ESTEVAN - The Estevan Arts Council (EAC) is inviting the public to attend a few concerts that it will be hosting this year.
EAC president Wilma Mantei said they aren’t promoting the concerts as part of a series, and they aren’t selling ticket packages for the three shows, but they are looking forward to bringing in some quality entertainment.
“We wanted to sell them just one … concert at a time … to see how it was going with the COVID. We didn’t want to make big plans,” said Mantei.
The first concert will be The Bromantics on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Estevan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
“The Bromantics are just so much fun. They have been in Estevan a few times,” said Mantei.
All six members are teachers from the Moose Jaw area. According to Mantei, they have taken a month off from teaching so they can travel the province and perform.
“They sing the music of the 1950s, and they’re so enjoyable and fun, so I think people will come,” said Mantei.
They don’t have a large seating capacity at the legion, so tickets will be on a first come, first serve basis.
The next show will be Prairie Debut Presents Duo Beija Flor on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Mantei said it’s a classical show, with a guitar and a flute as the featured instruments, but it incorporates folklore into the performance.
And Terry Barber - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber will be May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church.
She has seen Barber perform when he was in Estevan a few years ago, but not Duo Beija Flor. However, she has heard good things about the act.
Mantei noted the three concerts were booked previously, but the shows had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.
“I think people are really excited about it,” said Mantei. “I brought a poster when I went to teach at Westview School, and teachers were saying ‘Look at this. Some concerts to go to.’”
Some people might still be hesitant to go out, but there are a lot of people eager to watch live entertainment. The proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test measure has been lifted in Saskatchewan, and the indoor masking requirement is scheduled to be lifted before the first concert.
Tickets are available at Henders Drugs, and if they have any other questions, they can contact the arts council’s office.
The arts council was to have a concert on Feb. 15 – Prairie Debut presents the Trio Regard Persan – but it had to be cancelled.
Mantei said the EAC is confident it will be able to bring back the Estevan Concert Series in the fall, and sell ticket packages for all of the shows, as they have done in the past.
The EAC is also working on a new website and it should be online soon.
