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Brent Tyler

Posted by MVMF on Mar 5, 2013 in Banner Slides, Events | Comments Off

Friday March 15th

He’s back. For those of you who remember, Brent has graced not only the stage of the MVMF but also performed a concert at our Roulston Museum a year ago. He is actually 7 feet tall, writes incredible tunes and is magnetic in his ability to draw in the listener.

Sign up here to reserve your ticket. The way we decide on where the performance venue will be is by how many tickets we sell. If we sell up to 30 the show will be at The Café Radio. If we sell up to 75 the show will be at the Roulston Museum. We promise the show will be one to remember. Buy Tickets Here for the show and other great artists coming to Carstairs.

Concert Now At Roulston Museum: Lynn Miles & Keith Glass

Posted by MVMF on Jan 19, 2013 in Festival News | Comments Off

We did it folks, we’re sitting at about 43 reserved tickets. Let’s try and sell out at 60! … Sign up here to reserve your ticket at the Roulston Museum. We promise the show will be one to remember. Two Canadians, each very talented song writers and performers, will perform as a duo on their original material. Think rocky folky tunes with powerful voices and imaginative lyrics. Lynn Miles picked up new fans at the 2011 Mountain View Music Fest & Keith Glass can be remembered for being a driving force in Prairie Oyster. Buy Tickets Here for the show and other great artists coming to Carstairs.

The Roulston Museum is quickly becoming a favourite ‘mid sized’ venue in the town of Carstairs. With great atmosphere and acoustics the chapel has and will see many great artists to come.

Need two concert volunteers

Posted by MVMF on Jan 19, 2013 in Festival News | Comments Off

(Box Office Attendants) for @mvmusicfest #carstairscitylimits” concert: Lynn Miles & Keith Glass, January 23rd. Good music guaranteed.

Please click this link to sign up.

John Wort Hannam

Posted by MVMF on Jan 15, 2013 in Banner Slides, Events | Comments Off

Date: April 17th, 2013

Event: Carstairs City Limits

Artist: John Wort Hannam

Venue: The Café Radio (up to 27 seats) or Roulston Museum Chapel (75 seats) depending on ticket sales.

Time: 7:30 pm

Ticket Price: $15 (Buy Ticket or Subscribe!)

Dinner: TBA but probably

MVMF Comments: On the way to the top if he’s not there already. Alberta is proud to have this artist as their own. He wowed the audience at the Mini Fest as well as at past Festivals in Carstairs. He’ll probably have Scott Duncan on fiddle with him … another favourite here in Carstairs.

Lynn Miles & Keith Glass (of Prairie Oyster)

Posted by MVMF on Jan 15, 2013 in Events | Comments Off

Wednesday January 23rd
Ticket Price: $15 (Buy Ticket or Subscribe!)
7:30 pm showtime
5:00 pm Cocktails & Dinner

Follow this link to reserve your ticket!
https://www.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=e76a6803a0f04c5a821a2ac98eb70104

Remember Lynn Miles from the Mountain View Music Fest? Awesome. She’ll be touring out here with Keith Glass (Prairie Oyster) and will be performing at The Café Radio on January 23rd.

We’ll be serving dinner or appies (TBA) and the bar will be stocked and ready to go. It’s a Wednesday night so the show will start earlier around 7:30 pm.

Lunch At Allen’s

Posted by MVMF on Dec 1, 2012 in Events | Comments Off

Date: December 8th, 2012

Event: Carstairs City Limits Concert ~ Crazy Carstairs Christmas

Artists: Lunch At Allen’s

Venue: Carstairs Community Hall

Time: 8 PM

Ticket Price: $35 (Buy Ticket or Subscribe!)

Dinner: (TBA)

MVMF Comments: All time favourites of the fest. Ian Thomas, Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church and Marc Jordan. Christmas music performed by prolific Canadian entertainment celebrities.

Alberta Culture Days in Carstairs – 2012

Posted by MVMF on Oct 2, 2012 in Festival News | Comments Off

Carstairs City Limits presents:

A Report from the Boot, Shoot ‘N Boogies as part of Alberta Culture Days:

A whirlwind autumn adventure aligning the young and the old took place between 11am on Friday morning of September 28th and 11pm on Sunday the evening of September 30th.

The Polyjesters were sent out in the first line of defense into the Cultural battle with weapons firing. The chick chick of the Baritone Ukulele and Boom Boom of the Upright Bass allied well with the tank like percusion of the drums and noodly noodly rounds from the Arch-top Guitar. The sea of youth fired back with laughter as we tried to take the camp. Armed only with “Crazy Hair” they held the fort well and displayed incredible Cultural ability. The arms in the room were flung into the air when asked if they had received training on their Cultural weapons and we knew that we had been had.

The next battalion of troops that we encountered in this camp were the “We don’t give a crap but maybe you guys are OK” legion of Hugh Sutherland. Armed only with Sarcasm and “like whatever’s” we reached deep into the bowels of our strength and carried the load of “Heavy Metal”. When asked if they had received Cultural training they were not ready to raise their hands but when asked if they had received no training they didn’t raise their hands either so we said, “Well played troops … well played”.

The final stop in the mission was in front of an incredible engine of boundless energy. If you were able to capture this kinetic energy if only to fill a few street light batteries I’d say, “Where is the power chord?” An explosion of Culture went off in the Elementary School and the kids were spun up like little tops .. then released safely into the arms of their parents who thought, “Those darn Polyjesters are like sugar!”.

700 pamphlets were released into the backpacks or binders of the youth and they were sent off to get rested for the Pumpkin Fest the next day. Although numbers are never exactly what they seem it would appear to those people there that it was full but not packed.

There was however a large group of people waiting to get in to see the results of the contests of all kinds. There were heavy potatoes, enormous pumpkins and other members of the squash family. The flowers even showed up and the sunflowers even boasted a face larger than the sun who also showed up and stayed around for most of the weekend. It was later reported by the banjo player that the throngs of people at the Pumpkin Fest were there to see him perform. A “No official investigation” later indicated that their findings on this theory were not yet conclusive.

On the Sunday morning a vibrant, excited and able bodied crew set up a mini carnival at one of the most beautiful backdrops Carstairs and area has to offer; Silver Willow Golf & Sporting Club. Culture came out of the end of double barrelled shotgun. What a better way to appreciate your heritage no matter what part of the rest of the world you came from than through the sounds of your Ancestors. Guns went off as if they were personal fireworks celebrating the ability to blast a clay pigeon or two out of the sky whilst the bands played on.

Some young couples were seen dancing on the grass while little kids enjoyed the beautiful Autumn weather. Several colleagues of music met on, near and under the stage to discuss the true condition of the health line of their own particular cultural expertise. The Culture of the sportsman is as old as that of the artist for they are both art. And they both need to be discussed.

We, the Fellowship of the Mountain View Music Fest, would like to send out a warm thank you to all who supported this magical weekend. The audiences were varied and full and all showed appreciation for the arts. The volunteers chipped in and helped make the events a huge success. Thank you to Silver Willow Golf & Sporting Club, you are truly a unique and best kept secret for Carstairs. Sponsors and support from the Alberta Government make it all possible to help cover the costs of these events so that the residents of this province can enrich their lives with Culture.

Here’s another look at the poster from the event:

Mountain View Monster Fest

Posted by MVMF on Oct 1, 2012 in Events | Comments Off

Date: October 27th, 2012

Event: Carstairs City Limits Concert ~ Halloween Cabaret

Artists: Mocking Shadows

Venue: Carstairs Community Hall

Time: 8 PM

Ticket Price: $20 (Buy Ticket or Subscribe!)

Dinner: Probably (TBA)

MVMF Comments: Amazing band. Party the night away in your coolest Halloween Costume

Boot Shoot ‘N Boogie ~ Sept 30th

Posted by MVMF on Sep 4, 2012 in Festival News | Comments Off

Carstairs is honoured to be a host site for the Alberta Culture Days 2012 THIS WEEKEND. We have many exciting events planned including school shows, a Pumpkin Festival, and the Boot, Shoot ‘n Boogie. Here is the schedule:Friday September 28th – Free Event
11:00AM – The Polyjesters at Hugh Sutherland School (Middle School Students)
11:30AM – The Polyjesters at Hugh Sutherland School (High School Students)
2:30PM – The Polyjesters at Carstairs Elementary School
All Day - Carstairs Public Library - Local Author Book Launch, Carstairs Artist Guild Show and Local Artisans Display

Saturday September 29th – Free Event
12:00PM – 4:00PM – 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival & Farmer’s Market
(at the Curling Rink with musical performance at 2PM)
All Day - Carstairs Public Library - Local Author Book Launch, Carstairs Artist Guild Show and Local Artisans Display

Sunday September 30th – Free Event*
11:00AM – 4:00PM - Boot, Shoot ‘N Boogie at Silver Willow Golf & Sporting Club
11:00AM – Welcome & Local Student Musical Performance
12:00PM - The Bix Mix Boys
1:00PM - The Dead Stringers (Ben Sures)
2:00PM - The Bix Mix Boys
3:00PM - The Polyjesters with Scott Duncan & Matt Masters
Yes, there will be our famous BBQ Burgers & a Beer Garden with ……
Big Rock!

ALL EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES ARE FREE (*Except Clay Shooting)
*For information on shooting fees at Silver Willow please contact the club at
(403) 337-2490 or info@silverwillow.ca
Also, you can click here for more information. The clay shooting will book up fast,
contact the club to book your time slot. There is also a great golf course you may
want to explore.

To be guaranteed entrance to the Boot, Shoot ‘N Boogie event,
we recommend that you RSVP

Join us in celebrating Alberta Culture Days in Carstairs. Other events include:

Bob Clark Municipal Library
Roulston Museum (Extended Hours)
Map To The Silver Willow Venue
RSVP Form
To book the sporting events please contact Silver Willow at (403) 337-2490 or info@silverwillow.ca.

Please see the information below about the sporting component as well as a map to the venue.

Families can enjoy the music and the ambience of this event for free and Silver Willow has also graciously offered a discount price on their usual sporting fees.

Shooting starts at 11:00 AM

To book the sporting events please contact Silver Willow at (403) 337-2490 or info@silverwillow.ca.

Option 1: $ 90 (normally $120)

Shooting 50 clays through the 14 station walk around Sporting Clays Course
50 shells
Gun and instructor
Eye and ear protection

Option 2: $50

Duck Pond 25 shots
Shells and gun

Option 3: $20

Special 5 shot Minnie on the Duck pond
Gun, shells and instructor included

Silver Willow will have people manning and supervising shooters on the Duck Pond and team Instructors for groups on the Sporting Course. IF you are an experienced shooter (with a PAL license and your own gun) you can just pay for the clays (50 at $35.00). You can purchase shells at the clubhouse that day.
The last option is if you are a Silver Willow member you can use your card, but need to register as well.

Please fill out this RSVP form if you think you’ll be joining us.

Golf 9 Holes $22.00 cart $20.00 (starts at 10:30 am)

Map to Silver Willow.

Boot Shoot ‘N Boogie ~ Alberta Culture Days

Posted by MVMF on Sep 1, 2012 in Events | Comments Off

Date: September 30th, 2012

Event: Carstairs City Limits Concert ~ Alberta Culture Days

Artists: Bix Mix Boys, The Polyjesters, Ben Sures, Matt Masters

Venue: Silver Willow Golf & Sporting Club

Time: All Day

Ticket Price: FREE

Lunch: BBQ

MVMF Comments: Ok, a weekend to celebrate Alberta Culture. Let’s shoot guns, then drink Alberta beer, eat Alberta beef and listen to hip Western music. Well, let’s at least start there. You won’t want to miss this event.

RSVP Form

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