Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are getting closer to securing a spot in the final round of Rolling Stone Magazine's Choose the Cover contest.

So far they've made it to round three of four.

The bass player, Ryan Gullen, says they've even gained a famous fan - Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

For film buffs 19 years of age or older, the movie theatre experience will never be the same.

On Thursday, Cineplex Entertainment announced they will be expanding the current Galaxy cinemas in downtown Saskatoon, making room for three VIP auditoriums and a VIP lounge for drinks before and after the show.

Pat Marshall with Cineplex said the three new auditoriums will have more comfortable seats as well as food and drink service right in the theatre before the show.

The Cathedral Village Arts Festival (CVAF) is kicking off its 22nd year Monday.

"My daughter is 22 years old, she doesn't know this neighbourhood without the festival," reflected Bernadette Wagner, co-chair of the 2013 festival. "It's part of who we are."

The festival runs from May 20 to May 25, with a theme of roots and wings.  As it usually does, the CVAF starts with a parade, beginning at Connaught School, travelling down Elphinstone and ending at Les Sherman Park.

A Saskatoon singer has become an internet sensation after forgetting the words to the U.S. national anthem on Saturday night.

At the Memorial Cup game between the Portland Winterhawks and the Halifax Mooseheads, Alexis Normand first stumbled on the line, "twilight's last gleaming" replacing it with "twilight's first gleaming."

Normand stumbled her way through the rest of the song, with help from the crowd.

"An incredible thing happened and the crowd in the arena started singing with me and that really encouraged me," she said.

The Sheepdogs got a chance to take over an entire block on the street where they used to hang out before they hit it big. 

Playing a free show on Victoria Day as part of the Red Bull Hometowns tour, the band was set up right on Broadway Avenue and 10th Street East. 

Singer Ewan Currie used to work at various bars along the strip in the city's Nutana neighbourhood. He said it's a part of town that helped shape the band, who have risen to fame since winning a 2011 contest that put them on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Regina's largest street festival kicked off on Monday, and one of the first workshops of the week discovered a unique approach to sound.

It's not your classic guitar and drums, but the goal is to turn all different types of noise into music to your ears.

"It's a creative music workshop, which is a chance for musicians and non-musicians alike to discover new and creative ways to make music," said Jeff Allport, who hosted the Monday afternoon workshop.

Local musicians are getting a chance to strut their stuff in a five week contest to find the city's best duo.

This is the 4th season for The Duo, a contest that puts teams of two local musicians on stage for a chance at a share of $15,000 in prize money.

Show organizer Keegan McAvoy said the format is pretty straightforward:

"Two people and only two people on stage. No back- tracking, so they have to play the music," he said.

McAvoy said the contest has come a long way since its first run.

The Cathedral Village Arts Festival (CVAF) is kicking off its 22nd year Monday.

"My daughter is 22 years old, she doesn't know this neighbourhood without the festival," reflected Bernadette Wagner, co-chair of the 2013 festival.

"It's part of who we are."

The 22nd festival runs from May 20 to May 25, with the theme "roots and wings."  As it usually does, the CVAF begins with a parade, beginning at Connaught School, travelling down Elphinstone, ending at Les Sherman Park.

The athletic competition at the provincial Highland Gathering is like an Ironman, except in kilts.

Whether participating as a hobbyist or treating the Western Canadian Heavy Events as a stepping stone to nationals, the province's most athletic Scotsmen gathered in Regina on Sunday.

Events like the caber toss, hammer throw, and 28-lb stone throwing often elicit and hearty grunt as athletes show their grit.

Competitor Marc Morin considers the events to be much like track and field.

He’s worked under such famous chefs as Gordon Ramsay and Daniel Boulud and lived in cities around the world. Now, local culinary artist Dale MacKay is returning to Saskatoon to open a restaurant.

“A lot of it has to do with family and has to do with just getting back to your roots, as they say,” said MacKay, 33.

And moving back to his hometown isn’t the only return to his roots. The first winner of Canada’s Top Chef plans to open a Canadian-style bistro in the heart of downtown serving primarily food from across the province and country.