In the Soil, 2011
St. Catharines - In the Soil, the Niagara region's perennial multidisciplinary arts festival, is back for its third year to celebrate our original homegrown talent with 5 days of arts events from April 27 to May 1 2011. This year, Brock's Centre for the Arts will host the Top Soil evening on Thursday 28 April featuringHowler, Christine Bougie, Mark Lalama and The Peter Elkas Band.
The Top Soil event will bring together some of Niagara and Southern Ontario's most gifted singer-songwriters for one unforgettable night. Canadian Indie scene darling Peter Elkas (former Local Rabbits front man) and his band will play from his acclaimed 2011 release, Repeat Offender. Niagara native Mark Lalama comes to the stage in support of his first solo project, Home, following an impressive list of credits as a performer, producer, composer, and musical director for artists such asMariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride and the CTV hit show Canadian Idol. Lap steel aficionado Christine Bougie and friends will play from her masterful solo work, Aloha Supreme; she has been praised by Ron Sexsmith as "one of the most interesting and versatile guitarists in Canada." Local emerging super group, Howler, will open the evening with their sweet, soily sounds.
Top Soil tickets are available online at Arts.BrockU.ca or through the Centre for the Arts Box Office at 905 688 5550 x3257, long distance toll free at 1 866 617 3257. Top Soil tickets are only $20 or $5 for high school students through the eyeGO to the Arts program.
New this year, $25 festival passes are available for all downtown events (subject to capacity). Musicians, video, media, theatre, dance and performance artists will be showcased from 27 April to 1 May in 15 events throughout the downtown core of St. Catharines. This year, 75 acts featuring over 250 artists were chosen by a jury of professional artists, proving once again that Niagara's creative soil is fertile.
Downtown In the Soil venues: The Merchant Ale House, The Mansion House, Mikado's, Niagara Artists Centre, Stella's, City Lights, Pan Café, Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre, St. Catharines Centennial Library, corner of St. Paul and James Sts, and street-level installations in downtown St. Catharines.
In the Soil - showcasing Niagara's bountiful crop of creativity!
27 April - 1 May 2011
$25 Downtown Festival Passes / Downtown Music Tickets $5 / Theatre Showcase Tickets $10/ $20 for Centre for the Arts Top Soil Evening
For full schedule and more information on the festival, visit www.inthesoil.on.ca.
Media Contact:
Annie Wilson, Festival Manager
annie@inthesoil.on.ca
P: 289.477.1025
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