The Grand River Community Play Project

The Production is Coming to Town

Celebrate the stories and people of the Grand River.

Celebrate our community - and our river - with a day of events:

• Dragonfly Summer Art Cart at Queen's Square, and crafting pop-ups at all Cambridge Public Library locations during open hours.
• Grand River Community Quilt project display.
• Community Picnic on the lower Main Street closure, at the corner of Main and Water Street courtesy of the Downtown Cambridge B.I.A.
• Street Puppet Parade Processional and Canoe Parade with the Ancient Mariners.
• The Voice of the River production in the Mill Race Park Amphitheatre.

About the Grand River Play Project

For three years, communities along the Grand River have been meeting in story circles and quilting session to share stories of their lives along the Grand River. From these gatherings, stories were brought together to create The Voice of the River. This project is a month-long, multiple-stop play along the banks of the Grand River with stops in Caledonia, Elora, Dundalk, Guelph, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Glen Morris, Rockwood, Paris, Brantford, Dunville, and Ohsweeken. Each stop hosts the individual community's unique stories and celebration as well as an overriding production about growing up on the banks of the Grand River created collectively from all communities. With stories of both indigenous and settler origin, multiple partners, a moving outdoor venue and the inclusion of local vision The Voice of the River is a creative collaboration on a grand scale and a celebration of our unique history.

Enjoyed your day with us? Join us at the Grand Finale: Chiefswood Park at Six Nations on Saturday, August 23. It’ll be an all-day fair market, picnic, parade and story presentation with the amazing artist David Maracle giving a concert on the river to close the tour out.

Check out additional Grand River Community Play Project events.

Thank you to our local partners.

Accessibility
If you require an accessibility accommodation for this program or event, please tell us how we can meet your needs as soon as possible so arrangements can be organized. If you require a sign language interpreter, please let us know at least two-weeks (10 working weekdays) before the program date. 
  
If you are attending a registered program with a support person, please add your support worker as a guest when you sign up. 

COST: Free

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