You like ShrEdmonton? ShrEdmonton IN YOUR FACE! It's like shred, shred shred, shred shred.
I've booked the indoor venues and there's just a couple of details to finalize. Check back once and a while for updates. Here's the info that you're looking for:
ShrEdmonton Freestyle Assembly 2006
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date: July 21-23, 2006
Competition: Shred 30, Sick 3, and informal Big Trick. (possibly routines if people will prepare stuff...I've been dieing to unveil my pokemon routine)
Venues:
Friday Evening -> YMCA footbag studio
Sat/Sun Indoor -> Citadel Theatre - The David Bentley Multipurpose Room.
This room is literally everything we could have hoped for in a venue. It's a large, well-lit room with windows, plenty of overhead clearance, carpeted floors, funky mirrors, and big enough for at least 30 or 40 shredders. Check out last years VIDEO to see a glimpse of this delightful venue. This year the "Taste of Edmonton Festival" is being held right outside the citadel in churchill square. I hope you like food.
Accommodations : Hopefully we'll be able to put everyone up. *If* we fill up, I know a couple of cheap hotels where you can hop on the good foot and do the bad thing.
Music: DJ BryZe will be spinning some house, breaks, and trance for the Saturday shred, and maybe the Sunday as well. He's a good DJ folks, he knows his stuff. *NEWSFLASH* Spit'N'Shuv AKA Andrew T. Grant will also be spinning some phat drum and bass. Don't miss out on this fantastic vacation opportunity.
Dinner on Friday Night: A freestyler gathering on opening night, will be held at Red Robins (west edmonton location). Oh.. and Red Robin's is sponsoring us a bunch of gift certificates. So expect a healthy portion of your healthy meal to be covered.
Elements yet to be Finalized:
Outdoor Venue: Like I said above, there's a large food tasting festival going on during the same weekend, so we may not be able to kick @ City Hall. We're going to talk to the City to look at that possibility, but aside from that, we have a few other nearby locations in mind. Namely, the Alberta Legislature Grounds...a great area a number of blocks away. There's a big wading pool, a fountain, tons of open space on both grass and cement, and lots of stairs of varying heights for trials/street. If it's really nice out, there will literally be hundreds or people there, if not thousands throughout the course of the day.
Check out some pictures: Legislature, City Hall
T-shirts: I'll whip something up.
Sponsorship: We already have 2 sponsors and we've got some good leads on more. We're looking into the possibility of providing, water to the players, beer for the party, a discount at the players' dinner...etc.
Players' packs: Again, this will be based upon the amount of sponsorship we receive.
Web Site: Working on it. It will have additional information any player might need, like maps to the venue, which bus to take, some Albertan phrases to help you get by in this strange town, etc.
Players' Party: We're still trying to decide whose house to have the party at. Expect craziness in the order of last year. Gogo drunken air shred!
ALSO:
Please POST IF YOU'RE COMING so that we can set you up with crash space or accommodations.
Check out last year's tournament VIDEO to see how much fun there is to be had.
MORE INFORMATION:everyone wrote:"I'll be there. Will you?"
Preliminary Schedule:
Friday 7-9pm -> Informal shred @ Jamie Platz YMCA
Friday 9-12pm -> sponsored Friday Dinner @ Red Robins (free freckled lemonade!)
Saturday 10:30am-11am -> Registration
Saturday 11am-2pm -> Competitions @ David Bentley Room in Citadel
Saturday 2-6pm -> Informal Shred (If good weather @ city hall fountains otherwise Bentley)
Saturday 7pm-LATE -> Players Party @ Ben's House
Sunday 12pm - Whenever -> Informal Shred (If good weather @ legislature otherwise bentley)
Registration:
$25 = Entry into any competition, official tournament t-shirt, free water, and bbq dinner @ players party.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!
If you preregister today (or by July 19th) you will get all of the above mentioned goodies, but for an all time low price of 20 DOLLARS! That's right folks... 20 DOLLARS! Do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity! Sign up today!(all dollars in canadian currency, sleeping in rory's bed not included)
Please go HERE to preregister.
Note: If you don't have paypal you can still preregister and just pay at the tournament and still receive the same "making dreams a come true" discount. Also, I realize it says 2k5 on the reg pages, but really it means to say 2k6. Thanks.
DIRECTIONS/ADDRESSES
Please give me a call when you get into town on friday for precise instructions to accomplish the mission. My cell number is 780-668-3224 (668-FBAG!). We will most likely be all chilling at Kevin's place.
Directions to Kevin's Place and YMCA:
So, if you're coming from the South...you'll be travelling via Highway 2. Once you approach Edmonton, Highway 2 will "remain as Highway 2", but will change names (Gateway Blvd, Calgary Trail). Don't worry about it, just stay on it until you hit Whitemud.
Travel West on Whitemud. If you're going to the YMCA, take a left at 178 street, go south a few blocks, and you'll see it on your right hand side.
If you're going to my house, take the 159 street exit. Travel North on 159th, then take a left at 87 ave (towards the Hospital). Your best bet is to park in the ESSO on 165st and 87ave, and the give me a call at (780)-868-2555. It's way too difficult to give you specific directions to my house.
Venue Addresses
Jamie Platz YMCA
Citadel (there will be signs leading to the David Bentley Room)
9828 – 101 A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3C6
Jamie Platz YMCA Family Community Centre
7121 178 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5T 5T9
Phone: 780 481-YMCA (9622)
. Please come though!
