The Quota Carol Festival, which is held the first Sunday in December, has been a part of the Weyburn community’s start of the Christmas Advent since 1954. The Quota Club of Weyburn has decided that despite all the roadblocks and rules courtesy of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, they will continue this tradition with 66th Annual Quota Carol Festival, but online.
It won’t be held at Grace United Church nor will they have a stage filled with performers or have the community in the audience, but the club hopes that with the help of the community, they can bring the joy of the season to the community.
Quota is excited to be working on this project as a partner with Access Communications. Cory Morrisette is helping the club to have a “virtual community Christmas Carol Festival.”
“We know that a virtual festival will not have the same excitement in the air as when the children are all dressed up and gather to perform in front of a live audience or the ambience of beautiful Grace United Church Christmas décor, but it will still feature Jean Fahlman reading the biblical advent story and choirs singing your favourite Christmas carols and bringing the spirit of Christmas into your home,”said Heather Sidloski of the Quota club.
The planning committee hopes that groups (which means a minimum two performers), perhaps a “family or friend bubble,” will prerecord their Christmas carols which will be uploaded to be featured in the program. This year’s plan also includes using archival editions of past performances. So be sure to watch as you might see yourself on the screen.
Organizers do not have all the details worked out yet, but to date they know that the program will belivestreamed on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. on the Access Weyburn website and on Facebook live. If you are an Access subscriber, you will also get to see the Quota Carol Festival throughout the Christmas season as usual. More details will follow as they become available.
“As always we are arranging for a ‘silver collection at the door’,which allows the Quota Club to collect monies which are then invested back into the community to charities that the club supports, such as the Weyburn Public Library Toy Lending Library, FM hearing systems, Envision, scholarships at Southeast College, etc.,”said Sidloski. “We appreciate the community’s support.”
Donations can be dropped off at McMahon Chartered Professional Accountants at 604 Government Road South in Weyburn, or by e-transferring [email protected].
Any groups or choirs that would like to become part of this community concert and participate in the 66th Annual Quota Carol Festival, contact Heather Sidloski at 306-861-2837 or [email protected].
