Arts on The Ave » festivals http://artsontheave.org We are a community based, grassroots initiative engaged in developing 118th Avenue as the Community Arts Avenue of Edmonton. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:38:41 +0000 en hourly 1 Deep Freeze 2011 Photos Posted http://artsontheave.org/2011/02/deep-freeze-2011-photos-posted/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/02/deep-freeze-2011-photos-posted/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:08:06 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=7033 Thanks to EPIC Photography for taking so many great photos of Deep Freeze 2011 for us. We have now posted nearly 150 of these photos online for you to enjoy. Relive the magic of winter merriment, community and a whack of snow.

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2011/02/deep-freeze-2011-photos-posted/feed/ 1 More Deep Freeze Coverage from iNews880 http://artsontheave.org/2011/01/more-deep-freeze-coverage-from-inews880/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/01/more-deep-freeze-coverage-from-inews880/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:05:12 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=6969 Here are some online pieces about Deep Freeze Festival from iNews880. Thanks for the coverage!

Thousands brave snow for Deep Freeze Festival

http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/LocalNews/Story.aspx?id=1340699

Heavy snow won’t stop the show at the Deep Freeze Festival

http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/LocalNews/Story.aspx?id=1340288

Winter fun at the Deep Freeze Festival (with festival photos!)

http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/iReports/Story.aspx?id=1340825

Enjoy the Edmonton winter with the Winter Light Festival

http://www.inews880.com/Blogs/BrittneyLeBlanc/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10189057

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2011/01/more-deep-freeze-coverage-from-inews880/feed/ 0 Photos from Deep Freeze 2010 Now Online http://artsontheave.org/2010/11/photos-from-deep-freeze-2010-now-online/ http://artsontheave.org/2010/11/photos-from-deep-freeze-2010-now-online/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:39:50 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=6804 You can now view photos from last year’s Deep Freeze winter festival. These bright and beautiful images come to us thanks to EPIC Photography.

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2010/11/photos-from-deep-freeze-2010-now-online/feed/ 0 Submit Your Art to Deep Freeze 2011 http://artsontheave.org/festivals/deep-freeze-2011/artist-registration-for-deep-freeze/ http://artsontheave.org/festivals/deep-freeze-2011/artist-registration-for-deep-freeze/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:19:28 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=6480 http://artsontheave.org/festivals/deep-freeze-2011/artist-registration-for-deep-freeze/feed/ 0 Kaleido Festival featured in Merge Magazine http://artsontheave.org/2010/09/kaleido-festival-featured-in-merge-magazine/ http://artsontheave.org/2010/09/kaleido-festival-featured-in-merge-magazine/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:24:36 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=6061 Yet more press for Kaleido!

Find Kaleido Festival on Merge Magazine’s website in a story by Sarah Kmiech online at http://www.mergemag.ca/the-community/216-kaleido-family-arts-festival.html

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2010/09/kaleido-festival-featured-in-merge-magazine/feed/ 0 Volunteer for Kaleido – Be Part of a Celebration! http://artsontheave.org/2010/08/volunteer-for-kaleido-be-part-of-a-celebration/ http://artsontheave.org/2010/08/volunteer-for-kaleido-be-part-of-a-celebration/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:53:25 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=5866 Come help the arts and the neighbourhood by volunteering at one of Edmonton’s best and most eclectic festivals. The Kaleido Family Arts festival is a visual art, music, theatre and dance festival that takes place at various venues on 118 ave, from Sept. 10 to 12. We are looking for volunteers to help with the following tasks;

  • Security
  • Supervising the children’s carnival
  • Selling raffle tickets
  • Supervising the donation bin
  • Setting up and tearing down
  • Hosting the art gallery
  • Running errands (person needs a car)
  • Acting as fire marshals to supervise bonfire

If you are interested in helping with this wonderful festival, please contact Dorothy Ritz, volunteer coordinator at

kaleidovolunteers@gmail.com

Here are shift times:

Friday, Sept. 10 evening: 5 to 10 pm
Saturday, Sept 11 for duties listed above: 9 am to 1 pm, 1 to 6 pm, and 6 to 11
Sunday, Sept. 12 for duties listed above 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday for tear down and clean up: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm

We could also use assistance lifting, moving items, and doing carpentry on Friday, Sept. 10, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Volunteer Orientation

There is a volunteer orientation on Monday, August 30, at the Alberta Avenue Community League at 9210 118 Avenue. It is not mandatory, but it would be helpful if you could attend.

To learn more about the festival, click on:

http://kaleidofest.ca

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2010/08/volunteer-for-kaleido-be-part-of-a-celebration/feed/ 0 Deep Freeze a Big Hit: Catch the Edmonton Sun Article http://artsontheave.org/2009/01/deep-freeze-a-big-hit-catch-the-edmonton-sun-article/ http://artsontheave.org/2009/01/deep-freeze-a-big-hit-catch-the-edmonton-sun-article/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:24:02 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/2009/01/deep-freeze-a-big-hit-catch-the-edmonton-sun-article/ More information on this past weekend’s successful Deep Freeze Festival is forthcoming, but in the meantime, read what the Edmonton Sun had to say here …

http://artsontheave.org/?p=2132 Click here to read the full Jan 7 Journal Article online

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2009/01/deep-freeze-featured-in-the-edmonton-journal/feed/ 0 Arts Alive! 2008 Announced – Come Volunteer! http://artsontheave.org/2008/05/arts-alive-2008-announced-come-volunteer/ http://artsontheave.org/2008/05/arts-alive-2008-announced-come-volunteer/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 22:42:42 +0000 admin http://www.artsontheave.org/?p=825 The Arts Alive! Family Arts Festival dates for 2008 are announced. Join us September 26-28, 2008 for our biggest event of a year!

The best way you can be part of the festival is to help it happen as a volunteer. You can download the form here, fill it out, and drop it off at The Carrot (9351 118th Ave).

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2008/05/arts-alive-2008-announced-come-volunteer/feed/ 0 Ave in Bloom Photos http://artsontheave.org/2008/05/ave-in-bloom-photos/ http://artsontheave.org/2008/05/ave-in-bloom-photos/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 22:42:29 +0000 admin http://www.artsontheave.org/?p=824 Ave In Bloom plantsThe Avenue in Bloom Festival this past weekend was a great success.

You can view photos of the event in our photo gallery here …

http://artsontheave.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=641

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