Events
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“Five New Artists” Show
Preview –Thursday September 9th 4 PM- 8 PM Openings -Saturday September 11th 1 PM – 4 PM and Wednesday September 15th 5 PM- 9 PM
Location
35 Hazelton Ave
The Heliconian Club is showcasing a group exhibition of five members who through their paintings reveal a diversity of artistic styles.
Preview –Thursday September 9 … 4 PM- 8 PM
Openings -Saturday September 11 … 1 PM – 4 PM and Wednesday September 15... 5 PM- 9 PM
Featured Artists:
Lois Dierlam
Sue Ennis
Michi Komori
Paulette Lister
Kerri PalangioWebsite
Contact
416-922-3618
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TIED BACK The reinvention of tiebacks in contemporary times
Tuesday, September 7th at 6pm-10pm
Location
GC BESPOKE @ 112 Scollard Street
Reid & Lyons presents works by GCBESPOKE
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Contact
www.gcbespoke.com (please RSVP in the event section)
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Stephan Moccio LIVE in Concert
Saturday September 11th, at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm at the Village of Yorkville Park
Location
The Village of Yorkville Park (Cumberland and Bellair)
On September 11th, 2010, Stephan Moccio - Piano`s New Leading Man - will be performing live solo piano performances in the Village of Yorkville Park at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. Toronto based, world renowned composer for Celine Dion (A New Day Has Come), Josh Groban and Sarah Brightman, composer/co-writer for CTV`s Olympic theme song "I Believe", and Universal Music recording artist, Stephan will perform some of his beautiful platinum melodies - simply music beyond words. Mark your calendar - this is a performance not to be missed!
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Bang & Olufsen Yorkville Run
Sunday, September 12 at 9:30 AM
Location
Cumberland Street @ Belair Street
Be a part of the B&O YORKVILLE 5KM CHARITY RUN during FILM FEST.
You never know who you`ll bump into: the fastest ELITES or your favorite CELEBRITY. You must set a new PERSONAL BEST. The course is flat and FAST. Put your fastest foot forward because there will be luxurious AWARDS and PRIZES. The pain will be worth it knowing you`re running in support of the YWCA ELM CENTRE, creating homes for families.Website
Contact
Check the website to Register!!!
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History Matters
Tuesday September 14, 2:00 pm
Location
Yorkville Branch of the Toronto Public Library, 22 Yorkville Avenue
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Discover the surprising ways history matters to everyone in our city.
Connect with Toronto historians at these lively lectures showcasing current research on Toronto’s past.Making the Scene in 1960s Yorkville
Historian-musician-journalist Stuart Henderson brings to life the youthful counterculture and dynamism of Yorkville in the 1960s. Everyone "made the scene" as Yorkville became a living theatre where hippies, artists, bikers, drug addicts, politicians and shop owners played out a cultural pageant.
The first of six lectures in the History Matters series.Website
Contact
416-393-7660
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Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival
October 13-17, 2010.
Location
In theatres across Bloor-Yorkville and all over Toronto
The Bloor-Yorkville BIA has boldly asserted its commitment toward environmental sustainability and now we are offering our members an opportunity to voice your support and demonstrate your commitment, too.
We’re pleased to announce the second annual Silent Auction with Planet in Focus, a joint promotional initiative in support of the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival, Canada’s largest and longest running environmental film festival taking place October 13-17, 2010.
With many of the Festival activities taking place in the Bloor-Yorkville area, this October will be an exciting time with many more eco-conscious consumers buzzing about in our neighbourhood. Every eco-friendly business in our community has the opportunity to join forces and raise the profile of our neighbourhood to this important audience!
As Canada’s leading environmental media arts organization, Planet in Focus brings environmental films to new audiences, creating discussion and greater understanding around the most urgent issues and innovative solutions facing the world today.
Planet in Focus is a charitable non-profit organization and a leader in promoting environmental awareness – recently awarded with the Green Toronto Award in 2008 for its unique role. For more information visit www.planetinfocus.org.
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Summer Music In The Park
July 1st until September 19th 2010 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
The Village of Yorkville Park (Cumberland Street at Bellair Street)
The Bloor-Yorkville BIA is proud to present another season of Summer Music In The Park for 2010. Summers would not be the same without this concert series, which takes place Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays from July 1 – September 19, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm (weather permitting). Stroll by, have a seat and enjoy the ambient, smooth summer sounds ranging from jazz (John La Rosa Quartet), to flamenco (Plakaso), to Celtic soul (David Leask).
July 1st – RAZ HILLAND TRIO
July 3rd – DAVID LEASK www.davidleask.com
July 4th – R.J. CHUNG TRIO www.lephunk.com
July 10th – DOANLD GUINN TRIO
July 11th – PLAKASO www.plakaso.com
July 17th – CASCABEL DUO www.jopez.ca
July 18th – ENDLESS SUMMER DUO www.partybandsonline.com
July 24th – KENNY V DUO www.kennyv.com
July 25th – QUASIMODAL TRIO www.cellojuice.com
July 31st – ENDLESS SUMMER DUO www.partybandsonline.com
August 1st – CASCABLE DUO www.jlopez.com
August 2nd – DAVID LEASK www.davidleask.com
August 7th – R.J. CHUNG TRIO www.lephunk.com
August 8th – CHRIS ROBINSON TRIO
August 14th – BRENDAN CASSIDY TRIO
August 15th –QUASIMODAL TRIO www.cellojuice.com
August 21st – JOHN LA ROSA QUARTET
August 22nd – KENNY V. DUO www.kennyv.com
August 28th – RAZ HILLAND TRIO
August 29th – BRENDAN CASSIDY TRIO
September 4th – CARLOS CARDOZA QUARTET
September 5th – DONALD GUINN TRIO
September 6th – SILHOUETTES DUO
September 12th – SILHOUETTES DUO
September 16th – PLAKASO www.plakaso.com (4pm-7pm)
September 18th – CHRIS ROBINSON TRIO
September 19th - JOHN LA ROSA QUARTETWebsite
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Nuit Blanche
From Sunset on October 2nd until sunrise on October 3rd
Location
Across Bloor-Yorkville; Zone A- Downtown North
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is a free celebration of contemporary art taking place from sunset on October 2nd to sunrise on October 3rd, 2010. This festival encourages the public to explore the unique side of Toronto through public art commissions, all-night exhibitions, live performances and creative art programs.
For one sleepless night residents and visitors will explore unique areas, or encounter familiar destinations transformed by artists.
For 2010, Gerald McMaster will curate the exhibition in Bloor-Yorkville, which has been named Exhibition Area A.
The Good Night
Joy ruled the day, and Love the night. — John Dryden
Whether an action, idea, or received belief that can or cannot be explained, the night remains mysterious and untamed. Until, city life changed it all. Though our nightly rituals remain social and our gathering places shift, it is now the new tribes who’ve come to rule the night. Yet, the proposition of a mysterious and untamed night must now be read as the site for creative possibility. In the hand of the artist, the night will be transformed into an unforgettable experience. And using the mysterious phenomenon that we live by and find comfort in – light – the artist will sculpt the night. For one unforgettable night we will experience the meeting of opposites. For one night, joy and love will speak to everyone.
— Gerald McMaster
Commissioned Projects
Agnès Winter, Monument to Smile
Daan Roosegaarde, Interactive landscape Dune
Kent Monkman, Gisèle Gordon, Iskootāo
The OpenEnded Group, Crossings
Philip Beesley Architect Inc., AuroraOpen Call Projects
To encourage involvement by a wide range of artists — established and emerging — each exhibition includes projects selected by the curators through an open call process.
Laurel MacDonald, XXIX
Rolande Souliere, On the Good Red Road
Vapor Creative, Visual Conduction
Faisal Anwar, Odd Spaces
Nadine Faraj, EPHEMERAWebsite
Contact
scotiabanknuitblanche@toronto.ca
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TORONTO MAYORAL CANDIDATES` DEBATE
TUESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2010 7:00-9:00pm
Location
EPIC HALL, ST PAUL`S BLOOR STREET 227 Bloor Street East
MEMBERS OF THE BLOOR-YORKVILLE COMMUNITY are invited to attend this important event
TORONTO MAYORAL CANDIDATES` DEBATETUESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2010
7:00-9:00pm
EPIC HALL, ST PAUL`S BLOOR STREET
227 Bloor Street EastUp to 6 Candidates including
Rocco Rossi
George Smitherman
Sarah ThomsonModerator: Steve Paikin, TVO The Agenda Host
Topics: TBA
Sponsored by:
The Greater Yorkville Residents` Association
The Yonge Bloor Bay Business Association
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Julie Michels LIVE at Babaluu Supperclub
Every Thursday starting in June, 7-10pm, 2 sets
Location
136 Yorkville Avenue
Get ready to sizzle this summer with the sultry and sexy sounds from renowned musical legend Julie Michels LIVE at Babaluu Supperclub. Starting Thursday June 3rd, unwind and allow your soul to connect with music that resonates. Take some time out for yourself and friends…book a table, enjoy some talk, tapas and ‘tini’s’ and transcend.
Yorkville, known as the ‘scene and be seen’ elevates to a whole new level as Julie’s voice captivates even the most jaded walker-bys. Leave the attitude to the curb and just chill, as this summer is all about reconnecting with others and maybe even the ones you need to reconnect with!
Julie Michels, no stranger to the entertainment industry crosses all borders as her sound is described as being “BIG, multi-coloured voice is the perfect compliment to every genre she touches. Between shivers, heat and chills up the spine, the audience is dancing in the aisles, hearts echoing her penetrating rhythms”, CBC Radio.
Julie Michels is quite simply, a woman with a beautiful voice and soul. She plays with sound and time in a way that defies categories. She sings everything and anything that catches her ear: jazz standards, rhythm and blues, brazilian sambas, African chanting – in a world full of music, it’s a blanket of sound just too delicious to pass up!
For more information on Julie Michels, log onto www.juliemichels.com.Website
Contact
416 515 0587
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Yorkville Gallery Walk
Location
Yorkville area
Meet Marg King, Lil Seymour and Earle Toppings, the first Thursday of every month (except January), 6:30 p.m. sharp, at Hazelton Lanes, The Rotunda. The walk ends at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Contact
Marg King
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Historic Yorkville Walks
Location
Yorkville area
Looking to find out about the history of Bloor-Yorkville? Join a guided walk for an insider’s peak at our history.
The tour takes place any day either at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., requires a minimum of two people, covers two miles, and is two hours plus long. Meet at the southwest corner of Bloor and Avenue Road at the main entrance to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). $25 per person. Reservations required.
Contact
Genova Tours
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YOGA in the GALLERY
Sunday March 28 1-2 pm And every following Sunday
Location
140 Yorkville Ave
A rejuvenating practice surrounded by inspiration .
Accessible to students of all levels, Kim’s classes are infused with energy, insight and humour.
Yoga in the Gallery blends individual asanas(poses) with alignment–based flow, winding down with restorative postures. Kim’s practice spans over 20 years, training and teaching with many of the most renown and gifted instructors of our time.
Liss Gallery, established in 1983, is located at 140 Yorkville Ave. and is a leader in the promotion of Canadian and International art. The gallery features contemporary fine art including original paintings, photography, sculpture and limited edition prints.
$20 introductory
Please call to pre-register as space is limitedWebsite
Contact
(647) 504-7771
Kim Tanzer
