Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

They’re orange and striking – but challenging to grow Everyone wants to grow tomatoes, and it certainly can be a challenge, but for me, a greater challenge is to grow pumpkins.
Twenty-four hours, one play, lots of coffee Playwrights are being asked to get ready for an adrenaline-pumped, caffeine-infused and sleep-deprived 24 hours with writers from Whitehorse and beyond as they hit the keyboards Nov. 8-9 for Nakai Theatre’s annual 24-hour Playwriting Challenge.
‘Kid in the Hall’ brings new solo show to Whitehorse The Yukon Arts Centre will present Young Drunk Punk, a new solo show by comedian, writer, director and “Kid in the Hall” Bruce McCulloch tonight and Thursday.

Youthful Talent Showcased There were almost 500 entries from schools around the Yukon in the Paleo Art Challenge,
Bringing up children the great outdoors way I was brought up by a wonderful English mother and a great Scottish dad.
Indulging in a little free reading from the past ( Bookends ) John Buchan, First Baron Tweedsmuir, was Canada’s 15th Governor General, but long before that, he wrote literally dozens of novels, non-fiction books, biographies and even poetry.
Stinker Pet Of The Week

Exhibit examines the space between here and there Christina Battle’s ODD Gallery exhibit will close at the end of the month,

Invasive species may well be the future After last week’s column on invasive species,
Where the tragic mess in the Middle East came from ( Bookends ) The state of the Middle East today
Successful Fund-Raiser Karen Furlong performs Wednesday evening at the Little Footprints Big Steps Pay it Fashion Forward fund-raiser for vulnerable children in Haiti.
Boo Pet Of Week

Artists record new music, newly-found history The Yukon Film and Sound Commission has provided $45,000 to support the passion of filmmakers and musicians in the Yukon to entertain and inform audiences.

Music video to cast the spotlight on puppets Mt. Lorne musician Nicole Edwards has launched a crowd-sourcing campaign to fund a music video featuring puppets.
Invasive species or climate change evolution? Within the next couple of decades, we will see a change in the species of insects, animals, birds, plants and fish turning up here in the Yukon.
Book Formally Launched Victoria author Alicia Priest (far right),
Searching for solace in childhood memories ( Bookends ) As this intriguing story begins,
CAVIN and BOBO Pet Of The Week

The weather says it’s time to take gardening indoors Last week’s snowfall has definitely put most forms of outdoor gardening to a screeching halt,
A Mayoral Welcome Brad Firth, aka Caribou Legs, is met by Mayor Dan Curtis last Saturday

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