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What's on Now
Bergen Rocks International Sculpture Symposium
July 15 – August 15th, 2009
Witness the birth of monumental sculpture. Join internationally renowned sculptor artists from Kenya, India, Cuba, Viet Nam and Ireland who are working to transform 100,000 lbs of sandstone and Marble into monumental sculptures over the 30 days of the Symposium. A world-class on-site gallery exhibits local and international fine art (some pieces for sale), and the works of Alberta and First Nation artisans.
Open to visitors: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri – 9 am to 5 pm (closed Tues)
Admission: $2 per person. Funds will be used to support the Symposium and a local art charity.
Additional donations to support the event are welcome.
Directions: Turn south on hwy 720 at Sundre (across from the Tourism Information Center) and travel 6.4 km to the Pioneer Lodge Road. Turn west on the Pioneer Lodge Road. Continue 1 km to RR 5.4 and turn south (gravel road). Enter the first acreage (south / right) and follow the signs to public parking.
Maps to the Symposium available at the Sundre Tourism Information Center and the Bergen General Store.
Beef & Barley Days, Carstairs
July 17th, 18th & 19th, 2009
Escape the City for a rodeo and fair event in the cozy community of Carstairs, 40 minutes north of Calgary. Join your rural neighbors for a Junior rodeo, CARA Rodeo, ball tournament, pancake breakfast, parade, art show, Pot o' Gold, clowns, helicopter rides, face painting, pet show, mud bogging, roast beef dinner, cabaret, and of course, fireworks!
Details and information: www.town.carstairs.ab.ca
Oldsmobile Rocket Roundup in Olds, AB
July 18th
Join Oldsmobile enthusiasts for the 16th annual Oldsmobile car show in the Town of Olds, AB. Open to all Oldsmobiles. Free hot dogs and soft drinks, door prizes, Mayor's Choice, RCMP Pursuit Award, Long Distance, People's Choice and Oldest Oldsmobile at Olds Award, Mini Oldsmobile artwork with easel to first 50 registered (must show up), club tee shirts, golf shirts, pins etc. Music and 50/50 engine blow up contest - Banquet afterwards.
Noon – 4 pm
Hildebrand Motors, Olds, AB
For further details: www.hemmings.com/calendar/?op=event_details&listing_id=24663
Hort Week, Olds College, Olds, AB
July 19 – 24th, 2009
Summer camp for Grown-ups!
Join us for workshops and courses all about gardening, growing and creating beautiful things! Learn more about what you love both in-class and outdoors in our Botanic Garden!
For over 40 years gardeners, horticulturists and florists have gathered at Olds College for this week that inspires and informs. Everyone from beginner to expert and hobbyist to professional can learn something valuable, enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts and experience the fun of summer camp all over again.
Come for a course or come for the week, just don't miss the experience!
Details and information:
www.oldscollege.ca/programs/ContinuingEducation/horticulture-geospatial-tech/hort_week.htm
Art in the Park
July 29th, 2009
Join the Uptowne Olds group in giving a real, warm Alberta welcome to our international guest artists, here for the Bergen Rocks Sculpture Symposium. Artists from Kenya, India, Cuba, Viet Nam and Ireland will be brought to the park in horse and buggy for a welcoming ceremony and the opportunity to meet and talk with the people of Alberta.
Visiting and local artists will display a selection of their art in the park, during the reception. Refreshments tent.
Olds Centennial Park – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Free admission – open to all
Centennial Park is located at the corner of 50th Avenue and 54th Street in Olds, Alberta
Lily Festival 2009, Eagle Creek Flowers (west of Bowden)
Aug 1st – 3rd, 2009
The 2009 Lily Festival is a day to get away and have fun on the farm. U-pick specials for Lily Bulbs and Lilies, sunflowers, snap dragons, dahlias and a number of other perennials. Head for the wagon and enjoy a wagon ride and guided tour of the flower fields and mazes.
Adjacent Corn and Sunflower maze will be open with a special “find the station” challenge and the opportunity to win discounts on lilies.
For further information and details:
Telephone: 403 224-3995
Email:
www.eaglecreekfarms.ca/lilyfest.htm
A Midsummer’s Yahoo! At the Olds Fair & Rodeo
August 7th – 9th, 2009
Put on your cowboy duds and join Olds for their CPRA Budweiser Rodeo and fair, 50 minutes north of Calgary. Events include saddle bronc, bareback, tie-down roping, ladies barrel racing, steer wrestling, team roping, and the ever-popular, bull riding. A special addition included Team Penning. Fans are guaranteed to have a great time. Rodeo Slack is on Thursday at 1 pm.
This event also features a Grandstand Show, Chariot & Chuckwagon races, Kids Mutton Busting, a Farmers Market, Horticulture, Arts, Crafts and Livestock shows, Extreme Freestyle Motocross Jumping, Kids Midway and Petting Zoo, Parade, Pancake Breakfast and more.
Details and further information: www.oldsagsociety.com
Mountain View Music Fest
Aug 7th – 9th, 2009
A weekend long, town wide music festival featuring dozens of artists, including Cindy Church, Ian Thomas, Ian Tyson, Patricia Conroy and the Polyjesters. Join music lovers from across Western Canada to relax, enjoy and celebrate music.
The Music Fest is held in the park and a variety of venues in town and features an artisans market, art gallery, concessions, beer garden, camping and more. Family friendly.
Admission by donation
Details and Further Information: www.mvmusicfest.ca
Didsbury Fair & Rodeo, Didsbury, AB
Aug 14th – 16th, 2009
Beginning with a pancake breakfast on Friday morning, the Didsbury FCA rodeo rocks the town for a special weekend of rodeo events, cowboy hats, cabaret, parade, beer gardens and the “Thunder on the Prairies” fireworks.
Didsbury Exhibition Grounds
Details and further information: www.didsburyagsociety.com/FCA Rodeo.htm
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