(Weather Permitting – Rain Date: Saturday, February 6) 1:30 – 4:30 P.M. Games with prizes for the kids! Free Hotdogs and Hot Chocolate! while supplies last 8:00 till 9:00 pm, Come back for a Community Hockey Game. Entrance to Park on between Sponsored by the City of Waterloo and the Vermont Park Neighbourhood AssociationSunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Community Action Forum Announcement
Invitation to the 2nd Waterloo Community Action Forum
- Focus on Inclusion
What’s been done since April 18, 2008
Opening the space to set direction for 2009
Friday April 17, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hauser Haus
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
- Focus on Inclusion
What’s been done since April 18, 2008
Opening the space to set direction for 2009
Friday April 17, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hauser Haus
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
Since April 2008 there have been three gatherings to discuss the action people have taken and to plan further action. This has been an opportunity for community members to reflect, share, encourage and challenge each other to follow through on the various ideas that have emerged in discussions. A range of activities have been started as a result of the Community Action Forum.
The Forum will include an update on action taken since April 18, 2008 and will then open the space to new issues and ideas that will frame the action for the coming year.
All are welcome. There is no cost for the Forum event. To keep costs down, we are asking all participants to bring a brown bag lunch. Donations are welcome.
Please let us know if any accommodations are needed when you register.
For registration go to http://focusoninclusion2009.eventbrite.com/ or contact Kim or Susan at the Social Planning Council Kitchener-Waterloo at 519-579-1096 or kim@waterlooregion.org
The Forum will include an update on action taken since April 18, 2008 and will then open the space to new issues and ideas that will frame the action for the coming year.
All are welcome. There is no cost for the Forum event. To keep costs down, we are asking all participants to bring a brown bag lunch. Donations are welcome.
Please let us know if any accommodations are needed when you register.
For registration go to http://focusoninclusion2009.eventbrite.com/ or contact Kim or Susan at the Social Planning Council Kitchener-Waterloo at 519-579-1096 or kim@waterlooregion.org
Monday, January 19, 2009
Howdy Neighbours,
Just a short announcement about our upcoming Winter Carnival
Vermont Park Winter Carnival
Sunday, February 8, 2009 (Weather Permitting – Rain Date: February 15)
1:30 – 4:30 P.M.
Games with prizes for the kids!
Join us for fun, excitement, and
a chance to interact with your community.
Free Hotdogs and Hot Chocolate!
while supplies last
Come back for a Community Hockey Game.
8:00 till 9:00 pm
Entrance to Park on Margaret Ave. North between Vermont St. and Murdock Ave.
Volunteers Welcome!!
http://vpna.blogspot.com/
vermontparkneighbours@gmail.com
Just a short announcement about our upcoming Winter Carnival
Vermont Park Winter Carnival
Sunday, February 8, 2009 (Weather Permitting – Rain Date: February 15)
1:30 – 4:30 P.M.
Games with prizes for the kids!
Join us for fun, excitement, and
a chance to interact with your community.
Free Hotdogs and Hot Chocolate!
while supplies last
Come back for a Community Hockey Game.
8:00 till 9:00 pm
Entrance to Park on Margaret Ave. North between Vermont St. and Murdock Ave.
Volunteers Welcome!!
http://vpna.blogspot.com/
vermontparkneighbours@gmail.com
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Origin of the Kermesse
The Kermesse, or fun fair, traditionally emphasizes French language and culture, if not more generally a cultural heritage. Until the 1960’s the German-Catholic community celebrated the Kermesse in K-W. Still further back in history, it was in celebration focused on the local Catholic parish, held annually on the day the parish was established.
In the French Flanders, in Belgium and in the Netherlands, a kermesse is an annual public event or fair celebrating the patron saint of a village, or in aid of the local school. A tradition which dates back to the Middle Ages, Flemish painters from Brueghel the Elder to Rubens painted kermesse scenes; they became a genre which contributed to the renown of the Flemish school. Religious in origin - kerkimesse in Flemish means“ mass for the church” - the events surrounding the consecration of the church or the feast of the patron saint, were gradually secularized. From the 13th to the 20th centuries, across the different regions, the kermesse became at once, a harvest festival, a day of feasting, a dance in the main square, a funfair and form of popular entertainment, as well as an end of school carnival, rallying the entire community, and involving both the public and private spheres. To this day, in northern France, in Belgium and in Holland, these remain living traditions which reflect both regional variety and cultural unity: they allow people to take leisure in ways that are not strictly governed by commerce but rather by community.
In the French Flanders, in Belgium and in the Netherlands, a kermesse is an annual public event or fair celebrating the patron saint of a village, or in aid of the local school. A tradition which dates back to the Middle Ages, Flemish painters from Brueghel the Elder to Rubens painted kermesse scenes; they became a genre which contributed to the renown of the Flemish school. Religious in origin - kerkimesse in Flemish means“ mass for the church” - the events surrounding the consecration of the church or the feast of the patron saint, were gradually secularized. From the 13th to the 20th centuries, across the different regions, the kermesse became at once, a harvest festival, a day of feasting, a dance in the main square, a funfair and form of popular entertainment, as well as an end of school carnival, rallying the entire community, and involving both the public and private spheres. To this day, in northern France, in Belgium and in Holland, these remain living traditions which reflect both regional variety and cultural unity: they allow people to take leisure in ways that are not strictly governed by commerce but rather by community.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
What is the "Kermesse"?
On May 24, 2008 the second annual kermesse will take place on the school grounds of ’Ecole l’Harmonie with the valued participation of the City of Waterloo, the Vermont Park Neighbourhood Association in addition to l’Association des francophones de Kitchener-Waterloo and Ecole l'Harmonie. A neighbourhood wide garage sale will kick-off the event at 10a.m. ( la braderie, the French equivalent of the garage sale) is another medieval tradition! The Kermesse proper begins at 11a.m. and continues to 4p.m.
There will be many games and activities for children plus a book exchange. We are happy to have initiated a collaboration with Worth a Second Look who will be donating prizes. Merguez, frites (fries) and French crepes will be offered for a minimal charge. Proceeds will go towards a community greening project at the school.
There will be many games and activities for children plus a book exchange. We are happy to have initiated a collaboration with Worth a Second Look who will be donating prizes. Merguez, frites (fries) and French crepes will be offered for a minimal charge. Proceeds will go towards a community greening project at the school.
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