  Details for the 2010 Bow River Flow Schedule is reprinted in text below: TuneStation Music: BANDS (Click for performer details): WOMEN, CRIPPLE CREEK FAIRIES, SINISTRIO, InFUNKstigation, Jay Crocker, Reuben Bullock, Savk, Raleigh, Random Task Collective, Ryan Bourne, Topless Mongos, Amy Thiessen Band, Shorts, Kumon Plaza, No You Hang Up, Kindergarden, Paul Gettis, Faux Fur DJs & Electronica (Click for performer details): Juno Nominated World Fusion Artist Adham Shaikh ON PRINCE'S ISLAND PARK DJ Wes Straub (Trance/progressive), DJ Stargazer (Dubstep/Downtempo), DJ Bruno Chankge (Funk), DJ Nate Spektacle(Tribal Fusion Breaks) and a live electronic Jam Session with Mark Wasyleczko (keyboards from Bhomp) and Amy Thiessen (Freestyling). Audio sponsor: Habitat Living Sound Yoga with Surya Dancing Buddha Bellydance by Tayri Slackline by Alexis Poirier
Fitness Activities: Sport Chek Bow River 3km Run/Walk Start Time:10 am Start/end place: Sport Chek Tent - Located at the Memorial Drive pedestrian crossing light at 7th street. Run activities ends: 12 noon Come and join us at 10:00 am for a fun, non timed, 3km run or walk around the Bow River Flow route. Along the 3km loop you will find various stations offering an assortment of family friendly exercises and activities. Participate in the run and each completed activities will give you a coupon for chance to win a Sport Chek gift certificate - offered by Sport Chek Stephen Avenue location, do the circuit over and over again to get more chances to win! 3 - $25.00 gift certificates 2 - $100.00 gift certificates Drop your coupons off at the Fun Run tent next to the Sport Chek tent. Draw is at 12:30pm must be present to collect your prize!! Please come early – don’t miss out on the fun! Sport Chek Soccer Juggle Zone Start time: 12:00 noon Where: Sport Chek Tent - Located on Memorial Dr. in the Fitness Zone near 7th St. pedestrian crossing Run activities ends: 3:30pm Visit the Sport Chek Tent to test your skill at the Sport Chek Soccer Juggle Zone. The object of the game is to keep the soccer ball in the air for as many bounces as you can, without dropping the ball or catching it in your hands. The top three ‘jugglers’ for the day will win a $25 Gift Card from Sport Chek! See Sport Chek Tent for complete Rules and Regulations Balanced Health and Sports Therapy Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: near 7th St NW along Memorial Drive End: 3:00 pm Come out for a treatment by a chiropractor or physiotherapist. Active release therapy provided. www.balancedhealth.ca Massage Therapy Start Time: 12:30-3:30 Where: near 7th St NW along Memorial Drive Come out for a relaxing massage. Amanda specializes in deep tissue, prenatal and relaxation massage.
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Bikini Booth Camp Start Time: 12:00 noon - every 20 minutes on/off Where: Near "ComRad Sound/The Good Life" Tune Station Prince's island park, near central bike path Ends: 3:30pm Bikini Boot Camp welcomes women of all ages and levels of fitness Our function-based program has been created specifically for women by women. Using exercise techniques aimed at developing core strength and balance, agility and flexibility, cardio capacity and endurance, Bikini Boot Camp will challenge participants to try something new. Bikini Boot Camp also offers specialty programs such as Pre and Post Natal, 45+ and Fabulous and our new RAW for Men. www.bikinibootcamp.ca Full Circle Adventure Tours Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: Nearby "Swallow a Bicycle/Two Wheel View" TuneStation just east of the peace bridge detour (south side of river) End: 3:30 pm Did you always want to learn more about Nordic Walking? Come and Join Julie Walker for some group walk and instruction. www.full-circle-adventures.com Gold's Gym Eau Claire Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: South side of the Bow - Near "ComRad Sound/The Good Life" Tune Station Prince's island park, near central bike path End: 3:30 pm Throughout the day we will be hosting a Gold's gym Zumba, Yoga, Bootcamp, and a Full body Floor aerobic workout! Participate in any of their classes and get a chance to win a 6 month membership!! www.goldsgymeauclaire.com Hoop-Di-Do Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: Memorial Dr. in the Fitness Zone close to the Spot Chek Tent End: 3:30 pm Enjoy fun hula hoop fitness with Hoop-Di-Do! Hooping is a low impact cardiovascular exercise that will strengthen core muscles and improve coordination and balance. It is also a great way to relieve stress! Get in touch with your inner child as you spin and whirl with custom hoops of a variety of sizes and weights. Everyone is welcome to try out this renewing and rEvolving form of exercise. www.hoop-di-do.com Latin Corner Dance Studio Start Time: 12:00 noon - every 1/2 hour Where: 7th Street NW & Memorial Dr. Ends: 3:30 pm Have fun and work up a sweat with the Latin Corner's team! With such class as Reggaeton, Kasumba, Mambo, Sominicano Aerobics there will be something for everyone! www.latincorner.ca Laughter Yoga with Fif Fernandes Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: In the heart of the action! Near the pedestrian crossing at Memorial Dr. and 7th Street Ends: 3:30 pm The mission of Laughing Peace is to cultivate, nurture and proactively practice peace, joy, harmony and love through laughter, loving kindness and compassion. Fif Fernandes is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Teacher; trained and certified by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of Laughter Yoga International. She is also a Certified Laughter Leader, trained under Steve Wilson of the World Laughter Tour. Fif has facilitated Laughter Sessions and Workshops for 8 - 600 participants at schools, post secondary institutions, teacher’s conventions, special events, seniors’ facilities, non-profit organizations, healthcare facilities, and government. www.laughingpeace.com
Lazy Day Raft Rentals Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: Near the "MEC/Market Collective/CJSW" Tune Station at Memorial Dr. towards the Curling Club Ends: 3:30 pm Lazy Day Raft Rentals provides customers with the opportunity to experience Calgary’s local rivers and are conveniently located at The Calgary Curling Club on Memorial Drive and have plenty of weekend parking. July and August rafting is popular on the Bow and Elbows. The Elbow is quite tranquil and is popular for tubing because in most places you can literally walk across the River. The Bow River is much wider, colder and has a strong current so rafts should be used in preferences to inner tubes. Please visit our booth and ask how you can participate in next year's Bow River Raft Competition and while you're there fill out a ballot for a chance to win a free day raft rental for 4! www.lazydayraftrentals.com
Neighbourhood Boot Camp Start Time: 12:00 noon Where: Near Tune Station #3. On the green space just east of the peace bridge detour (south side of river) Ends: 3:30 pm Downtown Calgary's fastest growing Boot Camp. Come and meet experienced trainers and try out a boot camp. www.neighborhoodbc.com Pilates North Start Time: 12 noon Where: On Memorial Dr. across the 5th Street intersection Ends: 3:30 pm Welcome to Pilates North, an urban Pilates studio in the community of Kensington. In a warm, friendly environment, you will find balance, strength and vitality through core based instruction. At Pilates North, small classes facilitate maximum personal instruction. This personal focus ensures that each client is performing the fundamentals, exercises and body movements properly and precisely. You can expect to use a variety of Pilates apparatus in our classes including weights, balls, fitness circles, resistance bands, foam rollers and TRX straps. TRX: Fun, challenging, interval training. An intense total body workout that uses a suspension system consisting of two straps where your body weight is used against gravity. For people of all ages and fitness levels. Rebounding - Bouncing to health! An extremely versatile piece of equipment where you can do gentle, aerobic and/or strenght training bounces for a total body workout. An added benefit is the effective stimulation of the lymphatic system. Pilates - utilizes 5 key principles for core stengthening and stabilization. Our philosophy is that these principles are the basis for every activity and sport from waking to running, dancing to hockey and skiing to lifting weights. www.pilates-north.com Taoist Tai Chi Society Start Time: 12:00 noon - every 20 minutes on/off Where: before "MEC/Market Collective/CJSW" Tune Station on Memorial Dr. Ends: 3:30 pm The ancient Taoists were renowned for their study of the arts of health and longevity. Taoist Tai Chi Society™ arts of health convey the essence of this tradition to the modern world. In more than 25 countries around the globe, people are enjoying the many benefits of practising these arts of holistic health in the friendly atmosphere of our volunteer, non-profit organization. We invite you to experience one of our classes for yourself and discover a genuine path for health and tranquility. www.taoist.org Sun Hat Processions: Bring your craziest hat, wildest outfit, flag, decorated bike, and noisemakers!!! Both parades start at Memorial Dr & 7 St W Bike Procession (3:30pm): Roll around the whole route with your bike, blades, wheelchair or stroller! Pedestrian Procession (4:30pm): Show your community spirit by marching on Memorial Dr and Prince's Island Park with a Samba Band & the Ogden Legion Pipe Band KidZone: Bike Kids! at Tune Stations At each of the six Tune Stations around the loop, kids can answer a bike-related question and collect a bike-related stamp. Kids can pick up and decorate a “Bike Kids!” page at the Kids' Zone and then take it around to the Tune Stations to collect all six stamps. Bike Kids! Mini-bike Racing Kids can ride mini-bikes around a race course on Memorial Drive in the Kids’ Zone. They will either ride mini-bikes around the race course for a preset amount of time, or there may be little races to make sure kids take turns. Sidewalk Chalk area Kids can play Hopscotch, Snakes ‘n Ladders, Suduku, Six Word Memoirs, Checkers / Chess, and other sidewalk chalk activities on Memorial Drive in the Kids’ Zone. Public Art Chalk area: Kids can draw all over the road with sidewalk chalk--for one day only! There may be a Freehand Drawing area, a Themed Drawing area (eg, Alternative Transportation: draw how many ways you can get around Calgary without a car), and a Poetry area (eg, haiku or limericks on a sustainable theme).
Maze / Labyrinth Kids can walk around a chalk labyrinth on the road as a relaxing, meditative exercise. Games area Kids can play with hula hoops, skipping ropes and other equipment on the road. Toddler area Specifically for the very young kids, this will be a partly shaded grassy area with trees and small hill as natural boundaries. Smaller kids can play with water toys and bubbles and toddle around, monitored by their parents. Bubbles area Kids can play with bubbles (and who doesn’t love bubbles?) Program / Display area Kids can enjoy kid-oriented displays and activities from The Calgary Zoo, The Calgary Public Library Storytellers, and The Calgary After School Program Face Painting Kids can get their faces painted! Barefoot Zone Barefoot Sensations: A peaceful “path” set out for people to walk with their bare feet to directly experience different textures: road, grass, etc. and Barefoot Painting: Paint Memorial Drive with your feet! Visual Art:30 foot collaborative Mandala painting (7 St W cul-de-sac), Public design input activity for St. George's Island Dick Averns' Water Meter The Arusha Centre's Info-Active Tent with hands-on activities The City of Calgary: Celebration of the Bow 2010 art installations: -Laurent Louyer/Creatmosphere Studios "River of Light" (Prince's Island lagoon) -Jose Luis Torres' "The Observatory" installation (south bank of the Bow near the helipad): http://calgary.ca/bow Near the Bow River Flow Site:Afterparty! (7pm): hosted by The Garage in Eau Claire Market (inside & on the patio) Market Collective: hosting a special event within walking/transit distance of the Bow River Flow. 148 - 10 Street NW (Kensington's former Ant Hill Fabric building) http://www.marketcollective.ca Free Film Screening of "Food Matters" (80 min) at The Plaza Theatre 1133 Kensington Rd NW at 12:15 "Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food." Presentation by Supreet Sandhu - Holisitic Health Coach. www.foodmatters.tv
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