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☀️ Monday to Friday, May 27th - July 5, 2024 ☀️

Free music and visual art in Lepage Park, Whitehorse. Our Wonderful Funders!

ArtsFund
Lotteries Yukon
City of Whitehorse
Youth Investment Fund
Government of Canada

Our Wonderful Partners! CJUC Radio
(with support from Canada Council for the Arts & Yukon Government)
Yukon Arts at Work
Yukon Literacy Coalition

Our Wonderful Sponsors! Vector Research
PJ Productions
Duncan Sinclair
Jazz Yukon
What’s Up Yukon

Our Wonderful Staff! Scott Maynard - Executive Director
Beth Dart - Producer
Hannah Mazurek - Associate Producer
Kelvin Smoler - Sound Technician

07/11/2024

An absolutely MASSIVE thank you to everyone who made Arts in the Park 2024 one to remember! We’re so grateful to have such fantastic funders, sponsors, partners, and community members!

Give yourselves a round of applause and we will look forward to seeing you next year! 💛🌼☀️

Stay tuned! 🎶

07/10/2024

Did you catch this excellent show from the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers last week? If not, check out these amazing photos instead! 💛☀️🌼

Featured:
Music: Dakhká Khwáan Dancers
Artist: Nakai Theatre
Photos by Erik Pinkerton Photography

07/09/2024

Some more beautiful pictures for you! This time, of the Whitehorse Community Choir! Enjoy! 💛

Featured:
Music: Whitehorse Community Choir
Photos by Erik Pinkerton Photography

07/05/2024

You know a band is great when they rock so hard they make it rain! Check out these fantastic pics of Vanstones and South of Town’s sets at Arts in the Park, featuring a surprise storm! 💛☔️🌲

Another huge thank you to our photographer, Erik Pinkerton! We are so glad to have these moments captured!

Featured:
Music: Vanstones and South of Town
Photos by Erik Pinkerton Photography

07/04/2024

FRIDAY, JULY 5TH ☀️
We’re so excited to have the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers closing out the 2024 season of Arts in the Park! Don’t miss this amazing performance! 💛

Bio:
The Dakhká Khwáan Dancers are an Inland Tlingit dance group based in Whitehorse. They focus on reclaiming their languages and traditional values through singing, drumming, dancing, and storytelling. They strive to present their performance with the utmost respect to cultural protocol and with the highest form of artistic integrity. Members of the group originate from all of the Interior Tlingit Nations as well as other welcomed Nations from the Southern Yukon and elsewhere.

The Dakhká Khwáan Dancers have danced across Canada, the US, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mexico, and Japan, and were featured at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and the Pam Am Games in 2015. The group received the 2014 National Indigenous Cultural-Tourism Award and have been nominated for an Indigenous Music Award for their first album called Reconstruct/Deconstruct which they produced in collaboration with DJ Dash.

Featured Artist:
Dakhká Khwáan Dancers

07/04/2024

We hope you caught this magical rendition of The Princess and The Frog by the Yukon Theatre for Young People last week! 🐸💛👸🏼

If not, we guarantee these photos of the show will bring a smile to your face!

Thanks again to Erik Pinkerton for capturing these wonderful moments.

Featured:
Performers: Yukon Theatre for Young People
Visual Artist: Alaena Warner
Photos by Erik Pinkerton Photography
Also pictured Yukon Literacy Coalition Yukon Family Literacy Centre

07/03/2024

THURSDAY, JULY 4TH 🌿
We’re happy to be welcoming Glenn Chatten to the Arts in the Park stage! We hope to see you at Lepage Park tomorrow for this wonderful show! 💚

Bio:
Glenn Chatten is a veteran Canadian performer with over thirty years experience as an award-winning songwriter, outstanding finger-style acoustic guitarist, performer and recording artist. His original songs and compositions are always heartfelt, sincere in their intent and ex*****on. His 2017 album, "Dragonfly", awarded him a nomination from the CFMA for "Instrumental Soloist of the Year". He released his seventh album, “Baked Café”, in 2021 recorded at Old Crow Studios in Whitehorse and produced by Bob Hamilton.

Featured Artist:
Glenn Chatten

07/02/2024

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD AT 5PM 🌲
We’re stoked to welcome CrawlSpace back to the Arts in the Park stage tomorrow at 5pm! Make sure you catch this set! ⚡️

Bio:
CrawlSpace is an emerging rock band based in Whitehorse. Siblings John, Phoebe, Mark, and Julius formed the band as a way to share their love of diverse musical genres from country to rock, from the Beatles to Elvis. For the last three years CrawlSpace has performed around Whitehorse and the Yukon in public and private settings including performances at Arts in the Park, The Old Fire Hall, and home care facilities around town.

Featured Artist:
Crawlspace

07/02/2024

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD AT 12PM ☀️
We hope you’re excited cause Remy Rodden will be joining us on the Arts in the Park stage for our final children’s show! Don’t miss out! 💛

Bio:
"Music is not a spectator sport" says Remy Rodden...so get ready to sing and move with his catchy, family-friendly and inspiring compositions! His "envirosongs" reﬂect an infectious deep love and respect for Earth and its biodiversity like caribou, ﬁsh, bees and beavers. Remy is well-known to Yukoners as a veteran educator, outdoor leader, and singer-songwriter. He is pleased to be joined again at Arts in the Park by multi-instrumentalist Andrea McColeman.

Featured Artist:
Remy Rodden Music and Song

07/01/2024

TUESDAY, JULY 2ND 🌲
Get ready for some rooting, tooting, grand ol’ times! Tomorrow will feature a performance from T***s at Arts in the Park! 💚

Bio:
Originally from Yorkshire, England, T***s is a self taught musician. Drawing inspiration from the deep troubadour history of British folk music and the poetry of urban lyricists such as The Streets and Blur, he moved to the Yukon in 2018 where his anecdote/storyteller based performance solidified and his unique on-stage presence was born. He is an active member of the local music scene, striving to create more spaces and more paid opportunities for musicians and artists alike.

Featured Artist:
T***s

07/01/2024

VISUAL ARTS! 🎨
Come hang out with us and the Nakai Theatre this week at Arts in the Park! 🌲

Decorate your own puppets to your hearts desire from July 2nd to July 5th; we can’t wait to see your miraculous creations! 💚

Bio:
Nakai Theatre contributes to a thriving Yukon through professional theatre, supporting spectacular moments of delight, meaningful connections, new creations, and inspiration from right here and around the world. For the past years we’ve been bringing big puppets to the Whitehorse summer – creating delight from mostly reused materials. Join us in painting your own mini-fish to take home!

Featured Artist:
Nakai Theatre

07/01/2024

CANCELLED SHOW: MONDAY, JULY 1ST
Here’s a quick reminder that today’s show featuring Alex MacNeil has been cancelled due to road closures.

We hope to have him back to Arts in the Park next year, so be sure to check out his music so you can sing along to these fantastic tunes! 🎶

Alex’s next show will be at the Dawson City Music Festival later this month.

Bio:
From Nova Scotia's rugged coastline to the untamed wilds of Dawson City, Yukon, Alex MacNeil has left an indelible mark on Canada’s DIY rock scene from coast to coast. Former frontman of Alexander & The Great Ones and sideman to acclaimed acts like Willie Stratton and Braden Lam, Alex now ventures into uncharted territory with his new band, Alex MacNeil and The Revenants. This four-piece powerhouse exudes Yukon powerpop charm and will release "FAR OUT MAN," their upcoming five-song EP that merges 60s psychedelic pop nostalgia with punk sensibilities.

Featured Artist:
Alex MacNeil

06/28/2024

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴,
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦,
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵,
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯’
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯’ 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨,
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯’ 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦”
𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 - 𝘐 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦

With heavy hearts, Music Yukon and the Arts in the Park team share in the grief felt throughout our community with the passing of Steve Slade. As one of the co-founders of Arts in the Park, he played an integral role in showcasing the Yukon's artistic talent to a downtown Whitehorse audience every summer for decades. Steve was a strong advocate for music education. If he wasn't teaching in town, you may have crossed paths with him in the communities where he'd create songs with students, or in Carcross, where he'd set up shop to share his instruments with travelling guests, or play for patrons at the Surly Bird Saloon. We reminisce about the impact he had on the many festival producers, sound technicians, artists, and aspiring interns of Arts in the Park over the years, who all have their own story to tell of the legendary (and self proclaimed seldom seen) Steve Slade.

We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends, and everyone impacted by this loss. We take comfort in knowing the values he strongly supported for musicians, artists, and students remain at the forefront of our community. Safe travels, Steve.

And, as he always said to close out a show, take care of each other.

06/26/2024

THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH 💚
Sing your heart out with this gorgeous group! The Whitehorse Community Choir will be joining us at Arts in the Park tomorrow, so make sure you stop by!

Bio:
The Whitehorse Community Choir has been a staple of the Whitehorse arts community for many years - two main concerts per year are presented with over 100 singers participating. Currently there are four choirs within the organization, and all genres of music are represented. The choir seeks to engage with the community to experience the joy of singing either by participating or listening.

Featured Artist:
Whitehorse Community Choir

06/26/2024

Absolutely stellar set from Northstarr last Wednesday! Check out these sick picks from Erik Pinkerton too! ✨⚡️

Featured:
Music: Northstarr
Photos by Erik Pinkerton Photography

06/25/2024

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH AT 5:30PM 🌿
We’ve got back to back shows for you tomorrow night! Up at 5:30pm are Vanstones as you’ve never seen them before! Don’t miss out!

Bio:
Vanstones are a Yukon-based indie rock band with catchy, heartfelt song-writing and energetic live performances. After the departure of two of the band's three founding members, the band moved to a power trio arrangement and solidified their high-energy sound (think Alabama Shakes, Manneskin, and The Strokes, with a touch of classic rock bands like Fleetwood Mac). Their "Electric Lemonade" 2024 summer tour will showcase the band's new direction. Performance highlights for Vanstones include opening for Serena Ryder, The Strumbellas, and Hannah Georgas, and performing at the Dawson City Music Festival. They were showcasing artists at Breakout West in Kelowna in October 2023. Their debut album "Cascadia" was released in August 2023.

Featured Artist:
Vanstones

06/25/2024

WEDNESDAY JUNE 26TH AT 5PM 🌼
We know you will have lots of fun with these fantastic fiddlers! Join us and South of Town tomorrow at 5pm for a lovely little set!

Bio:
South of Town is an energetic fiddle duo from just south of Whitehorse. Band members Noé and Jack have been playing traditional fiddle music together since 2019, but with South of Town they have recently been exploring the world of arranging with a looper pedal. South of Town was originally put together for Battle of the Bands 2023 at Arts in the Park, and plays with layering textures and harmonies on traditional as well as contemporary fiddle tunes.

Featured Artist:
South of Town

06/25/2024

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH AT 12PM 💚
Join us at Arts in the Park tomorrow for a special Children’s performance by the Yukon Theatre for Young People!

Bio:
Yukon Theatre for Young People provides live music, theatre, and musical theatre performance opportunities for Yukon young people ranging in age from 10-19. Each year, the organization produces a full-length Broadway musical performed entirely by youth at the Yukon Arts Centre, pairing youth who are interested in the performing arts with skilled and experienced professional Yukon artists to produce nearly professional level performances. Yukon Theatre for Young People also offers a series of inclusive, substance-free events as well as performance-based workshops which are free for young people to attend.

Featured Artist:
Yukon Theatre for Young People

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Last week marked the final week of Arts in the Park 2024! Thank you all for a lovely season, we can’t wait to see you again next year 💛 #artsinthepark #recap #artsintheparkwhitehorse #whitehorse #yukon #whitehorseyukon #arts #music #concert #events #liveevents #whattodoinwhitehorse #thingstodoinwhitehorse #local

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD AT 5PM 🌲 We’re stoked to welcome CrawlSpace back to the Arts in the Park stage tomorrow at 5pm! Make sure you catch this set! ⚡️ Bio: CrawlSpace is an emerging rock band based in Whitehorse. Siblings John, Phoebe, Mark, and Julius formed the band as a way to share their love of diverse musical genres from country to rock, from the Beatles to Elvis. For the last three years CrawlSpace has performed around Whitehorse and the Yukon in public and private settings including performances at Arts in the Park, The Old Fire Hall, and home care facilities around town. Featured Artist: Crawlspace

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD AT 12PM ☀️ We hope you’re excited cause Remy Rodden will be joining us on the Arts in the Park stage for our final children’s show! Don’t miss out! 💛 Bio: "Music is not a spectator sport" says Remy Rodden...so get ready to sing and move with his catchy, family-friendly and inspiring compositions! His "envirosongs" reﬂect an infectious deep love and respect for Earth and its biodiversity like caribou, ﬁsh, bees and beavers. Remy is well-known to Yukoners as a veteran educator, outdoor leader, and singer-songwriter. He is pleased to be joined again at Arts in the Park by multi-instrumentalist Andrea McColeman. Featured Artist: Remy Rodden Music and Song

TUESDAY, JULY 2ND 🌲 Get ready for some rooting, tooting, grand ol’ times! Tomorrow will feature a performance from Toots at Arts in the Park! 💚 Bio: Originally from Yorkshire, England, Toots is a self taught musician. Drawing inspiration from the deep troubadour history of British folk music and the poetry of urban lyricists such as The Streets and Blur, he moved to the Yukon in 2018 where his anecdote/storyteller based performance solidified and his unique on-stage presence was born. He is an active member of the local music scene, striving to create more spaces and more paid opportunities for musicians and artists alike. Featured Artist: Toots

VISUAL ARTS! 🎨 Come hang out with us and the Nakai Theatre this week at Arts in the Park! 🌲 Decorate your own puppets to your hearts desire from July 2nd to July 5th; we can’t wait to see your miraculous creations! 💚 Bio: Nakai Theatre contributes to a thriving Yukon through professional theatre, supporting spectacular moments of delight, meaningful connections, new creations, and inspiration from right here and around the world. For the past years we’ve been bringing big puppets to the Whitehorse summer – creating delight from mostly reused materials. Join us in painting your own mini-fish to take home! Featured Artist: Nakai Theatre #artsandcrafts #free #artsinthepark #yukon #whitehorse #crafts #artworkshop #thingstodoinwhitehorse #creative #artsintheparkwhitehorse #art

CANCELLED SHOW: MONDAY, JULY 1ST Here’s a quick reminder that today’s show featuring Alex MacNeil has been cancelled due to road closures. We hope to have him back to Arts in the Park next year, so be sure to check out his music so you can sing along to these fantastic tunes! 🎶 Alex’s next show will be at the Dawson City Music Festival later this month. Bio: From Nova Scotia's rugged coastline to the untamed wilds of Dawson City, Yukon, Alex MacNeil has left an indelible mark on Canada’s DIY rock scene from coast to coast. Former frontman of Alexander & The Great Ones and sideman to acclaimed acts like Willie Stratton and Braden Lam, Alex now ventures into uncharted territory with his new band, Alex MacNeil and The Revenants. This four-piece powerhouse exudes Yukon powerpop charm and will release "FAR OUT MAN," their upcoming five-song EP that merges 60s psychedelic pop nostalgia with punk sensibilities. Featured Artist: Alex MacNeil #free #freeconcert #artsinthepark #yukon #music #whitehorse #livemusic #thingstodoinwhitehorse #yukonmusic #allages #events #local #localshows #artsintheparkwhitehorse #shows

As Week 5 of Arts in the Park comes to an end, we want to say thank you for all of your support throughout the season. 💛 Featured Artists (in order of appearance): @calebtomlinsonmusic @gtentrees @country.josh28 @the.band.she @yukontheatreforyoungpeople South of Town @vanstonesmusic @whitehorsecommunitychoir @northofsexyyukon #whitehorse #yukon #whitehorseyukon #thingstodoinwhitehorse #whattodoinwhitehorse #canada #events #concerts #allages #freeevents #freeconcert #art #creative #artsinthepark #artsintheparkwhitehorse

TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH ☀️ How’s this for a three for one deal? We’re bringing you THREE prolific songwriters at tomorrow’s show! It’s the songwriters’ circle featuring Caleb Tomlinson, Country Josh, and Gordie Tentrees! Caleb Tomlinson Bio: Caleb Tomlinson is a singer-songwriter living in Whitehorse, Yukon. His lyrically-driven alt country ballads weave love stories through landscapes, bringing the listener along for a journey through the woods or down the river, usually with a pack filled with heartache to carry along the way. Country Josh Bio: After traveling from coast to coast, playing in bars and street corners, Country Josh finds himself in Whitehorse where you can find him playing good old Honky Tonk music, and entertaining folks all night long. Gordie Tentrees Bio: International Acoustic Music Award winner Gordie Tentrees is an authentic road poet who travels North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, UK/Ireland and Scandinavia with eight records behind him, never repeating himself on stage. Featured Artists: Caleb Tomlinson Country Josh Gordie Tentrees Music

VISUAL ARTS! 🎨 Meet Alaena, this week’s visual artist at Arts in the Park! Come hang out at the park, catch some live music, and make great art! 💚 Bio: Alaena Warner uses painting, embroidery, paper installation, and her first love, drawing, to tell stories. Alaena enjoys using art making to teach children about the world. Featured Artist: Alaena Warner

Week four of Arts in the Park came and went so quickly! Time flies when you’re having fun! 💛 Thank you to everyone for such a fantastic week, we look forward to seeing you for yet another wonderful week of shows! 🌼✨ Featured Artists (In Order of Appearance): @jasminenetsena @northstarr_official @yukontaiko Rick and Judy #artsinthepark #artsintheparkwhitehorse #whitehorse #yukon #arts #music #concertvideo #concerts #events #free #allages #thingstodoinwhitehorse #whattodoinwhitehorse #recap #familyfriendly #fun #community

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 12PM 🌿 Tomorrow at 12pm we will be joined by the lovely Rick and Judy! Fun for the whole family, so don’t miss out! Bio: Rick & Judy have been presenting performances for audiences of all ages since 1978. During that time they have recorded six albums, one of which was nominated for Best Children’s Album at the 1986 Juno awards. They have appeared on Fred Penner’s Place, Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café, and Peter Gzowski’s Morningside, and have played many of the major children’s music and folk festivals across Canada. Artist Highlight: Rick and Judy #free #freeconcert #artsinthepark #yukon #music #whitehorse #livemusic #thingstodoinwhitehorse #yukonmusic #allages #events #local #localshows #artsintheparkwhitehorse #shows #kidshow #childfriendly #family #event #familyevent

TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH 🌲 Make sure you catch this enchanting performance by the brilliant Jasmine Netsena tomorrow at Arts in the Park! Bio: Music is Jasmine Netsena’s first language. From the age of five, the award-winning singer-songwriter, who is of the Dene and Tahltan Nations, learned to sing from her grandmothers in their Indigenous languages. Classical voice training strengthened that bedrock, and Jasmine has been honing her songwriting and guitar skills for close to 15 years. The daughter of a residential school survivor, Jasmine wants to use music to add to the dialogue of intergenerational healing. Jasmine has charmed audiences in New York City, Nashville, and across Canada. In 2018, Jasmine won the Socan Indigenous Songwriter of the Year Award. Featured Artist: Jasmine Netsena