Three Great Events to Ring in the Holiday Season.

Get ready for three great events to ring in the holiday season. Join us this December for Santa Claus Parade and Lights of Christmas, presented by Country 93.3. Come down to the Elves’ Workshop at the Wood Buffalo Regional Library, our community partner.

We’ll be having ourselves a Holly, Jolly Christmas this year.

Elves’ Workshop

Presented by the Wood Buffalo Regional Library, kids can become an honorary Santa’s elf by visiting different activity stations. Receive an elf certificate after completing your elf passport and be entered to win a gift basket. Activity stations will include, games, Spin the Elf, Elf Plinko, Elf Match Up, Elf Booger, Reading with Santa, Elf on the Shelf Search, cookie decorating, hot chocolate and crafts. Other elements available are face painting and two performances of Yuletide Yeti presented by Odd-Lot Puppetry Co. at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (limited space for each show).

Location: Wood Buffalo Public Library (MacDonald Island Park, 1 C.A. Knight Way, Fort McMurray) 

Time: Noon to 4:30 p.m.

Find out more about the Elves' Workshop at wbrl.ca/events

Lights of Christmas

This year we’re starting a new holiday tradition as we host Lights of Christmas in Jubilee Plaza.

The Lights of Christmas event officially kicks off the holiday season with a family bonfire, hot chocolate, caroling, ice skating (weather permitting) and a visit from the Mayor and Santa. 

This is an opportunity to gather prior to the Santa Claus Parade and celebrate the holiday season.

Location: Jubilee Plaza (9909 Franklin Ave., Fort McMurray) 

Time: 5 p.m.

Santa Claus Parade

Watch Santa and his helpers as they float through downtown Fort McMurray for this annual Christmas tradition. The theme of this year’s parade is Holly Jolly Christmas.

Location: Franklin Avenue (from Prairie Loop Boulevard to Riedel Street).

Time: 6:30 p.m.

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For more information please visit www.rmwb.ca/living/Events-and-Festivals/Santa-Claus-Parade-Presented-by-Country-93-3.htm  

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igNIGHT is ready to illuminate Wood Buffalo

 The lights of the 2015 igNIGHT Festival are set to brighten the night sky starting on Friday, October 23. Held in conjunction with the local public art community, the six temporary installations will be placed around downtown Fort McMurray, invigorating public spaces and stimulating the imagination and creativity of Wood Buffalo residents.

“This year’s edition of igNIGHT is a true representation of the beauty, imagination and raw creativity that we hope to inspire,” said coordinator Theresa Jolliffe. “We have been able to collaborate closely with the arts community in Wood Buffalo and are excited for residents to experience this interactive exhibition.”

The igNIGHT installations will be active every evening, creating unique experiences for residents that reinforce community pride. A nightly guided bus tour will leave the Main Bus Terminal (Franklin Avenue and Main Street) at 8 p.m. and run until approximately 10 p.m., with special performances being held on October 23 and October 30.

Pre-register today to ensure a space on the bus:

Performing Arts Tours:  ignightperformingtour.eventbrite.ca

Informative Tours:         ignightinformativetour.eventbrite.ca

igNIGHT 2015 installations:

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light, by Sarah Beck

Jubilee Plaza

Contemplate the inevitability of change while viewing this time-based piece; it is likely be different each time it is experienced.

The Pool, by Jen Lewin

Jubilee Plaza

Play and create swirling effects of light and colour – imagine a giant canvas where you can splash in the light with others as you jump, bounce and move.

    As We Are Here, by Jeremy Tsang

    Main Bus Terminal (Franklin Avenue and Main Street)

    Contemplate your relationship to the land as the colours and reflections continuously transform.

Tri-Monic, by Stefan Verstappen

MacDonald Island Park

Sing or play the correct musical notes and watch as the installation responds by playing the harmony and providing a synchronized light display.

Untitled, by Kasie Campbell and Keyano       
College Art and Design students

Doug McRae Park, Keyano College

Watch as the notorious raven is brought to life through a myriad of materials and lighting.

Wreck to the Seaman, Tempest to the        
Field by Robert Cram and Nathaniel Wong

Snye Park

Sail in your imagination with this exciting combination of light, kinetic sculpture and sound as they combine to celebrate connectedness, nomadic tendencies and exploration.

For more information go to rmwb.ca/ignight, facebook.com/ignightymm, or twitter.com/ignight_ymm.

igNIGHT – Request for Proposals

  

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) invites artists to submit proposals to stage temporary, light-based public art in downtown Fort McMurray. The RMWB seeks to capitalize on opportunities to reimagine, transform, and energize public spaces by showcasing igNIGHT-Art Illuminated. This temporary public art event will take place from October 23 to November 1, 2015, from sundown to midnight daily. Artists are asked to explore potential opportunities for using light to enhance, animate, interact with or re-contextualize natural and/or built environments. Existing artworks that have not been showcased in Fort McMurray will also be considered.

Budgets For Each Location

Project Location                              Budget

A            MacDonald Island Park       $30,000

B            Poplar Crescent Par            $25,000

C            Bus Transit Shelter             $15,000

Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 p.m. (MST) Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015.

For more information and to review the Artist Call visit www.rmwb.ca/igNIGHT or  contact Theresa Jolliffe at the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, (780) 743-7994, theresa.jolliffe@rmwb.ca. 

Public Art Opportunity – Call to Artists

Light the Night Festival

Public Art Opportunity

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is issuing a Request for Proposals for up to four temporary public art displays to be placed in various locations throughout the downtown core. We are inviting proposals that feature new projects or projects that have already been developed and staged through past commissions.  The medium for the festival will be light art and/or light graffiti; sound and other multi-media components are also encouraged.  Artists must have the work fully installed and functional by the festival launch date of April 4th, 2014.

Each public art installation will have a total budget of $35,000.00 CAD (inclusive).  Additional details on project locations will be made available to the successful applicant/applicants upon notification.

Project Schedule

January 24th, 2014	Artist submissions due
January 31, 2014	Artist commission awarded
Week of March 31st, 2014	Artwork installation
April 4th to April 13th, 2014	Light the Night Festival
April 14th to April 17th, 2014	Removal of artwork

For more details on this exciting opportunity, please visit http://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca/Opportunity.aspx?Guid=5975EDA1-62EF-4641-885B-17502E096495