The Drumheller and District Music Festival will be using the Badlands Community Facility for this year’s event.
Doug Wade of the Music Festival organizing committee told The Mail they have secured the Badlands Community Facility for the final concert as well as for the piano events.
Earlier this year, the festival approached the Town of Drumheller to ask that it donate space for the festival. Council declined, however the festival has been able to negotiate for an acceptable arrangement.
“The neat thing is, it’s going to be in the BCF,” said Wade.
The Drumheller and District Music Festival begins on March 11, with the final concert on March 22.
Wade says the venues and adjudicators are all in place, and there is healthy registration for the annual event, with some categories seeing less, while others had stronger numbers.
The Drumheller and District Music Festival is likely the longest running Drumheller event and has seen incredibly talented performers get their start. Every year there are recommendations for students to go on to provincial competition.
Wade says the planning has been going well, and this year a few new volunteers have joined the organizing committee, which has been a great help.
There are still more opportunities for those wishing to volunteer on performance days. For more information, contact Music Festival president Lynn Edwards at 403-823-7483.
