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250926_savoysjewellers_clp_artsandculture_houseThese stories about local arts, entertainment and the people behind them are made possible through the continued support of the Savoy's Jewellers as part of our Community Leaders Program.

'It is our job to stay connected with the community': gallery executive director

'It is our job to stay connected with the community': gallery executive director

As the biggest visual arts organization in Algoma, the Art Gallery of Algoma is working on ways to give community members a creative outlet through virtual activities
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'It is hurting every musician I can think of,' says local musician union rep

'It is hurting every musician I can think of,' says local musician union rep

Canadian Federation of Musicians has been advocating federal government for musician’s who have been hit financially by the COVID-19 pandemic
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The Borderline: 'An explosion of creativity online'

The Borderline: 'An explosion of creativity online'

The Borderline internet radio is on a mission to make local arts and culture front and centre in the community
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Looking at the world sideways (7 photos)

Looking at the world sideways (7 photos)

Cartoonist Stephen Lay is taking the pandemic in stride, continuing to create his art and adeptly showing off his social distancing skills
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Local artists share what they are doing while self-isolating (5 photos)

Local artists share what they are doing while self-isolating (5 photos)

From reading to re-growing beards, here's what some of the Sault's arts and culture folks are up to
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A Dire Setback faces a dire setback themselves

A Dire Setback faces a dire setback themselves

Local band moving forward with plans for release of debut album despite COVID-19 cancellation of formal album launch event
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'It’s going to be fun as hell,' says Matthew Good

'It’s going to be fun as hell,' says Matthew Good

Canadian singer-songwriter Matthew Good is looking forward to his return to Sault Ste. Marie as part of his Moving Walls tour
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Jean-Paul De Roover has a musical instinct for change

Jean-Paul De Roover has a musical instinct for change

Thunder Bay-based singer-songwriter-producer is clearly not a person satisfied with the status quo. He is bringing his genre-defining approach back to Sault Ste. Marie for a Friday the 13th gig.
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'One of the friendliest, most open and beautiful festivals I’ve ever sung at' (7 photos)

'One of the friendliest, most open and beautiful festivals I’ve ever sung at' (7 photos)

Folk icon, Bonnie Dobson, remembers how a Sault Ste. Marie folk festival in 1964 changed the trajectory of her career and life
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Local writer has poem recognized by small community in France

Local writer has poem recognized by small community in France

Alex Chornyj’s first published collection of poetry and his reconnection with his mother’s lineage and their history in the village of Vincelles, France, touched local officials in that community
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