ARTember 2016

SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2

EAST LAKE PARK AIRDRIE

2016 Festival Program www.artember.ca

GALLERY + SHOP | CLASSES | CUSTOM WORK Extensive gift shop featuring stained glass, antiquities and local Art. Take part in our specialty glass classes: stained glass, glass fusing, mosaics, glass painting, traditional lead, and other art forms

403-948-0691 WWW.MUKLUKMAGPIES.COM 103, 2966 Main Street SE, Airdrie

@muklukmagpies Muk-Luk Magpies Stained Glass Emporium Inc.

WELCOME! On behalf of the Creative Airdrie Society and the ARTember Organizing Committee I’d like to welcome you to the 6th annual ARTember.

This year our celebration has been reinvented to leverage the success we’ve had over the past five years while continuing to evolve as our community grows, changes and wants more! Our goal is to create excitement, wonder, fun and a feeling of commitment and belonging to our beautiful city and its citizens.

We pay homage to Airdrie’s history with some of our new features this year including our beer gardens dubbed Village 1889 in honour of the year Airdrie officially became a Village. And the Rock the Rails concert series giving a nod to our railway heritage. And just for fun we’ve updated some other venues like the food trucks in our Nosh Pit and the artisan Maker’s Market. Also new is an art installation challenge taking place right before attendees’ eyes, a chance for all citizens to view and bid on one of the coveted and one-of-a-kind AIRdirondack chairs.

We are proud to expand our commitment of exposing citizens to different artists and art by showcasing local, regional and international talent on our stage and throughout the various venues in East Lake Park. And of course we are always excited to continue to partner with many of Airdrie’s arts and culture organizations to make this truly a community effort.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers who blow my mind every day with their commitment to making ARTember a success. Their creativity is a testament to the talent we have in Airdrie. Their energy and endless hours is a testament to their individual desire to make Airdrie a place we can all be proud of.

And, of course, to our many sponsors and corporate partners, a big Thank You for your continued support. See who has been an integral part of our festival on page 2.

The arts are an incredible force for the development of a community. Keep our handy guide close for planning your weekend, or visit our website at ARTember.ca so you don’t miss a thing. Spread the excitement - grab a friend, a co-worker and your entire extended family and introduce them to our wonderful festival. Come out and join in this celebration of arts and culture in Airdrie, September 30th – October 2nd.

Come! Get your ART on!

Deanna Hunter Chair, Organizing Committee ARTember

ARTEMBER COMMITTEE DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAS Erika Holter PAST CHAIR Michelle Wagner-Belle FESTIVAL COORDINATOR Brenda Hong LOGISTICS DIRECTOR Chris Gourlie VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR Meaghan Kernaghan CREATIVE DIRECTOR Lia Golemba COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Laurena Pollock ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR Jay Stoudt AIRDIRONDACK COORDINATOR Jessica Hughes TALENT COORDINATOR Steve Gilliss

CREATIVE AIRDRIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Deanna Hunter VICE CHAIR Jennifer Benner TREASURER Trevor Rounce SECRETARY Daniel Fortier DIRECTOR Lia Golemba DIRECTOR Shawn MacPherson BOARD ADVISOR Sherry Shaw-Froggatt EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Erika Holter

ARTember around town airdrie public library

BERT CHURCH Live Theatre

ART IN THE LIBRARY: SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER

Reclaimed

by Becky Kundert

Thursday 29

9-5 PM DENISE MILLER Storyteller & Drummer

Friday 30 7-8PM

Adult Colouring Workshop

Saturday 1 7-9PM VOICE & VISION

BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS Exhibit & Open Mic

free iron horse park rail journeys

Sunday October 2, 2016

SATURDAY & SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 & 2 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM 820 RAILWAY GATE Do you want to journey on a miniature replica train? Come and experience an interpretive journey on 1.6 km of track.

Iron Horse Park will be running their trains FREE of charge in celebration of Alberta Culture Days and in thanks to the community’s support over the past running season. In addition to their train journeys and train related demonstrations, there will also be coloring and drawing Art Activities in the station for kids of all ages and where kids can enter a random draw for 4 prizes.

Rock the Rails - day STAGE Saturday, October 1

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

11:45 AM 12:15 PM

12:30 PM 1:30 PM

1:45 PM 2:45 PM

3:00 PM 3:30 PM

3:45 PM 4:30 PM

4:45 PM 5:45 PM

SHIMMY WITH SUZY CW PERRY DANCE OUDA OUDA BAND META MOFO INDIGENOUS DANCE STUDIO STEEL AND TIMBER ROTARY PARK

Sunday, October 2

12:00 PM

4:45 PM

free day-stage acts

SLAM ON AIR REUNION

Limited

Quantities Available!

Buy your

tickets

www.artember.ca

Mainstage

friday & saturday NIGHT BEER GARDENS

Bookmark www.artember.ca on your smartphone to carry the details in your pocket

Rock the Rails Friday, September 30

6:00 PM

OPENING ACT HEADLINER BEER GARDENS

GATES OPEN

ST. JAMES GATE

BRAD SIMS

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Evening stage Saturday, October 1

6:00 PM

OPENING ACT

HEADLINER

BEER GARDENS

GATES OPEN

SAVAGE PLAYGROUND

GIN BLOSSOMS

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

ARTember 3-Day Festival September 30 – October 2, 2016 Free & Fun for the Whole Family!

Friday: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Schooled in the Arts Friday, September 30 | 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Pump up the jams, because this year we are throwing a new school outdoor party for Jr. & High School Students. There will be a deejay, studio slaps, face painting and dance troops bringing some hands-on & interactive entertainment for teens to participate in this year’s festival.

little Van Gogh’s Saturday & Sunday

This kid’s craft station will not disappoint!

Local vendors will be competing against each other to see who has the most engaging crafts and projects for kids of all ages.

AIRdirondack Project Saturday & Sunday We’re bringing this year’s AIRdirondack project to you!

All finished chairs will be on display in the West side of the Tennis Courts, complete with silent auction, where festival-attendees can place their bids to purchase their favourite chair or support their favourite artist.

BID ON YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST!!

Art installation Challenge Saturday & Sunday Watch two artists battle it out to win your votes! They are each given a 12x12x12 space and 24 hours to create an original piece.

VOTE! for your favourite Art Installation on Sunday

Face Painting Saturday & Sunday

Amanda Tozser & her talented team will be decorating faces, ensuring your little one has the power of Spiderman or Tinkerbell.

Maker’s Market Saturday & Sunday

Need some new eye candy for your home or maybe for your wrist? Local artisans from a variety of mediums will be on-site selling their original artwork.

Muk Luk Magpies Stained Glass Emporium • Hall of Art & Hall of Ink • Elbagir Osman • Deepa Mittimani • The Wicked Shop | Scrabble Tile Jewelry • Quilt Generation

SLAM on air Reunion Celebrate song-writing skills watching five SLAM in AIRDRIE members perform.

Sunday, October 2 12:00 PM -12:45 PM 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Flaysher Rob Dawson The Joko Band Christian Hudson Season 5 Winner

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VIAGE

1889

village 1889 beer gardens

Whet your whistle with a superb range of local beer provided by Brewsters of Airdrie.

Nosh Pit

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

A great range of food trucks will be available to keep you fed, snacked & watered.

Piano in the Park Saturday & Sunday

A local artist will be painting a masterpiece, bringing an old piano new life. Want to warm up your fingers? The bench will be open for festival goers to play a little tune!

ARTember Festival map EAST LAKE PARK

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rock the rails main stage little van gogh’s drama dock makers market art installation challenge schooled in the arts + Info/merch face painting volunteer trailer piano in the park AIRdirondack project

the nosh pit village 1889 beer garden first aid washrooms surveys

< to genesis

parking

genesis place lot • across from scout hall • city lot near east lake park • street parking