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Festival Opening & Welcome
August 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Free
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Join us to kick-off our 2023 summer festival, including welcome, introductions and program highlights from our festival programmers.
- Welcome and introductions – Joan Bendon, Festival Director, Muskoka
Chautauqua - Welcome and Land Acknowledgment – Glad Bryce, Board Chair, Muskoka
Chautauqua
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Sponsor and government funding recognition – Gayle Dempsey and Gary
Froude, Founders, Muskoka Chautauqua - Gayle/Gary introduces and invites Terry and Lucia Sahanatien of Wahta First
Nations to speak. - Terry and Lucia Sahanatien
- Kismet Tillson Hunter to speak on the value of Festivals
- Photo-Op
- Joan Bendon will invite speakers and organization representatives to come together for a
photo - Welcome and highlights of the music program – Gary Froude, Founder
- Highlights of the art program – Sean William Dawson
- Highlights of the literary program – Tori Wines
- Highlights of the film and lecture series program – Tori Wines
- Highlights of the performing arts program, Kids Literacy Day, Family Fun
Day and Community conversation – Joan Bendon - Closing – Joan Bendon, Festival Director
- Event concludes with an invitation to join us the opening of the Gallery in
the Woods; Lions BBQ and Big smoke Brass Band at Windermere Wharf