January 15, 2018
On Sunday, we had the pleasure of hosting The Rick Mercer Report at Deep Freeze. Rick joined us in celebrating all that is winter in Edmonton.
You can watch the episode here.
Enjoy :)
All Photos: Michal Grajewski, Rick Mercer Report
On Sunday, we had the pleasure of hosting The Rick Mercer Report at Deep Freeze. Rick joined us in celebrating all that is winter in Edmonton.
You can watch the episode here.
Enjoy :)
All Photos: Michal Grajewski, Rick Mercer Report
Check out Episode 17 of The Well Endowed Podcast: Winter is Here and We Like It!
Featuring Christy Morin of Arts on the Ave speaking about Deep Freeze and the annual ( and super fun) deep freezer races!
Enjoy!
This year during Deep Freeze, be sure to stop into Bleeding Heart Art Space for their current exhibit Origin Stories.
Origin Stories is an installation of artworks by Jenny Hawkinson that explores the external factors that contribute to an identity. It questions the authenticity of personal and collective memory/loss, and the desire to find home in the midst of a shifting world.
Bleeding Heart Art Space
9140 118 Ave, Second floor
Noon - 6 pm on January 13 & 14
FREE Admission
For more info check out the Bleeding Heart Art Space website!
Who says street hockey is only for the summer? Round up a group of 4-6* of your friends and help us take over 118th Avenue for the Deep Freeze 3 on 3 Street Hockey Tournament. The tournament is played over both days of the festival and teams are guaranteed a minimum of 5 games. Take home a championship or one of the many other prizes available to tournament participants.
Saturday:
> Exciting round-robin action
> Test your shot against the radar gun
Sunday:
> Playoffs and championship game
> 2018 Skills Tournament
Interested in registering for the friendly tournament or have any questions?
Email hockey@deepfreezefest.ca for information.
Registration deadline is Noon on January 10, 2018. Sign up now as space is limited to 16 teams!
*All tournament players must be 18+ years old.
Thank you to our Hockey Sponsors:
The tradition continues with the return of ice skating and jam-jar curling. Don your wool sweater, lace up your skates, and brush off your broom. You can borrow skates (at no cost) from the skate tent, open from Noon until 6:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Keep your eyes open all festival long to see red noses and fun antics in the snow from these fools! Keep your eyes open all festival long to see red noses and fun antics from these fools!
Learn to throw and axe and knife like a viking. Axecitement on the Ave at Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival. Ages 7 & up.
Sponsored by Jack Axe
Learn from over 10 makers and crafters of yesteryear, as woodworkers, spinners and weavers create mastepieces.
FEATURED: Old Time Canning & Preserves with Naomi Pahl
Naomi spends much of her spare time during the harvest season preserving fruit and vegetables that she has grown or foraged. Join Naomi on Prairie Homestead where she will share her extensive knowledge and the love of the canning and preserving of fruit and vegetables from the garden.
FEATURED: Blacksmith Tim Moreland
Come watch and interact with local Blacksmith Tim Moreland and friends in his mobile forge while he works the hot iron on his anvil, creating the metal tools and the hardware that were so vital to both homesteader and pioneer in the early days of the founding of this province. Tim has a passion for tradition and history and he will try to answer all your questions about blacksmithing and local history.