| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | The ever popular ‘Lids 4 Kids’ will take place in the Burlington Mall parking lot at the Prospect St. entrance, Saturday May 25, from 9 am – noon. New this year, parents will need to have... Cost: Free Where?
Burlington Mall
777 Guelph Line
Burlington, ON L7R 3N2
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Sponsor: Burlington Mall
Telephone: 905-632-4777
Contact name: Kim LaRonde
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| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Oasis Dufferin Community Centre is hosting a 4k & 8K run on the morning of the 25th of May 2013 on the West Toronto Rail Path at the Wallace Ave entrance Cost: $25 or $40 Where?
West Toronto Rail Path
Wallace Avenue entrance
Toronto, ON M6P3N8
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Sponsor: Oasis Dufferin Community Centre
Contact name: Ron
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| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club is holding their annual Lawn Sale - toys, books, household items, CDs/DVDS and much more (no clothing)!! Check out our sale then go for a lovely walk along the... Cost: free Where?
Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club
12 Lee Avenue
Bottom of Lee; South of Queen St.
Toronto, ON
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Telephone: 416-842-7736
Contact name: Debra Sands
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| 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Love animals? Then register and come for a walk on Saturday, May 25 at Toronto’s largest walk-a-thon in support of animals. Everyone is invited to participate in the Ontario Society for the... Cost: Walking to Raise Funds for Thousands of Animals Where?
Coronation Park
Lakeshore Blvd W and Strachan Ave
Toronto, ON
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Sponsor: IAMS
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| 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM | With an underlying theme of nature as a source of inspiration, manipulation and transformation, Sherway Gardens’ (Hwy 427 & the QEW) current Gallery in the Garden exhibit entitled Nature as Muse... Cost: FREE Where?
Sherway Gardens
25 The West Mall
Sherway Square
Etobicoke, ON M9C 1B8
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Telephone: 416-621-1070
Contact name: Sherway Gardens
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| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Visitors to Queen’s Quay Terminal can trace the visually stunning waterfront history through Toronto on the Water, a photo exhibit that features over 100 archival images on loan courtesy of... Cost: FREE Where?
Queen's Quay Terminal
207 Queens Quay W.
Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
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Telephone: 416-596-9821
Contact name: Waterfront BIA
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| 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Doors Open on Toronto’s Waterfront presented by The Waterfront BIA is part of the 14th Annual Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf Homes, produced by the City of Toronto on May 25 and 26.... Cost: FREE Where?
Toronto's Waterfront
207 Queens Quay W.
Toronto, ON M5J 1A7
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Telephone: 416-596-9821
Contact name: Waterfront BIA
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| 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM | Join us from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Black Box Boutique as Lilla Balint launches her newest accessories line of semi-precious stones. Our Blessings. Each piece in Our Blessings is cleverly named... Cost: FREE Where?
The Black Box Boutique
106 Yorkville Ave, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9
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Sponsor: The Black Box Boutique
Telephone: 674-748-8787
Contact name: Lilla Balint
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| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | If you've ever dreamed of writing stories, poems, reflections, this unique creative writing course is for you. In a relaxed and supportive class, you will experience many short and varied writing... Cost: $70 for 7 classes Where?
Central Eglinton Community Centre
160 Eglinton Ave East
Toronto, ON M4P 3B5
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Sponsor: Central Eglinton Community Centre
Telephone: 416-392-0511
Contact name: Nancy Lyon
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| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM |
Before or after your weekend brunch, join this Yoga class at CECC on Saturday mornings at 11:05 am, which will include some fundamentals of Pilates to strengthen your abs, back, arms and legs.... Cost: $10.00 Where?
Central Eglinton Community Centre
160 Eglinton Ave. East
ground floor
Toronto, ON M4P 3B5
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Sponsor: Central Eglinton Community Centre
Telephone: 416-392-0511
Contact name: Nancy Lyon
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| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | MAY 2 – 25: HERE IS WHERE: “POP UP” Gallery
Workman Arts presents, as part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
WORKMAN ARTS SALUTES MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
www.workmanarts.com
A proud... Cost: FREE Where?
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1001 Queen St West
Toronto, ON M6J 1H4
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| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Berenson Fine Art is thrilled to announce the opening of inFORMants, an exhibition of limited-edition works by photographer and National Ballet of Canada principal dancer Aleksandar Antonijevic... Cost: Free Where?
Berenson Fine Art
212 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2J4
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Telephone: 416-925-3222
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| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Zumba® combines aerobics and Latin dance in a party atmosphere. Zumba Gold® has been specifically designed for older adults. Verbal cues will be given to assist you in learning the moves. Zumba®... Cost: Full Session: $60.00 for non CECC members or Drop-in: $8.50 Where?
Central Eglinton Community Centre
160 Eglinton Ave. E.
Toronto, ON M4P 3B5
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| 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Take a JUNO Nominee, the star of the legendary production of War Horse, a well-known visual artist and a successful North American singer/actress, and you could say Canada’s Academy of Stage and... Cost: Various Where?
Toronto
123 Merton Street
Suite 403
Toronto, ON M4S 2Z2
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| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Dione’s Fitness Group presents…
The Zumba® Fitness Slam Party – Part II
A 2 hour fitness specialty class including a live DJ and Zumba contest. Dress to sweat.
Want a chance to rock it on... Cost: $20 - 30 Where?
The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1H3
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Sponsor: Dione's Fitness Group
Telephone: 416-458-2564
Contact name: Dione Mason
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| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | WORKMAN ARTS PRESENTS: 13th Annual BEING SCENE Juried Exhibition Opening Reception
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK CELEBRATION
www.workmanarts.com
A proud partner of the Centre for Addiction and Mental... Cost: Free Where?
Hart House
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
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Sponsor: Workman Arts
Telephone: 647-346-4101
Contact name: Joanne Smale
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| 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | The Junction BIA is pleased to present another great year of Photography in the Junction- part of Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. This year you will be able to explore 18 venues and see... Cost: FREE Where?
The Junction
Dundas St W. at Keele St.
Toronto, ON m6p 2r1
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Sponsor: The Junction BIA
Telephone: 416-767-9068
Contact name: Michael Nowacki
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| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | The School of Toronto Dance Theatre runs a program of Contemporary Dance Classes designed for individuals who want to experience the joy of movement through contemporary dance. Classes are held in... Cost: 18.00 - 300.00 (discounts available) Where?
Winchester Street Theatre
80 Winchester Street
Toronto, ON M4X 1B2
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Sponsor: The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Telephone: 416-967-6887
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| 7:30 PM | Based on the hit 1988 MGM film starring MICHAEL CAINE and STEVE MARTIN, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS follows two con men in their attempt to fleece women on the French Riviera. The first, a small-time... Cost: $15-$30 Where?
Theatre Passe Muraille
16 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, ON M5T 2P3
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Sponsor: CATS Mainstage Theatre Company
Telephone: 647-558-1819
Contact name: Qasim Khan
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| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Press Release
ORIANA Women’s Choir
Concert:
Sing a New Song—A Celebration of Ruth Watson Henderson
8 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, M4V 1X4... Cost: $25 Adults; $20 Seniors/Under 35; $10 Full Time Students Where?
Grace Church of the Hill
300 Lonsdale Ave
Toronto, ON M4V 1X4
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Telephone: 416-255-8442
Contact name: Diane Goodman
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| 8:00 PM | The Civic Light-Opera Company is pleased to present Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical MAME. This story about everyone’s favourite madcap aunt features a score by the legendary Jerry Herman... Cost: $28 Where?
York Woods Library Theatre
1785 Finch Avenue W.
Toronto, ON M3N 1M6
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Sponsor: The Civic Light-Opera Company
Telephone: 416-755-1717
Contact name: Box Office
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| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Angelwalk Theatre and KooGle Theatre Company are bringing the hit Off-Broadway musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change to Toronto audiences for the first time in over a decade. This... Cost: $25 - $45 Where?
Toronto Centre for the Arts, Studio Theatre
5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M2N 6R8
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Sponsor: Angelwalk Theatre and KooGle Theatre Company
Telephone: 185-598-52787
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| 8:00 PM | Skidding. Kidding. Unforbidding.
Growing up in a small town is hard. Growing up “different” in a small town in Northern Ontario town called South Porcupine is even harder. Stopheart is a... Cost: Prices vary. Contact box office for further details: 416 504 9971 Where?
Factory Theatre
125 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2R2
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| 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | The Known Unknown x The Main Ingredient Proudly Present:
SHI WISDOM LIVE IN CONCERT
With Special Guest Performers: LION BABE from NYC
Opening Act: KJ
Revival
783 College St.
Friday, May... Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door Where?
Revival
783 College Street
Toronto, ON M6G 1C5
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Sponsor: The Known Unknown & The Main Ingredient
Contact name: Tika Simone
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| soulpepper.ca // A free-wheeling adaptation of The Barber of Seville by Michael O'Brien and John Millard, based on the play by Beaumarchais and the opera by Rossini. This all-new update of Theatre... Cost: $32-$68 Where?
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
50 Tank House Lane, Distillery District
Toronto, ON
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| soulpepper.ca // Soulpepper Academy alumnus Ins Choi's hilarious and touching debut play set in a Regent Park Korean convenience store was the smash hit of Soulpepper's 2012 season. The journey of... Cost: $32-$68 Where?
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
50 Tank House Lane, Distillery District
Toronto, ON
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| Arts & Crafts has teamed up with Toronto-based celebrity and fashion photographer Norman Wong to display a brand new photography exhibit at the Contact Photography Festival, chronicling label... Cost: Free Where?
Field Trip Headquarters
1093 Queen Street West Unit 2
Toronto, ON M6J 1J1
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One way to get a lot of publicity for Toronto is to have the mayor in a video that seems to show he is smoking crack cocaine.
Truth be told, when I was asked to review Soulpepper’s latest production, The Barber of Seville, based on Pierre Beaumarchais’ 1775 French farce and Rossini’s 1816 opera, I initially balked. Soulpepper, I adore. French farce? Je t’aime. But opera? No grazie.
The Fountain, nestled along the Dundas West bar strip, is both watering hole and art gallery. Currently, trippy pieces from local artist Tomas Del Balso dot the walls, illustrating his take on dream imagery in fantastical detail. Behind the bar, tatted up co-owner Sarah Delany pours drinks for art-loving barflies while The Growlers play overhead.
Toronto’s street meat is getting some competition with the arrival of Craft Dogs, an upcoming gourmet hot dog shop near the St. Lawrence Market. Located at 95 King St. E., Craft Dogs is the brainchild of Brian Morin and Kathleen McGinn, formerly co-owners of the nearby Beerbistro, along with a third partner, Craig Smith.
Since the ’70s, Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog has earned renown for his innovative footwear for men and women. Fluevog’s first Toronto store opened on Queen West in 1989, and earlier this month a second Toronto location opened in the Distillery District.
Mia Kirshner bounds into the Hazelton Hotel suite for another interview, settling into a plush leather couch to chat about her latest project — a sci-fi series for Showcase called Defiance. For Kirshner, a stunning and accomplished actress with a wealth of challenging roles to her...
Located amid Little India’s swarm of sari shops, Bombay Chowpatty is one part video-rental shop, one part eatery. Named after Mumbai’s most beloved beach, the restaurant dishes out street-style eats from India’s cultural capital. Bollywood flicks play in the background as patrons tuck into favourites like chana bhatura, bhel puri and paneer kathi rolls.
Weekly Restaurant Recap rounds up the week’s Toronto restaurant news. In this edition: a new seafood restaurant on Queen West, Peruvian cuisine at Yonge and Lawrence, a new spot for barbecue in the Annex and more.
In compiling her annual top 100 Toronto restaurants list, veteran food critic Joanne Kates ate out — a lot. Below, we’ve put together her favourite foodie finds, from the city’s best pizza to its top wait staff.
