Public Dreams Society visits Coquitlam

 

 
 
 
 
A stilt bird meets a youngster in the “tea parlour” at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
 

A stilt bird meets a youngster in the “tea parlour” at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.

Photograph by: Sharon Doucette , Coquitlam NOW

The Public Dreams Society staged A Midsummer Fˆte at Colony Farm Regional Park on Sunday, and larger-than-life puppets, quirky costumes and outdoor games kept visitors entertained and enthralled.

The group, which hosts Halloween and other events throughout Metro Vancouver, is known for its stilt-walking creatures and creative ways of drumming up community spirit.

Highlights of Sunday's fˆte included band members playing unusual instruments, lively storytelling and colourful characters walking the grounds of scenic Colony Farm.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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A stilt bird meets a youngster in the “tea parlour” at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
 

A stilt bird meets a youngster in the “tea parlour” at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.

Photograph by: Sharon Doucette , Coquitlam NOW

 
A stilt bird meets a youngster in the “tea parlour” at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Gertrude the Garden Lady greeted visitors to Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
A youngster works on the community mandala at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
A stilt bird makes the rounds at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
How often do you see a tap-dancing chickadee? Probably only at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Sebastian hugs the scarecrow he made at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
A flute-playing fairy entertained the crowd at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
With pinkies up and wearing fabulous hats, Marie-Soliel Bergeron, Lindsey Shepek and James Jeresky enjoy a cuppa at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Terence van der Woude wears his tea-parlour hat with great flourish at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
The tea parlour diva energized the crowd at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Learning the finer points of hula hooping at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Check out these instruments at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
The music was lively at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Olivia, aka the Summer Fairy, tries her hand at milking a cow at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Soleil plays animal crochet at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Homemade scarecrows brighten the greenery at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Public Dreams Society storytellers act out The Story of the Bee at their event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Maya Weiler checks her wing span and finds she is a goose at the OWL display at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Telling The Story of the Bee at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Kids run through a grass labyrinth at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
Doing the salmon labyrinth at Sunday’s Public Dreams Society event at Colony Farm Regional Park: A Midsummer Fête. The event featured music, performances, environmental art installations, a labyrinth and an afternoon tea party. It also included dancing, storytelling, entertainment and visual arts.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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