Artists in the Pines

Friday Sept 26th to Monday Sept 29nd 2008

 WRITING   STONE MOSAICS   PAINTING   IMPROV   YOGA   SWING and BLUEGRASS MUSIC and a few surprises!

Surround yourself with nature for three days and two nights and discover your muse at 

PINE BUNGALOWS, JASPER NATIONAL PARK

$630 (based on double occupancy, some workshop fees do apply - ie stone mosaics, music lessons)  EARLY BIRD RATE before August 15th - $595

Includes all meals, workshops, entertainment, accommodation and gst

Artists in the Pines is wheelchair accessible

SIMPLIFIED WEEKEND AGENDA...

 

FRIDAY NIGHT                                                                                                                                   Drop In Fee                 Included with weekend pass

7PM  

Enjoy a little Rocky Mountain music (Arts Jasper passes to Back Porch Swing) followed by a nightcap at the Bungalows with your instructors!!!                     $25                                                   YES

CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS, MATERIALS AND YOUR INSTRUCTORS

BEDTIME  based on double occupancy                                                                                                                                                                                                                $75                                                    YES

 

SATURDAY SEPT 27th                                                                                                                                                       Drop In Fee                             Included with weekend pass

7:30 – 8:30    BREAKFAST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    $15                                                     YES

9 – 11AM      Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        $40                               YES (but additional costs apply)

  • Stone Mosaics with Anna CarnellThis initial session is most important for anyone wishing to finish a mosaic by Monday!.  Large stone projects $100 for materials. Small stone project $50 for materials.

  • Painting with Tessa Nunn, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.                                                                       

  • Back Porch Swing, participants choose from beginner or intermediate guitar, mandolin, fiddle or bass- these lessons are presented in small groups $25 fee for the 2hours                        

11 - 12            LUNCH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $15                                                      YES

12 – 2:30      Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        $50                                                      YES 

  • Poetry and writing with Paulette Dube. which outside structures affect our interior landscapes the most, and why?  Explore these questions by taking a walk, reading and writing fiction, non-fiction, short prose and poetry.

  • Painting  with Tessa Nunn, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.

  • Back Porch Swing, an open workshop/jam focused on Swing music                                                 

2:30                COFFEE BREAK                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $10                                                       YES

3 – 5:30PM   Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $50                                 YES (but additional costs apply)

  • Painting with Tessa, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.

  • Stone Mosaics with Anna, the last chance to START a large mosaic, Large stone projects $100 for materials. Small stone project $50 for materials.

  • Poetry and writing with Paulette Dube. which outside structures affect our interior landscapes the most, and why?  Explore these questions by taking a walk, reading and writing fiction, non-fiction, short prose and poetry.

 6PM               SUPPER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              $25                                                       YES

 

7:30PM          EVENING IMPROV with BETH GIGNAC                                                                                                                                                                                     $25                                                        YES

 

BEDTIME      Based on double occupancy                                                                                                                                                                                                          $75                                                        YES

 

(instructors are available for questions evenings, workshop venues are open for independent work throughout the day and night)  

 
 

QUESTIONS??

SUNDAY SEPT 28th                                                                                                                                                                                      Drop In Fee                               Included with weekend pass

7:30 – 8:30     BREAKFAST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $15                                                       YES

9 - 11AM         Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $40                                   YES (but additional costs apply)

  • Stone Mosaics with Anna, continued from Saturday.  Mini mosaic project for those starting today, 12x12 $50 for materials.

  • Back Porch Swing, participants choose from beginner or intermediate guitar, mandolin, fiddle or bass- these lessons are presented in small groups $25 fee for the 2hours

  • Songwriting with Penny of Back Porch Swing, $25 fee

  • Painting with Tessa Nunn, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.                                                                                                       

11 - 12              LUNCH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $15                                                      YES

12 – 2:30         Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         $50                                                      YES

  • Back Porch Swing, an open BLUEGRASS workshop/jam

  • Painting with Tessa Nunn, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.

  • Poetry and writing with Paulette Dube, which outside structures affect our interior landscapes the most, and why?  Explore these questions by taking a walk, reading and writing fiction, non-fiction, short prose and poetry.

2:30               COFFEE BREAK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $10                                                       YES

3 – 5:30PM      Choose one:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         $50                                  YES (but additional costs apply)

  • Stone Mosaics with Anna, the final session for instruction

  • Poetry and writing with Paulette Dube. which outside structures affect our interior landscapes the most, and why?  Explore these questions by taking a walk, reading and writing fiction, non-fiction, short prose and poetry.

  • Back Porch Swing, participants choose from beginner or intermediate guitar, mandolin, fiddle or bass- these lessons are presented in small groups $25 fee for the session

  • Painting with Tessa Nunn, through meditation, gentle Yogic movement, and lessons on art techniques, participants explore different ways to look at the world around them.

6PM                   SUPPER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                $25                                                         YES

BEDTIME        Based on double occupancy                                                                                                                                                                                                              $75                                                         YES

 

AFTER SUPPER STICK AROUND AND HEAR WHAT THE BACK PORCH SWING CLASS OF 2008 and SEE WHAT SATURDAY NIGHTS IMPROVISATIONAL CLASS HAVE TO SHARE!!

OR FINALIZE THAT PROJECT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ALL WEEKEND

 

MONDAY SEPT 29th                                                                                                                                 Drop In Fee                         Included with weekend pass

8 – 9AM         BREAKFAST AND GOODBYES                                                                                                                                                                                                        $15                                                         YES

See you next year!  

 

QUESTIONS!!

 

REGISTER NOW, Space is limited                    780.852.0359                 dtminc@shaw.ca  

Please NOTE!! We can accommodate you with individual workshops and meals, non package prices. 

Partial workshops must be registered and paid for by Sept 1st.

 

FINE PRINT:

Cancellations are subject to a $25 surcharge.  No refunds after Sept 2nd.

 Meals are being prepared  by Chef Riedler of Fiddle River Restaurant.  We will try to accommodate special diets if brought to our attention by Sept 1st. 

 This weekend will be filmed for future promotional materials and web content.  NOTIFY US if you wish not to be filmed.

 Watch the website for news and details and changes!

Some workshops may require additional material costs, stones are heavy!  Large 24x24 mosaics have a $100 materials fee and the smaller 12x12 mosaics have a $50 materials fee.   Group lesson sessions with Back Porch Swing are $25 per session.

Don't leave your guitar, mandolin or fiddle at home!!  If you have extra strings, a capo or a tuner - bring them along!

Downloadable poster - prints on 11 x 17 paper - 3 MB download - we would gladly email to you to post in your neighbourhood!

WHEW!  Let the fun begin!