Dave Von Bieker Plays The Carrot
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Catch Dave Von Bieker live at The Carrot at 7 PM.
Cover is just $5.
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Spill
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Title: Spill
Description: ECGAS (Edmonton’s Common Ground Arts Society) are looking for artwork submission and volunteers to help out with SPILL on July 11th, so if you or if you know anyone that would like to showcase art work or volunteer please give us a call:
Thomas Long 780-231-7773
Simon Gorsak 780-716-6147
Patrick Lundeen 780-700-3188
Thank you very much for your time I hope to see you soon.
Date: 2010-07-11
52 Reasons to Love Edmonton
Monday, June 28th, 2010
By Jennifer Fong, Edmonton Journal June 26, 2010
This isn’t a tourist’s guide to Edmonton. You will not find this list in Fodor’s.
This is an Edmontonian’s Edmonton — a selection of little things that can easily be taken for granted. They’re the silver lining in our winter clouds, the bunnies in our backyards, and the sights, smells and tastes of our favourite spots. They’re the moments that make us feel lucky we found this place.
And every week until July, we’ll highlight one more awesome thing about Edmonton you may never have noticed.
You can keep up with the series here in the LifeStyle section, on Facebook at face-book. com/edmontonjournal, or at edmontonjournal. com/52reasons, where you’ll also find an interactive map of the reasons so far, and have a chance to comment on our choices.
E-mail ideas to: jfong@thejournal.canwest.com.
REASON 51: THE ABILITY TO AFFECT CHANGE
There are a lot of cranes in our city. Cranes downtown. Cranes at the university. Cranes, everywhere.
They aren’t just cranes, but a sign our skyline can still be redrawn. They’re towering symbols of growth, expansion and change, which we see plenty of here in our city of just over 100 years old.
Compared with most major North American cities, Edmonton is very young — Toronto, for example, is 176 years old; Vancouver, 124; Chicago is 173. Our youth, though, has advantages.
More so here than anywhere else, Edmontonians get to have a say in our city’s legacy, because it hasn’t been written yet. The expanding LRT, a new arena, our reputation as a hub for arts and culture — all of these are things on the verge, seedlings waiting to be shaped by all of us.
“I think Edmonton is such a malleable city,” says Christy Morin, a leading instigator of change in Edmonton as part of Arts on the Ave, a non-profit that has been working to revitalize 118th Avenue.
“It is an experiential, very open environment to create,” she says. “There’s so much potential to be realized.”
That potential isn’t just a pipe dream, either. Edmonton, as it’s often described, is a big city with a small-town heart. People care and they want to get involved. Our active roster of 150 community leagues isn’t just a list made for show, after all, and letters to the editor actually get read (just ask fans of PBS Detroit, who got the channel back on their Shaw lineup earlier this month after complaints were published in The Journal).
Citizens rally around our local independents at farmers’ markets and events like dining week Fork Fest. And on Alberta Avenue, crime appears to be decreasing, according to neighbourhood statistics on the Edmonton Police Service website.
“It’s definitely,” says Morin, “a friendly environment” — for people, for change, for cranes.
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Serca Festival of Irish Theatre
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Theatre Prospero is proud to present the
Serca Festival of Irish Theatre,
June 22 – June 27, 2010.
Click here to read Liz Nicholls’ article about Serca Festival from the Edmonton Journal [Tuesday, June 22]
This summer, experience a piece of Ireland at the Serca Festival of Irish Theatre, presented by Theatre Prospero as a part of the Caught in the Act theatre series on 118th Avenue. Featuring four mainstage plays, peppered with Irish poetry readings and music performed on-site between shows, this six-day Festival has something for everyone.
The Plays
Maggie-Now Part 2: The Book of Everything
Maggie-Now Part 2 tells the continuing story of Maggie-Now and her extended family of neighbours and friends. This sweeping tale of love, betrayal, hope and redemption is set against turn of the century Ireland and Brooklyn, New York.
In the first part of this play series, we trace Patrick Dennis’s journey from Ireland to his new life in America as a stable hand. Part Two continues with Maggie-Now leaving school at age 16 to care for her infant brother after the death of her beloved Mother.
Funny, bittersweet, and always engaging, the story of Maggie-Now, her family and friends continues to enchant Edmonton audiences of all ages since it first premiered at the Edmonton Fringe Festival in 2006. Charming, hilarious and at times deeply poignant, it is not too late to see what everyone continues to talk about!
Adapted for the stage and directed by Jennifer Spencer, based on the book by Betty Smith, and featuring Mat Busby, Kendra Connor, Julie Golosky, Mark Henderson, Troy O’Donnell, Garett Ross, Adam Burgess, Jack McHale, Kylen Sabey and Paula Humby
Spokesong
Stewart Parker’s Spokesong is a witty, giddy, gritty and heartfelt play about peace, hope and bikes in the face of car-bombs, death and despair.
1973 is a rough year for Belfast, Frank Stock, and the bicycle shop where the play’s action takes place. Bikes are out of fashion. The car-bomb is flattening half the city. The car-mad city council wants to make an express-way that would flatten the shop, which Frank inherited from his bike-mad grandparents. Nieghbourhood paramilitary goons are lurking about muttering threats about urban renewal.
So it’s a perfect time for Frank to fall in love with a sharp-tongued girl on the edge of despair!
The play is a bright, black and funny-as-hell mix of Mamet-like grit and Wilde-like elegance from Northern Ireland’s greatest playwright.
Written by Stewart Parker, with music by Jimmy Kennedy; directed by Mark Henderson, musical direction by Joel Crichton, and featuring Frank Zotter, Adam Burgess, Mat Busby, Kendra Connor, Troy Young and Jennifer Spencer.
The Good Thief
Conor McPherson’s The Good Thief is a one-man show that presents the tale of an un-named thug, a ‘small fish’ who takes a job that goes horribly wrong. He is meant to intimidate a man on behalf of a local crime boss, but instead the botched job leads to murder, kidnapping, and finally a desperate flee that results in unfortunate casualties and imprisonment. Though the story is violent and the protagonist brusque, the possibility of redemption is always on the horizon of this dark and fatalistic play.
Written by Conor McPherson, directed by Wayne Paquette, and featuring Frank Zotter.
This Lime Tree Bower
Conor McPherson’s This Lime Tree Bower is a coming-of-age tale as told by three young men who hail from a small seaside town in Ireland. Woven together are three monologues in which we learn the stories of Joe, who is bored with school and looking for adventure; his brother Frank, who is working full time in the family chipper and hatches “his great plan” to solve all the family’s troubles; and Ray, a debauched university lecturer who is dating their sister Carmel. This play climbs from the lowest lows to the highest heights and back again as the interconnected lives of these three men are turned upside down.
Written by Conor McPherson, directed by Amy DeFelice, and featuring Vincent Forcier, Jon Lachlan Stewart, and Cody Porter.
Tickets
Tickets are available in advance through Tix on the Square, or at the door starting 30 minutes before each show. Admission to one show costs $16.00, or $12.00 for students and seniors, while a pass to attend all four shows costs $40.00, or $30.00 for students and seniors.
Festival Schedule
| Tues. June 22 | Wed. June 23 | Thurs. June 24 | Fri. June 25 | Sat. June 26 | Sun. June 27 |
| Lime Tree Bower 7:00pm | Good Thief 7:00pm | Spokesong 2:00pm | Maggie-Now 2:00pm | Spokesong 2:00pm | Maggie-Now 3:00pm |
| Maggie-Now 9:15pm | Spokesong 8:45pm | Maggie-Now 7:00pm | Good Thief 6:15pm | Lime Tree Bower 5:00pm | Lime Tree Bower 7:00pm |
| Lime Tree Bower 9:45pm | Spokesong 8:00pm | Maggie-Now 7:15pm | Good Thief 9:15pm | ||
| Good Thief 10:00pm |
More Information
Further details are available on our website: www.sercafestival.ca.
Kaleido, Carrot & The Avenue
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Kaleido Artist Registration
Artist registration for Kaleido is coming up on June 14th. We are seeking visual artists and artisans to display work in Kaleido Family Arts Festival’s Art Market and Gallery! Download the registration form at:
http://artsontheave.org/festivals/kaleido-festival-2010/artist-registration/
Volunteer
Join the team at the Carrot (located at 9351-118 Ave) and donate some time volunteering as a barista. Shifts vary (Mornings/Afternoons/Evenings/Weekends) so if you have some time and would love to learn how to make delicious coffee the Carrot would love to have you.
To volunteer contact info@artsontheave.org or come on down for a coffee and pick up an application form.
Volunteer positions are now available for Kaleido Festival! If you love music, art and celebrations volunteer September 10-12 at Kaleido.
Construction
There will be construction throughout the Avenue all summer but the Carrot is your escape. We will be open regular hours all summer and parking is available at the Alberta Avenue Community League just a block down the road.
Escape the heat with our summer special: Arthur’s Smoothies!!! Or if you have coffee in mind we have direct trade iced lattes all summer.
Snakes & Ladders!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
From the front page of the Edmonton Journal!
Friday June 4th, 2010
Artist Randall Fraser works on his 100-square-metre Snakes and Ladders art piece at the Alberta Avenue community centre on Thursday. The board game will be featured at events throughout the summer and at the Kaleido Family Arts Festival on Sept. 10-12.
Bridge Songs: Faerie
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Title: Bridge Songs: Faerie
Location: Avenue Theatre (9030 118th Ave)
Link out: more information at www.bridgesongs.ca
Description: Bridge Songs: Faerie is a night of music, art and wonder presenting original songs in concert with original artworks, all from local artists. The night starts at 7 and there is a suggested donation of $5 which supports ACE, an after-school arts program at Delton School. Children of all ages are welcome to attend with their families!
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-06-05
End Time: 22:30
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.
Reclaiming Alberta Avenue Business District
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
the "We Believe in 118" program logo
Title: Reclaiming Alberta Avenue Business District
Location: Avenue Theatre
Description: Reclaim 118 as a
weapons & drug-free zone!
March 18th, 2010, 5:00 pm
Avenue Theatre,
located at 9030 – 118 Ave
Bring friends, family & neighbours
780.908.3126
Join the reclamation of the Alberta Avenue Business District. The Alberta Avenue Business District is excited to reclaim 118 Ave as a great place to shop and dine. It would be great to see you next Thursday.
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2010-03-18
Kaleido Festival 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Title: Kaleido Festival 2010
Location: Alberta Avenue
Description: It seems a long way off, but these things always come quicker than expected. Start counting the days folks, Kaleido 2010 is on its way to the Ave this fall.
Start Date: 2010-09-10
End Date: 2010-09-12