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Professional Performers Produced by Volunteers.
Part of the not-for-profit Bragg Creek Community Association

May 24, 2008

Welcome to our special Bragg Creek Festival newsletter. Now that our first 'spring' long weekend has come and gone we're focused on bringing our audience a terrific festival on May 30 and 31.

If you are a regular subscriber to our newsletter you are automatically entered to win some exciting prizes in our Festival contest. To become a subscriber, please scroll down to our contest details.

Purchase your Festival tickets today!
Our First Festival on Bragg Creek Community Association's 50th Anniversary
Award winning artists in Jazz, Folk, Roots, Classical and Latin -- there's something for every musical preference at the Bragg Creek Festival. James Keelaghan brings traditional and modern folk/roots music to our stage, while members of the Land's End Chamber Ensemble will perform 20th and 21st century classical, the Bergmann Piano Duo (Marcel and Elizabeth) will leave a lasting impression and Balu brings a Latin flavour to enrich the Festival experience. We are also pleased to showcase some talented local musicians on Saturday; Sarah Clark will perform as well as the Waltzing Matilda's a local group comprised of Chris Sandvoss, Tim Jeffrey, Tynan Groves and Jamie Newsom.

During the Festival, performers will be crossing musical boundaries as they experiment within each other's musical genre. You'll hear exciting new adaptations of familiar pieces - virtually anything can happen on the Festival stage!

For more information about our performers and other details about the Festival visit our Bragg Creek Festival website .

Bragg Creek Festival Schedule

Friday, May 30, 2008

TIME	EVENT/LOCATION/PERFORMER
11:00 a.m.	Banded Peak School Mini-Concert with Lands End, James Keelaghan and Balu
8:00 p.m.	Bragg Creek Centre Workshop and Artist Interaction with Lands End Ensemble, James Keelaghan and Balu. Tickets $15

Saturday, May 31, 2008 - All Performances at Bragg Creek Centre

TIME	PERFORMER
10:00 a.m.	Bergmann Piano Duo with James Keelaghan
10:45 a.m.	Set Change/Break
10:55 a.m.	Sarah Clark
11:15 a.m.	Set Change/Break
11:25 a.m.	James Keelaghan

12:00 p.m.	Lunch Break - Relax at a local restaurant or cafe and savour the charm of a Bragg Creek dining experience

2:00 p.m.	Land's End Ensemble
2:45 p.m.	Set Change/Break
2:55 p.m.	Waltzing Matilda's
3:15 p.m.	Set Change/Break
3:25 p.m.	Balu

4:00 p.m.	Dinner Break - Enjoy world-class dining at one of our restaurants

7:00 p.m.	Land's End Ensemble
7:45 p.m.	Set Change/Break
7:55 p.m.	Balu
8:40 p.m.	Set Change/Break
8:50 p.m.	James Keelaghan
9:40 p.m.	Finale

Wristbands will be used instead of tickets to make it easy for audience members to come and go during the day on Saturday.

Purchase your tickets:
By phone: (403) 949-4114; Bragg Creek Performing Arts Ticket Hotline

By phone or in person at: Bragg Creek Community Association; 23 White Ave.
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tel: (403) 949-4277

In person at: Spirits West Wine & Liquor Store; Bragg Creek Shopping Centre
Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 7p.m.

Online from our web ticket office.

Thank you to our Festival Sponsors.

Announcing our Festival Photo Contest!
Click to Win
One contest just wasn't enough! We are thrilled to announce a Bragg Creek Festival Photo Contest. It's simple - all you have to do is capture the activities, excitement, people and musicians; the essence of the 1st Bragg Creek Festival. The contest is open to any photographer attending the music festival and there is no entry fee.

First prize is a photography session and one 8x10 portrait by Gold Photography valued at $385. Second prize is Bragg Creek Performing Arts Seasons tickets for two for the Spotlight dinner series valued at $180. Information regarding our 2008/09 performance series can be found on our website at www.braggcreekperformingarts.com .

Photo contest entries must be in a digital format on a CD or DVD and you can enter as many as six images. All photographs become the property of the Bragg Creek Performing Arts to be used for future promotions of the Bragg Creek Festival.

Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2008 at Gold Photography located at 31 White Avenue in Bragg Creek.

Good luck, but please remember no flash photography, audio recording or video recording is permitted during performances.

Our First Contest Winner!
It's Easy to Enter and Win
Our first Festival contest winner was announced on May 3 at the sold-out Oscar Lopez concert. Our first lucky winner took home two Saturday Festival Passes, an overnight stay at High Country House Bed & Breakfast on Saturday May 31, and a personalized gourmet menu for two at the Bavarian Inn. But you can still win! Other prizes are still available to be won and winners will be drawn during the Festival on May 31.

The Hiker's Prize Package is a half-day hike for two guided by the InsideOut Experience.

The Spa Prize Package is a half-day 'Delight' Spa package from ReNEW YOU Studio and Day Spa.

How do you enter to win these great prizes? Just sign up for our newsletter at either the Performing Arts Web Site or the Festival Web Site. If you are receiving this newsletter by email, you are already entered. Just stay subscribed to this newsletter and you have a chance to win!

Contest and prize details are available here.

Thank you to our Festival Contest Sponsors.

Thank you to our Media Sponsors