Wed July 20, 2011 CVR Filberg Festival

July 29 - August 1, 2011 The Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park 61 Filberg Road, Comox

Festival HourS Fri-sat-sun 11 am - 8 pm Monday 11 am - 6 pm

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE On line at Filbergfestival.com Available at all Vancouver Island

ADMISSION Daily admission .................. $ 15 (kids 12 & under free) Advance tickets .................. $ 13 Advance 3-day passes ........ $ 30

locations, Arizona Gifts, Comox Centre Mall NO PETS allowed on grounds • Park closed before & after event Bicycle lock-up at the Festival • Park & Ride during the Festival at Brooklyn Elementary School - NEW LOCATION

Accommodation Packages available online

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Say ‘T hanks’ to a Volunteer Volunteers are the backbone of the Filberg Festival; it couldn’t be done without them. They take time out of their summer plans and devote themselves to ensuring the Festival is the success that it is.

Festival artisans and entertainers often acknowledge the enthusiastic attitude of our Volunteers and the fun they seem to have doing all the

work that makes the Festival a unique and special experience for so many.

So while you’re at the Festival consider smiling and saying thanks to a Volunteer for doing such a great job. You’ll encounter them as greeters, information and ticket booth staff, parking control support, and in many other important roles. Much of their work

happens before the Festival and behind the scenes.

To all of our Volunteers who work so tirelessly, we extend our gratitude for your efforts, your dedication and commitment. We appreciate your teamwork, sense of community and the contribution you make to the lasting legacy of the Filberg Festival. You are indispensible!

PHOTO BY JOHN W. HEINTZ

2011 Board Members

Mo McKendrick ................... Chair Dave Scott .................. Vice Chair Glen Sweetman ............. Treasurer Jo Ross ....................... Secretary

Dick Stubbs .......................... Director Cynthia Davies ..................... Director Kevin Moore ......................... Director Russ Arnott ..... Town Representative

Welcome to the Filberg Festival On behalf of the members and the Board of Directors of the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association, welcome to the 29th annual Filberg Festival.

Thank you for coming and we hope that you enjoy this truly unique event, celebrating arts and crafts, music, food and fun.

Once again, some 130 artisans, are presenting their juried work for sale.

The weekend’s musical line up promises

many memorable musical moments.

The park, the gardens, the lodge, and the buildings, create a stunning east coast of Vancouver Island setting with spectacular views of Comox Harbour and the Beaufort Mountains for this outdoor arts show.

Thank you to our community, our sponsors, and more than three hundred volunteers whose support makes this Festival happen.

— Mo McKendrick

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T he festival team 2011 The Festival team consists of:

BOBBIE BLUE

JULIE GODFREY

ANNE LAWRIE

JOY BOSSE

SANDY HOLDING

JUDY MOORE

BETH BROOMFIELD

CHRIS KENDELL

GEOFF RUSSELL

S Susan Lewis L i ................................................... P Producer d Bobbie Blue ............................. Entertainment Director Judy Armstrong ................................. Festival Logistics Heather Fulcher ................................. Festival Logistics Eden Lindsay-Bodie .............................. Administration Sue Medley ............................... Volunteer Coordinator Wendy Sears ....................................... Marketing & PR Phil Ermacora ................................. Resident Caretaker Teri Karsin ........................................... Head Gardener Perimeter Access ....................................... Paul Charter Greeters ............................................... Mickey Colburn Volunteer/ Info Tent ........... Co-leaders: Judy Stibbard and Beth Broomfield Set-up/ Carpentry .................................... Geoff Russell Gates/Entry ......................... Co-leaders: Marilyn Koch and Anne Lawrie Muffin Crew .................................................. Joy Bosse Cash Booths ........................................ Glen Sweetman Receivables ............................... Yvonne van den Brink Security ................................. Darryl and Julie Godfrey Lodge Level ........................................... Alvera Dubois Kids Area .............................................. Sandy Holding Entertainment Transportation ..................... Judy Moore Backstage Hospitality ............................. Chris Kendell

Susan Lewis The Filberg Festival has a new producer. As a veteran in hospitality and tourism, Susan Lewis has staged major events and promotions for over 25 years. She is a partner in Lewis & Sears marketing & event management, a premier marketing and event management company based on Vancouver Island. Susan leads the event division specializing in impeccable detail and exceptional results.

Tickets & General Information Daily Admission at the gate: ...................................................... $15. Ages 12 and under free.

GATES OPEN Friday, Saturday and Sunday .......................................................................... 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Monday ........................................................................................................... 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Park & Ride, Parade Detour, Bicycle Lockup and Handicapped Parking.

Beat the onsite line-ups - buy an Advance Ticket!

PAUL CHARTER

PETER KENDELL

JUDY STIBBARD

ADVANCE TICKETS Admission to the Filberg Festival, at the gate, or in advance, is a donation to the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association, which is registered in BC under the Society’s Act, and federally as a Charitable Organization. This society is responsible for funding all repairs and operations of this Heritage Site. Thank you for your support.

Advance Tickets available as supplies last at all outlets ....................... $13 single day (adult) and $30 for three days (one adult) - (12 years and under free) Advance tickets available at all Vancouver Island Thrifty Foods stores (Campbell River Thrifty Foods, Courtenay Thrifty Foods, Duncan Thrifty Foods, Mill Bay Thrifty Foods, Nanaimo Thrifty Foods, Parksville Thrifty Foods, Victoria, all Thrifty Foods stores), Arizona Gifts in the Comox Centre Mall, and Filberg Heritage Lodge in Comox.

MICKEY COLBURN

MARILYN KOCH

GLEN SWEETMAN

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Filberg gift shop From silk scarves to handmade soaps, visitors to the Filberg Heritage Lodge now have the opportunity to take a memory mory home with them while supporting the facility.

The Filberg Lodge Gift Shop opened it’s doors to the public prior to Mother’s Day, and is located on the second floor of rustic, former home of R.J. (Bob) Filberg.

“This is really a viable option for the Filberg Lodge to enhance the visitors’ experience,” said board member Val Graham. “We’re on a two-year trial period, but it’s going very well; we’re getting

lots of positive response.”

The shop, open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays, offers a variety of items including vintage jewelry, cups and saucer sets, locally-made wool and more.

“We have Floating Stone Enterprise silk scares and purses from Cambodia, and Waterslip Soap Works soap made in Courtenay,” added Graham.

The store is entirely staffed by volunteers, and funds raised are turned over to the board for maintenance of the facility, explained Graham.

She noted it is important for items to fit in with

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“The cups and saucers remind a lot of people of grandma’s tea set,” said Graham.

Large, antique furniture pieces are from Gabriels’ Attic in Union Bay, and fit in well with the theme of the shop, she added.

Many items are donated to the store, and Graham adds the shop is always looking for donations of gently used jewelry, pottery, and other items.

“It’s great fun to see what sort of things come in,” she noted.

The store is hoping to remain open into the fall, co-ordinating it’s schedule with the Tea House. They are planning to remain open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the Filberg Festival, and hope to re-open during the Christmas season offering vintage decorations and gifts.

For more information about the Filberg Lodge and Gift Shop, visit www.filberg.com, or to make a donation to the Gift Shop, call Val at 250-339-7659.

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Our y r o t s hi As you stroll around the Filberg property, operty, perhaps you’ll take a moment andd imagine what it was like for the Filbergs bergs having this magnificent family home. me. The rustic Lodge was originally designed signed as a summer cottage but, once it was built, R.J. (Bob) Filberg and his wife Florence liked it so much they decided to make it their permanent home in 1935. With their two children, Mary and Robert (Buddy) Jr., the Filbergs had nine acres of Comox beachfront property as their yard. They lived here for many years, developing the grounds and several unique outbuildings into what is described as a “Jewel in the Comox Crown”.

Robert Filberg, born in Colorado, had arrived in B.C. with a work party in 1909. His career took off when he married Flossie McCormack, daughter of the vice-president of Canadian Western Lumber Co. By the 1920’s, Filberg was in charge of the company’s logging operations, based at Headquarters Townsite, in what is now Merville.

Construction of the Filberg Lodge began in 1929, under the direction of Master builder William Hagarty and was completed in 1935. By that time, Filberg was manager and superintendent of the

PHOTO BY JOHN W. HEINTZ

Comox Logging and Railway Company, the largest logging concern in coastal British Columbia. The company had 450 employees, six huge steam-powered logging machines, a dozen locomotives, hundreds of miles of track, and sole access to the great Douglas fir forests between Courtenay and Campbell River. Over the years, Comox Logging boomed and towed billions of board feet of logs from Vancouver Island to Fraser Mills at New Westminster – the largest sawmilling operation in the British Empire.

While the family lived here, they undertook extensive landscaping and construction of several unique outbuildings. There are more than 100 majestic trees from all over the world in the park, including London Planes and Atlas and Deodar Cedars. Local trees such as maples also provide shade and privacy. Hundreds of rhododendrons add swaths of colour to the park, as do the beds of annual and perennial flowers.

There is even a stream (now man-made) that runs through a natural ravine.

When Filberg died in 1977,

he bequeathed the property to the Vancouver Foundation.

Alice Bullen, a town councilor, negotiated a contract with the Vancouver Foundation which resulted in them giving annual grants to the Town of Comox which allowed the Town to purchase the property over 20 years.

A society was formed to manage the business of the property, under a management agreement with the Town of Comox. The grounds and buildings were in serious disrepair, and the Filberg Lodge and Park Association needed to

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The property has been designated a heritage site by the Town of Comox.

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First ticket drawn will win: Mary Fox Pottery Piece – value $450 Second ticket drawn will win: Original Brett Varney Painting – value $900 Third ticket drawn will win: Return Airfare on Harbour Air Seaplane & 1 night deluxe accommodation at the Fairmont Pacific Rim – value $1066 Fourth ticket drawn will win: Transat Holidays Travel Voucher – value $1000 Fifth ticket drawn will win: Original Marion Webber Painting – value $1800 Final ticket drawn will win: Original MONK Filberg Painting – value $4500 Net proceeds to the Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park Association.

Don’t miss your chance to get your name in the draw for one of these fantastic prizes – tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29 and won’t last long!

Draw will take place at 6 p.m., Monday, August 1st at the Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park.

Only 1500 tickets will be sold.

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Brett Varney Painting

valued at $450.00

Brett’s inspiration is born from the works of Matisse, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky and others. Brett is fascinated by the ability of intense color and texture of line to convey an emotional expression from the artist to the viewer. He creates images that are recognizable to welcome the viewer into the scene. By using vivid color, freedom of line, and simplicity of shapes, he tries to instil in the viewer feelings of joy and well being.

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valued at $950.00 (24”X24” framed)

Creating ng beautiful vessels for people to use or contemplate te is a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend one’s life. Over the he past two decades, Mary has focusedd on creatingg beautiful forms orms with simplee lines and subtle methods hods of glazing them. She has been potting since13 andd has yet to grow tired of any aspect of her job job.

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6 A Marion Webber original titled “DIVA” valued at $1800.00 Marion Webber has been an artist virtually all her life.

Over the last ten years she has focused on oil pastels and now oil paintings of the West Coast.

Inspired by nature, Marion paints the peaceful nurturance of nature. www.mwebberart.com

An original Monk painting valued at $4500.00 + Monk is a west coast Canadian artist with her primary studio on spectacular Rathtrevor Beach at Parksville on Vancouver Island. Her subject matter comes primarily from the endless ocean views, idyllic beach scenes, beautiful Vancouver Island coastlines, spectacular old growth forests and timeless old totem poles. www.artbymonk.com.

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A rtisans in attendance2011 In 1982, the festival came into being and it was decided that it would be a “juried show.” That means that anyone who wished to participate would be required to send in actual samples of their work for a group of people to evaluate.

For many years there were four or five people on the Jury — experts in fine arts, textiles, wood and ceramics.

There have been improvements over the years and now we have

CARICATURES

media, two in jewellery, two in fine arts, textiles, one in wood, and a

Cathi Jefferson

Elena Stoian

www jessecartoons com www.jessecartoons.com Caricatures and Cartoons by Jesse - Internationally known caricaturist and cartoonist Jesse van Muijlwijk will be at the Filberg Festival drawing fantastic and well-characterised portraits. It is a performance that everyone with a good sense of humour will appreciate. For a reasonable fee you can take home your very own portrait.

www cathijefferson com www.cathijefferson.com Cathi Jefferson Pottery - Cathi’s creation of functional dishes is grounded in her belief that it’s important to have handmade items in our lives to help us remain connected to the natural world and to each other. Most of her work is wheel-thrown and altered into square or triangular shapes.

www designed4kidsonline com www.designed4kidsonline.com Designed 4 Kids - Unique Blankets and Hooded Towels. Our product line also includes throws, pillowcases, tooth fairy pillows and embroidered decorative pillows. Our mission is to provide our customers with the most luxurious, incredibly soft and cute machine-washable products.

Laura Sharp

Leslie Freeman

White Owl Ceramic Studio - Laura Sharp is the talent behind White Owl Ceramic Studio based in Calgary, AB. This is Laura’s first time to the Filberg Festival and we are sure her work will fill many visitors kitchen cupboards as a tribute to her work.

www.sewcute.ca Sew Cute Children’s Clothing - Reversible pants and corduroy jackets to overall shorts, t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, dresses, and purses.

HENNA TATTOO Kalpana Joshi Henna & Jagua Art by Kalpana - Chance to have yourself adorn with this traditional art form that has found a place in modern day fashion and entertainment.

CHAIR MASSAGES Dianne Hagen Great Canadian Chair Massage - results include: increased circulation & energy, relaxation and an overall sense of well being

CERAMICS

generalist with experience in more than one media, and two experts in soaps and lotions who only jury those entries.

For several years, the Craft Council of B.C. has provided most of our Jurors — all are experts in their field, teachers, and/or working professionals.

The specialty food items have a separate process where their four submissions are divided and tasted/sampled by at least four separate people. Each participant now also gets an opportunity to explain their process in writing (excerpts follow) and to send in photos to show the range and variety of their work (some of which are included here).

Enjoy the show.

CHILDREN’S CLOTHES

Jesse van Muylwijck

eleven Jurors: two experts in ceramics who only evaluate that

CERAMICS

Ruby Simrose www.resimrose.com Porcelain Flowers by Ruby Eileen Simrose - Ruby’s work is mainly done with a cone 6 porcelain fired at 2200 degrees F. Everything is made petal by petal.

Ramona Gregory www.elementerraurns.com Elementerra Art Studio Ramona Gregory calls the Comox Valley home. She creates original, artistic and unique functional line of pottery. y

Gordon Hutchens www.gordonhutchens.com Gordon Hutchens Pottery - Gordon produces a variety of work from sculptured to functional, and utilizes an extremely broad range of techniques.

Krisztina Lyle, PJzzz www.pjzzzz.com PJZZZ Natural Fibre Sleepwear for Kids. A line of super-soft, eco-friendly bamboo sleepwear that include the Babyjohnz, a onesie-and-longjohns set. Swaddle blankies and washcloths that sell like hotcakes.

Gem Chang-Kue www.gemchangkue.com Gem Chang-Kue Ceramics - Functional stoneware, raku and sculptural forms. Making objects by hand has been my passion for as long as I can remember.

In clay, I have discovered a medium that has endless creative possibilities.

Joanne Oglin www.3hcraftworks.com 3H Craftworks Non Profit Since 1966, Our objective is to maintain a therapeutic craft program for people unable to work outside the home because of physical or psychiatric disabilities.

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www.earthelf.ca Earth Elf Designs — handcrafted upcycled textiles for the Inner Elf.

Stefan Schumann

Kristie Hamm and Graham Epp

Jennifer Graham, Salts Clothing

www.velvetplume.com Velvet Plume — Handcrafted Artisan Fashion — A woman who defines art by living. Kristie is a mother, wife, clothing designer, seamstress, painter and an artist of life.

www.saltsorganic.com Salts Organic Clothing - Salts clothing is made of the highest quality organic fabrics available and we are constantly seeking beautiful new fabrics to work with.

Stefan Schumann Dyepro Distinctive Tie Dye - Fun, colourful designs on quality garment products.

FASHION ACCESSORIES Carmen Craig-Martin, Melon Head Knitwear www.melonheadknitwear.com I have been selling my original knitwear designs for the last 12 years in Toronto and Vancouver. Now based out of Vancouver, the designs are very west coast in nature. Inspired primarily by the wool, the pieces take on a life of their own and have a very free form flow to them.

J.Dean Mills & Krystyna Kinowski Bags and boxes from Pender Island.

Christine Seigneuret

Stephanie Blackford

Christine Seigneuret Designs — Creating exceptional surface design on textiles. From her studio she is producing a wide range of garments and accessories. Recently, Seigneuret expanded her line to include elaborately hand-painted and appliqued denim jackets and luxuriously large silk wraps.

www.blackforddesign.ca Blackford Design - Handcrafted wearable art fashions and accessories

FASHION ACCESSORIES Sarah Eadie, Stix n Stones

Nurit Perla, Talia Designs www.talia-designer-clothes.com Talia Designs — Funky Chic Fashion. Nurit Perla is known in Israel for her whimsical yet functional clothing design. Since immigrating to Canada in 2003, her work has gathered a steady and faithful clientele who value quality and originality.

Alisha VanBelle, Ja Momma Designs www.jomommadesigns.ca Jomomma Designs - Naturally Funky Clothing. Handmade with Love - Natural Fibers: Soy, Bamboo, Hemp, Organic Cotton. We are a small one of a kind, one at a time, maker of natural clothes inspired by the Fairy realm.

Kjaer Pedersen www.k-o.me Kjaer Originals - Wearable Art for EVERY Body.

Loving ourselves and our shapes, one garment at a time.

www.hairsticks.ca Stix ’n’ Stones - What all began more than a decade ago. Today, I run a hairstick company out of my family’s horse ranch in Alberta and have two other artists and myself designing and producing seven lines of 100 percent handmade hairsticks. Each hair stick produced is one of kind with intelligent shape and design to produce a highly functioning, durable, beautiful, original hair stick.

Lynn Huson, Wildish Wear Lynn Huson at Wildish Wear - Summer hats, indestructable braid, linen, cotton.

Shari Reid, Rosehip Hats www.rosehiphats.com Rosehip Hat Studio - Inspired fashions for your head & heart. Each hat is made one-of-a-kind and features sustainable fabrics: re-invented vintage textile treasures; earth-friendly fibres such as hemp and organic cotton; and a variety of natural fibre materials.

Solene Chatain www.barkworks.ca Solene Barkwork - Solene’s birchbark handbags are made in British Columbia out of bark, leather, tweed and hemp. Each one is unique.

Valerie Hignet Sew Unique Design. Valerie uses the highest quality fabrics to create treasures such as the Kimono shawls, French country table runners, fine scarves of French and Italian silk, Italian cashmere and velvet for men and women, and hand crafted reversible tote bags.

Joan Tayler www.joantayler.com Joan Tayler Design Polymer Clay Art - Though polymer clay is one of the newest art materials, some of the techniques used in making objects with it are among the oldest. The milliefiori technique was first used by the ancient Egyptians and revived in the 17th century in Venice.

Anat Basanta www.anatbasantajewellery.com Anat Basanta Jewellery and Fashion Accessories

FOOD Dana Zaruba, Hot Chick Spice Co. www.hotchickspicecompany.com Hot Chick Spice Company - Mustards, Spices and Sauces. A Vancouver Island manufacturer of a savoury line of nut and spice blends, fine mustards and a sweet chocolate wine sauce. They are easyto-use, versatile and supremely healthy.

Barb Davenport, Davenport’s Tasty Sensations www.davenportsensations.com Davenport’s Tasty Sensations - Gourmet Confections & Snacks. A family-produced collection of gourmet confectionary treats made in the heart of the Alberta foothills. Cooked in small batches to maintain the quality control are their signature products - Butternut Crunch, Cowboy Crunch, Rocky Mountain Bark; Chocolate covered JuJubes and savoury snacks roasted soya nut and Sante Fe Mix.

Bhaskar & Daksha Narsing, Daksha’s Gourmet Spices www.spicesgourmet.com Daksha’s Butter Chicken, Cookbooks & Spices.

Discover Authentic Indian Cuisine made simple and easy, using any of Daksha’s Instant Curry Sauce, Quick Curry Mixes, 100% Pure Spices or Cookbooks.

Jamie Lockhart, Mitchell’s Soup Co. www.mitchellssoupco.com Mitchell’s Soup Company - Mitchell’s Soup Company is a family owned specialty food company located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. We hand craft soup mixes, chili mixes, grain salad mixes, rice pilaf mixes, and desert mixes with flavours of homecooking, without a lot of work!!!

Blair Cooper www.premiyum.com Dvorak Gourmet Confections Nuts and Chocolate - These exquisite treats come in 10 different sweet or savoury flavours such as: Citrus, Praline, Honey Roast, Orange Chocolate, Garlic, Hickory, Mesquite and Oven Roasted.

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FOOD

FOOD

Kyle Cooper, BLINK Chocolate

Wanda Dixon

BLINK Chocolate Bark - A wonderful gift for others or an indulgent treat for yourself. Made in small batches with all natural ingredients, you will find our chocolate to be unbelievably awesome!

www.thevinegarlady.com The Vinegar Lady - Shady Glen Enterprises is a family owned and operated Vinegar House, Situated on the banks of a slow moving river in British Columbia. The House of Shady Glen has emerged as a foremost producer of Fine Fruit Vinegars of the Pacific Northwest. We supply top chefs and fine retail stores.

Karel Bossi, Beaver House Fudge www.beaverhousefudge.com Beaver House Fudge - Our gourmet homemade fresh fudge is made fresh with certified organic cream and butter including farm grown nuts and fruit.

Min & Gene Gaudreau, That Extra Touch That Extra Touch - producers of specialty food products. Come and sample our unique and flavorful sauces. All our products are our original recipes and can turn an ordinary meal into an extraordinary meal!

Gail Szalosi, Kariboo Farms www.goodnessofgarlic.com Goodness of Garlic - Natural Gourmet Garlic. Easy for you to use and enjoy garlic - every day - in the most nutritious, delicious, and delightful ways! We invite you to check us out and find out how you can have more fun - in the kitchen and at the table - with the “Stinking Rose!”

Eric Whitehead - Untamed Feast Wild Mushroom Products www.untamedfeast.com Untamed Feast Wild Mushroom Products — A Vancouver Island based company committed to the celebration of wild, gourmet mushrooms.

British Columbia has some of the most desired wild mushrooms in the world. We believe it’s time for you to experience this fine food in your own kitchen.

FOOD / CANDLES

GLASS Diane Melen www.dianesglasswork.com Diane’s Glasswork - Locally made stained glass art handcrafted with care.

Anthony Jamieson Design www.anthonyjamieson.ca Anthony Jamieson Designs - Architectural Cast and Kiln Formed Glass. Specializes in the design and creation of custom works.

Halina Taylor Theo Fredrich, Fredrich’s Honey www.beeproducts.ca Fredrich’s Honey Beehive Products - Master Beekeeper Theo Fredrich has just celebrated 60 years in beekeeping. While we cannot improve on the excellent products of the bees, we take extreme care in the handling, production and storage of these products to ensure they reach your table just as nature intended.

Chris & Carla deVries www.creightonvalleyapiaries.ca Creighton Valley Apiaries - Pure beeswax candles & premium quality honeys.

GARDEN DÉCOR Douglas Walker www.waterworksgardenart.com WaterWorks Garden Art - Copper water fountains & water features are whimsical, eclectic and unique additions to your patio and home decor.

Andrew Hain, Crazy Duck Pottery www.crazyduckpottery.com Crazy Duck Pottery. My name is Andrew Hains and my passion for making large works on the potters’ wheel and my fascination with architectural detail, has led me to the production of original hand-thrown garden art, which includes lanterns, birdbaths and large vessels.

Don Cameron Oce Designs - Stone & Metal creations Ocean something for everyone! som

www.lgarts.ca iLG ARTS - Hand Blown Glass. A glass blowing studio specializing in: hand-blown borosilicate pieces such as marbles, vessels, jars, pendants, goblets, bottles, etc. Fused and slumped soft glass including plates, bowls, serving trays, jewellery, etc.

Demonstration throughout the Festival at the booth.

Ted Jolda

GLASS Lisa Samphire www.samphireglass.ca Lisa Samphire Blown Glass - Producer of a diverse body of work, which includes private and public, sculptural and functional pieces. Lisa maintains a freshness and vitality to her work by constantly exploring its properties and following her intuition and curiosity.

GLASS / JEWELLERY Dan Bergeron and Jim Heeks, Illuminati Glass Works www.illuminatiglassworks.ca Illuminati Glassworks - We draw much inspiration from heraldic images, as well as our natural environment here on the West Coast.

Jo Ludwig & Peggy Bracket

www.tedjolda.com Ted Jolda - Vancouver Island artist Ted Jolda’s now infamous luminescent pears have won over the hearts of thousands, from celebrities like Oprah to the littlest child amongst us.

www.kilnartglass.com KilnArt Glass Studio - Living on Canada’s West Coast, Jo Ludwig spends most of his time creating ToBs, a ToB is short for Thing of Beauty. Each ToB is a one-of-a-kind art glass vessel that is eye-popping and captivating inside and outside.

Claude Duperon & Linda Westram, Rhythms Art Glass

Kim Naylor

www.rhythmsartglass.ca Rhythms Artglass Studio - Claude Duperron and Linda Westrom produce a fine line of perfume bottles, paperweights, vases and Christmas balls as well as their own individual series pieces. These pieces are blown or formed from glass which we have formulated, allowing us better control over colors and quality.

Violet Finvers www.violetfinversglass.com Violet Finvers Glass - Violet works in two distinct styles of glass fusing:Kiln carved glass and colour bars. Her work is highly influenced by her graphic design sensibility. Patterns, textures and colour relationships, as well as her attention to detail, play a key role.

www.keepingafloat.ca Keeping Afloat - Original West Coast Treasures.

HOME DÉCOR Catherine Bayly, Raven Studio www.ravenstudio.ca Raven Studio - Furniture created by harvested trees either blown down during a storm or washed up on the beach.

Suzanne Zacharios, Cedar Mountain Studios www.cedarmountainstudios.com Cedar Mountain Studios - manufacturing wooden gift products for over 28 years, selling throughout Canada, the United States, Germany, England, and Japan.

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HOME DÉCOR

JEWELLERY

JEWELLERY

JEWELLERY

Lynsey Paterson

Jessie Turner

Kurt & Astrid Feschuk, Metal Ice

Debbie Hunt

Rustic Cottage Co. - Lynsey works out of her Brackendale studio near Squamish. Inspiration from her work comes from her teaching, garden and family. Her love of clay has been a fun journey, which you can see expressed in her work.

www.jessieturner.ca Jessie Turner Jewellery Design - Specializes in natural and contemporary forms in silver and gold. She has received numerous design awards, including Accessories Designer at Vancouver Fashion Week.

www.metalice.com Metal Ice - A family business based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Since 1996, we have specialized in making pewter pendants and bracelets with sports, symbols, animals, characters and various creatures. Over years of developing and improving, we have come up with what we feel is the perfect necklace. If you don’t already have one, you are going to want one.

www.debbiehuntdesigns.ca Debbie Hunt Designs - Engraved solid sterling silver Northwest Coast design jewellery and giclees.

Donna Riddle & Cindy Batyl Clay and Cloth Dolls - Will demonstrate how the cloth dolls are built at their booth on the Friday & Saturday.

Cathy Davison, Wine Planks www.wineplanks.com Wineplanks — handcrafted unique pieces of homewares from recycled oak wine barrels. Each piece is individually handcrafted using barrels that were originally used in making some of the finest wines in Canada.. All products are 100% foodsafe.

Joceylne Mange, Rain Goose Textiles www.raingoose.com Rain Goose Textiles Designed by Jocelyne Mange - the images are hand printed on small panels and then cut and sewn into her uniquely conceived products. Every Rain Goose products has been printed and produced in her North Vancouver Studio.

Judi Patson, Even Design www.evendesign.ca Judi Patson Even Design, Clever Jewellery — You have a sense of fashion that is simple, tasteful, yet impossible to duplicate. Whether you are in torn-up jeans and a t-shirt or a little black dress you always have one piece that sets you apart. You’ll find it here.

Judy Kosloski www.jlkdesigns.ca Sterling Designs by JLK - Unique Handmade Silver Jewelry

Naomi Levitin www.naomilevitin.com Naomi Levitin Jewelry Design - silver and precious stones create unique necklaces; bracelets and ear rings.

Stephanie Deileman Anna Carnell www.stonecraftmosaics.com Stonecraft Mosaics - Stone Mosaics and Slate Transformations.

JEWELLERY

www.stephaniebeads.com Stephanie Ann - Handmade lampwork and glass beaded jewellery artist. I am very fortunate to make a living at something I love doing - melting glass is my passion! Many of my beads are inspired by the beautiful shorelines of the Pacific Northwest where I live.

Robert Walton, All the Time in The World

Rachel Hughes

www.allthetimeintheworld.ca All the Time in the World Handcrafting Co. - Unique jewelry handcrafted from arbutus branches which have fallen and have been collected from the forest floor, making it an eco-friendly product. Each hand carved piece contains a design inspired by the natural westcoast.

Wearable Fibre Art by Rachel Jo

Val Lancaster Val’s Native Jewelz

Kris Schlagintweit, Yellowknife, NWT Kris Schlagintweit - Northwest Territories artist will feature unique silver jewellery.

Wendy Pierson Diamond, Island Rain Studio www.islandrainstudio.com Island Rain Studio - Lampworked Glass Jewellery.

Creating unique pieces of jewellery with the perfect balance between glass and wearable art.

Diane Trodjman & Ehud Mader www.yutal.com Yutal Jewelry Fusion - Gold & Silver Original Designs. Creative design, inspired by diverse artistic currents (European Art Deco, Moroccan hammered metal and Yemenite traditional filigree technique) bears Diane & Ehud very personal stamp of imagination and originality.

Damaris Oakley www.redfireart.com Redroom Artglass Studio — Distinctive Art glass Beads, Jewellery and Contemporary Kiln Formed Glass. My inspiration comes from the west coast landscape, specifically, the ocean at low tide, bright and vibrant flowers in the spring, and the contrasting and changing colours of the fall season.

Jill Rockwell www.backyardbeadsvictoria.com Jill Rockwell Metal & Bead Arts - I am a mixed media artist whose creativity is expressed in the form of body adornment: jewellery. Each piece is a kinship between my vision and the materials that make their way into the process. Creating is my everyday work and play.

Alexandra Lanzarotta www.alanzascreations.com Alanza’s Creations - Each “one-of-a-kind” piece is created with an emphasis on fine craftsmanship, unique design, and inspiring colors.

LEATHER Timothy Nystrom www.earthnynja.com Earth Nynja - High quality unique leather items.

Tim Nystrom founded this company in 1998. His mission to make cool stuff that folks like.

Anita Jackel-Deggan www.indiansummerleather.com Indian Summer Leather Design has developed its own look, combining a European sense of design with West Coast sensibility and a very German penchant for solid quality. Delightful to use and is a feast for the eyes and the table alike.

Nicole & Ron Garza, Mally Bibs www.mallybibs.com Mally Leather Bibs, Accessories and Art Cards is a family run business that started with a vision to design a baby bib that saved time and laundry while always looking stylish and new.

Anyes Laat, Soul Comfort Sheepskin www.soulcomfortsheepskin.com Soul Comfort Sheepskin - Our sheep wool and sheepskin products are 100% washable in your home washing machine. Our sheepskin footwear is the answer for anyone wanting comfort and healing but is allergic to wool. In addition, if you want a more stylish look for your everyday footwear, then our sheepskin line is what we recommend.

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Artisans’ booths 2011 Booth # 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Artisan

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Booth # 38 39 40 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 61 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78

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Booth # 79 80 81 82 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 96 97 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 121

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Filberg Lodge Gift Shop – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Comox Valley Camera Club – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Sensory delights See it, hear it, smell it, taste it. That’s right, the Filberg Festival is a multi-sensory delight.

And a big part of that delight is the food experience. Embrace it all as you wander around - prepare to be tantalized and amazed at the variety of mouth watering smells, looks and tastes.

You’ll find Artisans with carefully handcrafted treats and ideas for you to take home. Our Food Concessions will appeal to a wide variety of tastes, from standard to exotic and decadent. Maybe you have a gusto for tacos, perogies, hamburgers, sausages or souvlaki?

Or perhaps it’s greens, salads, falafel, noodles or vegetarian fare you prefer? How about ice cream, fruit kebabs or smoothies? and of course, the aroma of fresh coffee will be floating in the air, along with the music.

And if you’re not exactly certain which tastes you want to indulge, wander around and check it all out first.

The on-site licensed Tea House is also open during the Festival, for those wanting a sit down meal. There is something to tease and please any appetite.

Bring yours.

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Entertainers’ stage schedule 2011 F R I D A Y

S A T U R D A Y

S U N D A Y

M O N D A Y

Main Stage

Noon to 12:45 Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

1 P.M. to 1:45 Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

2 P.M. to 2:45 Blues Panel Concert

3 P.M. to 3:45 Blues Panel Concert

4 P.M. to 4:45 The Marigolds

5 P.M. to 5:45 Lester Quitzau Trio

Garden Stage

12:30 P.M. to 1:15 Eric Bibb

1:30 P.M. to 2:15 The Rakish Angles

2:30 P.M. to 3:15 Paul Gellman

3:30 P.M. to 4:15 Sue Medley

4:30 P.M. to 5:15 Tim Williams

5:30 P.M. to 6:15 Little Miss Higgins

Kids’ Stage

12 Noon Show with Mike Battie

1:00 P.M. Sing Along with Joani Bye

2:00 P.M. Circus Workshop with Sand Northrup

3:00 P.M. Interactive Story Telling with Traci Skuce

4:00 P.M. Show with Sand Northrup

Main Stage

Noon to 12:45 Lunch at Allen’s

1 P.M. to 1:45 Lunch at Allen’s

2 P.M. to 2:45 Eric Bibb

3 P.M. to 3:45 Clover Point Drifters

4 P.M. to 4:45 James Keelaghan

5 P.M. to 5:45 House of Doc

Garden Stage

12:30 P.M. to 1:15 Lester Quitzau

1:30 P.M. to 2:15 Little Miss Higgins

2:30 P.M. to 3:15 Paul Gellman

3:30 P.M. to 4:15 The Marigolds

4:30 P.M. to 5:15 Tim Williams

5:30 P.M. to 6:15 The Rakish Angles

Kids’ Stage

12 Noon Show with Sand Northrup

1:00 P.M. Sing Along with Joani Bye

2:00 P.M. Circus Workshop with Mike Battie

3:00 P.M. Interactive Story Telling with Traci Skuce

4:00 P.M. Show with Mike Battie

Main Stage

Noon to 12:45 Barney Bentall

1 P.M. to 1:45 Dustin Bentall Outfit

2 P.M. to 2:45 Mae Moore

3 P.M. to 3:45 Russell Jackson Band

4 P.M. to 4:45 House of Doc

5 P.M. to 5:45 Steve Dawson

Garden Stage

12:30 P.M. to 1:15 James Keelaghan

1:30 P.M. to 2:15 Sue Medley

2:30 P.M. to 3:15 Clover Point Drifters

3:30 P.M. to 4:15 Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

4:30 P.M. to 5:15 Duane Steele

5:30 P.M. to 6:15 Mae Moore

Kids’ Stage

12 Noon Show with Mike Battie

1:00 P.M. Sing Along with Joani Bye

2:00 P.M. Circus Workshop with Sand Northrup

3:00 P.M. Interactive Story Telling with Traci Skuce

4:00 P.M. Show with Sand Northrup

Noon to 12:45 Michael Kaeshammer

1 P.M. to 1:45 Michael Kaeshammer

2 P.M. to 2:45 Steve Dawson

Garden Stage

12:30 P.M. to 1:15 Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

1:30 P.M. to 2:15 Dustin Bentall and Kendel Carson

2:30 P.M. to 3:15 Barney Bentall

3:30 P.M. to 4:15 Duane Steele

Kids’ Stage

12 Noon Show with Sand Northrup

1:00 P.M. Sing Along with Joani Bye

2:00 P.M. Circus Workshop with Mike Battie

3:00 P.M. Interactive Story Telling with Traci Skuce

Main Stage

3 P.M. to 4:30 Great Canadian Songs featuring Jake Galbraith, Todd Butler and Valdy

4:00 P.M. Show with Mike Battie

Admission is to the Festival, not any particular musical performance.

Program Subject to Change

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METAL ART

PAINTINGS

Jack Willoughby, Anvil Island

Monk Art Gallery, Parksville, BC

www.anvilisland.net Anvil Island - Jack Willoughby is well-known in Canada and the US for his unique, humorous, whimsical designs using steel, aluminum, copper and iron.

www.artbymonk.com MONK the Artist — Based in Rathtrevor Beach just outside Parksville MONK’s subject matter comes primarily from the endless ocean view, idyllic beach scenes, beautiful Gulf Island coastlines, spectacular old growth forests, serene gardens and totem poles.

Karen Lancey www.metalmermaid.com Metal Mermaid Welding - Unique and whimsical metal art for your living space and for your soul.

Alan McIntosh, Acme Anvil www.acmeanvil.net Acme Anvil Stainless Steel Utensils collection is designed and created by artist Alan McIntosh at his studio in Toronto, Ont. All utensils are all dishwasher safe and should be used regularly for maximum enjoyment.

Kevin MacKenzie/Sue Mitchell www.discovery-metal-creations.com Discovery Metal Creations - Where imagination moves metal - the ultimate in metal art, railings, gates and furniture.

Gord Langston & Heather Gunning, Pleasant St. Studios www.pleasantstreetstudio.com Pleasant Street Studio - Metal Art - We have fun seeing what is possible with objects discarded, such as cutlery, old garden implements, and almost anything metal that is thought to have outlived it’s usefulness or original form.

PAINTINGS Jennifer Olson Studios www.jenniferolsonstudios.com Jennifer Olson Studios - Jennifer’s dramatic architectural paintings represent passages of time, decay and rejuvenation.

Danyne Johnston Danyne Johnston Artist — Using watercolour and acrylics this painter likes to use bright colours, lots of sunlight and visual value contrasts in her depiction of seascapes, landscapes, florals, & still lifes.

Karen Zemanek www.soulprintdesigns.com Soulprint Designs — A touch of whimsical elegance for home and heart ... guaranteed to make you smile!

Jennifer Harwood www.jenniferharwood.com Jennifer Harwood Artworks — My work is carefree and loose so that the viewer sees and feels my energy in the brushstrokes and in the marks I make on the canvas.

Patrick Markle www.patrickmarkle.com Patrick Markle Studio - A Canadian contemporary landscape artist whose roots lay in the Group of Seven and national icons such as Lawren Harris and A. J. Casson, Patrick Markle appreciates the subtlety of natural world landscapes and the symmetry in his paintings.

PAINTINGS Sheryl Sawchuck www.sherylsawchuk.com Color of Life Artwork by Sheryl Sawchuk — Oil paintings that bring the rich depth of colour alive.

Christy Mitchell www.christymitchell.com Christy Mitchell Fine Art — Trained as a painter and a printmaker, fine artist Christy Mitchell has focused on developing monotypes, which combine traditional brush painting with a print process producing only one image.

Caulen Elder www.caulenelder.ca Caulen Elder creates images that connect us with nature, that light up the brain and act like meattenderizers on our hearts.

Sa Boothroyd www.saboothroyd.com Sa Boothroyd — Whimsical Art. Her work is available across Canada and in the USA and has found its way into galleries in the Hong Kong and London. She began her business in 1989, at which point she had no dog, children or mortgage. Her gallery in Gibsons is on the government wharf and is open all summer and by appointment in the winter.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tanya Doskova and Kiril Doskov www.fineartoncanvas.com Fine Art by Tanya Doskova — Award Winning Artist.

Image is everything. Image transcends through time, space and technique. I’d rather create original and unique imagery in limited edition medium, than follow the trends or create oily “originals” that recycle Art history.

Laura van der Linde www.lauravanderlinde.com Laura Van Der Linde — Funky and functional pottery that will complement your table bringing warmth and pleasure to your meals.

Darrell Hancock Darrell Hancock — Handmade Functional Pottery — The pottery that Darrel makes uses very white porcellaneous clay. They are first fired to 1800F to a bisque stage then decorated with various colored oxides, glazed and fired to 2300 F. All items are stoneware, safe for the oven, microwave, dishwasher and are lead free.

Dave Clark, Quasimodo Pottery www.mayneisland.com/pottery Quasimodo Pottery — Our goal is to produce functional pottery of the finest craftsmanship which for us is the challenge of harmonizing form with functionality and style: pottery that is not only practical enough to use every day but also stylish and attractive enough to use on all your special occasions or as part of your decor.

Julie Anne McMath www.dishpottery.ca Dish Fine Handmade Pottery — Julie Anne McMath expresses her refined and original style in a wide range of dynamic and sophisticated pottery.

Adele & Sid Samphire

Martin Kaspers www.martinkaspers.ca Martin Kaspers Photography — Martin has been a photographic artist for the last 30 years, progressing from photographic prints to canvas giclee.

POTTERY Autumn Skye Morrison www.autumnskyemorrison.com Paintings by Autumn Skye Morrision — Local artist Autumn Skye lives and paints in her home, overlooking a sweeping expanse of ocean, islands, mountains, and sky.

POTTERY

Anne Marie Veale Anne Marie Veale — Functional Decorative Pottery

Cori Sandler www.corisandler.com Cori Sandler — Local potter Cori Sandler makes pottery that nourishes the soul and feeds the heart. Her pottery is functional, making the ritual off cooking, eating and sharing food with friends and family using handmade tableware and dinnerware a beautiful experience.

Samphire Pottery — Wheel thrown functional table wear that is strong and durable with rich hue finishes.

SCULPTURE Darrell Perfumo www.westcoastgnomes.com West Coast Gnomes — Darrell Parfumo’s work is inspired by the West Coast forest flora and fauna: flowers, moss, mushrooms, snails, and insects, etc.

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SCULPTURE / JEWELLERY Brian Hoyano www.brianhoyano.com Brian Hoyano Design — Fine Jewellery & Small Sculpture. Influenced by candor of ancient folk art, the subtlety of Asian aesthetics, as well as by the machined pristine-ness of contemporary industrial design with a slightly off-centered perspective.

SOAP & LOTION Linda & Amber Quiring and Bill Goddu, Salt Spring Soapworks www.saltspringsoapworks.com Saltspring Soapworks — What began as a kitchen craft has become an obsession! We are committed to bringing you the best soap and body care made to contribute to your well being and that of your family, and ours.

John & Martha Shannon www.natural.ca Earth to Body — Natural Handcrafted Skin Nutrition.

Our ingredients include plant based, organic, fairtrade, vegan & gluten free all natural products.

We make all recipes from scratch and do not use sulphates, parabens, polysorbates, fragrances, perfumes, dyes or harsh preservatives. Our natural skin care is known to soothe many dry skin irritations aggravated by acne, eczema, psoriasis.

Joel & Maureen Morassutti, Cascadia Soap Co. www.cascadiasoaps.com Cascadia Soap Co. — Goat Milk Soaps & Natural Skincare. Our soap is hand crafted in small batches and cured in a climate control room so as to produce the mildest long-lasting soap possible.

STATIONERY Claire Hugunot www.handmadebyclaire.com Handmade by Claire — Personalized stationery: greeting cards, announcements and invitations, individually handmade with collage, rubber stamps or paint, and customized text.

TEXTILES

TOYS

WOOD

Judy McLean

Graham Walker

Pieter Rutgers

www.sweatermakeryarns.com Sweatermaker Yarns — Since 1986, Vancouver Island based Sweatermaker Yarns has been producing custom yarns, weaving and knitting designs. Judy Maclean, artisan and founder pushes the potential of artisan yarn with dynamic color-play and exotic fibers.

www.grahamwalker.ca Graham Walker Original Children’s Books & Music CD’s.

www.artsandcraftsfurniture.net Sandpiper Arts and Crafts Furniture by Pieter Rutgers. Each piece is handcrafted in fine wood with close attention to detail. Pieter has developed a unique collection of fine Arts and Crafts furniture, cabinets and home accessories.

Alani Klein, Naga Designs www.nagadesigns.com Naga Designs — Unique Hand-Crafted Felt Garments & locally made organic clothing, using sustainable, eco-friendly organic materials. Inspired

by Mother Nature Alani designs and makes one-ofa-kind hand made felt creations.

Norah Curtis www.norahcurtisdesigns.com Norah Curtis Designs — Norah’s work emphasizes that everyday garments can be both functional and beautiful. Norah creates garments that, a glance, announce the individuality of wearer. She makes clothes that are strikingly beautiful, but completely functional.

Linda Dixon Heart & Bone Textiles by Linda Dixon Featuring silk velvet, satin pillows, fibre art; quilts, clothing & accessories.

TEXTILES / PAINTINGS

WOOD Jai & Val Kealy Q.B. Arts — Sculpture — International award winning craver and wood turner Jay Kealy and his wife Val will doing demonstrations on their craft at their booth throughout the Festival.

Richard Sandstrom Beach Road Studio — work by Richard Sandstrom.

Nils Damborg Funky Furniture by Nils Damborg.

Marc Michaud , Michaud Toys www.michaudtoys.org Michaud Toys — Rooted in the tradition of fine woodworking, the Michaud Family continue the legacy of four generations of fine craftsmanship.

“Through the process, our Family has produced strong lines of wooden toys, clocks and cutting boards.” Currently we focus our attention towards a unique line of traditional wooden board games.

Using only the best available exotic and domestic hardwoods, we hope these heirloom pieces will bring much joy and laughter to all.

Andrew Riddle Deborah Strong, Cat & Mouse www.catnmousedesigns.com Deborah Strong — Cat & Mouse Designs — one artist... one passion... two styles. An artist since she could first hold a pencil. With certificates and diplomas in fine arts and in graphic communication, she worked as a professional graphic designer for many years before devoting herself full-time to fine art.

Dan Kingsley Dan Kingsley Original Dog Designs — Variety of products for every dog lover. Dan will be demonstrating his airbrushing at the booth throughout the Festival.

www.photobucket.com/riddlewoodwork Andrew Riddle Wood Fish/Cribboards.

Larry Johnson, Once Upon a Tree www.onceatreeworks.com Once a Tree Brings Art Furniture — Chair making is the most demanding piece of furniture in woodworking and this is the focus of my work.

Producing heirloom quality sculpted rockers and chairs, inspired by Sam Maloof, that are not only furniture but more specifically a functional piece of art.

Eric Renken & Gabriele Schaab www.jalutoys.com Jalu Wood Creations is a small toy-making company which ch produces unique Waldorf oriented handmade, de, and hand-painted wooden animal and people peopl figures. ures.

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Introduction to entertainers 2011 As a well established juried arts and craft festival, the Filberg Festival also appreciates and respects the craft of the musician and has deliberately developed a stellar music program.

The Filberg Festival has a roots music feel to it with a musical line up featuring musicians from all across Canada, as well as a few from further afield. Most of the performers will be presenting shows on both the Main Stage, and on the more intimate Garden Stage. But some performers are only featured on one stage, so you might want to check out your program carefully so you don’t miss your favourite musician.

The Filberg Festival has a tradition of presenting some of this country’s finest musicians. We anticipate

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to the festival is to the overall event, not any particular musical performance.

The Filberg Festival is held to celebrate excellence in arts and crafts and music as well as to raise the funds needed to maintain and restore the very beautiful Filberg Heritage Lodge and Gardens.

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Barney Bentall

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Clover Point Drifters

In 1988 at the point when a day job seemed imminent, Barney Bentall formed The Legendary Hearts and signed with Columbia/CBS Records. Their self-titled debut album sold over 100,000 copies and featured three hit singles in Canada, winning a Juno in 1989. Between 1988 and 2000 the band toured extensively and released five studio albums which all reached gold or platinum status in Canada. After a change of perspective, 2007 brought the solo release of Gift Horse followed in 2008 by The Inside Passage. Barney has also developed the Grand Cariboo Opry, a generational variety show of some of Canada’s finest musicians.

Originally formed in 1996 when Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson came together to record what was suppose to be a one off tribute album to the great Canadian songwriter Willie P. Bennett they are now into their second decade. With one JUNO award and several JUNO nominations under their belts, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings have evolved into one of the finest roots oriented bands in North America. They have released five CDs and are currently working on an impressive collaboration by the name of Kings & Queens. This release pairs Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with some of the band’s favourite female singers and friends – including Roseanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Serena Ryder, Lucinda Williams and Cassandra Wilson. blackieandtherodeokings.com

Their repertoire consists primarily of traditional bluegrass songs, with a sprinkling of country, folk, blues and pop melodies served up in the bluegrass style. Clover Point Drifter songs feature close heartfelt duet and trio harmonies, backed by strong banjo, dobro and mandolin accompaniment. The members each have a decades-long love affair with bluegrass music. Featuring Mike Kraft on banjo, harmony vocals; Larry Stevens on resophonic guitar, lead vocals; Dan Parker on mandolin, lead vocals; Alan Law on guitar, lead & harmony vocals; George Robinson on bass, lead vocals.

Duane Steele

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Eric Bibb

He is among Canada’s top country recording artists and songwriters with a professional career dating back to 1984.

Duane landed a publishing contract with Warner Chapel in Nashville in 1993. This full time job as a staff songwriter allowed him the privilege of working with and learning from some of the most talented writers from the United States and Canada. Touring over the years, Duane has opened for some of the hottest acts in country music including Shania Twain, Terri Clark, Trisha Yearwood, Sammy Kershaw, and Prairie Oyster.

In the spring of 1999 Duane returned to Canada to focus on his recording career and has since released four successful albums. www.duanesteele.com

The narcotic cowboy thing you hear in Dustin’s music comes from his love for Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Byrds. The time he has spent in the saddle roping and branding steers on the ranch has also nurtured this rustic troubadour. A two month pleasure cruise across Canada throughout the summer of 2004 inspired all kinds of writing and Dustin went on to record Streets With No Lights in 2005.

The release of that record took Dustin back out on the Trans Canada Highway a number of times, as well down to Nashville and overseas to tour Denmark and Ireland. His songwriting talents continue to shine on Six Shooter, released in 2009.

Since a breakout performance at the 1996 London Blues Festival catapulted him to a high level of visibility Eric has toured the world, performing at major festivals. His rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine finger picking technique. He has no problem blending various genres effortlessly, melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle, contemporary sensibility. Eric has toured with Robert Cray, opened shows for Ray Charles, and John Mayall has recorded several of his songs. A native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition Eric has been nominated for nine W. C. Handy Blues Music Awards.

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House of Doc

Jake Galbraith

James Keelaghan

Named after their family home, presided over by Grandfather David ‘Doc’ Schroeder. Ph.D., the House of Doc family history dates back to the late 1800s. Infusing musical inspirations such as Gordon Lightfoot, Simon & Garfunkel and Spirit of the West with intricate harmonies, sophisticated counterpoint and a rocking, down home delivery, the band has captured its story with a rich and sensitive attention to detail. Dan Wiebe, sister Rebecca Harder, and her husband Matthew Harder come from a broad musical background and have large instrumental capability, featuring superb vocal harmonies.

As Main Stage MC and host of the Great Canadian Songs panel concert, Jake facilitates the connection between audience and performer, drawing on a life long love of music, and the craft and ritual of musical performance. Jake’s musical career began in the context of the Los Angeles version of the late 1950s folk revival, and since moving to Victoria, B.C. in 1973 Jake has immersed himself in the local music community as a performer, and in various aspects of concert and record production. As a performer who embraces many styles, Jake performs these days as a solo artist, as well as with various ensembles throughout many Vancouver Island communities.

This poet laureate of the folk and roots music world writes with great humanity and honesty, with an eye to the past and a vision of the future. A brilliant tunesmith, James has always had the urge to write. He loves language and history, a subject in which he earned a degree; and he has an ear for memorable melodies and the harmonies that make those melodies glisten. His masterful story telling has, over the course of his nine recordings, been a part of the bedrock of his success, earning James nominations and awards, as well as acclaim from Australia to Scandinavia.

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Lester Quitzau

Little Miss Higgins

Lunch At Allen’s

His skill as a guitarist and vocalist have won him growing critical acclaim and admiration over the past twenty years as a solo performer, a member of the award-winning group TriContinental, and with his own Lester Quitzau Trio. A two time JUNO award winner, the master slide guitarist’s music has evolved to be quite diverse, but Lester spent the first ten years of his career playing straight ahead blues. What began with a solid blues apprenticeship in the funky working class bars of Edmonton has grown into an eclectic and constantly evolving musical journey for the guitarist.

Her stage name, Little Miss Higgins, suits the undeniably inflammatory mix of her blues and country music repertoire.

She plays music brewed up in old time country blues sprinkled with a little jazz and maybe a hint of folk. As a songwriter, a range of artists from Memphis Minnie, Billy Holiday, and Big Bill Broonzy to Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan has influenced her. Over the past five years, Little Miss Higgins has built a strong national reputation throughout Canada, performing most often as a duo with partner, guitarist Foy Taylor. In the spring of 2011 Little Miss Higgins toured overseas to the UK with her newest release, Across The Plains.

This extraordinary musical revue began as a one-off project a couple of years ago but it has proven so popular that the four veteran songwriters are working on their fourth national tour. Marc Jordan has written hit songs for Rod Stewart, Cher, Natalie Cole, Bette Midler and Diana Ross. Ian Thomas has written hit songs for Santana, America, Manfred Mann, Chicago and Anne Murray. Cindy Church is well known on the festival circuit through her solo work and as a member of the country-folk group Quartette. Murray McLauchlan’s hits have covered Canadian airwaves from coast to coast. Their new CD More Lunch At Allen’s shows off their deep respect for the art of songwriting. www.lunchatallens.ca

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Mae Moore

The Marigolds

Michael Kaeshammer

Blessed with an artist’s eye, Mae has been writing for over thirty-five years, and her songs have been heard in major movie soundtracks, hit television shows and all over the radio. Mae has forged a career that has found her sharing stages with Sarah McLachlan, John Hiatt, Marianne Faithfull, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Richard Thompson and other folk/rock luminaries. Her voice is a wonder, a round-toned, burnished instrument, and a vital voice in the fabric that makes up the Canadian roots music scene. Mae has just released a new album Folklore, as well as a companion art book.

Gwen Swick (electric bass), Suzie Vinnick (lead guitar), and Caitlin Hanford (rhythm guitar), three of Canada’s top singer songwriters, have combined their talents to form the Marigolds.

Accompanied by drummer Randall Coryell, the Marigolds have a genuine affection for the timeless and classic genres of traditional country and bluegrass, Appalachian ballads and the blues, specializing in angelic harmonies and gutsy playing.

Delivering with skill and grace, the Marigolds are a roots music super group in full bloom. The Marigolds have performed at concerts and major festival stages all across Canada.

He has an uncanny ability to take ‘a bit of musical this’ and ‘a touch of musical that’ and create a sound that is uniquely his own. Michael is a gifted singer and songwriter, and a technically brilliant piano player. He’s a showman. His new release Kaeshammer showcases a set of original songs as playful as they are contagious. Literally, a feast for your ears that blends ingredients from his vast store of jazz, soul, pop and R&B influences, served up fresh, piping hot, and with a huge helping of joy on the side. Michael doesn’t play at you. He plays with you.

www.maemoore.com

www.themarigolds.ca

www.kaeshammer.com

Paul Gellman A multi instrumentalist and singer songwriter, Paul performs in an eclectic range of styles combining rock, pop, jazz, blues, R&B and folk. He has performed solo and in bands for over thirty years, and brings a warm ambience to the stage. Recently, Paul’s activities have broadened to include different musical forms, including Hebrew and Klezmer. These influences have added to his wide range of musical experience, helping to make his own compositions universal in their appeal.

Paul has recently developed a program of collaboration and learning in Toronto that focuses on helping individuals and groups grow their music.

www.paulgellman.com

The Rakish Angles

The Russell Jackson Band

What makes the Rakish Angles unique is the collaborative spirit in which they put their pieces together. Each musician composes original instrumental and vocal pieces for the group, and then they all come together to arrange the diverse tunes. They recognize and encourage each other’s different strengths and backgrounds, which is heard both in the compositions and in the way each musician is given space to shine. The quartet members are Boyd Norman on bass, Serena Eades on violin, Dan Richter on guitar and Simon Hocking on mandolin.

Born in Memphis, Russell started playing bass in 1974. While living in Chicago, Russell played with the Otis Clay Band, Buddy Guy, Artic ‘Blues Box’ White, Little Howling Wolfe, Abbe Locke, Bobby Rush, Willie Clayton and Johnny Dollar.

After leaving Otis, Russell went on to tour with the BB King Orchestra for six and a half years. Moving to LA, Russell played with Jimmy Witherspoon, Margie Evans, Sam Taylor, Barbara Mason and Roy Gaines. In 1987 Russell moved on to Sacramento, and played with highly acclaimed blues artists such as Luther Tucker, Matt Murphy, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Katie Webster and Charlie Musselwhite. Finally in 1990, he moved to Vancouver and formed the Russell Jackson Band and has now released three CDs of his own material.

www.rakishangles.com

www.myspace.com/russelljacksonband

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g r e b l i F r u o Y GET THE MOST OUT OF Experience WALK THE GREEN TALK We can all learn some lessons from the Filberg Festival Food Concessions on how to walk the “green” talk. They are great models of what progressive businesses are doing to reduce their environmental footprint and encourage their customers to do the same.

Almost all our vendors will be offering only biodegradable cups, napkins, and cutlery. Most condiments are offered in reusable containers - paper plates and plastic forks are disappearing from our grounds. To help achieve a goal of zero waste, they use and encourage recycling.

They also use creative serving and presentation: keep your eye out for servings in banana leaves; take-a-way products in biodegradable boxes; or discounts for those who bring their own cups & containers.

You’ll also notice our Vendors highlighting the importance of using local natural organic ingredients and supporting local farmers and small business within the Comox Valley and region to help create a sustainable economy.

It’s more than just trendy marketing or responding to consumer-led trends. Our Festival Vendors are taking practical steps to demonstrate practices consistent with their values and each individual’s responsibility for reducing our collective environmental impact. We’re very proud to host environmentally conscious businesses and invite you to come and check them out!

Devoted Filberg fans know how to get the most fun and value out of their Festival experience. This is a truly unique event, with a world-wide reputation for the excellence of the work of our juried artisans as well as great music, a wide range of culinary treats and creative activities for kids. So, here are some insider tips to make this a memorable and safe Festival for you and your family.

Remember, part of the richness of the Festival is the splendor of the waterfront site. Come prepared to wander the nine-acre grounds of the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park. Wear comfortable flat shoes, watch where you walk to avoid tripping on uneven ground or pebbles and acorns - this is an outdoor event, in a park. Bring your sting kit if you are highly allergic to insect stings; wasp stings are usually the biggest “injury” treated by First Aid during the Festival. (Located by the main entrance gate.)

Make sure you dress appropriately for the weather, bring sunscreen and wear a hat. To stay hydrated, drink lots of water. Bring a cup or bottle, free water onsite but no cups! Bonus tip: Wet wipes are fantastic to have on hand.

Please leave your pets at home, no matter how special or well-behaved yours may be. This is not a pet-friendly event and dogs are not allowed on the grounds anytime of the year. Be kind to them, do not leave them in your parked car.

Leave yourself plenty of time for travel. Carpool and use the park & ride to help reduce your impact on the environment and congestion near the entrance.

Bring your wheelchair if you need one. We will offer, to the best of our ability, priority parking for the vehicles of disabled people and those in wheelchairs.

Have a strategy to stay connected. Arrange a specific time and place to meet your friends or family when you arrive. Exchange cell phone numbers and have a contingency plan in case you get separated during the Festival. We will maintain a Lost People area beside the First Aid Station located by the Main Admission Gate.

Keep an eye on your belongings. Lost and found items should be turned in and retrieved at the Info Booths beside the Lodge or the Pass Gate Tent on your way out. If your purchases are getting heavy, take advantage of our parcel check service at the Pass Gate entrance near the parking lot and the lower info booth.

As you wander, if you see something you like - purchase it, to avoid disappointment. Unique, oneof-a-kind means just that, so if the item is sold, it’s gone. Don’t assume the item or the artisan will be there tomorrow or next year. Our juried artisan lineup changes from year to year and some only come for two days of the four-day Festival. If you do want to get in touch with an artisan from previous years, leave a message in the coordinators notebook at the info booth near the lodge or the pass gate booth and Festival organizers will pass it on.

Our Vendors offer a wide variety of culinary treats, so bring your appetite. Some of our artisans also feature handcrafted foods to take home or enjoy on the spot. The on-site Tea House is also open during the Festival, for those wanting a sit-down meal.

We invite you to join with us in making the Festival as “green” as possible. To reduce the amount of garbage and landfill use, we encourage environmentally-friendly practices such as bringing you own mug and/or plates and utensils, and recycling your cans and bottles. Bonus Tip: Bring a re-useable tote/bag to carry your treasures, sit on, or to take your garbage home in.

Our musical entertainment lineup has some great crowd-drawing events, so during peak times, if space is at a premium, we kindly request that you not sit through two sets of the same performers. That way others will have the opportunity to appreciate them as well. If you like the music you’re hearing, you can purchase your favorites at our CD Sales Booth near the main stage. Due to contractual agreements with the entertainers please refrain from using recording devices during the performances.

Watch for spontaneous fun opportunities. Get a henna tattoo; have your face painted; indulge in some creamy organic fudge; or suggest to the kids they try a children’s yoga class in the kids area.

And finally, just go with the flow, be flexible and stay curious and open to whatever happens. Part of the festival experience is being part of the crowd. Try not to get too fixated on where you think you have to sit or stand. And if you don’t get front row seats or end up standing in the back, who knows, maybe you’ll enjoy some crowd watching during the event or even do a bit of dancing.

Keeping Things Safe Our event is for families and we do our best to keep you safe. We are helped in that task by our twenty-four hour professional security company Footprints Security, and our volunteer security force made up of retired (or not) police officers, military police officers, and others of similar background and training.

So do come and enjoy yourselves with us, and help us keep you safe by doing your part: Make sure you keep track of your loved ones, have a safety plan of your own should you get separated in the crowds. If you see anything that concerns you or that you think may be a security concern, just speak to the first person you see with a communications radio, Security uniform, or Filberg Festival Crew shirt and bring it to our attention. Thanks for being safety conscious and helping us take care of our visitors.

Bike Safe The Comox Valley Cycling Coalition will be operating the Bike Lock up at this year’s Filberg Festival. This activity fits well within their mandate: To create a safe environment for cycling in the Comox Valley and encourage cycling as an effective, economical, healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transportation. Many thanks to these community minded people who are willing to take action to support their words.

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Steve Dawson

Sue Medley

Since meeting in 1992 and marrying in late 1993, Stacey and Mark have toured the United States, Canada, and Europe repeatedly. Armed with clever acoustic guitar interplay, autobiographical songwriting, lovely harmonies, and humorous storytelling, this couple captivates your attention from the first moment they are on stage. Based out of Tennessee, Stacey and Mark draw from blues, pop, country, rock, and more in their heartfelt music. The years of touring have given them a knack for reaching out to the audience in an intimate “come in to my living room” fashion. Stacey and Mark own their own record label, Gearle Records, and have released eight CDs over the years. www.staceyandmark.com

Over the past decade or so Steve has become such an indelible fixture on the Canadian musical landscape that it’s tempting to take him for granted. Steve is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist. Specializing in slide and fingerstyle guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, banjo and other instruments, he is in demand as a performer, session musician and producer.

Because Steve is a master of many genres, he is comfortable in almost any musical setting you could name, and his newest album Nightshade draws from these diverse interests to offer a veritable musical feast for string aficionados.

Returning home to the Comox Valley after years of touring and performing all over the world, Sue is now teaching voice and guitar to young aspiring musicians. After all, she was playing guitar and writing songs by the age of twelve. During her years on the road Sue appeared with many of the greats from Bob Dylan to John Mellencamp. She has also performed at the JUNO Awards, the Bob Dylan Tribute at Madison Square Gardens in New York, Farm Aid in Louisville, Kentucky and at the opening of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

Her song Maybe The Next Time was one of the most played songs on Canadian radio in 1991.

Tim Williams

Todd Butler

Valdy

Tim is a blues based singer songwriter and multiinstrumentalist, a veteran of the roots music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to the coffeehouse scene of his native California in the mid sixties. Tim discovered a passion for the traditional blues styles, inspired by seeing many first generation blues musicians live during the blues boom of the mid and late sixties. His songwriting has won praise from the likes of Tom Russell and Willie Nelson. Living in Canada since 1970, Tim is a studio musician, producer, and a performer in constant demand.

With over thirty years of live performance experience as both a musician/vocalist and a comedian, Todd’s skills are finely tuned. Expressing himself through music is his passion, a twisting journey through such varied musical terrain as funk, R&B, reggae, country swing, blues, bluegrass and thoughtful ballads in the finest singer songwriter tradition. A veteran contributor to CBC Radio and Television, well known for his hilarious political parodies, there are not many comedians who can play guitar like Todd. He will perform at the festival as a member of the Great Canadian Songs panel concert.

Few performers are capable of achieving the kind of energy Valdy generates on stage. He is a master of country, folk, rock and blues, a terrific entertainer, an energetic performer, dancing and prancing, dipping and swaying while singing and strumming on stage. He introduces his songs with genuine warmth and establishes a strong rapport with his audiences.

He charms listeners with his rich, smooth, singing voice and skillful guitar playing. Valdy tours in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. He will perform at the festival as a member of the Great Canadian Songs panel concert.

www.cayusemusic.com

www.stevedawson.ca

www.suemedley.ca

www.toddbutler.com

www.valdy.com

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Entertainers in attendance 2011 BLUES PANEL CONCERT – Friday Afternoon

GREAT CANADIAN SONGS CONCERT – Monday Afternoon

Host of the Blues Panel concert this year is Tim Williams who will be joined

by Eric Bibb, Lester Quitzau and Little Miss Higgins. Each performer is an accomplished musician with their own individual style, but on Friday Afternoon they come together and share their extensive knowledge of the Blues with the audience. Their material might range from original compositions to tunes by Robert Johnson or Elmore James. Each musician takes a turn as lead performer as they showcase the Blues past and present.

This year we again dedicate our Blues Panel concert to the Hornby Island Blues Society and all of their volunteers. Offering one of the premier Blues instructional camps in the country, the Hornby Island Blues Society also presents the annual Blues Odyssey concert at the Sid Williams Theatre in May, making the Comox Valley a great place for Blues fans.

Valdy, Todd Butler and Jake Galbraith will be the featured performers at the Great Canadian Songs concert, singing your favourite Canadian songs, written by your favorite Canadian songwriters.

Valdy has been a part of the fabric of Canadian folk music for many years. One of Canada’s most influential songwriters, he charms listeners with his rich, smooth, singing voice.

Todd Butler is a veteran contributor to CBC Radio and Television, well known for his hilarious political parodies, but there are not many comedians who can play guitar as well as Todd.

Jake Galbraith has always loved music. A vocalist and multiinstrumentalist, Jake has immersed himself in the music community as a performer, as well as working in various aspects of concert and record production.

Join Valdy, Todd and Jake, singing along with Great Canadian Songs that often rekindle many happy memories and have the ability to touch the soul.

Some of these songs are written about the history of our country, and some of these songs are an adventure in beautiful melodies and heartfelt lyrics arranged and sung from the heart.

They are all powerful songs that capture the spirit of Canada.

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Entertainment for the children 2011 As a noted arts and craft festival in its 29th

year, the Filberg Festival is a family friendly festival presenting four days of entertainment for the whole family. The festival is well known for its comprehensive children’s program dedicated to children’s entertainment and education. Children’s performers interact and educate their audiences, providing the young with a happy festival experience. Each day of the festival several entertaining children’s performers will be featured. In addition to this, families will find many other activities to keep them busy in the Kid’s Area: singing, storytelling, face painting, the art and crafts table, and the painting easels. Our intention is to make sure that everyone in the family has a good time in the Kid’s Area.

Joani Bye

Mike Battie

As one of Vancouver’s top studio singers, Joani’s powerful voice has been heard on albums by Cher, David Bowie, INXS and Bon Jovi as well as on countless commercial jingles. She has been performing in schools as a member of the a cappella quartet The Euphorics for the past twenty years, and with them released a children’s CD called So … What’s With The Pants?

Joani appeared on the educational TV series Tell-A-Tale Town performing two original songs with Diane Lines. As well as performing, Joani will be encouraging kids to participate in some creative and fun musical games.

Since 1985 Mike has been wowing audiences with his hilariously dynamic stage show. He blends virtuoso juggling with light-hearted crowd participation to amaze and amuse.

One of the most experienced juggling instructors in BC Mike has personally introduced more than ten thousand people to the joy of juggling. His skills are top notch and the audience responds to his warmth and humour. Mike has instructed for the Vancouver School Board’s Adult Education program, taught privately for schools, colleges, and corporate functions, and conducted workshops at Science World and a wide variety of festivals. www.mikebattie.com

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Kid's Area Coordinator

Sand Northrup

Traci Skuce

Since 1984, Sand has been warming hearts young and old with her dynamic one-woman circus stage show. She has brought circus arts to literally thousands: at schools across the country, innumerable community centres, festivals, corporate events and special education projects. Sand loves to teach the skills she uses in her own performances: juggling, unicycling, and clowning. She takes her mobile Circus School to schools throughout BC offering interactive circus arts workshops for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve in French or English. Her popularity is due, in part, to her ability to let the children who participate be the stars of the show.

Everyone enjoys the spinning of a good tale. Children become enraptured and captivated. Traci is enchanted by the magic of storytelling, her interest in storytelling born when her first son was small. She loves to transport an audience to “once upon a time” and “a land far, far away”. And transport you, she will.

Be prepared to journey to a Persian kingdom, a deep Russian forest or into the hull of a flying ship. You may encounter trickery there, or three impossible tasks. You may even have to outwit the binds of an ancient spell. Traci has studied the nuances and subtleties of story, as well as performance, with Vancouver storyteller Naomi Steinberg.

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General … $10 • Senior Friday … $5 Military Sunday … $5 • Family … $25 Children 10 and under Free

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Our comprehensive children’s program is coordinated

by Sandy Holding this year. She already has much experience volunteering in the Kid's Area at the Filberg Festival so we are very pleased to have her.

Sandy ran a family daycare business for five years and has worked with children in home education programs. She has also been involved with St John's Ambulance for the past Sandy Holding few years. Her experience organizing and managing resources for various volunteer organizations is a real asset as she plans the many activities that keep children and their families busy at the festival: singing, storytelling, face painting, designing and building with Lego, and creating art work at the arts and crafts tables and the painting easels, with her volunteers. Sandy enjoys a variety of interests including bicycle riding, crafts of all kinds, cooking, gardening and reading. Sandy and her volunteer crew can be found throughout the Kid’s Area helping to make each child's visit to the Filberg Festival special.

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Hope Afloat Breast Cancer Survivors’ DRAGON BOAT TEAM Welcomes New Paddlers for 2011 Season!

If you are a breast cancer survivor, and enjoy fresh sea air and having fun whilst exercising, perhaps it is time to try dragon boat paddling!

Age does not matter, nor does fitness level.

We practice twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the sheltered waters of the Comox harbour. Enjoy a ‘free’ paddle before deciding if you want to join. A life jacket and paddle will be provided.

You will make some new friends....

All of whom are ‘In the same boat!’

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www.hopeafloatcanada.ca or call Marcy 250-338-2112 Comox Valley BladeRunners Program BladeRunners is a Youth Skills Link program that builds community partnerships through connecting motivated & job ready youth with valuable employment. The BladeRunners program has been helping local youth participate in training opportunities and obtain employment in the Comox Valley since 2007.

Nanaimo Youth Services Association “Believing in the power and potential of youth”

Blade Runners Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30 • Ages 15-30 250-218-8424

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The Government of Canada has contributed funding to this initiative

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: • Youth between the ages of 15-30 and out of school.

• In need of assistance to overcome employment barriers.

• Not in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI).

EMPLOYERS WILL: • Receive 60 hours of free work exposure / training hours from a BladeRunners participant.

• Receive a $3.00/hr wage subsidy contribution based on a minimum $10.50/hr wage.

To connect with the Comox Valley BladeRunners program please contact: William Kosloski 250-334-8138 ext. 229 kosloski@nysa.bc.ca or Chris Lakusta 250-713-4311 lakustac@nysa.bc.ca.

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Artisans’ Festival

Sept 3,4,& 5 Sat, Sun 10-5 Mon 10-4

• Paintings • Pottery • Photography • Garden Art • Unique Art Forms

• Sculpture • Jewellery • Furniture • Glass • Fabric

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KIDS FEST 2011 Saturday, September 10 10 am to 3 pm at Lewis Centre and Lewis Park, Courtenay Watch the Comox Valley Record for details this summer.

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nt ri tp oo F l va ti es F e th ng ci u ed R Over the years we have worked diligently to make the Festival as “earth friendly” as possible and to minimize our environmental footprint. We believe most Festival goers care about our impact on the environment and support our efforts to make ke it a “green” event.

So how can you help?

Here are some suggestions for minimizing our footprint, not only in the park, but in the community as well.

Use alternative transportation. Carpooling or park & ride are options for getting to and from the festival in a more environmentally conscious way.

Or ride your bike and secure it in our bike lockup.

Bring a refillable water bottle as well as reusable plates, mug and cutlery. Don’t leave any garbage behind, take it with you

to recycle at home or dispose of it in our composting and recycling containers. Ask a Volunteer where containers are if you want to recycle and reduce the amount of garbage sent to the regional landfill.

All of our efforts can A make a big difference. m We are very mindful of how to reduce our impact and become more environmentally efficient. We rigorously organize the set up and take down of the event to have the minimal impact on the park and wildlife. We clean up all trash to minimize our mark on the property.

We’re determined to continue to improve our “green” efforts as caretakers and stewards of the beautiful Filberg park, the magnificent Comox Valley and the marvelous planet we call home.

25th Annual Nautical Days

Bullhead Derby

Saturday, July 3O th at the

Comox Government Wharf sponsored by

COMOX VALLEY RECORD Your community. Your newspaper.

ticket

MARY FOX POTTERY PIECE Creating beautiful vessels for people to use or contemplate is a

thoroughly enjoyable way to spend one’s life. Over the past two decades, Mary has focused on creating beautiful forms with simple lines and subtle methods of glazing them. She has been potting since13 and has yet to grow tired of any aspect of her job. Mary exhibits locally, nationally and internationally.

will win valued at $450.00 $10.00 / TICKET - ONLY 1500 WILL BE SOLD Tickets will be available at the raffle booth (one location) outside the Lodge throughout the Festival.

BC Gaming License # 35837 All net proceeds to the Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park Association. Draw will take place at 6pm, Monday August 1st at the Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park.

#2 ticket

ORIGINAL BRETT VARNEY PAINTING Brett’s inspiration is born from the works of Matisse, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Kandinsky and others. He is fascinated by the ability of intense color and texture of line to convey an emotional expression.

will win valued at $950.00

The Filbergg Heritage Lodge and nine acres of bbeautifully landscaped parklands are situated on the waterfront in the Town of Comox at the corners of Comox Avenue and Filberg Road.

T estate was the home of Robert Th This J.J Filberg, and his wife, Florence M McCormack, who developed the g grounds and several unique outb buildings over the many years the f family lived there. Robert died in 1977, bequeathing his estate to the V Vancouver Foundation. Through ingenious negotiations by representatives of the Town of Comox ggenerosity osity of the Vancouver Foundation, no tax and the generosit dollars were needed to purchase the property. Unique in the Comox Valley, a partnership was formed with the Town holding the property title and the Association being responsible for the management of this designated Heritage site.

To administer, repair and operate the Park and Lodge, funds are raised through the annual Comox Valley’s premiere cultural event the Filberg Festival. This is the main fundraising event that enables the non-pro¿t Filberg Lodge and Park Association to maintain the property.

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HARBOUR AIR & FAIRMONT PACKAGE “Vancouver Get Away” – Return Airfare for Two from Comox to Vancouver Harbour including one night’s accommodation for two in a Deluxe Harbour Mountain View room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim. Package Value $1066.00 before taxes.

will win valued at $1066.00

#4 ticket

TRANSAT HOLIDAYS TRAVEL VOUCHER Weekly departures from Comox. Destinations include Europe, the West Indies and the United States. Transat A.T. Inc. is an integrated tour operator that specializes in holiday travel and offers more than 60 destination countries.

will win valued at $1000.00

#5 ticket

ORIGINAL MARION WEBBER PAINTING Marion Webber has been an artist virtually all her life.

Over the last ten years she has focused on oil pastels and now oil paintings of the West Coast. Inspired by nature, Marion paints the peaceful nurturance of nature.

will win valued at $1800.00

#6 ticket

ORIGINAL MONK FILBERG PAINTING Monk is a west coast Canadian artist with her primary studio on spectacular Rathtrevor Beach at Parksville on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

will win valued at $4500.00 +

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