Where Music and Culture Meet Community Spirit…

Once again the glorious days that blend into 24 hours of brilliant sunshine are upon us..the awakening of the north…the celebration of summer. A time to reflect and enjoy music, culture and community spirit..we bring you the Summer Solstice Festival.

Performance Locations:

Old town Yellowknife
City centre Yellowknife
Yellowknife Community Arena Parking Lot
Fred Henne Campground

Saturday June 20th - 4pm - 9pm

Beer Barge BBQ Bash
Wardair dock in old town Yellowknife
featuring
Pat Braden • Indio • Ted Wesley, John
Mathews and Samantha Comody •
Tracey Riley and Andrea Bettger

Sunday, June 21st - 10am - 2pm

McNiven tennis courts.
YK Tennis club is bringing
professional wheelchair athletes Joel
Dembe and Eric Gilbert to
Yellowknife! Come meet the players,
play some tennis, and enjoy the BBQ
sponsored by Arctic Response. All
proceeds go to the NWT Special
Olympics organization.

Sunday June 21st - 4pm - 8pm

A special celebration of culture performance on the
shores of Long lake, Fred Henne campground kitchen
shelter (beside boat launch)
featuring:
Daniel Stephens • Hank Big Charles •
Garret Jones (3 sensational traditional dancers)
Casey Koyczan • tj Buggins • Dustin Phillipon
Tanja Tagaq and special friends perform a
mesmerizing set of traditional Inuit throat singing

National Aboriginal Day 2009

Welcome your host this year
Nadira Begg of the Native Communications Society
Main Stage featuring:
Métis Reelers
(presented by North Slave Métis Alliance
and NAD Celebrations)
Charles Nabees Band
Lawrence Thrasher
Peter Fraser
Mr. Jackson Lafferty
Stephen Kakfwi
Goota Ashoona and special guests
Hank Big Charles
Garrett Jones
Daniel Stephen
Sacred Circle Sisters