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CABBAGETOWN NEIGHBOURHOOD REVIEW
LOCAL NEWS
Election
follow-up
Congrats,
of course, to Bill Morneau for his victory in our riding. He earned 29,090
votes, 58% of the ballots cast.
When he sets us his local office and gets his other contact info, I’ll
publish it here.
Congrats
and thanks as well to Linda McQuaig (13,382 votes, 27%) and Julian Di Battista
(6,131 votes, 12%) for their campaigns.
They represented their parties very well and gave us fine choices for
our support.
Voter
turnout was high. 50,265 votes
were cast – 71.2% of our eligible voters.
This reverses a distressing trend that hit a low mark of 57.4% in 2008
and 62.9% in 2011.
Final
congrats are extended to Brian Gerrior, our Returning Officer with Elections Canada, who acted as the
organizer and referee for the entire effort in Toronto Centre. He provided a smooth and fair process for
the candidates and for each voter throughout the campaign and on Election Day.
Cabbagetown
Farmer’s Market
Last
Tuesday was the final day for the 2015 market in Riverdale Park. By all accounts, the season was a
success. Thanks to everyone involved,
especially our local organizers who promoted it well, offered good produce and
good choices, and ensured that the farmers who attended had worthwhile
experiences.
Lower
Don Trail
The
trail runs along the Don River valley from Pottery Road to Corktown
Commons. Repairs have been
scheduled for some time and the project is now underway. The trail will stay open for cyclists
and pedestrians during the Fall work period. To see the details about the work and the 2015/2016
schedule, click here.
CNH
has daycare spaces available
Central
Neighbourhood House still has openings in its two daycare sites. At CNH (349 Ontario), there’s space for
kids ages 0 to 4. At its
Winchester Public School location, there’s room for pre-schoolers and a Before
and After school program for senior kindergarten kids. Details are online here. For more info,
call Soni Ahmad at (416) 925-4363, ext 10 or email sahmad@cnh.on.ca.
Queens
Quay report
Photo: Waterfront Toronto
Waterfront
Toronto has published its report about the changes made along Queen’s
Quay. The report includes a
rationale for the changes, a summary of the observations made by Waterfront
Toronto plus public comments over the summer in the affected district, and a
list of the adaptations that have been made to ensure the best routes and
visibility. This section of the
Martin Goodman Trail has become the most heavily used bike route in the city. Click
here to read the report.
Parliament
Street maintenance
Electricians
were busy along Parliament Street checking and repairing the vintage
lights. It’s a good move by the
BIA – these lights have needed this maintenance for a while. They look really
good when they’re all working, especially in the dark winter months.
She
hasn’t aged a day
Her
good friends will quickly recognize Tania Waldock from the House on Parliament
(454 Parliament). She’s a member
of the Board at the Cabbagetown BIA and uses this portrait as her official
photo. For a full list of the
other eight Board members and their businesses, click here and scroll to the
bottom of the page.
Cheryl
in Dubrovnik
Cheryl
and Andrew enjoyed an early October tour of Croatia, visiting Split, Hvar and
Dubrovnik. Andrew reports that the
weather was fine and each destination was amazing. Cheryl proudly wore her “Cabbagetown colours” during their
visit – thanks for sharing your photo with us.
Survey
Last
week, 54% of the people who responded to my little survey question last week
said that they planned to cast a vote in the federal election. Another 46% said that they had already
done it. Not surprisingly, nobody
said that they planned to ignore the whole thing entirely.
All
of this was a small “test” question that ran here as an introduction to a new
survey tool that’s going to be used to gauge our community’s sentiments on
future issues. I’ve learned a
couple of good technical lessons from this test – thanks to everyone who
answered.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Winchester
Square
The
walkway in Winchester Square (Ontario Street north of Carlton) has been
upgraded and a new mosaic – entitled Cornerstone - is being prepared by Red
Dress Productions. The mosaic will
be unveiled on Saturday October 24 at 1 pm. A reception will follow at the St James Town Community
Corner (200 Wellesley).
Walking
group
A
reminder. Maureen Roe has started
a Monday morning walking group. It
meets each Monday at 9 am at the Riverdale Park gate (Winchester and
Sumach). Weather permitting, the
walks will tour our neighbourhood and give everyone a chance to stretch their
legs and enjoy good conversations together. Free – everyone is welcome.
Phantoms
of the Organ
A
Gothic extravaganza staged in Metropolitan United Church (56 Queen E), 9 pm,
Friday October 30. The phantoms
will be called out by creepy organ music as some of Toronto’s finest organists
lend themselves to the spirits.
Free admission – donations will be accepted to sponsor organ
students.
Cabbagetown
Ghost Tour
The
Cabbagetown Preservation Association will guide you to several ghost-infested
homes, tell you spooky ghost stories and even encourage you to greet a
ghost. The Tour happens at 7 pm,
Friday October 30. It starts at
Winchester and Parliament. Wear a
costume! Bring your own
stories. Tickets are sold at the
start of the Tour - $5 per adult and $10 for families of 2 or more.
October
fun fest
The
Friends of Regent Park are organizing a fun fest in the park on Saturday
October 31 from 11 m to 2 pm.
Celebrate Halloween and enjoy yummy food, music and games. Great stuff for your kids – wear a
costume. It all happens in the Big
Park (Sackville and Dundas). Free.
Riverdale
Park pumpkin walk
The
third annual pumpkin walk is being organized by the Cabbagetown Residents
Association. Sunday November 1
from 5 to 10 pm. Save your
lovingly carved pumpkin from Hallowe’en night and bring it to the park along
with a candle to light it up.
It’ll join scores of other pumpkins beside the park’s walkways. It’s free and it’s fun.
Victory
at Vimy
Historian
Ted Barris will talk about the WWI Vimy campaign at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse
(106 Trinity St) on Tuesday November 3 at 6:30 pm. Copies of his book will also be available. For more information about his talk and
for tickets, click here. $12 (general)
and $10 (members)
Chrysanthemum
show
The
show continues at the Allan Gardens Conservatory (Jarvis and Carlton). There are over 80 varieties of mums on
display and they’re all in full bloom.
Check out Kiku – she’s looking great. To November 8, 10 am to 5 pm daily. Free.
ON STAGE
Soulpepper’s cabaret series
The intimate cabaret series returns with Mike Ross and his friends
playing the music from Voyager 1, the space craft that left Earth in 1977. Soulpepper (Distillery, 50 Tank House
Lane). Saturday October 24, 8:30
pm. Tickets are $20 available
here.
Huff
Finishing
this weekend on Sunday October 25.
A solo show with Cree playwright Cliff Cardinal, presented by Native
Earth. Huff is a wrenching and
darkly comedic tale of Wind and his brothers who are struggling with substance
abuse and the death of their mother.
Aki Studio Theatre (585 Dundas E).
Tickets are $15 to $30, available online.
Beckett Trilogy
Playing now until Sunday November 1 at the Berkeley Street Theatre
(26 Berkeley). Not I, Footfalls
and Rockaby performed by Lisa Dwan.
For information about each play, a calendar and ticket sales, click
here.
Echo
Christopher
House and Toronto Dance Theatre.
Ten dancers build images of beautiful creatures, dark angels and lost
souls. 8 pm, Tuesday November 3 to Saturday November 7, Fleck Dance Theatre,
Harbourfront Centre. Tickets are
available online and at the box office (416) 973-4000. $20 to $42.
FireWorks Festival
Three new plays that were developed at the Alumnae Theatre (70
Berkeley) along with discussion panels and playwright talkbacks – Divine Wrecks
by Chloe Whitehorn, Radical by Charles Hayter and Cottage Radio by Taylor Marie
Graham. November 4 to 22. Tickets and info available online.
Spoon River
Edgar Lee Masters’ poems of the dead are brought to life in this
stirring musical. It’s on stage
from November 5 to November 22 at Soulpepper (50 Tank House Lane,
Distillery). For details and
tickets, click here.
BUSINESS NEWS
The
biology of cancer
Paths2Vitality
(439 Parliament) together with the Society for Osteopathic Wellness presents a
seminar on tumor growth and the new emergent therapies that treat them. Saturday October 24, 4 to 6 pm, Toronto
Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club (101 Spruce). $30 individual, $25 each for groups
of 2 or more. Society supporters,
$25. For more information, email
admin@osteos.ca
Cozy
Up
Kendall
& Co (514 Parliament). Plush, soft and new wool rugs, down filled accent
pillows and alpaca throws in colours and in neutrals. For more info on our handcrafted
collection, click here. And visit our shop from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday and
11 am to 5 pm on Saturday.
Ghosts
and spirits of the Distillery
Haunted
Walks of Toronto and Segway of Ontario host 90-minute ghost walks through the
Distillery throughout October.
Each walk features eerie tales of duels to the death, the world of
whiskey-making and the War of 1812 along with new interactive games and
challenges. Guests decide the
identity of Toronto’s greatest ghost – prizes and bragging rights. For times,
tour walks and prices, click here.
RESTAURANT NEWS
Garlic
cooking class at Merryberry
Garlic
is the theme for Cyril’s current cooking class. His class last Monday was originally scheduled for election
day and so he moved it to Monday October 26 at 6 pm. He had organized two class on this theme and his first one,
last Tuesday, was sold out. His next class is starting to fill up as
well. If you’d enjoy an evening
learning how to use garlic in soups, fish and chicken dishes and even in a
dessert, then contact him at Merryberry (559 Parliament) or phone (647)
348-0411. $45.
Galen Weston band
The premiere performance by the Galen Weston band - Friday October 23, 7 pm, Paintbox Bistro (555 Dundas E). Galen Weston launches his new CD, Plugged In, along with his friends Dave Woodhead (bass), Al Cross (drums), Matt Horner (piano and keyboard) and Richard Underhill (sax). $20.
Music
in our pubs
Each
week, the list below tells you about the events happening in our pubs. Several regular events are worth
special notice.
·
The Local GEST (424 Parliament) now has a great weekly program, starting
with Sunday afternoon jazz at 4 pm with different groups and singers
weekly. Smart Ass Trivia happens
on Wednesday. Jeff Barnes and Noah Zacharin appear on the first Thursday each
month and then Open Mic with Porter takes over on the next three Thursday
evenings.
·
At The Irv (195 Carlton), Thursday evening showcases Geoff Willingham
from 7 to 11 pm.
·
The Mill Street Brew Pub (21 Tank House Lane, Distillery) has Tap That
Cask with live acoustic music from 7 to 10 pm every Thursday.
CLUBS & PUBS – DAILY LISTINGS
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 TO SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
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,
If there's a cover charge or tickets are sold, the prices
are listed. Otherwise, the event is free.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
The
Local GEST
8
pm, Open mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask- live acoustic music with Jeff Eager
FRIDAY OCTOBER 23
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Paintbox
7
pm, Galen Weston Band, live premiere.
$20/advance
Stirling
Room
Theatrical
Friday reserve on the guest list.
$20
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Vinyl nights with DJ Humble Mike of the Record Collective
Soulpepper
Cabaret Series
8:30
pm, The Voyager Golden Record with Mike Ross and friends, $20
Stirling
Room
Stirling
Saturdays, reserve on the guest list
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz with the Steven Koven Trio
MONDAY OCTOBER 26
Merryberry
6
pm, cooking class, “Garlic”, $45
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
TUESDAY OCTOBER 27
Stout
Irish Pub
7:30
pm, Headscratchers trivia
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28
Alice’s
Place
9
pm, Karaoke
The
Local GEST
7:30
pm, Smart Ass Trivia with Porter
Paintbox
Bistro
7:30
pm, Corktown Ukelele Jam
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29
The
Irv
7pm,
Geoff Willingham
The
Local GEST
8
pm, Open Mic with Porter
Mill
St Brew Pub
7
pm, Tap That Cask - live acoustic music with Miriam Kay
Under
the Table
Closed
for the week to November 2
FRIDAY OCTOBER 30
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
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
Mill
Street Beer Hall
8
pm, Halloween at the Beer Hall
Mill
Street Brew Pub
Nightmare
on Mill Street
Odin
Zombie
disco
Soulpepper
Cabaret Series
8:30
pm, Dave Buchbinder & Hilario Duran, “Music of the Cubans and the Jews”, $20
Stout Irish Pub
8
pm, Creepy carnival Halloween party, $10
Stirling
Room
Stirling
Saturday. Reserve on the guest
list. $20
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
Alice’s
Place
4
pm, Karaoke with Vee
Local
GEST
4:30
pm, Sunday afternoon jazz