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Winnipeg house concert network Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous is thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival in Honour of Mitch Podolak, the weekend of November 8-10, 2019, at the Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. The 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival promises to expand on the inaugural edition as a new, interactive and participatory festival, where audience members can immerse themselves in music and art; all while paying tribute to the revolutionary Mitch Podolak.
The Winnipeg Crankie Festival brings together the best of Winnipeg’s & Canada’s music, visual art, theatre and written words. This year’s festival honours the achievements of Mitch Podolak, who was a co-founder and the founding Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which held its first festival in 1974. He also founded the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival in 1982, and co-founded the West End Cultural Center in 1987. The Winnipeg Crankie Festival offers nightly weekend shows, along with daytime programming, all geared towards family and audience participation. Tickets can be purchased for individual shows, or passes purchased for the weekend or day - and NEW this year is a ‘Youth Pass’ for anyone under 16, for $10. The Friday night Opening Concert is hosted by one of Winnipeg’s premier multi-instrumentalists and composers, Daniel Koulack, Saturday night’s show is The Prairie Vaudeville Revue, which carries on the great tradition of family variety entertainment. The art form known as vaudeville, where an average evening of entertainment consisted of dynamic singing, comedy and music, magic, circus and dance, produced and directed by Grant Simpson. Sunday’s evening concert will mark the 9th year and continuation of The Prairie Kitchen Party, a Winnipeg tradition founded by Winnipeg Singer-Songwriter, Emma Cloney, live at The Crankie Festival. Along with Emma’s band The New Customs, the show will be an in the round with home grown Grammy and Juno award winners, The Duhks, Red Moon Road, Nathan Rogers & special guests. The Prairie Kitchen Party is renowned for electrifying in the round collaborations — this is a not-to-be-missed finale event. Daytime programming takes place all throughout the church, beginning at 11am on Saturday and Sunday. It will comprise of instructional workshops in cartooning, crankie-making, shadow puppetry, among other forms of visual art. There will also be workshops on many acoustic instruments such as fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, step dancing, throat singing, as well as creative song-writing workshops. Also during the day we will have feature sessions with songwriters in the round, a silent movie showcase, with local musicians playing the soundtrack they create, live, as well as concerts, and demonstrations. On Sunday the daytime programming will feature the “Open Crank” where festival attendees can get up with festival musicians to perform their Crankie that was made over the weekend, or in the last year. Crankie Fest promises to bring people from all walks of life to participate, on and off stage, for an interactive and collaborative festival experience by introducing the community to “crankies,” a storytelling art form that was popular in the 19th Century and was a forerunner of modern day film. Crankies are used to give pictures to stories, poems, songs, and all styles of creative writing. The storyteller or singer cranks the dowels, and the picture moves with the story. Crankies can be taken in many creative directions — they can be back-lit, or made with quilts — as large as a stage backdrop, or small as a match box — they can be about anything, and the art can be in any style, they can accompany any story, poem or song. In the spirit of collaboration, participation, and inspiration they are the theme of the festival. Sponsors and Friends Winnipeg Crankie Festival is presented by Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous, a non-profit organization supported by the Canada Council For the Arts, Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage, The SOCAN Foundation, FACTOR and Manitoba Music. The Festival is brought to you in cooperation with ArtFest, Crescent Fort Rouge, The Winnipeg Folk Festival, The West End Cultural Centre, and Winnipeg Jazz Fest. The 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival takes place Nov 8-10, 2019 in Winnipeg at The Crescent Fort Rouge United Church (525 Wardlaw Avenue, Winnipeg) and is open to all ages. Tickets and Passes are available to purchase NOW. Tickets can be purchased for individual, daily shows, or Passes can be purchased by day or for the full weekend. OR patrons are invited to take advantage of the online exclusive offer. Online PRE-ORDER exclusive offer, Full Festival Pass + MITCH T-shirt, for only $115 details/purchase HERE: https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets?category=PRE%20ORDER PASSES: FULL Festival Pass: $90, https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/full-festival SATURDAY Day Pass: $40: https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/day-pass-saturday SUNDAY Day Pass: $40: https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/day-pass-sunday YOUTH PASS (under 16): $10 https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/youth-festival-pass-children We Value Fostering A Love For The Arts In Young People. Youth Ages 16 And Under Are Invited To Grab Their Festival Passes And Come Spark Their Imaginations. A limited amount of festival passes are being sold at the Winnipeg Folk Festival box office, located at 203-211 Bannatyne Avenue. All other tickets are available via our website → www.crankiefestival.com TICKETS: FRIDAY Opening Night Ticket: $30, purchase HERE: https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/opening-night-friday SATURDAY [The Prairie Vaudeville Revue] Ticket: $30, https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/the-prairie-vaudeville-revue SUNDAY [The Prairie Kitchen Party] Ticket: $30, https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets/the-prairie-kitchen-party Performers AL SIMMONS ANDRINA TURENNE ANGEL CALNEK BEN SURES BRIAN GLOW CAMERON DENBY CAMERON LATIMER CASATI CEILI GALANTE CHRIS CARMICHAEL CHRISTINE GALANTE D RANGERS DAKOTA DAVE HULL DANIEL KOULACK & THE KNAPPEN STREET ALL STARS DAVID ESSIG DAVID GRAHAM DEB ROMEYN DEBRA LYN NEUFELD DOUBLE THE TROUBLE GRANT SIMPSON & PRAIRIE VAUDEVILLE JAMES KEELAGHAN JOËL FAFARD JONNY MOONBEAM KATE FERRIS KEITH DYCK LEAF RAPIDS LIANNE FOURNIER LOAD LUCAS KOST & THE BATHTUB OF THE SOUTH MURFITT AND MAIN NATHAN ROGERS NATION OF TWO NICKY MEHTA PETER PAUL VAN CAMP RAY STEVENS RED MOON ROAD RIDLEY BENT ROMI MAYES RUSS KELLY SCOTT NOLAN SHAUNA JONES STANLEY COUNTY CUT-UPS STEVE CORMIER SUE TRUMAN TED LONGBOTTOM THE DUHKS THE HIEBERT FAMILY THE NEW CUSTOMS THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA WOMEN'S CHORUS WIN GRACE … and more! Concert Details: Opening Night Concert (Fri, Nov 8 @ 7pm) for the Crankie Festival will be a collaborative evening hosted by one of Winnipeg’s premier multi-instrumentalists and composers, Daniel Koulack, and his band The Knappen Street All Stars. Special guests include Andrina Turenne, James Keelaghan, Scott Nolan, The University of Manitoba Women’s Choir Conducted By Dr. Elroy Friesen, The Hiebert Family, who were featured in the Rainbow Stage hit show ”Strike.” Singer/Songwriter and historian Ted Longbottom, and Manitoba musical enigma, David Graham, who blew the audience away at last year’s Winnipeg Jazz Festival, in an impromptu vocal jam with Bobby McFerrin. The Prairie Vaudeville Revue (Sat, Nov 9 @ 7pm) carries on the great tradition of family variety entertainment. The art form known as vaudeville, where an average evening of entertainment consisted of dynamic singing, comedy and music, magic, circus and dance. The show is curated and directed by Grant Simpson, 40 year veteran of vaudeville in the Yukon where he led and performed in a 25-person vaudeville company that ran for more than four decades. The show will feature international singing-comedy sensation Gillian Campbell, the epitome of a vaudevillian leading lady. It will also feature the magic and comedy of internationally renowned Brian Glow, the comedy and antics of Al Simmons, the poetry and stories of Peter Paul Van Camp, the Ninety-Eight year old vaudevillian veteran, Howard Swan, the cabaret cheekiness of The Divine Miss Jones, The Ragtime Queen herself - Annie Avery on piano with a band made of of Winnipeg's finest musicians, Grace Hrabi, Jesse Popeski, Cameran Derby. Other acts will also include Scott Nolan and others. The Prairie Kitchen Party (Sun, Nov 10 @ 7pm) will mark the 9th year and continuation of The Prairie Kitchen Party, a Winnipeg tradition founded by Winnipeg Singer-Songwriter, Emma Cloney, live at The Crankie Festival. Along with Emma’s band The New Customs, the show will be an in the round with home grown Grammy and Juno award winners, The Duhks, Red Moon Road, & Nathan Rogers. The Prairie Kitchen Party is renowned for electrifying in the round collaborations this is a not-to-be-missed finale event. Daytime Programming (Sat, Nov. 9 & Sun, Nov 10) from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. The daytime time programming will take place all throughout the church. It will comprise of instructional workshops in cartooning, crankie-making, shadow puppetry, among other forms of visual art. There will also be workshops on many acoustic instruments such as fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, step dancing, throat singing, as well as creative song-writing workshops. Also during the day we will have feature sessions with songwriters in the round, a silent movie showcase, with local musicians playing the soundtrack they create, live, as well as concerts, and demonstrations. On Sunday the daytime programming will feature the “Open Crank” where festival attendees can get up with festival musicians to perform their Crankie that was made over the weekend, or in the last year. In honour of Mitch Podalak - Leonard Podolak Our founder, and my father, Mitch Podolak, recently passed away. Mitch was a co-founder and the founding Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which held its first festival in 1974. He also founded the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival in 1982, and co-founded the West End Cultural Center in 1987. My dad’s main goal behind starting all of these endeavors was to make the world a better and more fun place. Every one of these organizations owe their continued existence and success to armies of community volunteers, and community partners — they are the lifeblood of these projects. Mitch thought that if everyone worked in concert, there could be no limit to human endeavor, and he put that energy in presenting folk music, because it has proven to be one of the most powerful voices to make the world just and right, and was the best tool for starting a revolution. When you're 25 years old, as my father was starting the Winnipeg Folk Festival, you think these things are still possible.This is how he started his revolution, and it continues to revolve. With the support of the ArtFest, Winnipeg Folk Festival, West End Cultural Centre we are proud to present the 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival, in honour of Mitch Podolak (so we’re also calling it “Mitch Fest!”). IN this way, we will honour the memory and the work of my dad, Mitch Podolak, by offering a diverse musical palate of traditional and contemporary music, featuring 90% local artists including singers, pickers, dancers, storytellers and vaudevillians, as well as painters and drawers of all shapes and sizes. We will also feature a handful of artists from across the country and the United States, giving Winnipeg folkies a rare treat. This will be an opportunity for everyone involved - patrons, volunteers and performing artists alike - to take part on and off the stage. All involved will be creating the experience. The daytime programming will feature folk festival-style workshops and concerts as well as a full schedule of classes with different styles of music, including stringed instruments, vocal styles and song-writing. Other workshops, to name a few, include Crankie-making, shadow puppetry and cartooning. People will be able to bring their Crankies to the open mic-style “Open Crank.” Everyone is invited to learn, inspire and be inspired at the 2nd Annual Winnipeg Crankie Festival in honour of Mitch Podolak. FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/476457123202769/ ABOUT HOME ROUTES / CHEMIN CHEZ NOUS: Home Routes/Chemin Chez Nous was incorporated as a not-for-profit arts organization in February of 2007 to create new performance opportunities for French and English speaking musicians and audiences in rural, remote and urban, communities across Canada, hosted by volunteers in their homes and other community venues. Follow Home Routes on twitter @homeroutes or “like” us on facebook. For more information: Tickets https://www.crankiefestival.com/tickets Website https://www.crankiefestival.com/ FaceBook www.facebook.com/homeroutes/ Twitter https://twitter.com/homeroutes For social sharing, please use the official CrankieFest hashtag: #WPGCrankieFest #StartARevolution Media Contact: Kimberly Sinclair, Home Routes / Chemin Chez Nous 902-350-3968 kimberly@spincount.com
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