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Welcome to
HEART of the CITY 2019! The festival that celebrates music, arts, and spoken word in the heart, from the heart, and for the heart! Momentum is a funny thing. We continuously move ahead every day, but it’s in its recognition where growth can take place. We each overcome challenges, take risks, and try our best to take one (or several) big steps forward daily. Yup, you may have guessed – or already have known – this year’s festival is all about “keeping the momentum going.” We continue to make strides in building more community partnerships by supporting artists from all backgrounds and mediums, and bringing widened awareness of the formidable art in the heart of the city. Keep the mission of momentum close to the heart of the community. We are deeply grateful for each individual involved – from artists and volunteers, to attendees – you all make this celebration move further forward, each and every year. Charity Slobod President, Heart of the City Festival Society of Edmonton
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Booklet layout and design: Eyesight Publishing Central imagery artwork: Corey “Micky Pop” Bulldog
Contact Us: Musicians .................................................................heartcitymusic@gmail.com Artists .................................................................heartcityart@gmail.com Poets .................................................................hotcbeatstage@gmail.com Youth (CreArt) .................................................................creartedmonton@gmail.com Volunteers .................................................................hotcvolunteer@gmail.com Marketing (Ad Sales)........................................................heartcitymarketing@gmail.com General Inquiries .............................................................heartcityfest@gmail.com 2019 Board Members: Sebastian Barerra, Corine Demas, Jakki Duttenhoffer, Noah Garver, Faytima Goble, James Jarvis, Gautam Karnik, Elizabeth McEwan, Emily Peden, Mike Siek, Charity Slobod, Valorie Squires This booklet was created with the best of intentions, but there may be mistakes including terribly mangled spelling of names and places, missing information about important events, completely incorrect information, pictures of the wrong person attached to a bio, upside down planes that make your copy of the booklet a collector’s item, and incorrect instructions on how best to diffuse a bomb using only wire cutters. Please forgive us if you find one, or several, of these errors.
The Heart of the City Festival Society recognizes that we are assembling on Treaty 6 Territory, traditional lands of many First Nations of Canada, Plains and Wood Cree, Stoney Nakota Sioux, Blackfoot, and Métis, to name a few. Heart of the City respects and celebrates the many different cultures of all the people who gather on this land now and before and welcomes you to celebrate with us. The Board of Heart of the City recognizes that words have less power than actions, so we encourage you to visit Truth and Recognition Commission of Canada’s Call to Action Report at nctr.ca to educate yourself on positive actions that can be taken to ensure inclusivity and community become the main focus of moving forward in Canada.
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On Stage Hey you. Yes, we’re talking to you! If you’re reading this message, please look up and listen to the music in the park. The line-up is absolutely stellar and the Main Stage is performing from their heart. Whether it be folk, hip hop, blues, rock, country, indigenous drumming, world music, metal, indie, alternative, or experimental - you’re bound to find something to tickle your inner ear. Don’t forget to journey the entirety of the park. There is so much to do, but the music will be your festival soundtrack!
Main Stage Sampler Baby Boy Blue Baby Boy Blue is a 22-year-old dark electro-pop artist from Edmonton. He pulls influence from artists such as The Weeknd, The Neighbourhood and The 1975.
El Niven and The Alibi Spaghetti westerns, Memphis honky tonks and the open road course through the veins of El Niven & The Alibi. Forged on the cold Canadian prairies, this Edmonton duo’s mix of
southern twang, tender melodies, and stompin’ rhythms is turning heads, stomping feet, and stirring souls on both sides of the 49th parallel.
FKB FKB, the high-energy rock band based in Edmonton, has had a whirlwind past few years. Between releasing four singles and three music videos, they have performed over 120 shows in the last year-and-a-half in Canada and the United States.
Jacquie Daniels and the Jokers Jacquie Daniels & The Jokers, are going all in and laying down their royal flush. With Metis Blonde Bombshell, Jacquie Daniels, or as she goes by, “Queen of
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Rock”, her and the Jokers are the band to beat, with their hard-hitting rock riffs accompanied by Jacquie’s sultry blues-inspired voice.
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Jenesia Music is their soap box, message is what drives them. Jenesia is quickly becoming one of the most emotionevoking, story-telling pop groups in Canada. Their pop musicality is coloured by soulful blues guitar and a hint of jazz. Jenesia has played over 400 live shows including two Western Canadian tours, an appearance on national television in Toronto and showcases in Nashville, TN.
Josh Sahunta When it comes to setting the bar high, Canadian R&B-pop artist Josh Sahunta never lets his feet touch the ground. The self-taught multiinstrumentalist and singer uniquely positions himself as a songwriter with substance. Drawing upon his influences of John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd, Josh’s songwriting is packed
with deeply rich narratives and cool, contemporary soundscapes.
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Kane Incognito Hailing from the stark, prairie metropolis of Edmonton, Kane Incognito is the dynamic brainchild of Eric Kane Cherrington. After the loss of his brother and No Heat Tomorrow bandmate, Keeth Cherrington, Eric turned to music and formed Kane Incognito with his cousins, Austin and Braydon Shaw and childhood friend, Stephen Schoenthaler. The result is a deep blend of folk and rock music that is best described
as the love child of Mumford & Sons and Kaleo.
The Give ‘Em Hell Boys The Give ‘Em Hell Boys combine old fashioned country soul with rock ‘n’ roll swagger and punk rock attitude, reviving the power that is at the heart of the country genre. Their live show stands above all else. It’s impossible not to dance, toe tap and have a great time with their music. With positive reviews following in the wake of their performances which have spanned
the globe, The Give ‘Em Hell Boys are bringing back the days of Cash, Williams, and Jennings.
Deadly Nedly Deadly Nedly is a DJ, sound engineer, and producer born and raised in Edmonton. His heart burns for his city and the people in it. Ned demonstrates that through his consistent work here in Etown.
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Brother Octopus Since forming in 2011, Brother Octopus has been heavily involved within the Canadian music scene. They’ve performed alongside notable artists such as Hollerado, Buffy Saint-Marie and Fred Penner.
Form 10 Priding themselves as Edmonton’s musical mental health champions, the name Form 10 is a way express their passion for the cause, gained from first-hand experience as well as observations from member careers as first responders and emergency medical aid providers. “Without music, we are all lost,” states guitarist Aaron Taylor. “Through music, we can help support each other and find a greater inner peace in one another.”
Lia Cole The moment a five-year old Lia Cole eagerly learned the chords G and C to pull off “You Are My Sunshine” on the acoustic guitar, music became her heart and soul. In typical Lia Cole fashion, she ended the same home video with a resounding soulful riff overtop a hard hitting power chord, that would give the world insight into her undying talent to create her own sound. With deep soulful influences ranging from Bill Withers to Etta James, combined with the young sound of pop icons like
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, Lia Cole’s sound captivates audiences and stands completely on its own.
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The Beat The Beat Spoken Word Stage 2019 is offering more than poetry this year! We are excited to be including a session of stand up comedy and our first ever Sunday Story Slam! While some of our readers, comedians and storytellers are professional, we do strive to provide a platform for local emerging artists. Come out and sit on our grassy hill to “feel all the feels”, have a laugh and maybe even expand your understanding of Edmonton’s vibrant spoken word community.
Sessions Sunday Story Slam
The Beat’s Afternoon Poetry Session
Sunday, 1 p.m.
Saturday, 1 p.m.
Competing for a $100 prize are local storytellers Mathew O’Bertos, Nadine Hunt, Leif Gregersen, Liam Leroux, Nick Zon, Andrea Cheung, Matthew James Weigel and Kaz Mega.
Hosted by Nisha Patel, featuring Donna Durand and patti sinclair as She SEZ. Also reading: Omar, Adam Snider, Jack Delong and Vice Verser. Time permitting we will host a short open stage at the end of this session.
Each story teller gets five minutes to tell a family-friendly, original, unpublished story.
An Evening of Poetry
Do you think you have a great story to tell? Want to compete? We have two spots open for storytellers who haven’t pre-registered. Show up at The Beat Spoken Word stage by 12:15 p.m. to grab your spot.
Saturday, 5 p.m.
Hosted by Brandon Case., featuring Omar Farah and K’alii. Also reading: Diamond Zilx, Ash Catcher, Ben Freeland and Araya Howard
Also check out our friends at edmontonstoryslam.com to find out about monthly Story Slams here in Edmonton.
Comedy in the Park Saturday, 8 p.m.
Hosted by Dan Taylor, featuring Jim Kerr. Also Performing: Kyle Canniff, Fay Fey Dunaway, Cian Beatty, Sausha Supernault, Meagan Massini and Brad Semotiuk.
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Workshops Sacred Speech: Being Mindful of Indigenous Laws & Teachings in Writing and Sharing
We are hosting three free writing workshops. All you need to bring is an open mind and a willingness to try your hand at writing. We provide the pen and notebook!
Saturday, 7 p.m.
This workshop’s aim is to educate around and reaffirm the importance of practicing the laws of the land on which we reside. Of being mindful, sensitive and inclusionary of the ways of knowing of the First Peoples. Practicing indigenous allyship in spoken word poetry. With Sissy Thiessen.
Fearless Poets Workshop Saturday, 3 p.m.
Your words. Your way. In this 90 minute playshop, take your poem up a notch and convey more of who you are as an artist, using movement, music, breath, rhythm and sound to enhance and support your message.
Sensorial Writing
Bring an original short poem you are prepared to transform and perform. Come with an open mind and heart. Your facilitators are Donna Durand and patti sinclair.
Sunday, 3 p.m.
This workshop will focus on engaging our senses through our writing practice. Through collective brainstorming around emotion-based themes, participants will put words to emotion that will leave readers with a vivid sense of feeling. With Liam Coady.
Bios Liam Coady is a spoken word artist based in Edmonton. His most recent publication is This Love Is Mad Reciprocal published by Glass Buffalo and edited by Matthew Stepanic.
Donna Durand is a recreation therapist, educator, facilitator, writer, musician, singer songwriter, poet, member of performance group Trois Levres Rouge and artist’s collaborative She SEZ. Donna has a simple life mission; have fun and help others. 11
Omar Farah is a 21-year-old Somali-
Omar has been writing for a little over seven years but only decided to become more vocal over the last two, and my oh my has a lot happened over a very short time span. With an educational/professional career that’s very math/science centred, writing has become an outlet he’s grown to depend on. If Omar finds himself stuck on a math problem, he writes a piece on the definition of a derivative, and keeps writing until the answer comes to him.
Canadian spoken word poet, based out of Edmonton. He is also a student, wrapping up the last few weeks of his first degree in Chemical Engineering. Although he is relatively new to the spoken word scene, Omar was last year’s Edmonton Slam Champion, and a member of the Edmonton slam team which competed in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.
Jim Kerr is a musician, comedian
and Heart of the City alumni from Edmonton. When he’s not creating music as part of local hip-hop group The Valley City, you can catch him hosting or performing stand up comedy at venues all across the city. Looking for some laughs? Jim is hosting the Heart of the City comedy show at the Beat Stage on Saturday at 8 p.m.
K’alii Luuyaltkw is a Nisga’a organizer, poet, and ecology student from the Nass Valley in BC. This past year, K’alii was on the team representing Edmonton at the national spoken word competition CFSW, and is now the founder of the Edmonton Indigenous Poets Society. An integral trend throughout K’aliis life has been examining the social conditions that have given rise to the many injustices we see in the world today. K’alii is currently fighting a custody battle to get her three-year-old son back. The spirit
of hope and determination that she has learned from this process is channeled into her poems which are often delivered as open calls to action.
Nisha Patel is an Indo-Canadian poet, artist, and public speaker in Edmonton. She is the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion, the 2019 Edmonton Slam Champion, and the Festival Producer of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. She is the author of Limited Success and co-author of Water which are available from Glass Buffalo.
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patti sinclair has been playing with poetry for over 20 years. This spring patti won Edmonton Poetry Festival’s Poetry Moves on Transit competition with her poem Where to Begin.
Dan Taylor is a comic and pastor based in Edmonton. He has appeared on comedy stages all over North America. He has television appearances on CBC, CTV, YESTV and others. Drawing on his experience as a husband, father, social worker, pastor, and barista, Dan’s unique background enables him to connect with a diverse audience. Sissy Thiessen is a Treaty 6 Nakota Sioux, Cree & German Indigenous cultural facilitator, Jingle Dress dancer, crafter/beader, spoken word poet and creative writer from Edmonton. She studied Communications & Journalism at Mount Royal University and has won various awards in the areas of community enrichment, cultural involvement and journalism. For the past five years, she has been living her passion of educating Albertans of all ages on indigenous history, issues and culture through dance, crafting, play and the
written word. As a spoken word poet, Sissy also works to awareness to social issues around body image, mental health, race and self identity.
Brandon Wallace Case is an
Edmonton-based poet, playwright and creative writer who helped represent Edmonton at CFSW 2018. He is also a future WWE Champion in a dream he has three nights a week and wants everybody to know it. Growing up in poverty and abuse, raised by a family struggling with mental illness and addiction, Brandon now uses his poetry to show the world what he’s become, the only way he knows how
– by opening himself up and showing what’s inside.
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Coming Together
Intercultural Multilogues
Please join Coming Together at the teepee for indigenous knowledge sharing workshops, intercultural activities with dance and fun!
Saturday
Sunday
Blanket Exercise with Veronica Fuentes (please bring a blanket if you can)
Blanket Exercise with Veronica Fuentes (please bring a blanket if you can)
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
West African Dance workshop with Sangea Academy (family friendly!)
Teaching from a Sacred Balance with Susan Sinclaire (with kids crafts and singing!)
12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Nehiyaw (Cree) Language Class with Reuben Quinn
Intercultural Activity
Who we Are Coming Together - Intercultural Multilogues is an antiracism project in the core of Edmonton that hosts programming and events that foster intercultural relationship building through sharing, learning, and fun. We host monthly Intercultural Gatherings that create space for community to share their culture, share their skills, meet each other’s families, and build relationships. facebook.com/interculturalmultilogues/
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Art My Dear Heartisans, Heart of the City Festival would not be what it is today without your undying love and support. It has truly moved us to see the dedication the community of Boyle/ McCauley has for the arts in all its forms. Many people have found salvation in turning their pain and struggle into something tangible and unique, something they can share with others, something to connect with so that they may be understood. Boyle/McCauley is the Heart of the City; through community, art, music, and a general understanding that although life is not always perfect, art in all its form is a transformative tool. This neighbourhood thrives and shows the rest of the city what heart looks like. It has been, and continues to be an honour to be a part of something so magical, enlightening, and transformative. We would not be who we are today without this connection to the Heart of the City and we thank you for sharing your neighbourhood with us for the last 16 years. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Hay Hay! Fay - Art Director, Heart of the City Festival
Corey “Micky Pop” Bulldog
is an emerging Edmonton artist. Originally from High Level, Micky has been working in visual art since the age of 7, music since the age of 14, and has taken much inspiration from his difficult past. Micky is working hard on his music and art career and has just released an album on Spotify titled “Vamp”. He has appeared on the Heart of the City stage with the hip hop group Verbal Architects and works in the local film scene in the art department on various shows including Caution:
May Contain Nuts, and Knuckleball. Micky created the central image for this year’s festival and will be at the festival creating live art.
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Jemma Forgie (collaborative art project curator) is an Edmontonbased artist focused on reconstructing biology through an artistic lens. Using sculpture and textile, she is interested in visualizing the relationships commonly articulated between anatomy and biology.
Leif Gregersen has lived in McCauley for 17+ years and loves to be part of the best community in Alberta. He is a public speaker, author, and mental health advocate, working to make the world a better place. He has also published many poetry books and is an avid photographer.
Indigenous Artist Market Collective (Or IAM Collective)
the opportunities for artists to be recognized in their home communities. Since their conception and very successful introduction to the local marketplace in early 2018, they have been invited to numerous events, conferences, festivals, and to teach and share their knowledge. Their home base can be found at the Edmonton Downtown Farmers’ Market every Saturday and Sunday.
is a group of local indigenous artists and artisans looking to increase awareness of indigenous authentic and contemporary art forms. Every week they rotate their members through various venues around the City of Edmonton. They hope to provide a local context of indigenous art in Edmonton and to increase
Mary Lehmann creates art in
many forms. She incorporates poetry, photography, pottery, painting, and, even though it doesn’t start with a ‘p’, leather-making. She goes the extra mile by stretching the canvas herself, building forms for pottery, and creating designs for leather-tooling. A piece of the artist is within all her pieces. Please enjoy!
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Northern Natural Soap Co.
Kira Homeak and Devon LePage started Northern Naturals Soap Co. after realizing they both shared a passion for creating natural body and hair care products. Wanting to move away from the commercial products that use chemicals, artificial fragrances, and preservatives that are harmful to the environment, they began to develop recipes made from completely natural ingredients. Taking their dedication to sustainability even further, they decided not only their products but their packaging should be as environmental-
ly friendly as possible. This is how they came up with the idea to have their products refillable. Almost all products can be refilled for a discounted price, and any products that can’t use recycled materials for their packaging.
Roseanna Nay and Brad Fehr
are an Edmonton-based collaboration which began in 2018. Their group work explores relationship dynamics through crafting, performance, and video. Individually they create visual art through drawing, painting, sculpture, and whatever is on hand. Both are highly invested in personal narratives and re-using symbols in new contexts. Their art has appeared across Edmon-
ton in pop-up shows, public venues, and print as well as internationally.
Street Prints Artist Collective
is co-facilitated by e4c, Inner City Rec & Wellness Program, Bissell Centre and Boyle Street Community Services. This project brings together inner city artists from diverse backgrounds to work together towards the creation, promotion, planning, and sale of their artwork, reducing barriers and creating inclusive and accessible artistic
opportunities for our artists. Visit us at facebook.com/streetprintscollective.
Cliff Travis is a contemporary mixed-media artist
born and based in Edmonton. Cliff is self-taught and has produced graphite drawings since his youth. His recent focus has turned to abstract paintings characterized by heavy textures. He is constantly experimenting with new techniques/materials, as well as painting/drawing hybrids. Cliff has been a resident artist at Lotus Art Gallery and has had works in their exhibits for more than a year. Cliff was recently featured as artist-of-the-month in the July 2018 edition of Edmonton Muse e-magazine. His work can also be seen on his website, clifftravis.ca.
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Art Workshops Coil Pot Pottery
Painting Records
Talented pottery artist, David Molaro, will show you how to create your very own pottery piece using the coil pot method. These pots are so named for the technique used to build the structure, ropes of air-dry clay are coiled on top of one another until the desired height is reached and then smoothed to create a classic looking shape. Until supplies run out.
Ever wonder what happens to old records that no one wants to listen to? They go to the Reuse Centre, and then we pick them up and bring them to the festival for you to make your very own masterpiece with! They’re easy to hang at home because of the nail sized hole in the middle. Or if you would prefer a colourful fruit bowl just let them sit in the sun and then mold them how you want. Come enjoy vinyl records in a new way!
Collaborative Art Project
Textile Wall Art
Heart of the City has invited Jemma Forgie to sculpt a large heart from chicken wire that shall be hung from the big tree by the arts tents. She will be there from 1-4 both days, to curate a collaborative art project during which time patrons of the festival will help add to the sculpture, with textile, yarn, and other bits and bolts, to create a beautiful work of biological art!
Do you have some left over fabric? Ever wondered what to do with it? Heart of the City’s art director Fay Fey will be leading a workshop that shows you how you can turn some leftover fabric and a stick into a beautiful wall hanging!
Three R’s Button-making Do you have a jar full of bottle caps or pop can tabs? Did you know you can use those to make unique buttons? Matthew O’Berto will show you how to use reuseable things, such as bottle caps, or pop tabs, to create unique and fun buttons of your very own.
Kids’ Craft Table Bring your children over to the art tents for a break from the sunshine (or rain) and make some cool crafts, or colour the central image for this year’s festival. We will have all kinds of things from pipe cleaners, to pencil crayons. The creative world is their oyster! The kids’ craft table will be manned by a festival volunteer, but please, leave no children unattended.
Tie Dye Get creative and have fun with this elusive art. Our volunteers will show you some techniques to create your very own tie dye T-shirt! Bring your own from home, or purchase this year’s commemorative T-shirt. You could even do some research before you come and try your hand at some more complicated patterns. Guaranteed fun for the whole family!
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Bios
Youth Stage
Katelyn Gariepy is a 14-year-old singer and musician from Sherwood Park. She has been performing around the city for two years. Katelyn has performed on the Homegrown Talent Stage at Big Valley Jamboree, at local coffee shops, music showcases and fundraisers. Lately she can be found busking at two area farmers’ markets. With a sense of love, acceptance, and celebration, Baby Boy and the Earthly Delights nods to its predecessors while taking roots/reggae music to new heights. Baby Boy started from a solo acoustic project to a collaborative effort precedent on bringing a new wave of reggae music to ears of Edmontonians. From melodic horns to spacey keys, with wailing guitar solos and a rocksteady groove, Baby Boy and the Earthly Delights is a delight for the eyes and the ears.
Stella Johnson is a 15-year-old
singer songwriter from Edmonton. Stella is experimenting with writing and playing multiple instruments. Stella started performing alongside her dad, Steven Johnson when she was two, accompanying his guitar with harmonica and later voice. Some of Stella’s musical influences are Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen and Jack White – as a music lover it’s hard to narrow down the list. Stella has enjoyed playing a variety of venues and festivals in the last few years and is excited and grateful to be performing at Heart of the City Festival
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Robin is a Metis, pop-alternative musician from Alberta. Robin’s very recent triumphs include her first music releases on all popular streaming platforms. With the guidance and support of Grammy award-winning producers in NYC and LA, Robin has captured her unique voice and style and produced something powerful and captivating. Most recently, Robin has had the honour of having her single, Waiting on You on the Indigenous Music Countdown for 21 consecutive weeks and featured on indigenous radio stations. Born in Niagara Falls and raised on both sides of the border, Quincy Little aka S’rReaL is part Canadian, part American, and a full-fledged independent thinker. An individual who questions everything, he’s pretty weird as expected. He doesn’t like to be cat-
egorized so he prefers to be simply called an artist although his performance art is mainly auditory. If you like double-time rhymes, multifaceted metaphors, and wizardly wordplay that pushes for growth in all possible senses, you’re in for a treat.
Bringing influences of alternative and acoustic music, Darrien is right in the middle. He has played at coffee shops around Edmonton and has played the Heart of The City CreArt Youth Stage for the past two years. He is very excited to show you what he’s got and hopes you enjoy!
pH15 is composed of two best friends who realized that their mutual love of music would bring them closer together. They have been playing together for almost a year and feature covers of Arctic Monkeys, Lord Huron, The Milk Carton Kids, Of Monsters and Men, and many other indie, rock, and folk groups. Although their name may be basic, the music they play certainly isn’t. They are working towards writing their own music which they hope to share in the fu-
ture. Isaac Friesen plays the piano and George Zhang plays the guitar in this duet.
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Colour of your Heart We are always looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to join us on our journey. This year we continue the “Colour of Your Heart” campaign. Check out the colours listed below, and choose the heart that best matches your strengths and make it yours!
Green Hearts
Yellow Hearts
The Yellow Hearts are the creative force that ignite the spirit of the festival. They are the beat of the heart and create the rhythm of the city. Their expression fuels the passion that connects us all.
The Green Hearts of Heart of the City plant the seeds of community development and use their green thumbs to promote the rooting and growth of Edmonton culture. These include board members and others deeply involved in the organization of the festival.
• Perform at the Festival • Present art to the community
• Maintain the spirit of the festival
• Sell artisan products
• Ensure continuity of the festival
• Host a workshop • Share a dance
Blue Hearts
Red Hearts
Blue Hearts carry our song into the streets of the community. Share the message of Heart of the City by connecting people to us online. You are the veins of our festival; Carry forth the message, heart soldiers!
Red Hearts of Heart of the City are hands-on, active and passionate volunteers who use their physical abilities and talents to make the festival a success. They are our frontline of heart soldiers!
• Like us on Facebook
• Festival setup
• Tweet us on Twitter
• Promotional material distribution
• Hashtag us on Instagram
• Site maintenance
• Share everything we do
• Hospitality
After you have chosen your heart colour, go to heartcityfest.com and click the MEMBERSHIP button. You will be asked to select your heart colour, then we can let you know when there are opportunities to show your heart!
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Sponsors and Partnerships We love our sponsors! They support us in many ways, not always with money, though we definitely appreciate the money! Without our sponsors we would not have tents, stages, tables, chairs, water, food, t-shirts, posters, sound systems, advertising, and frankly without our sponsors we’d just be a bunch of artists and musicians standing in a field for two days. We are very glad to have such great sponsors! If you would like to be a part of a local arts and culture festival, and you have some money for sponsorship, we want to hear from you! Contact: heartcitymarketing@gmail.com to become a supporter!
Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Edmonton Arts Council • The City of Edmonton • CTV • e4c • McCauley Community League • McCauley Revitalization • Listen Louder Productions • Parkdale Cromdale Community League • Rebel Heart Trucking • Print Machine • Boyle McCauley News • Inn Roads Housing Co-op • CreArt Free School of Art Events Edmonton • Edmonton Heritage Festival • Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton • Panini’s Italian Cucina • Zocalo Bissell Centre • Boyle Street Community Services • Inner City Rec & Wellness Program • The Thousand Faces Festival • The Hat Resto Pub WHY NOT Cafe & Bar • Evolution Wonderlounge • Mile Zero Dance Rosalie Gelderman • Eyesight Publishing
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Volunteers
As our festival grows and develops we are finding new ways to support all forms of art in the core of Edmonton, but we can’t do it alone! We depend on a team of volunteers to make the festival a reality every year. Setting up tents, tables and chairs, working in the info tent, face painting, workshops, designing, communicating, planning – the list of things that must be done to get this festival running each year is massive, and the team of volunteers, board members, and community members that work together to make it happen is large and grows every year. Help us build momentum and join in the fun too this fall as we prepare for 2020!
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