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SLED ISLAND STAFF Anna Alger – Media Partnerships Coordinator Christian Argyll – Bookkeeper Lindsay Bowman – Marketing & Communications Director Morgan Cairns – Box Office Coordinator Vanessa Chaplin – Graphic Design Assistant Colin Gallant – Marketing & Communications Coordinator Karolina Gajewska – Artist Lounge Coordinator Kat Gajewska – Transportation Coordinator Brendan Kane – Assistant Transportation Coordinator David Kenney - Photo Crew Lead Queenie Li – Community Partnerships Coordinator Trevor Morelli - Pass Pick-Up Coordinator Kayla Morin – Volunteer Coordinator Meghan O’Neil – Logistics & Billeting Coordinator Shawn Petsche – Festival Manager Josh Ruck – Poster Show Coordinator Becky Salmond – Office Coordinator Maud Salvi – Executive Director Chloe Saunders – Green Team Coordinator Joel Schmid - Assistant Technical Director Tyler Scollon – Technical Director Paisley Sim – Immigration Coordinator Colin Smith – Green <strong>Island</strong> Coordinator Melissa Whiteside – Assistant Volunteer Coordinator BOARD OF DIRECTORS Arif Ansari Christina Colenutt David Cramb Chris Gokiert Martin Kennedy Renée Matthews Brian Milne (outgoing) Sarmad Rizvi Terry Rock Chad Saunders Lindsay Schonfelder Rob Schultz COMEDY CURATORS Sarah Adams Evan Wilson SLED ISLAND FILM COMMITTEE Adele Brunnhofer - Coordinator Jesse Cumming Felicia Glatz Ted Stenson Jeff Storey VISUAL ART CURATOR Ginger Carlson CREATIVE Critical Mass WEBSITE Structured Abstraction SPONSORSHIP Kalynn Crump, Top Shelf PR PUBLICITY Grace Jones, Grandstand Media & Management PROGRAM GUIDE MANAGER Todd Harkness PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Mason Hastie Ron Joe CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Julijana Capone - Editor Mike Dunn Colin Gallant - Editor Michael Grondin PJ Lavergne Arielle Lessard Jamie McNamara Brittany Rudyck Lee Shedden Aurora Sol Jenna Lee Williams AD SALES Glenn Alderson PUBLISHER <strong>BeatRoute</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> TABLE OF CONTENTS 07 08 11 12 14 17 35 65 67 69 73 74 76 78 WELCOME COMEDY FILM VISUAL ART SPECIAL EVENTS MUSIC PULL-OUT SCHEDULE OLYMPIC PLAZA BLOCK PARTY ALL AGES GREEN ISLAND DISCOUNT GUIDE THANK YOU SPONSORS HOW TO SLED <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> is an annual five-day music and arts festival that brings together over 250 bands, comedy, film and art in more than 35 venues across Calgary, Alberta. Returning for its 10th year from June 22 - 26, <strong>2016</strong>, <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> offers multiple ways to explore the staggering number of options that go down across five jam-packed days. Passes and tickets* are available at <strong>Sled</strong><strong>Island</strong>.com, Sloth Records (736B 17th Ave. SW), Lukes Drug Mart (112 4th St. NE), the <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> office (2206A 4th St. SW) and Pass Pick-Up at the Fairmont Palliser** (133 9th Ave. SW). *Tickets for shows at Theatre Junction GRAND are available via <strong>Sled</strong><strong>Island</strong>.com and through Theatre Junction GRAND (608 1st St. SW) only. **Pass Pick-Up is open from June 20 - 25 only. See below for details. DISCOVERY PASS | $199 ADVANCE, $219 AFTER JUNE 19 A Discovery Pass is our first recommendation for anyone wanting the full <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> experience. Armed with a Discovery Pass, you’ll have access to all <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> events (250+ bands, comedy, film and art), subject to capacity. You really can’t go wrong! DISCOVERY PLUS PASS | $349 ADVANCE, $369 AFTER JUNE 19 A Discovery Plus Pass gives you all the benefits of a Discovery Pass, plus priority access to all <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> events (subject to capacity), Artist Lounge privileges, a <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> delegate bag and more! ALL-AGES PASS | $50 Exclusively for our under-18 attendees, an All-Ages Pass offers full access to <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong>’s all-ages venues, including Olympic Plaza, the Central United Church, Theatre Junction GRAND, Tub<strong>by</strong> Dog and day shows at Broken City. Passholders must be under 18 years of age at the time of the festival. Valid ID required at pick-up. OLYMPIC PLAZA TICKETS | $50 ADV, $55 GATE Olympic Plaza is <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong>’s main outdoor venue. This year’s lineup features <strong>Guide</strong>d By Voices, Built To Spill, Land of Talk, SUUNS, Speedy Ortiz, Moon King and more on Saturday, June 25. Best of all, the event is all-ages, fully licensed and free for kids 12 and under! Entry is included with all <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> passes, but single tickets are also available. ADVANCE TICKETS | PRICES VARY A limited number of advance tickets are available for select shows (visit <strong>Sled</strong><strong>Island</strong>.com for details). Advance tickets guarantee show access. DOOR TICKETS | PRICES VARY Door tickets will be available for all shows not sold out at the time of the festival, subject to capacity. Show up early to get in! PASS PICK-UP Our range of festival passes are available for purchase and pick-up at the Fairmont Palliser (133 9th Ave. SW), where you’ll also find festival merch and helpful volunteers this June 20 - 25. All purchased passes must be picked up during the hours listed below. Monday, June 20: 12:00pm - 6:00pm Tuesday, June 21: 10:00am - 10:00pm Wednesday, June 22: 10:00am - 10:00pm Thursday, June 23: 10:00am - 10:00pm Friday, June 24: 10:00am - 10:00pm Saturday, June 25: 10:00am - 4:00pm <strong>Sled</strong> <strong>Island</strong> <strong>2016</strong> 5