Toffy's Auditorium

The auditorium is the main site of the Festival. It includes the mainstage where musical and dance performances will take place, food and bar facilities, and our merchant and community booths.

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Kids' Korner

Children's entertainment will include performances by clowns and magicians and fun playshops to learn juggling and feet-drumming.

Entertainers:
Clochette (Lise Paquette)
Christopher Folwes
Sylvie Godin
Andrew Houle

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Exhibit Hall

We invite artists to exhibit their work during the Festival. For more information, contact Sylvie Lamoureux

Participating Artists :
• Johanne Galipeau, Nanaimo
• Evelyne Gomez - mosaics et stained glass
• Françoise Jomphe, Lantzville - oil painting and photography
• Majie Lavergne, Nanaimo - painting
• Janet McDonald, Nanaimo - painting
• Derrill Shuttleworth, Gabriola Island - watercolour and acrylic painting, and ink
• Carla Stein, Nanaimo - oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, pastel drawing, mixed media, and photography
• Catherine Williams, Gabriola Island - stained glass windows

Special Event: Routes des arts
Creating A Painting Collectively
On Saturday, February 11, two local artists will produce a painting as they engage Festival attendees in participating in its creation throughout the day.

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Artists' Lounge

New to the Festival: an interactive lounge where you can meet performers and visual artists. Meet the musicians who will grace the Radio-Canada Stage and buy their CDs, photos and other memorabilia they would be delighted to autograph. It is also at this venue where people will be able to meet the visual artists who are presenting their works at the Exhibit Hall next door. Further, the musicians, dance groups, and the visual artists will facilitate workshops in this lounge.

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Market

• PDS Woodwork
• Morrison Creek Alpacas et Pacific Sun Alpacas
• Sandy Rourke et I be jammin'
• Horizon Heritage Farm, Coombs
• Bijoux Beads (Marthe Rollmann)
• Give a Little Giggle
• Golden Maple Farm
• Klondike Apothecary
• Sound Heritage
• Island Highlander
• Rabbit Hill Farm
• Sylvia's Knits
• Hammond Bay Fudge Factory
• The Treasure Gem
• Turgut Cervik - Woodwork
• L. Bibbert - Arts and cards

Community & Regional Participants

• Radio-Canada
• École Océane
• The Ride to Conquer Cancer (Luc Bégin, bike team leader)
• Supporting Employment Transition
• La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique
• Nanaimo Recycling Exchange
• Angels Abreast Dragon Boat Team
• L'Association des francophones de Nanaimo