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67-708: The year 2019 marks the RFF’s 50th anniversary; the festival is scheduled for August 9 to 11, 2019. In addition to the summer festival, the RFF hosts a concert series throughout the year. Since 2016, it has hosted an annual winter festival, Winterruption, in January. The Regina Guild of Folk Music hosted the first ever RFF on the University of Saskatchewan’s Regina Campus (now known as the University of Regina ). “Newman’s First Annual Folk Festival”

134-552: A Junior College until 1959, when it received full degree-granting status as a second campus of the University of Saskatchewan. However, in 1934, the United Church was financially hard pressed by the Great Depression and in any case its history from the great Egerton Ryerson of urgent advocacy of universal free public education made its involvement in private schools anomalous. It accordingly fully surrendered Regina College to

201-411: A board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on

268-504: A folk festival,” as Brigdens Printers Ltd. sued the folk guild for $ 21,000 and threatened to garnish its bank accounts and revenue from ticket sales from a Friday night pre-festival cabaret. That was related to printing the 1991 program and the fundraiser calendar. “In reality, it is getting tougher and tougher to keep it free,” said festival general manager Karen Haggman. It trimmed its budget by one-fifth in 1992. In 1994, with an accumulated deficit of $ 14,000, organizers decided to cancel

335-556: A free, out-of-doors festival would introduce to a whole new audience the world of folk music, contemporary and traditional,” Folk Guild president Will Oddie wrote in 1986. Until 1997, the festival took place in June. It has been held in August since 1998, except for 2005, when it occurred the last weekend of July. Hosting an outdoor festival has had its challenges. Even in that first year, “after two days (Friday and Saturday) of near perfect weather,

402-555: A long way in addressing financial issues,” Norm Walker wrote in the 1995 program. Since 1995, the Regina Folk Festival has taken place — and grown — in Victoria Park. With the mainstage set up in the northwest corner, there are three smaller stages spread throughout the park (including a children’s stage), and one on the F.W. Hill Mall. Much of that growth has been due to Sandra Butel, artistic director who began working with

469-592: A period of continuing to operate its private girls' high school closed its Regina facilities in 1970. ) In September 2000, the 600 City of Regina Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, erected a bronze war memorial plaque dedicated to the former personnel of No. 2 Initial Training School, who trained in the Conservatory of Music building during the Second World War. Because there

536-405: A power outage at the after-party at The Exchange. Headliner Sam Roberts, who had been stormed out from the main stage, also performed. In 2018, record-breaking heat proved a challenge for organizers. Today, the Regina Folk Festival charges admission for its evening shows, by single-night ticket or weekend pass. The daytime concerts are free to attend. When the first festival was held in 1969, it

603-562: A priority for Butel and the RFF. Butel told the Leader-Post prior to the 2018 festival, “The diversity of the audience we see during the day is much greater than what we see at night. The free day time allows us to make it a welcoming place for everybody and that’s very important to us. We’ve been working really hard to find new sources of funding. We started a donor campaign, for those who actually afford it, they can contribute to that and make sure that it still exists for people that can’t afford

670-663: A recent spurt of growth and expansion, having been static for some two decades after the construction of the Language Institute at the end of the 1970s. Since the late 1990s, several new buildings have been added including the Dr. William A. Riddell Centre; the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences; the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport; First Nations University of Canada and Research & Innovation Centre; along with

737-422: A result, the University of Regina was established as an independent institution on 1 July 1974 and the first University of Regina degrees were conferred at the spring convocation in 1975—although its development was slow until the 21st century, when a renewed burst of building and expansion occurred. That being said, several of the university's faculties are significantly smaller in the 21st century than they were in

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804-525: A significant expansion of the Education Building. The building of the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences also involved a significant redevelopment of the landscaping of the campus around a new oval as an aesthetic and community hub of campus. Future plans include construction on the east side of the Ring Road. The goal is to accommodate an enrolment of 25,000. In the summer of 2005

871-462: A stark concrete modernist style, were by Minoru Yamasaki , the architect of the original World Trade Center in New York. [was that ...the buildings] would be located close enough together that passage between them in the winter could be provided through connecting corridors in the "podium" or first [ground] floor of all buildings in the central instructional complex. Each podium would be larger than

938-684: A theological training facility in Regina but had never established substantial numbers in Canada west of Ontario compared with larger denominations, meanwhile merged with Emmanuel College in Saskatoon and withdrew from tertiary education in Regina. The upgrading process accelerated in 1961 when the college was granted full-degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and students completing degrees at Regina Campus were granted degrees of

1005-807: A ticket.” During the day, patrons can also partake in activities, thanks to the RFF’s partnerships with Common Weal and MacKenzie Art Gallery. A children’s area offers a stage with child-specific entertainment, crafts, face-painting and a parade. With the official opening of the City Square Plaza (adjacent to Victoria Park’s north side) in 2012, the arts’ and vendor markets had room to expand. The 2018 festival had 18 food vendors — including Afghan Cuisine, Bon Burger, Michael’s Coffee Shop & Bakery, Selam Ethiopian Restaurant, and Malinche — and more than 29 arts vendors— including Mortise and Tenon, Kat Cadegan Jewellery, and Naked Kitty Naturals. Since as early as 1997, Calgary-based Big Rock Brewery has sponsored

1072-684: A variety of programs at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate degree levels. The University of Regina also has one graduate school, the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy . It delivers Masters and Doctoral programs in conjunction with the University of Saskatchewan . The University of Regina also offers a number of pre-professional transfer programs with other universities and professional colleges: Agriculture and Bioresources, Chiropractic, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine. At

1139-555: Is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada , it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated by the Church and fully ceded to the university in 1934; in 1961 it attained degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of

1206-426: Is a non-denominational university, which grew out of Regina College, founded in 1911. In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrolment of 27 students; it was adjacent to the now long-defunct St Chad's College (a theological seminary for

1273-466: Is also home to several varsity club teams, including cheerleading, curling, dance team, rowing, men's rugby sevens, women's rugby sevens, women's softball, synchronized swimming, ultimate, and triathlon. In the summer of 2005 , the university hosted the Canada Summer Games . The university's student newspaper is The Carillon . It for many years was an organ of radical student dissent and in

1340-494: Is home to the School of Journalism, which was one of the first established in western Canada. The School publishes a student periodical, The Crow , and hosts the annual Minifie lecture, in honour of one of Canada's most illustrious journalists, James M. Minifie (1900–1974). The University of Regina does not have its own campus radio station, although the independent community radio station CJTR-FM actively solicits volunteers among

1407-492: Is one of the universities with co-operative education in Saskatchewan. Many of the university undergraduate students are enrolled in the co-op program, with the highest percentage being in the faculties of science and engineering. The Faculty of Arts offers an innovative internship program for its undergraduate students. Regina College originally housed male and female student residences which were converted to academic use when

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1474-742: The Saskatchewan Arts Board . The University of Regina provides services to Indigenous people in more remote communities. The University of Regina's SUNTEP program was developed in partnership with specific Indigenous communities to meet specific needs within Indigenous communities. Indigenous Elders are present on campus at University of Regina to provide social supports. Through the University of Regina's Kâspohtamatâtân Mentorship Program Indigenous students act as role models to younger students still in their home communities. The University of Regina has established an Aboriginal Career Centre to assist with

1541-485: The University of Saskatchewan . It became an autonomous university in 1974. The University of Regina has an enrolment of over 15,000 full and part-time students. The university's student newspaper, The Carillon , is a member of CUP . The University of Regina is a research university reputed for having a focus on experiential learning and offers internships, professional placements and practicums in addition to cooperative education placements in 41 programs. In 2009

1608-485: The University of Saskatchewan . Regina College and its successor Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina have retained the Methodist motto "as one who serves" (Luke 22.27). The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. In 1961

1675-464: The University of Toronto (and ultimately the collegiate system of Oxford and Cambridge ) and built facilities at the new campus. (St Chad's, a fourth denominational college in Regina, operated by the Anglican Church of Canada on the former Anglican diocesan property on College Avenue immediately to the east of Regina College, merged with Emmanuel College on the Saskatoon campus in 1964 and, after

1742-415: The 1960s and 70s frequently had a very high community profile as its editorial postures occasioned vigorous denunciation by university administration figures and in the conservative general press. As student mores in subsequent generations have become less disputatious The Carillon has evolved into a less political paper which currently is a somewhat conventional newsletter of campus affairs. The university

1809-707: The 1970s as priorities have shifted from liberal arts to vocational training. The original Regina College buildings on College Avenue continue in use; the old Girls' Residence is now the Regina Conservatory of Music; in 1997 the Fine Arts Department moved from the old Normal School building to the new W.A. Riddell Centre and the Normal School was substantially renovated to become the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The campus has experienced

1876-547: The German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. Regina College commenced a formal association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college offering accredited university courses in 1925 though continuing as a denominational college of the now- United Church of Canada , the successor to the Methodist Church. Regina College continued as

1943-473: The Regina Guild of Folk Music. In the early years, the festival was collaboratively run, with an emphasis on local and regional musicians. The Regina Guild of Folk Arts (not “Music”) was registered as a non-profit corporation in Saskatchewan on Feb. 7, 1975. Its objectives were “to preserve and to promote the folk arts in its traditional and modern definition primarily in Regina, Saskatchewan,” and “to educate

2010-550: The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, established in 1976 and then housed in a building immediately west of College West. It was an original foundation at the University of Regina. Its new building to the east of Luther College replaced its original facilities to the west of College West and was opened by Prince Edward in 2003 and visited by the Queen in 2005 when she installed a commemorative stone to symbolise

2077-511: The University of Regina hosted the 2005 Canada Games . Many events took place in the newly completed state-of-the-art Centre for Kinesiology , Health and Sport. The administration of the games proceeded from the University of Regina Students Union offices and various other locations. The Regina Research Park is located immediately adjacent to the main campus and conducts many of its initiatives in conjunction with university departments. In recent years, local benefactors have substantially endowed

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2144-572: The University of Regina launched the UR Guarantee Program, a program guaranteeing participating students a successful career launch after graduation by supplementing education with experience to achieve specific educational, career and life goals. Partnership agreements with provincial crown corporations, government departments and private corporations have helped the University of Regina both place students in work experience opportunities and help gain employment post-study. The University of Regina

2211-491: The University of Regina. Saskatchewan's network of Regional Colleges further extend program delivery across the province. The University of Regina offers courses through Cumberland College, Northlands College, North West Regional College, Great Plains College, Carlton Trail Regional College, Parkland College, and the South East Regional College. The University of Regina has ten faculties and one school that offer

2278-475: The University of Saskatchewan on the same basis as the old Regina College, out of premises located elsewhere in Regina. Campion College became a junior college of the University of Saskatchewan like Regina College in 1923, later severed that association in favour of one with St Boniface College in Manitoba, and returned to federated college status with the University of Saskatchewan in 1964. It built its facilities on

2345-410: The University of Saskatchewan. The arts and sciences programs evolved with the growth of Regina Campus, which held its first convocation in 1965. The new campus was begun in 1966 on Wascana Lake, to the southeast of the old campus whose buildings, however, remain in use: the old Girls' Residence is now used by the Regina Conservatory of Music; the Normal School, having at various times housed not only

2412-476: The University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan a single, public provincial university created in 1907 was modeled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modeled on the University of Toronto Act , 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and

2479-405: The beer garden. In 2016, the RFF implemented a new greening initiative, with volunteers specifically overseeing recycling, composting and waste. This was in hopes of diverting 90 per cent or more of the festival’s waste from the landfill. Year-round, the RFF relies on some 800 volunteers to help run concert series and the festival weekend. University of Regina The University of Regina

2546-417: The beginning of postmodern architecture—Yamasaki's modernist aesthetic was already somewhat passé in the view of many architects. Campion College and later Luther College, which like Regina College had also been denominational junior colleges affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, established "federated college" status on the model of Victoria , Trinity , St Michael's and University Colleges at

2613-473: The centre of a predominantly English speaking campus, La Cité universitaire francophone at the University of Regina offers a wide range of French programs, services and activities. La Cité directs and supports research projects related to francophones in minority situations, as well as unique university-community initiatives that contribute to the development of the Fransaskois community. The University of Regina

2680-508: The college became affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in 1934. (The old Girls' Residence now accommodates the Regina Conservatory of Music.) The Main (Wascana) Campus has residence space for about 1,200 students on-campus. Each bedroom is single-occupant, but many spaces on campus are designed to facilitate double occupancy, increasing capacity if required to address high demand without building additional residence space. The University of Regina residences have enlivened campus life from

2747-422: The college was renamed the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. In 1974 it became the independent University of Regina. The original United Church affiliation is, however, symbolically commemorated in the convocation furniture, resumed by the university for ceremonial use from one of the last downtown United Churches, which closed in the 1990s. With the transfer of control to the University of Saskatchewan

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2814-595: The fee for an annual membership was $ 10. In 2018, it was $ 15 or 15 hours of volunteerism. In its first two decades, the festival changed venues numerous times. It was hosted at the University of Regina in various locations: the Newman Centre at the year-old Campion College in 1969 and the Education Auditorium (1970, 1973, 1975, 1981–84) on the newer south Regina campus; and the Fine Arts Building (1976–80) on

2881-418: The festival in 1999. When she began, she was the only paid staff member of the festival with a $ 100,000 budget. In 2012, the RFF had a $ 1-million budget, four full-time staff and contract employees. With a passion for accessibility, she has tried to build a festival that is appealing to varied age groups and demographics. The free daytime concert stages — which first became part of the festival in 1976 — are

2948-409: The festival returned to Victoria Park, its budget trimmed to $ 70,000. Admission was $ 10 per night, or $ 15 for a two-night pass. In 1983, a weekend pass was $ 25. “$ 10 doesn’t come anywhere close to covering the actual cost,” organizer Keith Fortowsky told the Leader-Post. “But 40 bucks a night would be a ridiculous cost.” “The reintroduction of a nominal gate admission for evening concerts could go

3015-560: The festival site was swept with high winds and rain on Sunday.” In 1993, the “steady rain and strong winds often made the experience feel like standing in the bow of a freighter fighting through a storm in the North Atlantic.” In 2007, City and Colour was cancelled on the mainstage due to a storm. He performed at the after-party at the Royal Canadian Legion, to a fraction of the festivalgoers. In 2014, Royal Canoe played through

3082-438: The festival. Part of that was due to a failed fundraising initiative, a lottery calendar that lost $ 8,000. Despite successful fundraising efforts, the 1993 festival lost $ 9,000. “We’ve been paying last year’s bills with this year’s money for the past three years,” Haggman told the Leader-Post. “(Cancelling) gives us the chance to clear up this situation and go into 1995 with a good, workable plan.” A donation from ticket sales to

3149-439: The first time — a controversial decision for a family-friendly festival — because “we’ve got to do something to generate some sort of income so (the festival) can stay free of charge,” said artistic director Norma Cyr. The 1987 festival had a $ 10,000 deficit. In 1990, there was a $ 1,800 shortfall. Its performance budget in 1991 was $ 24,000. Its total costs were $ 150,000 in 1991. In 1992, “Regina came perilously close to not having

3216-596: The musical Hair, which toured to the Centre of the Arts in late April 1994, helped pay down more than $ 5,000 of its debt, and organizers felt confident they would return in 1995. There were some hurdles, however. Planning a ticketed event meant fencing off the stage area, but city officials at first disagreed with fencing off part of Victoria Park. Moving out of downtown would have lost the festival $ 10,000 in Regina Market Square grant funding. It never came to that. In 1995,

3283-794: The name " Cougars " in all sports, except the Regina Rams , which were originally a community junior football team competing in PJFC football without affiliation with the university, and who joined University ranks in 1999 as a member of the Canada West Conference of U Sports. Men's varsity teams include the Regina Rams (football), basketball, cross country, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's varsity teams include basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The University of Regina

3350-418: The new Regina Campus in 1968 and subsequently vacated its original high school premises on 23rd Avenue. Its Regina Campus building was designed in accordance with Minoru Yamasaki 's original plan for the campus, with a "podium," contemplated as eventually being joined with the campus-wide ground floor. Thus far this has not occurred and Campion's building remains isolated. Luther College opened its building on

3417-580: The new Regina Campus in 1971 but continues to operate its high school on Royal Street, on the site of the first Government House of the North-West Territories . By this point the original Yamasaki plan for the campus was being reconsidered and the Luther College complex is isolated to the east of the principal campus buildings, though it is connected by an all-weather corridor via Campion College. The First Nations University of Canada grew out of

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3484-644: The old campus (the former Normal School, and the current Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios or Soundstage). In 1971 and 1972, it was held in the Jubilee Theatre at the Centre of the Arts, now known as the Conexus Arts Centre . In 1974, it took place at the Globe Theatre , then located at 2124 11th Ave. In its first seven years, the Regina Folk Festival took place in March. It was scheduled in later months as

3551-475: The people of Regina as to folk traditions in the arts upon which their lifestyles are based by means deemed by the directors.” Richard Wegrzyn, Peter Sawchyn, Peter Hilsden, Gayle Warren (now Bryanton) and Craig Mahood applied for incorporation and were its first directors. In 2006, the Regina Guild of Folk Arts’ name was changed to the Regina Folk Festival Inc., in a vote by its membership. In 1975,

3618-529: The range of courses offered was somewhat broadened. During this period Campion and Luther Colleges, which maintained private high schools in Regina under the auspices respectively of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, also retained junior college status in affiliation with the University of Saskatchewan; the Anglican Church (then known as the Church of England in Canada), whose St Chad's College had operated

3685-410: The remaining floors of the buildings rising above it, thereby creating the impression of separate buildings rising from a common base. The buildings would be constructed around sunken, landscaped courts which would be accessible visually and physically by generous windows and doors from the corridors located along these enclosing walls... The Dr. John Archer Library , the main library of the university,

3752-725: The residential Canadian Bible College in Regina and offered some of its courses for accreditation with the University of Regina but was unable to obtain university status in Saskatchewan and vacated to Calgary in 2003. Additionally, the University of Regina has two "Affiliated Colleges:" The Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, SIAST). The university also has two "Associated Colleges:" Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Briercrest College and Seminary . These institutions offer collaborative, associated, or articulated programs in conjunction with

3819-649: The school's student body. The University of Regina is home to the Interactive Media and Performance Labs ( IMP Labs ), which includes programming for the student body as well as members of the community. The Labs have been particularly recognized through the IMP Labs Hip Hop Project with Scott Collegiate . The directors of this program, Dr. Charity Marsh and Chris Beingessner, received the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards for Arts and Learning through

3886-434: The somewhat bleak atmosphere of its founding days: The University of Regina internally designates a significant portion of spaces annually to incoming (first year) students in an effort to facilitate the growing number of non-resident (international, out-of-province, rural) students choosing to live on-campus. The University of Regina is a member of U Sports and fields men and women's teams in various sports. Its teams bear

3953-474: The special relationship between Canada's First Nations and the sovereign. The United Church, having vacated tertiary education in Regina when it ceded Regina College to the University of Saskatchewan, and the Anglican Church, having removed its St Chad's College from Regina to Saskatoon, do not maintain any presence at the University of Regina. The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church formerly maintained

4020-488: The teacher-training facility that is now the university's Department of Education but the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History , war-training facilities during World War II when it was temporarily resumed by the federal crown and latterly the university's Fine Arts Department, is now the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The original design of Regina Campus (as of Wascana Centre itself) and its initial buildings, in

4087-493: The training of Anglican clergy) and Qu'Appelle Diocesan School, also on College Avenue. James Henry Puntin (architect) designed several buildings on campus including: Regina Methodist College (1910); East & West Towers (1914); Ladies Residence (1914); Gymnasium (1925); Power Plant (1927); Music & Arts Building (1928). "In 1928, Darke Hall was built on College Avenue, [d]escribed...as "an admirable theatre, one which few cities can rival." In 1934 Regina College became part of

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4154-569: The university with scholarships and chairs in various disciplines. In 2015, The University of Regina opened La Cité universitaire francophone (La Cité) which is the first French University in Saskatchewan. The university offers French language classes for French students learning the language and the culture of la francophone and Fransaskois. It also offers La Rotonde which is a place to learn about French culture. The university has three federated colleges: Campion and Luther colleges had been high schools offering junior college courses accredited by

4221-551: The years progressed — four years in a row in April, then four in May. By 1984, the 16th festival, it took place in June, which allowed for two outdoor stages to be part of festival at the University of Regina. In 1985, the RFF moved outdoors to Victoria Park, where it has remained. k.d. lang was the Sunday night headliner that year. Through 1993, it was a free event. “It was our hope that the move to

4288-399: Was $ 1 for a single night ticket or $ 2.50 for all three nights. From 1985 to 1993, this wasn’t the case. To draw a larger audience, organizers opted to offer free admission to the festival, now located in Victoria Park. It became increasingly difficult to fund the festival, which relied on grant funding, fundraisers and donations to fund the annual event. In 1991, it offered a beer garden for

4355-599: Was held from March 14 to 16, 1969, at the Campion-Newman Centre, a cafeteria in Campion College . Humphrey and the Dumptrucks from Saskatoon and Roberta Nichol from Regina were among the “35 modern Canadian groups” to perform, as described on the festival poster. Shows started at 8:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets were $ 1 at the door, or $ 2.50 in advance for all three nights. Ken Chesko, Terry Yuzik and Dick Jack started

4422-472: Was no follow-through regarding plans by the University of Saskatchewan to establish additional faculties at Regina (rather than the Saskatoon campus), the Faculty Council was formed to study the feasibility of creating an autonomous institution. A Royal Commission under a Supreme Court of Canada justice, Emmett Hall , found there to be "two campus groups warring within the bosom of a single university." As

4489-567: Was opened in 1967, one of the original three buildings of the new campus (the others being the classroom and laboratory buildings), and named after Dr. John Archer in 1999. Further building has been substantially in accord with Yamasaki's vision, notwithstanding some controversy over the years as to the suitability of its austere style for the featureless Regina plain; by 1972 with the demolition of Yamasaki's 1955 Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri—such demolition being considered by some to be

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