Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festival. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Come Celebrate Diwali

Hindu Cultural Society of Fort McMurray is pleased to announce its biggest event of the year Diwali Party this Saturday at the Quality Inn Hotel. Deepavali or Diwali is one of the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It's the festival of lights (deep = light and avali = a row i.e., a row of lights) that's marked by four days of celebration, which literally illumines the country with its brilliance, and dazzles all with its joy. Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali is separated by a different tradition, but what remains true and constant is the celebration of life, its enjoyment and goodness.

Tickets are now open to non-members, there are only a few left so grab yours now by contacting Prasad Gudivada, (780)792-6048, email: gvtprasad@gmail.com.

Carry some loose change with you and walk out with a big prize by participating in our raffle draw. Lucky draws, gifts, exotic Indian cuisine & live Bollywood music by Shweta Subramanium are the highlights of the event.





Ticket Details:
Adult Member 12 yrs & above -- $40
Child Member 5-11 yrs -- $20. However if kids under 5yrs need a seat than ticket needs to be purchased.
Adult Non- Member 12 yrs & above -- $50
Child Non-Member 5-11 yrs -- $25. However if kids under 5yrs need a seat than ticket needs to be purchased.

Program Details:
 5.30 to 8.00 pm -- Snacks, Opening Announcements, Kids Performance, Felicitation of Sponsors & Chief Guests
 8.00 to 9.00 pm -- Dinner
 9.00 to 12.00 pm -- Live Performance by Shweta Subramanium & band & dance floor




Thursday, 9 April 2015

Alberta Culture Days Planning Meeting



Alberta Culture Days is looking for dedicated artists or community groups to create cultural events in celebration of arts and culture in our region, province and country!

Alberta Culture Days began in 2008 as Alberta Arts Days, a one day event to recognize the value of Alberta’s arts and cultural communities.  Since then, it has expanded into a vibrant, three day event celebrated province wide which helped inspire the creation of Culture Days – a pan Canadian movement to raise awareness and participation in the arts and cultural life of our communities. 


This year, Alberta Culture Days is scheduled from September 25th – 27th. If you would like to get involved in this unique celebration please join our next planning meeting, Tuesday, April 21st, 7pm-8:30pm at the Future Forward Building, 9717 Franklin Avenue. For more information please contact Michael Beamish, michael.beamish@woodbuffalo.ab.ca, 780-788-1498. 

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Festival of Trees Volunteers


 Festival of Trees is looking for volunteers!

There are tons of different activities and times you can sign up for. You can pick which fun activity you want to help out with and which time slot best suits your schedule.


Please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA5A62BAAF94-festival to sign up!

Friday, 30 August 2013

Sustainival Midway- Labour Day Weekend

Come down to MacDonald Island Park this Labour Day weekend to be thrilled and amazed by Sustainival’s full retinue of carnival rides, games, bouncy fortresses, and other attractions. All of Sustainival’s Midway rides are powered by renewable energy!

Visit the interactive educational pavilions to learn all about clean technologies, energy, and the environment. For more information please visit http://sustainival.com

Friday, 28 December 2012

Alberta Dance Festival 2013

The Alberta Dance Educators' Association hosts, organizes and produces the Alberta Dance Festival. This event attracts over 4,000 students of dance to the Myer Horowitz Theatre on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton in May. Dancers vie for medals and scholarships in categories of classical/character ballet, tap, jazz national and musical theatre.

The Alberta Dance Festival has grown to be the largest dance festival in Western Canada and perhaps all of Canada. Adjudicators are drawn from Canadian and American dance masters, teachers or performers.

The Alberta Dance Festival has been held annually since 1976. It is one of the largest festivals, attracting more than 4,000 dancers from across Western Canada.

The Festival provides an opportunity for dancers to perform in a non-competitive atmosphere. Medals are awarded using a standard marking system and over $20,000 in cash scholarships are given away each year. The festival is open to participants ages six years and up in the disciplines of Tap, Musical Theater, Stage/Novelty, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Ballet, Modern & contemporary.

Alberta Dance Festival 2013
This year’s Festival will take place at the Myer Horowitz Theater, located on the University of Alberta Campus in Edmonton, Alberta. Admission to the Festival is free of charge for all events.

The dates for 2013 are Saturday, May 11th to Thursday, May 16th. We start accepting entries November 15th, 2012 and the entry deadline is January 15, 2013. For more information please contact Eryn Lemiski at
elemiski@ualberta.ca or Janel Park at janelc@ualberta.ca.


Visit www.adea.ca for more information about the Alberta Dance Educators' Association and the Alberta Dance Festival

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

2012 Festival of Trees is just around the corner!


The Festival of Trees is an annual three-day event that kicks off the holiday season, with uniquely decorated Christmas trees, great entertainment, family fun, an elegant gala and wonderful opportunities to get into the holiday spirit and support our local health care. 

This year's event is November 16-18, 2012 at Macdonald Island Park.

For more information about the Festival of Trees, or to purchase tickets to one of the 2012 Festival of Trees events, please click HERE

Monday, 27 August 2012

Big Spirit Festival 2012

Dear Members, Friends and Cooperating Partners,

The Multicultural Association on behalf of Events Wood Buffalo is proud to announce to you the first ever BIG SPIRIT FESTIVAL. This festival celebrates the diversity of our region and will feature the world's greenest carnival featuring 25 amazing rides, all powered by vegetable oil! The festival will also feature FREE live music from multiple Juno Award winners Digging Roots and Kiran Ahluwalia. The festival will run from 31st August - 3rd September 2012 at the Snye.

We are looking for local talent to showcase our culturally diverse region. Please join us in celebrating this event and making it a success by signing up to participant as a performer. Both groups and individuals are welcome. We have 2 hour slots for performances on September 1st and 2nd from 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm to be filled on first come first serve basis.

Please get in touch with me as soon as possible to sign up.

I have attached a document with more information on the event.

I look forward to hearing from you all!

Best regards,

P.S - Volunteer opportunities available, please spread the word :).


--
Mubanga Mundashi
Multicultural Association
10003 Gordon Avenue
P.O Box 5298
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 3G3
Tel: 780 791 5186
Fax: 780 791 5189
www.multiculturefm.org







































Fort McMurray, AB, August 21, 2012 – Events Wood Buffalo invites everyone to Fort McMurray’s newest festival – Big Spirit – featuring the world’s greenest carnival and FREE live music from multiple Juno Award winners Digging Roots and Kiran Ahluwalia with support from local talent including DJs In the Sticks.

Friday, Aug. 31 – Monday, Sept. 3 the carnival is coming to town! Sustainival, the world’s first green carnival, is setting up along the Snye. Each of their 25 amazing rides is powered by recycled vegetable oil including thrill-seeker favourites like the Zipper, the Scrambler, and a Ferris wheel. Sustainival also has a full Midway with games, cotton candy, and more.
www.sustainival.com

Performing on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 Juno Award winners for Aboriginal Album of the Year, Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award and Native American Music Award winners Digging Roots. They describe their sound as “somewhere blurred between the lines of roots, rock, hip hop, and blues.” www.diggingrootsmusic.com

Also headlining Saturday and Sunday is Kiran Ahluwalia, winner of the Juno Award for Best World Music Album of the Year 2012. Ahluwalia’s sound is truly a mixture of world vibes featuring ghazal, Portuguese fado guitarra, sub Saharan percussion, Celtic fiddle, Pakistani qawwali vocals, Afghanistan rhubab, and African blues. "A powerful woman who has a depth of character in her wonderfully pliable, expressive voice." - The Observer UK www.kiranmusic.com

Both artists are offering free workshops. Workshops require registration, as spaces are limited. For more information and to register call 780-791-1600 or email Nadia Power at npower@eventswoodbuffalo.com.

Visit
www.bigspiritfestival.com for more information. Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/eventswoodbuffalo


Media contact:
Brea Burton
Marketing & Communications
Events Wood Buffalo
Ph.
780-791-1600
www.eventswoodbuffalo.com
www.bigspiritfestival.com

Friday, 3 August 2012

Transalta InterPLAY 2012 Festival - Wood Buffalo

An incredible lineup of visual and performing arts, music and theatre on multiple stages, the Northern Warrior Race, a Film Festival, Classic Car Show, roving performers, dance, vendors, and many more events and activities booked for this year’s TransAlta interPLAY Festival beginning Friday, August 3 and running until Sunday, August 12.

For information about all of the events connected to the Transalta interPLAY 2012 Festival, please visit
http://inter-play.ca/

Back by popular demand! Brought to you by Tito & Toddske of YMM Podcast (
www.ymmpodcast.com), the IFF (interPLAY Film Festival) and 48-hour film making challenge starts shotgun-style at midnight Thursday, August 2. For more information on how to enter and screenings of finished films visit: http://www.facebook.com/events/265424896891344/

Friday, 9 March 2012

Oilsands Rotary Music Festival 2012

Information, including schedules, can be found on their website: www.oilsandsmusic.org

The website will be updated frequently throughout the festival as soon as information regarding who the adjudicators recommend to perform in Showcases and Grand Concerts becomes available.

Please check the schedules by discipline:

     - Band & Instrumental
     - Piano Plan I & Piano Plan II Grade 5 and over
     - Piano Plan II (Pre-Grade 1 to Grade 4
     - Music Composition
     - Vocal & Musical Theatre
     - Speech Arts (includes Choral Speech)
     - Choral (includes choirs, classrooms, and recorders)
     - Handbells
     - Strings (includes Classical Guitar)


Admission to all festival events (except the Grand Concerts) is: 

     - Adults (18 to 64) - $5.00
     - Children/65+ adults - free
     - Season Tickets for all events (except the Grand Concerts) are available for $15.

Questions can be directed to the Oilsands Rotary Music Festival Office: 
780-743-3150 or e-mail oilsandsrotarymusicfest@telus.net

The Oilsands Rotary Music Festival is run by volunteers. Office hours are not regular, but replies are made to all messages and e-mails.