Contemplative Arts Festival of Saskatoon
Special Events
Opening Celebration
Photo: Five sculptures by members of the Prairie Sculptors Association. Top left “Reg and Ethyl” by Paul Constable. Top right “Bison” by Kevin Quinlan. Lower left “Jumpin Juniper” by Lee Fuller. Lower centre “With In” by Patricia Oderkirk. Lower right “Bird Bath” by Zoltan Markan.
Thursday May 23, 2024 - 7:00 to 8:45 pm
The Festival will open with a series of speakers and performances. Admission is free.
Readings by Kent Allen, actor.
Dance by KSAMB Dance Company.
Lorne Deighton, guitar,
Paddy Tutty, folk singer,
Brett Graham, vibraphone.
Opening of the Prairie Sculptors Association exhibit, introduced by Paul Constable, PSA Chair.
Reception will follow at 8:45 pm
Location: Sanctuary.
Learn more about the Artists.
Many thanks to the Saskatoon Musicians Association Local 553, and the Music Performance Trust Fund for sponsoring these performances.
Sacred Smudge Ceremony
Photo: Tipi at Grosvenor Park United Church in Saskatoon in 2019.
Lyndon J Linklater will raise a tipi on the church lawn on Thursday May 23rd.
Lyndon will offer a traditional sacred Smudge Ceremony to open the Festival in a good way, on Friday May 24 at 10:00 am, outside at the tipi. All are welcome to attend, and to receive the smudge if you choose.
Lyndon will offer a second sacred Smudge Ceremony at the tipi on Sunday May 26th at 5:00 pm to give thanks, as the Festival prepares for the final concert.
Saturday: Free Flow
Guitar player, by Gabriel Gurrola on Unsplash.
Saturday May 25, 2024
7:00 to 8:45 pm
Free Flow:
Free Flow is a unique experience as it allows the audience to “absorb” the work of artists as a meditation rather than a performance. There’s no emcee, and applause is held to the end of our time together so that the artists’ gifts can flow from one to the next without interruption.
Come early to hear Chris Lindgren perform on harp beginning at 6:30 pm.
Featuring:
Knowledge Keeper Lyndon J Linklater, writers dee Hobsbawn-Smith and Belinda Betker,
pianist Ken Neitz,
harpist Chris Lindgren,
and the festival’s Artist-in-residence, singer-songwriter Coco Love Alcorn.
A reception will follow at 8:45 pm in the
Sanctuary - please stay to chat and meet the performers.
Learn more about the Artists.
As much as possible, this is a free Festival. Donations are welcomed at all events.
Sunday Service
Grosvenor Park United Church, by Rob Phillips.
Sunday service at Grosvenor Park United Church.
Sunday May 26 at 10:00 to 11:30 am.
Our Sunday morning service at 10:00 am at Grosvenor Park United Church will be led by Rev. Nobuko Iwai, with special music by Coco Love Alcorn.
All are welcome.
Coco Love Alcorn
in concert
Photo - Coco Love Alcorn
Concert: Sunday May 26 at 7:30 pm.
As the Festival’s Artist in Residence, Coco Love Alcorn will present a full concert on Sunday night at Grosvenor Park United Church. Coco will be joined by a choir of local singers. This event is a fundraiser to support the Contemplative Arts Festival of Saskatoon.
Winner of a CFM Award for Best Contemporary Singer Of The Year, Coco combines diverse influences including jazz, R&B, pop, folk, and Gospel.
Learn more about Coco on her website.
Tickets are on sale now at Eventbrite for $33.28 per person.
Location: Grosvenor Park United Church, sanctuary. Visit the Festival home page or church website for accessibility and parking information.