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