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They are coming, they are costing a whole lot of money and traffic around the city is going to be hell! So… you might as well experience it!

Bellow is a list of free stuff you can do. Enjoy!

Robson Square will be bustling with exciting, B.C.-focused, free entertainment every day and night during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Visitors of all ages will find something to enjoy from the mascot ice shows and street entertainers to the zipline and nightly pyrotechnics.

Beginning February 12, daily entertainment at Robson Square includes:

BC Live – showcasing unique B.C. musicians and artists
BC Spirit: Music! Culture! Community! – highlighting local cultural performing groups, and community and established B.C. musical ensembles
BC Street Jam – with engaging performers on Robson Street
BC Kids – featuring children’s entertainers and the renowned CircusWest
Aboriginal Showcase – presentations highlighting Aboriginal life in B.C.
First Nations Carving Exhibit – showcasing carving demonstrations by Musqueam artist Susan Point and Coast Salish artists
Meet the Mascots on Ice – featuring the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Mascots
Ignite the Dream – a spectacular, one-of-a-kind pyrotechnic and light show
Robson Square will feature live entertainment, sport demonstrations, and large video screens to watch all the action of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Adventurous visitors will also enjoy impressive views on the more than 170 metre (over 550 feet) urban zipline.

The revitalization of the ice rink at GE Plaza has brought over 115,000 visitors to Robson Square to enjoy ice skating, concerts, and other special events. The ice rink opened Nov. 23, 2009, thanks to a partnership between the Province and GE.

Robson Square is the Province’s signature celebration site during the 2010 Winter Games and home to the ice rink at GE Plaza, the BC International Media Centre, and the BC Canada Pavilion at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Featured programming at Robson Square during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Feb. 12-28) includes:

Aboriginal Showcase – A showcase of the talents, traditions and contemporary expressions of B.C.’s Aboriginal people with performers including three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer Alex Wells, the Yinka Dene Drum Group, Métis Cultural Dancers, Le-La-La Dancers, and the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Dancers.

When: Daily at 12:30 p.m.

First Nations Carving Exhibit – Located in a temporary gallery on the northeast side of the Georgia Street Plaza, will feature Musqueam artist Susan Point and Coast Salish artists demonstrating their creative skill.

When: Daily from noon to 8 p.m.

BC Kids – Fun programs with B.C.’s best children’s performers including Bobs and Lolo, Rick Scott, and The Kerplunks. In addition, there will be amazing acrobatic, circus and theatrical arts shows by Vancouver’s CircusWest.

When: Weekends at noon and 1 p.m.; CircusWest daily at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

BC Live – Showcasing B.C. musicians and artists representing all regions and cultures with family entertainment to world-beat fusion to B.C.’s best indie bands. Performers include Jim Byrnes, Mother Mother, Hey Ocean, Alex*Cuba, The Left, Jaydee Bixby, Said The Whale, and the Paperboys.
When: Nightly at 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

BC Spirit Showcase: Music! Culture! Community! – Featuring local community and multicultural performers, as well as established, amateur and up-and-coming musicians from B.C. Performers include M’Girl, Shari Ulrich, Pastiche, Gypsalero, Tiller’s Folly, Alpha Yaya Diallo, Showstoppers, Ache Brasil, Strathcona Chinese Dance Company, and Il Voce.

When: Various showtimes daily

BC Street Jam – Engaging performances on Robson Street showcasing the unique talents of the best of B.C.’s street artists, including the Stunt Superstar Aaron Gregg, the Checkerboard Guy, Junkyard Symphony, and the Bigger Balloon Guy.

When: Various showtimes daily and nightly

Meet The Mascots On Ice – A fun, family show featuring the Vancouver 2010 mascots and their friends as they skate, dance and sing in celebration of the Games.

When: Daily at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Ignite the Dream – A spectacular and innovative evening show that will light up the sky featuring specialized lighting, pyrotechnics, lasers, projected images, and performers high above the ground.

When: Nightly at 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Received some feedback on the proposed schedule, and as our on-rampers are ready to graduate, starting next monday we will be offering 7am classes Monday-Friday.

We also have some 6amers coming back so will have a 6am class on monday and wednesdays, an 8am class on tuesday and thursdays and 9/10/11 on saturdays!

Hopefully in a few months our numbers will be large enough to justify having 6/7/8 every day of the week!

Any questions just let me know!

and let your friends know that registration has started for febuarys onramp classes.

kel

Friday Feb 13th, I will taking several athletes down to Port Alberni to compete in their very first Olympic Weightlifting competition. The A&R memorial is a great first competition, there will be athletes of all skill levels and you can compete in shorts and t-shirts (no singlet required

You need to register by January 31st. Let me know if your interested: Kelly@crossfitoptimumperformance.com

2010 A & R Memorial Weightlifting Championships

Hosted by the EMS Weightlifting Club – 4480 Vimy Road, Port Alberni, BC

Saturday February 13, 2010

SCHEDULE

Session #1 48 – +75kg Women Weigh-In @ 8:00 am Competition @ 10:00 am

Session #2 56 – 77kg Men Weigh-In @ 10:30 am Competition @ 12:30 pm

Session #3 85 – +105kg Men Weigh-In @ 12:30 pm Competition @ 2:30 pm

Well, its been a busy past few months.

Last year I burnt out my adrenals and have been having thyroid problems since. My hormonal profiles were off and I was told that chances are I would not be able to have kids unless everything normalized. Well, apparently they were wrong as I am now 3 months pregnant! The little guy would have been conceived when steve flew down to San Jose to drive me home!

Its pretty ironic how the body trys to tell you things. Shortly after I got back I started having back problems. Id have it adjusted, it would feel great, and then the moment I would do something it would slide back out of place. At one point it wouldnt even let me do a 35kg snatch deadlift! But because of the back, I dropped out of provincials, which is fortunate because if I had not dropped out I would have trained rightup till christmas and cut weight. Its also ironic because all a sudden I stopped craving coffee and after two years of not eating bread, it was all I wanted (pretty much the only good thing about bread is its fortified with folic acid-something that is important for fetal development and contained in prenatal vitamins, which I was not taking as I was not aware I was pregnant).

I was a little to slow to catch onto what was going on, and it was not until I had an ultrasound down for an unrelated matter only to have the ultrasound guy go “look theres the heart beat”. I remember my first thought was “I didnt know tumors had heart beats” the look on my face must have been priceless. But what surprised me more than anything else was my reaction. I was happy and calm! I knew that Steve would be delighted (and he was) but I would have thought that I would have been atleast a bit freaked out, but I wasnt.

So the first 3 months are over, (sure goes by fast -guess it helps when you dont realize your pregnant for the first two months lol), and the anticipated due date is July 31st. I still plan on coaching throughout and will just take a few weeks off after the baby is born.

Coaching a whole lot of o-lifting, but put my training on hold. Been exausted, and just working out when I feel like it (which has still been 3 or 4 times a week), but substantially scalled workouts with no jumping or squats:(

and thats that!

Will keep you updated on the little guys progress.

kel