Top artists from the PEAK Performance Project will be coming to New West for this year's RiverFest: Inspired by the Fraser festival.
Greg Drummond, the Wild Romantics, the Tourist Company and David Newberry are among the up-and-coming stars who'll be making their way to the YVR Riverside Stage for this year's festival, which is set for Saturday, Sept. 27.
"We are absolutely delighted to be working with these young emerging artists," said Cindy Sale, events coordinator for the Fraser River Discovery Centre, in a press release. "Working with the PEAK 102.7, we focused on B.C.-based groups who are, or have been, part of the PEAK Performance Project. With such great talent, it was a tough selection."
The PEAK Performance Project, run by Music B.C. and 102.7 The PEAK radio, is designed to identify and encourage emerging music talent by immersing them in all aspects of the music industry - and giving them a chance to compete for major cash prizes.
New West audiences will be the beneficiaries of that program when each of the emerging artists takes the stage for RiverFest.
The Wild Romantics are onstage at noon, with David Newberry at 2 p.m., the Tourist Company at 3 p.m. and Greg Drummond at 4 p.m.
Also part of the entertainment lineup for the day will be a family-friendly performance at 11 a.m. by ventriloquist Kellie Haines and her talking puppets.
The festival will also include the annual Artists on the River Market, a Photos of the Fraser exhibit, the second annual Salmon Chowder Cook-off, family fun stations, Fraser River tours and the annual Lucille Johnstone Workboat Parade.
For full details, check out www.fraserriverdiscovery.org/riverfest.
