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The Old East Village Community Association
January 23, 2015
Community association
Strategy, tactics for 2015 on agenda
Strategy and tactics for the year ahead will be unveiled by
the new executive of the Old East Village Community Association at a general meeting February 4.
The meeting will be followed by the traditional familyfriendly, all-ages “soirée” with free snacks, a cash bar and
live music for dancing.
The action takes place at the Aeolian Hall, Dundas at
Rectory, where the doors open at 6 pm, the meeting starts
at 6:30 pm and the party follows at 7:30. pm.
“All residents and friends of Old East are invited,” says
Kristina Greenaway Courey, who was acclaimed president
of the association at its last annual meeting (see page 4 for
more about new members of the executive).
The meeting will also feature presentations on a Boulevard Garden Box Project planned for the spring and on
Neighbourhood Watch.
And it will be an opportunity to renew or take out new
memberships for 2015 ($10 per household).
Care for up to 10 children will be available from 6 to
7:30 pm; email carolepfr[at]hotmail.fr to reserve a spot.
Development
committee
needs you!
By Rodger Moran
Economic Development Committee
Have you heard? The Old East Village
Community Association is forming an
Economic Development Committee
(EDC)!
Economic development is happening
all around the city, and Old East Village needs to become an active participant in that. It’s important that our
community has a voice in what’s happening and the Economic Development
Committee is being formed for just that
TIME-TRAVELLING DR. WHO is the theme of a special exhibit at the Car- reason.
Most importantly, we want YOU to
son Library, marking a century of library service in Old East, 1915-2015.
Staffer Leonor DaCosta (background) had help setting it up from Ellie Mar- have your say! We are a diverse community, and it’s important that every
shall (left) and Maya Lopez-Town.
person that has something to offer has
the opportunity to get involved.
Those interested in actively participating and joining the EDC should
It’s a third win for London in as
To no one’s surprise, Old East Village
email rodgerjamesmoran[at]yahoo.ca
many years. Wortley Village in Old
proved to be the People’s Choice as
by February 15.
South was the people’s choice in
Canada’s great neighbourhood of
Once we have an idea of how many
2013 and Woodfield the year before.
2014, in an online vote sponsored by
people are interested in being actively
Paul Seale has given the Tim Horthe Canadian Institute of Planners.
involved in this new venture, we will
ton’s gift certificate and seven-inch
The planners’ choice was Inglehold a formation meeting and get down
Acer Iconia tablet he won for nomiwood in central Calgary, a neighborto work.
nating Old East to the community ashood much like the Old East Village
All are welcome!
sociation for use in fundraising.
but further along in reinventing itself.
Our Village is Number 1!
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From the president
A new year brings new
possibilities for Old East
By Kristina Greenaway Courey
President, Old East
Village Community Association
Happy new year, neighbours! Here we
are in 2015, with new faces on our
executive committee,
new faces on our city
council, and a new year
of possibilities for our
community!
I’m still learning the
ropes as president of the
association. What I’ve learned so far is
just how devoted our executive committee members are!
For instance, did you realize that we
hold monthly meetings on Sundays? I
mean, is there any time in the week
that should be lazier and more
relaxing than a Sunday afternoon?
Yet your executive members are all
there, eagerly reporting for duty.
On top of that, most of us serve on
multiple committees, which come with
their own monthly meetings.
And emails, have I mentioned the
emails? We are in pretty regular
contact with each other, getting feisty
about subjects as mild as the format
of meeting minutes. It’s sincerely
impressive.
We have even devoted a Sunday to
a three-hour power meeting in which
we developed our vision, mission and
strategies for 2015. The hours flew by
while we got pretty excited about the
possibilities for the year ahead.
And we’re inviting you all to hear
what we came up with at our general
meeting and soirée at the Aeolian
Hall at 6 o’clock February 5
I hope that you are planning to
attend! It’s going to be a great time.
After introducing our strategies for
the year we will be sharing updates
from all of our committees.
Many of you will be excited to hear
about the Sparks Boulevard Garden
Box project that will be launching
this spring! And we’ll also be hearing
from special guest Simon Pont, who
will be telling us a bit about Neighbourhood Watch London!
Best of all is the opportunity for us
to connect and unwind while we
enjoy some boot-stomping-good local
music!
Our front-porch culture gets a bit
chilly at this time of year, so please
come and use this soirée as a chance
to connect with each other and to let
us know what you want from your
community association!
I’m looking forward to some
quality time with you!
January 23, 2015
The Old East Village News
is published by the Old East Village
Community Association
of London, Ontario
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President: Kristina Greenaway Courey
oevcapresident[at]gmail.com
Past-president: Jennifer Diplock
Vice-president: Ellen Husk
Treasurer: Jacalyn Grabowski
Secretary: Paul Seale
oevcasec[at]gmail.com
Directors at large: Joel Eckert,
Greg Fowler, Oliver Godbout,
Rodger Moran, Guido Mulder,
Carole Perraud Joly, Bruce
Rankin, Susan Toth
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‘Be the Change’
Committees of the Old East Village
Community Association welcome
new members who can help make the
neighbourhood even better.
 Social: carolepfr[at]hotmail.fr
 Sustainable Living: jacalyngg[at]
gmail.com
 Neighbourhood Data: ellenhusk[at]
gmail.com.
 London East Historical Society:
benjaminavazquez[at]gmail.com.
 Communications and Public
Relations: joel[at]joelmeckert.com or
maeghan.pirie[at]gmail.com
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This form can be mailed to or dropped off at: OEVCA, 839 Dufferin Avenue, London ON N5W 3J9
January 23, 2015
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ease move
to new school
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, neighbours and media, Old East Villager Jack
Springer was inducted into France’s Legion of Honour on November 5,
2014 for his role in the 1944 liberation of France. A veteran of D-Day, his
volunteerism has also made him a local hero. At age 94, he continues to
volunteer at Parkwood Hospital and neighbourhood events, and the Boyle
Activity Council’s volunteer-of-the-year award is named for him.
Photo: P. Seale
Junior historians focusing
on OE library’s centennial
Young people have a new opportunity
to explore the history of their neighbourhood.
The London East Historical Society
has created a junior branch for 7- to
16-year-olds, meeting for two hours
weekly.
For more information or to sign up,
email Benjamin Vazquez, chair of the
historical society, benjaminavazquez
[at]gmail.com.
“For the winter, we’re going to be
putting together a series of historical
displays for the Carson Library, counting down to its 100th anniversary in
December,” says Mr. Vazquez.
“During the summer, we’ll be expanding the program greatly, taking
field trips to museums and preparing a
presentation for the next London East
Historical Symposium in the fall.
“The goal is to get the kids actually
doing history, not just learning it.”
Stepped-up efforts are in the works to
help pupils at Lorne Avenue and Bishop Townshend public schools make a
smooth transition when they find
themselves in the same classrooms.
These could include shared special
events and field trips that justify the
transportation costs.
Meanwhile, administrators and
teachers will be working behind the
scenes, aligning programs so that pupils from both school are on an equal
academic footing.
Further, the Thames Valley District
School Board is expected soon to establish a number of committees, with
parent representation, for planning and
problem-solving.
“Our aim is to create a common culture so that today’s two student bodies
feel like one when they are merged,”
says Lorne Ave Principal David Ennis.
Because of delays in renovating and
adding space at Bishop Townshend,
some classes are likely to remain at the
Lorne Ave site for a few months in the
fall. A final decision of what classes
they are has not yet been made.
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January 23, 2015
Meet new members of the executive
The annual general meeting of the Old
East Village Community Association
in September saw Kristina Greenaway
Courey acclaimed president, succeeding Jenny Diplock.
Jacalyn Grabowski was acclaimed to
a fourth term as treasurer.
Completing their two-year terms are
Ellen Husk as vice-president, Paul
Seale as secretary and three directors at
large: Greg Fowler, Oliver Godbout
and Guido Mulder.
New directors at large are Joel Eckert, Rodger Moran, Carole Perraud
Joly, Bruce Rankin and Susan Toth.
KRISTINA GREENAWAY COUREY
Recently certified as a perinatal support practitioner, Kristina Greenaway
Courey is developing a business offering a wide range of birth, breastfeeding
and parenting support services.
She previously worked with the
New School of Colour, which is
based at Ark Aid on Dundas.
In the neighbourhood, she’s a member of the OEV Neighbourhood Safety
Team (see page 11) and is a regular at
both the Boyle Parent and Tot Playgroup and outings of the “Luscious
Ladies of Old East.”
Camping, hiking and fishing with her
family, husband Mike and three boys,
are favourite activities.
JOEL ECKERT
Joel Eckert leads the information technology (IT) support team and help
desk in the Engineering Faculty of
Western University and, on his own
time, helps Jesse’s Journey with IT
strategy and support.
As a director, he co-chairs the
association’s Communications and
Public Relations Committee.
A road biker, he typically pedaled
more than 200 km a week last summer,
going out Wednesdays, Saturdays and
Sundays, as well as occasionally joining the Sunday morning jaunts by the
neighbourhood cycling group.
RODGER MORAN
Rodger Moran is medical education
coordinator at Western University and
owner/creative director at Jumeaux
Communications.
NEW TO THE EXEXUTIVE are (from the left), Kristina Greenaway Courey,
Joel Eckert, Rodger Moran, Carole Perraud Joly and Bruce Rankin. Inset,
Susan Toth, unavoidably absent when the group photo was taken.
He is one of the three founding facilitators of the association’s new Economic Development Committee (see
page 1).
Father of 2½-year-old twins, he
plays guitar as a singer-songwriter in
the “mellow rock” vein, is active in the
Liberal Party, and has published more
than 20 articles on Canadian authors
and literature in the Canadian Encyclopedia.
CAROLE PERRAUD JOLY
Carole Perraud Joly is a secondary
school teacher who co-chairs the association’s Social Committee, which arranges events like the annual block
party, last fall’s heritage day and the
“soirées” that follow general meetings.
The mother of a 16-year-old daughter, she is active in the Carson Community Book Club and the French
Homework Club.
She is also a regular when neighbourhood cyclists take their Sunday
rides (in good weather) and attends
meetings of the London East Historical
Society when she can.
BRUCE RANKIN
Bruce Rankin is executive director of
the John Gordon Home (AIDS hos-
pice) and is on the board of the Ontario AIDS Network.
An active member of the 2013-14
OEV Task Force on public safety, he
now chairs the team implementing the
resulting safety plan (see page 11).
He is also a member of the community association’s Communications
and Public Relations Committee.
In private life, he helped set up one
of the OEV’s Neighbourhood Watches, is active in the neighbourhood cycling group and can often be seen
around the Village walking his rescue
dog Fidel, a Jack Russell-Pug mix.
SUSAN TOTH
Susan Toth is a lawyer and an adjunct
professor at Western University and
Brescia College.
She is a co-facilitator of the association’s Economic Development Committee (see page 1) and is coordinating
a review of the association’s constitution.
In private life, she snowboards and
scuba dives, indulges interests in politics and science (she has a B.Sc. in life
science) and shares a dog named
Hope, a Golden Doodle, with her partner, lawyer and multi-instrumentalist
Jamie Hildebrand.
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There’s always
lots to do in OE
FAMILY, ALL AGES
Board Games old and new dur ing libr ar y hour s (set out in the
key); free drop-in. CL.
Board Games, 6-7 pm Wednesdays, drop-in, free. BAC
Family Skating (no pucks) at the community r ink, Boyle Community Centre, 11 am-1 pm Saturdays and Sundays, 5-7 pm
Wednesdays. BAC
Gym Time, 11 am-noon Saturdays; free drop-in. BAC
Pottery Drop-in, try the potter s wheel, 2-3 pm and 3-4 pm February 8, March 8; $10 an hour; first come, first served to a maximum of 10 per session. LPG
Valentine Day Craft, free dr op in Febr uar y 3-14 during library
hours (set out in the key). CL
‘Book Blizzard’ to February 28, earn a snowflake to post in the
library for each book read, challenge met; sign-up sheets at the
library desk. CL
Boyle Activity Council r egistr ation for soccer and other spr ing
prograns, 6-8 pm March 11, 10-noon March 14, 6-8 pm March
16 at the Boyle Memorial Community Centre, 530 Charlotte;
for more information, www.boylecouncil.ca, boylecouncil[at]
bell.net, “Boyle Activity Council” on Facebook.
Pottery, spring classes at the London Clay Ar t Centr e begin in
March, for more information, www.londonpottersguild..org,
YOUR COMMUNITY
General meeting and soiree, Old East Village Community Association, February 5; see page 1 and ad on page 3 for details
Jane Jacobs and Urban Design, a series of five lectur es by
Benjamin Vazquez at EVAC, 757 Dundas, beginning January
30; $10 for EVAC members for the series, $20 for nonmembers; proceeds to EVAC; for more information, “EVAC
Lecture Series: Jane Jacobs & Urban Design” on Facebook.
Urban Agriculture Blitz, all welcome at inaugur al planning
and planting workshop, 7 pm February 17 at the Boyle Memorial Community Centre; see story on page 12.
Ignite London, 6:30 pm Febr uar y 12 and Apr il 8, free, a “high
energy evening of five-minute talks by people who have an idea
and the guts to get on stage and share it.” For information on
making a presentation, info[at]aeolian hall.ca. AH
INFANT TO PRE-SCHOOLER
Parent and Tot Playgroup, 9:30 am-11:30 am Thursdays; dropin, free. BAC
Family and Friends Storytime, dr op-in with caregiver, 10:3011:15 am Wednesdays; stories, songs, rhymes and activities. CL
Beginning with Baby, ages to 12 months with caregiver, fr ee
drop-in offered by Childreach, 10-11:30 am Fridays at the Boyle
Community Centre, 530 Charlotte; circle time and discussion of
such topics as sleep and language development; for more information, www.childreach.on.ca.
Early Childhood Nutrition wor kshops 5-7:30 pm January 29,
February 29, March 26; childcare available; registration required, LS
Parent’s Space wor kshops for new and expecting par ents, 6-8
pm Thursdays from January 29; registration required; childcare
available. LS
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KEY TO THE ABBREVIATIONS
AB: Artisan Bakery Workshop, 870 Dundas; children’s
workshops listed on these pages are free (donations welcomed); to learn about priced adult classes or register,
theartisanbakery[at]rogers.com or 519-204-9144.
AH: Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas (at Rectory), 519-672-7950,
info[at]aeolianhall.ca, www.aeolianhall.ca.
CL: Carson Library, Quebec at Dufferin; hours are 1-5 pm
and 6-9 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am-noon and 1-5
pm Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; “Carson Branch
Library” on Facebook, www.londonpubliclibrary.ca;
519-438-4287.
EVAC: East Village Arts Collective, 757 Dundas, “East
Village Arts Collective” on Facebook, http://
eastvillagearts.ca
EVC: East Village Coffeehouse, Dundas at English;
“East Village Coffeehouse” on Facebook. 226-2716141
LIHC: London InterCommunity Health Centre, 659 Dundas, lihc.on.ca, 519-660-0875, mail[at]lihc.on.ca.
LPG: London Potters Guid at the London Clay Art Centre,
664 Dundas, www.londonpottersguild.org.
LS: Life*Spin, 866 Dundas, office hours 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Monday-Wednesday; drop-in programs take place in the
Living Room, 868 Dundas; life[at]execulink.com, 519438-8676, www.lifespin.org.
RC: Root Cellar Organic Café, 623 Dundas, 519-719-7675,
therootcellarcafe[at]gmail.com, “The Root Cellar Organic Café “ on Facebook.
Spectrum: City of London programs at the Boyle Community Centre, 530 Charlotte; register at 519-661-5575
or www.london.ca/playyourway, citing code numbers;
prices quoted are for London residents and include tax.
Little Movers and Shakers, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10-11
am January 30, Code 261409, $7. Spectrum
Little Paleontologists, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10-11 am February 6, Code 261415, $7. Spectrum
Little Artists, ages 3-5 with caregiver, 10-11 am February 13,
Code 261410, $7. Spectrum
Little Superheroes, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10-11 am February 20, Code 261411, $7. Spectrum
Little Bookworms, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10-11 am February
27, Code 261412, $7. Spectrum
Little Astronauts, ages 2-5 ith caregiver, 10-11 am March 6,
Code 261414, $7. Spectrum
Little Architects, ages 2-5 with caregiver, 10-11 am March 20,
Code 261413, $7. Spectrum
Teddy Bear Picnic, ages 2-4 with caregiver, 1-2 pm March 14,
Code 261470, $11. Spectrum
AGES 5-16
Junior Historical Society, ages 7-16, 10 am-noon Saturdays;
see story page 3.
SHAC (Snacks, Homewor k, Activities and Cr afts), free after
- school program for children in grades 2-8, 3:30-6 pm Monday-Thursday at the Boyle Memorial Community Centre; for
more information, 519-660-0875 x254. LIHC
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AGES 5-16 CONT’D
Beavers and Cubs, co-ed, at the Boyle
Community Centre; Beavers, ages 5-7,
Tuesdays; Cubs, ages 8-10, Tuesdays;
newcomers welcome; for more information, 45thlondon,webs.com.
Girl Guides, ages 9-11, 6:40-8:30 pm
Mondays at Boyle Community Centre;
new members welcome; for more information, 519-659-7574.
Baking with Ana, ages 5-12, 4-5:30 pm
February 4, February 18,March 4; registration required. AB
French Homework Club, JK to Grade
8, free drop-in with bilingual volunteers, 4-5 pm on the first Tuesday of
the month, 6-7:30 pm other Tuesdays.
CL
Introduction to Baking, ages 7-12, 2-4
pm Saturdays, four weeks from February 7, Code 262457, $64. Spectrum
Sparks and Brownies, ages 5-8, free,
6:30-8 pm Mondays at Lorne Avenue
Public School; for more information,
commengagement.coord[at]
guidesontario.org/
Breadmaking, ages 9-12, 9 am-2 pm,
January 31; free (donations welcomed);
registration required. AB
Preteen Cuisine, ages 10-12, 1-3 pm
Saturdays, four weeks from January 31,
Code 261468, $64. Spectrum
March Break Camp at Boyle Memor ial
Community Centre, ages 5-12, 9 am-4
pm March 16-20, Code 257942, $111
(financial assistance available; call 519
-661-5575 for details). Spectrum
Walking School Bus, thr ee r outes to
Lorne Avenue Public School Wednesday mornings, one route to Lord Roberts French Immersion School Friday
mornings; for more information, email
blockparent[at]london.ca.
El Sistema, ages 5-14, learn violin, viola,
cello, choir from professional teachers;,
free, no experience needed, after
school Tuesday-Friday; for more information, www.aeolianhall. ca/elsistemaaeolian.
Summer Day Camp, ages 7-10, registration for the Pocket-sized Farm camp
opens March 11. LS
AGES 11 & UP
Just for Us, gir ls in gr ades 6-12, free
drop-in with “fun, food, friendship and
special events,” 6-8 pm Wednesdays;
for more information, justforgirls[at]
lifespin. LS.
Youth Outreach, ages 12-21, for personto-person contact that connect young
people with programs and services that
can help them deal with issues in their
lives; 519-660-0875 x500 to reach an
outreach worker. LIHC
Breadmaking, ages 13-17, 9 am-2 pm,
March 7; free (donations welcomed);
registration required . AB
Scouts Canada, ages 11-14, co-ed,
Tuesdays at Boyle Memorial Community Centre; new members welcome;
for more information, 45thlondon.
webs.com.
ADULT
Drop-in Crafts, 5-9 pm second Wednesday of the month. EVAC.
Love Letter Writing Workshop, 7-9 pm
January 29. RC
Computer Help, 1:30-4 pm Fridays,
February 6-27; contact the library up to
a week in advance to book a time. CL
Creative Chaos, fr ee dr op-in for women
18+ to explore their artistic talents while
finding friends and building support
networks, 1:30-4 pm Thursdays. LS
Activist Classroom – for more information, check in at ‘East Village Coffeehouse’ on Facebook.
Anti-Valentine’s Day Horror Film
Double Feature with prix fixe dinner, 7
pm February 13; reservations required;
email therootcellarcafe[at]gmail. RC
Income Tax Help by appointment for
individuals with incomes up to $35,000,
families with incomes up to $39,000. LS
Opportunities for performers
Community Jam, open stage at the
East Village Coffeehouse, Dundas at
English, 6-8 pm Wednesdays
Musician Mondays, open mic 7-11 pm
Mondays at the St. Regis Tavern, 625
Dundas.
Ruby Tuesdays, dr op-in song swap for
“hummers, strummers, listeners,” 7-
9:30 pm Tuesdays at the Life*Spin
Living Room, 868 Dundas.
Southern Ontario Ukulele Players,
drop-in jam, 7-9 pm Mondays at the
Aeolian Hall, Dundas at Rectory, $5.
Friday Jams, 7:30-9:30 pm, second
Friday of the month at the East Village Arts Collaborative, 757 Dundas.
January 23, 2015
January 23, 2015
Games Night, 8-9 pm drop-in February
21. LS.
Food Not Lawns Doc Night, 7:30 pm
March 3, RC.
American Sign Language for the Workplace, 6:30-8:30 pm Thursdays, eight
weeks from January 29, Code 261312,
$71. Spectrum
Making Traditional Teas, 1-3 pm March
28, Code 261472, $20. Spectrum
Transgender Social Group, 6 pm first
Monday of the month. EVC
‘Tatting, Anyone?’ preserving the art of
making a sturdy lace that can be used
for jewelry, doilies, collars and other
decorative purposes; basic supplies provided for beginners; 1:30-4:30, third
Saturday of the month. CL
Clearing Clutter Support Group, 9:3011 am Fridays to March 6 at the Carson
Library; for more information or to register, 519-679-9570 x27 or 519-6680624 x350.
‘The Co-operative Movement and Our
Organic Food System,’ lecture series
January 26, February 9, February 23 at
the Aeolian Hall, Dundas at Rectory; for
more information, the London Food Coop, www.londonfoodcoop.org, 519-6790570.
Meditation, free dr op-in, beginners welcome, 7-9 pm Thursdays at the Wisdom
Teashop, 610 Dundas; for more information, wisdomteashop[at]rogers.com
or 519-907-0383.
What’s going on in the
Village?
Keep up by clicking
on the calendar at
www.oevca.ca
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SENIORS
Boyle Seniors Satellite, 11 am-2 pm
Mondays and 10 am-1 pm Wednesdays
at the Boyle Memorial Community
Centre, 530 Charlotte; fitness and
dance, social time, cards and games,
Wii, open gym time, ping pong, snacks
and more; $10.50 annual membership;
for more information, 519-661-2500
x5769.
Tai-Chi, 10:30 am-noon Saturdays, at
the London Intercommunity Health
Centre, 659 Dundas; free; registration
required; for more information, 519660-0875 x275.
Ageless Grace, fr ee dr op-in for ages 55plus; seated exercise focused on antiaging techniques; 10-10:45 am
Wednesdays at the Boyle Memorial
Community Centre, 580 Charlotte; for
more information, 519-661-2500
x5769.
WELLNESS
Caregivers Workshop: Taking Care of
Yourself, 5-7 pm February 26; register
at 519-660-0875 x300 or x316. LIHC
‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic
Pain,’ free workshops 1-3:30 pm Tuesdays, February 3-March 10 at the London InterCommunity Health Centre,
659 Dundas; for more information, to
register, www.swselfmanagement.ca.
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Diabetes Management, pr ogr ams tailored to a number of different communities (with translation, where appropriate)
– Latin American, Black, Islamic, Cambodian/Karen, Korean and Arabic; for
more information, 519-660-0874 x272.
LIHC
BOOK CLUBS
Carson Community Book Club, 7-8 pm,
second Thursday of the month; new
members always welcome; next selection available at the library a month in
advance; up for discussion on February
12, is Jack London’s The Call of the
Wild and on March 12, The Language
of Secrets by Dianne Dixon. CL
Read-along Book Club, noon-1 pm
Wednesdays. LS
Root Cellar Book Club, 7-8:30 pm on the
first Wednesday of the month; all welcome; for discussion February 4 as the
club celebrates its second anniversary,
Lullabies for Little Criminals by
Heather O’Neill. RC
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January 23, 2015
AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . Above, the most ‘liked’
on Facebook in the Boyle Activity Council’s Scarecrow Festival (counter-clockwise from top right): All
‘Bout Cheese’s ‘Grim Cheeser’ (business), the
Ahrens boys’ trio of superheroes (kids), Jill Deely’s
original scene, Sarah Howard’s spookiest scarecrow
and Patricia Gould’s ‘Molly’ (traditional). Below: most
‘liked’ in the neighbourhood Holiday Lights contest
(from the left, top row) Chelsea Appendino’s traditional display, Scott Maclean’s contemporary display,
Mary Sheppard’s scene and (from the left, bottom
row) the judge’s choice of Carrie Vaughan’s, Matthew
Brown’s and Michael Clark’s displays. As a bonus,
Scott Maclean’s house was also among radio station
CFPL’s list of the city’s “must-see” displays.
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Music, theatre and more
Entertainment around the corner
THEATRE
KEY TO THE ABBREVIATIONS
The Eyes of Heaven, a mother and teen daughter fight their
way back to loving each other following a supernatural
encounter on a lonely Huron County road, to January 31.
PT
Buying the Moose, “two wives wonder why men do what
they do while their husbands wonder how to get away
with it,” February 5-14. PT
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , Tennessee Williams’s award-winning
account of family intrigue on a southern plantation, February 20-28. PT
Beauty and the Beast Jr. staged by the London Youth Theatre
Education program, March 18-22. PT
Run Father Run, a Catholic priest’s world “is turned inside
out when a vibrant woman ignites emotions he thought
were safely dormant,” April 9-18. PT
AH: Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas (at Rectory), 519-672-7950, info
[at]aeolianhall.ca, www.aeolianhall.ca.
EVAC: East Village Arts Collective, 757 Dundas, “East Village Arts Collective” on Facebook, http://eastvillagearts.ca.
LS: The Life*Spin Living Room, 868 Dundas.
PT: Palace Theatre (main stage and Procunier Hall), 712 Dundas, www.palacetheatre.ca, 519-432-1029.
RC: Root Cellar, 623 Dundas, 519-719-7675, therootcellarcafe
[at]gmail.com, “The Root Cellar Organic Cafe” on Facebook.
SR: St. Regis Tavern, 625 Dundas, 519-432-0162.
DANCE
Canadian Contemporary Dance Company, April 8 and 9. PT
MUSIC
Saturdays, 11am-2 pm, live music at the Artisan Bakery, 864
Dundas.
Sundays, 11 am-2pm, live music at The Starving Artist café,
Dundas at Elizabeth.
January 30, Heartaches Country String Band, 8 pm. SR
January 31, Outcast, 3-7 pm. SR
January 31, Nora and the Tearjerkers in the Musical Chairs
series, 9 pm. SR
February 1, Richard Garvey and Friends, 2 pm. EVAC
February 6, Ukelettes serve up “music that makes you smile,”
7 pm. LS
February 6, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. AH
February 7, Mark Henning Band in the Musical Chairs Series,
9 pm. SR
February 7, composer and sound artist Gordon Monahan. AH
February 8, Love Notes—Marion Miller, Sharon Kahan and
Jerome Summers perform works by Ravel, Jolivet, Clarke,
Von Weber, Rubstov and Conneson, 2:30 pm. AH
February 13, Broadsway—”from Gershwin to Gaga, from
Sondheim to Schwartz and virtually anything and everything
in between.” AH
February 14, Blackwood Honeybees wsg Girl Detective in the
Musical Chairs series. SR
February 15, singer-songwriter Jacob Moon, a fundraiser for
the Aeolian Hall. AH
February, 18, El Sistema Aeolian concert. AH
February 20, world, folk, trad and Celtic music with Quebec’s
Genticorum. AH
February 21, Marty Kolls and Fraser Teeple. RC
February 22, Remembering Stan Rogers, presenting the Canadian folk legend’s music “the way he performed it.” AH
See ‘Performance opportunities,’ page
6 for more entertainment options.
February 27, Heartaches Country String Band, 8 pm. SR
February 28, Kevin Greene and the Awesome Sauce in the Musical Chairs series. SR
February 28, Outcasts, 3-7 pm. SR
March 1, 2 pm at the Aeolian Hall, the London Concert Band
under guest conductor Don Clark presents “Starburst 3” features clarinetist Chelsea Alexi and flutist Paula Gysbers; tickets
($10, $5 students, under 10 free) available from Long &
McQuade and MusicAid, at 519-433-3385 and at the door.
March 5, Singer-songwriter Amelia Curran. AH
March 12, Marc Jordan Trio. AH
March 27, Heartaches Country String Band, 8 pm. SR
March 28, Outcasts, 3-7 pm. SR
March 29, bluesman Harry Manx. AH
10
The Old East Village News
January 23, 2015
Four artists headline Aeolian winter show,
all welcome at opening reception Sunday
The Aeolian Winter Art Exhibit opens
Sunday, January 25, with a reception
where everyone is welcome from 1 to
4 pm at the Aeolian Hall, Dundas at
Rectory, with light snacks and refreshments and a cash bar.
Four local artists have works in the
show. Featured artists are:
 Wendy Reid, who “uses an impressionistic plein air style and . . . will
be showing her interpretations of
local scenes and rural landscapes,”
says volunteer curator (and artist)
Mary-Ann Jack Bleach.
 Don Earle. who “prefers weird
shapes and exaggerated angles so
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that both architecture and landscapes
fall prey to his creative vision.”
Guest artists are Dawn Johnson and
Tracy Root
“With the addition of their peaceful
and colourful landscapes created we
are pleased to present four amazing
artists who depict similar themes using
their own unique styles of painting.”
The art can be seen during all events
until March 8 and additional gallery
hours are available weekdays from 10
am to 3 pm.
When artwork sells, 30 per cent of its
value directly benefits the Aeolian Hall
Musical Arts Association.
OE duo’s film is jury choice
at Toronto indie festival
By Jo-Anne Bishop
A short film from a duo of Old East
Village residents earned the Jury Selection at the Toronto Independent
Film Festival last September.
Director Jason Gray and assistant
director Melissa Parrott are the pivotal
forces behind The Golden Hour, a
film about lovers who realize their
time is limited. “There is no time.
There is all the time in the world...”
The Golden Hour is the second film
of a trilogy about memory. While the
first two films, She Has Divided Me
and The Golden Hour, were primarily
filmed in Toronto, scenes from the
next film. GLASS, will be shot right
here in the OEV.
When Jason and Melissa aren’t
making award-winning films, you
might find them making art at EVAC
Studios, having a bite to eat at the
Root Cellar Organic Cafe, checking
out music at Aeolian Hall or shopping
at the member owned London Food
Co-Op on Princess.
The Golden Hour will be one of five
films screened on February 6 at 9pm
at the Hyland Cinema.
Donna Creighton’s one-woman play
with music, Northern Daughter, has
been selected to be part of the SpringWorks Indie Theatre and Art Festival
in Stratford in May.
The contemporary story of a girl,
who grew up in the deep woods, now
“one paddle from her past,” Northern
Daughter premièred at the Arts Project
last October.
It has now also been scheduled for
both the London and Ottawa fringe
festivals in June and the high-profile
@UnitedSolo festival in New York next
November.
Lightning owner
funding Grade 2
skating party
Gerard Kelleher
Goldsmith to
Old East
for 20+ years
519-432-0468
Vito Frijia, owner of the London
Lightning and the Southside Group is
picking up the tab for a skating party
at the Western Fair Sports Centre for
Lorne Avenue Public School’s Grade
2s. The package includes loaner
skates and helmets as well as the bus
trip from the school and back.
January 23, 2015
The Old East Village News
11
Safety audits, speaking
series in task force plan
OLD EAST’S Chris Moss has been
recognized with a Communication
and Leadership Award by Toastmasters International District 86.
Given annually to a non-member
who best exemplifies the group’s
values, the award’s past winners
include astronaut Roberta Bondar,
retired Mississauga Mayor Hazel
McCallion, and Argos’ head coach
Pinball Clemons.
By Bruce Rankin
Chair, OEV Neighbourhood
Safety Team
On November 6, 2013, after an open
invitation to the Old East Village
neighbourhood from the City, over 50
people came together to form a task
force to develop a neighbourhood
safety plan.
Over a period of six months, task
force members met monthly with facilitation and support provided by the
City and produced The OEV Neighbourhood Safety Plan, which received
unanimous support from City Council
in June, 2014. The plan is available at:
https://oevsafety.wordpress.com/.
IMPLEMENTATION
Last September, the Task Force met
again and nominated a group of its
members to form the Safety Plan Implementation Team.
This group calls itself The OEV
Neighbourhood Safety Team. The
team is responsible for facilitating the
implementation of the Safety Plan.
Members of the team are: Dennis
Colenutt (community member), Delilah Deane Cummings (London Public
Library), Kristina Greenaway Courey
(community member), Greg Fowler
(community member), Ken Keane
(Dundas Street business owner), Tracy
Law (community member/LANSU),
Maureen O’Halloran (London Block
Parent Program), Simon Pont
(Neighbourhood Watch), Sally Thomson (City of London support/facilitation), and myself as chair.
The Safety Team held its first event,
a presentation on Neighbourhood Safety Audits on November 29 at Carson
Library. Participants learned about the
process of conducting safety audits
from the shared experiences of the Argyle Community Association. We are
looking forward to collaborating with
the community association’s Social
Committee in conducting Safety Audits in the spring of 2015.
The Safety Team is also working on
a Speakers Series to address a variety
of Neighbourhood Safety Issues.
These should be finalized and announced soon.
For more information about the
OEV Safety Team, check out https://
oevsafety.wordpress.com/
The FAQs on this site provide a
wide range of helpful safety tips, such
as who to contact if a street light is out,
or who to call if you find a discarded
syringe.
Who’s who
on Lorne
Ave council
Scott Maclean has been elected to a
third straight term as co-chair of the
Lorne Avenue Council.
His co-chair this year is Jo-Anne
Bishop, succeeding Helen Hall who
remains on the council as a parent representative. Other parent representatives are Brenda Camick, Toula Cassidy and Catherine Nogueira.
Angela Connell has taken on the
secretary’s job, succeeding Danielle
Chilton, while Sue Soney remains
treasurer.
Also members of the council are
school principal David Ennis, viceprincipal Susanne Young and teachers’ representative Cynthia Kwon.
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The Old East Village News
January 23, 2015
New history
of OE comes
out in March
By Jo-Anne Bishop
Aeolian Hall hosts an art show and
book launch March 11, 6:30 pm, when
Hopping into History: London’s Old
East Village by Kym Wolfe, with illustrations by Cheryl Radford, is released.
The new book follows up their 2013
Bar Hopping Into History, which examined the history of London’s oldest
watering holes.
Originals of the art will be on display
at the Aeolian along with other pieces
that didn’t make the book.
Hopping into History: London’s Old
East Village is organized around the
three men most associated with the
birth of the Old East: Noble English,
Charles Lilley and Murray Anderson.
This is the second OEV history book
on the market. The first, The People
Came, The People Stayed: From
Lilley’s Corner to Old East Village by
Benjamin Vazquez , chair of the London East Historical Society, is available at $20 from benjaminavazquez[at]
gmail.com.
At the launch, Hopping into History
will cost $15 with $3 from each sale
being donated to Aeolian Hall. It will
be available afterwards for $14.95 plus
tax at Dalton & Sons at the Western
Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market,
Attic Books at 240 Dundas Street, and
future OEV locations.
THE COMMUNITY RINK, built by Ollie Godbout and his crew at the Boyle
Community Centre, is back for a third year. The ice is reserved for family
skates (no pucks on the ice) 11 am-1 pm Saturdays and Sundays, 5-7 pm
Wednesdays.
All welcome as ‘Agriculture
Blitz’ launched February 17
By Ellen Husk
Sustainable Living Committee
An exciting event will be taking
place this spring when a City-funded
Urban Agriculture Blitz gives Old East
residents an opportunity to learn about
growing their own food.
 Boulevard boxes (or "raised beds" as
they are commonly known) will be
built with the help of volunteers.
 There’s a seed planting workshop
coming up in February when people
can learn how to start their own
plants indoors so that they can be
planted outside in the spring.
The grounds at Boyle Memorial Community Center will also receive larger
garden boxes.
We hope that this project will contribute to community food sharing,
local food sources, community involvement, and neighbourhood aesthetics.
Everyone is welcome to participate,
so these are the things to remember:
What: Urban Agriculture Blitz in the
spring
When: Initial planning meeting and
seed planting workshop on February 17
at 7 pm at Boyle Memorial Community
Centre
Where: Residents can complete an application/volunteer form at the general
meting and soiree on February 5 (see
page 1) or email ellenhusk[at]gmail.
com for more details.
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