MOUNTAIN VIEW ARTS FESTIVAL

The Mountain View Arts Society is proud to present the Mountain View Arts Festival, a two day event celebrating the arts, culture and heritage of Didsbury, Mountain View County and central Alberta.

With so many events and activities planned, you can rest assured the 2012 edition is going to be a terrific a weekend for you and your family! See the schedule of events for a taste of what’s happening this year.

Hours of Operation

Saturday, September 15th - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, September 16th - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Image courtesy of the Mountain View Arts Society

Schedule of Events

Friday, Sept 14th

7:00 pm - Opening Reception at the Didsbury Library featuring the book launch of Take Flight: True Stories of How Dreams Shape Our Lives by Laura Crowe.

Laura is a Didsbury writer who will be launching a compilation of stories written by authors in Mountain View County. These up-and-coming authors will be on hand for autographs and reading excerpts from their stories.

Saturday, Sept 15^th & Sunday, Sept 16^th

All activities are ongoing both days.

All sorts of Diamond Jubilee specials!
Some of the most talented and diverse artists and artisans in the central Alberta region
Art Through Time Youth Art Show at the Didsbury Museum
Old-fashioned arts & crafts for children in the old schoolroom of the Museum
Butter churning, weaving & spinning demonstrations, watch a wringer washing machine in action
Local musicians performing throughout the day in the Tearoom at the Museum.
Queen Elizabeth II's favourite spare time activities (Scrabble, puzzles, games), hosted by the Library at the Rosebud Valley Site
Story readers and storytellers
Crafts centre where children build their own crowns
Buskers, Walkabouts, and roaming actors with impromptu performances and mini skits
Pose on an historic throne wearing royal clothing and accessories
Tintamareski? What’s that? You'll have to come to the Festival to find out. Bring your camera!
Didsbury Senior Support Services will be hosting a bistro in the historic Didsbury Train Station, where a fabulous display of quilts from the Bergthal Mennonite quilters and Threads of Kindness quilters from Olds will be on display, as well as a speaker and exhibit from British Home Children.
Floral Art Show featuring artwork from those who use natural products indigenous to Alberta's prairies.
Ongoing entertainment (singers, musicians, dancers) on the Calgary Stampede Stage.
The Didsbury Lions Club will be running a free Shuttle Service between venues (Train Station, Museum, Library, Rosebud River Valley)
Paint Outdoors with Rick Berg (open-air workshop). Festival visitors are welcome to walk around and visit with the student artists.
Fabulous food vendors!

Saturday, Sept 15^th - Evening Show @ 7:00 pm

Opening Act - See The Improv Guild from Calgary just days before they host the 2012 Calgary International Improv Festival.
Feature Performance - The Polyjesters. Purveyors of “Swingin’ Folk Chunk” they are skilled and generous entertainers who eagerly share their love of music with anyone they meet. The Polyjesters have received praise from every client and event they’ve performed for throughout the world including the Prince of Monaco, Epcot Center at Disney World, most of England, Japan, Europe and almost all of North America, even Saskatchewan.

Image courtesy of the Mountain View Arts Society

Tickets/Admission

Admission to ALL of the daytime events is FREE!
Saturday Evening Show Tickets - $15.00

Click here to purchase tickets online.

For more information visit: http://www.mountainviewartsfestival.ca/
Contact: Kathleen Windsor
Phone: (403) 335-9445
Email: info@mountainviewartsfestival.ca

Mailing Address:

RR 2, Site 7, Box 50
Didsbury, Alberta
T0M 0W0

Unless specified otherwise, all information about the Mountain View Arts Festival has been provided by festival organizers.