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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi GRENers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Martin De Groot wrote about this in his Aug. 31 column. Our oldest got involved with Nuit Blanche in Toronto on a workterm and it was quite wonderful. Since A/J (formerly known as Alternatives Journal) is the lead on this, there is an environmental theme. Unfortunately, the deadline for proposals is this Friday, so unless someone has a brilliant notion, I don’t think GREN could participate. But they will be looking for volunteers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/nightshift">http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/nightshift</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=702 height=149 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEA8A9.5A32C860" alt="A\J presents Night\Shift, Kitchener's inaugural nuit blanche-style festival of art, culture and nocturnal adventure."><br><strong><i>Come see Kitchener in a whole new light - by exploring it in the dark.</i></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong>9 pm to 3 am, November 2nd & 3rd 2013 </strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>Members of the Waterloo Region community and local environmental magazine <strong>A\J</strong> are collaborating to produce downtown Kitchener’s inaugural <em>nuit blanche</em>-style <strong>festival of art, culture and nocturnal adventure</strong>. Our mission is to attract a diverse local audience to explore an unconventional showcase of arts, technology, bright ideas and nightlife on foot.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>NIGHT\SHIFT </strong>will be spread throughout various indoor and outdoor locations downtown, based around a central event hub on Duke Street (closed between Frederick and Queen), and spreading out in both directions along Queen. The event will begin a couple of hours after sundown on <strong>the night of the autumn time change</strong> and run into the wee hours.<o:p></o:p></p><p>We are <strong>seeking contributions and creations</strong> from a range of (primarily local) visual artists, media and research labs, technologists, students and student groups, musicians and small businesses. We’re also aiming to involve local community leaders, cultural stakeholders and other entrepreneurs in a collaboration that sheds new light on the local cultural landscape.<o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01CEA8A9.5A32C860" alt="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/images/arrowgrey_0.png"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'> Submit a proposal<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p>We are currently inviting individual artists, performers, entrepreneurs and cultural organizations to submit short written proposals for installations or exhibits, technology demonstrations, performance pieces and other participatory public events on the theme "<strong>Intervention</strong>."<br>The deadline for proposal submissions is <strong>Friday, September 6<sup>th</sup></strong>, 2013.<br><em><a href="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/events/NightShift_CFP.pdf" target="_blank">Download the call for proposals</a> | <a href="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/events/NightShift_CFPapp.pdf" target="_blank">Download the proposal application form</a> </em><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01CEA8A9.5A32C860" alt="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/images/arrowgrey_0.png"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Volunteer<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p>We're looking for enthusiastic, dedicated individuals to fill a variety of volunteer positions both before and during the event, from promoting the event and setting up installations, to running interactive exhibits and helping people find their way around.<br><em>Volunteer information coming soon! </em><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.png@01CEA8A9.5A32C860" alt="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/images/arrowgrey_0.png"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'> Become a Night\Shift partner<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p>Involvement from community partners will help to make Night\Shift the best event it can be. If your business or organization is interested providing space, sponsorship, in-kind donations or any other kind of support, contact us at <strong>nightshift @ alternativesjournal.ca</strong> or 519-888-4505<strong>.</strong><br><em><a href="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/events/NightShift_Overview.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Night\Shift one-page overview</a></em><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01CEA8A9.5A32C860" alt="http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sites/default/files/images/arrowgrey_0.png"></span><span style='font-size:13.0pt'> Anything else: email us at nightshift @ alternativesjournal.ca<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>