What's Happening

One of our neighbourhood hubs, St. Alban's on Palmerston Avenue, is holding a Street Jam this Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. It's packed with activities, which are listed on the website, including break dancing, a skateboard ramp and a DJ. You also can sign up in advance for an Amazing Race.


Sunday, June 8th is the Festival on Bloor from noon to 6 pm, of course, but Mirvish Village also will be closed to cars for the first of its Pedestrian Sundays this year. Best to hoof, bike or TTC this weekend, I think. The Festival on Bloor promises "craft vendors, theatre performances, live music, two musical parades, games, children's activities and more."

While you're at the Festival on Bloor, mosey up Albany Avenue to #82 to check out a large, multi-family lawn sale. (Please let us know about your lawn sales, BTW. We're happy to BLOG about them.)

Keep Six Contemporary art gallery on Bathurst has a show opening Friday, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It features works by artists and screen printers Stacey Case, Louise Durand and Adam Swinbourne.

The Worldwide Short Film Festival runs June 10 to 15th with screenings at the Bloor Cinema. The Bloor also hosts the Toronto Italian Film Festival next week. (The website link wasn't working when I tried it, but details are on the Bloor Cinema website, too.)

Talk about your busy venues... The Bloor ALSO hosts The Naughty Revue, a "A Film Noir, Burlesque theater Production. An Ode to "Vintage Hollywood" Done in an authentic Peep Show Style." It gets underway Saturday at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

As part of Luminato At The Library, Ahmad Saidullah & Sharon English will be at the Palmerston Library Thursday, June 12th at 7 pm. Jane Urquhart will be the moderator. Short stories is the theme for the free-of-charge events. (Luminato kicks off Friday, followed by ten days of celebrating theatre, dance, art, music, literature, film and more throughout the city.)

The Toronto Small Press Book Fair takes place Saturday from noon to 5 pm at the MilesNadalJCC at Bloor and Spadina. Admission is free.
I quote: "publishers, writers, fans and friends of Canada’s smaller presses, publishers and publications will gather at the JCC to support a long-standing tradition on the Canadian literary scene.
As well as a reading by headliner Christopher Dewdney, whose new book is Soul of the World, the Fair will also have readings from both better-known and emerging writers including Emma Donoghue, Sky Gilbert, Moez Surani and Nathaniel G. Moore.
The Toronto Small Press Book Fair is family-friendly too so children are welcome."

Whatever you do, enjoy it!
Vanessa