Yorkton Film Festival

Sad Farewell to a Season at the Opera with Madama Butterfly

June 3, 2010 By Emme 2 Comments

I have mixed feelings about the Opera tonight. Sad to be ending the Vancouver Opera’s Golden Anniversary Season, but excited to be attending my first Fan Night at the Opera! This means a pre-show talk with Assistant Stage Manager Theresa Tsang and goodies – totally appealing my nerdy and pampered sides all at the same time, just sadly no backstage tour (that was Saturday, when I was in Yorkton).

Photographer: Tim Matheson

The Opera itself is Madama Butterfly, which promises to be a tear jerker. A tale of a broken heart and unrequainted love. Sort of sounds a little like my past week at the Yorkton Film Festival. Although, maybe that’s more of one of star crossed lovers, kept apart by circumstance, or in my case geography. Rather hoping its the later, and not simply that in Yorkton I am just a love of convenience (or am I the young naval officer, from Madama Butterfly, that leaves, as I was the one that left after all?). Really all very circumspect and silly as NOTHING happened in Yorkton (aside from spending quality time with a number of folks whom I love and admire).

As for tonight’s Opera, here are a few Opening Night Reviews:

… and the voice of the absolutely scrumptious male lead:

More after the show. For now, packing my kleenex and off to grab my cheap parking spot before they are all gone.

And don’t worry, if you miss tonight’s ticket deal, you can still catch Madama Butterfly at the Vancouver Opera and Queen Elizabeth Theatre June 5th, 8th and 10th.

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Toasting yff10

May 27, 2010 By Emme 1 Comment

Whilst the rest of you in Canada are just recovering from your long weekend, I am getting started into mine, as this is one of my favourite weekends of the year, Yorkton Film Festival weekend!!

In honour of the festival kicking off today and one of my favorite film festival goers and gin lover, Richard Gustin, I am raising a rather delectable glass of Sapphire Barcelona. A very lavish and luxurious tasting gin drink, made for kicking off film festivals in exotic locals, like Yorkton, Saskatchewan. So that you too can toast the launch of the film festival, here is Merlin Griffiths and Vancouver darling, Lorraine Murphy, concocting this delectable bevie:

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My Love for the Yorkton Film Festival

May 6, 2010 By Emme 2 Comments

3 weeks and counting until I’m at the Yorkton Film Festival!!!! Can hardly wait!! Since I know I will be subjecting you all to a plethora of stories coming from that, little Prairie town, I figure I may as well at least fill you all in on just why I love it so much:

It’s not too late to join me. Early Bird Rate is still on for one more day!

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Goddamn Spring Fever

April 14, 2010 By Emme 1 Comment

For those of you that have been reading for a few years will know by now that my true animal instincts come out every spring – damn pollen and pheromones floating through the breeze. Well, I can tell you this Golden Sheaf Nominee certainly hasn’t helped!

Totally feeling like a cat pacing in her paddock just now. Damn Yorkton Film Festival!!!

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Yorkton Film Festival Social Media Stalker

May 27, 2009 By Emme Leave a Comment

Well, it looks like Tris and Erica did their job as a whole tonne of people from the Yorkton Film Festival are cropping up on various social media platforms. So, if like me, you care to stalk any of them (or as Erica put it in her PC terms, ‘connect with them’), here’s a list of those I’ve found so far. Oh and if you know of others, drop a comment with them and I’ll add them to the list.

On Twitter: