International Villages Festival Souvenir Program, 1987
Description
- Creators
- Thompson Printing and Lithographing, Printer
- Rita-Marie Jenkins, Editor
- Maria Rizzetto, Ethnoculturefest, Contributor
- Doug Axford, The Northlight Studio, Contributor
- Mark Thompson, Thompson Printing, Contributor
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Programs
- Description
- Front of the program reads, "Brantford International Villages Festival/ July Fourth to Eleventh, Nineteen Eighty Seven/ Eight Days of Fun, Food, and Entertainment / Souvenir Program $1.00". It features an illustration of the Earth as well as a group of illustrated people in various traditional cultural garbs representing some of the different villages involved in the International Villages Festival.
This program was created for the Brantford International Villages Festival held from July Fourth to Eleventh, 1987. It contains a letter from the program editor and festival co-ordinator, Rita-Marie Jenkins, and another from the president of the International Villages Festival, Vince Bucci. The program features addresses to Brantford in support of the festival from various politicians of the time, including Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Brantford's Mayor David Neumann. Various articles throughout the program share information about the International Villages Festival. These include: a "meet our mascot" section, a section about the 1987 Village Queens, a map of the village locations, a short description of each village, a list of sponsors and volunteers, and a recipe page showcasing iconic foods from each village. Many advertisements for local businesses are included throughout the program. - Notes
- The villages which took part in the 1987 festival included:
- Atlantic City Village
- Best of Britain Village
- Budapest Village
- Canadian Pioneer Village
- Dutch Village
- German Village
- Hungarian Village
- Italian Village
- Muslim Village
- New York, New York Village
- Polish Warszawa
- Trinidad and Tobago Village
- Ukrainian Kiev Village
- Ukrainian Ukraina Village
- Youth Village
The Brantford International Villages Festival continues to be an important annual celebration taking place in the City of Brantford, Ontario. The first of these festivals was held in 1974, coordinated as part of the "Bell Centennial" celebrations which took place in Brantford that year to mark the 100th anniversary of the invention of the telephone. The festival found such success that it was continued over subsequent years.
To learn more about the International Villages Festival in Brantford, search for "Brantford International Villages Festival" in your preferred internet browser or access the official site via the link provided at the bottom of this webpage under "Other Web sites/External links". - Date of Publication
- 4 Jul 1987
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Bucci, Vince ; Neumann, David ; Peterson, David ; Mulroney, Brian ; Nixon, Robert F. ; Blackburn, Derek ; Gillies, Phil ; Fuisz, Susan ; Herriman, Anne-Marie ; Hartel, Elke ; Halyk, Nicole ; Faustini, Sandy ; Puhaoz, Lisa ; Csiki, Claudette ; Hofstee, Tina ; Veber, Christine ; Dorschner, Trista ; Sempie, Marie ; Slawek, Maria ; Wellington, Hannah Maria ; McKenzie, Tricia ; Szabo, Pearl ; Rivers, Helen ; Eyzenga, Pat ; McDonald, George ; Buchanan, Anne ; McClure, Marjorie ; Smits, Gerry ; Wilson, Geoff ; Jackson, Terry ; Marco, Lucy ; Sharland, Jim ; Terdik, Mike ; Petrella, Lill ; Braid, Peter ; North, Marie ; Rivers, Helen ; Stelling, Heinz ; Gibaldi, Joe ; Chaudhry, Rafiq ; Martin, Jeff ; Nelson, Michael ; Sears, Carol ; Dancavitch, Mary ; Shipp, Daniel ; Szeman, June ; Zolnierowicz, Janina ; Ul Hag, Muzaffar ; Ward, Scouter ; Wiwczaruk, Peter ; Wright, Yvonne ; Ott, Sandra ; Webb, Cindy ; Fallis, Nancy ; Jenkins, Rita-Marie
- Corporate Name(s)
- Labatt Brewing Company ; Millard, Rouse, & Rosebrugh Chartered Accountants ; Lawrence, Smits, St. Amand Barristers and Solicitors ; Hurley Printing Company Inc. ; The Northlight Studio ; Calbeck's Food Markets ; Telephone City Broadcast Limited/CKPC Radio ; Union Gas ; Luciani World Travel Inc. ; Passmore's Flowers ; Brantford Ethnoculturefest ; Canadian Tire Brantford (W.V. Dufrat Ltd.) ; The Expositor, Brantford ; Gunther Mele Ltd. ; Molson Ontario Breweries ; Pauwels Travel Bureau ; Econo Lodge ; Cowell Pharmacy Limited ; SC Johnson & Son Ltd. ; Canadian Foresters ; Dow Consumer Products ; Brantford Travel Centre Ltd. ; Campeau Corporation ; Forbes Bros Inc. ; Brant County Roofing ; Brantford Action Realty ; Canada Trust ; Gould Outdoor Advertising ; Grand Valley Concrete ; Jan Advertising Agency Ltd. ; J.M. Schneider ; Mohawk College ; Mohawk Creamery ; T.C.G. Materials Limited ; General News & Novelty Co., Ltd. ; Bell Canada ; Innova Brantford ; Mohawk Moving & Storage Ltd. ; Agnew Surpass ; Kwikie Minit Market Ltd. ; Burger King ; Gunther Mele Limited ; Brights House of Wine ; Thompson Printing and Lithographing ; Schneiders ; Polish Hall ; Air Canada
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1334 Longitude: -80.26636 -
Atlantic City Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.14696 Longitude: -80.22882
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Best of Britain Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.13417 Longitude: -80.26233
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Budapest Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.15168 Longitude: -80.22141
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Canadian Pioneer Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.13926 Longitude: -80.23879
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Dutch Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.12216 Longitude: -80.27025
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Polish Warszawa, 1987
Latitude: 43.14626 Longitude: -80.27329
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German Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.15458 Longitude: -80.24093
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Hungarian Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.14549 Longitude: -80.2725
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Italian Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.16713 Longitude: -80.28816
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Muslim Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.14782 Longitude: -80.25349
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New York, New York Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.13558 Longitude: -80.26325
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Trinidad & Tobago Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.16813 Longitude: -80.26659
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Ukrainian Kiev Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.15284 Longitude: -80.25973
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Ukrainian Ukraina Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.15015 Longitude: -80.26931
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Youth Village, 1987
Latitude: 43.12206 Longitude: -80.25313
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- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Date
- 1987
- Contact
- Brantford Public LibraryEmail:b4@brantfordlibrary.ca
Website:
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