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

The Old East Village News is published by the Old East

Village Community Association

of London, Ontario

President: Jennifer Diplock

oevcapresident[at]gmail.com

Past-president: Greg Thompson

Vice-president: Frank Filice

Treasurer: Jacalyn Grabowski

Secretary: Paul Seale

oevcasecretary[at]gmail.com

Directors at large: Kate

Ahrens, Ken Da Silva, Patrick

Dunham, Scott Maclean,

Phillip Shantz, Cathy Stecko,

Benjamin Vazquez

www.oevca.ca

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on Facebook

Stay up to the minute by joining

these Facebook groups – search:

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Luscious Ladies of the Old East

Village

Gentlemen of the Old East

Village

Musical Chairs! (don’t forget the

exclamation point!)

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 theartisanbakery@rogers.com

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