SASKATOON — Christ Church Anglican, located at the heart of Saskatoon’s historic Caswell Hill neighbourhood, has a long history with a mainstay cultural event in Caswell.
For many years, artists have come together to showcase their wares at a festival called Art in the Park, held at Ashworth Holmes Park, with pancakes served by Christ Church, and music from local performers. One year some time ago, when the park was not available, Christ Church stepped in to host the event on the church grounds.
After a huge Art in the Park in 2019, pandemic mothballing ensued, until Christ Church engaged the Caswell Community Association in conversation about what it would take to relaunch this much-loved tradition.
A group of community and church volunteers put shoulders to the plough and created Art in the Heart…of Caswell Hill, to be held again on Christ Church grounds on Sept. 8.
Besides food, drinks and arts and crafts for sale, Super Ron the Magician delighted children with an outdoor magic show.
A children’s area included balloon animals and other creations, while inside the church sanctuary, attendees enjoyed the musical stylings of local performers Christopher & the Saints and the duo of Johnny Sinclair & Leslie Stanwyck.
The latter closed their well-received set with a nod to their tenure in Canadian power pop mainstays The Pursuit of Happiness, performing a tender reading of TPOH’s 1988 single “She’s So Young.”
The event, held the weekend following Labour Day, served up a festive mixture of art and music, food and conversation, children and dogs, with the weather more or less co-operating, albeit a bit on the hotter side.
A huge thank you to all who came out to support Art in the Heart, and special thanks to the church and community volunteers who, with the artists and musicians, pulled together to make it all happen.
