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Cathedral Village Arts Festival

Monday, May 20 to Saturday, May 25, 2013
"Roots and Wings"
2013 Platinum Sponsors
Festival Highlights

 Monday - May 20th

Kick off the 2013 Cathedral Village Arts Festival by joining us at the Kick Off Parade and Picnic.
12:00pm to 4:00pm at Les Sherman Park

Check out all the details on the Picnic Page

Kick Off Parade
The CVAF Parade will gather at 11:00 am at 14th & Elphinstone St, and at 11:30 will march from the south playground of Connaught School to Les Sherman Park.

All Afternoon: Food sales (cash only), The Living Statue & Living Pictures, Participation Stations: Games, Face Painting, and more!

Art Gallery of Regina
Noon "Acts of Chairs" Meet artist Michael Hosaluk, Dance performances by Robin Poitras & Ballet (at 12pm & 2pm), Henry Woolf Chair Monologues (at 1pm & 3pm) - 12pm to 4pm

Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre
Workshops: Drop In and Make Art (all ages) "Comic Jam" with Allan Dotson & more! - 1pm to 4pm

Main Stage Entertainment - 12pm to 4pm

Pile O'Bones Brass Band - 12:00pm

Tribal Vibes - 12:45pm

CVAF Welcome - 1:15pm

Karley and Alex - 2:00pm

Drum Circle - 3:00pm

holophon Sound workshop - 1pm - 5pm - Artesian

concert: "holophon @ cvaf iii" - 7pm - 9pm - Artesian

Heritage Talk: "Endangered Schoolhouses" - 7pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre

Regina Mandolin Orchestra - 7:30pm - Westminster United Church

Vertigo Series Open Stage - 7:30pm - St. Mary's Anglican Church

The Jazz Bandits - 8:30pm - Westminster United Church

 Tuesday - May 21st

Model Trains - Echo Valley Model Railroad Guild - 6:30 to 9pm - Davin School

Play: Luther High School "The Inspection House" - 7pm (all ages) - Artesian

Workshop: Let's Go Fly a Kite (All ages; Kids bring an adult helper. Register: 306-777-6078) - 7:30pm - Connaught Branch, Regina Public Library

CVAF Poetry Slam - 7:30pm - The Mercury Cafe

Reception: Meet "Living Pictures" and artists from the Dunlop/CVAF Artists' Mini-Mentorship & U of R Eco-Sculpture Class - 7:30pm - Connaught Branch, Regina Public Library

Workshop: Try Your Hand at Dancing Drums (All ages; Kids bring an adult helper) - 7:30 pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre

Combat Improv Ensemble - 8:30pm - Artesian

 Wednesday - May 22nd

Hazel Dixon (all ages) - 7:00 pm - Connaught Branch, Regina Public Library

Art Reception: now then - patrick close - 7pm to 9pm - Mysteria Gallery

Globe Theatre School's Evolution Ensemble "In Its Time" - 7pm - Artesian (All Ages)

Open Mic - 7pm to 10pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre

WindScript Magazine Launch, reception and author readings - 7pm - Unitarian Centre

Cowboy Chorale with the Mitchell Boys - 9pm - Artesian (All Ages)

Jeff Richards An Evening of Paranormal Activity - 11pm - Unitarian Centre (No Minors)

 Thursday Night Live! - May 23rd

"Under the Big Top": students from Connaught, Davin, and Holy Rosary perform - 1:00 pm - Holy Rosary Park

Thursday Night Live!

Garage Gallerias:
"Neighbours and Friends Art Show" works by Kate Fisher & friends, live music.
- 4pm to 8pm - 2159 Retallack St (access from the alley)
Fine Art Photography by Brad Jetko & Encaustics by Sandra Staples-Jetko - 4pm to 8pm - 3312 15th Ave (alley entrance)

Dance Expo - 5pm to 7pm
Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre (all ages)
With Cubaneate, Prairie Lily Cloggers, Continual Surrender Dance Crew and two belly dance groups: Gameela Jawahir and Jala Izdahar

Pop Up Gallery: "Meet the Artist, Debbie Wozniak-Bonk" - 5:30pm to 7:30pm - Capital Claims Adjusters (3500 13th at Elphinstone St.)

Hello, Lady - 5:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Prairie Sky School performances - 6pm to 7:30pm - St. Mary's Anglican Church

Slim City Pickers - 6:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Reception: Lomography Photo Contest - 7pm - Paper Umbrella

"Get Lit" Cabaret - 7pm to 11:30pm - Artesian
(No Minors Allowed)
7:00pm - Too Legit to Quit
7:30pm - Spring is a stony partner
8:15pm - The Phantasts
8:45pm - The Regina Slam Team
9:15pm - Melanie Schnell
9:45pm - Greg "Ritallin" Frankson
10:45pm - ArtStarts & the Local Onlyz

Zachary Lucky - 7:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Music by Brass Buttons - 8:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Francois Tremblay - 9pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre (No Minors Allowed)

Dr. Bird and Blue Beat - 10pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre (No Minors Allowed)

 Friday - May 24th

Ryan Hicks Band - 5:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Poor Nameless Boy - 6:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

"Instinctive" FadaDance Youth - 7:30pm - Artesian (All ages untill 9pm)

Time Pirates 7:30pm - Holy Rosary Park

Gates of Dawn - 9pm - St Mary's Hall (Minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian)

Jovial Push - 9pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre
(No Minors Allowed)

Films "Screening Under the Steeple" Prairie Puppet Underground: IPUFF, Redux & Filmpool - 9pm - Artesian
(Minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian)

Screaming Daisies - 10pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre
(No Minors Allowed)

Lonesome Weekends - 10:15pm - St Mary's Hall (Minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian)

Zachary Lucky - 10:30pm - Artesian (Minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian)

Robot Hives - 11pm - Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre
(No Minors Allowed)

 Saturday - May 25th

Cathedral Village Arts Festival Streetfair
10am to 5pm
13th Avenue from Angus Street to Montague Street

The Streetfair showcases the diversity of art; visual art displays, films, artisans working in a variety of mediums showing and selling their wares, performance stages, and buskers to keep you entertained!

Check out all the details on the Street Fair page

Funville! in Holy Rosary Park
Take a break from the Streetfair, and visit Funville - Activities for kids of all ages!
11am to 4pm
Check out all the details on the Funville page

Pancake Breakfast - 8:30 am to 10:30 pm - Westminster United Church

Streetfair Parade
Travels from the corner of Angus and 13th Ave, down 13th avenue to Funville in Holy Rosary Park. If you'd like to be in the parade, meet at corner of Angus and 13th Ave by 11am to line up, Parade starts at 11:30 sharp!

Holy Rosary Park Stage
11:45am to 4:30pm

11:45am - Pile O'Bones
12:30pm - Bob King
1:15pm - Regina Conservatory of Performing Arts, Child/Parent string program
2:00pm - Jay Stoller
2:35pm - Drumming for Growth
3:00pm - ¡Cubaneate!
3:40pm - Tribal Vibes/Azura Veils

CJTR Stage: Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre - 12pm to 5pm
12:00pm - Karley and Alex
1:00pm - Burns & Maciag
2:00pm - Tyler Gilbert
3:00pm - Fortunate Isles
4:00pm - Snake River

Literary Tent (13th & Retallack)
11am to 4pm

11:00am - FlashMob Photo
12:00pm - Anne McDonald
12:30pm - June Mitchell
1:00pm - Jayne Whyte
1:30pm - Randy Lundy
2:00pm - Lynn Guildluck
2:30pm - Laurier Gareau
3:00pm - Cassidy McFadzean
3:30pm - Bridget Keating
4:00pm - Coby Stephenson

Westminster United - Art on display & music - 10am to 5pm
10:00am - Valerie Hall, Pipe organist
11:00am - First Nation Dancers: Kendra Bellegarde, Quannah Bellegarde-Okanee, & singer Willard Okanee
12:00pm - Regina Ladies Choir
1:00pm - (Gym) Wascana Rhythm Gymnastics
2:00pm - One Young'un
3:00pm - Martin's School of Dance
4:00pm - 8's Enuff: Big Band and more

Glenn Sutter - 5:30pm to 6:30pm - Holy Rosary Park Stage

Tim McCashin - 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Holy Rosary Park Stage

Jeff Straker and Band - 7:30pm - Holy Rosary Park Stage

The Ben Winoski Project - 8:45pm to 10:30pm - Cathedral Neighborhood Centre (No Minors Allowed)

Grain Report - 9:00pm to 10:00pm - Artesian (No Minors Allowed)

Keiffer McLean - 9:00pm - St Mary's Hall (Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian)

Panda Corn - 10:00pm to 11:00pm - Artesian (No Minors Allowed)

The Lazy MKs and the 13th Avenue Strings - 10:30pm to 12:00am - St Mary's Hall (Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian)

Andino Suns - 11:00pm to 1:00am - Cathedral Neighborhood Centre (No Minors Allowed)

Coldest Night of the year - 11:00pm - Artesian (No Minors Allowed)

Interested in Busking?
Check out the Busking Information page to learn about Busking opportunities at the 2013 Festival.
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2013 Poster by Max Keene.
Poster by Max Keene
2013 Street Fair Applications
ADDITIONAL BOOTH SPACES AVAILABLE NOW!!!

The city has approved the closing of an additional block on 13th Ave between Athol & Montague for our Saturday Streetfair. Applications will once again be accepted for booth space.

Artisan, Food Vendor, Non-profit, and Farmers Market applications for the 2013 Festival Street Fair are now available here.