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Bert Weir Journey #4, 1998, #00056, Oil on Masonite, 122cm by 112 cm
BERT WEIR DAY
10 am - 4 pm
Bert Weir Memorial Comission
PREMIER PERFORMANCE
JOURNEYS
by CLARE PELLERIN
WHISPERING RIVER ORCHESTRA
with SPECIAL GUEST Fabian Arciniegas, tenor
Music by Weaver, Morehead, Danielson, Berry, and Pellerin
STRAW HOUSE GALLERY
3 Lakeside Drive, McKellar, ON
FAMILY ARTS FEST SCHEDULE
10:00 AM
Banner Making
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We have cloth and paint - we just need YOU!
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Make a banner to fly in our Banner Boat Ballet at 11am
McKellar 150 Mural, located behind the stage
Paint the Stage
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Paint and brushes supplied
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Bring your own apron or shirt
Hands on Strings
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Try an orchestral string or Orff instrument
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Located on Stage
On Stage
10:30 AM
Soft Launch of The Red Canoe by Bert Weir with the Weir Family
This little gem of an art book for toddlers and everyone who enjoys sweet drawings, will be available all day at the Weir Family Trust’s tent, and there will be chance to see/purchase some of the other Bert Weir books for kids-and adults too! A limited edition of 30 published books will be available for $35 each.
The Weir Family Trust’s tent
11:00 AM
Banner Boat Ballet Gathering
Banner Makers and Boats meet up (You may bring your own banner!)
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Boats gather in inlet at Minerva Park
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Any size sail boat, row boat, canoe kayak, sail or paddle board with a place rigged up to fly a banner is welcome
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Boats must be non-motorized and operated by the owner
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You are responsible for you and the passengers in your own boat!
The inlet in Minerva Park
11:30 AM
Banner Boat Ballet and Canoe Choir
The boats of Manitouwabing Lake Community Association
SPECIAL GUEST: Tenor Fabian Arciniegas and the Whispering River Canoe Chorus
12:00 PM
Lion's Club Barbeque
Minvera Park
Proceeds go to Whitestone-McKellar Lions Club
Classical Pops Concert
On stage
Whispering River Summer Orchestra
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Join us on stage for five 30-minute creative workshops with 5 of our Canada's leading women composers and the Whispering River Orchestra
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Composers will share their music commissioned by WRO for the BERT WEIR MEMORIAL PREMIERE
Meet the Music Makers Workshops
1:00-4:00 PM
Book Launch
Continues
Paint the Stage
Continues
The Weir Family Trust’s tent
McKellar 150 Mural, located behind the stage
Watch the video from 1:18 to see our Banner Boat Ballet
and Canoe Choir from 2019!
7:00-8:00 PM
MUSIC for BERT CONCERT
On stage
The Straw House Gallery
3 Lakeside Drive, McKellar, ON
World Premier of 2023 Bert Weir Memorial Comission:
JOURNEYS by Clare Pellerin
Artistic Director Brenda Margaret Muller
Guest Soloist Tenor Fabian Arciniegas
Also features past commissions by Carol Ann Weaver, Dianne Berry,
Janet Danielson, and Dr. Patricia Morehead
Whispering River Orchestra conducted by Brenda Margaret Muller and Philip Morehead
GALLERY EXHIBIT
Paintings by Bert Weir
Entry by donation
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
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