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CKCU presents....Canadian Spaces + Back 40 + The Groove + Reggae In The Fields + Spirit Of Vietnam Live On Location Broadcast
10:00 AM on Saturday Sep. 20th
Taste Of Wellington, 1224 Wellington Street West
Price: FREE

Featuring live performances by:
* Songs From A Drunken Piano (Steve Berndt, Alise Marlane, Christine Fagan, Ken Kanwisher and Matt Aston)
* The Wellington Bruces (Bruce Wozny and Bruce Eveleigh)
* Zakir Virani
* Just Three Friends (Jennifer King, Ella Malleau and Robyn Lichaa)
* Willow and The Deep (Leah Cogan and Chris Jackson)
* The Blind & The Beautiful (Lucas Haneman and Megan Laurence)
* Nathan Sloniowski
* The Gladsome Gentlemen
* Keith Snider
* Ball & Chain
* J3M

and live painting by:
* Jesus Rivera
* Patrick Larkin

10 am to noon
Canadian Spaces
Canada's longest-running folk/roots show, founded in 1980
with hosts Chris White and Carolyn Sutherland

Noon to 1:00 pm
The Back 40
CKCU's flagship country and bluegrass show, founded in 1990
with host Ron Moores

1:00 to 3:00 pm
The Groove
Canada's longest-running dance music show, founded in 1979
with host Elorious Cain

3:00 to 5:30 pm
Reggae In The Fields
Canada's longest-running reggae show, founded in 1976
with host Junior Smith

5:30 to 6:00 pm
Spirit Of Vietnam
Canada's longest-running Vietnamese show, founded at some point prior to 1979
with hosts Minhtri Truong, QD Nong and King Kimbit

Running 1.9 kilometres along Wellington Avenue West from Bayswater to Island Park, the Taste Of Wellington Festival is the world's *longest* festival! The event will feature food tastings, local shopping, live music, circus acts, buskers, roller disco, kids’ activities, live visual art creation, car shows, bouncy castles, face painting, gardening workshops, participatory yoga, free secure bike parking and a dog photo booth (!). All activities are family-friendly and free to enjoy. For more information about the festival, see https://www.wellingtonwest.ca/taste