Over the years I have attended, worked with and organized hundreds of festivals and events. With this new series, "INSIDE with the Festival Nomad", I want to give you an "inside" look at some of the festivals and events that I have been involved with or that I have visited. Along the way, I have had a lot of fun and sometimes frustration, but I have never been bored!
ACROSS
CANADA … The Queen
Once
again, we were back in Calgary. It was now time for work! Before leaving on our
western trip, we had arranged to have a booth at the inaugural "Queen's
Cup" being held at the world class equestrian centre, Spruce Meadows. We were excited to be there
because Ian Miller and his fabulous horse, Big Ben were competing! We
had also been told that Queen Elizabeth II would be in attendance!
We had shipped a number of framed limited edition prints to Spruce Meadows in advance of our arriving.
Judi and I went to the Centre to check on the condition of the shipped prints.
After we open up the boxes, we discovered that two of the prints had been
damaged in transit. We loaded the two into our van and went off to find a
framing gallery to have them repaired. Fortunately, a great gallery, Avenida,
was nearby and they agreed to repair the frames quickly and at a reasonable price!
That accomplished, we headed out for a great meal and then back to Dick and
Melody for a good night’s rest. We were about to face a very exciting day! We
arrived early at Spruce Meadows and opened our booth. Part way through the each
of us was able to sneak away for a short time to watch some of the jumping. I even
got to see Ian Miller and Big Ben perform! Amazing! The highlight of the day,
however, was when Queen Elizabeth, in her landau, stopped within a few feet of our
booth! Everyone from all of the neighboring booths crowded forward to get a
closer look! The whole scene was very surreal! I can't remember how well we did
in sales. I think we broke even. But it
didn't really matter, we had been part of history!
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