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Cabbagetown Residents' Association
annual meeting
Plus, the Board has figured out a smart way to gather a crowd to the Annual Meeting. There`s a wine tasting sponsored by the Lifford Agency.
Summer solstice benefit concert
The
Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre (424 Parliament) is having a musical feast
next weekend, Saturday June 22 at 8 pm. The
concert is a fundraiser and its proceeds go toward the marvellous programs for
the kids enrolled there. The Centre
offers instruction for young people in several musical instruments, in karate
and in the visual arts. Tickets are $20
in advance and $25 at the door and they accept Mastercard and Visa. Check out the CCAC`s activities at its
website.
Cabbagetown Youth Centre
The
CYC is distributing its program for summer camps and activities. There`s something for kids ages 3 through 18 -
sports, performing arts and computer camps.
Little kids can join morning or afternoon playgroups. Sports include tennis, soccer, basketball and
karate. All of this activity happens in
local schools and at the CYC`s Lancaster Street facility. Watch for it in your mailbox and fill in the
handy Registration Form. You`ll find a
handy online version here.
Congrats and bon voyage to
Angelene Tullet
Angelene
is now visiting London England with twelve of her paintings. Her works are part of a show at Vibe Gallery. Called VibeAffordable, it`s her first
international show and she`s joining about a dozen other artists there for the
next two weeks. She`s a Cabbagetown
resident – born and raised here. She`s
just had a very useful session with Jack Grunsky who helped her with an epoxy
coating for four pictures. Her paintings
can been seen at her personal website and Vibe
also has a website here.
Summer art courses
Jack
Grunsky is offering another eight-week course in drawing and acrylic painting
for beginners from Wednesday July 3 from 1 to 3:30 pm in his Wellesley Street
studio. Jack`s work has been shown in
galleries in Canada and abroad since 1977.
The fee is $320 (plus HST). He
has a detailed flyer available for you and he can provide details and the
materials list for the course. You can
also see his website here. To contact him,
send an email to jgrunsky@sympatico.ca .
Hey – what’s this?
The
building at 456 Parliament is still undergoing repairs and renovations
following the fire that happened there three years ago. Its retail spaces have been available for
rent for a considerable time and, I’m told, there have been offers in the past
for these spaces. For some reason, those
offers were not accepted and there have been delays in the construction
activity. All of this is the owners’
concern.
It’s
our concern, however, when the building is left with this kind of mess outside.
The surrounding stores and the general
neighbourhood suffer as a result.
Furthermore, the feet on the protective fencing stick out dangerously
onto the sidewalk. A building inspector has
been visiting this block regularly to handle other projects nearby. Maybe he can get busy here and encourage the
building owners to clean up their property.
Regent Park Farmers` Market
RESTAURANT NEWS
Stuart Graham at Peartree
Stuart
is a Cabbagetown resident and artist whose work has been widely displayed in
Toronto. He`s been doing plein air oils
since 2000. He`s a member of the Ontario
Plein Air Society and the Don Valley Art Club and he`s exhibited successfully
with both groups. His work is now
hanging at Peartree (507 Parliament) until July 31. You can check out his portfolio here.
Toast the Night
On
Friday June 14, the Flying Beaver (488 Parliament) is hosting a fundraiser for
the Daily Bread Food Bank. It’s a night
of singing, burlesque, acting and comedy monologues by a dozen performers. Tickets are $10 (in advance) and $15 (at the
door). For more info, click here.
A busy weekend at Stout
The
Back Alley Beer Festival happens this weekend at Stout (221 Carlton). Twenty craft brewers are taking part. There are two sessions, at 1 pm and 5 pm on
Saturday, June 15. Tickets are $20 which
includes admission, a free Ontario Craft Beer glass and five 5-ounce
drinks. Go to the Stout website to get your advance tickets. It’s part of the Ontario Craft Beer week
celebrations.
On
Father`s Day, Sunday June 16, Erin is serving a filet mignon and lobster tail
special. Every Dad gets a complimentary
single malt scotch and a branded glass keepsake. Sorry guys, bad news – if you`re a Dad
several times over, you still only get one free drink.
Toronto Jazz Festival
The
Dominion on Queen (500 Queen E) has a full program as part of the Festival
running from Friday June 21 to Saturday June 29.
On
Friday June 21, Moo`d Swings (a Cabbagetown favourite – nostalgic swing music
from the `40s and `50s) opens at 6 pm followed by Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo with
Brazilian and Latin at 10 pm. Dennis
Coffey (a member of the Funk Brothers studio band) starts the Saturday program
at 4:30 pm. Que Isso at 9 pm has more
Brazilian jazz and Ronnie Arturo plays after hours jazz from 1 to 3 am. Sunday`s program starts with the York Jazz
Ensemble, a 9-piece swing band, from 2 to 5 pm.
Quarrington & Taft appear at 6 pm and the Shafton Thomas Group at 10
pm to 1 am.
For
specific listing details, check out the entertainment page on the Dominion`s
website. You can also scroll down here on the Review
to see the day-by-day program.
Fare Game
HOP`s rooftop patio
Congrats Café Olya
Café
Olya (540 Parliament) has just had a great review in Chowhound full of phrases
like ``awesome``, ``amazing`` and ``truly artisanal``. You can read it here. Of
course, the Cabbagetown Neighbourhood Review previously said and still believes
that ``yummy`` covers it all.
Summerlicious, July 5 to 21
The
summer`s annual foodfest happens in July – reservations open next Thursday,
June 20. Two nearby restaurants, both in
The Distillery, are participating -
Archeo (416-815-9898) and Pure Spirits Oyster House
(416-361-5859). There`s a map, a general
list and a neighbourhood list on the Summerlicious website here.
SHOPPING NEWS
Welcome Spruce
Kim Alke and Tara Sameshima opened their new store, Spruce, at 455 Parliament
just last Monday. It’s going to be a
great addition to our neighbourhood.
Their focus is on unique, local and handmade products and on vintage products. They’ll highlight home accessories like
pillows, glassware and pottery. You can
see updates about the store and its offerings at the Spruce Facebook page.
They
plan to hold special events regularly inside Spruce. On Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm, they’ve
invited Leonie Lilla, a Swiss-trained chef, to have a tasting of her pickles,
preserves and syrups. Drop in and check
out her goodies and the store.
In
addition to her work at Spruce, Tara is a photographer and you can see her work
at her website.
Speaking of newcomers
Honey Girl at Sundara
LOOKIN` GOOD
Eric
Morse visited the Ithaca NY Festival recently and talked to Caleb and Fiona at
the Purity Ice Cream booth. He sent us
this souvenir pic. He`s restarting a
favourite old trend here – bragging to the world about his Cabbagetown credentials. If you have a picture of yourself with our
glorious old Cabbage flag or our trendy Tees, send it along and it`ll become
part of our new gallery. It`s been a
while since we enjoyed this habit so ``thanks`` to Eric for getting us going
again.
CLUBS & PUBS EVENTS
THURSDAY JUNE 6 TO SUNDAY JUNE 16
Contact info
Alice’s Place, 554 Parliament St, (647) 931-9088
Ben Wicks, 424 Parliament St, (416) 961-9425, www.benwickspub.com
Cafune, 194A Carlton Street, (647)748-7884, Facebook and http://cafune.ca/
Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen St E, (416) 368-6893, www.dominiononqueen.com
Flying Beaver, 488 Parliament St, (647) 347-6567, www.pubaret.com
Paint Box Bistro, 555 Dundas St E, (647) 748-0555, www.paintboxbistro.ca
Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton St, (647) 344-7676, www.stoutirishpub.ca
Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51A Winchester St, (416) 323-0051, www.winchesterkitchen.com
If there's a cover charge or tickets are sold, we’ve listed the prices. Otherwise, the event is free.
THURSDAY JUNE 13
Cafune
6:30 pm, Henry Matulis with guest singer Christine Aziz and Aaron Carter on bass guitar.
Dominion on Queen
8:30 pm, Rolland Hunter Sextet, $10
Flying Beaver
8 pm, Words to Laugh By, comedy with Aastha Lal, $5/advance & $10/door
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
10 pm, DVS swing dance sessions
FRIDAY JUNE 14
Flying Beaver
7 pm, “Ginger Nation” with Shawn Hitchins, $10/advance & $15/door
9 pm, “Toast the Night” cabaret fundraiser for Daily Bread Food Bank, $10/advance & $15/door
Paint Box Bistro
9 pm, Comedy with Greg Behrendt, $20
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
Winchester 506 Folk Fest
SATURDAY JUNE 15
Dominion on Queen
11:30 am, Toronto Book & Brunch Club
4 to 7:30 pm, Ronnie Hayward, pwyc
9 pm, Sonic Blues with Al Lerman, $10
Flying Beaver
7 pm, Julie Michel’s Latin Beat Pride Show, $15/advance & $20/door
9 pm, Alex Tait (jazz vocals) with Koji Hori (guitar) and Matt Roberts (bass) in a Sick Kids Benefit Concert, $15/advance & $20/door
Paint Box Bistro
Show at 8 pm. Kollage rhythm section with Archie Alleyne (drums), Artie Ross (bass), Stacie McGregor (piano) and Alexander Brown Cabrera (trumpet & flugel horn). Dinner & show at $45, show only at $15
Stout Irish Pub
1 pm & 5 pm – Back Alley Beer Festival, $20
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
Winchester 506 Folk Fest
SUNDAY JUNE 16
Alice’s Place
4 pm, Karaoke
Dominion on Queen
11 am to 3 pm, Rockabilly
Brunch with the CosmotonesFlying Beaver
7 pm, Brandon’s slightly naughty comedy hypnosis show with , $10/advance & $15/door
Stout Irish Pub
5:30 pm, Strategy Boardgaming Night by the Toronto Area Boardgaming Society
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
Winchester 506 Folk Fest
MONDAY JUNE 17
Dominion on Queen
7:30 pm, Oak recording studio seminar
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
9 pm Win-Prov
10 pm, Industry Night
TUESDAY JUNE 18
Dominion on Queen
8:30 pm, Hot Club of
Corktown Django Jam, pwycStout Irish Pub
7:30 pm, Nerd Night pub quiz
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
8 pm, comedy night fundraiser
WEDNESDAY JUNE 19
Alice’s Place
9 pm, Karaoke
Dominion on Queen
8 pm, Corktown Ukelele Jam
Flying Beaver
7:30 pm, Gabriel Meagher Cabaret Night, tba
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
7:30 pm, Smart Ass Trivia
10 pm, Karaoke at the Winch with Jason Rolland
THURSDAY JUNE 20
Cafune
6:30 pm, Henry Matulis
(guitar) and a special guest playing Brazilian jazzFlying Beaver
7 pm, If I could turn back time with Neil Cameron, no cover
Paint Box Bistro
8 to 10 pm, Lilly Mason CD release party with The Shyann Quartet, $10
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
Phil Hood, The Human Jukebox
FRIDAY JUNE 21
Dominion on Queen
Toronto Jazz Festival6 to 9 pm, Moo’d Swings
10 pm to 1 am, Toronto to Havana with Joaquin Nunez Hidago
Flying Beaver
7 pm, country singer/songwriter Drake Jenson, $15/advance & $20/door
9 pm, Ryan G Hines, Comedy, cabaret and coffee talk, $10/advance & $15/door.
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
10 pm, Micah O’Connell
SATURDAY JUNE 22
Dominion on Queen
Toronto Jazz Festival
4:30 to 7:30 pm, Dennis Coffey from the Funk Bros, $20
9 to midnight, Que Isso with contemporary Brazilian jazz, $10
1 to 3 am, Ronnie Arturo after hours jazz
Flying Beaver
8 and 9:30 pm, Halco Debriefed and proud, $20/advance & $25/door
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
10 pm, REDBRICK funk night
SUNDAY JUNE 23
Alice’s Place
4 pm, Karaoke
Dominion on Queen
Toronto Jazz Festival
2 to 5 pm, York Jazz Ensemble, 9 piece swinging Dixieland band, $10
6 to 9 pm, Murata, Quarrinton, Taft & Steve Wallace with Brazilian melodies, harmonies, rhythms and lyrics from the classic bossa nova era, $10
10 pm to 1 am, Shafton Thomas Group, $10
Flying Beaver
7:30 pm, Peter Donato returns with “Cantautore”, $10/advance, $15/door
Winchester Kitchen & Bar
9 pm, Beau’s presents Open Mic with Porter
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