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One Sky Artist Showcase
November 21
November 21 at 7:30 PM
Free Admission
Suggested donation: $34.00
Join us at LSPU Hall for a beautiful evening of music and dance hosted by Kayla Stride. Featuring spectacular performances by Christine Friday, Rebecca Sharr, Kwanita Drew, and more for an evening you won’t forget!
Christine Friday is Anishinaabe Kwe, from Temagami First Nation, she is a proficient resilient Indigenous storyteller who has maintained her dance career for over 30 years. She recently launched her dance studio lodge a state-of-the-art building in the bush a community platform that connects to land, empowerment, and truth.
Rebecca Sharr is a self identified Indigenous woman who is a proud Fancy Shawl dancer and founding member of ECMA-winning group Eastern Owl. She was born and raised in St. John’s Newfoundland where she grew up with the love and passion for singing. At 13 years old, Rebecca began attending the after school program at the St. John’s Native Friendship Centre, now known as First Light, where she was introduced to the beat of the drum. She was immediately drawn to fancy shawl dancing, and has now been dancing at the Miawpukek First Nation Powwow every summer for the past 17 years. Her passion for music has been a great attribute to her involvement in community work serving as an arts educator in the community, demonstrating traditional song and dance through cultural presentations, and community programs rooted in drumming and traditional dance. Rebecca is also a huge fan of all things spooky, and has been a champion of First Light’s haunted house and other Hallowe’en initiatives for over ten years.
Kwanita Drew is a Mi’kmaw jingle dress dancer from Miawpukek First Nation. Her grandmother made her first regalia for powwow at a young age and Kwanita has recently worked with a designer to create her beautiful and vibrant Jingle dress. Kwanita is very involved with community and works with First Light in St. John’s NL. She comes from a strong Mi’kmaw family of singers and makers and is proud to dance for them and for her community
Kayla Stride is a ceramic artist from the Miawpukek First Nation, known for her hand-carved plates and raku-fired pottery incorporating Mi’kmaq motifs and non-traditional materials. Her work has been featured at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. With a background in Fine Art (ceramics) from NSCAD and Visual Art from the College of the North Atlantic, Kayla blends contemporary techniques with cultural storytelling.A member of the award-winning drumming group Eastern Owl, Kayla uses music to preserve and promote Indigenous culture. She currently teaches music and art in Miawpukek First Nation where she inspires the next generation through her art and cultural pride.
Doors open at 7:00PM, Showcase begins at 7:30PM. This event is all ages.