Jazz, Roots, Blues Acts Headline Calgary’s Canada Day Celebrations

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Four Stages, Fireworks Featured at Family Event

The City of Calgary celebrates Canada Day on Tuesday with a whole day of activities. During the day Prince’s Island comes alive with music, food and more, while evening events, including a fireworks display, take place at Olympic Plaza.

Headlining both stages are a range of local and regional artists, including roots & blues great David Wilcox, jazz vocalist Johanna Sillanpaa, singer-songwriter McKinley Matters and many more.

Events are all-ages and are free of charge.

CITY OF CALGARY 2008 CANADA DAY STAGES

Enmax Main Stage at the Island

11 a.m.– noon Citizenship Ceremony

noon – 12:15 Opening Ceremonies

12:15 – 1 p.m. Zoe Theodorou

1:15 – 2 p.m. Lindsay Ell

2:15 – 3 p.m. Jay Crocker and the Electric Apes

3:15 – 4 p.m. Dance Lineup: Black Powder Dancers, Passion for Tango, O’Mighty Crew, and House of DangerKat

4:15 – 5 p.m. Michael Rault Band

5:15 – 6 p.m. Billy Manzik Band

6:15 – 7 p.m. Jeremy Fisher

Citytv Stage at the Island

12:15 – 1 p.m. Johanna Sillanpaa

1:15 – 2 p.m. Eric Solomon

2:15 – 3 p.m. Loaded Dice

3:15 – 4 p.m. Ralph Boyd Johnson & the Inner City Outlaws

4:15 – 5 p.m. Heather Blush & the Uppercuts

5:15 – 6 p.m. McKinley Matters

Family Stage at the Island

noon – 12:45 p.m.

Wagonstage Children’s Theatre

1 – 1:45 p.m. Mad Science

2 – 2:45 p.m. Sandbox Theatre

3 – 3:45 p.m. Wagonstage Children’s Theatre

4 – 4:45 p.m. The Sizeable Men

Olympic Plaza Stage

7 – 8 p.m. Family Entertainment

8 – 8:15 p.m. Opening Ceremonies

8:15 – 9:15 p.m. Friends of Otis

9:30 – 10:45 p.m. David Wilcox

10:45 – 11 p.m. Fireworks (weather dependent)

11 p.m. – midnight Rachelle Van Zanten

for more info visit http://www.calgarycanadaday.ca/events.html