Local Entertainment

The Sootoday Arts Page is so full of great entertainment and arts-related events that we are in fact going a little squirrelly.

The Art Gallery of Algoma is hosting a special men-only event intended to help you through the tough choices when shopping this Christmas season.

Want a great Christmas gift for the film-buff in your household? The Shadows of the Mind Film Festival is offering a special "Early-Bird Pass" for the 2005 season for a limited time. Passes are $75.

Canadian folk icon Valdy will be performing his special brand of musical magic at the Little Rapids Hall in Thessalon on Monday, November 29th at 7:30 pm.

On March 31,1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella was performed live for the first time on television by a cast that included Julie Andrews (who had recently finished the Broadway version of My Fair Lady).

Here's a quick look at the weekend forecast for your entertainment pleasure. As you can see, the clouds are moving in. We are pleased to say that it will be raining entertainment and arts events for the next four days.

If the picture to our left doesn't seem to say to much about the performer we are writing about below, please forgive us. It was the only image we could find to represent recording artist Shuyler Jansen.

Although he is currently living in the Sault Ste. Marie writing songs for his upcoming solo CD (due out next summer), Mark Kuntsi is still keeping a connection with his audience in a live forum.

The Downbeat Lounge will be presenting two early week concerts featuring up-and-comers the Wheatmonkeys and Quinzy. Quinzy is a band that plays tightly constructed and melodic pop music.

Here's a quick overview of what the weekend has in store as far as live entertainment and arts-related events. Whether you go out in a group or go it alone (like this little fella to our left), there is a little something for everyone.