If you are a Halloween event in the dEdmonton region that needs volunteers, let us know.

The Scarecrow Festival
October 15, 16, 17, 2010
Their website: www.scarecrowfestival.org
Looking for: Volunteers to help set up, make props, ticket takers, and much more for this family fun event.
Their Facebook Page
In support of: ABC Head Start

The Haunted Hike
Dates: October 1,2,8,9,15,16,22,23
Looking for: actors sorry, all full at this time
In support of Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation

The Sands Tour of Terror: Goes to the Movies
Dates: October 29, 20, 2010
Looking for: actors, setup, props for this 14+ attraction
In support of Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation
Contact Tina at the Sands Hotel or visit their Facebook group

Bloody the Clown’s Prom Night
Dates: October 22, 23, 29, 30, 2010
Looking for: actors, setup, props for this very scary attraction!
Their Facebook Casting Call

Fort Edmonton Park’s Spooktacular
October 29, 30, 2010
Looking for actors, security, ticket takers, plus working with children in less scary areas. Must be 13+ years, 16+ for some areas/positions.
Their Volunteer Information

The Norwood Haunted House
Dates: TBA
Looking for scarers for their yard haunt.
Contact NorwoodHH on Twitter or email us here at info@dedmonton.com

The summer season continues in spooky Old Strathcona until September 2nd:

www.edmontonghosttours.com
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights
Time: 9:30pm
10322 - 83rd Ave in Old Strathcona
$10 per soul or $30 per Family (2 adults and up to 2 kids under 13 yrs old)

All the details at DEDfest.com and DEDfest on Campus on Facebook.

Leduc - May 1st

Devon - May 29th

Stony Plain - June 5th

Want to be in a parade? We’re always looking for dEdmontonians to help us celebrate Halloween in the summer! Follow all our parades on the dEdmonton Facebook page.

Tickets available at Rowena (10762-82 Ave) and Sportsworld (13710 – 104 Street). Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Doors at 6:00 pm and game starts at 7:00

Saturday, May 22: ALL – STAR ROLLER DERBY

Tickets available at Rowena (10762-82 Ave) and Sportsworld (13710 – 104 Street). Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Doors at 6:00 pm and game starts at 7:00 pm.

The Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Association in conjunction with E-Ville Roller Derby is hosting the 2nd annual CWRDA Bootcamp. With 160 skaters coming from across Canada and acclaimed roller derby coaches from across North America this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to rub shoulders with the elite in international roller derby.

The public will be welcomed to two bouts. The Friday night bout is coed, a rare event in modern roller derby and not to be missed. All proceeds from this even will benefit SCARS – Second Chance Animal Rescue. The Saturday night event is an all-star game featuring some of the best players from across Canada playing together for the first time

ABOUT THE CANADIAN WOMEN’S ROLLER DERBY ASSOCIATION

Founded in 2008, the CWRDA membership is composed of roller derby leagues across Canada. The goal of the association is to promote the game of roller derby on the league level, national level, and international level.

ABOUT E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY

In our third bouting season, E-Ville Roller Derby is Alberta’s largest roller derby league; featuring three all-female house teams and an all star travel team that continually play to sell-out crowds in Edmonton and across Canada and the US. The 2009/2010 season saw the introduction of our third house team and the inception of our junior league for girls 10-17, the first in Canada! With 750 fans in attendance at our March game, we can proudly say we are also Alberta’s most popular roller derby league.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
More information about CWRDA can be found online at http://www.cwrda.ca. For more information on E-Ville Roller Derby please visit http://e-villederby.com. To request promotional tickets or for further information please contact Lesley McDonald at 780-918-9676 or hoochie@telus.blackberry.net

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In addition to his psychic abilities, Coffey is also a paranormal investigator, lecturer, and writer. He has been featured on numerous television programs, specifically Paranormal State and Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, both on A&E Network.

“I’m really looking forward to interacting with my fans! This is the first time I’ve ever done a live webcast,” exclaimed Chip Coffey. This one-time event will launch Coffey’s Canadian tour, which begins May 7 in Edmonton at the Myer Horowitz Theatre. This tour is part of the Edmonton-based Trixstar Production’s “Behind The Icon” series.

The first part of the show will be a lecture and a question answer period with the crowd. There will be a short intermission after the Q & A. Chip will then return and do psychic readings off of the stage (these are not one-on-one readings and there is no guarantee Chip will pick you out of the crowd). After the readings the formal part of the show will end and then those who purchased the VIP Experience willcontinue on with their meet & greet activities.

Coffey Talk 2.0 - Live PPV Webcast

Date: Thursday, May 6th, 2010, 7:00 PM
Location: Online Pay Per View event
More event info: http://fusedlogic.tv/events/chip-coffey

Coffey Talk with Chip Coffey

Date: Friday, May 7th, 2010, 7:30 PM
Location: Myer Horowitz Theatre
More event info: http://behindtheicon.ca/upcoming.htm
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster

Talk about hot to handle negative experiences and how to empower children to handle the paranormal and their fears.

With Rona Anderson of Paranormal Explorers and Yvette L’Hirondelle of Transitions & Harmonies

Sunday, April 11th, 2010
3:00 - 7:00 PM
$80 / Family

dEdmonton is proud to announce that Groundhog Day and Halloween have entered into a partnership that will reshape the landscape of North American holidays in Edmonton forever.

“The usual ‘rules’ of Groundhog Day don’t work very well in Edmonton,” says dEdmonton co-chair Christian Nelson. “Winter isn’t going to end in early February. Everyone knows that, so why continue the charade? All it does is make the Groundhogs look bad, and they’re not happy about that.”

This Groundhog Day All the Rules Will Change!

The members of dEdmonton have worked closely with the local Groundhog community to develop a new set of metrics more suitable to Edmonton’s status as a winter-city.

So this year, the following rules apply:
• If Groundhogs do not see their shadows then Halloween will last for all of October.
• If Groundhogs do see their shadows then Halloween will only last for 31 days.

“This makes Groundhog Day relevant again for Edmontonians,” says dEdmonton co-chair Darryl Plunkie. A representative of Groundhogs in Edmonton could not be reached for comment, but we are confident they will show up at the appointed time.

With so many days of Halloween to plan the dEdmonton Board of Directors is now looking for Committee Members and Volunteers to contribute their enthusiasm and expertise in the areas of:

• Parades
• The dEdmonton Street Team
• Event Planning
• Internet and Social Media
• Marketing & Public Relations
• Fundraising & Sponsorships

dEdmonton is dedicated to celebrating Halloween in all its forms, and is also looking for outreach coordinators. Are you are involved in a local scene or community – Horror, Family, LBGT, Music, Art, Crafts, Props, Retailers, or anything else – and interested in joining the Halloween fun?

Join the Council of E-ville!!! Thrill to the arcane mysteries of “The Council Chambers”!!! Play pin the tail on the Zombie!!! Who will earn the coveted role of Assistant Liaison to the Undersecretary of Horror?!?

For further information please contact:

Darryl Plunkie
Co-Chair, dEdmonton: Canada’s Halloween Festival
volunteers@dEdmonton.com

A special thank you to My Ghoul Friday for the use of her creature… Thanks GF!

First, head on over to the giveaway site and follow her blog: newagedolls.blogspot.com. Just comment at the bottom of the page and that is it…you have an entry!

Hurry - contest entry is only open till January 31st at Noon Pacific time! Later that day the winner is announced.

You can get more entries of course - just blog about her contest or her excellent Etsy store, and spread the word on Facebook and MySpace too.

I suggest you spend some time on her site(s) - her work is incredible. These are one-of-a-kind pieces, not your typical mass-produced stuff.

And who says you can’t celebrate Halloween all year round? Certainly not us dEdmontonians!

Mayor Mandel - Honourary Member of the Council of E-ville












































A big thanks to Scott Mckeen and the Mayor’s Office for helping us set this up.











More photos of the trip are here.