聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Parkland Music Festival committee is busy preparing for the district festival which begins March 26 and takes place in Preeceville and Sturgis throughout that week.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The final concert is聽scheduled for the afternoon of April 2 at Trinity United Church in Preeceville, said Anna Russell, chairperson for the festival.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Entry deadline was January 31 and all entries (approximately 225)聽have been tentatively scheduled and sent to the adjudicators for review and schedule approval.
This year the festival has entrants from Sturgis, Preeceville, Norquay, Pelly, Hyas, Togo, Kamsack, Canora and Invermay.聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "Our committee members are聽ready to begin phoning for volunteers for adjudicators鈥� assistants, door attendants,聽hosts for聽classroom days and as coffee servers for what we expect will be 15 to 17 sessions," said Russell.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "The generosity of so many businesses and individuals in our community has been evident as our scholarship and donor committee is finishing its canvas,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e have also booked work bees to process entries, sending each entrant his or her assigned performance time and location.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Work聽has begun on publicity and programs, Russell said.聽Everyone is welcome at all sessions ($10聽for聽all聽sessions or $3 per session)聽and at the final concert.
