All month long you can come and see the visual gallery, comprised of local artists that are also part for the “5 Artists One Love” exhibition at the AGA. The Carrot will feature work by: Khiry Crooks, Lorien Maheu, Adrian Louden, Brett Miles, and Elsa Robinson.

Other highlights for the month include:

A Poetry Slam with established poets around the city, including some of this city’s up and coming young artists, and a hip hop performance by The Overachievers.

Adje Performers will make another appearance on the Ave – if you missed them at Deep Freeze, you won’t want to miss them here! They’ll help get the month warmed up with their drumming this weekend!

After listening to Adje, if you are inspired to learn how to play a djembe, take a Drumming Workshop with DrumAdrumDRUM.

Dr. Bitupu, Junetta Jamerson, and Tololwa Mollel are all fantastic Storytellers. From their lips you will hear oral stories of immigration that have been passed down through generations, mythology, and other traditional stories.

Mama Afro will do a braiding demonstration, and Dr. Jean Walrond PH. D. will talk about her clothing designs, inspired by Northern and Western Africa tradition.

So as you can see, there’s a lot to look forward to this February, as we celebrate Black History Month. Come enjoy a hot beverage celebrate with us!

For a schedule of events, click here.

Thanks,
Andrea
Deep Freeze Volunteer Coordinator

• Michael Germann will hold two felting workshops on Nov 12 and Dec 10, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. the focus will be Christmas ornaments (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
• Hand Drumming workshop is scheduled for Nov 12 from 2 – 4 p.m. People are to meet at The Carrot, then go out onto street corners to drum. Dress warm, (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
• Light Up the Ave – Nov 19 – 7pm – Illumine After Party – Eastwood Community League 8pm (86 St&118 Ave)
• Carrot Christmas Arts Bazaar – Nov 19, 9:30 – 4:30 p.m., (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
• Carrot Jingle Jammin’ Christmas Caroling – Dec 16, Friday 6:30pm (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
• African Christmas Concert – Saturday, Dec 17pm, Alberta Ave Choir, 6pm Community member’s ticket $10 purchase at the Carrot. (Concert is held at St Faith’s Church 117 Ave & 93 St) www.albertaavenuechoir.ca
• Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival – Jan 7 and 8, 92 St & 118 Ave – Surf’s Up at the Deep Freeze!! Volunteer for DeepFreeze by emailing deepfreezevolunteers@gmail.com. Find out more at  www.deepfreeze.ca

It’s the 2011 Cakewalk!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

7 PM | OASIS Conference Centre | 10930 177 st

visit tixonthesquare.ca for more information and tickets.

Performances by:

Brett Kissell and Kira Hladun

Presented by:

World Stone, Inc, MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman, LLP

Please come and be part of this wonderful event. Meet members of the Alberta Ave community, including those from the African community who are helping to revitalize our neighbourhood and create a special legacy here in Edmonton.

Come celebrate the value of cultural diversity and learning to live better together.

MLA Brian Mason will join us.

Hope to see you on Saturday.

PS: Please invite friends to walk with us and send the attached poster around (click here or the image to download)

promotional artwork for Bridge Songs: ?rogress

Bridge Songs is a community arts experience bringing together songwriters (including the creation and performance of an original album), visual artists, filmmakers and arts workshops. This year’s event will take place June 17-19, 2011 in the Cycle Building arts space, with a companion exhibit showing in the Stollery Gallery at the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts from June 17-30, 2011.

The theme of this year is ?rogress, calling us to examine the progress we make, or do not make, individually, socially and even right in our local neighborhood revitalization projects.

The event is hoping to include a lot of community art, and you are invited to submit original artworks and short films for “Bridge Songs: ?rogress”, the arts and music experience coming this June 17-19, as well as their extended exhibit running from June 17-30th.

All of the information to submit in the submission form, which you can download with the link below. You can also get more information on their event website at www.bridgesongs.ca. If you do have any questions regarding submissions, simply email art@bridgesongs.ca.

Bridge Songs 2011 Call (PDF)

The Bridge Songs event is presented through a collaborative effort of iLoveArtists, Urban Bridge Church and City Centre Church.

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.

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