Edmonton's Next Gen » opinions http://edmontonnextgen.ca Edmonton's Next Generation Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:36:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 New look for the Zoo too? http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2011/05/new-look-for-the-zoo-too/ http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2011/05/new-look-for-the-zoo-too/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 06:28:41 +0000 Admin http://edmontonnextgen.ca/?p=393 The latest from Transforming Edmonton!

The Edmonton Valley Zoo is moving forward with bold new plans to create a vibrant and engaging place that inspires love and learning of animals and nature. As a part of this new vision, the establishment of the new tagline “Get Closer,” along with the development of all new logos representing a variety of the animals living at the zoo have been officially announced.

Intimate. Inspiring.

The Edmonton Valley Zoo is home to over 350 animals, with a full range of species from different climates and habitats — all here for you to discover, learn about and appreciate. Get closer to them like never before. At the Edmonton Valley Zoo, learning is encouraged through inspiring, engaging, and fun activities.





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Nurturing. Natural.



Edmonton Valley Zoo will be a leading example of how a small zoo can make a big difference in our world through its focus on conservation, education and stewardship.

The Edmonton Valley Zoo team is passionate about the natural world and promoting environmental responsibility. The zoo models green strategies in all it does to promote environment responsibility and reduce its own environmental footprint.



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Cool.



Watch this cool video on Edmonton Valley Zoo’s new vision and future development.

Enter the “Get Closer” Facebook contest to win a free family pass.

Visit the official Edmonton Valley Zoo website to explore even more.



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Once you see robins you know spring is here.

Good morning, Edmonton.

The Edmonton Public School Board is trying to pressure the provincial government into more funding, by prioritizing older schools. The province has recently been building new schools, so this shift of priorities increases the line in the sand the new school board trustees have been drawing after years of school closures.

Sticking with education…Could a slim education budget be to blame for cuts to a special needs program at Avonmore School? Could it be due to enrollment (which is a similar reason so many schools have recently closed in Edmonton)? Either way, it means special needs cuts.

Before you click through to this story on University of Alberta students borrowing money to go to school I want you to guess how much money, in total, the students at the U of A borrowed in 2010-2011. Alright, now that you’ve got a number in mind, head on through… (when you come back let me know if you were close to the actual figure)

It’s going to cost the City $15 to run your name when you get a parking ticket. But the fines will likely go up more than $15 very soon.

Alright, now let’s head downtown! (more…)

]]> http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2011/05/384/feed/ 0 MasterMaq goes to the Fringeopolis Preview http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2011/05/mastermaq-goes-to-the-fringeopolis-preview/ http://edmontonnextgen.ca/2011/05/mastermaq-goes-to-the-fringeopolis-preview/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 05:06:15 +0000 Admin http://edmontonnextgen.ca/?p=380 By Mack D. Male · May 9, 2011 at 2:30pm

Fringe Theatre Adventures announced this afternoon the theme for the 30th anniversary edition of the popular summer festival: Fringeopolis.

The theme is a play on the “mini-municipality” that Old Strathcona turns into during the eleven days of the festival. The Fringe is inviting everyone to become a citizen of Fringeopolis for free on its website. You can also upgrade your membership by paying $20 to become a builder of Fringeopolis. Builders get a poster and program in addition to the benefits citizens receive (free transit with ETS, notifications, merchandise discounts, etc). I really love the concept, and I think they’re going to get a lot of traction with this theme. As an urbanite it definitely speaks to me.

From the press release:

“The Fringeopolis theme represents the city within a city that comes alive each August: a metropolis born of the creativity, artistic talent, innovation, and experimentation of our festival was founded on,” says Julian Mayne, Executive Director, Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. “As producers of The Fringe, we believe the evolution of theatre is fundamental to the evolution of community, and Fringeopolis speaks to our past as a creative community, as well as to our future.”

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Sam Jenkins and Thomas Scott helped launch the new theme.

Also announced today was a collaboration with the Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) of Jacmel, Haiti. Throughout the festival at KidsFringe, 10 young artists from the organization will create and perform folk stories and vignettes. EPL’s Writer-in-Residence Marty Chan is helping to develop the vignettes and Tanzanian author Tololwa Mollel is adapting the folk stories.

The Fringe is looking for more than 1200 volunteers for this year’s festival. Approximately 35,000 hours are dedicated to ensure the festival happens each year. You can learn more and fill out an application here. Be sure to check out Volunteer Edmonton’s 2011 Festival Volunteer Fair on Thursday at City Hall too.

The graphics and visual art for Fringeopolis was done by local artist Gabe Wong. I think it looks amazing!

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Gabe Wong in front of his poster.

Last year nearly 160 productions by theatre companies played more than 40 stages across Edmonton. The festival also featured 200 outdoor performances and more than 50 busking acts. The Fringe sold 93,000 tickets last year, and more than 400,000 people visited the festival grounds. More than 1000 tickets sold on the first day of sales last year, and Frequent Fringer and Double Fringer passes were completely sold out in 24 hours. Make sure you get your tickets to this year’s event early!

Here’s a video created by Graphos for Fringeopolis:

Fringeopolis runs August 11 – 21, 2011 at venues throughout Old Strathcona and beyond. Stay tuned to the website or Twitter for more information in the weeks ahead! You can also see what others are saying on Twitter using the hashtag #yegfringe.

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