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    We are disappointed to learn that at the June 24 Regina Public School Board meeting, trustees approved a budget that includes cuts to elementary band programs.

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    This is the second of three articles in the series Interrupting Ableism by Deb Nyczai. This edition focuses on the cost of exclusion in the arts.

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  • Arts Everywhere: Thirty-nine

    Jay Semko is a founding member and lead singer of the iconic Canadian band The Northern Pikes. Jay joins guest host Kevin Power to share his personal journey through mental health struggles and substance abuse.

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  • Arts Everywhere: Episode Forty

    In this 4th episode in the series “Mental Health and the Arts” guest host Kevin power talks with award-winning author David A. Robertson to discuss his 2025 memoir, All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety.

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Art Works – On the Boards Staging Company

For over 20 years, the company has provided expertise and resources in the technical and administrative areas of production to help hundreds of independent artists and performer-producers stage their art. During the pandemic, however, cancellations have been the norm, and the Refinery space has been almost empty. Gallant-Morari’s concert had been cancelled twice before they finally pulled it off.

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Jennifer McAllister, music educator

[Music] is good for us our whole life, so an investment in music education in young people is an investment in wellbeing for people for their whole life.

Albert Einstein

Life without music is inconceivable for me. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music … I get most joy in life out of music.

Dr. Peter Gouzouasis, PHD. University of British Columbia

The more students study music, the better they do in Math, Science and English

Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver, PhD, cognitive neuroscientist

We now “get” that music is one of the major frontiers of science and medicine—we have plentiful evidence, and dedicated pioneers on the path to discovering WHY we need to keep music in our lives, in our schools, and in our centers for healing.

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