special events
fashion in Action - A Girls Night Out
Friday evening we invite you to attend a special event from 6 til to 9pm, "Fashion in Action - a Girls Night Out". Professional Models showcasing the designer fashions and accessories found at the fair will walk the runway, emceed by a CHEK TV personality, while a pair of DJs plays cool tunes. Fairmont Empress Staff will be on hand to serve a modern mix of cocktails & special appetizers in the bistro, to round out the evening. Door prizes will be given out during this event but you must be there to claim them. Saving the best for last, we have affiliated with a local charity, Cool Aid, and will take $2 off a regular adult admission, in return for a gently used coat, sweater or blanket. Cool Aid will distribute the warm clothing to those in need.
Why not come after work with a friend, enjoy the party, stay for dinner at the bistro and get the very best selection of gifts the fair has to offer.
sunday morning acoustic coffee lounge
Start your day off at the Out of Hand Fair’s coffee lounge where we have some incredible entertainment lined up for you.
- Oliver Swain, Canada’s quintessential alternative folk and traditional musician will start the day off on our intimate stage. Come early for the best seats, and grab breakfast at the Fairmont Empress café, or listen to the performance while strolling around the fair, visiting the artisan booths. http://www.oliverswainmusic.com/
- Aurora Scott, a graduate from the Jazz Studies program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music has “a voice that is at once expressive, smooth, sultry and powerful”, according to the Canadian Music Review. Aurora will be performing tunes off her new cd as well as some jazzy Christmas music with her accompanist, Ashley Wey. http://www.aurorascott.com
Both artists are bringing new cd’s to sell, so you can take a little bit of the “lounge” home with you! All this is FREE with the price of admission. Just another great reason to visit the Out of Hand Artisan Fair. Remember, parking is free on city streets and in city parkades all day Sunday.
afternoon entertainment
After 1pm the stage will be taken by "THREE WORLDS", a recently formed trio of veteran musicians whose groundbreaking sound produces the essence of music without borders. Award-winning guitarist Brad Prevedoros, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Joy, and percussion master Niel Golden create an exotic, unique synthesis including eastern, Latin jazz, blues, African, pan-Asian, and Celtic folk influences."
