Yoga In The Village
May 07 2013 12:00 pm - Sep 03 2013 12:00 pm
Enjoy some fun in the sun and have a relaxing start to your week in East Village!

Join us every Tuesday afternoon on the deck of the East Village Experience Centre for a one hour complimentary yoga class led by the talented Anita Athavale!  

Yoga in the Village is weather permitting, outdoors from 12 noon until 1:00 PM. Please meet 10 minutes prior to the start time to set up your mat. You must provide your own mat to participate. All skill levels welcome. 
 

Classes start Tuesday, May 7th and run until September.

Please view the East Village Facebook page each Tuesday morning to find out if the class is taking place that day.
Enjoy some fun in the sun and have a relaxing start to your week in East Village!

The East Village Experience Centre is located at:

553 Riverfront Ave. SE

Hungry Humpday
May 15 2013 11:00 am - Oct 02 2013 2:00 pm
Kiss those mid week blues goodbye and say hello to a delicious lunch with free riverfront views!

Join us every Wednesday as we welcome the YYC Food Trucks to our neighbourhood! They will be serving up delicious eats every Wednesday over the lunch hour.

The trucks will be parked on Riverfront Lane, which is located just west of the East Village Experience Centre.
553 Riverfront Ave. SE.
This is just a short walk from City Hall, or a nice bike ride along RiverWalk from Eau Claire or anywhere downtown Calgary!

Each week we’ll feature different trucks. Check the Hungry Humpday event page on Facebook here for weekly updates!
Get rid of those mid week blues and join us for lunch along Riverfront Lane!

This event is weather permitting. 

 

Tweed Ride YYC
May 20 2013 2:00 pm
The 2nd Annual Victoria Day tweed ride is happening May long weekend!

 

Join Tweed Ride YYC on a fun tour around downtown Calgary with delightful stops along the way!

Schedule: 

The ride gets started at Sunalta Community Centre.
1627 10 Ave SW
2:00 PM Registration/tea
3:00 PM Ride

East Village Experience Centre is one of the stopping points, where we shall be serving delicious pink lemonade & cookies to everyone participating in the ride, and those who just want to come in and tour the impressive model of East Village.

Wrap-Up Party with Live Music, a raffle and prizes is happening at the Oak Tree Tavern located at 124 10 St. NW

For details on how to register and to route please clikc here! 

Please e-mail any questions you may have to: tweedrideyyc@gmail.com

ENDURE
May 23 2013 12:00 am - Jun 02 2013 12:00 am
Internationally acclaimed production of ENDURE: Run Woman Show performance in East Village!

East Village and the Scotiabank Calgary Marathon are pleased to partner with ENDURE: Run Woman Show by local playwright Melanie Jones. The award-winning, immersive, site-specific show has enjoyed international recognition in London, Edinburgh and New York City and this May will return to Calgary to host a series of performances in East Village.

Watch a short video about the show here

Show Times: 

- May 23 3:00 PM
- May 23 7:00 PM
- May 24 3:00 PM
- May 24 7:00 PM
- May 25 3:00 PM
- May 25 7:00 PM
- May 26 7:00 PM
- May 29 7:00 PM
- May 30 7:00 PM
- May 31 7:00 PM
- June 1 3:00 PM
- June 1 7:00 PM
- June 2 3:00 PM
- June 2 7:00 PM

Performances will run May 23rd - June 2nd. For show times and to purchase advance tickets please visit:

http://www.runwomanshow.com/buy-tickets/

About the Show:

- ENDURE is for ages 12+.

- ENDURE is an outdoor performance that travels through a public park space. Audiences travel approximately 5K during the show. You will be required to be on your feet, periodically walking, for approximately 75 minutes. You will not be required to run, but we certainly encourage you to do so! Please wear comfortable clothing and closed toe shoes, and be dressed to remain outdoors throughout the performance. The show travels through varied terrain, including some trails and off-road areas.

- The performance will begin promptly at the published performance time. Due to the nature of the performance, latecomers can not be accommodated.

- ENDURE is a physical performance accompanied by an audio track. Audiences will be issued a listening device at the start line, which must be returned at the completion of the performance.

- If there is inclement weather which could delay or prevent the show from occuring, Team ENDURE will notify attendees with an email one hour prior to the start of the performance to inform you the status of the performance. If you enter your cell phone number while purchasing tickets, you will receive a text message if there are any weather delays or cancellations. Shows interrupted by inclement weather will be rescheduled. Please ensure the email and phone number you use to reserve tickets is accessible to you on the day of the performance. 

BioBlitz on St. Patrick's Island
May 24 2013 7:00 pm - May 26 2013 8:00 am
St. Patrick’s Island, a 31-acre park space neighbouring the Calgary Zoo, is undergoing a transformation that will turn this under-utilized park space into a destination for all Calgarians’ to enjoy. In May, the island revitalization will kick-off with a BioBlitz, a 24-hour survey of all living species on the island.

 

A BioBlitz is a kind of “living treasure hunt” where the object is to find and identify plants, animals, insects and everything else that calls the island home. Scientists and experts from the University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, and the Calgary Naturalist’s Society will band together to rapidly establish a baseline of life forms on the island. Then, when the new island park is completed and restored with historical plant species, we’ll discover which new birds, mammals and insects have been attracted to the island.

“There could be anywhere from 200 to 2000 species on St. Patrick’s Island,” says Steven Handel, BioBlitz organizer for CMLC. “We’re all familiar with the balsam poplar trees and the dozens of bird species, but I expect more than a few surprises!”

Volunteers of all ages, interests and ranges of expertise are encouraged to participate.

Tour Schedule:

Friday, May 24

6:30-8:00 PM Bird Survey

9:00 PM Moth and Nocturnal Insect Survey

9:00 PM Bat Survey

Saturday, May 25

9:00 AM Insect Collections

10:00 AM Bumblebee Hunt

10:30 AM Plant Walk

11:00 AM Mosses & Lichens

12:30 PM Plant Walk

1:00 PM Dragonfly/Butterfly Collection

2:00 PM Identify Insects & Snails

2:30 PM Plant Walk

BioBlitz on St. Patrick’s Island
Friday, May 24 (7pm) & Saturday, May 25 (all-day, specific tour times to be confirmed shortly)

If you’d like to participate, please call the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) at (403) 718-0300. The island will be open to the public during the event, so you can observe and enjoy the BioBlitz experience.

East Village Spirit Hub & Calgary Marathon
May 26 2013 (All day)
We must defend our title as the 2012 Community Spirit Hub winners for 2013!

 The Marathon is back! Don't worry, we aren't asking you to dust off your runners, how about you dust off your vocal cords instead?

Last year was the first time the Calgary Marathon came through East Village, it was exciting to see 15,000 runners stampede through our community, and what was even more thrilling? Working together to cheer them on & welcome them to the new East Village. We did such a great job we actually won the Community Spirit Award and earned $2,500 for our neighbourhood charity The Calgary Drop In Centre.

However, 2013 is a whole new year and we think we have a great shot at winning again, but only with your help! We need YOU to paint posters, shake pompoms, blow whistles, cheer, clap, dance and shout to keep East Village’s community spirit alive!

Think you have what it takes? Join us at the East Village Experience Centre May 26th starting at 7 AM. It sure is early, but don’t worry we’ll have coffee and goodies to keep you going! The competition is steep amongst the rival communities this year, so help us remain the neighbourhood to beat in year two!

East Village Experience Centre is located at 553 Riverfront Ave. SE

EV will have the beginning of the marathoners and half marathoners trickling through starting at 7:20 AM. Waves of 10k runners will pass by at 7:55 AM, and the return of the half marathoners at 8:15 AM, and full marathoners at 9:50 AM. 5K comes past our spirit hub around noon!

Pineapple Challenge
Jun 15 2013 (All day)
Time to tap in to your inner Aloha Spirit with the first ever Calgary Pineapple Challenge, brought to you by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada!

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada brings Pineapple Challenge to East Village & Fort Calgary!  They'll be taking over Calgary with a Hawaiian-style obstacle course followed by an epic Luau party with great music, lots of food and drinks in downtown Calgary at Fort Calgary and East Village.

HOW IT WORKS:

- Form a team between 2-10 people.
- Take a couple minutes to register online
- Get creative with your team name and costume
- Raise funds for lifesaving research
- Cross the finish line as a team (that includes the pineapple)
- Celebrate at the Luau party!

IMPORTANT On race day you will need:

- Your Aloha Spirit
- A smile
- A costume
- A sense of adventure
- A change of warm clothes and shoes. We race rain or shine!

WHO Anyone 15 years + (as of June 15, 2013), registered in teams of 2 or more (max. 10). You will be timed as you traverse the course. A 'best-of' awards ceremony will happen at the Luau party - details coming soon!

WHEN Saturday, June 15th, 2013. 9:00 am - Registration and bag-check 

11:00 am - First heat begins (heats go every 15 minutes)

11:30 am - Luau begins (food will be served starting at noon)

Start times and other key information for the race will be emailed to you a week before the madness begins.

WHERE Fort Calgary/East Village

For more information & to sign up for Pineapple click here

Opera in the Village
Aug 22 2013 12:00 am - Aug 25 2013 12:00 am
East Village hosts Canada's first outdoor summer opera festival

Swashbuckling, swordfighting, melodrama and leitmotif - it's all part of Canada's very first outdoor summer opera festival, to be held right here in East Village.

Opera connoisseurs, festival fans and Saturday morning cartoon lovers - those who once warbled along with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd - leapt to their feet for a standing ovation on March 27 when Calgary Opera announced the launch of Canada's very first outdoor summer opera festival. 

Opera in the Village - a four day extravaganza on the banks of the Bow River - will feature six performances under a 10,000 square foot open air tent, with swashbuckling action bursting out all across RiverWalk Plaza. Best of all, those swords will be clashed and those arias will be sung right here in East Village.

From August 22 - 25, 2013, RiverWalk will be transformed into a Cornish beach, complete with pirates and scallywags, as Opera in the Village presents The Pirates of Penzance for the festival's maiden voyage. An all-star cast of Canadian opera royalty will bring Gilbert & Sullivan's beloved pirate romp to life under the big white tent. Along the banks of the Bow, an intermezzo of sword-fighting demonstrations, pop-up opera performances and pirate movies projected onto the wall of the Simmons Building will provide a libretto sure to shiver the timbers of buccaneers and landlubbers alike. And avast ye - thar'll be food trucks.

There's even a two-week opera camp for mini privateers, aged 9-14. Budding sopranos and baritones will give the pros a run for their money by performing their own free public production of The Pirates of Penzance at the culmination of opera camp. 

Whether or not Johnny Depp shows up, Canada's first outdoor summer opera festival is destined to become a bucket list destination for opera aficionados from around the world. So perch that parrot on your shoulder, slap on an eye patch and some eyeliner, and strut your pirate stuff down to East Village this August for Opera in the Village's flagship production of The Pirates of Penzance. Ahoy!

Tickets go on sale April 22. To get them, go to www.calgaryopera.com/arghh

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