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Summer time is festival time, particularly in Canada.
People love to get together outdoors with family, friends and friends-to-be to cut loose to live performances in the sun or under starry skies when the weather is inviting. It’s not for no reason that “festival season” is applied to the months of May to August. Folks are so keen to take in such happenings that they often buy tickets for the next year’s event before the present one is even done.
Unless a pandemic comes along, that is.
As many readers are well-aware, a lot of 2020 tickets were being held for the festivals postponed until 2021. Many of those are still being held for 2022 and beyond. But don’t despair.
Michael Fraser, African-dance specialist
Cris Derksen.
Also of note is
The Human Radio, an interactive, live-looping performance using vocal percussion, rhythmic rhymes, and an eclectic mix of instruments from around the globe; and
Loud, a high-energy extravaganza highlighting street-dance forms such as dancehall, hip-hop, and breaking.
Video of LOUD
Loud.
“We know parenting can be challenging on a good day, says festival artistic-director Katherine Carol in a press release, and the pandemic has made life a lot more stressful. Because of this, the Festival is committed to supporting families with pay-what-you-can pricing. Now more than ever, there is an incredible need to experience the joy of the arts.
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Brendan Balmes has an internship at Crabtree Brewing Company through the University of Northern Colorado s Go On And Learn (GOAL) program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Two of his main responsibilities were filtering beer and running the keg washing machine. Balmes will soon graduate and hopes to find a job at a brewery.
On a recent Friday afternoon in Greeley, Brendan Balmes stops by Crabtree Brewing Company for a beer and to say hello to his boss, Jeff Crabtree. The 28-year-old works here as an intern, but the pandemic has put things on hold for now.