Deep Cove Daze, Sunday, Aug. 24, noon to 7 p.m. For more information visit musart.ca.
The Musart Cultural Society is once again taking over Panorama Park on Sunday for Deep Cove Daze.
The all-day event will feature both a main stage and a kid's stage, each with its own lineup of musical acts, as well as midway rides, a cardboard kayak race, a teahouse and more.
Annie Lehnart, event co-ordinator for the Musart Cultural Society, which organized Deep Cove Daze, says the event will feature a variety of artisan venders with everything from wooden bowls and jewelry, to handmade bags.
"We have an awesome artisan gallery," says Lehnart. "We have somebody coming in and doing face painting, we have a photographer coming in."
The main stage will have acts performing from 11:45 a.m. onwards and includes the Deep Cove Big Band, 45 Spacer, Téa Petrovic and Sorry Buttons, to name a few.
"And we have the DC Band Factory with the Storm Breakers and Power Outage," says Lehnart, of the Deep Cove Music program, which gives music students the opportunity to perform in public, as well as boost their confidence.
The kid's stage will feature the Vancouver Party Savers magic show and party games, as well as performer J.R. Kline.
There is also a Deep Cove Idol Contest at 4 p.m., says Lehnart.
"It's basically where kids under 19, they perform to two judges and they get entered into a contest," she says. "The judges give them some feedback and then the winner of each different section performs on the main stage."
Deep Cove Daze also features a beer garden, which has gone through a transformation since last year's event.
"Parallel 49 (Brewing Company) is coming and we're really excited because it's a local brewery," says Lehnart, adding that they decided on a local brewery "to really bring more of the community out."
Visitors can also feast their appetites on the numerous food trucks.
"We have some awesome food trucks coming out this year," says Lehnart, including Tivoli Caterers, Fijian Fusion, Beljam Waffles, Cup a Corn and DougieDog.
The Musart Cultural Society has organized Deep Cove Daze for the past 15 years. The Society is a non-profit organization established in 1992 with a mission to "create opportunity and exposure for local Lower Mainland artists, musicians, dancers and poets with a focus on the North Shore community."
Lehnart says the event has been growing ever year.
"We get many emails each year (from) performers wanting to participate, so it's great," she says.
Deep Cove Daze is a great way for artists, who can sometimes find it difficult to gain exposure, says Lehnart, to perform or exhibit their crafts in their own community.
"Deep Cove has a great community base, everybody knows each other, it's like one little big giant bubble," she says. "If you're a Cove person you know everybody in the Cove. So it just was a place that we also wanted to support all the local businesses and have a place one year where they can all come together."
