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WCCC2010's The River Barge Festival, Schedule Announced

The River Barge Festival

A brand new festival wraps up Winnipeg’s festival season from August 25-29

To check out schedule and line up visit http://www.artsforall.ca . 

An incredible line-up of local and national performers will wrap up a busy summer for Winnipeg festival goers. In its first year, the River Barge Festival will host over thirty music and performing arts acts on a floating stage at The Forks.

As part of the Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 ARTS FOR ALL program, the inaugural River Barge Festival will be presented free of charge and feature a diverse array of singers, bands, and performing arts groups including Francophone, Aboriginal and young artists.

“This festival is the celebration of Winnipeg as the cultural hub of Canada,” says Carol Phillips, Executive Producer of the WCCC 2010 program. “There will be something for everyone, and everyone is invited.”

Included in the line-up are singer-songwriters Romi Mayes, Greg MacPherson and Christine Fellows. Manitoba Theatre Centre will be presenting their family-friendly show The History of Manitoba from the Beginning of Time to the Present in 45 Minutes and there will be a family day featuring Al Simmons, Fred Penner and Rocki Rolletti. On Friday, August 27th there will be a gala performance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and local favourite Sierra Noble, and many more performances are planned.

“We are excited to see that barge on the water, and performers lighting up the stage,” said Paul Jordan, Chief Operating Officer at The Forks Renewal Corporation. “People have been meeting at The Forks for thousands of years, and it only makes sense for us to celebrate Winnipeg as the Cultural Capital of Canada right here on these shores.”

The Cultural Capitals program is a competitive, federally funded program through Canadian Heritage. The River Barge Festival was proposed as part of the winning application made by the Winnipeg Arts Council on behalf of the City of Winnipeg.

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