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Theatre, dance, comedy, there is seldom a good excuse to be a Yukon couch potato.

The audience in the Yukon Inn’s Fireside Room this weekend will have the opportunity to witness the results of 24-hours of intense, high-pressure, creative labour.

Château is the French word for castle, a word that evokes images of tall stone towers, wooden drawbridges, the European countryside, and maybe even brave

BY GEORGE MARATOS Joseph Graham was volunteering on an archaeological dig near Beaver Creek in 2003 when he first heard the story, Timber Rabbits –

BY MARJOLÈNE GAUTHIER For the next two months, the AFY is proud to present the works of Karen Éloquin-Arseneau. Born on Madeleine Island, Quebec, Éloquin-Arseneau

Once you let yourself go, it’s a pretty-quick downhill slide It’s a slippery slope. Time flies and, before you know it, you’ve hit bottom. You

BY TARA McCARTHY Grocery stores are not terribly interesting, especially in an age where most are cookie-cutter versions of each other. That is, if you’ve

Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? Today I am not recounting a funny or touching incident. Instead I would like to share just one of the

Gallery intern Jessica Vellenga stands in the youth grotto at the Yukon Arts Centre, flipping through a handmade accordion-style book. “She’s talking about Vancouver and

I think I would probably want to become a musician, and a singer. I play guitar and piano. I learned how to play piano by

I want to learn a lot of languages. So I asked my brother, “If I want to learn a lot of languages, what should my

Comment ca va? There is a word the French in Québec have come up with to describe a type of store. That word is friperie.

What are your names? Rosa Zuniga and Augusto Nonez [originally from Costa Rica]. How many children do you have? Four – one born in the

By Tara MAcCarthy Local artist Kirsty Wells was noticeably filled with anticipation last week. As friends scurried around The Old Fire Hall caring for finishing

Janice Cliff is in shock. A piece of Dawson City’s art heritage has been sold, torn up and trucked out. Cliff is not alone; many

Fired up after a meeting in Montréal, where a day of de-centralized action for women was called, Whitehorse attendees decided on Sunday, March 8 …

Tundra’s green neckerchief was at the perfect angle: avant-garde. Maddison (‘Maddie’) flounced the skirt of her Valentine’s Day dress. The jewelled buckle on the big

BY AISLINN CORNETT String Ensemble conductor Fumi Torigai bounces and sways before a semicircle of bow-brandished musicians at the front of Hellaby Hall. He dives

Cher Yukon, Comment ça va? Despite the fact that Québec cities and towns are adorned with churches and cathedrals, Québec is known to be one

Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? I think I have just discovered why there are so many shoe stores, boutiques, discount boot outlets and cordonneries in

BY PAM BUCKWAY Edmonton pianist Sylvia Shadick-Taylor is adjudicator for senior piano at the upcoming Rotary Music Festival in Whitehorse. Known for her diverse talents,

by Tamara Neely There are two opportunities coming up to socialize and pick up some art at bargain prices. Both are fundraisers, both are in

“Yukon Gold” is a new reality show filmed around Dawson City during last year’s mining season. The series, which follows four mining crews in their

Hospice Yukon is hosting a Quiet Day Retreat, a day of remembering loved ones through writing, painting, collage or simple reflection. On Sunday, April 7

BY PAM BUCKWAY After more than 50 years on the air, Ron McFadyen is retiring. April 30 is his last day at CKRW. McFadyen was

Back in 2005, artist Catherine Beaudette was in search of history. Having traversed Europe, on numerous occasions, she felt the desire to explore her home

By Pam Buckway The band adjudicator in this year’s Yukon Rotary Music Festival is Dr. Wayne Jeffrey, Director of Ensembles at Kwantlen University College on

BY PAM BUCKWAY Junior-piano and voice students and choirs are in for a treat at this year’s Rotary Music Festival. Their adjudicator will be Louise

Imagine a bunch of friends sitting around having a pre-spring gathering … You know, those early April days when, if you sit in a sheltered

Last October Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the Roma, more popularly known as gypsies, would no longer find safe haven as refugees in

How many times have you felt like you’re in the midst your own particular difficult situation, and then when you hear an inspirational story you

I grew up in a big city in Germany. We were lucky: we had a back yard with strawberries, red currant bushes, a huge chestnut

On April 1, 1989, the papers were signed and Northern Dance Phrase became the tenant of a little studio space at 211 Black Street. This

There is something undeniably natural about the wide range of textures and tones Marlene Collins demonstrates in her latest showing of work titled, Seed. “I

We all have potential and vision. Fear usually gets in the way from taking a vision to reality. For many years I had a vision