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ColdSnap 2008 is just around the corner!

What is Coldsnap 2008?

Simply put, it's an eight night winter music festival, brought to you by the same hardworking volunteers who have presented the Prince George Folkfest the last four summers. Each night has a different theme and features outstanding musicians. There is a variety of venues and something for every musical taste, from concerts, to workshops, to a big dance.

Why is Coldsnap?

The reason for Coldsnap is to provide Prince George with a musical respite from the mid-winter blahs that seem to set in toward the end of January. Running from Saturday, January 26th through Saturday, February 2nd, Coldsnap is something to look forward to, something to get a gang together for a night out, something to warm up the cold winter nights with fun, music, friendship and maybe even a little romance (though Coldsnap organizers take no responsibility for romantic entanglements that may or may not occur).

How much is Coldsnap?

The five mainstage events are $25.00 each. Purchase tickets for any three shows and get them for $60. Spend a little, spend a lot. We invite you to open the attached file to learn about the details of each night's presentations. Then you can decide which ones you'd like to attend and bring a friend, a lover, or a gang of each. Coldsnap tickets make a perfect stocking stuffers for the live music lover on your list.

When and where are tickets available?

Tickets for all mainstage events go on sale Thursday, December 13th and are available at Studio 2880 (on 15th Avenue; 250 563 2880); Books and Company (on Third Avenue across from the Native Friendship Centre; 250 563 6637) and Meow Records (in the 300 block of Brunswick; 250 564 6369)

Why have I not heard of many of these artists?

Okay, so I'm going to be editorial here. There is music, and then there is the music business. The music business is about packaging and marketing what some executive or other deems what you should be listening to and, therefore, buying. Only a tiny fraction of musicians appeal to what Joni Mitchell called the star-making machinery behind the popular songs. The truth of the matter is that there is a vibrant and immensely rich and talented number of gifted musicians who live for making music and who invest their hearts and souls into producing muisc every bit as engaging, and often more engaging, than what is heard on the radio. Jo Beattie and her merry band of alternative music lovers are very much in tune with the alternative music scene and have done a superb job of booking exemplars from virtually every genre. Coldsnap is a labour of love, but love don't pay the bills, so it is vital that everyone with even a passing interest in live music do their part in sustaining what promises to become an annual event.

Contact: Jo Beattie at jocalico@telus.net or Gerry Sheanh at gsheanh@sd57.bc.ca

The Marc Atkinson Trio at Artspace

A lucky group of music lovers were treated to a spectacular show on November 29 at Art Space. The Marc Atkinson Trio played a two hour set followed by local favourites The Colin Pearson Band.