We had another fantastic fall afternoon for the 2015 Shake At The Lake & Art In The Park.
The bouncy castles were bustling with kids – more evidence of our young and growing community. This year, we doubled the number of face painters and balloon artists to keep pace . Once again, the firetrucks and military LAVs were a huge draw with wide eyed kids. The Roomers, kept the beer garden hopping with their catchy grooves. And the Amazing Race brought strategy and laughter across the community.
Art in the Park keeps exceeding expectations. The path along Bedford Basin was adorned with a visually stunning display of original art from 24 of this cities most gifted artists. We saw a number of beaming residents walk away with some pretty sizeable canvases under their arms.
We were delighted to have two of our incredible local builders step forward to sponsor this event: Pacesetter Homes and Homes by Avi. We appreciate your ongoing support of this community and all that we do.
This event is a huge undertaking, and would not have been possible without the tireless work of the many volunteers and community partners who helped make it happen. We’d like to thank the following:
Organizing Committee: Jen Horne, Carl Knowler, Bryan Evans, Brad Tilley, Melissa Ferr, Felicia Dewar, Dave Neufeld and Janet Watson.
Our Beer Garden Volunteers: Caitlin Ragsdale, Melody Price, Steve McIssac and Ryan Barlow.
The GCL Board of Directors, with special thanks to: Natalie Hanratty, Henny Lamers, Milena Maria… and Stacy Felkar (representing the Griesbach Playground Committee).
Our amazing volunteers: Julie and Fanny Fortin, Moheb Habib, Yiren Du, Sohee Park, Benny Xing, Brookes Merritt, Corey Gordon, Cindy and Kerris Green, Eliza Barlow, Cheng XU, Kejun Zhu and Joyce David.
Special thanks to Allison Mould and the City of Edmonton, Minister David Eggen, Stacey Dear and Akihiro Ohtake.
Sorry if we missed anyone.
This annual event has become a great source of pride for our entire community. We look forward to making it even bigger and better next year.

