The Carrot’s 18th Birthday Featuring Chalk It Up

The Carrot’s 18th Birthday Featuring Chalk It Up

Friday, July 19, 2024 • 9 AM - 6 PM
Live Music, Food, and Fun All Day!

Celebrate The Carrot’s 18th Birthday with Chalk-It-Up! on July 19th. The festivities kick off at 9 AM with a delicious free pancake breakfast, live music, and talented chalk artists turning the Ave into a colorful masterpiece.

The fun continues all day with live performances, great food, and a Youth Art Market, showcasing the creativity of young local artists. A perfect day to enjoy music, art, and community with friends and family.

Live music artists, chalk artists, and youth market vendors to be announced—stay tuned!

Want to participate in the event - apply here!

Edmonton Jazz Alley: Taking to the Street - The Jeremiah McDade Quartet

Edmonton Jazz Alley

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
94 St & 118 Ave
Tickets $10

Join us for a special edition of Edmonton Jazz Alley, as we take to the street! Join us at our block party and enjoy Jazz while kicking back on 94th Street. Come listen and enjoy the show with beer, wine, bratwurst and tasty snacks. Bring the whole family, kids get in free!

August 1 | The Jeremiah McDade Quartet

Jeremiah McDade is a Juno Award winning saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. Jeremiah graduated with high distinction from McGill University’s Jazz Performance program and received a distinguished alumni award from MacEwan University. He frequently tours throughout North America and Europe with his group, The McDades, as well as collaborating and recording with many different artists. As a side man, Jeremiah has performed on five Juno- nominated recordings, amongst dozens of others, as well as performing on multiple film scores. Jeremiah was a featured soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 2012, 2014 and 2016 and he performs regularly with big bands in Alberta including the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra and the Calgary Creative Arts Ensemble. Jeremiah teaches saxophone, violin, and wind instruments from around the world privately and as a sessional instructor at MacEwan University.

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AvèPalooza Fall Block Party

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Celebrating Alberta Avenue


Edmonton - Edmonton Police Service, Arts on the Ave and Alberta Avenue Business Association (AABA) are celebrating the Alberta Avenue community at AvèPalooza, October 16, 12 - 4pm at Battista's Calzone (11745 84 street). 

"We're thrilled to partner with these community members to host a fall block party - AvèPalooza," says Jay Ball, Executive Director for AABA. "This event is about Alberta Avenue as a whole: the local businesses, the vibrant arts scene, the amazing food and of course, the people that make up the community."

Enjoy food from Battista's Calzone, T&D Vietnamese Noodlehouse and Flava Cafe served up by members of EPS; watch a mural being created by artist and community member Tim Rechner; learn the art of pumpkin carving from The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse October artist-in-residence, Sundeera Gangodoge; put your dancing shoes on for a family-friendly dance party featuring DJ KWAKE and Locution Revolution; test out your basketball skills with members of the Edmonton Stingers and get your photo taken with the CEBL Championship Trophy.

AvèPalooza is free and open for all to attend. This is an outdoor event requiring social distancing between households. Mask wearing is strongly recommended. 

About Alberta Avenue Business Association
Alberta Avenue Business Association (AABA) represents over 200 businesses from 79th to 105 street on 118 Ave, with a variety of restaurants, food markets, service shops, cafes, retail and more. Many businesses are family owned and operated, and some have been around for decades. For more information visit alberta-avenue.com. 

About Arts on the Ave
Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society is a registered non-profit, charity organization engaged in developing 118th Avenue (75 – 106 Streets) into a community arts district.
 
The organization is engaged with the city and dedicated to the community through the cultivation of positive urban renewal. It is through culture-led urban regeneration initiatives, a vision of creative spaces and place-making that these art-infused communities have begun to flourish and provide a safe, nurturing environment for artists to thrive. For more information visit artsontheave.org.

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Kate Hamblin, Bottom Line Productions
780.257.6931 | kate@bottomlinepro.com

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