July: Events Around the City

Summer has arrived and the outdoor events are here.

July 4th 6:30pm

TREA Annual Picnic. Grosvener Lodge 1017 Western Road. All present and past members are invited to join in celebrating TREA's 20th anniversary

July 5 to 8
SUNFEST - a four-day outdoor festival of world music, dance, food and crafts that takes place in Victoria Park. This event is free, but donations are welcome. Information phone 519-672-1522, online http://www.sunfest.on.ca/.

July 7th 2-8pm
Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of 9 concerts taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to inspire a global movement to "Answer the Call" and combat the climate crisis.

Live Earth - The Elgin Middlesex London Green Party Association is pleased to announce a fundraiser / gathering to be held in conjunction with the Live Earth concert being held around the world on July 7, 2007.

July 13, 14, 15
Fifth Annual GPO Summer Summit: Cost: $20 - includes two nights camping on site, two suppers, campfire, forest trails, meadows, Host: Peter and Patti Ellis' Farm, 705‑458‑4852, Site #4615, One km west of highway 27 (Newton-Robinson) on Road #10, just north of Bond Head, 60km north of Toronto. All welcome.

Agenda: Strategy and messaging for the October 10, 2007 provincial election.

July 13 to 15
BLUESFEST: The 8th annual Bluesfest London, held downtown at the corner Clarence and King St. includes Los Lobos, Dave Mason from Traffic, Pat Travers, Savoy Brown, Anthony Gomes, Steve Payne, Watermelon Slim, Scott Holt. Information phone 519-474-7706, online http://www.thebluesfest.com/london.

July 17th
GreenDrinks (http://www.greendrinks.org/) - UWO Biotron Tour 7pm The newly constructed Biotron is a five-storey $30 million, environmental research facility on the campus of The University of Western Ontario in London. The research focus of this international facility is the impact of human activities on ecosystems. Visit http://www.biotron.uwo.ca/for more info.

July 20 to 22
Home County Folk Festival: The 34th Home County Folk Festival in Victoria Park is London's biggest and longest running free summer festival. Information phone 519-432-4310, online http://www.homecounty.ca/.

July 25th
Green Party of Ontario London West CA Candidate Nomination Meeting 7:00pm, 108 McClary Ave. All are invited to our selection meeting for the Oct 10th Provincial election. To vote for a candidate you must be a GPO member in good standing. This can be done at http://www.gpo.ca/join.html. For more information please contact Gary Brown GPBrown@Rogers.com , 519-473-5382

July 30 @ 2pm
Smart City Planning
The Public is invited to attend and participate in discussions around the Growth Boundary. City Staff has determined there is adequate land and no additional land is needed. See Official Plan Review and Land Needs on http://www.london.ca/. Many developers and (possibly half) of the councillors disagree, stating that if we do not add additional lands we will stifle growth and employment. Please come out and empower our city council to do what is in the best interest of individual citizens not developers.

July 27 to Aug. 6
London Fringe Theatre Festival: London Fringe Theatre Festival takes place at various theatre venues downtown with local, national and international theatre companies represented as well as visual art, film and spoken word performances. Information phone 519-434-0606, online or http://www.londonfringe.ca/.