The Hills are alive with art, light, and music!
=0D=0A=Light Up the Hills is a family-friendly outdoor festival of light presented by the West Shore Arts Council and Westhills. Held after dark, the festival features illuminated artworks that will create a spectacular glowing effect throughout the community. Walk along a designated path, passing by various performances and artworks, using hand-made lanterns to guide your way! This community-focused event aims to showcase the creativity of local artists, musicians, and performers!
=0D=0A=Parking will be available at Belmont Secondary School and at the Westhills YMCA. For those with small children or mobility issues, a trolley service will be circulating from Belmont, to the YMCA, and past Westhills Park.
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=0D=0A=FEATURED ARTWORKS AND PERFORMERS
=0D=0A=Art Installations:
=0D=0A=• The Phoenix Rainbow by the Phoenix Rainbow Project - Sponsored by Peninsula Co-op!
=0D=0A=• Luminous Grove by Joshua Schmidt (Luminous Forest Project)
=0D=0A=• Aurora by Limbic Media
=0D=0A=• Love Begets Love by Gabrielle Odowichuk and Marie Specht
=0D=0A=• Illuminus 2.0 by Cam Bremner and Chris Lamb (C&C Lightworks)
=0D=0A=Performers:
=0D=0A=• Aerial circus artists Kaelyn Schmitt and Sarah Scheunhage - Sponsored by Telus!
=0D=0A=• Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People
=0D=0A=• The Quicksbottom Morris dancers.
=0D=0A=• Maple Leaf School of Russian Ballet.
=0D=0A=• Victoria Conservatory of Music
=0D=0A=• June & July band
=0D=0A=• Allison Marshall, harpist
=0D=0A=LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOPS
=0D=0A=There will be three lantern-making workshops in the lead-up to the festival:
=0D=0A=• Sat, Sept. 15 - Victoria Conservatory of Music at Westhills (210 – 1314 Lakepoint Way, Langford, BC, V9B 0L9 - in the new YM/YWCA Complex). Drop-in from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. Pay the $5 registration fee at the door or online: https://lantern-making-workshop1.eventbrite.ca
=0D=0A=• Tues, Sept. 18 - Centennial Centre (2805 Carlow Rd, Langford, BC, V9B 4A6). Drop-in from 3:00 - 6:00 PM. Pay the $5 registration fee at the door or online: https://lantern-making-workshop2.eventbrite.ca
=0D=0A=• Thurs, Sept. 20 - Coast Collective Art Centre (103-318 Wale Road, Colwood, BC V9B 0J8). This is an intermediate to advanced lantern-making workshop from 4:30 - 7:30 PM that has limited registration.
=0D=0A=Register online only ($15 registration fee): https://lantern-making.eventbrite.ca
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