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Ashcroft Plein Air -Outdoor Painting Festival
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Local Play Production Shines!
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Music In The Park Coming Up!
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Willy Blizzard - Music in the Park - May 23rd
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Sabrina Weeks Trio - Music in the Park - June 27th
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Littlehouse - Music in the Park - July 11th
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Jungal - Music in the Park - July 25th
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Cod Gone Wild - Music in the Park - August 15th
Creative Current (Area Arts News)
- 'Music In the Park' starts May 9th this year !
- Creative Cow House Concerts
- Music In The Park Coming Up!
- Local Play Production Shines!
Ashcroft summers wouldn’t be the same without Music in the Park, brought to you by the folks of Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society.
'Music in the Park' is back for another year of Wednesday night concerts at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park on Railway Avenue from 7:00pm-9:30pm.To get things started on Wednesday May 9th at 7 pm is Brandon Isaak.
Nadine and Andrea of Creative Cow House Concerts up in Barnes Lake (just 12 minutes from downtown Ashcroft) offer two great opportunities to see some of the finest songwriters Canada has to offer.
Angela Harris is returning to the Ashcroft area for a House Concert on Friday, Apr. 27. Raised in the rural Chilctoin region of British Columbia, Angela is a compelling storyteller, with an angelic voice perfect for delivering the country, bluegrass and folk music she writes. Recently awarded the 2012 BCCMA Roots/Canadiana artist of the year, Angela has three full length albums and a single, Family Matters, to her credit.
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The year’s summer line up for Ashcroft’s ‘Music In The Park’ held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Gazebo in Heritage Place Park will be announced in the next Creative Current article in two weeks. Look for posters around town and take home one of the small handouts that will be available at local retailers. Also check out www.windingriversarts.ca for info on the upcoming artists and their music.
Hats off to the over 50 folks who put together the very successful play, Swamp Pirate Zombies, held a few weeks ago in Ashcroft. That was quite the production! The WRAP Society committee members want to thank the many volunteers, courageous actors and crew but most of all to our community for such great support and turnout.
They hope you enjoyed it as much as they did in seeing it through. From the tentative auditions many months ago to four amazing almost sold out performances and to top it all off - a cast party celebrated with a pirate piñata and zombie ice cream cake. Well done everyone!
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Upcoming Events
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Wed May 09 - Wed August 29 | 07:00 pm
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Fri May 11 | 07:30 pm
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Tue May 22 - Wed May 23
Ashcroft Plein Air
Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society
Here is a schedule of events for the upcoming Ashcroft Plein Air.
1st Annual Ashcroft Plein Air – May 22 and 23, 2012
Schedule of Events
Monday, May 21st
- Some artists will arrive Monday evening
- FOR INFO An open welcome is extended to you to visit Pauline Ogilvie (250-453-9431)549 MESA VISTA DRIVE [across from the WILLOW’N bed and Breakfast]
- Orientation, discussion of locations, welcome bag
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Find accommodations/billets
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Winding Rivers Arts and Performance Society, in collaboration with local Ashcroft artist Pauline Ogilvie, are joining together to host a two day ‘Plein Air - Paint Out’ Event in the surrounding Ashcroft area from May 22-23.
Artists are invited to attend to paint works inspired by our many majestic Ashcroft landscapes.
The artists wrap up their works on the second day, and those works will be on display at WRAP Society’s first summer ‘Ashcroft Music In the Park’ evening event at Heritage Place Park on Railway Ave. where everyone gets to vote for their favourite. Paintings will be available for sale as well as a meet and greet the artists. After the event, look for artists paintings displayed at The Sidewalk Gallery in Ashcroft on Railway Avenue.
During the coming months, a variety of musicians will tune up at the under the Gazebo, including celtic rockers, boogie blues crooners, local folkies and some funky beats to keep you cool. We will also feature some local dance & music groups like the Desert Moon Tribal Bellydance Troupe and the Benner-Tapia Family Quartet to name just a few.
Our first month of performances continues on May 23rd with Country/Folk act Willy Blizzard. The trio performs rootsy originals featuring superb vocal harmonies, upright bass, banjo, acoustic and electric guitars.
music.cbc.ca/artists/Sabrina-Weeks-Swing-Cat-Bounce
Don't miss Sabrina Weeks trio on Wednesday June 27th. Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce Trio offer up a generous helping of the swinging bouncing boogie blues. The songs are light hearted with a twist of naughty, the melodies are infectious.
http://www.littlehousemusic.ca/about.htm
On Wednesday July 11th listen to the Celtic melodies of Littlehouse. They are an acoustic duo based in southwestern Nova Scotia, specializing in original instrumental compositions with a Celtic flavour. Charlie Wilson plays Irish flute and whistles, and Jude Pelley plays guitars, mandolin, and Appalachian dulcimer. Their music is atmospheric; rich and complex, drawing on both traditional and contemporary influences.
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