Aug 14 – 17th. Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring over twenty-five visiting authors including Nita Prose, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Maid”; acclaimed canlit star Guy Vanderhaeghe, who will be speaking about his non-fiction work, “Because Somebody Asked Me To”; David A. Robertson, a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of “All the Little Monsters”; and Vancouver’s Gurjinder Basran, hailed by the CBC as one of the “ten Canadian women writers you need to read.” Plus opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens.
Complete schedule here.
July 1 – 5th. The International Choral q̓at̓ᶿaymɩxʷ is a 5 day choral festival filled with concerts, common song singing, choral & vocal solo competitions, conductor’s seminars and social events. The festival is a place where all can learn from each other and from world renowned choral personalities.
to Aug 17. ”We all experience death yet rarely talk about it. Death as a subject is generally feared, avoided, censored. But Indigenous Knowledges have much to offer and can inspire different perspectives.” Artist Nadine Ryan and family, of shíshálh and settler ancestry, aim to provoke reconsideration of life and death as relational, cyclical processes that are not bound by time and space in their collection of pieces featuring digital, installation, interactive and two-dimensional works.
Jun 6 & 7. Bringing the musical fun for the 3rd year and counting! Indoor dance parties, plus afternoon outdoor stage, vending, beer garden and food truck!
Friday June 6th 8pm-late: GD/BC
Saturday June 7th 3-7pm music outside the Hall: with Deanna Knight, GD/BC acoustic, and Monty Montego
8pm-late inside the Hall: Buddy & the Scarecrow and Jerry Garcia Band Tribute Band
