SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Twenty-Six Free Concerts And Events Across Canada On The Same Day
To Celebrate Trees Through Songs, Poems, Visual Art, Walks and Talks
** 25 regional concerts and events **
11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern / 3:30 pm Newfoundland
** National wrap-up concert **
1:00 pm Pacific / 4:00 pm Eastern / 5:30 pm Newfoundland
FREE ADMISSION
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‘Tree Songs 2’ is a national creation and performance project that will present twenty-six free live concerts and events across Canada in honour of trees on Sunday, November 21.
The 25 regional concerts and events will start at 2:00 pm Eastern. The concerts are being organized by tree-loving individuals and groups across the country, and will feature songwriters, poets and visual artists who have creates new work for the occasion to encourage people to celebrate and protect trees. Events will include woodland tours led by certified forest guides (‘tree walks’) and moderated community conversations about trees (‘tree talks’).
A national wrap-up concert starting at 4:00 pm Eastern will feature concert reports and live performances from the 25 regional concerts, along with some special surprise guests.
All ‘Tree Songs 2’ concerts and events are free and will be streamed live to Facebook starting at 2:00 pm Eastern on November 21. Some concerts and events will offer an option to attend in person as an alternative to attending online.
Information and links for all concerts will be posted on the Tree Songs website at www.treesongs.ca starting on November 15.
All concerts will be archived after November 21st on the
Tree Songs Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/treesongs
The organizers and artists associated with this project acknowledge their responsibility to respect the traditional Indigenous territory on which we live and to safeguard the rights of those who have been the stewards of this territory since time immemorial.
Media contact: Chris White – chris@folkzone.ca, 613-327-9621