Please join us for the grand unveiling of the completed Arena Rock project!

Wednesday August 30th, 2017

5pm-9pm

at the Kerrisdale Arena ~ 5670 East Blvd

ALL AGES!

FREE!

What to expect??

The Kerrisdale Arena foyer will be transformed with Arena stories as told by the community!

A looping video! A 2-channel one time only video installation!

Posters that tell the fabulous history of this great Arena!

COME ONE, COME ALL!

Listen while Shawn LaRock - dj for Roller Derby - remembers back to his very first bout at Kerrisdale Arena...

"When you look up at the Kerrisdale Arena sign that says Terminal City Rollergirls Championship...and then you look down [East] Boulevard and see the people lined up, it's a cool community feeling! "

Photo by Bob Ayers

We talked to Sylvia over the phone about an event that lasted over 40 years at the Kerrisdale Arena...

"It was really about community, it was completely volunteer run and in fact it gave me the inspiration for my volunteerism that continues to be an important part of my life!"

Brian's sister Joanna and their award winning dog: Fancy

Brian wrote us an email about this memory:

I have memories of the dog shows at the Kerrisdale Arena!  Our dog, Fancy - a soft coated wheaten terrier -  won 'waggliest tail' and 'cutest face' one year!  They used to have lots of dog shows as I recall.

Joanna added more thoughts:

I went with Fancy several years in a row. She won several other awards like...

Best Trick Dog, Best Dressed (why she was in a costume in the photo), she excelled and won several times at the obstacle course, she even had the fastest time one year. She won for obedience as well. As Brian mentioned she also placed first for waggest tail and cutest face. Whenever she won we received a big brown shopping bag of gooddies, including; food, treats, leashes and toys. She was awarded ribbons as well. Everytime she won we got to go up on the big stage to receive the award. I remember feeling proud and think Fancy did too. 

I enjoyed participating in the event and Fancy seemed to have fun as well (my mom or dad would usually be there as well). We attended this SPCA sponsored event several years in a row. It was a great community event for kids, families and dog lovers. 

Rocking and rolling through November 2016 to June 2017 artists Lisa g Nielsen and Rene Cherrie will fuse sound and image exploring the exciting history of Kerrisdale Arena.

Community members will be invited to collaborate with stories, vision, music, art and more to create an immersive video and sound installation within the Arena itself.  

Find Rene and Lisa creating real time in the Arena’s 'living room' or in their mobile projection/sound studio at other locations in the community. Connect with and track the progress on this website!