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Olympic Celebration - Winnipeg

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CTV Olympic Celebration: Winnipeg

Overview:

Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Venue: The Forks - click here for a map
Time: 1:00pm - 5:30pm
On stage:

Opening Band: Sierra Noble
Headlining: The Waking Eyes

On screen:

Alpine Skiing: Men's Downhill Final
Short Track Speed Skating: Men's 1500m
...and much more!

Activities:

Canadian Olympic Team Winter Gaming Zone
The Globe and Mail Front Page Photo Area
MuchMusic Celebration Theatre
RBC Olympic Ice Hockey Shoot-out
Curling Experience
Leave Your Mark, Canada! presented by Manitoba Public Insurance
Olympic and Paralympic Athlete Celebration Tent
Beer & Wine Garden*

*Beer & Wine Garden is accessible to those attendees who are legal drinking age only

Please note: all activities and schedules are subject to change

Presenting and Associate Sponsors

On Stage

Sierra Noble

Best known as a fiddle virtuoso who breezes through Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz, World beat and other styles of music with stunning ease, Sierra's songs speak of universal themes of love, longing and discovery wrapped in infectious melodies and delivered with sincerity and conviction.

Artist Q&A:

Q: Which Olympic Games sport rocks the most?
A: Free-style Skiing and Ski Jumping

Q: Which Olympic Games sport would you like to compete in, and why?
A: Bobsledding. For years watching the Olympics I would always watch bobsledding and wish I could do it. I was always the little kid who tore down the steep icy hills (well, as steep as you can find in Winnipeg anyhow) on toboggan sleds. And besides, I've always had "a need for speed."

Q: What is your favourite all-time Olympic Games memory?
A: Personally, my family and I never had the chance to be directly involved in any way in the Olympics, but like families around the world we always sat in our living room and watched the grand events on TV. I always tried to imagine what it must feel like to train your whole life for one single event, never thinking that I would one day actually get to feel that feeling, that rush. My favourite Olympic memory will be of this years Olympics. A total non-athlete, 19 year old fiddle player being given the invitation, the honour, to be a part of this once in a lifetime event, and to be even a small part of the lifelong memories of these incredible athletes, and the world of the Winter Olympics 2010.

Official website: www.sierranoble.ca

The Waking Eyes

The Waking Eyes formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2001 as more of a musical collective, than a band proper. Their debut album "Coming of the Clouds" is a rich tapestry of neo-psychedelic and orchestral pop recorded in various basements, garages and bedrooms in Manitoba. The group is currently preparing for the release of this new record in the coming summer.

Artist Q & A:

Q: Which Olympic Games sport rocks the most?
A: Curling. Because there are rocks involved.

Q: Which Olympic Games sport would you like to compete in, and why?
A: Luge. Because it's a sport you can do while lying down.

Q: What is your favourite all-time Olympic Games memory?
A: Both Women's and Men's Hockey teams winning Gold at Salt Lake in 2002.

Official website: www.thewakingeyes.com