SEE AND BE SCENE!
Peak To Shore Music & Art Festival

We were at the Peak to Shore Music & Art Festival in Collingwood, the Village at Blue, Thornbury and Clarksburg.

While visiting downtown Collingwood, we took time to take photographs and interview some of the artists and musicians.

2009 marked the first annual Peak to Shore Music Festival, pulling together downtown Collingwood and The Blue Mountains under one festival umbrella in the hopes of growing into a world-class destination festival.

Recently, it was recognized as one of the 2010 Top 100 Ontario Festivals by Festivals and Events Ontario which acknowledges excellence in the province’s festivals and events industry.

Throughout the weekend of August 20-22, 2010, the expanded program showcased musicians, artist demonstrations and artisans from across Canada on 9 event stages in 4 quaint settings: The Village at Blue, Downtown Collingwood, Thornbury and Clarksburg.

“We are thrilled to be hosting this event again this year with the communities of
Collingwood, Thornbury and Clarksburg”, says Patti Kendall, Manager of Marketing and Events for the Blue Mountain Village Association. “The Top 100 designation for the festival certainly provides another opportunity to showcase the incredible and diverse talent we have and to connect and inspire people from all over Ontario.”

The second annual Peak to Shore Festival was proud to present Juno Award winning
artist, Serena Ryder, on the Main Stage in the Village at Blue at 7pm on Saturday,
August 21st.

Festivities kicked off Friday night and continued throughout the weekend in all
four locations. Highlights included Silver Creek, Marc Charron, The Wild Turkey Outfit, Brett Caswell and Dave Thomson, Tara Holloway, Nicole Scott and Jake Robertson.

“We wanted to honour Canada’s finest independent recording artists and highlight some amazing and varied art demonstrations,” said Sue Nicholson, General Manager for the Collingwood Downtown BIA. “Adding these one-of-a-kind experiences year after year will enrich and broaden our existing festival line-up, bringing many first time and returning visitors to the region.”

Over 60 artists displayed their work on Saturday and Sunday in Downtown
Collingwood. The art demonstrations ranged from chainsaw sculptors to henna artists
to glass blowers to jazz music and painting duos.
The event was free all weekend long. Main stages are located in the Village at Blue
Mountain, Downtown Collingwood and Thornbury.