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The Blyth Festival, one of Canada’s most important theatrical institutions, is planning an outdoor season that it hopes will start this year and continue into…

Hindus have welcomed the historic Trinity Cathedral, an Episcopal church in Easton (Maryland), for hosting yoga classes. According to reports, Cathedral opened up its sanctuary and moved the pews to accommodate yoga classes. Commending the Episcopal Cathedral for facilitating yoga, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that yoga, referred as “a ...

Hermannsburg Potters & Iltja Ntjarra/ Many Hands: Pmara Nurnaka, Yia Nurnaka: Our Country, Our Stories May 7 - May 29 Hubert Pareroultja, Tjoritja (West MacDonald rangers) II, 2020. Watercolour on paper, 74 x 56cm (framed). A selection of Hermannsburg pots in front. Courtesy: the artists and Bett Gallery, Hobart. Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) is a not-for-profit Art Centre, proudly Aboriginal owned and directed. It is home of the Namatjira watercolour artists. The Art Centre was established by Ngu...

MANY Hands 25 CIC craft shop at 25 Kirkgate, Silsden, has reopened this week. Whilst the shop has been closed, the team has worked hard in the background supporting others through lockdown. Anxiety and stress have become more prevalent in the lives of so many, and it is more important than ever that Many Hands builds on its involvement in mental health support. To this end, the shop will close on May 26 so that the team can devote time to supporting those struggling with mental health by ...

Lansing Area Businesses Pay Off Student Lunch Debt One thing sparks another. Thats the story of one local business giving back to area schools. Co-owners of Saddleback BBQ, Matthew Gillett and Travis Stoliker heard about student lunch debt in the Lansing area and made the decision to pay off Mason Public Schools existing debt. They wrote a check for $1,753.21 in February to cover the school districts lunch debt. Stoliker told Lansing State Journal that, this was the first time he had ever heard...

Season two of The Great Escapefollows from a successful debut in 2020 and is described as “hootenanny for the circus”. Two new episodes of the show with be aired on The Invisible Circus’ YouTube channel on Thursday, April 1. The Invisible Circus hosts the second season of The Great Escape. Photo of Doug Francisco: Andre Pattendon In late 2020, the collective called out for performers and acts across the globe submitted their ideas. The finished episodes feature acts from all corners of t...

A KEIGHLEY-based mental health support group is expanding across the district. It’s Worth Talking About is launching male and female groups in Silsden and Wilsden – and an online facility. The move comes after an upsurge in interest around the groups services – particularly following the death last month of a young rugby player, 21-year-old student Alex Barusevicus. Mickey Hurley ­– secretary and coach at Silsden Storm amateur rugby league club, which runs teams from junior lev...

By Jeff Pitts 2/3/2021 You know the drill by now. For nearly three decades, CITYVIEW’s Best Of Des Moines Poll has informed central Iowa about its biggest, best, brightest, tastiest, most fabulous, most effective, most fun, most entertaining, most interesting, its fittest and… You get the idea. Being the best at something doesn’t just happen. Rising to the top of the heap is hard work, but once it’s done, you might as well cash in. Being recognized as the Best Of Des Moines has...

Those considering end-of-year donations can support an organization helping people a world away. Executive Leader of Many Hands for Haiti Tim Brand says while many in the United States have support systems in place, there is none of that in Haiti, and beyond their daily operations, the organization serves as a lifeline when times are tough on the island nation. Brand says they are currently going through their Give Joy campaign, where anyone can support specific projects ongoing in Haiti, incl...