More Festival announcements
Flash mobs and lots more at CCDT
The Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (509 Parliament)
are hosting a very active program during this year’s festival. You can join a free dance class, meet the
teachers, learn about SolarDance initiative and buy your dancer’s new
uniform. There’ll be flash dance performances in front of the theatre at 12.50, 1.50, 2.50 and 3.50 pm on Saturday.
Saturday’s free classes include Creative Movement (ages 3 to 5) at 1 pm, Modern Dance (ages 8 to 12) at 2 pm, Zumba (15 +) at 3 pm. Sunday’s free open classes are Hip Hop at 1.30 pm and Jazz at 3 pm, both for ages 8 to 12.
On Sunday as well, you can watch the Company Ballet class at 11 am and the Company Modern class at 1:30 pm.
While you’re visiting at CCDT, be sure to enter the draw to win free tickets for WinterSong at the Harbourfront’s Fleck Theatre.
It’s true – Go Freddy Go are back
Jeff Barnes and the Wild Irish Rogues at The Ben Wicks
Carole Pope at the FB
Irish Dancers at Stout
Ellen Murphy’s art
Cranberries (601 Parliament) are showcasing paintings by
Ellen Murphy in Room 601. Ellen’s
opening night is Friday September 7 from 7 to 10 pm. You’re invited to view her work and then
enjoy a pint and a meal next door in the restaurant. Ruth and Siva are planning a patio for the
weekend. Their patio will undoubtedly be
very high on the people-watching list - this area is always full of fascinating
people, colourful food vendors and merchants during the Festival.
Warm-ups at Blairs Run
On Saturday September 8, the crowd at Blair’s Run will
enjoy a special warm-up session lead by Sundara Yoga’s Angela Jervis-Read. The Run starts at Carlton and Parliament at
9:45 am.
Also happening this week…
Sundara Yoga’s new Fall program
Angela’s getting ready for a very busy Fall season at
Sundara Yoga (492 Parliament). She has four
new workshops. Each one requires
September pre-registration. Yoga for
kids (ages 3 to 6) on Wednesdays at 1:30 pm, September 12 to November 14. Yoga for tween girls (ages 10 to 13) on Saturdays
at 4 pm, September 15 to November 17. Group yoga therapy with Angela and Ken, four
weeks on Sundays from 4 pm, September 16 to October 7. Yoga for runners with Angela on Sunday
September 23 at 4:15 pm.She also has eight new classes starting in September and there’ll also be more announcements soon about her October workshops for moms and babies, prenatal yoga, kirtan and yin yoga and restorative yoga. You can find the details about these workshops and classes on her website.
Oysters everywhere
Next week, bivalve lovers will be in heaven. Oysters are being featured in two of our
finest restaurants. The House on
Parliament (454 Parliament) has a fundraiser on Thursday September 6 from 7 pm
to support the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre – make a $2 donation for every
oyster and you’ll feel good all around. Be sure to add a Guinness to your menu
since they’re sponsoring the evening. On
Friday, it’s oyster night at Stout Irish Pub (221 Carlton) from 7pm, combining
Oyster Bay wines with the finest fresh oysters.
Mark goes to the Distillery
Mark Gleberzon from MJG Gallery is a regular Review
contributor. His “Picture of the Week”
brightens our columns and he points us to some remarkable works displayed at
his gallery. This week, he’s off on his
own adventure at ArtFest Toronto 2012 in
the Distillery District. Drop by and see
his work – Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11 am to 6 pm.
Birthday celebrations at Labour of Love
Regina at Labour of Love (242 Carlton) is hosting an art
installation, “Family Tree”, with Gosia and Kelly Grace. It’s a birthday
celebration to mark her third summer here in Cabbagetown. Gosia’s installation was part of Regina’s
original opening and she’s back now with Kelly with an installation about 1950s
family life. You can see more at her website.
Trim your pal’s nails
Get your pup ready for the Festival. There’s nothing like a lovely pedicure to
perk up your pooch (and your cat and your other animal pals.) Marilyn Wilputte is back in action at Pet
Valu (240 Carlton) on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, $10.
Dog of the month
We’ve been urged to start highlighting remarkable Cabbagetown
canines on a regular basis. There’ll be
no shortage of riveting material - we have a whole neighbourhood full of
them. To launch this new feature, we’re introducing Charlie. It’s an appropriate time to meet him – seven years ago, he was a refugee from Hurricane Katrina. There’s a lot of mystery surrounding him. We don’t know how old he is, who his parents are, where he’s been and who cared for him and saved him. He arrived in Cabbagetown in the Spring of 2010.
We do know that he tolerates cats (he lives with them), he’s got strong protective instincts (and a ferocious bark), he’s a gracious house guest (except for his love of unwatched cat and dog food) and he misses Susan deeply whenever she takes a little trip. He also definitely does not swim. Perhaps he had a full dose in Katrina’s floods.