The Regina Symphony Orchestra is helping fill the void left behind by the end of Canadian Idol and doing some fundraising at the same time.  The RSO Singing Star competition is your chance to strut your stuff in front of an audience and win a chance to perform on the big stage accompanied by the entire Regina Symphony Orchestra!

Auditions will be held at Centre Court of the Cornwall Centre in Regina on Saturday February 7.  You need to register for auditions no later than 4PM Thursday, February 5.  Go to the RSO website for registration information.   There is a fee to audition, but admission is free to view the auditions at the Cornwall Centre .

Successful singers will compete in front of a live audience at the Finale on Thursday March 12 at the Casino Regina Show Lounge.  Tickets are available from the RSO to watch the finale.

So come on you shower singers – show us your chops and sign up!

Cat got your tongue?  Then go watch the finale.  Call 791-6395 for ticket information.

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Photos by  magandafille and TigerPuppala

Mrs. Blogger and I were talking last night about how we’ve squeezed every last drop of goodness from summer and it’s time to have the kids spend a wee bit more time away from home, if you know what I mean. Like at school. We can’t afford boarding school, but Athabasca is awfully nice, even if we have to see the kiddies at night.

It’s high time we parents celebrated Back to School, so this Thursday we propose Stay Home and Snuggle Day. Ship the little darlings off to the classroom at 9, then head back home for some quality time together. Who knows, by the afternoon we might even go for a cup of coffee like grown-ups or something.

Those of you with kids at St. Pius — feel free to give this a try on the 27th and let us know how it goes in the comments. The rest of us have an extra day to plan!

Parent’s of kindergarten kids: it gets easier, trust me. Start with a half day this year and work yourselves up to a full day next year.

Stay at Home and Snuggle Day. Kind of catchy, eh? Spread the word and enjoy the day. Program Registration can wait. This day is for you!

Photo Credits: sage and philipstorry on Flickr

There’s always more to do around here than time to do it — whether it’s getting the lawn mowed, or the garden weeded or maybe even checking out a festival or two.

One of the great things we want to do with the new website is post up information about what’s going on in the area so you don’t miss a thing.   Unless you want to, of course.   It’s taking a while to get the timing right but we’re just gonna start and see where we end up.  Either way, posting this up means I get out of weeding, so it’s all good!

Dragon Boats!  Already?

OK, I was sure this happened over Labour Day, but the annual Dragon Boat festival is going on right now in Wascana Park.  That’s Saturday August 23rd.  We’re not sure why it’s early but it is.  They’re kind of hiding this year, with races taking place over on the Broad Street side of Wascana Park and concessions and kids activities tucked in beside the Marina.  But it’s a nice day so get out there and cheer!

Big Stuff, Little Stuff, Cheap Stuff.  Garage Sales!!

It looks like the folks on 2800-2900 block Queen Street got organized and are having a block long garage sale!  Lots of kids clothes, art, odds, sods, bric and brac.   Don’t even try to resist the urge — go check it out!

[UPDATE: It must've been a good sale, because they're having a block party tonight. Rock on!]

Mozart?  You mean Leonard Mozart from Strasbourg, right?

I think the reason the Dragon Boats are tucked around the corner this year is there are some HUGE tents getting set up by the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.  It’s all for Mozart in the Meadow, put on by the Regina Symphony Orchestra which runs Sunday in Wascana Park.  Get your Classical Groove on tomorrow!

Photo Credits:  madbaker66 on Flickr (that’s me!)