Although costumed super heroes and knights in shining armor walked throughout the Benson Centre, this year’s CAPE theme was a wedding: that of co-founders Carol Grant and Randy Sauve.
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca Love was in the air at this year’s Cornwall and Area Pop Event (CAPE). The event held on April 23 and 24 attracted more than 6000 visitors, as opposed to last year’s 3500 participants. But although costumed super heroes and knights in shining armor walked throughout the Benson Centre, this year’s CAPE theme “The local arts community right here in Cornwall has tremendous talent,” affirmed Grant. “We don’t even have to leave Cornwall CAPE, a love story was a wedding: that of co-founders Carol Grant and Randy Sauve. The two weremarried on Saturday in front of a large crowd. Grant, donning a Wonder Woman costume, was lead to the altar by none other than the lord of Sith, Darth Vader himself. Sauve, sporting a bright blue suit, was equipped with Spider Man socks and a Spider Man tie. “This could very well be themost unique wedding Cornwall has ever seen,” expressed Sauve. A Doctor Evil look alike was in charge of videotaping part of the wedding, whereas a man resembling Ace Ventura donned a tutu, much to the delight of the hundreds gathered. Held annually, CAPE features elements of the larger ComicCon and pop culture shows held in cities such as Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto, with celebrity guests, artists, authors, guest vehicles and more than 100 exhibitors. Grant and Sauve are two local business owners, born and raised in Cornwall. Both stressed that they wanted to featuremany of the talented people from their own backyard and they actively sought out many of the area’s artists, authors, artisans and crafters for the event.
Le Journal, Cornwall
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Le mercredi 27 avril 2016
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