Lu Kala among presenters scheduled for arts festival in Guelph, Ont.
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Speakers, artists and musical acts will be at the River Run Centre for the Arts Everywhere Festival from May 2-4. Juno award nominee Lu Kala will be among the performers.
The spotlight will be on the arts community this weekend in Guelph, Ont.
Speakers, artists and musical acts, among other presenters, will be at the River Run Centre for the Arts’ ArtsEverywhere Festival.
Marva Bailey-Wisdom, co-director of the festival, said the event will offer something for everyone.
“The arts itself, the breadth of it, it’s so compelling. And it allows a more level playing field for people to enter a space of understanding each other through conversations and stories,” Bailey-Wisdom said.
The international festival is a three-day event and will feature a variety of lectures, speakers and artistic performances as a way to offer audiences a chance to discuss and gain a fresh perspective on issues currently shaping the world.
Bailey-Wisdom said using the arts in a positive way is a critical component of the festival.
“Many of the presenters and/or guests that come to us from across the world, they bring themselves, their stories and bring their artistic expertise across a broad cross-section of what the arts is,” she said.
Juno Award nominee Lu Kala will be among the musical acts at the festival.
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