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Avenue & Alleys: Bowling for Bucks Fundraiser

Monday, May 31st, 2010

June 19, 2010

Avenue and Alleys is an Arts on the Ave fundraiser

Register a team of 4 bowlers and come down to Plaza Bowl to complete in a classic bowling tournament. Each team commits to raising $600 (that’s only $150 each!) and the prizes donated by Bell are fantastic!

Teams must be registered by Friday, June 4th and monies by Friday, June 11th.

For more information about Avenue and Alleys, contact Katherine Huising (khuising@telus.net)

About Plaza Bowl

Located in the basement of a strip mapp, not far from the 118th Avenue traffic circle on 104 Street, this 16-lane, 5-pin bowlerama has been rolling along since 1960, and not much has changed over the years. Take a step back in time with Betty, Veronica and Archie. It still relies on the tried-and-true manual scoring, so you can brush up on your math while you bowl.

Caught In The Act: Theatre Series on 118 Ave

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Cast members from The Gift

Cast members from The Gift, a play currently running as part of the Caught In The Act Theatre Series

Arts on the Ave and the Avenue Initiative have teamed up to create and curate Caught in the Act: the theatre series on 118 Ave.  The series takes place in the developing performance matrix that extends between the Old Cycle Building and the Avenue Theatre on 118 Ave, straddling 92/93 streets.

Caught in the Act runs from April to September, and includes Shakespeare, original plays and festival productions. Featured events include the Edmonton debut of a new work that will travel to the Edinburgh Fringe later in the summer, a new comedy by award winning writer Collin Doyle, a festival of Irish Theatre, and, for the second year in a row, a Fringe BYOV over the river.

Conceived by Christy Morin of Arts on the Ave and Judy Allan of the Avenue Initiative to provide a variety of live entertainment options in a neighborhood that is invigorating its rich cultural potential. The Old Cycle Building is under long term renovations to become the cultural hub of Edmonton’s north side.

For more information, please contact series coordinator Jeff Page at  780.271.7484 or jeffpage@shaw.ca.

Events:

King Lear, presented by Theatre Prospero

April 22 – 28  Avenue Theatre (9030 – 118 Avenue)

The Gift, written by Collin Doyle & Jeff Page

April 30 – May 9  Old Cycle Building (9351 – 118 Avenue)

Serca Festival of Irish Theatre

June 22 – 27  Old Cycle Building

St. Aggie’s 84: Edinburgh Preview, presented by Strathcona Theatre Company

July 16 – 25  Old Cycle Building

Fringe BYOV

August 11 – 22  Old Cycle Building

Kaleido Festival of the Arts

September 9 – 11  Venues along 118 Avenue

That Bloomin’ Garden Show and Art Sale

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Title: That Bloomin’ Garden Show and Art Sale
Location:
Alberta Avenue Community League
Description:
The art of flowers, and a flowering of art.
Date:
2010-05-08
Time:
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Workshops, Plant & Gift Sale, Kids Activities

Download the Handbills (PDF)

Download the Poster (PDF)

Spring is about to, well, spring, and it’s time to get ready for gardening. This year’s Bloomin’ Garden Show and Art Sale is still looking for volunteers as well as those interested in a horticultural booth at the event. You can contact info@artsontheave.org to get involved.

Schedule

All events are free! Donations welcome.

9:00-9:45 am

ITSY BITSY TINY WEENY, WORMY, SQUIRMY, GARBAGE EATERS!

Worm Composting Workshop – Mark Stumpf-Allen
Registration required judy.allan@edmonton.ca

10:00-10:45 am

BOUNTIFUL BLOOMS FOR 2010 NEW SEEDS

McKenzie Seeds – Laura Prins

11:15-11:45 am

GREENER GREENS: GROWING THE ORGANIC WAY

InstaGrowth, Ken Campbell ( Agronomist)

12:00-12:45 pm

A BUSY BLONDE ANd HER BUZZY BEES

Lola Canola – Bees and the Garden

1:00-1:45 pm

TO SQUASH OR NOT TO SQUASH

Beneficial Bugs in your yard – Mike Jenkins

2:00-2:45 pm

NO MORE WEED AND FEED !! NOW WHAT???!!!

Panel of Specialists

9:00 am-3:00 pm

BLUEBIRD HOUSE CREATIONS

Andrew Stiles
For everyone!

9:00 am-3:00 pm

GRANDMA WILLOW’S ART & PLANTING WORKSHOPS

Free all day fun!

Don’t miss these great events as well …

  • Plant sale
  • Information Booths By local horticultural organizations
  • garden market– fresh Produce & fine craft market on site
  • classical music By musicians of arts on the ave
  • Perennials, seeds and Worm Swap – Bring containers
  • gardening Books and magazine exchange
  • complementary tea and cakes

First 200 mothers receive a gift!

Board Game Night at The Carrot February 18th

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

click to download the PDF poster

Like board games? Like community? Like carrots (or one Carrot in particular)?

Have we got an evening for you!

Join us for BOARD GAME NIGHT at the Carrot Thursday February 18th, 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Flower Brothers Pendemonium at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Here is some information on the current exhibit at the Nina Haggery Stollery Gallery. Looks like one to see!

Click the image to download hte handbill for this show

Click the image to download the handbill for this show

Ted and David Flower showcase their unique, and painstaking, output at the Nina Haggerty Centre’s new Stollery gallery: 9225 118th Avenue. The runs until November 28th.

Marvel at these pictures, created entirely with coloured ball-point pens! Two monumental cityscapes, of Edmonton and Calgary, dominate the walls. The rest of the gallery is festooned with smaller works that compliment and support the epic drawings.

Years in the making, these images will change your notion of what power a pen can wield.

Ted Flower, born in Drayton Valley, is aiming to complete as many large-scale drawings of major Canadians as possible before 2017, Canada’s 150th birthday.

Ted’s younger brother, David Flower, born in Edson, has taken up the uncommon and labour-intensive practice of drawing with ball point pens as well.

Envision The Future of the Alberta Cycle Building!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

ARTS ON THE AVE & ARTS HABITAT ASSOCIATION
Invite you to an afternoon of

VISIONING
DREAMING
IMAGINING

What will the former Alberta Cycle building become?

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2009 at 2:00pm

PLEASE RSVP by Nov 16
Seating is limited….reserve your spot:  cyclebuilding@gmail.com

Edmonton Journal Reviews “Hockey Stories for Boys”

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

If you haven’t gone yet, this is a great play at Avenue Theatre.

Written, directed, and acted by Avenue professional folks!!

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-stories/owns+hockey+playwright+asks/2191759/story.html

Just Christmas – Justice At Christmas

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Just Christmas is a Global Fair Trade Marketplace

Click the globe to download the poster in PDF format

Click the globe to download the poster in PDF format

Remember when Christmas was about thoughtful giving?

Just Christmas offers the opportunity to give gifts that help people around the globe.

Located At:

Where: Alberta Avenue Community Hall (9210 118th ave)

When: Friday, November 27 (5:30 – 9 PM), Saturday, Saturday 28 (9:30 AM – 4 PM)

Free parking

Admission by donation

Food and entertainment on site

Find out more at justchristmas.org

Lantern Workshop with Dylan “Toymaker” George

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Title: Lantern Workshop with Dylan “Toymaker” George
Location: The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse

Dylan “Toymaker” George is an artist in spaces, sounds, communities, photons, and transformations.  Lantern parades, festival installations, kaleidoscopes projections, recycled material jewelry, and sculpture are some of the particular ways these ideas play out in real time.

Bonus Question: “What kinds of toys do you make?”

Answer: “Everything is a toy!”

On August 23rd and 24th, The Carrot Coffeehouse will be transformed into Dylan Toymaker’s Lantern Workshop.  Youth (ages 8-17) and Adults (18+) are welcome to plaster, paint, and papier-mâché to create objects of beauty and light.

Youth (8 to 17 years) Workshop

Part One: August 23rd, 2009, from 1PM to 4PM
Part Two: August 24th, 2009 from 1PM to 4PM
Price: $8, for materials

Adult (18+) Workshop

Part One: August 23rd, 2009, from 7PM to 10PM
Part Two: August 24th, 2009 from 7PM to 10PM
Price: $12, for materials

Bring your imagination to light with Dylan Toymaker at The Carrot Coffeehouse.

REGISTER TODAY limited spaces!

Email: millie.ontheave@live.com
Phone: 780.722.3733 or 780-496-1913

Chalk’n Up the Ave: Come Colour 118th Avenue Sidewalks!

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Chalkn Up The Ave PosterLocation: 118th Ave
Description: Community Response to Urban Disorder (CRUD), in cooperation with Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society, invites community residents, artists, families, and anyone interested in Chalk’n up the Avenue to join the fun on Sunday, June 21, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM starting outside the Alberta Avenue Community Centre (9210-118 Avenue). This event brings community together and offers friends, families, and neighbours an enjoyable afternoon creating colourful chalk drawings on Alberta Avenue sidewalks.

Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2009-06-23
End Time: 15:00