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Celtic Colours Announce Venues for 2012

Sydney, NS – April 11, 2012 - The Celtic Colours International Festival won’t start for another six months, and the list of artists hasn’t even been released yet (or finalized for that matter), but requests for information are already pouring in from around the world.

“We receive regular requests for information about the festival throughout the year,” says Mary Pat Mombourquette, Celtic Colours’ Business Director. “But around this time of year, the volume really picks up. As soon as the venues and communities are announced, people start planning their vacations.”

You’d expect that after fifteen years or so, some things would become routine. But that is definitely not the case with the Celtic Colours International Festival, which has been named a Signature Experience event by the Canadian Tourism Commission. Going into its 16th season, the Cape Breton Island-wide event seems to start fresh every year.

And the first step in putting it all together is figuring out just where the concerts and community events will take place. This process starts in January with a call for expressions of interest. All applications are evaluated for suitability according to set criteria, and although some venues are selected year after year, all applications are evaluated each year.

This year, the festival opens Friday, October 5 at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre and wraps up the following Saturday, October 13, with a performance at Centre 200 in Sydney. Forty-six concerts will take place in 33 communities around Cape Breton Island including Aspy Bay, Baddeck, Belle Cote, Big Pond, Boisdale, Boularderie, Cheticamp, Christmas Island, D’Escousse, Glace Bay, Glendale, Ingonish, Inverness, Iona, Judique, L’Ardoise, Louisbourg, Lower River Inhabitants, Mabou, Marion Bridge, Membertou, North River, North Sydney, Orangedale, Port Hawkesbury, Port Morien, St. Ann’s, St. Peter’s, Sydney, Sydney Mines, Sydney River, Wagmatcook, and Whycocomagh.

“We’re really pleased with the lineup of venues this year,” says Joella Foulds, Artistic Director of the festival. “For the first time there will be two concerts on the Northside—at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Sydney Mines and at St. Matthew-Wesley United Church in North Sydney. And, of course, we’re all very excited to be returning to Centre 200 for the closing concert.” Foulds says she “…can’t let the cat out of the bag…” about the closing show just yet, but that it was an opportunity that Celtic Colours couldn’t pass up.

The full 2012 lineup and schedule will be announced June 25. Tickets go on sale July 9.

Friday, October 5
Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Port Hawkesbury

Saturday, October 6
St. Matthew's United Church, Inverness
Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion, Sydney
Boularderie School, Boularderie
Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre, Wagmatcook
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12, Sydney

Sunday, October 7
Gaelic College, St. Ann's

Fortress of Louisbourg Chapel, Louisbourg
Boisdale Volunteer Fire Department, Boisdale
Marion Bridge Recreation Centre, Marion Bridge
Whycocomagh Education Centre, Whycocomagh
Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Membertou

Monday, October 8
Christmas Island Fire Hall, Christmas Island
Judique Community Centre, Judique
North River Community Hall, North River
St. Matthew-Wesley United Church, North Sydney
D'Escousse Civic Improvement Hall, D'Escousse
Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, Membertou

Tuesday, October 9
Strathspey Place, Mabou
La Place des arts Pére Anselme-Chiasson, Cheticamp
Riverdale Community Center, Lower River Inhabitants
Our Lady of Fatima Church, Sydney River
Orangedale United Church, Orangedale
Port Morien Legion / Community Center, Port Morien

Wednesday, October 10
Strathspey Place, Mabou
North Highlands Elementary, Aspy Bay
Glendale Parish Hall (St. Mary's), Glendale
Louisbourg Playhouse, Louisbourg
St. Peter's Lions Club, St. Peter's
St. Andrew's United Church, Sydney

Thursday, October 11

Highland Village Church, Iona
St. Peter's Parish Church, Ingonish
Greenwood United Church, Baddeck
Cape Breton Highlands Academy, Belle Cote
Judique Community Centre, Judique
United Protestant Church of Sydney River, Sydney River

Friday, October 12
Inverness Education Centre / Academy, Inverness
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Sydney Mines
Big Pond Community Fire Hall, Big Pond
L'Ardoise Community Centre, L'Ardoise
Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay
Baddeck Volunteer Fire Department Community Centre, Baddeck

Saturday, October 13
Gaelic College, St. Ann's
Strathspey Place, Mabou
La Place des arts Pére Anselme-Chiasson, Cheticamp
Centre 200, Sydney

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