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Silver Skate Festival Returning For Its 22nd Year
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- Published on Thursday, 16 February 2012 05:00
- Written by Sean Cusack
One of the longest-running and most most exciting sporting events of the season, The Silver Skate Festival will be returning for its 22nd year this week from February 17th – 21st in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
Featuring an astounding array of art, culture and sports programming unlike anything else in the world, this all-age winter celebration features an enormous range of entertainment and fun including world-class snow sculptures, skate races, live music and the famed Baba Yaga Trail. Some of the most exciting events featured include:
Interactive Winter Programming
A gigantic assortment of free events and activities for every age group, including an ice slide, free cross country ski and snowshoe rentals, ice games, sledge hockey, family snow sculpting, horse drawn sleigh rides, facepainting and dog sledding demonstrations by the Northern Alberta Mushers Association.
Snow Sculpture Competition
One of the most notable competitions in this art form, the Silver Skate Sculpture Garden features twelve teams from around the world battle against each other to create the most impressive sculpture from enormous, eight foot tall blocks of snow.
Baba Yaga and the Firebird Trail
One of the most famed features of the festival, this performance spectacle uses ingenious combinations of lights, snow, ice and costumed actors to take audience members on a fantastical journey in search of the legendary Firebird, culminating in a breathtaking fire sculpture.
Edmonton Winter Triathalon
A one-of-a-kind event for world-class athletes to novices, this intense course, featuring skating, skiing and running, this challenging 5-10 km course promotes friendly competition in skaters, skiers and runners of any age, allowing them to participate in either solo or team relay formats. Registration ends soon, however, so sign up now!
Kortebaan
This traditional Dutch speed skating sprint race features a fun-filled competition has a long, storied history and was one of the first formats used to declare speed skating champions. Historically, the champion won prize money and a ham; Today, this good-natured race focuses on fun!
Night Works in the Park
Enjoy an unforgettable night of live music, dance and light spectacles! This year’s Night Works includes performances by Murdoch & Sparrow, folk-pop artist Jason Kodie, francophone folk-rockers Allez Ouest, singer-songwriter Terry Morrison, electronica group Neko Rei, Edmonton-based songwriters F&M, Donovan Workun & Atomic Improv, young up-and-coming rock group Psychic City, and interactive dance troupe Vibe Tribe.
This unique and enthralling festival features something for everyone. For more information, visit SilverSkateFestival.org
Silver Skate Festival
February 17-21, 2012
Hawrelak Park
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Print Fair 2011 - Handsome Prints of All Ages
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- Category: Art/Antiques
- Published on Friday, 28 October 2011 05:00
- Written by FilmFestival Traveler
The IFPDA Print Fair takes place November 3 - 6, 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory 
in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Presented by the International Fine Print Dealers Association, IFPDA Print Fair is the leading fair for prints and editions, and is unique for its focus on fine prints from all periods.
"Exhibitors present nearly six centuries of printmaking, from early woodcuts and traditional engravings, etchings and lithographs to innovative contemporary projects. The wide historical spectrum of artists' works on view" includes:
- Old Masters
- Japanese prints
- 19th and early 20th century American masters
- European Impressionists and Modernists
- German Expressionists
Members exhibiting at the Print Fair for the first time are:
- Emanuel von Baeyer (London, UK)
- Harlan & Weaver, Inc. (New York City)
- Galerie Sabine Knust (München, Germany)
- Polígrafa Obra Gráfica (Barcelona, Spain)
- Harris Schrank Fine Prints (New York City)
- Stoney Road Press (Dublin, Ireland)
Other exhibitors include:
- Alice Adam Ltd. (Chicago, IL)
- Galerie André Candillier (Paris, France)
- Dolan/Maxwell (Philadelphia, PA)
- Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints & Drawings (Burbank, CA)
- Jan Johnson Old Master & Modern Prints (Chambly, Quebec, Canada)
- August Laube Buch- und Kunstantiquariat (Zurich, Switzerland)
- Mixografía® (Los Angeles, CA)
- The Old Print Shop, Inc. (New York City)
- Osborne Samuel, Ltd. (London, UK)
- Susan Sheehan Gallery (New York City)
- Verne Collection, Inc. (Cleveland, OH)
Tours are conducted by guest artists of artworks from old master to contemporary works. The artist guides are:
Jane Hammond
Polly Apfelbaum
Anton Würth
James Siena
Special Programs are:
Collecting Essentials: Finding Your Masterpiece
Conversation with a Curator: Christophe Cherix
For more information, visit www.ifpda.org/content/print-fair.
IFPDA Print Fair 2011
November 3 - 6, 2011
The Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue at 67th St.
New York City
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- Published on Thursday, 27 October 2011 20:48
- Written by Adrienne Kehn
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PhotoPlus Expo Captures a Wider Scene
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Art/Antiques
- Published on Friday, 21 October 2011 05:00
- Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff
The 29th edition of the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo is taking place 
October 27 - 29, 2011 at Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York City.
This year, the Wedding and Portrait Photographer's International (WPPI NYC) show will be a part of PhotoPlus Expo (PPE), with a day-long series of wedding and portrait seminars scheduled for October 26.
Between the two Expos, more than 115 seminars including technology, business, wedding/portrait and video, will be presented.
"Our goal each year is to offer a robust selection of educational seminars for attendees. What we have been able to schedule this year is over the top for our industry," explains Jeff McQuilkin, Director - PDN PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo.
