Come for the launch of the 2022 Huntsville Festival of the Arts Summer Season and Receive a Travel Voucher Package Worth $125!
The Huntsville Festival of the Arts is back and ready to celebrate. Muskoka’s largest arts organization marks its 30th anniversary with a program featuring 30 different concerts and events. From a wide arrange of musical performances to spectacular visual art tours and events, the 2022 Huntsville Festival of the Arts Summer Season has something for everyone in this season’s line-up of shows.
New for 2022, the beginning of the Huntsville Festival of the Arts summer season coincides with an incredible new initiative being offered by the Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax Association called ‘Spring into Huntsville’.
‘Spring into Huntsville’ offers visitors $125 in travel vouchers when they book a minimum 2-nights stay at a participating accommodation during the April 11, 2022 to May 2, 2022 booking window for a stay between April 26, 2022 and June 29, 2022.
The ‘Spring into Huntsville’ packages are each $125 in value and consist of a $50 gas card and $75 in cash vouchers to redeem at participating attractions, restaurants and shops. There are over 50 tourism businesses to choose from to stay and to spend. And there’s no catch!
How to Register for ‘Spring into Huntsville’
- Book your minimum 2-nights stay during the booking window of April 11, 2022 to May 2, 2022 for a stay between April 26, 2022 and June 29, 2022 at one of the participating accommodations and make note of the confirmation number.
- Then register on the Huntsville Adventures website to receive your Spring into Huntsville vouchers: once your registration is confirmed, your package will be waiting for you upon check in! (Note: registration for the package must be made during the booking window. Reservations made prior will not be accepted and will not be eligible to receive a package.)
REGISTER FOR YOUR TRAVEL VOUCHER PACKAGE HERE
The Huntsville Art Crawl is a free self guided art tour in and around downtown Huntsville, Muskoka. Throughout the month of June, visitors will create their own free art crawl experience by touring local businesses, galleries & studios which feature exhibits, demos & interactive experiences by local artists.
Tio Chorinho with Flavia Nascimento
June 15 at 8pm
Canvas Brewing Co.
Flávia Nascimento joins Tio Chorinho, Canada’s first ensemble dedicated to performing Brazilian choro music. Flávia moved from Brazil to Quebec where she now has an active career as an actress and singer. She is a favourite at street parties, popular events, major festivals and in concert halls. Whenever there is a need to make a show burst with excitement, it is time to call Flávia. Best known for her expertise in Northeastern Brazilian styles such as forró and maracatù, this collaboration with Canada’s leading choroensembles allows listeners to discover Flávia in a completely different repertoire. Flávia and Tio Chorinho will soon embark upon a full-length collaborative recording.
Tio Chorinho has become known for energetic live performances that appeal to audiences of all kinds. Listeners are consistently thrilled by the group’s unique repertoire, their virtuosity and dynamics, and by their easy-going charm on stage. The group features Carlinhos Cardozo (cavaquinho), Maninho Costa (percussion), Milos Popovic (accordion), Eric Stein (mandolin), and Andre Valerio (7-string guitar).
Choro (pronounced SHOH-roh) is a primarily instrumental style originating in Rio de Janeiro in the late-19th century.Choro is the original Brazilian soul music, combining popular and classical European styles with Afro-Brazilian influences. It is the foundation of many modern Brazilian music styles, and is often described as “the New Orleans jazz of Brazil.” Exciting, energetic, soulful, intimate, nostalgic and virtuosic, choro is an infectious popular style whose universal appeal belies its musical complexity.
MORE BARN!: The Music of Neil Young
June 15 & 16 at 8pm
Hillside Farm
Are you ready for the Country? The sold out hit show is back! A lively songbook night celebrating the music of Neil Young’s legendary Harvest album. After sold out shows in 2019 & 2021, local musician Tobin Spring is back with some of Muskoka’s top players bringing you hits like “Heart of Gold”, “Old Man”, “Harvest” and more.
June 17 at 8pm
Hillside Farm
Annabelle Chvostek is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter, composer and producer whose musical achievements range from folk to jazz to indie pop. She has composed music for dance and film, co-written songs with Bruce Cockburn, and is a past member of The Wailin’ Jennys.
Her latest album String Of Pearls brings together her Canadian singer-songwriter tradition and the nostalgia of her East European heritage with a long-standing connection to Uruguay. The songs were arranged and co-produced in Montevideo by long-time collaborator, Fernando Rosa, who gathered some of Uruguay’s stellar classical, tango, and jazz musicians to add to a contemporary sound that harkens back to the grittiness of 1930s tango, vaudeville cabaret and swinging hot jazz. On the Canadian side, long-standing bandmate Tony Spina is back on drums alongside members of Toronto’s vibrant Jazz Manouche community. Toronto producer David Travers-Smith works his magic in bringing together the Canadian and Uruguayan tracking to attain a uniquely diverse cross-cultural, cross-temporal sonic montage.
June 18 at 8pm
Hillside Farm
Call it prairie noir, or Canadiana desert rock: Abigail Lapell sings haunting, gorgeous modern folk songs. Her albums have won two Canadian Folk Music Awards, English Songwriter of the Year (2020) and Contemporary Album of the Year (2017), reaching #1 on Canadian folk radio and over 13 million Spotify streams. Lapell tours widely across Canada, the U.S. and Europe, performing on vocals, piano, harmonica and finger style guitar. She’s appeared at festivals including Pop Montreal, Mariposa Folk Festival, Americanafest, FreshGrass and Folk On The Rocks, among many others. Getaway, Lapell’s ambitious third release, is out now on Coax Records/Outside.
June 21-26 at 10am
River Mill Park
Artist Gerry Lantaigne will lead a group of local artists in the creation of 7 more canoe murals featuring the work of famous Canadian artists Tom Thomson and members of the Group of Seven. Artists will paint the canoes “en plein air” during a week-long event in Downtown Huntsville’s River Mill Park. Artists to be confirmed. Engage with the artists while you watch the beautiful paintings being created!
Once completed, these canoes will be displayed in Downtown Huntsville as part of the Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery Tour.
TO VIEW THE FULL 2022 HUNTSVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS SUMMER LINEUP CLICK HERE
We’ve all been craving concerts and events to bring us together in a celebratory fashion, and now it’s time. Book your stay, get your vouchers and we’ll see you all this Spring to kick off the Huntsville Festival of the Arts Summer Season!