This
week’s image: Toronto Dance
Theatre at the Pan Am Games opening ceremony. Photo: Toronto Dance Theatre
CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD REVIEW
OPEN HOUSES
This week, you can inspect a beautifully designed Victorian on
Ontario Street. Click here.
CONGRATULATIONS…
Kate
Sauks
Photo: St Catharines Standard
Kate
and Liz Fenje won a Pan Am gold medal in women’s lightweight double sculls on
Tuesday morning. They covered the
2000 metre course in 6 minutes, 57.3 seconds, three seconds ahead of the Cuban
team and 6.5 seconds ahead of the Americans. Kate and her husband Ben Haber lived on Wellesley Street
while she finished her PhD at the University of Toronto. She’s now based in Victoria, BC. Her next stop is the World Rowing
Championship in August. A victory
there will qualify them for a spot on the 2016 Olympic team. Congrats Kate and best wishes for the
next challenges.
Best
wishes, Sydney
Photo: Austin J Cameron
Sydney
Payne (above left) is another Cabbagetowner on her way into an exciting career in
rowing. She’s a member of the
National Junior Rowing team. She
and her partner, Yvonne Angeluelov, will represent Canada at the World Junior
Rowing Championships in Rio in August in the women’s pairs. This comes after a year of successes
and accolades for the two of them.
LOCAL NEWS
Cabbagetown
Yoga Collective
The
loss of Sundara Yoga has been a sad event for our community. Christina Robinson has set up a
Facebook page where people can post announcements and keep up to date with
classes and teaching opportunities.
Greg
Hollingshead’s new book
Act
Normal, published by Anansi Press, will be officially launched on Thursday
September 3 at the District Oven (842 College St W). He’s an accomplished author with six books of fiction
published. He’s earned a Governor
General’s prize and a Rogers Writers’ Trust prize and he’s been shortlisted for
the Giller. If you plan to attend
the launch, please RSVP to rsvp1@anansi.ca
Update
on house prices and sales
Hilary
Browning and Nick Humphries at Sage Real Estate (538 Parliament) have just
published their six-month review of 2015 sales and prices in Cabbagetown. We seem to be okay. From January to
June, there were 69 transactions (up 40% from 2014). Houses sold on average in 13 days (19 days in 2014) at an
average price of $1,071,038 (9% higher than 2014). For the details, check their website.
The
Don River route
Image: Waterfront Toronto
Mayor
John Tory has announced a $5 million environmental assessment of potential
changes to the Don’s route into Lake Ontario. This rerouting will ease the dangers of flooding around the
new Port Lands and open the way for development of its 880 acres. There’s a good story about it on the
CBC’s website.
The Cabbagetown Preservation Association also has an interesting article on its
Facebook page about the 19th century efforts to straighten the river
– which in turn gave Cabbagetown its access to the flats that are today known
as Riverdale Park West.
Turn
It Out
UForChange
hosts a weekly summer series of DJ workshops with DJ L’Oquenz, hip hop dance
classes with Stephanie Caldiera and juggling workshops with various circus
instructors during the Taste of Regent Park. Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, Regent Park (620 Dundas E) or in the
Artscape Lounge, Daniels Spectrum if it rains (585 Dundas E).
Summer
concerts at Little Trinity
Changui
Havana appears at this week’s summer concert on Thursday July 16 at 7 pm in
Little Trinity Park (King and Trinity).
Next week on Thursday July 23, Jack Connelly will perform. Concerts continue on August 6 and
August 13. Free. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and
enjoy a charming musical experience.
Under
the Stars Outdoor Movies
Every
Wednesday from 7:30 pm starting July 15.
Free screenings of important movies in Regent Park (620 Dundas E),
following “Taste of Regent Park”.
On Wednesday July 22, the movie is Bend It Like Beckham. Popcorn and
refreshments will be available during the movies. If it rains, everything moves inside the Daniels Spectrum
(585 Dundas E) in the Artscape Lounge.
Cabbagetown
walks
The
Cabbagetown Preservation Association and Heritage Toronto are conducting a walk
through Cabbagetown’s medical heritage. Saturday July 18 at 1:30 pm. Visit the
Cabbagetown places where significant medical history was made in Toronto – the
first sites for Toronto General Hospital and Women’s College Hospital, the
homes of outstanding medical professionals who lived here and the graves in the
Necropolis where Toronto’s health services pioneers are buried. Meet at Parliament and Spruce, beside
No Frills. Free.
Outdoor
markets
Cabbagetown
Farmer’s Market – Tuesdays from 3 to 7 pm, Riverdale Park (Sumach and
Winchester). The Market has a very good website and a chatty Facebook page – check them out to see which
vendors will be coming to the Market each week.
Taste
of Regent Park – Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, Regent Park (620 Dundas
E). The event includes farmers
booths, local food tastings and associated music. Outdoor movies follow the market.
Thanks
to Rick Walker
Photo: Rick Walker
Some
people walk their dogs, some walk their birds.
PAN AM NEWS
Online
info about Pan Am schedules and locations
The
sport schedules are listed online here.
Find
the events’ locations online here. Pick your sport and click on its image
– locations, times and descriptions are all included.
Pan
Am celebration at The Daniels Spectrum
Two
exhibitions featuring twenty local and international artists are being mounted
in the Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E) from July 17 to August 31 – SOMOS: A
Latin American Canadian exhibition and Between Spheres. They celebrate the diversity and common
threads in Pan Am cultures. The
shows are open from 8 am to 9 pm, Monday to Friday and from 10 am to 6 pm on
weekends. There’ll be an open
reception on Friday July 17 from 6 to 10 pm.
The
Watershed
Playwright
Annabel Soutar has written a complex story about Canada’s environment and
economy. She uses a cross-country
trip by her own family to personalize the issues. It’s part of Panamania and it’s on stage until Sunday July
19 at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley). Robert Everett Green describes her work in a July 4 Globe
& Mail article.
Free
events at The Distillery
Trinity
Square in the Distillery is one of the main stages for Panamania and the
schedule of events is crowded every day (except Mondays). Free events include the Afro-Cuban All
Stars on July 16, Eva Avila on July 17 and Ron Davis Symphronica with the
Lombard Twins on July 19.
Daily programs include
music, cooking demonstrations, dance and lots more. Click here to see the details, day-by-day.
Young
Centre for the Performing Arts
There’s
a busy schedule of ticketed events happening at the Young Centre (50 Tank House
Lane, Distillery). Limitless,
Gimme Shelter, Yaima Saez live in concert, Battle for the North, Sandra Shamas
in The Big What Now and Niagara, A Pan American story – all are on stage
through the coming week. For
program details, ticket prices and reservations online, click here.
Pan
Am Pop-Up Park
The
People’s Queen Street are organizing a pop-up park at Queen and River just
north of the Pan Am Athlete’s Village.
Saturday July 18 from 9 am to 3 pm. It’s free – everybody’s welcome. Find out about the group at
its website.
Toronto
Dance Theatre
TDT
(80 Winchester) took part in the Pan Am opening
ceremonies, dancing along with the National Ballet School, Canada’s National
Circus School and students from the School of TDT. Choreography by Christopher House. Two videos on TDT’s website show the performances.
SHOPPING NEWS
Summer
hours at Café Olya
For
the rest of July, the Café (540 Parliament) will now be open on a shorter
schedule, Thursday to Sunday, 8 am to “sold out”. Olyana and Mike are closing for summer holidays from Monday
July 27 to Thursday August 6. When they get back, they’re planning a
made-to-order menu with advance orders that will be fresh and ready when you
arrive at the bakery.
Now
or never sale at Kendall
Kendall
& Co (514 Parliament) is clearing out discontinued rugs at 40% off. Plus 15% off in-stock styles and
markdowns on floor models. Promos
may not be combined. Quantities
are limited so shop early – open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm and
Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. Check
out the styles at Kendall’s website.
Pipler
in the Toronto Star
Photo: Rita Zekas, Toronto Star
Leona
and Alice, owners of Pipler (453 Parliament) have been given a top ranking
review by the Star’s Stealth Shopper.
Pipler’s “old-timey vibe and ethically sourced goods” and their warm, accommodating
service earned it this praise.
Click here to read the story.
D.L.Creations
D
L Creations is a pop-up store worth investigating at 417 Parliament. The
company, based in Bayfield and using this space temporarily, makes housewares
and furniture from reclaimed wood – these are beautiful, one-of-a-kind
pieces. Interested customers can
visit during the afternoons from 2 to 6 pm. To get specific info or to make an
apointment, call (416) 857-5712 or email john@dlcreations.ca
Sinate
is closing
Sharon
and Ilias have announced that Sinate Creations (480 Parliament) will close
later in July. The space will be
used instead by the new owners of the building for an expanded restaurant. Sinate has been here for three years
and the owners are sorry to have lost the space. Until December, they plan to operate from the craft market
at 335 Yonge, one block north of Dundas Square.
RESTAURANT NEWS
Tees
at the HOP
Grab
a souvenir tee shirt when you visit the House on Parliament (454
Parliament).
Get another one when
you go to The Irv (195 Carlton).
Take them with you when you travel and send us a photo. You’ll be posted here on the world wide
web and your pic will be forever saved in our tee shirt Hall of Fame.
Hummingbird
open mic
The
open mic night at the Paintbox (535 Dundas E) happens on Tuesday July 21. Sign up at 6 pm, show starts at 7
pm. It’s a very popular event.
Performers of all ages are welcome, no experience necessary. There’s a live band to support
you. Complimentary light
refreshments.
So
– get married!
It’s
a good idea. It’s even better when
you do it at F’Amelia (12 Amelia).
Thanks to Robyn and Mike for the picture.
Pan
Am teams at the Distillery
El
Catrin (18 Tank House Ln, Distillery) has posted lots of photos on its Facebook
page showing Pan Am teams from different countries enjoying dinner in the
Distillery. Team Canada, Team
Cuba, and Team Bahamas all dropped in.
Of course, so did Team Mexico – the men’s triathletes won gold and
bronze and Paula Diaz won silver in the women’s. El Catrin was their
destination for a celebration.
Stirling
Room
Saturday
July 18 marks the fifth anniversary for The Stirling Room (16 Trinity St,
Distillery). To celebrate, you can join a boat cruise on the Empress of
Canada. There’ll be music by Teiga
& YT//Habibi and DJ Ted Kasprow.
From 12:30 pm, Saturday July 18.
Tickets are $50/advance – click here to buy yours.
Summerlicious
Our
annual summer restaurant festival continues until July 26. Each participating restaurant offers a
prix fixe menu. Lunch prices are $18, $23 or $28 and dinner prices are $25, $35
or $45. There are 210 restaurants
city-wide and three in our immediate area, all in the Distillery – Archeo (31
Trinity, Distillery), Cluny (36 Tank House Ln, Distillery) and
Pure Spirits Oyster House & Grill (17 Tank House Ln, Distillery). For the full list and lots of details,
go to the Summerlicious website.
CLUBS & PUBS – DAILY LISTINGS
THURSDAY JULY 16 TO SUNDAY JULY 26
Contact
info
Alice’s
Place, 554 Parliament St, (647) 931-9088,
https://www.facebook.com/alicesplacetoronto
Cranberries,
601 Parliament St, (416) 925-6330
El
Catrin, 18 Tank House Lane, Distillery, (416) 203-2121, www.elcatrin.ca/home
House
on Parliament, 454 Parliament St, (416) 925-4074,
www.facebook.com/pages/House-on-Parliament
The
Irv, 195 Carlton Street, (647) 350-4787, http://www.theirvpub.ca/
Little
Trinity Summer Concerts, Little Trinity Park, 425 King at Trinity
The
Local GEST, 424 Parliament St, (416) 961-9425, http://www.thelocalgest.com/
Merryberry,
559 Parliament, www.merryberry.ca
Mill
Street Beer Hall, 21 Tank House Ln, Distillery, (416) 681-0338,
http://toronto.millstreetbrewpub.ca/
Murgatroid,
568 Parliament, (416) 323-9381, https://www.facebook.com/MurgatroidTO
Odin,
514 King W, (647) 350-6346, https://www.facebook.com/odinhus
Paintbox
Bistro, 555 Dundas St E, (647) 748-0555, www.paintboxbistro.ca
Soulpepper,
Young Centre, 50 Tank House Lane, Distillery, (416) 866-8666,
http://soulpepper.ca/performances/music_at_soulpepper.aspx
Stirling
Room, 16 Trinity, Distillery District, www.stirlingroom.com
Stout
Irish Pub, 221 Carlton St, (647) 344-7676, www.stoutirishpub.ca
Tappo
Wine Bar & Restaurant, 2 Trinity Street, Distillery, (647) 430-1111,
www.tappo.ca
Under
the Table, 568 Parliament St, (647) 351-1533,
https://www.facebook.com/underthetabletoronto
White
Elephant, 366 Queen E. (416) 364-9999, www.whiteelephant366.com
If there's a cover charge or tickets are sold, the prices
are listed. Otherwise, the event is free.
THURSDAY JULY 16
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
Little
Trinity Concert Series
7
pm, Changui Havana
The
Local GEST
8
pm, Open mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask with live acoustic music
White
Elephant
8
pm, Open mic night
FRIDAY JULY 17
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Mill
Street Brew Pub
6:30
pm, Beer School – English Ales, $25
Stirling
Room
Theatrical
Friday reserve on the guest list.
$20
White
Elephant
7
pm, Scott B Sympathy
SATURDAY JULY 18
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Stirling
Room
12:30
pm, Fifth anniversary boat cruise on the Empress of Canada, $50
Stirling
Saturdays, reserve on the guest list
SUNDAY JULY 19
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with the Brick House Trio
Mill
Street Beer Hall
1
pm, Jazz brunch
MONDAY JULY 20
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
TUESDAY JULY 21
Paintbox
7
pm, Hummingbird open mic night
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
WEDNESDAY JULY 22
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke
Paintbox
Bistro
7:30
pm, Corktown Ukelele Jam
THURSDAY JULY 23
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
Little
Trinity Concert Series
7
pm, Jack Connelly
The
Local GEST
9
pm, Open Mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask with live acoustic music
Under
The Table
9
pm, Karaoke
FRIDAY JULY 24
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Mill
Street Brew Pub
6:30
pm, Beer school – German & Belgian beers, $25
Stirling
Room
Theatrical
Friday with resident DJ Rod Bravo, reserve on the guest list. $20
White
Elephant
7
to 10 pm, Sean Pinchin
SATURDAY JULY 25
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Stirling
Room
Stirling
Saturday. Reserve on the guest
list. $20
SUNDAY JULY 26
Alice’s
Place
4
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with Boom for Rent
Mill
Street Beer Hall
1
pm, Jazz brunch
