Welcome to the landing page for all things Festival Inspire Shediac / Parlee Beach! We are excited to bring you 9 days of arts and culture, fun and interactive, outdoor activities this August! Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for quick updates on all events at www.facebook.com/festivalinspire
Thursday August 18
10AM : WALLS ARE PRIMED
Locations: Caissie St. (behind IGA Cooperative Limited Shediac)
6PM - 10PM ::: ART IN THE ALLEY
Join us for an evening of art and entertainment.
Grab a free popcorn and come hang out in the alley with us!
There's no place quite like Shediac
Experience it up close and personal
(location: next to La Coast on Main St. in Downtown Shediac)
6pm - 10PM ::: Inspire Shediac Concert Series
Reg Cormier @ La Coast
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Friday August 19
10:30AM - 12PM / 1:30PM - 3PM (2 SEPARATE WORKSHOPS)
Join CPAWS New Brunswick and Get Outside!
NB at Parlee Beach Provincial Park!
Starting at 10:30 a.m. at the west end of Parlee Beach,
Join us for Seashore Explore, where we will be searching for marine wildlife, and learning about all different plants and animals that live on the beach.
This is a fun and interactive activity for kids of all ages.
These activities are FREE, park entry fees still apply.
No registration required.
CPAWS New Brunswick
CPAWS NB is a non-profit,
non-governmental organization dedicated to the permanent protection of
New Brunswick’s wilderness areas.
Our goal is to work cooperatively with groups, governments, industry
and individuals across our great province to ensure the future survival of
New Brunswick’s wilderness areas and the species they contain.
Get Outside! NB
Get Outside! NB helps people of all ages connect with nature, using our province’s parks as the natural
backdrop. Our goal is to showcase the nature that all our
New Brunswick parks have to offer. Get Outside encourages everyone to be an ambassador for nature in our parks
and to share their experiences in nature with others.
www.cpawsnb.org
7PM :Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Special Guest Instructor : Josette LeBlanc
Suggested donation $10
All levels
Location : Middle of Parlee Beach - entrance by the playground
7pm - 10PM ::: Inspire Shediac Concert Series
Pierre Ouelette @ The Port Shediac ------------------ Saturday, August 20 10AM MURAL PAINTING BEGINS! (weather pending) 9AM :Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series Special Guest Instructor : Véro Arsenault
Class Description : Vin & Yin :: Start your day right and join us for a beautifully balanced yoga practice surrounded by the soothing sounds of the waves at Parlee Beach. Class will begin with a gentle warm up and transition towards a Vinyasa flow where we pair our breath with a series of postures all designed to build strength and help us harness the energy of mindfulness. Slowing down, we then explore soft, slow, and relaxing stretches through a variety of Yin postures. Class ends with a guided meditation and peaceful final relaxation. Suggested donation $10 Limited mats available please bring your own if you have it Location : Middle of Parlee Beach - entrance by the playground 2PM - 5PM : Local artist Muralism Training Workshop This workshop is open to all artists in NB - first come first serve for registration - limited spaces available. To inquire about reserving a spot - email lisa.griffin@festivalinspire.com with the subject line SHEDIAC LOCAL ARTIST WORKSHOP and a short description of why you'd like to join the session. CPAWS GET OUTSIDE WORKSHOPS
10:30AM - 12PM / 1:30PM - 3PM Join CPAWS New Brunswick and Get Outside! NB at Parlee Beach Provincial Park! Starting at 10:30 a.m. at the west end of Parlee Beach, join us for Seashore Explore, where we will be searching for marine wildlife, and learning about all different plants and animals that live on the beach. This is a fun and interactive activity for kids of all ages. These activities are FREE, park entry fees still apply. No registration required. Inspire Shediac Concert Series
@ The Port Shediac
5PM - 9PM : Live painting by local artist Ji Hyang Ryu 7PM - 10PM : Live music by : Spencer & Red ------------------- Sunday, August 21 9AM :Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Morning Kirtan with Sarah Smith, Jet Belliveau, and Greg Sandala : Pranayama (breathing practice) and Sanskrit Bhajans.
Suggested donation $10
Seated practice (towel or sarong is sufficient, no mat required)
Location : Middle of Parlee Beach - entrance by the playground
10AM : Murals Continue
Shediac Farmer's Market 11AM - 12PM : Talking Tree All are welcome to this series of short talks, poetry, and storytelling around the new Talking Tree in the markets. Chairs provided but feel free to bring your own.
Guest speakers / authors include: Zev Bagel, Maria Gillespie, Louise Comtois, Don Blewett, Colin Thornton 12PM : Danika Doucet (Moncton based singer songwriter)@ Shediac Farmer's Market 11AM - 10PM ELECTRIC SANDS STAGE Inspiring lineup of DJs from
around Atlantic Canada on Parlee Beach! This is a licensed event -
free entry - limited places.
No shoes required.
Good vibes only.
LineUp
DMayne Event 11:00-11:45
George Jonesin' 11:45-12:30
Billy Bonka. 12:30-1:15
Lizzo 1:15-2:00 Lu 2:00-2:45
Sir Real b2b Wallah 2:45-4:00
DMayne Event 4:00-4:45
Billy Bonka 4:45- 5:15
Lizzo 5:15- 6:00
George Jonesin' 6:00-6:45
Lu 6:45-7:30
Soundsyster 7:30-9:00
Wallah b2b Sir Real 9:00-10:00
----------------- Monday, August 22 10AM : Murals Continue 11AM : Workshop : The Plastic-free Challenge
@Inspire Big Top Tent (by the playground at Parlee Beach) Challenge yourself to live without single-use, disposable plastics for a certain period of time! The workshops will provide tips, tricks, and community to help you along your way. You'll be doing yourself, your loved ones, AND your local coastline a GIANT favor. Also, it'll be fun! Register for the Inspire Shediac / Parlee Beach Plastic Free Challenge here: http://www.festivalinspire.com/plastic-free/
7PM Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Special Guest Instructor : Danika Doucet
Suggested donation $10
Limited mats available please bring your own if you have it
Location : Parlee Beach
Middle of Parlee Beach on the sand - or under the Inspire Big Top in the case of rain
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Tuesday, August 23
10AM : Murals Continue
11AM : The Plastic-free Challenge : Day Two
(see Monday for more details)
7PM Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Special Guest Instructor : Cathy Manuel
Suggested donation $10
Limited mats available please bring your own if you have it
Location : Middle of Parlee Beach on the sand -
**** Under the Inspire Big Top in the case of rain
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Wednesday, August 24
10AM Murals Continue
6:30PM : Shediac Paddle Shop
- last beginner paddle lesson of the year!
More info HERE
(externally organized)
8PM : Outdoor movies on the giant inflatable screen
@ The Big Lobster Shediac!
FREE & all are welcome.
Join us for a soirée of local
short films by New Brunswick
and Quebec film makers.
Free popcorn! Some seating
available but feel free to bring your own.
This event is organized by FICFA
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Thursday, August 25
Inspire Concert Series
11:30AM - 2:30 : Phil Black
3 - 6 (DJ) : Miss Butler
7 - 10PM : Paul Wilfred
Location: Tait House Beer Garden
For this event the Tait House
is firing up the smoker in their
beautiful hummingbird beer garden!
Live music lineup : coming soon...
6PM - 10PM : Art in the Alley
Experience Shediac local art, music,
and more - seize the last nights of
August like a local! Get a one of a
kind souvenir to take remember Shediac by.
Location: Next to La Coast, Main St. Shediac
Live music : lineup coming soon...
7:00PM : Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Vinyasa with Lisa Ji
Flow style class
All levels, all welcome.
By donation
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Friday, August 26
8:30AM : Festival Inspire Beach Yoga Series
Vinyasa with Lisa Ji
Flow style class
All levels, all welcome.
Suggested donation $10
especially designed to either build a
beginner's practice or workshop postures
you've always had questions about.
Starts with a flow, ends with a meditation.
Suggested donation $10
Limited mats available
please bring your own if you have it
Location : Middle of Parlee Beach
- entrance by the playground.
10AM : Murals Continue
11AM : Workshop : The Plastic-free Challenge - Day 5 (last day)
(see full description on Monday's program above)
8PM - 10PM Disco-Bowl
Seaside Bowling Alley and blammo!
Discooooooooooo bowl begins!
Registration for this one is a
MUST AND SPOTS ARE LIMITED.
Charges for lanes and shoes apply ($8 pp).
Register on EVENTBRITE HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/festival-inspire-disco-bowl-tickets-399511117507
Costumes highly encouraged!
Good vibe event.
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Saturday, August 27
10AM : Last day for Mural Painting!
9AM - 5PM Parlee Beach Volleyball League Championship Tournament!
Come watch South East New Brunswick’s top
beach volleyball talent duke it out for
bragging rights in the Parlee Beach volleyball
club’s year end championship tournament.
FREE. No Registration required.
(external party organized)
9AM: Vinyasa Yoga
with Lisa Ji
Style : Vinyasa / Flow
Location : Parlee Beach (festival zone)
Enter by the public washrooms
Middle of Parlee Beach / via the Mobi-Mat
2PM : Atelier - Les utilités,
les capacités et les atouts d'un fond-vert
Workshop with FICFA!
Location: Studio CEAM - 435 Rue Main St.,
Shediac, NB Canada E4P1C9
2PM : Soap Making with Suzanne Melanson!
@ Parlee Beach (next to the festival main zone)
Want to give Mother Earth a great big hug?
Register to attend this soap making workshop
where you will learn the basics is soap making,
how this cool practice has been around for
thousands of years and how it can help the environment.
This demonstration will show you how you can make it
at home using a few simple ingredients and how you can
get creative with your own recipes.
The possibilities will be endless!
10AM - 4PM : Sand Sculpture Competition !
Bring back the good ole days at Parlee Beach!
Teams / businesses / artists and amateurs are all welcome!
REGISTER HERE
1PM - 7PM : Electric Sands Stage Daylight Dance Party
Inspiring lineup of DJs from around
Atlantic Canada on Parlee Beach!
This is a licensed event - free entry - limited places.
No shoes required. Good vibes only.
You don't wanna miss this!
For more info check the FB event here: https://fb.me/e/278LC3pd5
Lineup
3:00 Vee
3:30 Lyra
4:00 Kittybass
4:30 Bosby
5:00 Lyra
5:30 Vee
6:00 Kittybass
6:30 Bosby
7:00 Bands With Wobble Wallah in-betweens.
11:00 Wallah b2b Bosby
11:45 Kittybass b2b Lyra
12:30- Close (Inspire Jam!)
7PM - 11PM : Inspire 2022 Summer Tour Closing Show
with.... (drumroll....)
Spoutnique
La Patente
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire
