STURGIS — The Town of Sturgis is set to join communities across Saskatchewan in celebrating arts, heritage and creativity during Culture Days, running from Sept. 19 to Oct. 12. Now in its 16th year, Culture Days is Canada’s largest celebration of arts, culture and creativity, offering people a chance to explore a variety of free events that highlight the province’s rich and vibrant cultural diversity.
On Oct. 2, Sturgis will host a full day of Culture Days events, including workshops for school students, an Irish lunch and supper, and chicken wings with flavours from around the world. Entertainment will feature Zimbabwean, Jamaican, Filipino and Ukrainian dancing, and singer-songwriter Dean Kush.
This year’s Culture Days hubs include Beauval, La Ronge, Eastend, Willow Bunch, Swift Current, Hazlet, Climax, Regina Beach, Oxbow, Lumsden, Humboldt, Regina, Nipawin, Melfort, Prince Albert, Porcupine Plain, Saskatoon, Battleford, Martinsville, Lloydminster, Leader, Rosthern, Wynyard, Gravelbourg, Weyburn, Warman and Yorkton.
Kush encourages people to “join the celebration during Culture Days by attending an event. In the process, you may discover a new artistic passion, as well as build community connections, understanding and unity.”
Check out their website for the full line-up of activities in Saskatchewan.
Culture Days in Saskatchewan is supported by SaskCulture Inc., with funding from Sask Lotteries.
Dean Kush was born and raised on Treaty Four Territory. His parents had a small grain farm in east-central Saskatchewan, near Hyas. Dean received his Bachelor of Education at the University of Regina. For more than half of his career, Dean worked with newcomers and international students as an ESL teacher and international recruiter. With the Government of Saskatchewan, he was the first point person in developing relationships and the critical infrastructure with the Government of the Philippines for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. Dean has also worked in Mexico, Brazil and Japan in different roles. He has worked with SaskCulture since 2010 and was named the organization’s CEO in 2020. While all this was going on, Dean also had a successful award-winning career as a singer-songwriter with the band Faster Gun.
