The spirit and significance of Skeleton Park Arts Festival

With the twenty first edition of Skeleton Park Arts Festival around the corner, we sit down with the organization's new Co-Artistic Director, Sol Castañeda, and longtime festival patron and participant, musician extraordinaire, Teilhard Frost. Together, they shed light on the significance of the annual, free and sustainably-run arts festival in McBurney Park, the spirit of inclusivity that fuels it, and the presence and impact the SPAF community has year-round throughout the city.


Chapters:
00:00:00 Episode overview
00:02:15 Introducing the new Co-Artistic Director of Skeleton Park Arts Fest
00:04:49 Teilhard on the festival's inception and significance
00:07:18 Looking at the festival through Sol's lens of varied experience
00:10:12 Something for everyone: SPAF's spirit of inclusivity
00:13:20 The enduring allure of the SPAF square dance
00:18:42 Celebrating life by dancing on the dead
00:21:11 Beyond the festival: SPAF's year-round programming
00:26:22 Nurturing young local artists
00:31:00 A festival made for families
00:32:48 Assembling The Os Project
00:40:34 Music: Roustabout by Frost Mercer
00:46:13 Highlights of this year's festival lineup
00:48:45 Open mic, RAW Taiko and tips for festival goersview
00:51:04 Sol's hope for the festival's future
00:53:11 Episode credits

Episode Production Credits

Guests:
Sol Castañeda
Teilhard Frost

Hosts:
Rob Howard [email protected]

Music in this episode:
Roustabout by Frost Mercer

Audio production:
SoundWise Inc. https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view

Episode Links
Skeleton Park Arts Festival https://kingstonlive.ca/skeletonparkartsfestival
Donate to Skeleton Park Arts Festival https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/41843
McBurney Park https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191548/view
Teilhard Frost https://kingstonlive.ca/teilhard-frost
Frost Mercer (The Os Project) https://kingstonlive.ca/frost-mercer
Piner https://kingstonlive.ca/piner
Downtown Kingston https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1193118/view
Kingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/       


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