Roots & Flutes Treeplanting Brunch
Date: June 16, 10am-12:30pm
Location: Louise McKinney Park

Planting tree roots while sipping from champagne flutes. Celebrate Father’s Day even if you are not dad by planting trees with free crepes, fruit, and a kickass DJ. Ride your bike down! The location is part of Edmonton’s fabulous river valley path system!

Visit our Facebook event page and follow us on twitter: #roots&flutes @YEGgardening @EdmNextGen @Bikeology.

June is NextGen Month! Just in time for some serious sunny weather and long days at the park or on the patio, NextGen and our partners are proud to host some great events this month to celebrate all that is vibrant and fresh in Edmonton (that’s you, by the way).

We’ve got some great stuff going on and can’t wait to see all of you out making the most of what our city has to offer. Mayor Mandel will be proclaiming NextGen Month at Pecha Kucha Night on June 13th, so make sure you stop by and check out some of our events:

Pecha Kucha Night 16 | Thursday, June 13th, Citadel’s MacLab Theatre -  Buy your tickets here

DIYalogue Talks Fashion | Tuesday, June 25th, ATB Financial Arts Barns (formerly TransAlta) - Buy your tickets here

Looking forward to seeing all of you out and about this month!

Enter: A formidable force of creative prowess, industrious genius, and just some all around awesome folks who substantially contribute to the distinct vibrancy of our city.  That’s right, Edmonton’s fashion industry wants to hang out with YOU, you fashionable cat, you. Edmonton’s NextGen presents: DIYalogue Talks Fashion, the next of the 15 minute speed-mentoring sessions that connect you with your community.

Join us on Tuesday, June 25th from 7:00-9:00pm at the ATB Financial Arts Barns (formerly known as the TransAlta Arts Barns), and connect with some of Edmonton’s leading players in our local fashion community. We’ve got a great line up of mentors, so check ‘em out below:

• Kendall Barber – Co-Founder of Poppy Barley Footwear | www.poppybarley.com
• Caroline Gault – Alberta Editor for FASHION Magazine | www.fashionmagazine.com
• Laurie Callsen – Vintage Fashion Blogger | http://www.retro-reporter.com/
• Alisha Schick – Designer, Suka Clothing | http://sukaclothing.tumblr.com
• Julie Morrison – Designer, Majesty Inc. | www.majestyindustries.com
• Kathleen Todoruk – Owner & Designer, Todoruk Designs (Couture Clothing Design) | www.todoruk.com
• Sandra Fernandez – Founder, Western Canadian Fashion Week | http://www.westerncanadafashionweek.com/#/HOME
• Michelle Houle – Model, Phabrik Model + Artist Management | PHABRIK Model + Artist Management
• Michael Meneghetti – Agency Director, Mode Models Edmonton | www.modemodels.com/edmonton
• Maggie Walt – Retailer/Designer, Maggie Walt Design | www.maggiewalt.com
• Kyla Kazeil & Anastasia Boruk – Owners, The Bamboo Ballroom | www.bambooballroom.ca
• Jessica Halabi – Designer, Jessica Halabi Fashion | www.jessicahalabi.com
• Janis Galloway – Founder, Dress Me Dearly | http://www.dressmedearly.com/
• Kalie Johnston – Designer
• Andrea Wong, Heather Speers & Robyn Currie – Master Recyclers

We’re pretty sure that amazing line up is the only reason you’ll need to grab some tickets and head down with your friends to connect with some of our best and brightest fashionistas, models and local talent. What’s more, is that by attending our events, you’re also supporting local talent and you know how much we love local talent over here at Edmonton’s NextGen. (hint: A LOT!)

Don’t forget to like and follow us on Facebook for mentor updates and some other cool surprises that we might throw your way closer to the event, and as always – The Twitter! – @EdmNextGen.

Can’t wait to see you guys on June 25th for a night of couture, Go-See-crets, glamour and FUN!

PKN 16 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides at 20 seconds per slide format made popular by worldwide by Klein Dytham Architecture. More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide-ranging topics, from lighting up Edmonton’s bridges to in vitro meat and everything in between.

PKN 16 Presentations include:

• Emerson Csorba – Co-Founder, Smart | Make Something for Single Mothers
• Myles Curry – Marketing Coordinator, Waste Management Services at the City of Edmonton | Grasscycling & Community Based Social Marketing
• Mark Connolly – Host, CBC News Edmonton | Downtown Story
• Dan Jacob – Co-Founder, Urban Pulse | The Future of Civic Engagement
• Andrew Whistance-Smith – Sculptor of Teeth, Ardent Dental Centre | What’s In A Smile?
• Alistar Henning & Gary Garrison | McCauley Then and Now
• Anna McRobbie – Co-Founder, Mosaic Minds | Open Space Technology & Unconferences.
• Mara Erickson – Communications Director, Operation Grassland Community| Conservation Caravan: Going Beyond the BBQ
• Matthew Stepanic – Editor, Glass Buffalo Literary Magazine | Mythic Power
• Kuen Tang – Teacher, Graphic Designer, Comic Book Letterer, Adventurer | The Ha Ling Project

*Presenters are listed in the order in which they will appear.

Edmonton’s NextGen is proud to partner with Guru Digital Arts College on a unique video projection art installation designed especially for PKN 16. Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returns with gift cards for all ticket holders.

Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.

PKN 16 is sponsored by: Capital Power Corporation, City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, Klein Dytham and Northlands.

PKN 16 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides at 20 seconds per slide format made popular by worldwide by Klein Dytham Architecture. More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide-ranging topics, from lighting up Edmonton’s bridges to in vitro meat and everything in between.

Edmonton’s NextGen is proud to partner with Guru Digital Arts College on a unique video projection art installation designed especially for PKN 16. Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria also returns with gift cards for all ticket holders.

Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.

Deadline for PKN 16 presentation submissions is May 17, 2013. Interested applicants should read the 10 steps to a great Pecha Kucha presentation and then email their presentation submission to present@edmontonnextgen.ca.

PKN 16 is sponsored by: Capital Power Corporation, City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, Klein Dytham and Northlands.

Edmonton’s NextGen is currently accepting presentation submissions for Pecha Kucha Night 16, taking place June 13, 2013 at the Citadel’s Maclab Theatre.

More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to date on wide reaching topics, from lighting up Edmonton’s bridges to in vitro meat and everything in between.

Read the 10 steps to a great Pecha Kucha presentation and then email your presentation submission to present@edmontonnextgen.ca.

When submitting your application, please include: your full name, email address, position title and organization, phone number, website and/or twitter handle, a title and abstract for your presentation, as well as a minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 20 sample images that match exactly what you want to share. Images should be sized to 1024px x 768px in landscape orientation.

Deadline for submissions is May 17, 2013. Submissions will be reviewed the week of May 19, 2013 and applicants will be notified the last week in May whether they have been selected to present.

Questions? Email present@edmontonnextgen.ca

PKN 16 is sponsored by: Capital Power Corporation, City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, Klein Dytham and Northlands.

“Have you ever wanted to make a difference in your community but didn’t know where to start? You are not alone,” says Sherman Tsang, Ignite Co-Chair. “Ideas for Edmonton is a local social incubator, a tool to help turn thoughts into actions. Any city resident, looking to make Edmonton a better place to live, can submit a single idea that could be turned into reality!”

Ideasforedmonton.com is an easy-to-use on-line portal where the public can register ideas, search out interesting projects, discuss opportunities and cast votes.

Voting is tallied in three ways:

• A single vote is counted when an individual comments on an idea (a single vote per user, not per comment);
• A single vote is counted when an individual clicks on the +1 Give Vote link on an idea page;
• Two votes are counted when an individual clicks on the +2 Give Time link on an idea page.
•  Individuals that click this option will be contacted by NextGen following the competition to connect with fellow voters for potential volunteer opportunities to make a specific project move forward.

Idea submissions and Round 1 votes are accepted until April 21^st.  The top 10 ideas, as calculated by total votes, will go on to Round 2 where a panel of judges will select one or two ideas to receive funding, volunteer support (as sourced through the +2 Give Time voters) and additional mentoring from established makers in the community. Edmonton’s NextGen is proud to foster the success of a variety of community projects and lend its planning expertise to the winning projects. Final winners will be announced in early May, 2013.

Timeline

Round 1: Voting

• March 21st, 2013: Launch, Submissions open for ideasforEdmonton.com
• March 22nd, 2013 (Noon): Winners for the Blue Plate Diner gift certificates + New Balance Acupuncture treatment are drawn
• March 24th, 2013 (11:59PM): Top Voted Idea by this point is automatically selected as 1 of 10 Top Voted Ideas going into Round 2
• April 21st, 2013 (11:59 PM): Voting Stops, end of Round #1

Round 2: Judging

• April 23rd, 2013: Top 10 Voted Ideas Announced, Round 2 Forms provided
• Round 2 Forms to be provided to Top 10 by Ignite. These forms serve as your application for funding and support from Edmonton’s NextGen Ignite. Completed forms must be completed by deadline to qualify for consideration.
• April 28th, 2013 (11:59 PM): Deadline for filling in Round 2 Forms/Documents
• May 2nd, 2013: Winner(s) Announced!

Ideas for Edmonton is proud to be a Make Something Edmonton project! #makesomethingyeg = a show & tell of cool projects #ideas4yeg = funding & resources to help make cool projects reality.  Visit our project page at www.makesomethingedmonton.ca.

Edmonton’s NextGen presents Pecha Kucha Night 15 on March 7, 2013 at Northlands’ Edmonton EXPO Centre in the Alberta Ballroom. PKN 15 features presentations on local ideas, projects and musings in the 20 slides x 20 second per slide format made popular world-wide by Klein Dytham Architecture. Tickets are on-sale now via TIX on the Square, charge by phone at 780-420-1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca. Tickets are $10 for students (with I.D.) and $12 for adults. Doors and bar open at 6:30 p.m., with presentations beginning at 7:30 p.m.

More than 150 presentations have been given at Edmonton Pecha Kucha Nights to-date on wide ranging topics, from Showing nature’s naughty bits to Light it up, #yeg! and everything in between. New for PKN 15, Edmonton’s NextGen welcomes Firefly Theatre & Circus for a special aerial performance and music provided by Girls Club. Famoso Neapolitan Pizza returns with gift cards for all ticket holders.

Pecha Kucha Night 15 presentations include:

• Jason Lee Norman | Writer, Dreamer | The 40 Below Project
• Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke | Artistic Director & Resident Designer, Catalyst Theatre | Creative Catalysts
• Stuart Cullum | Vice President, Agriculture, Northlands | Debunking Myths
• Caylie Gnyra | Language Ally | Little Cree Books
• Greg Whistance-Smith  | Architecture Student | Changing the Game
• Steven Hodges | Full Frontal Nerd | Full Frontal NERDity 101
• Owen Brierley | Executive Director, Guru Digital Arts College | Cross-disciplinary Arts
• Michael Carlos | Physiotherapist | Braving Alberta’s Winter Roads
• Neil Burkard | Public Education Specialist, City of Edmonton | Waste to Energy in Edmonton
• Gilman Cardinal and Tashina Makokis | Elder & Youth, Wicihitowin: Circle of Shared Responsibility and Stewardship | Merging of Generations
• Brian Webb | Artistic Director, Brian Webb Dance Company | Dance: A Life of Discipline for Hedonists
• Michelle Lam | Student | Project Three Six Five

*Presenters appear in the order they will present

Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture first devised Pecha Kucha, the Japanese phrase for “the sound of chitchat” in 2003, as a night for young designers to meet, network, and discuss their projects. The catch: each designer gives a presentation containing only 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total presentation length of six minutes 40 seconds. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.

Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #yegpkn.

PKN 15 is sponsored by: Capital Power Corporation, City of Edmonton, Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, Graphos, and Klein Dytham.

]]> http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2013/02/pecha-kucha-night-15-where-ideas-and-creativity-soar/feed/ 1 http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2013/01/diyalogue-talks-quality-play/ http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2013/01/diyalogue-talks-quality-play/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:04:23 +0000 Stephanie Enders http://edmontonnextgen.ca/?p=2251 Edmonton’s NextGen presents DIYalogue Talks Quality Play, a cultural mix-and-mingle in the style of NextGen’s popular Candi{date} series, 7-9 PM on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at The Billiard Club, 10502-82 Avenue. Tickets are $10.00 plus service fees and available online at www.yeglive.ca

DIYalogue Talks Quality Play is inspired by the worlds of gaming, game-playing and healthy competition. Participants connect to mentors in 15 minute speed-dating sessions to converse with local businesses, organizations and teams in hopes of spending some quality time playing in new ways.

Confirmed speed mentors include:

• Trent Oster, Beamdog | www.beamdog.com
• Mike Isaac, Edmonton Board Gaming League | www.ebgl.org
• Tracy Niven, E-ville Derby Girls | www.e-villederby.com
• Logan Foster, Fluik Entertainment | www.fluik.com
• Marshall Theissen, Knights of the Northern Realm | www.knightsofthenorth.ca
• Easy Break Oven, Oil City Derby Girls | www.oilcityderbygirls.ca
• Skye Boyes, XGen Studios | www.xgenstudios.com

For more information on Pecha Kucha Nights and to apply to present, visit http://edmontonnextgen.ca/pkn/applying-to-present-at-pecha-kucha-night-edmonton or fill out this handy form!

Deadline for submissions is February 7, 2013.