This
week’s image: the music was great
at this year’s Cabbagetown Festival
CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD REVIEW
Open
Houses
This
week’s listing features a modern townhouse in a heritage exterior. Click here to read it.
LOCAL NEWS
Tour
of Homes
The
Tour of Homes is our second big Fall weekend event. Sunday September 20 from noon to 4 pm. You’ll visit the interiors of some of
our most amazing homes - the big house on Sackville Street that’s recently been
lovingly renovated, a large, beautiful loft that’s been used as a TV or movie
set, several homes with extensive artwork and a meticulously restored family
home with a collection of chandeliers.
Tickets
are $30. It’s a self-guided tour
and the list, locations and descriptions of the homes are given inside your
ticket. Purchase yours locally at
Epicure Shop (473 Parliament), Fairway Market (520 Parliament), Kendall &
Co (514 Parliament), Lady Bug Florist (513 Church) and Mi Casa (238
Carlton).
Local
businesses and restaurants are providing special “Thanks” for each ticket
holder. These incentives are also
described inside your ticket.
You
can also buy a ticket online and use Paypal.
Distillery
District shooting
On
Wednesday September 16 just after noon, police intercepted a car during an
attempted theft. When the car was
stopped at Mill Street and Parliament beside the Distillery, gunfire broke
out. After multiple shots, the
suspect was arrested. Although it
was a very busy time of day, no injuries were reported. Global News has a report with several
videos.
Improvements
along the Don Valley
The
Don Valley trail next to the river is one of the charms of our neighbourhood
for cyclists and walkers.
Eventually, it’ll be part of the Pan Am Trail that will stretch 82 km
across Toronto. The City of
Toronto has planned upgrades for the 4.7 km lower Don section and has announced
that construction will start in September and be finished by next summer. For more information on these plans,
click here.
The
Citadel Dance Program
Starting
September 23, the Citadel’s 2015-2016 dance programs will offer weekly ballet
classes in a professional studio for children and young people. These programs
emphasize quality and accessibility and the classes include students from very
diverse backgrounds. Whether the
young dancers have a lot of experience or none at all, the classes will take
each student to a new level.
Scholarships and subsidized rates are available. For class schedules and registration,
visit the Citadel’s website here.
304 Parliament, (416) 364-8011.
A
reminder - jobs during the election
Our
Returning Officer has announced that there are job opportunities available for
people who want to work on official duties during the election. Please contact the Returning Office at
425 Bloor Street East (at Sherbourne, beside the subway), Suite 300. The office is now open from 9 am to 9
pm Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday and noon to 4 pm on Sunday. Call 1-866-714-6422, ext 2.
Last
chance - Community Environment Days
Local
residents can drop off unwanted trash, hazardous goods and household items for
proper recycling and reuse.
Saturday September 26, Riverdale Park East (along Broadview north of
Gerrard). To see what items can be
dropped off or picked up for your own use, click here.
Community
cooking challenge
Toronto
Public Health, the TD Learning Centre and Paintbox Bistro (555 Dundas E) are
helping to organize The Apprentice Community Cooking Challenge. Friday September 18 from 1:30 to 3:30
pm. Eight people have been
studying various cooking skills and are now ready to compete with each other in
the Challenge. It’s a program set up to train people from Regent Park who will
continue on to restaurants, schools and catering companies as licenced food
handlers. So far, 65 people have
been trained by Toronto Public Health and Chris Klugman at Paintbox Bistro. In
Friday’s Challenge, the new chefs will prepare and display two dishes and a
panel of chefs will select a winner.
Members of the public are welcome.
The
Regent Park Catering Collective
The
people enrolled in the Cooking Challenge are members of the collective. Organized by Sureya Ibrahim, it was
started in 2013 by people who wanted to know how to sell their food at farmers’
markets. The collective emphasizes a sense of community and belonging and an
enjoyment of diversity. As a
result, its menus range from samosas to dumplings, from flavoured rice dishes
to lasagna. The collective ensures
proper accreditation for its members, the development of individual’s skills
and best practices, mentoring by industry professionals, and the development of
a toolkit and practices for long-term growth. Check out the group’s history and its catering menus
online.
Now
you see it, now you don’t
The
blue tarp at the Wellesley Park splash pad is history. (Photo - May 21).
A
new green one has been installed. (Photo - Sept 17)
One
knowledgeable resident has pointed out that the green tarp has cost the City of
Toronto $10,000. And there’s no
confirmed home yet for the blue one so it could be wasted. Let’s hope that the group who lobbied
so hard for this change are now happy.
A
quick correction
In
last week’s Review, I said that Alan Waterhouse wrote the CPA’s new book,
Adversity, Resilience, Prosperity.
Alan has corrected me and he points out that it was a collaborative
project by the CPA’s Cabbagetown People committee including Sheila Schirmer,
Gilles Huot, Margaret Rutledge and Christopher Dew. Chris Waterhouse served as the research assistant. Thanks Alan for the update – and to the
entire committee, many thanks for creating an interesting and useful resource
about our community.
Cabbagetown
Festival
Congrats
to all the artists, community groups, entertainers, restaurants and vendors for
a fine show. The weather made it
really tough but everyone forged through these difficulties. Blair’s Run went ahead with 185 runners. The musicians made Parliament Street
come alive – great bands and good sounds.
The Kidzone was busy. The
south end of Parliament Street and Carlton were more crowded than ever on both
Saturday and Sunday – a happy trend for visitors and businesses. And more local retailers brought their
stuff outside onto the street instead of waiting for everybody to come
inside.
Lynn
in Italy
Lynn
has just returned from a trip to Italy – a few days in Rome, several days
cycling along the Adriatic coast and a final stop in Venice. Her Cabbagetown Tee shirt was proudly
displayed along the way. Here are
a couple of photos with Venice’s iconic plazas and streets as her setting.
ON STAGE
CCDT’s
distinguished visitor
Roxanne
D’Orleans Juste will visit the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (509 Parliament)
on October 3 and 4. She’s the
Principal Dancer and Associate Artistic Director at New York’s Limon Dance
Company. CCDT’s dancers will be
performing in New York at Limon’s International Dance Festival later in
October. Ms D’Orleans Juste is here
to rehearse with the company’s dancers in preparation for their
appearance.
Future
Sounds
mnfsto
arrives at the Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E) for an evening of future soul
and forward thinking hip hop from some of Toronto’s most talked-about
artists. The show runs from 9 pm
September 18 to 2 am September 19.
Live performances by six artists plus special guest Sosupersam and host
dj’s Soulchild and Macallaman.
$20. Tickets and lots of
details here.
Antigone
at the Alumnae Theatre
Alumnae’s
production of Jean Anouilh’s Antigone is on stage from Friday September 18 to
Saturday October 3. There’ll be an
opening night reception after the September 18 performance and a social media
performance (guests in the last three rows will be invited to tweet, text and
send Facebook messages) on Saturday September 19. At noon on Sunday September 20, a pre-matinee panel
discussion will introduce you to six women of extraordinary courage. For
details and tickets, click here.
Soulpepper
Four
plays in the fall line-up are now underway at Soulpepper (Distillery, 50 Tank
House Lane). The Play’s the
Thing by Ferenc Molnar, adapted by P G Wodehouse plus Pamela Mala Sinha’s Happy
Place are on stage to Wednesday October 14. Marat Sade by Peter Weiss is
playing until Saturday October 17.
Yours Forever, Marie-Lou by Michel Tremblay is here until Thursday
October 15. Descriptions and
tickets are online at Soulpepper’s website.
Toronto
Dance Theatre
TDT’s
2015-2016 season is outlined on its website. Starting with Echo which runs from November 3 to 7 to
Marienbad in late May 2016, four productions are listed. There’s a 10% discount for anyone
buying a package of the three plays staged at the Winchester Street Theatre (80
Winchester). Click here for the
online info.
Stories
of Ours
An
evening of multi-generational, multi-cultural stories by amazing
Torontonians. A free/by donation,
casual evening, Thursday September 24, 6 to 9 pm. Daniels Spectrum (585 Dundas E), third floor.
Soulpepper’s
Cabaret series
The
intimate Saturday night cabarets continue at Soulpepper (Distillery, 50 Tank
House Lane). Brad Hampton and Patti Loach present The Picture of Happiness.
Saturday September 20, 8:30
pm. Tickets are $25 available
here.
TORONTO BEER WEEK
Mill
Street Beer Hall
The
third annual Oktoberfest happens on Saturday September 26. Tickets are $30. There’ll be live entertainment live
entertainment with Souldisciplez and the Barager Brothers plus three beer tokens, a Bavarian menu
and souvenir beer mugs. 21 Tank
House Lane, Distillery.
Mill
Street Brew Pub
On
Sunday September 20 from 5:30 pm, the Brewmaster Dinner is hosted by Joel
Manning and includes live music by The Clearing. It’s a five-course ber-paired dinner, $69.99. Throughout the week, local craft beer
is served with organic menu. 21
Tank House Lane, Distillery.
Paintbox
A Beer Week pub menu throughout the week. On Thursday September 24, Nickel Brook will
be featured along with matching food. 535 Dundas E.
Stout
Irish Pub
Stout
(221 Carlton) is offering a complimentary 5oz sample of Louis Cifer when you
show your Beer Week passport.
Louis Cifer is the craft beer made at Stout’s sister pub Louis Cifer
Brew Works (417 Danforth).
BUSINESS NEWS
A
five-panel mid-century modern painting
A
beautiful big painting by Alex von Svoboda is now on display and available for
purchase at Eclectisaurus (249 Gerrard E). Painted in 1959, it consists of five panels 42” by 79” each,
separated by 1.5” gaps. The entire
work is 18’ wide and 6.5’ high.
It’s in excellent condition.
Store hours, Wednesday to Friday, 3 to 8 pm. Saturday noon to 7 pm.
Sunday, noon to 6 pm. (416)
934-9009.
Pants
special at Del Ray
Enjoy
a clean pair of pants for only $4.95.
Del Ray (586 Parliament) is running this special now for walk-in
customers. Sorry, silk and linens
not eligible.
Vote
local, shop local
Kendall
& Co (514 Parliament) has been nominated for two NOW Magazine 2015 Reader’s
Choice awards – as Best Design Store and as Best Design Firm . The voting closes on Friday September
18. Click on the links to vote in
each category.
Kendall
and Kevin love Cabbagetown and they’ve created their Cabbagetown Collection to
celebrate our community with Cabbagetown apparel and souvenirs like Cabbagetown
coasters, a framed map and tea towels.
Store
hours, Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday 11 am to 4 pm.
Best
wishes to Labour of Love
Regina
has successfully moved her store to its new location at 223 Carlton. All reports say that she’s created a
beautiful destination.
Farley
Foundation
Every
year, the Cabbagetown Pet Clinic (239 Gerrard E) participates in the
fundraising campaign for the Farley Foundation. The Foundation assists people in need with their veterinary
bills for their pets. This year’s
raffle prize is a year’s supply of cat or dog food. Tickets are $10 or 3 for $25. Buy your tickets at the Clinic.
RESTAURANT NEWS
Fundraiser
at The Local GEST
The
Local GEST (424 Parliament) will host a fundraiser for Shirati to defray travel
expenses while she works at a medical mission in Tanzania. The goal is $5200 and a tax receipt
will be issued for gifts over $20.
Saturday October 3, 7 pm.
There’ll be a silent auction, raffles, a 50-50 draw and live music.
Paintbox
wine series
At
the Paintbox (555 Dundas E), Chris Klugman will lead you through a series of
different varietals and he’ll suggest food and wine matchups with each
one. All events start at 6:30
pm. On Thursday September 17, it’s
cabernet and merlot. On Thursday October 1, riesling and sauvignon blanc. $28. Register online here.
Dinner
and show
Throughout
September, Soulpepper (50 Tank House Lane) and the Mill Street Beer Hall (21
Tank House Lane) are offering a combo special for your dinner and a show. Available on Fridays and Saturdays
through the month. Book before
Wednesday. You’ll get a $25 credit plus a 15% discount on your meal (excluding
alcohol). The details are online
here.
CLUBS & PUBS – DAILY LISTINGS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
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/
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,
Stirling
Room, 16 Trinity, Distillery District, www.stirlingroom.com
Stout
Irish Pub, 221 Carlton St, (647) 344-7676, www.stoutirishpub.ca
Under
the Table, 568 Parliament St, (647) 351-1533,
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 SEPTEMBER 17
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
The
Local GEST
8
pm, Open mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask with live acoustic music
Paintbox
6:30
pm, Wines series featuring tastings of cabernet and merlot, $28
Under
The Table
9
pm, Karaoke
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Stirling
Room
Theatrical
Friday with resident DJ Rod Bravo, reserve on the guest list. $20
White
Elephant
7
pm, Scott B Sympathy
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Mill
Street Beer Hall
6
pm, Third annual Oktoberfest, beer tokens, souvenir mugs, live entertainment
with Souldisciplez and the Barager Brothers. $30
Soulpepper
Cabaret Series
8:30
pm, Rae Ellen Bodie, Brad Hampton and Patti Loach in The Picture of Happiness,
$25
Stirling
Room
Stirling
Saturday. Reserve on the guest
list. $20
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Alice’s
Place
4
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with Chris Wallace
Mill
Street Brew Pub
5:30
pm, Brewmaster’s Dinner with live music by The Clearing, $69.95
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke
The
Local GEST
7:30
pm, Smart Ass Trivia
Paintbox
Bistro
7:30
pm, Corktown Ukelele Jam
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
The
Local GEST
8
pm, Open mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask with live acoustic music
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Stirling
Room
Theatrical
Friday reserve on the guest list.
$20
White
Elephant
7
pm, Sean Pinchin
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl Nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Soulpepper
Cabaret Series
8:30
pm, The Bryce Kulak Revue, $25
Stirling
Room
Stirling
Saturdays, reserve on the guest list
White
Elephant
10
pm, Toastr Party
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with Heidi Lange
