Outdoor Events Schedule
Chalk & Chocolate Festival: 2009 Themed "My Chocolate World"
Dates : July 17, to July 19, 2009
Location: In and outfront of the Windsor Armouries on the easterside of the University Avenue Fringe Corridor.
Forms: Artist Application Form
Description
A unique and exciting event merging art, chalk and dessert, the Third Annual Chalk and Chocolate Festival will transform Chatham Street (west of Ouellette) into a dazzling visual treat, showcasing individual pavement squares depicting chalk art highlighting this year’s theme: " My Chocolate World".
The festival incorporates the decorative use of chalk on sidewalks and streets. A category will exist for children, as well as a competitive category for local and international artists. There are great prizes to be awarded to the winners. In addition, there will be live entertainment, performers, children’s activities, and last but not least, chocolate treats. The event will call together the numerous arts, entertainment, and culinary venues throughout the downtown Windsor area. The event will include artistic and culinary activities and family fun, catering to all demographics, and will attract international and regional visitors alike.
Best Chalk Art Drawing of 2006 and 2008 went to Julie Butler!
Jule will be returning to Chalk and Chocolate this year!
The Grand Prize included a weekend trip to Toronto courtesy of Four Points Sheraton and Via Rail.
"The Chalk & Chocolate Festival was is sponsored by Woodslee Credit Union."
2009 Featured Artists: To be Annouced, Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals is built on four principles:
- No Artistic Direction. Artists are selected by ‘first come, first served’.
- No Censorship. Artists have complete freedom to present their work.
- Accessibility to artists. Anyone can apply to the Fringe.
- Accessibility to audience. Ticket prices are kept low and 100% of the ticket price is returned to the artists you see on stage.
For more detailed information, please visit the CAFF home page: www.fringefestivals.com
The Windsor International Fringe Festival was founded in 2007 by Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW), a not-for-profit professional theatre company. as part of its community outreach program (ATW Actors Umbrella).
ATW Actors Umbrella's aim in producing the Windsor Fringe is to increase affordable and accessible avenues for professional theatre:
to create opportunities for independent artists to showcase their work;
to grow Windsor’s cultural identity and profile;
to provide a new engine to contribute to the development of the entertainment industry,
Arts & Culture Tourism, and the regional economy.
Established in January 2006 Actors Theatre of Windsor ( ATW) is a professional theatre company, who's aim is to develop a viable professional entertainment industry in Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan.
Co-founded by Mona el Baroudi and Gordon Mackenzie, the public programming of ATW has two core components:
ATW Main Stage, which produces professional theatre and our season of shows paying participating trained actors, and production crew a living wage;
ATW Actors Umbrella, a community outreach program which produces the Windsor International Fringe Festival and WHAT’S ON! ‘The Arts & Culture Calendar of Windsor-Essex in Canada South’.
www.actorstheatreofwindsor.com
