Our town, Edmonton, June 21

Attended a performance of the opera Our Town by Ned Rorem based on the Thornton Wilder play. Performance was put on by Opera Nuova, with young performers from around Canada. It was played at the reconstructed Capitol Theater at Fort Edmonton Park -- a somewhat Disneyfied version of Edmonton history. The opera was well done -- the story is bleak but compelling.

Capitol Theater

More buildings at Fort Edmonton Park

National Aboriginal Day, Edmonton, June 21

National Aboriginal Day was celebrated at Sir Winston Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. Interesting to learn some of the history of the First Nations peoples in Edmonton and Alberta and take in the performances.

Drum group welcoming the spirits

Arrival of the Eagle Staff with local elders

Arrival of the Eagle Staff with local elders

Inter-tribal dancing

Summer solstice chamber music festival

Erhu maestro George Gao playing at an Edmonton restaurant,  Ampersand 27. Late night chamber music!