[BCMA] Get Ready for Artists on the River at the Fraser River Discovery Centre

Tue Sep 14 13:53:22 PDT 2010

Media Release

For Immediate Release

September 14, 2010

Get ready for Artists on the River!

New Westminster, BC - In celebration of New Westminster's BC River's Day,
Artists on the River is returning to the New Westminster boardwalk for its
7th year on Saturday September 25 from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Artists on the
River inspires creativity and renewed appreciation of the Fraser River
through an art show and sale, musical entertainment, creative family art
projects and environmental displays and activities

The festival kicks off with the Official Rivers Day Opening Ceremony at
11:00am. Held on the main stage just outside the Fraser River Discovery
Centre, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages will be joined by City of New Westminster Mayor Wayne,
City Councillors and local MPs and MLA to officially open New Westminster's
River's Day celebration.

Doghouse will hit the main stage with lively renditions of traditional
Celtic and folk songs that will keep toes tapping and hands clapping.
Doghouse performs throughout the day at 11:30, 1:30, and 3:00. Also playing
the main stage is GoGo Bonkers, a high energy children's group made up of
Iain McLaren and Trevor Mason.  Their imaginative and interactive
performances are inspire children to work towards a healthy and sustainable
future.  GoGo Bonkers will take the Main Stage at 12:30 and again at 2:30.

The boardwalk will be lined with local artists and organizations providing a
wide variety of art style and media. Many of the artists have donated works
for door prizes to be handed out during the day. "We are really excited
about the wide variety of talents Artists on the River is attracting." says
Kathleen Bertrand, Exhibit and Communication Coordinator for the Fraser
River Discovery Centre. "Each artist and organization participating in the
festival has somehow been inspired by the Fraser. My hope is that visitors
will also leave inspired." One of the many outdoor activities available will
be Explore a Green World put on by the Family Services of Greater Vancouver.
This environmental, multicultural, and educational program educates young
children and families about the importance of recycling and contributing to
a healthy environment. They do this through interactive activities, creative
crafts, and fun games. 

Artists on the River is hosted by the Fraser River Discovery Centre in
partnership with the City of New Westminster and the Arts Council of New
Westminster. The Vancouver Airport Authority is the Presenting Sponsor for
this year's event. It is partially funded by the Government of Canada
through the Department of Canadian Heritage and by TD Friends of the
Environment Foundation.

The Fraser River Discovery Centre is an interpretive centre connecting
communities in discovery and celebration of the living, working Fraser
River. It is located at 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster. The Discovery
Centre is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Admission is by donation for
the exhibit galleries.

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Photo information: (All photos courtesy of the Fraser River Discovery
Centre.)

Artists on the River 1: Art lovers wander down the boardwalk at the 2009
Artists on the River.

Artists on the River 2: A small visitor learns about nonpoint source
pollution at the Discovery Centre's pollution table at the 2009 Artists on
the River.

Artists on the River 3: Local artist Sophie St. Pierre demonstrates her
skills at the 2009 Artists on the River.

Artists on the River 2010 Schedule of Events

Saturday September 25, 2010 11:00am to 4:00pm

On the Main Stage with MC John Ashbridge

10:45 - Doghouse

11:00 - Rivers Day Opening Ceremony with special guests:

-          The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages 

-          Mayor Wayne Wright, City of New Westminster

-          City of New Westminster Councillors

-          Fin Donnelly, MP, New Westminster-Coquitlam and Port Moody

-          Peter Julian, MP, Burnaby-New Westminster

-          Dawn Black, MLA, New Westminster

-          Anne Murray, Vice President, Community & Environmental Affairs,
Vancouver Airport Authority, Presenting Sponsor of Artists on the River

-          Margret Mason, Chair, Fraser River Discovery Centre

11:30 Doghouse

12:30 GoGo Bonkers

1:00 Boat Naming Ceremony for Fraser River skiff built at the Discovery
Centre

1:30 Doghouse

2:30 GoGo Bonkers

3:00 Doghouse

Participate! Create! Get Inspired! 
Paint a fish windsock
Play a game of Boardwalk Bingo in the FRDC theatre
Dig for clues in the mock archaeological excavation
Pollute a model of the Fraser River estuary and take action to keep the
river clean
Follow the Journey of the Blob, showing in the FRDC theatre
Many more crafts and activities for families to explore together
            - Composting and Rain Barrels with the City of New Westminster

            - New Westminster Environmental Partners

            - Explore a Green World with Family Services of Greater
Vancouver, New West branch

Art Show and Sale

Environmental themed artists

            Eileen Fong

            Kristjana Gunnars

            Anthony Hollenstein

            Laura Levitsky

            Sarah Ronald

            Wendy Schmidt

            Kim Marie Scott, Country Lane Gallery

            Robi Smith, Blue Lantern Studio

            Marion Webber

            Gillian Wright

            Natalie Yarema

Door Prizes with an incredible selection of original creations from
participating artists

For more information please contact: 

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Kathleen Bertrand | Exhibit and Communication Coordinator

Fraser River Discovery Centre

788 Quayside Drive 

New Westminster, BC V3M 6Z6 Canada

T 604.521.8401 ext. 104  |*F 604.521.9401

www.fraserriverdiscovery.org

To restore the river to health, we first have to comprehend it. - Alan
Haig-Brown The Fraser River

* Do you need to print this email? Please consider the environmental impact
before printing.

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