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There will be music for listening and
dancing, free snacks and a cash bar,
plus fun activities for the kids at the
community soirée staged by the Old
East Village Community Associa-
tion (OEVCA) Thursday, June 27.
It all happens from 6:30 to 10 pm
at the Aeolian Hall, where Dundas
meets Rectory.
Musical highlights will include
songs from The Aristocats and The
Wizard of Oz, performed by some of
the kids who took part in the Boyle
Activity Council’s spring production
of these shows.
Others scheduled to perform
include Jim MacDonald, The Girl
Detective, KGB, and Kevin’s Bacon
Train. There will be a colouring and
All welcome at free OE soirée set for June 27, Aeolian Hall
IVY DUNHAM KNOWS what she likes, showing mom Melodie Cor-rothers the one that’s just right at May’s plant exchange at the Carson Library.
crafts table for the younger set and,
for the grown-ups, a chance to meet
and greet, turning more neighbours
into new friends.
OEVCA memberships will be on
sale and people who don’t live in the
Old East Village will be able to sign
up as non-voting “Friends” of the
community association (see page 3).
Yard sale sign-up
time is now! The annual Old East Village Com-
munity Yard Sale has set a target
of 100 for the number of sales it
would like to advertise in the mass
media. See page 11 for how to
register and what to expect.
The Old East Village News London, Ontario The Old East Village Community Association June 15, 2013
Summertime is always party time in
the Village, and it’s no different this
year.
Kicking off the season on June
21, Life*Spin marks its 20th anni-
versary with cake and children’s
activities for all comers from 3 to 4
pm at Dundas and Ontario.
Next up is the Boyle Activity
Council’s annual BBQ, from 1 to 4
pm June 22 at the Boyle Memorial
Community Centre. As usual, it will
feature treats and eats, games and
such popular attractions as bounce
houses and rides in a horse-drawn
wagon, all free, plus awards for the
soccer players starting at 3 pm.
Then on June 27, the Old East
Village Community Association
hosts its gala at the Aeolian Hall.
July 20 brings a double-header
when the third annual block party
takes place from 2 to 7 pm, hard on
the heels of the community yard sale
(see page 11) from 8 am to 2 pm,
rain or shine.
ON WOODMAN AVENUE
Featuring the traditional live music
by Old East talent, a free BBQ with
pulled pork and vegetarian dishes, an
arts and crafts table and other child-
ren’s activities and more, the block
party moves east of Quebec for the
first time this year, taking place on
Woodman Avenue.
Those who haven’t had enough can
wind up the day at the St. Regis
Tavern for more entertainment in the
Musical Chairs series.
Summer’sparty time
in Village
2 The Old East Village News June 15, 2013
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President: Jennifer Diplock
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Past-president: Greg Thompson
Vice-president: Frank Filice
Treasurer: Jacalyn Grabowski
Secretary: Paul Seale
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Directors at large: Kate
Ahrens, Ken Da Silva, Patrick
Dunham, Scott Maclean,
Phillip Shantz, Cathy Stecko,
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By Jennifer Diplock
President, Old East Village
Community Association
What a few months we’ve had in the
Village – everything seems to be
coming up OEV!
Whether you’re reading the
newspaper, listening to radio,
watching TV or following
social media, you will hear
about the Old East Village.
Why? There’s a lot to talk about!
The Old East Village was named a
Featured Community by Mayor
Fontana in March, the Boyle Activity
Council registered a record 250
children in soccer, All ’Bout Cheese
and Artisan Bakery expanded from
the Western Fair Farmers’ and
Artisans’ Market to Dundas Street
storefronts, the entire community
worked together to save a school,
Musical Chairs celebrated its first
anniversary, two City Sparks grants
came the Village’s way – one to our
community association for a cultural
festival and one to the Boyle Activity
Council for a scarecrow festival at
Halloween . . the list goes on and on.
While these accomplishments
themselves are newsworthy, what
makes them really special is that
they’re the work of the people of this
community. There’s an inclusive-
ness about Old East Village that
drives collaboration and change.
The spirit of community has never
been more alive!
As I read through this issue
of the News I’m reminded of
this –and of the people and their
work that makes this a great
place to live.
I want to thank you all. Thank
you for your ideas, for your hard
work, for the late nights, for your
courage, your commitment and your
vision. You are ‘the heart of OEV.”
There is so much to be proud of and
excited about.
And while we have all been so
busy, it’s important to pause, reflect,
thank, and share. This issue of the
News tells of the great things that
have happened and the great things
that are coming. I encourage you all
to get involved, to share in our story.
And to be proud that you are an
Old East Villager. As I am, every
single day!
I look forward to meeting each
and every one of you at our Old East
Village soirée on June 27 at the
Aeolian Hall.
The Old East Village Community Association real people living in a real neighbourhood
Yes, I would like to sign up my household (everyone aged 18 and up) as (check one)
Old East resident, voting member(s) or non-voting friend(s) of the association.
Dues of $10 for the year 2013 are attached.
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This form can be mailed to/dropped off at: OEVCA, 839 Dufferin Avenue, London ON N5W 3J9
From the president
It’s all coming up Old East
Village, with good reason!
June 15, 2013 he Old East Village News 3
THE OLD EAST VILLAGE was Mayor Joe Fontana’s choice as London’s Featured Community Organization at the March 5 meeting of City Council. The award was shared by the OEV Business Improvement Area (BIA) and OEV Community Association (OEVCA). From the left above: Michelle Baldwin of the Pillar Non-profit Network, which advises the Mayor on these awards, BIA Chair Ken Keane, BIA Vice-chair Michelle De Veau, OEVCA President Jenny Diplock, OEVCA Vice-president Frank Filice, and the mayor. Photo: Jennifer Buchanan
Friends can be ‘Old
East Villagers’ too
There’s now room in the Old East
Village Community Association
(OEVCA) for admirers from beyond
the neighbourhood’s borders.
The association’s board decided in
May that these people can become
non-voting “Friends of the OEVCA”
by paying the same $10 a year dues as
Village residents.
and act in a play that will be per-
formed on the Palace Theatre main
stage” at 5 pm on the last day of each
session. Camp hours are 9 am-3 pm
weekdays. For more information,
info[at]theatrelyte.com.
Pocked-sized farms: Life*Spin’s
free camp for ages 7-10, 9 am-4 pm
weekdays July 2-August 23, focuses
on organic gardening in the Old East
Common, complemented by excur-
sions and other activities; before-
and after-care can be arranged. For
more information, life[at]execulink,
519- 438-8676.
Music: No experience is required
and instruments (violin, viola, cello)
are supplied at the free El Sistema
camp for ages 9-13, 10 am-noon July
8-19 at the Aeolian Hall. For more
information, info[at]aeolianhall.ca.
Playground: Supervised sports and
games, arts and crafts are planned on
a drop-in basis for ages 6-12 at the
Boyle Memorial Community Centre,
8:30 am-noon and 12:30-3:15 pm
Monday-Thursday, July 2-August
22. For more information, 519-661-
5575or go to www.london.ca/
playyourway and click on “neigh-
bourhood playground programs.”
Pottery: After filling all its camps,
the London Potters Guild was con-
sidering adding extra sessions –
monitor www.londonpottersguild.
org.
A short walk from home
Day camps still have some openings There were still some spots open at
press time in day camps in the
Village.
Theatre: The London Youth Theatre
Education (LYTE) program at the
Palace Theatre has openings for:
ages 5-7, mornings, July 2-6;
ages 12 and up, July 22-August 2
and again August 5-16; and
special needs children (develop-
mental disabilities and/or autism
spectrum disorder) ages 10 and
up, August 19-23
Participants “learn to produce, direct
Celebrating 9
years of service
in Old East
Reflexology
Aromatherapy
Massage, Hot
Stone, Reiki
Theatre, music, laughs steps away in Old East
4 The Old East Village News June 15,
Old East Common, Ontario just
north of Dundas. July 13, KGB 9 pm. StR
July 26, Dirty Little Secret. 9 pm.
StR
July 27, Kevin’s Bacon Train, 9 pm.
StR
August 8, singer-songwriter
Hawksley Workman. AH
August 10, Eh440, a capella quin-
tet performs “songs everyone
knows” plus original works. AH
August 17, Chelsea Crites, 3-7 pm.
StR
STAND-UP COMEDY
June 21-22, Peter Anthony and
Steve Dylan at Yuk Yuks. WFD
June 28-29, Laurie Elliott at Yuk
Yuks. WFD
THEATRE
June 14-15 and 19-22 evenings,
matinée June 16, Innocence Lost
explores the case of Stephen
Truscott, the 14-year-old wrong-
fully convicted and sentenced to
hang for the murder of school-
mate Lynne Harper in Clinton,
Ontario. PT
July 6 at 5 pm, Summer Heat, a
London Youth Theatre
Education (ages 5-7)
production, open to the general
public at $5. PT
July 9-13 (with a matinee as well
as evening performance July 13),
My First Time, “hysterical and
heartbreaking stories about first
sexual experiences, written by
real people.” PT
July 19 at 5 pm, Mother Goose is
Eaten by Werewolves, a London
Youth Theatre Education (ages 6
-11) production, open to the
general public at $5. PT
August 2 at 5 pm, The Mysterious
Case of the Missing Ring, a Lon-
don Youth Theatre Education
MUSIC
Wednesdays, 8 pm-midnight, Jeffy B.
StR
June 15, A Night of Drums, Brian
McHugh, the Hollywood Band
serve up “retro-pop, jazz and Latin
that packs a percussive punch.”
AH
June 22, Raisin Cain, 2-5 pm. CC
June 22, Nora and the Tearjerkers, 9
pm. StR
June 23, New York Voices, jazz/
vocal. AH
June 28, Diamond Dust, 9 pm. StR
June 28, Leslie Andrew and Clark
Brian, classical. AH
June 29, Oriana CD release promises
a mix of “chiming acoustic guitars,
shimmering ukuleles and haunting
synths, layered over a restless and
hard-hitting rhythm section”
brought together by the voice of
Nikki Whitehead; with special
guests U-Turn and Sarah Smith.
AH
July 2, Buckwheat Zydeco, “Creole
dance music.” AH
July 6, Nora and the Tearjerkers, 9
pm. StR
July 11, Redwood Tango Ensemble.
AH
July 13, 1-3 pm, the third annual
Garden Grooves concert at the
AH: Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas,
aeolianhall.ca 519-672-7950
CC: Canadian Corps, 1051 Dun-
das, canadiancorps.angelfire.
com/index.html, 519-455-7530
PT: Palace Theatre, 712 Dundas,
www.palacetheatre.ca, 519-432-
1029; Tickets for LYTE produc-
tions are $5.
StR: St. Regis Tavern, 625
Dundas, 519-432-0162 .
WFD: Western fair District, www.
westernfairdistrict.com/
calendar
(ages 12+) production, open to the
general public at $5. PT
August 16 at 5 pm, Comic Book
Artist, a London Youth Theatre
Education (ages 12+) production,
open to the general public at $5.
PT
August 23 at 5 pm, BBQs & Fun in
the Sun performance pieces, a
London Youth Theatre Education
production (special needs child-
ren), open to the general public at
$5. PT
September 18, 19, 25-28 evenings,
matinée September 20, the Lon-
don Community Players opens its
2013-14 season with Meta-
morphoses. PT
Shrew’d Business show garners two theatre awards The 2012 London Fringe production
of The Fantasticks by Ceris Thomas
and Brian Brockenshire’s Shrew’d
Business earned two of this year’s
DISH theatre awards.
Kezia Kirkham won for best mute
performance and Art Fidler picked up
one of the fun awards, the Ham, for
stealing all his scenes.
Musical Chairs
A brand new tradition marks its first year Musical Chairs, the Saturday night showcase for Old East
and other performers at the St. Regis Tavern, marked its
first anniversary June 1 with a little déjà vu.
The opening act was The Girl Detective with her tenor
ukulele, just as it had been when the series began on June
2 last year.
Launched by a collective of musicians with Corinne
Marshall (aka The Girl Detective) as sparkplug, Musical
Chairs has been a runaway success, not just musically but
as an occasion for neighbourhood folk to see old friends
and make new ones over some of the least pricey drinks in
town.
Musical Chairs is on every Saturday night (except
August) from 9 pm to midnight. THE GIRL DETECTIVE WITH DENNIS SIREN JUNE 1
Photo: Wendy Saby, Saby Siren Productions
June 15. 2013 The Old East Village News 5
Three OE musicians launch new CDs
Three Old East performers have new
CDs on the market.
Lynn Devine’s When Worry Has
No Road offers “folk with a beat”
in four originals plus a cover of
“Ramblin’ Man” by Hank Will-
iams, $10 from lynn.devine2[at]
sympatico.ca.
HooDoo2, the guitar-sax duo of
Frank Ridsdale and Creg Johns-
ton, serves up classic pop in a CD
titled simply HooDoo2; $16.50
from frank_ ridsdale[at]
hotmail.com.
Carole Allison’s CoalShed Willies
offer a collection of her originals,
on Chillbilly Music, $10 from
plnjane1958[at]hotmail until
the end of June, bighmusic[at]
hotmail.com after that.
Movies returning, volunteers wanted Movies come back to the Palace
Theatre this summer, and volunteers
are wanted, not just to help with
concessions, ushering and projection
but to help pick the titles as well.
For more information, info[at]
palacetheatre.ca.
Lorne Avenue Public School choirs
earned the Wil Rice Memorial
Award – and the $200 that comes
with it – as “most promising” at this
year’s Kiwanis Music Festival.
The money will be used to repair
some of the school’s woodwind and
brass instruments, music teacher
Steve Richards says.
Both the primary choir (grades 1-
3, singing “Castle On a Cloud”
from Les Miserables and “Amani
Utupe” by Patsy Ford Simms)
Lorne Ave choirs garner ‘most promising’ award
and the junior intermediate choir
(grades 4-8, singing Leonard
Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and “I Am a
Small Part of the World” by Sally
K. Albrecht) earned silver for their
festival performances.
Silver awards were also won by
the Grade 6 band and the Grades 7-8
band while the recorder ensemble
composed of students from grades
1-6 earned a gold award with Mr.
Richards’ own arrangements of two
folk tunes.
The Town and Country Saloon at
765 Dundas has added an open mic
to its schedule, emceed 8 pm-mid-
night every Wednesday by George
Manury and Toni-Rai.
A bonus for those who come just
to listen is a free weekly draw for a
$10 gift certificate donated by an
Old East shop or restaurant, plus all
tickets from weeks past go into a
July 19 draw for a nine-cup food
processor from Hendrix.
Music-makers have a new place to show their chops
The Town and Country event joins
Ruby Tuesday, a drop-in for "hum-
mers, strummers, listeners," 7:30-10
pm Tuesdays to July 30, resuming
September 3 as a weekly music-
making opportunity in the neigh-
bourhood
Ruby Tuesday is ordinarily held at
the Old East Studios, 775 Dundas,
but July’s sessions may be different.
For more information, jakelevesque
[at]gmail.com.
6 The Old East Village News June 15, 2013
BIA moves to new home on Rectory With its previous quarters slated for
demolition, the Old East Village
Business Improvement Area (BIA)
moves to new offices on the fair-
grounds, at 316 Rectory, as of June
17. The telephone number remains
the same, 519-645-7662.
By Leah Jesney
Ten Up has reopened at 649 Dundas
St. with a new menu that matches its
sushi selection with a wide selection
of Chinese food for eating in, take-
out and delivery, 11 am to 11 pm
seven days a week.
It’s the first in a number of open-
ings and re-openings in prospect
along Dundas as:
Ten Up leads restaurant openings, re-openings
the Chi Hi prepares to open at 791
Dundas as London's only spot for
fresh banh mi (marinated, spicy
Vietnamese subs);
the East Village Coffeehouse
readies its new location at 754
Dundas; and
True Taco prepares to triple its
seating capacity when it moves to
784 Dundas.
Chamber award for Onthemove Onthemove Organics has been
honoured by the London Chamber
of Commerce with its 2013 award
for environmental leadership.
Onthemove is a long-time fixture
at the Western Fair Farmers’ and
Artisans’ Market, Saturdays from 8
am to 3 pm, retailing produce and
operating a juice bar.
It also has a restaurant/bakery/
juice bar, the Root Cellar at 623
Dundas, which doubles as the base
for home delivery of organic
products through the week.
At the heart of the Onthemove
approach is sourcing locally from
small-scale organic farms, says
founder Jeff Pastorius, and reducing
its environmental footprint every
way it can, including the use of
bicycles in place of motor vehicles
whenever possible for home
deliveries.
For more information, go to
www.onthemoveorganics.ca.
Close collaboration with the com-
munity from the earliest planning
stages right through construction is
one of the things that has earned Jens
Stickling’s Centretown seniors’
apartments and retail complex this
year’s Green Brick award from the
Urban League of London.
Another is the way the first-floor
retail spaces have been laid out,
small enough to be affordable to
start-up businesses.
“The Green Brick is our way of
encouraging good urban develop-
ment that gives full weight to
community interests,” says Greg
Thompson, president of the League
and past-president of the Old East
Village Community Association.
THIRD FOR OLD EAST
This is the Village’s third Green
Brick. The Palace Theatre won in
1999 and the London Potters Guild
in 2009, both for the restoration of
heritage buildings on the Dundas
commercial corridor.
Both the Centretown development
and the Guild’s London Clay Art
Centre are also pioneers in the use of
environmentally-friendly geothermal
energy for heating and cooling.
Attention to community earns Green Brick for seniors building
Sale earned $1k
for association This year’s Green Day sale of com-
post and plants netted close to
$1,000 for the Old East Village
Community Association (OEVCA).
Green Day is the association’s
main fundraising event of the year.
The proceeds help pay for the block
party, the News, the Save Lorne Ave
campaign and more.
June 15, 2013 The Old East Village News 7
Three ‘best of’ picks in Village Three Old East locations are among
the “best of” chosen by readers of
the London Free Press and London
Community News this year.
Mykonos, on Adelaide at Elias,
made both lists as the city’s best
Greek restaurant.
The Intrinsic Fitness Studio at 809
Dundas was the Community News
choice for weight control services
and McHardy Vacuum, with one of
its two locations at 1004 Dundas, for
central vac.
Eight-foot obelisks signal stepped-up Walk to Shop
Two eight-foot steel obelisks will
soon make their appearance in the
Village, launching a new, public art
phase in the community association’s
Walk to Shop campaign.
Built into them will be panels,
changing from time to time, that
show which way to go and how long
it will take to get somewhere that
offers, for example, a table lamp or
lunch or a haircut.
“Shopping locally is one way each
and every one of us can help boost
Old East,” says Greg Thompson,
who spearheads the Walk to Shop
campaign, “because it tells business
this is a place worth investing in.
“Besides, you’ll find something
new and interesting every time you
take a walk down Dundas.”
In addition to the new food shops
(see page 12) and the re-opened Ten
Up restaurant (page 6), recent
arrivals include:
Zombettie, down the stairs at 616
Dundas, with an all-imported stock
of retro and “rockabilly” fashions
(“zombettieboutique” on Face-
book);
the Rivard Photography studio,
(www. rivardphotography.ca) at
1034 Dundas,
Jeff of All Trades (as it will be
when the sign is installed over the
door), buying, selling and trading
electronics at 637 Dundas; and
Intrinsic Fitness Studio (www.
intrinsicfitness.ca) at 809 Dundas.
HAND-CRAFTED BREADS SAVOURIES PASTRIES
Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am–6:30 pm
Saturday
9 am–5 pm
and at the Western Fair Farmers’
and Artisan’s Market 8 am–3 pm
Sunday
11 am–4 pm
864 Dundas 519-204-9144 [email protected]
Million Tree Challenge comes to OE
Jacalyn Grabowski and Gabrielle
Sanio are heading up Old East’s
part in the Million Tree Challenge,
which aims at raising London’s tree
cover to 40 per cent from today’s
23 per cent in 10 years.
“If your front yard can support a
tree, the City will plant one free of
charge,” says Ms. Grabowski.
“We can help you identify the
best trees for your yard and get you
great deals on backyard trees too.
“Join the challenge by registering
any tree you’ve planted since 2011,
suggest locations to plant trees, join
a planting group or sponsor a tree.
“Contact eastvilleagetreecaptain
[at]gmail.com and look for us at the
Old East Village Block Party on
Woodman Avenue July 20.”
Villagers re-elected
to League posts Greg Thompson has been re-elected
to a third term as president of the Ur-
ban League of London and Jo-Anne
Bishop to a second term as secretary.
8 The Old East Village News June 15, 2013
FAMILY / ALL AGES
Boyle Activity Council Commu-
nity BBQ, 1-4 pm June 22, at the
Boyle Memorial Community
Centre (see page 1).
Community Soirée hosted by the
Old East Village Community
Association, 6:30-10 pm June 27,
Aeolian Hall (see page 1).
Community yard sale, 8 am-2 pm
rain or shine, July 20 (see page
11). Register at oldeastyardsale
[at]gmail.com.
OEV Block Party, 2-7 pm July 20
on Woodman Avenue (see page
1).
Life*Spin anniversary party, 3-4
pm June 21. All are welcome to
share birthday cake, music by Old
East’s George Manury, activities
for the younger set as Life*Spin
celebrates 20 years of service,
more than half of them at its
present Old East location.
Family movie nights, 6:30–8:15
pm June 25 and August 22, free
drop-in, popcorn and juice on the
house. CL
Magic show – Captain Corbin:
Skulls and Scoundrels, 10-11 am
July 17, at the Boyle Memorial
Community Centre. Pick up free
tickets at the Carson Library from
July 3.
Reading Rocks, 2:30-3:30 pm August 15, interactive, hands-on
activities for school-aged children
and their parents to celebrate and
encourage reading together, drop-
in. CL
Western Fair, September 6-15. For details, www.westernfairdistrict.
com/calendar.
ALL AGES ARTS & CRAFTS
Crafts: Suncatchers, 2-4 pm July
18, free drop-in, materials supplied.
CL
Art contest, 2-4 pm July 25, free drop-in – Western Fair’s challenge
to create the best “book page
art” (any kind of art work on a page
from an old book), materials
supplied; entries will be shown and
judges in September, at the Fair.
CL
Participatory art: 2-4 pm August 1,
free drop-in – use paper, pipe
cleaners and pom-poms to create
stabiles and sculptures inspired by
the work of Alexander Calder,
materials supplied. CL
Participatory art: 1-4 pm August 8,
free drop-in, all materials supplied
– “circle painting” inspired by the
work of Robert Delaunay. CL
TO AGE 7
Little Chefs, ages 5-6, 6-7 pm Tuesdays, six weeks from July 9,
code 245116, $46. Spectrum
Fire Safety with Sparky the Fire
Dog Robot, ages 3-7 with care-giver, join London Firefighters
2:30-3 pm July 3. Pick up free
tickets from June 22. CL
SCHOOL-AGED & TEEN
Go! Summer Reading Club, June
22-August 17. registration opens
June 22 . There will be a GO!
station at the Boyle Memorial
Community Centre as well as at the
Carson Library.CL
Keep busy all summer right in the Village CL: Carson Library, 465
Quebec (at Dufferin), 519-
438-4287,
www.londonpubliclibrary.ca,
‘Carson Branch Library’ on
Facebook.
LS: Life*Spin, 866 Dundas, life
[at]execulink.com, 519-438-
8676, www.lifespin.org.
OES: Old East Studios, 775
Dundas,
www.oldeaststudios.ca, 519-
434-5499.
Spectrum: City of London
recreation programs at the
Boyle Memorial Community
Centre; prices quoted are for
London resident; register at
519-661-5575 or at www.
london.ca (click on Spectrum
link), citing code numbers.
Papercrafting: paper plus glue
plus computer equals magic,
ages 8 and up, free drop-in, 2-3
pm July 11. Learn how computers
model objects in 3-D. CL
Space Exploration, ages 6 and up,
10-11 am August 8 at the Boyle
Memorial Community Centre –
“explore Alka Seltzer rockets and
‘alien’ DNA.” Pick up free tickets
at the Carson Library from July
24.
Crafts: Marshmallow Popsicle
Catapults, ages 8-12, free, 2:30-
3:30 pm August 6, materials
supplied. Registration from July
24. CL
A Day in the Life of a Pioneer,
presented by Fanshawe Pioneer
Village, ages 6-10, free, 2:30-3:30
pm July 31. Registration from
July 10. CL
Crafts: Fabulous Felt Key
Chains, ages 10 and up, 2:30-
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Creative Chaos, 3-4 pm Thursdays,
drop-in for women – arts, crafts
and a place to make new friends,
build a support network. LS
Garden Crawl. All are welcome to
join a tour of selected Old East
gardens, starting at 2 pm June 29.
For more information, heather[at]
irismanor.com.
SOUP (Southwestern Ontario
Ukulele Players), Mondays (to
July 15, resuming September 9),
beginners 7-8 pm June 24, open
jam 7-9 pm; $5 or pay-what-you-
can; for more information,
diversearts[at]gmail.com. OES
Canadian Corps fundraiser, July 1,
steak or chicken dinner with
entertainment, 1051 Dundas, $12.
For more information, 519-455-
7530.
June 15, 2013 The Old East Village News 9
3:30 pm July 19. materials sup-
plied. Registration from June 22.
CL
Summer R.E.A.D. seven weekly,
45-minute, one-on-one, free
sessions for children 7-12 who
have problems with reading. For
more information, Frances Cutt,
519-521-5921 or frances.cutt[at]
lpl.london.on.ca.
PRE-TEEN & TEEN
Babysitting course, ages 11-16, 10
am-noon Fridays, four weeks
from July 5, code 245113, $49.
Spectrum
Just for Us, learning and building
self-reliance are keynotes for this
fledging group for girls aged 11-
14 with adult supervision. LS
Get Caught Reading, ages 11-17,
log reading (books, graphic
novels, magazines) June 22-
August 24 for a chance to win
weekly prizes from the Western
Fair District; wind-up party for all
participants August 24, 1:30-4
pm. at the Central Library. CL
ADULT
Zumba (fitness), ages 18 and up,
6:15-7:15 pm Wednesdays, nine
weeks from July 3, code 245298,
$54.24. Spectrum
Food, not Lawns, 6-9 pm, second
Wednesday of the month at
EVAC, 757 Dundas, discussion of
home-grown food and a vegan,
nut-free pot luck dinner. For more
information,
foodnotlawnslondoncanada.
blogspot.ca.
For entrepreneurs, new series of
technology workshops, men-
toring, membership beginning in
June; go to the calendar at
oldeaststudios.ca for details.
Lorne Avenue School Council,
first meeting of the new year,
September 9, 6:30 pm, at the
school library; elections for the
2013-14 school year, September
30, also in the library at 6:30 pm.
Shutterbugs can help with street photos
From point-and-shoot to top of the
line DSLR, all cameras and the
people behind them are welcome to
join the Old East “street photo-
graphy group” at the Medium photo
space, 870 Dundas.
The group’s aim, says Medium’s
John Densky, is to create an archive
of Old East scenes and goings-on
with a view to eventually mounting
a show or even publishing a book.
There’s an 11 am Saturday drop-
in at Medium and the group “meets”
between times on Flickr – search
“mediumlondonstreetphotography.”
June 15, 2013 The Old East Village News 11
ONE OF THE CUB SCOUTS who meet at the Boyle Memorial Community Centre has been awarded the Jack Cornwell Decoration, the Scout movement’s highest award for courage in the face of physical adversity. He’s Alex Nichol (centre), flanked here by Caleb Lacelle (left) and Zachary Hyatt, who have been awarded the Six Star Award for their achievements. For more information on the Boyle Beavers, Cubs and Scouts program, 45thlondon.webs.com. Photo: Tom Medland
Early yard sale registrations urged for stronger ad impact Organizers of the July 20 Old East
Village Community Yard Sale want
to register at least 100 households by
the time advertising has to be sub-
mitted to the London
Free Press.
“We actually had
more than 100 sales
last year and the year before,” says
lead organizer Paul Seale, “but we
could only advertise 60-plus because
that was the count when the deadline
for placing the ad rolled around.
“It will be a huge draw to the Old
East if we can advertise 100 or more
sales this year.”
Registration is free. The Old East
Village Community Association pays
for everything, including the ad and
the signs that direct people into the
neighbourhood from major roads.
As usual, all registered sales will
appear on a map showing where
they are located, helping shoppers
find their way.
Households that register by July
1 will get a support
package with pre-
printed price stickers
and balloons.
Besides advertising,
organizers use Facebook and other
social media to publicize the sale
far beyond the borders of the
Village.
“You can look up the event at
‘Old East Village Community Yard
Sale’ on Facebook and ‘share’ it or
‘export’ it to another page,” says
Mr. Seale.
To register a sale, or to volunteer
for postering and other tasks like
taking down posters after the sale,
email oldeastyardsale[at]gmail.com
with name, address, and telephone
number.
8 am-2 pm July 20, rain or shine
Kate Ahrens joins Aeolian Hall board
As an Aeolian Hall volunteer, she’s
done it all – ushered, worked the box
office and the bar, even called on
some chef school training to prepare
meals for visiting stars like singer-
songwriter Jully Black and jazz great
Chick Corea.
Now Kate Ahrens has been voted
onto the Aeolian board, helping set
the course for one of Old East’s most
respected cultural pillars.
“I love all the energy and the buzz
that goes into putting on the shows,”
she says, “and it’s a bonus to help
the Aeolian bring its own energy to
revitalizing the neighbourhood we
share.”
Lorne Avenue council seeks new members Lorne Avenue School Council
is looking for new members and,
besides parents, there’s room for
one more representative of the
community at large.
The first meeting of the 2013-14
year is scheduled for September 9,
at 6:30 pm in the school library,
while the election of officers –
chair, secretary and treasurer – is
to take place September 30, also
at 6:30 pm in the library.
FUNDRAISING
Council fundraising topped $4,000
in the current school year, mostly
from a wildly successful dance-a-
thon, reports co-chair Scott
Maclean.
The money was used for the
Grade 8 graduation ceremonies,
new sports equipment (primary
balls), snacks for students writing
the province’s standardized
EQAO tests, subsidizing end-of-
year trips, and prizes for the Old
East Live! show.
12 The Old East Village News June 15, 2013
Near farmers’ market
Quality food node growing in Old East
PYJAMA PARTY – Old East’s Marianne Shaw was among neigh-bourhood and other volunteers who helped unload 14 pallets of new children’s pyjamas donated to Life*Spin by Metro Canada Logistics of Etobicoke.
of grocery items Tuesday-Friday 10 am-5 pm and Satur-
days 10 am-4 pm.
With On themove Organics long established at the far-
mers’ market as well as offering home delivery weekdays,
the Village now has two organics shops.
All ’Bout Cheese stocks an array of local artisanal
cheeses as well as goat and sheep milk products and
international favourites. There’s also a gourmet olive bar
on site.
The Hungary Butcher will offer locally-sourced,
naturally-raised meats, including grass-fed beef and
gluten-free sausages. Imported deli items will include
spices, waters and chocolate.
By Leah Jesney
All ’Bout Cheese at 898 Dundas is the latest addition to
the quality food zone developing in the vicinity of the
Western Fair Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market.
It is soon to be followed by the Hungary Butcher next
door, at 896 Dundas, and both join the popular Artisan
Bakery nearby at 864 Dundas.
All three continue to sell at the farmers’ market Satur-
days as well (the Hungary Butcher under the name Taste
of Hungary), 8 am to 3 p.m.
Another recent addition to the vicinity is Eat Green
Organics, a short walk away at 1010 Dundas, offering
certified organic produce and a wide selection of
Seniors get own program at Boyle centre Activities especially for seniors (ages 55
and up) are now a regular feature at the
Boyle Memorial Community Centre.
Offered Mondays between 9 am and
noon, programming changes from time
to time in response to the suggestions
and requests of participants, but it will al
-ways include gentle physical exercise
and opportunities for socializing with
others.
Attendance is free this month when
special programming includes ethnic
cooking demonstrations – and tastings
– with members of the London Inter-
Community Health Centre’s Women of
the World program, 10-11 am June 24.
Annual memberships cost $10 and they
can be purchased at the community
centre 9 am-noon Mondays or by tele-
phone 519-661-2500 x5575.
For more information, go to www.
london.ca and search “Boyle Seniors’
Satellite.”
Meanwhile the health centre’s drop-in
for seniors at its Dundas Street location
is on summer break, resuming September
5. For more information, 519-660-0875
x275.
Everyone asked to help welcome newcomers
Patrick Dunham wants to hear from Villagers right away whenever they
see someone new moving into the neighbourhood.
A director of the Old East Village Community Association, he’s taken
charge of delivering welcome packages that include coupons from local
shops and services along with useful information about the Old East.
Email him at OEVWelcome[at]hotmail.com