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Soul Survivor
This Okanagan festival of worship and teaching features musical artists Jason
Upton, Michael Larson and Hathaway. Speakers include Brad Jersak, Todd Atkinson
and Peter Helms. Pentecostal Tabernacle, Penticton. July 1 – 4.
soulsurvivorbc.ca 250.809.5345
Vancouver Folk Fest
This major festival is a secular event, but usually includes some Christian
content. This year’s lineup includes country stalwart Ricky Skaggs and his band Blue Thunder; Naomi
Shelton & the Gospel Queens from Brooklyn, New York; and Jim Byrnes. Jericho Park,
Vancouver. July 16 – 18
thefestival.bc.ca 604.602.9798
CreationFest
This massive Christian event features 60 artists, including TobyMac, Switchfoot,
Skillet, Newsboys, David Crowder Band, Hillsong Live with Reuben Morgan,
Thousand Foot Krutch, Brian ‘Head’ Welch, Superchick, Sleeping Giant, Red, Need to Breathe, downhere, Remedy Drive, KJ-52, The Classic Crime, House of Heroes, The Letter Black, We As
Human, Worth Dying For, Secret & Whisper, Sons of Day, Nazareth, Unhindered, Disciple, Audio Unplugged and
Francesca Battistelli.
Enumclaw Expo Center, Enumclaw, Washington.
July 21 – 24
creationfest.com/nw
800.327.6921
Back to the Blues
This event raises money to provide fresh drinking water through drilling
projects in less fortunate nations. Artists this year include Jim Byrnes; White
Moses & The Fury; Larry Howard; Ashley Cleveland; Darrell Mansfield; The Trimmed & Burnin’ Blues Project; and the Steve Delamar Band. The event includes a ‘bike show and shine’ hosted by the Christian Bikers Association.
Atchelitz Threshermen’s Heritage Village, Chilliwack.
July 30 – August 1
back2blues.com 604.795.4797
Agrifair
Brian Doerksen – author of contemporary gospel classics such as ‘Come, Now is the Time to Worship,’ Refiner’s Fire’ and ‘You Shine’ – is the headliner at this day-long event. Other highlights include a free pancake
breakfast hosted by the Psalm 23 Transition Society; and a three-hour cowboy
gospel service featuring Jack Jackson.
Exhibition Park, Abbotsford.
July 29 – August 2 agrifair.ca
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Alive Inside
This annual event originates with Oasis Church on Vancouver Island. Scheduled
performers this year include Leeland, Fridays Cry, Corey Doak, the Jason Zerbin
Band, Bondless, John Reuben, Sheldon Witt, Tim Byron and Connor Loni.
Cowichan River Bible Camp, Vancouver Island
July 31 aliveinside.ca
Regeneration
An innovative program of weekly events at Coastal Church combines concerts with
speakers. Daylight Worship (performing July 21) has recorded two CDs, and
specializes in encouraging Lower Mainland students at Christian schools,
churches and youth groups. Article One (July 28), from London, Ontario, were nominated for the 2009 Juno Award for Contemporary Christian Album of the
Year. They have toured with Newsboys, Starfield, Superchick and Stellar Kart. Hailing
from Kamloops, Hathaway (August 4) is about to release its first CD. They have
played across Canada at camps, conferences and worship services.
Coastal Church, Vancouver.
coastalregeneration.org
Monteverdi Vespers
And now for somethingcompletely different. This year is the 400th anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers for the Blessed Virgin. The much-loved masterpiece is described as “the most ambitious work of sacred music before Bach.” According to the program notes for this performance, Monteverdi “seamlessly integrates renaissance traditions of polyphonic music with new
operatic ideals, in a splendid musical architecture that includes polyphonic
psalm settings, vocal concertos, hymns, motets . . . bound together by
Gregorian chant.” Featuring Suzie LeBlanc, Ellen Hargis, Matthew White and Colin Balzer.
Chan Centre, Vancouver. August 12. musicfestvancouver.ca
July 2010
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