In addition to the amazing art and handicrafts enticingly arrayed around the perimeter of Willistead park, Art in the Park 2013 will also feature great live musical entertainment throughout the entire weekend in the Spirit Tent and around the Park.
Under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Windsor
(1918) and premier sponsor Caesars Windsor, the 35th annual Art in the Park will
be held on the spacious grounds of historic Willistead Manor on Saturday and
Sunday, June 1 and 2, 2013.
But before the wrought-iron Willistead Park gates
swing open for the big arts exhibition on Saturday morning at 10 am, there
will be a special pre-event launch party in the Spirit Tent on Friday evening, May 31 - where they are “going
Country!” It will be a hooting good time with Country Line Dancing lessons, and
prizes for the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl. Tickets are $20.00 in advance
at aipwindsor.com, all WFCU locations and High Jinks Indoor Playcare. If still
available, tickets will be $25 at the gate.
Art
in the Park has
signed two well-known country music performers for this year’s big event.
Canadian country artist Dallas Smith will headline the pre-event Friday night show May
31 thanks in part to our presenting sponsor Country FM 95.9. While in
Nashville, Dallas Smith worked with acclaimed songwriter/producer Zac Maloy
(Carrie Underwood, James Blunt). After a decade of fronting Default – which won a JUNO award –
Smith has stepped out on his own into the hugely popular world of country
music.
And that’s not all! Crystal Gage will also perform
live at the Friday night gala. Crystal, who performs all over North America,
has opened for such well-known artists as Big & Rich, Emerson Drive and
Gretchen Wilson. The eight finalists in Art in the Park’s first-ever karaoke
competition will perform on-stage vying for first-place honors and the chance
to star in their very own music video.
Leah Daniels is the headliner for the Saturday evening show in the Spirit Tent. Raised in Uxbridge,
Ontario, Leah blends country, pop and even a bit of yodeling – a talent she
picked up from her grandfather. Also on stage for the Saturday night show is British Beat 66 – a
musical tribute to the “British invasion” of the Sixties. Live musical
entertainment will be provided in the Spirit Tent through the day Saturday,
including performances by Britney DelBel; the Music Express’s 12th Annual Talent show featuring amazing grade school and
secondary school contestants; the Toppermost Beatle Show – an enthusiastic
tribute to the greatest band in musical history, and Timeline, Windsor’s premier good time
rock ‘n roll party band.
Beebo will perform Saturday and Sunday at scheduled times in the Kids Zone
area from 11 am till 4 pm.
Three groups will entertain Art in the Park visitors throughout the day on Sunday. The Cardinal School of
Music will showcase the talent of their students on the Spirit Tent stage for the first time,
at 11 a.m. Transeo
will provide a wide variety of listenable music for all tastes and
generations starting at 1:30 p.m., and Electric Blue will conclude the musical part
of the weekend program at 3 p.m.
Advanced
Tickets Available Now
Tickets ($20) for the 6 to 11 p.m. Friday
night launch party are available for purchase at all Windsor Family Credit
Union (WFCU) locations and High Jinks Indoor Playcare, and may also be
purchased online at aipwindsor.com.
Tickets ($4 each) for the Saturday and Sunday shows
are available at 26 Shoppers Drug Mart locations, all six WFCU locations as
well as at High Jinks Indoor Playcare. Tickets are already going fast, so to
avoid disappointment you are advised to get your tickets now.
Nearly 300 artists and vendors from across Ontario
will display and sell their unique wares during the two-day outdoor art show –
the largest of its kind in the area and the unofficial start of summer for many
Windsorites. For the second consecutive year, Art in the Park has been named one of Top 100 events of its kind
by Festivals & Events Ontario.
Don’t forget to purchase your raffle ticket for the
limited edition Paul Murray canvas piece. For only $5 each, you can buy a
chance to win a Paul Murray creation at Art in the Park!
Rotary is once again partnering with G & L
Stevenson Transport to provide continuous complimentary shuttle buses to and
from Willistead Park. The two free satellite parking lots are at the Hiram
Walker employees’ lot on Riverside Drive E. at Montreuil St., and the Windsor
Regional Hospital parking lot on Kildare Rd. two blocks north of Tecumseh Rd.
E. As you enjoy the free ride to and from our gates, enjoy the great stories of
Rotary and Art in the Park from our “Am-bus-ador” volunteers.
Proceeds from Art
in the Park go toward supporting local special needs children, youth and
adults as well as the ongoing restoration of Windsor’s architectural jewel,
Willistead Manor.
For additional information, please go to our
website aipwindsor.com by Richard Rosenthal
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