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CentreFest continues with the hilarity and spontaneity of the international street performers’ Circle Show acts as the main attraction. This year’s Circle Shows are sponsored by Nossack Food Group and Worldsource Securities Inc. The party gets amped up with our Roving performers who will be entertaining folks all over the site. As well we have interactive artists who will paint faces, make balloon animals, airbrush tattoos and more. Axiom Architecture Inc. is sponsoring Circus World and the kid’s love it, where a number of our performer’s will be teaching circus skills such as stilt walking, juggling, tight wire, plate spinning, flower sticks, diabolo and more! Parents can rest on the lawn at City Hall Park and watch the kids learn new skills or they can try it out themselves.
Street Performer Festival Downtown Red Deer, 49th Ave. & Ross St. Live circle shows, music, food, facepaint and vendors
For music lovers, check out 100.7 The Cruz FM Music World. The music stage features local talent and artists, it will blow your mind that we have so much talent in Central Alberta!
Saturday: July 30 / 11:30 am - 8 pm Sunday: July 31 / 12 pm - 6 pm
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It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome on behalf of City Council and the citizens we represent to CentreFest 2016’s visitors, performers and vendors. Now celebrating its 14th year, we are conďŹ dent our community’s street performer festival will provide Red Deerians and guests to our community with outstanding local and international entertainment, arts and culture. For those of you who are guests to our city, we hope you enjoy all that Red Deer has to offer during your stay. Enjoy CentreFest and I look forward to seeing you in downtown Red Deer!
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Artistic Director Robert Palmer
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Festival Information What’s a street performer?
Where? When?
Street performing or busking is an ancient form of entertainment. It is a style like no other. Street performers are that rare breed of entertainer in search of the best place or “pitch” to perform their art. Buskers can be dancers, mimes, artists, clowns, magicians, musicians, puppeteers, snake charmers, jugglers, acrobats, sword swallowers, tumblers, living statues, comedians, and just plain weird.
Downtown Red Deer on Ross Street and 49th Avenue. Saturday, July 30 from 11:30am to 8:00 pm and Sunday, July 31 from Noon to 6:00 pm.
There is no form of entertainment that is so diverse and eclectic than street performing. A good busker draws upon the audience, adapting to his or her surroundings. No two shows are ever the same, which makes street performing a truly unique form of entertainment.
Where do they come from? Depending on their motivation, street performers travel the globe with their impromptu performances. Performers at CentreFest come from far and wide, as close as Red Deer as far as New Zealand.
What do they do? What don’t they do? The list is way too long to print here!
Join us for the Kick-Off BBQ in City Hall Park at Noon on Friday, July 29 for a taste of CentreFest.
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Parking & Access? Public street parking is available all around the site and is FREE on Saturdays and Sundays. As well, parking is FREE at Sorensen Station.
What else should I know?
It’s up to you how much you pay. Street performers earn their living by “passing the hat”. So when you enjoy their performance, let them know with your loonies, toonies and bills. Change is available at the Toonie Tent.
What’s on site? Street performers’ “pitches”, Axiom Architecture Inc. Circus World, Rotary Water World, 100.7FM The Cruz FM Music World, Street Market and Food vendors, and roving entertainment. Portable washrooms are available on site. There is a Toonie Tent for change to “put in the hats”. Emergency first-aid services are available. Parking is available all around the site.
Sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, comfortable footwear are in high fashion at CentreFest. Asphalt and concrete can be very hot – too hot for paws. We strongly encourage you to leave your pets at home where they will be more comfortable. Bicycles must be walked and skateboards carried while enjoying CentreFest. Warning: If your cell phone rings during a show you may be shamed mercilessly. Please turn off your cell phone during performances. Videotaping is not permitted. CentreFest is open to the public. The all-ages event is wheelchair accessible. Entrance is free, but your donation helps keep CentreFest alive. All performances are in the “pass the hat” tradition - so bring your Toonies. Change is available on site.
Come cool off and quench your thirst at this Water World. Walk through the misting arch for a refreshing cool-down and purchase a souvenir water bottle to fill at the hydration
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Drink lots of water. Time flies while you are being entertained, and because the weather is typically very dry and hot for CentreFest, we recommend that you do everything possible to stay hydrated. Water bottles are available on site at Water World. Refrain from smoking in crowds, be respectful of the other festival visitors. Please refrain from blocking doorways to businesses. We don’t want to block customers from getting into their favourite downtown businesses. Watch for roving performers. They will be wandering around the site and can be seen throughout the festival. Unauthorized busking is not allowed on site. CentreFest is a fully curated festival. If you want to take part in the activities of CentreFest, please contact Janice at 403-872-3361.
The show goes on - rain or shine.
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FIESTA OF THE ROYAL HORSE Saturday, August 13, 7pm. Tickets available at www.paalh.com
An evening of equine entertainment for horse lovers of all ages
PUREBRED LUSITANO FILLY FOR LIVE AUCTION Silent Auction Vendor Tables 50% of ticket sales to benefit Can Praxis helping Canadian Forces Soldiers via equine therapy
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Thank You To Our 2016 Sponsors! WOW! Look at the list of people and companies who have stepped up to ensure that this event happens for the community! We can’t do this without them so next time you do business with any of them say “thank you for supporting CentreFest”! They have provided a gift for you and your family.
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Magicians
Stilt Walkers
Sandman Hotels
Canadian Linen
The City of Red Deer
Nossack Food Group
Parkland Mall
Sobey’s North
100.7 The Cruz FM
Culligan Water
Pumps & Pressure .
Real Canadian Superstore
Canadian Heritage
Melcor
Canem Systems Ltd.
housewarmings
Parkland Party
Persimmon Patch
Sobeys Gaetz South
Reid Signs
Communications Group
IGA Eastview
Axiom Architecture Inc.
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HSE Integrated
Westerner Park
Hotels Red Deer
Redpoint Design
State and Main Kitchen & Bar
Save-On-Foods (North)
Pearson - Reeves Wealth Management & WorldSource Securities
Novamen
Bronze Troupe
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Canadian Tire
The Red Deer Advocate
Turple Brothers Ltd
Zed 98.9 FM
Acrobats
KG Country 95.5 FM Sunny 94 The Kraze 101.3 Big 105.5 FM 106.7 The Drive
Save-On-Foods (East Hill Centre)
United Rentals
City of Red Deer - Emergency Services
Hi-Way 9
Border Paving
Key Towing
Original Joe’s
Silver Players
Key Ag Kubota
Enterprise Car Rentals
Waste-Co Disposal Systems
Kovac’s Manufacturing
Go Services
The Multiple Sclerosis Society
Central Alberta Co-op
Comforts the Sole
Blue Grass Sod Farm & Nursery
City of Red Deer - Electric Light & Power
Peavey Industries
We extend our apologies to any partners, funders, or volunteers missed in this guide due to early print deadlines. We do our best to include everyone.
We are Grateful to our funders: Without the financial support of our funding organizations, CentreFest would simply not be.
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2016 Circle Show Performers As always, the all star line-up of jugglers, comedians and acrobats come from all parts of the world and are guaranteed to make you laugh and leave you in awe with their crazy antics and out-of-this-world stunts.
TOONIE TENT Sponsored by:
Remember to bring some loonies & toonies - it’s how the performers get paid!
Zap Circus (Australia)
The Puppet Guy (USA)
Jugglemania (USA)
Don’t miss this internationally awarded, high energy circus and fire duo! After WOWing audiences across the globe - from over 30 countries across 5 continents and receiving the 2015 XTREME Award, this truly is a world class spectacle! Tarrabelle and Rusty will lead you on a hilariously death-defying adventure through circus and love, culminating in an unbelievable finale of Acrobatics, Fire and Stupidity! Catch the “Purple People” day show and the “CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular!” evening show!
Lee Zimmerman, a.k.a. The Puppet Guy, has been performing his rock and roll marionette show all over the world for more than 30 years. Lee was a regular performer at Universal Studios and The Improv in Hollywood and has appeared on dozens of TV shows and films, including “The Drew Carey Show” and the cult film, “Eddy Presley” with Quentin Tarantino. Lee also entertained the cast and crew at the “Seinfeld” final wrap party and has done command performances for many celebrities and dignitaries such as the Sultan of Brunei, Hugh Hefner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zappa and Guns ‘N’ Roses. Since 1998, Lee has been a performer/instructor at numerous circus camps.
Highly skilled juggling and balance combined with the wittiest banter ever, Rhys Thomas learned to juggle in high school to impress a girl and then lost the girl and juggled to forget.
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He has opened for the Smothers Brothers, James Taylor, Weird Al Yankovich, and Weird Al Gore. He has written 2 juggling books, was Artist in Residence at the Smithsonian Institution, and has taught the physics of juggling in Trinidad, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi. These accomplishments plus thousands of performances around the world mean he is extremely over qualified to be a street performer.
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Flip! (Quebec)
A new circus acrobatic show that combines the traditional and modern circus.
Bill Ferguson is a Master of Crowd Control.
A High-Flying, three person acrobatic comedy trampoline show. Professional award winning trampolinists will have you amazed and laughing.
The ambiance and characters take their inspiration from the traveling circus companies of the twenties and thirties. With double trapeze, rope walking, juggling and comedy, it may sound complicated but it’s really “No Problem”. Winners of the World Street Performer Championships in Dublin Ireland.
www.cirquenoproblem.com
In his hilarious show of choices and consequences, Bill challenges the audience to give him three things to juggle.
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If he can’t, he gets a pie in the face. But if he can... Well, you have to come to the show to find out what happens next.
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