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A quote from 2006... "The train trip was so much fun. I ate lunch right away and as soon as I got back to the Activity Car I started drawing people and I didn't stop, even finishing up a caricature after the train stopped in Edmonton. There was such a energetic feeling the whole time with lots of laughter. The tour guides thought that it was such a great idea to have artists on the train, they will enjoy the other artists just as much." Artist Laurel Hawkswell
object. We had a good time performing for and with people - old fashioned sing-a-longs, train songs, fiddle tunes - they all suited the crowd and the feel on VIA rail", Musician and Entertainer, Bill Hamm 2005
"We thought it was an excellent means of presenting art and music to a wide range of people from Canada and around the world. We hope that artists on the rails becomes a regular feature of train travel in Canada!" Musicians Cam Neufeld and Marianne Watchel, 2005
Many thanks to the wonderful folks at MacLab Hotels and Resorts for hosting these artists in 2005 when they arrived in Jasper! ARTISTS Finalists in 2006 for a Mayors Award for unique Promotion of the Arts!!
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This years Artists on Rails will include an opportunity to learn the art of quillwork, hear some amazing Alberta music, listen to the stories of Alberta authors and maybe even have a caricature drawn of you and your train excursion! Visual artist Laurel Hawkswell
May 25th Edmonton to Jasper | May 27th Jasper to Edmonton May 25th and 26th at the Atrium in the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre Laurel is guest to the Foothills Mens Chorus at the United Church in Jasper on May 25th 7pm Check out Laurels Blog _________________________________________________________________________ Trevor Kiitokii and Barney Provost, First Nations Music, Art and Dance
June 8th Edmonton to Jasper | June 10th Jasper to Edmonton June 8th and 9th at the Atrium in the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
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Claude and Eveline Garneau, carver and painter
June 22nd Edmonton to Jasper | June 24th Jasper to Edmonton June 22nd and 23rd at the Atrium in the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre Claude and Eveline will also be showing
for the month of July at Jasper's Fiddle River Restaurant __________________________________________________________________________________ Monika Schaefer, musician July 6th Edmonton to Jasper | July 8th Jasper to Edmonton July 6th and 7th at the Atrium in the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre More about Monika on Leather Pass Chronicles ________________________________________________________________________
See the land of the cowboy through the eyes of watercolour artist Graham Flatt
July 27th Edmonton to Jasper | July 29th Jasper to Edmonton July 27th and 28th at the Atrium in the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
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Lisa Christensen. Author
August 3rd Edmonton to Jasper | August 5th Jasper to Edmonton August 3rd and 4th at the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
Catch a glimpse of what the first train patrons might have seen through the eyes of art historian and author Lisa Christensen, author of "A Hikers Guide to Art of the Canadian Rockies", __________________________________________________
Or simply sit back and tap your toes to the wonderful fiddling of Cam Neufeld and Marianne Watchel as you ride into the Rockies!
August 17th Edmonton to Jasper | August 19th Jasper to Edmonton August 17th and 18th at the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre ~ Watch Cam in action at www.leatherpass.com ~ ________________________________________________________________
For the autumn traveler, sit back and hear a story as told by author Todd Babiak
September 28th Edmonton to Jasper | September 30th Jasper to Edmonton Friday September 29th meet Todd at the ARTISTS IN THE PINES and find out what the Jasper connection is in his newest book 'The Garneau Block'
______________________________________________________________________ On the Canadian ~ May through September 2006 _____________________________________________
In 2006 artists will be hosted by the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre Jasper, home of the Annual Heritage Gala November 17th and 18th 2006.
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