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Schedule: Saturday, Sept 26

Saturday // 10:00 am–11:00 pm

All Day Arts Celebration (full schedule below)

Captain Tractor, Souljah Fyah and Jacob & Lily will be rock’n the main stage, while tons of fun can be found on the family stage. New this year, Kaleido Festival will discover the hidden gems within the landscapes and spaces of 118th Avenue. Search for artists on rooftops, back alleys, parks … You’ll find detailed schedules of each site below.

Free Pancake Breakfast
Saturday 10am–12pm

Come by 118th Ave and 92nd Street to Avenue Central and enjoy the Bluegrass Pancake Breakfast provided by Save-On-Foods. Stick around for the Grand Ribbon Cutting with Mayor Stephen Mandel!

Joe Bird Ale House
Saturday Night

Head over to the Garage of the Old Alberta Cycle Building (9151–118 Ave) and experience the Joe Bird Ale House. Open Mic hosted by Dr. Blu: 8pm–2am
Sponsored by Sleeman’s Breweries Ltd. No Minors.

Detailed Venue Schedules

VENUE 1: 9210–118 Avenue
AVENUE CENTRAL STAGE

10:00 am Down to the Wood
11:45 am Kita No taiko
12:00 pm Grand Ribbon Cutting with Mayor Mandel
12:30 pm Pre/post
1:30 pm Celsius
2:30 pm Jacob and Lily
3:30 pm Low Flying Planes
5:45 pm The Wheat Pool
7:30 pm Souljah fyah
8:45 pm Vibe tribe
9:15 pm LANTERN PARADE
9:30 pm Captain tractor

VENUE 2: 9210–118 Avenue
ROTARY FAMILY FUN STAGE

1:15 pm Skymagic
2:15 pm Kaybridge Puppets
3:15 pm Traditional Warrior Dance (Adrien La Chance)
4:15 pm James LePine the Yo-Yo man
4:45 pm Martin Kerr
5:15 pm U-22 Songwriters

VENUE 3: 9225–118 Avenue
(Nina Haggerty Building)
BERNARD BOISVERT GALLERY STAGE

10:00 am String Ensemble: Rhonda Henshaw
11:45 am Sherelle Carey
1:30 pm Tom Mead
3:15 pm Ian & Sarah Woodman
5:00 pm Terry McDade
6:45 pm Jeremy Doody

VENUE 6: 9351–118 Avenue
THE CARROT ARTS COFFEEHOUSE

12:00 pm The Boy Modest
1:00 pm Lisa Bekecs
2:00 pm Bronze Leaf
3:00 pm Jom Comyn
4:00 pm Michael Rault
5:00 pm Dave Von Bieker
6:00 pm Martin Kerr

Avenue Theatre
9030–118 Avenue

Fairly Scary Fairy Tales
Saturday, 1:00–1:40pm

The Campers at Camp Squealy-Moo need help to earn their Fairly-Scary-Fairy-Tale-telling badges. But beware of the Squealy Moose! This is a maximum participation and maximum fun show. Children will delight at barely recognizable, but scary, old favourites such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs and the Billy Goats Gruff.
Audience: Preschool to Grade 2 // Running time: 40 minutes

Festival Tip: During all performances please avoid the use of flash photography, pagers and cell phones. Parents with young children are welcome to use the back foyer if your youngster finds it hard
to sit quietly.

Zachary and the Storytelling Stones
Saturday, 2:30–3:25pm

Zachary is bored and lonely. His family has just moved and his toys and video games have yet to arrive. As he kicks around his new backyard, he stumbles upon some unlikely friends. A
charming collage of storytelling, puppetry and music.
Audience: Preschool to Grade 2 // Running time: 55 minutes

Film: Prairie Tales
Saturday, 3:45pm-5:15pm

Prairie Tales is an annual touring collection of made-in-Alberta short film and video. This year’s program of sixteen short works includes animated and live-action drama and comedy, music and
dance videos, and experimental film.
Audience: 14A // Running time: 99 minutes

THE INFO BOOTH–Avenue Central Midway

Head over to the Info Booth (9210–118 Ave) and pick up some great merchandise! We will be selling festival musician’s CDs and merch, Carrot Arts Coffeehouse Travel Mugs and 2010 calendars, Songs from the Ave CD
and Arts on the Ave T-Shirts.

Also at the Info Booth:

  • First Aid
  • Lost & Found
  • Lantern Light Safe Walk Headquarters

And on Sunday buy your hotdogs and marshmallows for roasting at the firepits!