the next CFI Saskatoon meetup is:
Holy Book Scriptures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
CFI Saskatoon/Saskatoon Freethinkers
Sunday, February 26, 2012
11:30 AMVenice House
906 Central Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7N 2G8
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CFI Saskatoon Meetup-Holy Book Scriptures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Posted in Event, Saskatoon on February 23, 2012 by saskskepticFreethinker Banned Book Club
Posted in Event, Saskatoon on February 23, 2012 by saskskeptic| Freethinker Banned Book Club | |
| When: | Thu 23 Feb 19:00 – 21:00 (CST) |
| Where: | Nino’s Fireside Room (801 Broadway Ave, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 1B5) |
Freethinkers in the Pub
Posted in Event, Saskatoon on February 5, 2012 by saskskepticThe next Freethinkers in the Pub is:
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
7:00 PM |
Lydia’s Pub
650 Broadway Ave Saskatoon, SK |
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Hi folks,
I had originally planned for a pub night Monday, but forgot to make any further plans and since now it seems I will not be able to attend on Monday, what say we do Wednesday Feb 8? I will check on what might be happening at Lydia’s and … |
Café Apostate
Posted in Atheist, Event, Saskatoon on February 5, 2012 by saskskepticThe next Cafe Apostate is:
Sunday, February 5, 2012
6:00 PMMackenzie Cole coffeehouse
815A Gray Ave
Saskatoon, SK S7N 2J4
Café Apostate is a group of former religious believers who get together for coffee monthly.
Philosophy in the Community: Søren Kierkegaard: Existentialist Critic of the Present Age
Posted in Event, lecture, Saskatoon on February 2, 2012 by saskskepticThe next Philosophy in the Community is Feb. 8 at 7:00pm
The RefinerySt. James Church Basement
609 Dufferin Avenue
(at 12th Street, just off Broadway)
Professor Leslie Howe
Søren Kierkegaard was the first existentialist philosopher and a trenchant critic of the superficialities and excesses of modernism. His critique of modernity has made him a favourite of postmodernists but he would have given them equally short shrift. This talk will present an overview of Kierkegaard’s critique of triviality, bombast, and pusillanimity in philosophy, religion, and society, a critique that remains as pertinent to us as it was to 1840s Europe.
Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
Posted in Event, news, Saskatoon on February 1, 2012 by saskskepticThe Saskatoon Western Development Museum has a display from the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, which will run until Feb. 26.
Have you ever driven over the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon? If so, do you know who designed it and supervised its construction? The answer is Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, Dean of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.
Do you use a cell phone or smart phone? Ever thought about who came up with the idea for a telephone and who built the first one? The answer is Alexander Graham Bell, who also worked to develop methods to help deaf children speak.
Have you wondered who assisted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in investigating suspicious deaths? In Saskatchewan, from 1922 to 1942 it was the Provincial Pathologist, Frances Gertrude McGill, who in 1946 was made Honourary Surgeon to the RCMP.
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CFI Saskatoon Annual General Meeting
Posted in Saskatoon on January 22, 2012 by saskskepticCFI Saskatoon is having its Annual General Meeting:
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:30 AM
Venice House
906 Central Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7N 2G8
Sad, Empty Places? Marketing ‘Ghost Towns’ in Saskatchewan
Posted in Media, news, Regina, Saskatoon on January 22, 2012 by saskskepticActiveHistory.ca has an article about hunting Saskatchewan Ghost Towns:
A new and fashionable trend in tourism is invading rural regions of western Canada. SUV crossovers, front windows obscured by maps and cameras, are driving down gravel backroads, sweeping around correction line curves and screeching to a stop when a wide-eyed fox creeps across to its den in the culvert.
Are lazy Sunday drives, once the mainstay of 1950s nuclear families, making a comeback? Are the drivers frantically trying to find the way to an uncle’s farm they haven’t seen since childhood?
No. The latest tourism destination is the proverbial ‘empty’ Saskatchewan landscape itself. Or, more specifically, the landscape of places that used to exist, but are no longer there.
Welcome to the latest tourism craze: hunting for ghost towns.
Heritage Festival of Saskatoon 2012
Posted in Event, Saskatoon on January 21, 2012 by saskskepticThe 2012 Heritage Festival of Saskatoon will highlight the sports, recreation, and leisure of Saskatoon and area with the theme Saskatoon PastTimes: See How We Played! The festival is on Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12 – 5 pm at the Western Development Museum, 2610 Lorne Avenue.
Get transported back to an earlier time! We invite you to become familiar with our rich heritage through the variety of heritage themed displays & interactive exhibits throughout the museum. Come at noon and join in the opening parade! Try your hand at rope making, nib pen & ink, and wheat grinding. Take a sleigh ride or brush up on your “home skills”. Don’t forget to stop by the photo booth! These and other hands-on activities & demonstrations are offered throughout the day. Entertainment on two stages features performances by fantastic children’s entertainers, dancers, singers, and musicians. Free Admission to the Museum and Festival.
Family Literacy Festival
Posted in Event, news, Saskatoon on January 21, 2012 by saskskepticSaturday 1:00pm until 4:00pm
Join us for face painting, games, crafts, storytelling and a whole lot of fun as we journey around the world through the day and celebrate family literacy.
Frances Morrison Library / Room 3 (Lower Level)
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Presented in partnership with the Saskatoon and Region Family Literacy Advisory Group. |
