Evening serenade

Fuego will be hosting live music this weekend with Norm Glowach performing Friday evening and Darin Woodbury Saturday evening. The music begins both nights at 7 p.m.

Art demos at museum

The Aurora Arts Society is inviting the public to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Sunday where five artists will be presenting art demonstrations. The demonstrations will begin at noon, featuring Mira Hall with face painting, Linda Kalbun with poured acrylic techniques, Patrice Tremblay with wirework, Charissa Alain-Lilly doing beadwork and Diane Boudreau with painted birds on t-shirts. The museum will be closed Monday for Victoria Day.

Tweener auditions at Javaroma

Javaroma is holding a special open mic jam this week with acoustic performers invited to audition for tweener spots at Folk on the Rocks. Sets should be 10 to 15 minutes long. Members of the public who don't want to audition are still invited to join emcee Jonathan Churcher and showcase their talent.

Gold Range jam

Welders Daughter is performing at the Gold Range this weekend with sets beginning at 9 p.m. tonight and tomorrow. As well, musicians are invited to play on stage with Welders Daughter tomorrow from 4:30 until 7 p.m. for the bar's weekly open mic jam.

Polar plunge

The Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge is taking place at the Fred Henne Territorial Park boat launch tomorrow at noon. Money raised from the event will go toward supporting Special Olympics NWT. People can continue to register for the plunge until 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Birch syrup sugar shack

Arctic Harvest is inviting the public to taste their brand of birch syrup this Sunday beginning at noon at their Sapsucker Birch Syrup Sugar Shack Open House. The sugar shack is located on the Ingraham Trail approximately 100 metres past the Dettah Road turnoff.

Karaoke tonight

Singers of all kinds are encouraged to take a turn at the mic tonight as part of karaoke night at Hot Shots Pub and Grub. Vocalists and their friends can choose a song to sing from six binders chock full of thousands of tracks from today's top 40 to classic hits from decades past. Arctic Woolyboo DJ Services hosts the weekly event, which runs from 9 p.m. till close.

A foot-stomping good time

Get your feet stomping this Saturday night at the Black Knight Pub on 49 Street with Glen Walsh's Ceilidh. Walsh will be belting out the east coast tunes and strumming on the guitar while Ron Kent accompanies on the drums. The music starts around 8:30 p.m. and continued into the night.

Pick up a book

With expected chilly temperatures and cloudy skies this weekend, perhaps a trip to the Yellowknife Public Library is in order. The library has three displays on site this weekend, including one with reading material about understanding homosexuality or with homosexual themes in an effort to fight homophobia. The event it titled Books Help It Get Better. There is also a display for International Museum Day as well as a section where books by this year's NorthWords Writers Festival authors can be found.

Weekend weather

There may be a chill in the air this weekend. Expect mainly cloudy skies this morning, clearing in the afternoon with a high of 10 C. Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 9 C and a low of 5 C. The mix of sun and cloud is forecast to continue Sunday with a high of 8 C and a low of 1 C.