1903

Ø      Oliver Holtby, painter, immigrated to Lloydminster with the Barr Colonists.

1904

Ø      New Year’s concert held in government tent headquarters.

1910

Ø      Lindsay Evans, artist, came to Lloydminster with his parents to farm.

 1911

Ø      Joseph Fairbrother formed the Lloydminster Citizen’s Band.

 1912

Ø      Military balls and Masonic Balls were held in the Alberta Hall starting in this year.

 1917

Ø      The first Chautauqua Festival was held.

 1918

Ø      The Lloydminster Citizen’s Band began meeting each train of soldiers returning from the war to welcome them home.

 1930

Ø      “Talking Pictures” made their debut in Lloydminster in 1930.  Before this time the movie was accompanied by a pianist or orchestra, which increased the price of admission.

 1931

Ø      Lloydminster’s first music festival was held.

1935

Ø      The music festival was discontinued due to the depression.

1939

Ø      Berthold Imhoff, artist, passed away.

 1944

Ø      Lindsay Evans was on duty with the War Artists in London

 1946

Ø      Lindsay Evans became the first president of the Lloydminster Art Club.  The group met in the Meridian School.

 1950

Ø      Art Club president Lindsay Evans applied for the “Lighted School” government grant  to hold night classes in visual arts.

 1951

Ø      Lloydminster Little Theatre Group was formed.  The group usually performed three-act-comedies as that is what the audience wanted most.

 1953

Ø      The Lloydminster Lion’s Club renewed interest in a community band.

 1954

Ø      The first Square Dance Club lesson was held with caller Art Ziegler driving from his home in Vegreville to call.

 1956

Ø      The Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit was moved from the family home to the exhibition grounds in Lloydminster.

1963

Ø      The music festival was revived.

 1964

Ø      A. Y. Jackson, member of the “Group of Seven” and friend of local artist Lindsay Evans, visited Lloydminster Art Club.

 1965

Ø      The Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit was moved to its present location.  It is believed to be the largest taxidermy collection created by one man in North America.

 1968

Ø      The Lloydminster School Division implemented a formal band program.

Ø      The Barr Colony Antique Museum was officially opened.

1969

Ø      Establishment of the Barr Colony Museum Committee (or Barr Colony Museum Committee named by the city).

 1971

Ø      Sask-Alta Scribes was founded for local writers.

 1973

Ø      The first formal Highland dance instruction began under the direction of Christina Leach.  Classes were first held in the Knox Presbyterian church.

 1974

Ø      The Allied Arts Council became a reality “to provide and promote cultural and artistic activities for the residents of the City of Lloydminster.

Ø      The first Ukrainian dance classes were held in Lillian Chomik’s home taught by her daughter, Mary Ann.

 1975

Ø      Oliver Holtby, artist, passed away at the age of 92.

Ø      The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Association was formed.

1976

Ø      Lindsay Evans, founder of the Lloydminster Art Club, passed away.

 1979

Ø      Alison Lamont, dance teacher, was hired by the Lloydminster Dance Academy

Ø      The Lloydminster Handweaver's and Spinner's Guild was formed.

 

 1980

Ø      The Lloydminster Little Theatre group was revived and they performed an original play entitled “Leaving Home” to celebrate Alberta and Saskatchewan’s 75^th Anniversary.

1982

Ø      The Lloydminster chapter of the Sweet Adelines was formed.

Ø      The Alberta Winter Games was held in Lloydminster.  One tenth of the budget and a full quarter of the competitive events were cultural in nature.

  1983

Ø      A large portion of Berthold Imhoff’s paintings were moved to the Barr Colony Cultural Heritage Centre in Lloydminster.

 1984

Ø      The Lloydminster Local of the Saskatchewan Society for Education through Art was established.

 1985

  Ø      Plans for a 600 to 700 seat theatre were drawn up.

 1987

Ø      A special anniversary show for the Lloydminster Art Club was held in the basement of the Heritage Building.  It was called “Retrospective:  The last 48 years".  The show was opened by the Honorable Don Mazankowski.

Ø      Alison Lamont built her studio on 42^nd Street and opened the Alison Lamont School of Dance.

Ø      The Saskatchewan-Alberta music Teachers’ Association – Lloydminster Branch was formed.

1988

Ø      The Log Cabin Quilter's Guild of Lloydminster was formed.

 1989

Ø      The Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre was built.  It housed the Imhoff gallery and collection.

 1990

Ø      The Sask/Alta Visual Arts guild was formed by Jim Mathieson, who worked along with others to form an organization of artists helping artists.

Ø      The Lloydminster Musical Theatre Group performed “Two by Two”

Ø      The Department of Performing Arts was added to Lakeland College

 1991

Ø      Lloydminster Musical Theatre Group performed “No, No Nanette”

Ø      Little Theatre performed “Steel Magnolias”

Ø      Diane Laidler opened Studio Encore and expanded from Highland Dancing to wider range of dance programs.

Ø      “Jazz on the Border” began to take root.

 1992

Ø      Muddling Through:  The Remarkable Story of the Barr Colonists was published.

 1994

Ø      The Lloydminster Allied Arts Council moved its base of operations to the Barr Colony Cultural Heritage Centre.

Ø      The City of Lloydminster appointed a new Lloydminster Theatre/Concert Hall Steering Committee chaired by Kay Matheson.

1995

Ø      The Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre Board was established.

1996

Ø      The first Fringe festival in the Border City was held.

Ø      Dr. Franklin Foster published John E. Brownlee:  A Biography

 1997

Ø      The Lloydminster Kiwanis Club assumed the major sponsorship of the Lloydminster Music Festival.

Ø      Lloydminster Mardi Gras evolved from “Jazz on the Border”

Ø      Bud Miller Park was transformed to “A Festival in the Park” during the 1997 Alberta Summer Games.  The festival featured over 100 entertainers, numerous ethnic food booths, and a memorable “taste of the border”.

1998

Ø      The Lloydminster Chain ‘n Circle Square Dance Club hosted the Alberta Square and Round Dance Convention, which brought 850 dancers from the western provinces to Lloydminster for the four day event.

Ø      The First Annual Festival of the Trees was held at the Barr Colony Cultural Heritage Centre. 

1999

Ø      The OTS Heavy Oil Science Centre was opened in the Barr Colony Cultural Heritage Centre.

2000

Ø      The theatre steering committee reached its goal of raising one million dollars.