Heritage Saskatchewan E-Newsletter. Heritage Happenings January 18, 2016 HERITAGE NEWS. Friend on Facebook. Follow on Twitter. Forward to a Friend

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1 Heritage Happenings is an e-newsletter issued by Heritage Saskatchewan every two weeks. January 18, 2016 Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Visit our Flickr Heritage Happenings January 18, 2016 Honourary Patron Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield, HERITAGE NEWS Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Heritage Week 2016 Save the Dates February 15-20, 2016 Activities during Heritage Week 2016 include: (online registration will be set up on our website later this week) Heritage Saskatchewan E-Newsletter Heritage News Provincial - News Provincial - Events Initiatives Calls National & International - News Events Initiatives Calls Resources Surveys Funding Opportunities Feb 16 - Heritage Regina event, details forthcoming Feb 17 Voices of Courage Heritage Saskatchewan in collaboration with Yorkton Film Festival, Film Screening & Reception, to be held 7 to 9 pm in Frances Morrison Central Library, Saskatoon. Free event, open to the public. Feb 18 Municipal Cultural Planning Workshop, Heritage Saskatchewan partnering with SaskCulture and Heritage Conservation Branch of Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. To be held 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Western Development Museum, Saskatoon (registration & fee). Feb 18 Event hosted by the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation in celebration of their 25th Anniversary, 7 pm at Saskatoon s Broadway Theatre. Free event, open to the public. RSVP by Feb 4 tammy.blancher@gov.sk.ca Feb 19 11:30-1:00 Heritage Saskatchewan Lunch & Learn with presentations on our current work, to be held at

2 Website Bylaws Board of Directors Information Key Messages Membership form Fee to cover lunch. Feb 19 1:00-2:30 pm Heritage Saskatchewan s Information Session on our work in developing the Saskatchewan Index of Wellbeing, to be held at the Delta Bessborough, Saskatoon. Registration is required, no fee. Feb 19 2:30-3:30 pm Heritage Saskatchewan's Annual General Meeting, Delta Bessborough, Saskatoon. To be eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting, membership fees must be paid in full and up to date. Deadline for Board nominations is 12 noon, Feb. 5, Saskatchewan Heritage Fair Teacher Registration until February 1 Registration for teachers who want to participate in Saskatchewan Heritage Fairs is now open. Regional Heritage Fairs will be held in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Swift Current and Regina. Contact Katherine Gilks, Education Coordinator for further information. PROVINCIAL - News Bill Waiser's Blog It can be a long wait for the arrival of spring in Saskatchewan. Winter brought early settlers together. Read Bill Waiser's blog. PROVINCIAL - Events Initiatives Calls for Submission/Proposals Preserving Your Roots - Digital Storytelling Workshops Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Dates and Locations: Jan 16 & 17 - Regina Jan 23 & 24 - Weyburn Jan 30 & 31 - Moose Jaw Feb 20 & 21 - Saskatoon Feb 27 & 28 - Yorkton April 8 & 9 - Melfort April 10 & 11 - Prince Albert Note: Day 1: 1 p.m. 4 p.m. & Day 2: 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Register online Anti-Racism Leadership Workshops for Youth The Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) is offering high school students the opportunity to participate in an anti-racism

3 Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current. Registration deadline is January 22. Jan 24: Megamunch Club - First Nations Storytelling (Royal Saskatchewan Museum) What stories do First Nations tell in the winter? some traditional knowledge and learn about what the Treaties mean to us today. Call for more information, including costs, and to register. Jan 26: Deadline Extended for Applications Creative Saskatchewan and the MacKenzie Art Gallery are sending a Saskatchewan artist or independent curator to the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New York. Read more. Feb. 7: Heritage Festival of Saskatoon Theme: Entertaining Saskatoon. 12 pm - 5 pm, Western Development Museum, 2610 Lorne Avenue South, Saskatoon, SK, Free admission. Read more. Feb. 7-13: Archives Week Feb. 11: 7:00 to 9:00 pm Spotlight on the Past, Celebrity readings from Archives in Saskatchewan at the Roxy Theatre, th St. W. Saskatoon. Read more. Feb : SK PCAP Conference - Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Prairie Conservation & Endangered Species Conference. View the Program at a glance. Register now. May 31 - June 2: SEDA Conference 2016 Creating Intersections for Growth Recharge, Reimagine and Redesign your Future this year at Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA)'s conference in Swift Current. Registration is now open and Preliminary Program online. Saskatchewan Aviation Historical Society Project The Saskatchewan Aviation Historical Society (SAHS) is producing a documentary on the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Saskatchewan. If you have past ties to a base in the province and would be willing to be interviewed to tell your story, contact Tim Munro tmunro@skahs.com

4 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL - News Events Initiatives Calls for Submission/Proposals UBC Online Heritage Workshops Intangible Cultural Heritage workshop. Three scheduled online sessions. Feb 10, 17 & 24 from 3pm-5pm Pacific Time. Registration closes Jan 27. Historic Preservation and the Cities of Tomorrow. Three scheduled online sessions. March 3, 10 & 17 from 10am-12noon Pacific Time. Registration closes Feb 18. RESOURCES Grants Database - a Resource and Funding Source Inventory Museums Association of Saskatchewan Resource Library CharityVillage.com SURVEYS Community Perspectives Survey The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) is interested in input from anyone who has applied to one or more of its programs in order to assess the impact of changes it has made to grant programs over the past four years. The survey takes less than 15 minutes to complete. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Monthly deadline - EcoFriendly Saskatchewan Grants No application deadline - Do Something - Grants for Youth General Information - Canadian Heritage Funding - General Feb 1 - Multiculture Initiatives Fund - SaskCulture Feb 1 - Community Grant Program Summer Grant - CIF Feb 15 - Municipal Cultural Planning & Engagement Fund - SaskCulture Jan 4 to Feb 26 - Canada Summer Jobs - Gov't of Canada

5 Jan 22: Curatorial and Operations Assistant, City of Swift Current (Art Gallery) forward to a friend Copyright 2012 Heritage Saskatchewan Alliance Inc. All rights reserved. heritagesask.ca Heritage Saskatchewan th Avenue REGINA SK Canada S4P 0J3 Phone: (306) Fax: (306) unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences