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Children’s Arts Festival in 17th year Happy, smiling faces as your children embark on their new adventures for another school year. It won’t be long until those smiles fade a little and you are looking for something else to keep them occupied. Lucky for you, the Kamloops Arts Council (KAC) holds their annual Children’s Arts Festival just after school starts in for the fall. Now in its 17th year, the Kamloops Children’s Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, September 17 with a second day of fun on Sunday with Bobs and Lolo. “On Saturday, September 17, families can enjoy a full day of free arts activities and performances at Riverside Park,” explains Kathy Sinclair, executive director of the Kamloops Arts Council. “Performers on the Interior Savings Stage include vocal percussionist / live looper RupLoops (Rup Sidhu), Dance Afreaka, the KAC Rivertown Players and Stage One Theatre School. Workshops, led by local artists and organizations, will include clay, henna art, Japanese block printing and much more.” “On Sunday, award-winning singersongwriters Bobs and LoLo return to Kamloops for a live performance at the Sagebrush Theatre,” continues Kathy. “The four-time Juno-nominated singersongwriters and creators and stars of the musical preschool series Sing, Dance and Play with Bobs and LoLo were recently named Canada’s Favourite Kids’ Entertainer in a nationwide poll by CBC Music. The show begins at 2:00 pm (doors 1:30 pm) and tickets, $20 adults, $15 kids or $55 for family of four, are available at the Kamloops Live Box Office. Bobs and LoLo will also be doing a meet and greet following the show.” Excited to be able to host RupLoops, also known as Rup Sidhu, the Kamloops Arts Council wants you to know that his show is something you will
not want to miss and will appeal to a wide range of ages. He is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, producer and composer. He specializes in vocal percussion and live looping; his sound blends the rhythms of poetry and spoken word with a dynamic range of cultural hybridity. Inspired by folk and classical forms of music from around the world, his musical expressions can range from groove oriented hip hop beats, to contemporary fusions of classical ragas; scores for the National Film Board of Canada and remixes of vintage Bollywood tunes, to experimental compositions for dance and theatre productions. Rup has facilitated and taught musical programs in universities, public schools, youth prisons and communities throughout Canada, USA, UK and India. Rup has produced fourteen albums with emerging artists, including American Pie, Shane Koyzan’s debut release. Current collaborative projects include: Lapis, Blue God and the Serpents, Language of Rhythm, and Metaphor. Rup’s solo live looping show, RupLoops, has toured over 200 locations across Canada. Children and their families may drop in at any time from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to take part in the daylong festivities. The Kamloops Arts Council enlists artists and non-profit groups to facilitate interactive workshops in visual art, dance, music, theatre and more. Musicians, storytellers, actors and dancers – both professional headliners and local groups – take to the stage. Workshops include “rock school,” henna art, hiphop dance, printmaking, clay sculpture, theatre games, button-making, magic wand making and much more. “Thanks to our supporters, Saturday of the Children’s Arts Festival is 100 per cent free to the public,” Kathy finishes. “This means we see a wide - continued on page 2