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Leisure Lines Editors note: Arts 101 Arts 101 is an ongoing feature where Yellowknifer's Arts and Leisure Editor Laura Power tries her hand at new art forms such as painting, nude art modelling, playing bagpipes, etc. She's now gone into the recording studio with veteran musician and recording engineer Rick Poltaruk. Power's talent as a songwriter and musician is obvious. See NNSL Online Music page. Arctic arts at the games Northern artists who wish to sell their work during the busy week of the Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife next month have a chance to do so. Erin Suliak of Yellowknife is co-ordinating an arts bazaar which will take place at the Elks Club on March 13. The bazaar will feature the work of several artists from all around the North. Artists can find applications on the Arctic Winter Games 2008 website as well as the website for the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts. The deadline to apply is this Monday, Feb. 25. Branding the NWT Artists in Inuvik are invited to an information session hosted by the Government of the Northwest Territories' arts and fine crafts sector. The information session, which will take place tomorrow night in room 204 at the Aurora College Campus in Inuvik, will focus on the NWT Arts Branding Logo Program. Along with artists, organizations and art retailers are also welcome to take part. Good things come from reading Reading has literally paid off for students in two of the Deh Cho's smaller schools. Students at the Charles Tetcho school have won first prize at the territorial level in the Enbridge Pipeline to the Future Literacy Contest. The regional prize was awarded to the Charles Yohin school in Nahinni Butte. The Trout Lake school has been awarded $5,000 for their first place win, while 10-year-old Katrina Deneron won an individual prize of a $500 savings bond for her efforts. In Nahinni Butte, the students won $2,500 for their regional win, and Nathan Betsaka won the individual prize of a $500 savings bond. - Roxanna Thompson Arctic arts at the games Northern artists who wish to sell their work during the busy week of the Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife next month have a chance to do so. Erin Suliak of Yellowknife is co-ordinating an arts bazaar which will take place at the Elks Club on March 13. The bazaar will feature the work of several artists from all around the North. Artists can find applications on the Arctic Winter Games 2008 website as well as the website for the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts. The deadline to apply is this Monday, Feb. 25. Macbeth in Iqaluit The Part Time Players have been holding auditions for several parts in their future production of Macbeth. About 10 people showed up to try out on the first night of auditions, and a second audition night was scheduled for this past Saturday, Feb. 16. According to Valmai Goggin of the acting troupe, there is no final cast list yet. The actors should be chosen at some point this week and will be announced shortly. Looking for opportunity A group of Rankin Inlet musicians can relate to Tom Petty's musings about waiting being the hardest part this month. The four members of the country-rock band Tusk are waiting to hear if they'll be performing at Iqaluit's Alianait! Festival this coming summer. Tusk is comprised of Sam Tutanuak and John Taipana on acoustic guitar and vocals, Leo Subgut on violin and lead guitar and Luke Angidlik on bass and keyboards. -Darrell Greer
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