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Just when you thought it couldn’t get better... Each year, when the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts is over, we ask ourselves: “What do we do to top this one?” The answer is always, “We can’t; it was terrific.” And it always has been terrific. None the less, we keep finding ways to make it even more terrific. For instance, this year we proudly present tenor John McDermott. Months before the Festival, we heard of people coming thousands of miles for this concert. We welcome the Canadian Brass, one of the most honoured ensembles in the world. We’ve got a full opera, performed in concert, with chamber orchestra. There’s Dixieland Jazz, the return of actor and storyteller Barry MacGregor, a fabulous string quartet, a superb choral group with a love for pop music.
Plus, a knock-yoursocks off gospel concert, and the premiere of a very exciting newly commissioned work of songs about our heritage. Don’t forget our popular and very entertaining choral workshop, plus a storytelling workshop and the best art show yet, with many award-winning artists. In 2012, we have added another day, extending the Festival to a full week, May 28June 3. And we’re thrilled that TD Canada Trust has donated $2,500 so we can give free tickets to all students, to all events. Just ask! Can’t get any better? Hey, it just did. Enjoy every minute of this exceptional week. On the cover: top, from left, John McDermott, Laura Pudwell, The Canadian Brass, Denise Pelley, bottom, The Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band, Maureen Batt of Essential Opera, The Peterborough Pop Ensemble.
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Famed Tenor John McDermott headlines New Hamburg Festival
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New Hamburg Live! is thrilled to welcome internationally acclaimed tenor John McDermott, Friday evening, June 1, at Steinmann Mennonite Church (7:30 p.m.), with the John McDermott Trio, including Michael Peter Smith and Jason Fowler. John McDermott’s accomplishments have become legendary in recording industry lore. He is a long way from the man for whom singing was a hobby less than ten years ago. John was discovered quite by chance, when working as a circulation sales representative for the Toronto Sun, he belted out an impromptu rendition of Danny Boy at a company party.
John’s first album, Danny Boy, was originally recorded as a very private and personal 50th anniversary tribute for his parents. Its quality could not be ignored and it eventually found its way into the hands of EMI Music Canada. Danny Boy subsequently garnered strong sales for a debut release in the U.S. and Canada. This success, in addition to a fast growing North American fan base, won through a tireless touring schedule, led to his participation in the PBS phenomenon, The Irish Tenors. John’s presence helped generate a US gold record, three US tours, and a highprofile media schedule, which included appearances on Good Morning America and The Today Show. In November 2001, John taped John McDermott A Time to Remember at the Living Arts Centre outside Toronto. This, his first solo television special, began airing in March 2002 on PBS affiliates across North America. The outcome of that performance has catapulted him into a musical career that includes three Canadian platinum records, five Juno nominations, a solid international touring schedule, and many more albums. His success has allowed him to express his commitment to veterans causes, which have always been integral to John and an important theme in his music. He is a recipient of one the United States’ highest honours the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Bob Hope Award. In 2010 John received a commendation from the Minister of Veterans Affairs for his work with veterans including his foundation McDermott House Canada, which is committed to creating an improved quality of care in the final stages of a terminal illness, coupled with a warm, welcoming place to stay in Canada for veterans, military, first responders and their families. It is with this spirit he recorded his current CD entitled Journeys, which tells the story of our Canadian heroes. www.newhamburglive.ca 3
Barry’s back with Tales of the Theatre,
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Long-time Stratford and Broadway star Barry MacGregor has become a great friend of the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts. In 2011, he premiered his one-man play, “Tales of the Theatre”, at the Festival. In 2012, Barry is back, with Tales of the Theatre: Volume II, which opens the Festival, Monday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m., at St. George’s Anglican Church. His stories of life on the stage – and back stage – were a big hit last year, and we are thrilled that he has spent a good part of the time since honing a new set of stories, sure to delight theatre lovers as he tells of hijinks and hiccups. Barry has an impressive resumé and an enormous reputation as an actor, for his work with the Stratford Festival, the Shaw, on Broadway and in theatres around the world. One highlight was his performance as The Fool, opposite Christopher Plummer, in King Lear, both at Stratford and on Broadway. The show opens with Act One: Songs of
Volume II, joined by Pudwell, Nafziger the Theatre, featuring Grammynominated Laura Pudwell and accompanist Charlene Nafziger. Laura Pudwell’s reputation as a superb vocalist has been well-established as a result of her performances in London, Paris, Laura Pudwell Salzburg, Houston, Vienna and Boston. Her vast repertoire ranges from early music to contemporary works. She is equally at home on the opera, oratorio or recital stage, and has received international acclaim for her recordings. Laura appears regularly with the Toronto Consort, and is a frequent guest soloist with Tafelmusik, and symphony orchestras across
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“World’s Most Famous Brass Group” The Canadian ensemble that has perfected the idea of a brass quintet performs at New Hamburg Live! Tuesday evening, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Steinmann Mennonite Church. Five tremendous brass musicians – each a virtuoso in his own right – form the legendary Canadian Brass. With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass has truly earned the distinction of the world’s most famous brass group. Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet – a chamber music setting not entirely new, but never before having garnered the success and storied career Canadian Brass would achieve over the next 40 years. Three empty chairs were quickly filled and together, the group’s imagination and consummate musicianship elevated the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. The varied Canadian Brass repertoire
features brass standards as well as a wideranging library of original arrangements created especially for them. These include the works of Renaissance and Baroque masters, Classical works, marches, holiday favorites, ragtime, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, big band, Broadway and Christian music, as well as popular songs and standards. Having started with a very limited base, Canadian Brass has created their own musical world by transcribing, arranging and commissioning more than 200 works. They have transformed a previously neglected group of instruments with a limited repertoire into a versatile and vital ensemble that can play everything from Gabrieli to Gershwin! With a discography of over 100 albums and an extensive world-wide touring schedule, Canadian Brass is an important pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over 2 million albums worldwide, most recently their
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Red Hot Peppers playing Dixieland Jazz The New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts Gala is always a rollicking affair. This year, we welcome the Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band as the entertainment for the evening â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and we all know that everyone has always a good time when the band is playing Dixieland Jazz! Our jazzy guests are only one of the features of the event, of course. The Festival Gala includes an exhibition showing the highlights of the New Hamburg Live! Art Show, as each participating artist is invited to exhibit one work, in addition to the pieces on display all week in the eleven downtown venues participating in the show. As well, the Gala is the occasion for the New Hamburg Live! Silent Auction, which features art donated by many of our Art Show artists; music, books, wine, fine dining, theatre and The Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band will perform at the New Hamburg Live! Festival Gala, May 30.
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the opening band at the Parry Sound Acoustic Jazz Festival in 2005. They opened the Niagara Jazz Festival in August 2007 and have just completed a five year run at K.C. McFly’s in Scarborough. The Red Peppers appear regularly at The Lancaster Jazz Club in Kitchener, one of the oldest classic jazz societies in the country. The band is led by drummer John Volpe and includes some of the finest traditional jazz players in Toronto. Roy Green leads the front line on cornet with Peter Brown on trombone and Harry Timmermans on clarinet/tenor. They are joined by guitarist Norm Stewart and bassist Vince Volpe, who together with John, complete the hard-driving rhythm section. They promise that you will not be able to keep those feet from tappin’! The New Hamburg Live! Gala is sponsored by TD Canada Trust.
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Essential Opera, orchestra to bring Thriving new Toronto opera company Essential Opera wraps up its second season with a performance at the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts. The company will perform the elegant and evocative “Alcina”, by Handel. What happens when a pair of sister sorceresses fall in love with the wrong men? Handel tells the story of Alcina, a sorceress who gives up her powers for the love of a handsome knight, and her sister Morgana, who has to choose between a faithful lover and a mysterious stranger. Dramatic and heartbreaking in true opera seria style, with quests, betrayals, and love conquering all. This production features a chamber orchestra of authentic instruments. The opera will be presented in concert. The New Hamburg performance will follow the Toronto premier, earlier in May. The company appears at the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts on Thursday, May 31, at Steinmann Mennonite
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Bradamante in performance. The cast also includes Bardua and Batt as the sorceresses Alcina and Morgana, with Vilma Vitols (Against the Grain Theatre, COC) as the lovestruck Ruggiero, Cory Knight (Tafelmusik, Opera Atelier) as blustering Oronte, James Levesque (Opera Hamilton, COC) as wise Melisso, and up-and-comer Julie Ludwig as virtuous Oberto. Alcina will be sung in the original Italian, but the production includes an on-screen English translation, while a focus on storytelling and relationships brings the concert formula to life. More information: www.essentialopera.com.
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This Festival is brought to you by... The New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts is a labour of love for a dedicated group of organizers, volunteers, board members, sponsors, advertisers and supporters. A local Festival of this award-winning quality and variety could not exist without such loyal support. Of course, it takes more than effort – the budget involved in bringing a festival to our community is significant. Funding for New Hamburg Live! comes from three sources – ticket sales; advertising sales in this program; and grants – corporate, individual and governmental donations. You can see the full list of Patrons, Partners, Supporters and Friends on pages 34 and 35. Our Patrons and Partners sponsor many of the individual events of the Festival: Barry MacGregor – Tales of the Theatre is sponsored by The Boardwalk. The Canadian Brass in concert is sponsored by The Merchants of Sobey’s Plaza.
The Festival Gala, featuring the Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band is sponsored by TD Canada Trust. Essential Opera’s “Alcina” is sponsored by David Beattie. The Factory Arts String Quartet concert is sponsored by WalterFedy. John McDermott in concert is sponsored by TLC Petfood of New Hamburg. “The River Rolls” is sponsored by the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund. The Peterborough Pop Ensemble are sponsored by Stonecroft New Hamburg. The New Hamburg Live! Gospel Concert is sponsored by Sobey’s, New Hamburg and Dueck, Sauer, Jutzi & Noll. The New Hamburg Live! Art Show is sponsored by Common Sense Design. The Stars of New Hamburg Live! at the Jazz Room (May 3) is sponsored by Parkway Ford Lincoln and Josslin Insurance Brokers.
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Factory Arts String Quartet promises sunshine New Hamburg Live! guarantees sunshine, on Friday, June 1, at 1 p.m. That’s not a weather forecast: “Pure Sunshine, in the Company of Friends” is a concert featuring The Factory Arts String Quartet exploring some of the fantastic music written for the combination of two violins, viola and cello. The group will perform the decidedly sunny quartet by Mendelssohn, Op. 44, No. 1. This effervescent work is paired with the Three Divertimenti by Benjamin Britten. Written early in his career, each movement is a musical portrait of one of Britten's friends from his school days. Although the two pieces on the program differ in the harmonic language they use, you will hear that both are joyous compo-
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sitions of a very carefree nature. The members of the Factory Arts String Quartet are: Julie Baumgartel and Andrew Chung, violins, Joshua Greenlaw, viola and Ben Bolt-Martin, cello. The concert takes place at St. George’s Anglican Church, New Hamburg. Admission is $15, including HST; free to students with the New Hamburg Live All Access Student Pass.
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Trio produce musical tapestry Two well-known Waterloo Region musicians and a writer have combined their talents to tell the story of the region in a new and unique way. The three have collaborated to produce a â&#x20AC;&#x153;song cycleâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a collection of songs linked by narrative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rooted in the the heritage of the region. The three collaborators are Charlene Nafziger and Mike Erb, who composed the music, and Paul Knowles, who has written the lyrics. The finished product, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The River Rollsâ&#x20AC;?, includes 14 original songs, and will be premiered at the 2012 New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts, on Saturday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church. The production will feature eight musicians and a narrator. Nafziger and Erb will perform, Knowles will do the narration, and other musicians and singers, including soloist Erin Bardua, will take part. The River Rolls is like a musical tapestry or patchwork quilt. The songs are set in different musical styles, but the entire work is one piece, an artistic expression of the story of local communities. The production is staged Charlene Nafziger, Mike Erb, left, and Paul Knowles
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celebrating Waterloo’s heritage in concert format. The River Rolls is story-telling in musical form, a unique artistic opportunity for people who experience this creation to consider their heritage from several different points of view. The River Rolls focuses on individuals and themes that are representative of key developments in the region’s history. It includes songs about the artist Homer Watson, pioneer Barbara Schneider, politician Mackenzie King, innovator Sir Adam Beck, and ex-slave Levi Carroll. Other songs in the song cycle celebrate Native Canadian heritage, the mills of the region, quilting, and
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The 2012 New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts Monday, May 28, 7:30 pm "Tales of the Theatre, Volume II", written and performed by Barry MacGregor, with music by Laura Pudwell and Charlene Nafziger, St. George’s Anglican Church. ($20 includes HST) Monday, May 28 - Visual Art Show: the work of local artists on display in 10 downLaura Pudwell town venues (consult walking tour guide; venues include TD Canada Trust, My Place Restaurant, The Waterlot, Sight & Sound Studio, Upper Case Books, MeMe's Cafe, Kathie Jordan Design, Old Country Restaurant, Puddicombe House, Jake & Humphrey's). (Free)
Friday, June 1, 1 pm - Factory Arts String Quartet in concert, St. George's Anglican Church. ($15 includes HST) Friday, June 1, 7:30 pm John McDermott in concert, with The John McDermott Trio, Steinmann Mennonite Church. ($25 includes HST) Friday, June 1 - Art Show in all venues.
Saturday, June 2, 10:30 am - The River Rolls, premiering John McDermott a musical presentation rooted in the heritage of Waterloo Region. With a cast of nine musicians and singers, led by Charlene Nafziger and Mike Erb. ($15 includes HST) Saturday, June 2 - Art Show in all venues. Saturday, June 2, 12 noon - Mary-Eileen McClear leads a story-telling workshop, including stories from 1812, at Upper Case Books; lunch included. ($15 includes HST) Saturday June 2, 1:30 pm -Choral Music workshop, at St. George's Anglican Church; director, Vicki St. Pierre. ($20 includes HST) The Canadian Brass Saturday, June 2, 7:30 pm - Peterborough Tuesday, May 29 - The Canadian Brass, Pop Ensemble; with New Hamburg Live! 7:30 p.m., in concert at Steinmann Mennonite Mass Choir – music of the 50s through the 80s, Church. ($25 includes HST) at Steinmann Mennonite Church. ($20 includes Tuesday, May 29 - Art Show, in all venues. HST) Wednesday, May 30, 7 pm - New Hamburg Live! Gala, featuring The Red Peppers Dixieland Jazz Band, Art Show Highlight Exhibition, Silent Auction. New Hamburg Community Centre. ($20 includes HST) Wednesday, May 30 -Art Show , all venues.
Sunday, June 3 - Art Show in all venues that are open on Sundays (see walking tour for hours). Sunday, June 3, 3 pm Gospel Concert, featuring Denise Pelley, Nick Settimi, Vicki St. Pierre, Charlene Thursday, May 31, 7:30 pm - Essential Nafziger, Mike Erb, Jeff Cowell, Opera presents Handel’s “Alcina”, with cham- Tom Cummings, Matthew ber orchestra, Steinmann Mennonite Church. Lima, Steinmann Mennonite Church. ($15 includes HST) ($20 includes HST) Nick Settimi Thursday, May 31 - Art Show , all venues. www.newhamburglive.ca 19
Choral workshop, concert, is a fun Choral singers all around this region know that the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts Choral Workshop is an opportunity not to be missed. All singers are welcome to attend the workshop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; once again directed by Festival Music Director Vicki St. Pierre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to learn, and to experience the delight of singing in a mass choir. The 2012 choral workshop takes place Saturday afternoon, June 2, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church. The fee is $20, including HST. As in the past, the participants in the
workshop will perform in concert. This year, the Mass Choir joins the Peterborough Pop Ensemble in the Saturday evening concert at Steinmann Mennonite Church, at 7:30 p.m. Members of the choral workshop choir attend and perform in the evening concert free of charge. The Pop Ensemble will attend the choral workshop, to allow the two groups to rehearse together. In the previous years of the Festival, the Mass Choir has sung gospel and bluegrass, with Ken Whiteley, and anthems by Franz
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opportunity to sing your favourites This year’s event brings a different opportunity – the Peterborough Pop Ensemble will be singing popular music of the 50s through the 80s, so Vicki St. Pierre will be conducting the New Hamburg Live! Mass Choir, and the Pop Ensemble, in several popular songs from those eras. Peterborough Pop Ensemble In addition to being one of the top classical Lizst, to open a classical organ recital by mezzo sopranos in the country, Vicki St. Pierre Andrew Adair, in 2011. is much in demand as a conductor. She is Choral Director at St. James Cathedral in Toronto, and in recent months, has conducted Opera Atelier and London Pro Musica. Participants in the New Hamburg Live! Choral Workshop will be learning from the very best. www.mmmeatshops.com Anyone who likes to sing is welcome to participate in the choral workshop and the concert. New Hamburg Live! producer Nancy Knowles says, “The music this year will be accessible and fun. It’s an ideal opportunity, not only for experienced choral singers, but for anyone who has thought they would like to sing in a choir, some time – Vicki will make sure everyone has a wonderful time.” Everyone is welcome, but participants are encouraged to register for the choral workshop through the Contact Us tab at www.newhamburglive.ca. Students with the All Access Student Pass can participate in the Choral Tasty Burger served with Workshop and Concert, free Crinkle Cut Ovenfries of charge, but are required to register in advance, through Hundreds of meal ideas. One aisle. www.newhamburglive.ca. www.newhamburglive.ca 21
The Peterborough Pop Ensemble New Hamburg Live! is proud of the choral tradition that has become an important part of this Festival. Each year, at least one performance has included choral music – Liszt anthems, in 2011; the Elmer Iseler Singers in 2010; gospel in 2009 and 2010. This season, our choral concert takes a turn for the Pops, as we welcome the very accomplished group, the Peterborough Pop Ensemble, in concert Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m. at Steinmann Church. Under the direction of Barbara Monahan, The Peterborough Pop Ensemble has developed a reputation over the past decade for its vivid musical interpretations of a broad spec-
trum of music including jazz, pop, Broadway and gospel. With its seamless blend of voices, rich choral harmonies, and energetic performances, this vocal ensemble strives to provide its audiences with memorable musical experiences. Critics have praised the Ensemble’s eclectic repertoire, “whether it's a solemn rendition of traditional pieces, a cappella, or for the great fun of a rollicking pop performance with full band and outrageous costumes.” In September 2011 the Pop Ensemble was most proud to be designated Ambassadors to the City of Peterborough, in acknowledgement of its continued support of many local chari-
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How you can help to build New Since it began in 2009, the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts has made a significant impact in our community, presenting the finest in music, literature, drama and visual art, while highlighting our local artistic talent. Now, you can play an important part in the ongoing development of this very exciting arts venture, winner of the KW Arts Award as Best New Festival! We invite you to become a patron, partner, supporter or friend of the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts. Your contribution will help to ensure the ongoing viability of this important Arts Festival; it will also acknowledge your commitment to the arts in our community. One third of our budget must come through the support of sponsors like you. Please consider supporting New Hamburg Live! through one of these options: Patron (Gifts of $2,000 & more) Benefits: • logo recognition on advertising • sponsorship of one Festival event, choice subject to availability • listing in Patron category on Sponsors Page in New Hamburg Live! program • listing in Patron category on www.newhamburglive.ca • invitation to Sponsors’ Soiree • 6 tickets to Festival Gala • 2 tickets to all New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts musical events
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Gospel Concert an inspirational We didn’t know, in The finale to the 2009, that concluding Festival will take the New Hamburg place Sunday afternoon, June 3, at 3 Live! Festival of the p.m., at Steinmann Arts with a gospel concert would estabMennonite Church lish a tradition that Hall. Admission is would last for years only $15. Our line-up of perto come. But that’s formers changes, exactly what has happened, and this will year by year – although we have be the fourth consecDenise Pelley utive year that a tried to bring back a large crowd spends Sunday afternoon enjoying few favourites, each time – but the spirit of joyful singing and superb musical performa great gospel music concert.
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formances. Joining them is a newcomer to our Festival, Nick Settimi, who is starring in Drayton musicals this season, playing the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, and receiving ovations in the unexpected part of Roz, in 9 to 5. Our All-Star Band – Vicki St. Pierre and that is no exaggeration – welcomes back the hugely talented Charlene Nafziger, multi-instrumentalist Mike Erb, vibes master Tom Cummings, drummer Jeff Cowell and – new to New Hamburg Live! – Matthew Lima on bass. You won’t find better gospel music anywhere. That’s a guarantee.
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Who knows what the future holds for us? Who knows what the previous seasons have future holds? Well, not been invited to return to be presumptuous, but engagements with us. we do. In part, anyway. Juno-award winning For instance, we know roots singer David that the Fifth Annual Francey will return (he New Hamburg Live! was with us to great Festival of the Arts acclaim during our inauwill be held from gural Festival). Monday, May 27 And much-honoured through Sunday June 2. bluegrass veteran Ken We know the Festival Whiteley has been will include music, from invited to perform an roots to classical to evening of his finest gospel; there will be a work. Ken was with us visual art show; there for the gospel concert in will be drama and storyour first two seasons, as telling and literature. well as joining the lineDavid Francey The organizers of New up for New Hamburg Hamburg Live! have Live! at The Jazz started to plan for 2013, and we are able to Room, May 3 of this year. Stay tuned, yearannounce that two big fan favourites from round, through www.newhamburglive.ca.
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Congratulations to everyone
involved with the 2012 New Hamburg Live Festival As the MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to support the arts in our community, and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival of the Arts - which is bigger and better than ever!
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