Juno-winning singer-songwriter-musician Cara Luft is the first performer featured in this year's Season of Performing Arts. Luft is set to perform at Holberg Farm (1632 Agassiz Avenue) on Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Harrison's Memorial Hall – which is usually home to the Season of Performing Arts shows – is booked for the village's by-election that day.
Luft's roots in folk and traditional music run deep. She is a founding member of the Canadian folk supergroup The Wailin' Jennys (currently Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta, and Heather Masse) and duo The Small Glories, teaming up with J.D. Edwards.
Luft's stop in Agassiz-Harrison is part of her "50 for 50" campaign – featuring 50 curated shows across Canada, the U.S., and Europe to celebrate the artist's 50th birthday. Each show will feature special guest artists, and in the case of Agassiz-Harrison, she will perform with The Doggone Brothers. The Doggone Brothers are a Kootenay-based duo specializing in old-time bluegrass music.
Tickets for Luft's performance are available through the Festival Society's website at harrisonfestival.com, by calling the Festival Society's office at 605-796-3664 or emailing info@harrisonfestival.com. Tickets are $28.50.
The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will be divided into two 45-minute sets with a short intermission in between.
Luft is also offering a one-hour vocal harmony workshop at 2 p.m. at the Agassiz Agricultural Hall on the same day at 2 p.m. Tickets for the workshop are $20 and available through the Harrison Festival Society. Those who attend the workshop will receive a discount on the evening concert tickets. To get the discount, register for the workshop and add the discounted ticket to your order.
This year marks the 36th annual Season of Performing Arts, which is traditionally a series of eight to 10 performances stretching between September and May, all leading up to the iconic Harrison Festival of the Arts in July.
