whether you're familiar with East Van cultcha or not...you'll get the idea...every culture, every scene, partying together for fun and revolution...join us.
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Come play in the street -- East Van style.
The Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival
Sunday June 18, 2006
www.commercialdrivefestival.org
Hello and happy springtime to all residents, landed immigrants, and expat soul-citizens of the Peoples' Republic of East Vancouver.
If you experienced last year's first-ever Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, then your memories of the day tell the story. The Fest was a glorious free-for-all street party, with music and dance, art and magic, demented bicycles, street hockey, a freestore, a healing zone, vendors and infotables and so much more…all thrown down for free, by the people of The Drive, for the people of The Drive and our guests. The Festival gave us a day to celebrate the unique multi-dimensional spirit of our community, and to experience our space reclaimed from cars and given back to people.
The Commercial Drive Festival was successful way beyond our imaginings. Around 25,000 people participated, including over 250 volunteers. The Festival is completely volunteer organized and presented (including performances). Many of the organizers and day-of volunteers reported that the experience of participating in the festival opened new doors for them in connecting with their community, meeting cool funky folks, and playing a part in the creation of a magnificent event.
So, we are doing it again! This year's Fest will happen on Sunday June 18 -- Fathers' Day. The street will be closed again to all motorized traffic, from First Ave to Venables and from Woodland to Salsbury. Buses will be re-routed along Victoria Drive. Programming will happen between noon and 6, but the hours of street closure will be from 10 am to 8 pm.
One new feature of this year's Fest is that we have secured Victoria Park (bordered by Kitchener, Salsbury, Grant and Victoria) for the day. Since the Festival coincides with the first World Cup Soccer match between Brazil and Australia, Victoria Park --known as "bocce ball park" -- will be designated the Commercial Drive World Cup zone, with soccer-related activities and entertainment programmed by some of the Drive's prominent founding cultures, including the Italian and Portuguese communities. It's sure to be lively.
Of course, we can't do this Festival without you. This is your invitation to help co-create the dream.
We are still seeking a few people to fill key organizer roles, so if you are well-organized and enjoy directing the flow, please step up.
Beyond that, we need lots of people to do just a little bit each in the days leading up to the Festival, including:
-graphics (still looking for poster art!)
-website design
-banner-painting
-flyering and postering
-outreach to organizations, communities or events
-media contacts
-liaison with Drive merchants and residents
And we especially need helpers for Festival Day, for sundry chores including:
-blockade marshalls*
-setup
-teardown and cleanup
-site maintainance
-vibekeepers (low-key "security")
-donation fairies
-sign-makers
-info-table staffers
-video/still documentation
-creating participatory art (perhaps on the theme of Fathers Day?)
*we need a LOT of people to help keep those cars at bay! We will supply sidewalk chalk.
We request a two-hour minumumum time commitment on Fest Day if possible.
The rewards of joining the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival Crew are many, including delight, satisfaction, connection, and bigtime karma. Plus you'll get first crack at t-shirts, and you will be in the loop on the volunteer afterparty, which is sure to bump the 'hood.
So please, drop us a line asap and tell us what you'd like to do (or if you just want to help out doing whatever is needed). Tell us if you have time restrictions or physical limitations. And also tell us also if you have special talents, interests, or resources you'd like to share.
Tell your friends about the Fest. Post it to your networks. Join in creating the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, and start reclaiming your street, your neighbourhood, and your planet...for fun.
Thanks evermuch…see you on The Drive!
The Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival Crew
e-mail volunteers@commercialdrivefestival.org
ph: 604-688-4228
NOTE: Vendors, merchants, organizations and performers are encouraged to check our website to find out how you can participate.
*********************************
Please post far and wide!
*********************************
Come play in the street -- East Van style.
The Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival
Sunday June 18, 2006
www.commercialdrivefestival.org
Hello and happy springtime to all residents, landed immigrants, and expat soul-citizens of the Peoples' Republic of East Vancouver.
If you experienced last year's first-ever Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, then your memories of the day tell the story. The Fest was a glorious free-for-all street party, with music and dance, art and magic, demented bicycles, street hockey, a freestore, a healing zone, vendors and infotables and so much more…all thrown down for free, by the people of The Drive, for the people of The Drive and our guests. The Festival gave us a day to celebrate the unique multi-dimensional spirit of our community, and to experience our space reclaimed from cars and given back to people.
The Commercial Drive Festival was successful way beyond our imaginings. Around 25,000 people participated, including over 250 volunteers. The Festival is completely volunteer organized and presented (including performances). Many of the organizers and day-of volunteers reported that the experience of participating in the festival opened new doors for them in connecting with their community, meeting cool funky folks, and playing a part in the creation of a magnificent event.
So, we are doing it again! This year's Fest will happen on Sunday June 18 -- Fathers' Day. The street will be closed again to all motorized traffic, from First Ave to Venables and from Woodland to Salsbury. Buses will be re-routed along Victoria Drive. Programming will happen between noon and 6, but the hours of street closure will be from 10 am to 8 pm.
One new feature of this year's Fest is that we have secured Victoria Park (bordered by Kitchener, Salsbury, Grant and Victoria) for the day. Since the Festival coincides with the first World Cup Soccer match between Brazil and Australia, Victoria Park --known as "bocce ball park" -- will be designated the Commercial Drive World Cup zone, with soccer-related activities and entertainment programmed by some of the Drive's prominent founding cultures, including the Italian and Portuguese communities. It's sure to be lively.
Of course, we can't do this Festival without you. This is your invitation to help co-create the dream.
We are still seeking a few people to fill key organizer roles, so if you are well-organized and enjoy directing the flow, please step up.
Beyond that, we need lots of people to do just a little bit each in the days leading up to the Festival, including:
-graphics (still looking for poster art!)
-website design
-banner-painting
-flyering and postering
-outreach to organizations, communities or events
-media contacts
-liaison with Drive merchants and residents
And we especially need helpers for Festival Day, for sundry chores including:
-blockade marshalls*
-setup
-teardown and cleanup
-site maintainance
-vibekeepers (low-key "security")
-donation fairies
-sign-makers
-info-table staffers
-video/still documentation
-creating participatory art (perhaps on the theme of Fathers Day?)
*we need a LOT of people to help keep those cars at bay! We will supply sidewalk chalk.
We request a two-hour minumumum time commitment on Fest Day if possible.
The rewards of joining the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival Crew are many, including delight, satisfaction, connection, and bigtime karma. Plus you'll get first crack at t-shirts, and you will be in the loop on the volunteer afterparty, which is sure to bump the 'hood.
So please, drop us a line asap and tell us what you'd like to do (or if you just want to help out doing whatever is needed). Tell us if you have time restrictions or physical limitations. And also tell us also if you have special talents, interests, or resources you'd like to share.
Tell your friends about the Fest. Post it to your networks. Join in creating the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, and start reclaiming your street, your neighbourhood, and your planet...for fun.
Thanks evermuch…see you on The Drive!
The Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival Crew
e-mail volunteers@commercialdrivefestival.org
ph: 604-688-4228
NOTE: Vendors, merchants, organizations and performers are encouraged to check our website to find out how you can participate.
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