CKUA SPONSORSHIP The Parkland Solstice Festival Society sponsored one hour of programming on CKUA Public Radio on February 12 2009. We chose The Afternoon Edition with David Ward. David had some great things to say about our Festival, and the community of Parkland in general. He chose music from festivals past, the following is the playlist from our sponsored hour:
Jim Cuddy w/Kathleen Edwards Married Again Solstice '08
Twilight Hotel Lift Me Far Solstice '08
Mocking Shadows Mind Reader Solstice '07 and '05
Lindsay Ell Let Me Keep Falling Solstice '08
Fathead Jellyfish Blues Solstice '06
Johnny Winter Still Alive and Well Solstice '06
Quartette The World Right Again Solstice '07
Murray McLauchlan Farmer's Song Solstice '07 Lunch at Allen's
FAMILY OPEN MIC In a continued effort to support emerging artists and local musicians, The Parkland Solstice Festival Society, in conjunction with Parkland Community Centre/Park 96, hosted two Family Open Mics at Park 96. Our first one was held Saturday January 24 2009 in the park's beautifully renovated basement. This inaugural event was a huge success with 10 different groupings of musicians playing on stage. The groups consisted of solo performers to a full-fledged rock band. Click here to check out the crowd and a few of our performers. Our second event was held Saturday May 23rd on our Summer Sunday Stage. An unqualified success!
ART IN THE PARK - Friends of Fish Creek The Parkland Solstice Festival Society was pleased to participate in the second Art in the Park event, held this year at Sikome Lake on September 13. The Society made arrangements for the sound system and coordinated several musicians to accompany the many artists surrounding the lake that day. For more information on the Friends of Fish Creek, click here.
EVENT & SOCIETY INFO
The Song That Built a Community with the Parkland Solstice Festival Society
Wednesday, November 18, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Midlands Building
Today’s fast-paced, pressurized tempo has entered almost every aspect of our lives. Caught up in the hype, we may not even know our neighbours next door or down the street. We begin to ask ourselves, “Is this all there is?”
Through The Song That Built a Community participants will learn “There’s a lot more!”— both as individuals and as part of a community. The Arts and community participation are a proven medium for internal growth and satisfaction, offer a vital financial and spiritual contribution to a community, and create a movement in families and society that is greater than oneself.
In a friendly and interactive music workshop, residents from Calgary’s southeast community of Parkland will discuss their personal and community experience of growth and fulfillment through participation in the Arts. Through a multimedia presentation, they will show the positive results of community volunteerism. And they will provide an outline of how these personal and community achievements can be replicated in your community.
For more information, click here:
In collaboration with St. Mary's University College, we are pleased to be a part of their upcoming program.
See "Solstice News" for an important announcement.
