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short walk from the arena. FanFest offers great food, live music and entertainment, as well<br />
as interactive games and displays for the kids.<br />
Saskatoon is a new stop on the five-city Subaru Western Triathlon Series, with a race<br />
date set for June 30. “It’s the first time this event has been hosted in Saskatoon and is sure<br />
to draw a lot of interest from across the western provinces,” says Demoskoff.<br />
Athletes will swim at Pike Lake Provincial Park, bike into Saskatoon, and then run<br />
along the Meewasin Valley Trail to the finish line. A total of 500 elite and recreational<br />
athletes are expected to participate in the race, which will serve as the Saskatchewan<br />
championship and a qualifying event for the national team.<br />
July 4 to 7, top professional golfers from across North America will arrive in<br />
Saskatoon for the Dakota Dunes Casino Open, now one of eight stops on the brand new<br />
PGA Tour Canada. “We’re very pleased to have the PGA Tour Canada Dakota Dunes<br />
Open here. This is the launch of the PGA Tour Canada and will turn the spotlight on<br />
the Dakota Dunes Golf Links, recognized as one of the top courses in Canada,” says<br />
Demoskoff.<br />
The golf tourney is one of four major events taking place in Saskatoon that weekend!<br />
Also turning up the fun that weekend will be the Canada Remembers Our Heroes Air<br />
Show and Saskatoon Pets in the Park.<br />
Festival fun extends all summer long in Saskatoon, including the PotashCorp<br />
Children’s Festival (June 2 - 5), the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (June 21 - July<br />
1), the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival (July 10 - August 25), the PotashCorp<br />
Fringe Theatre Festival (August 1 - 10), the Saskatoon Ex (August 6 - 11), Folkfest<br />
(August 15 - 17) and the PotashCorp Fireworks Festival (August 30-31) - just to name a<br />
few!<br />
ARTISTIC FLAIR<br />
Saskatoon boasts a vibrant arts and culture scene, ranging from acclaimed galleries to<br />
lively music venues.<br />
The visual arts have never had a higher profile in our city. Anticipation is growing<br />
as construction is set to begin on the Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan. The gallery,<br />
located at River Landing, will be the largest in the province. Its permanent collection<br />
already includes the world’s finest collection of linocuts by Picasso. The collection of 405<br />
prints has an estimated value of $20 million and was donated to the gallery by the Frank<br />
and Ellen Remai Foundation.<br />
The Affinity Gallery, located on the main floor of the Saskatchewan Craft Council on<br />
Broadway Avenue, is the province’s only public exhibition gallery dedicated solely to the<br />
celebration of fine craft. The gallery showcases artists working in a wide variety of media<br />
including fibre, clay, metal, wood and glass.<br />
nasCar racing action returns<br />
to saskatoon July 16 and 17. The<br />
Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 is<br />
one of Canada’s premier stock<br />
car racing events, attracting top<br />
race car drivers and teams.<br />
Photo: Tourism Saskatoon<br />
Pro golfing excitement comes<br />
to saskatoon July 4 to 7, as the<br />
Dakota Dunes Golf Links hosts<br />
the PGa Tour Canada Dakota<br />
Dunes open. Photo: Tourism Saskatoon<br />
HOT TIMES - SUMMER 2013 tourismsaskatoon.com<br />
Saskatoon Shines! 5
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