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Save these dates
Tsingory dance workshop
Thursday October 11, 7:30
pm - Contemporary and traditional dances from Madagascar. The company is
holding a public workshop and demonstrations by the musicians of their various
Malagasy instruments. CCDT Theatre (509 Parliament), $15.
MJG Gallery Duality Show
Thursday October 11, 6 to
10 pm – an informal opening night reception for a new show called
"Duality", featuring original artwork by 20+ artists as well as a real
two-headed calf taxidermy named "Mark & John". 555 Parliament.
Oktoberfest at Stout
Oktoberfest
at Stout Irish Pub (221 Carlton) throughout this week. Enjoy a Creemore and a
German-inspired menu. Creemore’s Kellerbier and urBock in 473 cans for $7.95,
12 oz of Creemore Premier Lager for $7.95 and 20 oz for $12 (and keep the
stein.) On Friday October 12 from 7 pm, join the Oktoberfest party – prizes,
giveaways and Creemore samplings.
CYC at the Marathon
On Sunday, Scotiabank’s Toronto Waterfront Marathon
rolls through town. Four people are entered
as the CYC’s champions: Heather Hopkins, Angela Jonsson, Sylvie Andrew and
Nancy Horvath. The program includes a
Neighbourhood Challenge – the group with the biggest and loudest crowd wins a
$6000 prize. The CYC always sends an enthusiastic gang. You can help by being a
financial sponsor, by donating food, drinks, decorations and noisemakers, and
by lending a hand to set up and operate the cheering site. The CYC area is
located at Trinity and Front Streets, Sunday October 14 from 10:30 am to 2:30
pm. For more information, click here.
Wine tastings at JAMcafe
Av Atikian is back with two more of his very
popular wine tasting evenings at JAMcafe
(195 Carlton). Save both dates.
Next Thursday October 18,
6:30 pm – featuring wines from Oakridge Winery, one of
five Australian wineries highlighted in this week’s LCBO Vintages
magazine. Winemaker and CEO David
Bicknell will present four wines and Av will prepare a four-course meal to
accompany the tastings. $50.
Thursday October 25, 6:30
pm
– Rare Italian varietals. 25 wines available for tasting. Details to come soon.
$40.
Reservations are a very good idea for both events –
call (416) 921-1255.
Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre
Thursday October 18, 7 pm – A Taste for the
Arts. A moveable feast. Food, wine and music set in three historic homes
and catered by Qi Sushi and Catering
4U. Only 120 tickets available - $125
each.. Proceeds support the CCAC’s
program of music and art lessons for disadvantaged inner city children. For reservations, call 416-925-7222. For more information, click here. CCAC, 422 Parliament.
St Jamestown artists
Wednesday October 24, 7 pm - Community Matters Toronto
is hosting three evening talks by artists who live and work in St James Town.
Artist and educator Paul Byron is the first speaker. He plans to talk about the
way his art has grown and the influences on him that brought changes into his
work. His focus is local, based on his experiences in St James Town. Community Matters Toronto office, Suite 102 -
260 Wellesley St E (buzz 8605).
Pumpkin carving
Sunday October 28, 1 to 4 pm - The Cabbagetown South
Association is having a pumpkin carving afternoon. Dress up if you dare! It’s a safe, fun event for people of all
ages. Please register here in advance so a pumpkin can be ordered for you.
$5 for each pumpkin. 204 Seaton
Street.
Beef at St Jamestown
Mark at St Jamestown Steak & Chops (516 Parliament) has received
some queries about his suppliers. In the light of the XL Food scandals, people
are naturally worried about what they’re buying. Mark buys his meats and poultry from people
who have smaller, higher quality operations.
His beef comes from Atlantic Signature Beef from Prince Edward
Island. Click here to see more details.
Cabbagetown Pet Clinic
Our local veterinarian, Dr Jennifer Day at Cabbagetown Pet Clinic
(239 Gerrard), has produced a video tour about her clinic. When you’re watching
it, you might also want to watch a couple of related ones that she’s done about
senior cat care, dentistry and parasite prevention. If you give her your email
address, you’ll be on her list and receive regular bulletins about your pet’s
health care - info@cabbagetownpetclinic.com. You can also check out her practice at
www.cabbagetownpetclinic.com
Reviews for Kibo
Our new sushi restaurant, Kibo (533 Parliament) is starting to get
a nice buzz among neighbourhood customers.
We’ve been encouraged to tell you that the food and prices are very
good. The young girl in the photo, for
example, pronounced her lunch as “amazing”. Kibo now has a Facebook page so you
can keep in touch.
New art at Peartree
Peartree (507 Parliament) regularly hangs works by local artists along
their walls. It’s a nice touch in a
restaurant – the customers enjoy the work, the interior is regularly freshened
up and the artist benefits from the exposure.
For the next month, Peartree is featuring watercolours by Ron Harris –
well worth the visit. He’s a member of
the Beach Guild of Fine Art and you can see samples of his work here.
Menagerie Pet Shop
Menagerie Pet Shop (549-553 Parliament) has a sale underway on
their raw pet food supplies. You can
save 20% on specially marked frozen food and bones. Levana gave me a quick introduction to the benefits
of a raw food diet – sweeter breath, no gas, cleaner teeth, better skin
conditions, higher energy levels - to list just a few advantages. Menagerie is highly regarded for its bird and
fish supplies. She hopes to be just as
well known for the store’s selection of natural, healthy foods for cats and dogs. You can check out the details on their
website.
Berkeley Street Theatre
The Berkeley Street Theatre’s 2012-2013 season is listed on its
website. The first play, Speaking in Tongues – “an intriguing and intelligent
thriller about lust, infidelity and a mysterious stiletto” - runs from October
29 to November 24. (I have to admit that
a blurb like that really turns my crank.) A link to the theatre’s site will be
attached in our left-hand column for your convenience. For
details about the shows, availability and prices, visit the website. 26 Berkeley Street.
A new project for this Newsletter
Lots of people in Cabbagetown have small, very personal, business
enterprises. A couple of them were
listed last week – Lucy DeLuca’s 25Hours (a bookkeeping and administrative service)
and Penn Lewis’s photography. And there’s
another photographer and a tailor who’re waiting in the wings for their turn. These
are usually creative, interesting and effective businesses.
We’re issuing an invitation. If you have a small business without
a storefront or office space and you’re focused on our community – please contact
us at cabbagetownreview@gmail.com and we’ll list you. Free of charge. And we’re setting up a special page with a
direct link to this one to give you a spot where you can announce your project.
Spiffy sidewalks
Have you ever noticed how smooth and clean our sidewalks are? It’s not a mystery. The City of Toronto simply doesn’t let them
get old! As soon as a new sidewalk is
finished, some City department or utility starts to plan how it can be dug up.
Current construction on our sidewalks at Parliament and Wellesley
is courtesy of the gas company. A few
years ago, they dug up our (new) pavement on Parliament Street and our (new)
sidewalks to install those grey spidery pipes outside every building. Now they’re back – this time to repair the
damage that they did back then.
