until December 31, 2022.
National Lifeguard recertification December 11 – register online!
Swimming lesson online registration for January-March 2023 lessons
opens December 7 @ 7am!
- This is the big, important one!
- This will include Jan-March once/week lessons, and the February break.
- Easter break will open in 2023.
- View Swimming lession registration online here.
FJD CLOSED for the Holidays: December 23/24/25/26 and December 31/January 1
The Alfred Jenkins Field House has a new Winter Program Guide available. View the Drop In Classes for December here.
Public Skating dates in December and the Walking Schedule is now available!
Outdoor rinks are opeing and you can see the hours of the community rinks here.
Arts Centre Winter Program Guide
We are nearing the end of our Fall/Winter season. There are many programs starting in December at your Arts Centre! Some of the classes this month include: Picture & Frame (Pottery); Classy Christmas Cards; Macramé Keychains, Wine & Wheel and more! Check out these and other art programs and opportunities at the Arts Centre like the Art Parties, Birthday Parties, Groups & Guilds, and Equipment Rentals (Paper Maker, Printing Press, and more) in our Fall Program Guide.
The Winter/Spring Guide will be out December 15!
Free Recreation Programs Brochure
The Fall/Winter Edition of the City’s Free Recreation Programs Brochure is out and can be viewed online here.
Donna Langhorne: Common Truths
December 1 to January 23
Because the lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples under colonial dominance represent a set of Common Truths, this project looks to another shared manifestation within Indigenous cultures to confront them: the organization of social structure and roles as represented by the clan system and the totems.
References drawn from the TRC, the media, and/or the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, are included for each of the 20 Common Truths.
The Historical Museum is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other museum tours can be arranged by appointment. Call 306-764-2992. Check out our gift shop for those Christmas gifts! The P.A. Historical Society gives a big welcome to their new Programs & Outreach Coordinator Jeri McKelvie.
December 18 @ 2p.m. Afternoon Tea at the Museum $30 per person.
December 29 @ 2p.m. Coffee & Conversation with Fred Payton
For more information, check out their website or Facebook page.
See our events calendar here or Facebook page for details on all activities like Drop-In Saturdays and Drop-In Story Times, Pre-School Story Times, Book Club, Teen Crafts and Writing, Author Readings, One on One Tech Help, and Christmas Break Movies.
Some special events this month include Drop-In Dungeons and Dragons Workshop and an Off the Cuff Improv Show. Check out the Book Sale Auction, and online programming like creativebug, Hoopla and Flipster Magazines on our website too. Visit the Grace Campbell Gallery monthly art exhibit.
Monday, November 28th – Sunday, December 18th people can submit a picture of their outdoor display to be entered into the draw at power99fm.com. One draw will happen for the $300 Canadian Tire Gift Card on Monday December 19th.
As soon as we get a few entries we will post an interactive map for all that have provided their address. This map will be active for the duration of the contest and updated daily as entries come in. We will leave the page and map active until January 8th.
Mann Art Gallery Upcoming Exhibits
The Mann Art Gallery will be closed December 20 to January 2 inclusive, reopening January 3.
Cory Chad - Emanating
Curated by Jesse Campbell
November 17, 2022 – January 14, 2023
Embracing exploration in an open-ended process of application, erasure, and response is the foundation of Cory Chad’s work. This exhibition of her recent paintings, drawings, and ceramics does not seek to define subjects or content with precision; rather, these works suggest ideas of change, the passage of time, and life around objects in domestic spaces. What emanates in clay, canvas, and paper on any given day comes from the events – whether mundane or major – of an hour, a week, a year, a lifetime, as they accumulate and unconsciously are recorded in their creation.
Ways of Living, Ways of Painting: La Ronge and La Loche
The paintings of Myles Hector Charles and Mary Joyce
Curated by Marcus Miller
November 17, 2022 – January 14, 2023
This exhibition brings together two very different artists, both painting life in northern communities in Saskatchewan. In 1990, Mary Joyce (Edmonton) had the opportunity to live in La Loche for a year where she met people, made friends and painted scenes of work, play and social gatherings. Elder Myles Charles was born in Fox Point on Lac la Ronge, and is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band # 353. Myles attended both the La Ronge and Prince Albert Indian Residential Schools.
Piano Bar
Friday, December 16
5:00 to 7:30 pm
Join us for our piano bar fundraiser with musician, Laurent Fournier and friends! This after-work wind-down is the ideal way to kick-off your weekend. Enjoy the art, ambient live music, drinks and appetizers – with your friends and family (19+). Your ticket will grant you admission, and there will be a bar on site with appetizers for purchase (cash or card accepted). You're welcome to stay for the full event, or come-and-go as you please.* Get your tickets on our website or by visiting the Gallery in-person.
*This fundraiser is not a concert, but rather a come-and-go event.
Creative Kids is a charitable program that funds Saskatchewan children who want to take music or dance lessons, learn to paint or act, speak a family language, explore different cultures, find out about their heritage, study dinosaur bones, or join a number of other creative pursuits in their community. Creative Kids funds arts, heritage, multicultural and Aboriginal activities for families facing financial barriers. For more information about Creative Kids in our district, visit the Lakeland District for Sport, Culture and Recreation website at http://www.lakelanddistrict.ca/funding/creative-kids. The next deadline is December 2 for programming that starts in the new year.
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