Brochure outlining July events and new August jazz festival is available
The Huntsville Festival of the Arts is celebrating its 15th season of presenting quality, diversified Canadian arts fare to Muskokans, seasonal residents and cottagers.
The 2007 festival runs July 4 to 22. Most evening performances take place at the state-of-the-art Algonquin Theatre.
“We are looking forward to three performance-packed weeks of arts entertainment, not to mention some great concerts through to the year end,” said Kareen Burns, festival president.
“Now firmly ensconced in the intimate 400-seat Algonquin Theatre, our patrons are truly able to enjoy their festival experience.”
Headliners for this year’s festival include tenor John McDermott (July 14), gold and platinum recording artist Bruce Cockburn (July 18) and Jim Cuddy (July 4), known for his work as the lead singer of Canadian supergroup Blue Rodeo.
GETTING THE WORKS: Huntsville’s own Hawksley Workman performs at the Algonquin Theatre on July 21. Workman is one of the many performers in the Huntsville Festival of the Arts 2007 summer line-up.
“Huntsville’s own Hawksley Workman (July 21) will perform on the festival’s closing weekend in recognition of our 15th anniversary celebrations, followed logically by maestro Kerry Stratton leading the festival orchestra in Last Night at the Proms,” said festival general manager Rob Saunders.
In addition to 2007 being the 15th anniversary of the festival, it will also be the inaugural year for the Huntsville Jazz Festival.
Running from August 2 to 5, the jazz festival will feature great jazz offerings at restaurants, bars and outdoor venues during the day, and four evening concerts at the Algonquin Theatre.
Confirmed shows to date include Cuban/Canadian Hilario Duran leading an eight-piece salsa band in a traditional Latin evening, and legendary jazz pianist Oliver Jones, returning to Huntsville to share his dynamic keyboard skills.
A full schedule of the summer events can be found in the Huntsville Festival of the Arts brochure now available at various outlets around town, or on the website www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca.
Prices range from $20 to $45 and there is special pricing for youth.
Free events include 10 Music at Noon weekday concerts, co-ordinated by pianist Marion Haggart, weekend Jazz on the River with the Trillium Dixie Jazz Band, the return of the family-focused Arts Splash (July 8), the interactive Art Walk (July 28) and two Music on the Dock concerts.
Also featured are a Literary Café open-mike poetry event (July 16), and the fourth annual Novel Marathon (July 20 to 23), a three-day writing fest that is co-ordinated by the Muskoka Literacy Council.
The Huntsville Festival of the Arts is supported by grants from the Canadian Department of Heritage; sponsorship from several corporations, foundations and local businesses; individual donations; and hundreds of generous volunteers and artists in the community.
Tickets can be purchased through the festival website, at www.algonquintheatre.ca, or by calling the box office at 789-4975.
Call 788-2787 or e-mail info@huntsvillefestival.on.ca to add your name to the Huntsville Festival of the Arts mailing list.
