Canadian rock icons, Harlequin, were the headliners for EARCandy this past weekend. (EA Rawlinson Centre/Facebook)

By Rob Mahon

EARCandy

They did it for love: Harlequin rocks EARCandy

Jul 25, 2022 | 12:00 PM

The name EARCandy may have stemmed from a nice little play-on-words revolving around the name of the EA Rawlinson Centre, but it also served as an apt description for the weekend that was. The performers this past Saturday and Sunday certainly provided ear candy.

Beginning with Soul Sensation on Saturday night and wrapping up with Canadian rock icons, Harlequin, the event proved to be a big hit with concert goers. Much like Chester Fest earlier on this season, the weather even cooperated.

“Saturday it got a little cool, it got a little windy, but it was comfortable to be outside,” said Cara Stelmaschuk, marketing and events coordinator with the EA Rawlinson Centre. “A lot of people remarked on how they were glad it’s not 30 above. It went really, really well.”

Stelmaschuk had plenty of praise for the acts, not only in terms of their performances but in the variety of them. Harlequin drew special praise for their performance.

“Oh my goodness, they were fantastic, they were so good,” Stelmaschuk said. “They did a 90-minute show, no intermission. You see some acts and you’re like, oh yeah, that’s why they were famous, that’s how they did it. They were so, so good. Everyone that was here had a great time and you could tell there were definitely hardcore fans in the crowd.”

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EARCandy organizers found something that a lot of event organizers have found in this first post-restriction summer: some people are ready to come back to events as fast as they can, others are more likely to be cautious.

“There are some people who are just dying to get out there and do stuff and try things and get back into the groove of enjoying things with the rest of the community,” said Stelmaschuk. “That’s always the thing about live entertainment, if you’re wondering what’s been missing… it’s actually being in a communal experience is what the biggest perk of doing a live show is.”

Performances and other live events have made their comeback to Prince Albert in a big way this summer as the street fair, Chester Fest, EARCandy, and more have returned to the city.

“We want to be known as that place for people to get together and enjoy live entertainment,” Stelmaschuk said, “whether it’s music, or theatre, or dance, or any other kind of different thing we might have coming. The shows are so varied and the performances are so varied and the audiences are so varied that each show is its own event.”

The next event for the EA Rawlinson Centre is a performances of Rock of Ages, which Stelmaschuk described as a musical for people that don’t normally enjoy musicals. That will open on August 18.

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