Edmonton Heritage Festival 2010
Black, white, brown, yellow and red Edmonton unite for a 3-day celebration of what makes us exceptional BY EMIL TIEDEMANN What: Cultural music/food/crafts festival When: Saturday, July 31-Monday, August 2, 2010 Where: William Hawrelak Park (9930 Groat Road) I T was 1974 and there was no denying the growing diversity roaming the streets of the cities and towns of Alberta. Of Edmonton. This clear observation lent then Minister of Culture, Dr. Horst A. Schmidt , an idea to toast to this colourful shift. Schmidt had the first Monday in August declared an annual holiday that would both celebrate and recognize our province's varied cultural heritages. Civic Holiday , they called it. But, to be honest, most of us spend the extra day off roasting wieners, ATVing, or getting stoned in somebody's basement or garage. For those who wanna actually pay respect to the true meaning behind Civic Holiday, there's the Edmonton Heritage Festival (a.k.a. "Heritage Days"), now in i...