Singer-songwriter and pianist Jeffery Straker is among the fall mini series performers coming up at the Dekker Centre. (Submitted photo/Ryan Nolan)

By Angela Brown

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Dekker Centre announces new fall line-up, and Light Up Live initiative

Sep 21, 2020 | 6:01 PM

The Dekker Centre announced its new Fall Mini Series today to re-open the performing arts venue to the public.

The line-up features a number of Saskatchewan-based artists offering a variety of fare.

General manager Kali Weber is thrilled to be able to welcome audiences back to the venue, which closed in the spring due to the pandemic.

“It’s a feeling of relief and excitement, of course,” she said. “The fact that we are permitted to host events again is almost overwhelming.”

Three shows are planned for the Gordon Tootoosis Memorial Stage.

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Stand up comedian Kelly Taylor will offer some lighted-hearted humour for the evening on Oct. 24. The Bromantics will pick up the tempo with their big band sound for a special tribute to the ’50s for their show Nov. 14. And, singer-songwriter and pianist Jeffery Straker will perform A Very Prairie Christmas on Dec. 6.

All shows start at 7:30 p.m.

There will be reduced capacity in the theatre to meet the province’s COVID-19 protocols. People are asked to wear masks in areas where social distancing is not possible.

The Dekker Centre’s ticketing software will automatically physically distance patrons two metres from one another in the theatre, to ensure everyone is able to enjoy live performances again safely.

Available seats are limited, so people are asked to visit the centre’s website for information on purchasing their tickets.

Dekker Centre aglow for “Light Up Live”

Anyone passing by the Dekker Centre the evening of Sept. 22 will notice the venue shining bright in the night sky.

Weber said the centre will be lit up red around 8 p.m. to show its support for the national movement called Light Up Live – a day of visibility for the live event community.

“It’s just to bring awareness to the cultural sector, the arts sector, the live events sector,” she said. “We were the first sector to really close and we will be the last to re-open.”

Various venues and landmarks across Canada will light up red on this day in support of live event workers impacted by the pandemic, who are either out of work or on government support.

“The Dekker Centre for Performing Arts stands in solidarity with our colleagues in other venues across Canada,” Weber said in a release. “Live events are a $100 billion industry, and COVID-19 has had an unimaginable impact on this sector.”

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