What's Happening

Jean Sibelius Square Park is getting a facelift. Potential plans for revitalization of the lovely square of greenery, gardens and play areas at Wells and Kendal will be the subject of a public meeting Wednesday, June 18 from 7 to 9 pm.
Details are available on Councillor Adam Vaughan's website.

Councillor Vaughan is a busy man! He'll also be at a community meeting at the Walmer Centre June 16 about "issues around Brunswick and Bloor." Vaughan and local resident and business associations have called the meeting to have "important discussion about community safety and solutions to late night noise, vandalism, graffiti and other neighbourhood concerns."
If you plan to attend, you are asked to call 416-392-4044 or to email."

The Ron Davis Sextet performs at the MilesNadalJCC on the 19th at 8 pm. Tickets cost $24 in advance, $28 at the door, $15 for students. Call 416.24.6211, ext 0.


The JCC at Spadina and Bloor is also one of the venues for the massive Luminato Festival that's underway right now. On the 14th at 7 pm it will host an event called Spotlight on New South Asian Writing.
It's billed as "an evening of readings and discussion from new South Asian voices of the Diaspora exploring the nature of exile and belonging through poetry and fiction."
Admission is $10 and are available through Ticketmaster, or by phoning 416-872-1111 or 1-866-577-4277.


The Toronto Italian Film Festival continues at The Bloor Cinema. Also on the play bill is Up The Yangtze on Monday at 7 pm and Alien: The Director's Cut Wednesday at 7 pm.

U of T has some stunning spots. Free guided walking tours of the historic St. George campus take place weekdays at 10:30 am, 1 pm & 2:30 pm throughout the summer. Meet at the Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre, 25 King's College Cir. Info: 416-978-5000.

U of T also hosts something that sounds really intriguing... Playing in the Streets: A Celebration of Theatre and Public Life "is a multi-faceted festival that looks at theatre and public life from the Renaissance to the present day.
Taking place around Uof T's Victoria College, events on Fri. include Albert Schultz performing key scenes from Hamlet and a Corpus Christi Mass — a reconstruction of a clandestine Catholic Mass in the early 17th century, at 9 p.m. at Emmanuel College Chapel.

Whatever you do, enjoy it!
Vanessa

Things To Do

The Wanted play at The Tranzac Saturday at 6 pm, just one act in a very full roster.

On Wednesday the 5th at 6:30 and 9:15 pm The Bloor Cinema screens Autism: The Musical, which follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical. Director Tricia Regan will be on hand for a Q & A session.

Fans of Molly Johnson can catch her one-hour set tomorrow night at the ROM for free. It starts at 7 pm and is in honour of Black History Month.

Toronto Consort, which is housed in Trinity St. Paul's on Bloor, west of Spadina, features Toward the Centre: Music for a Medieval Labyrinth Feb 29 & March 1. And I quote:
"The medieval labyrinth, found in many of the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe, is a compelling symbol of the journey to the centre (and back again), of the perils and the path of life, and of beauty.
In the Middle Ages pilgrims visiting the labyrinth danced in this sacred space and the Toronto Consort has researched this ancient custom to present a stunning program of music for the labyrinth: lively medieval dance-songs, sophisticated renaissance polyphony by Josquin Desprez, with a special new creation featuring members of Sampradaya Dance Creations.
This concert is part of the Sacred Spaces, Sacred Circles Arts Festival, a celebration of music and architecture in the Spring of 2008."

Bluegrass Goes Pink is a Foggy Hogtown Boys Fundraiser for the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. The boys perform at The Brunswick House on Saturday from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. The $5 suggested cover will go to WEBC team Putting our Breast Foot Forward. It's listed as suitable for all ages.

Tuesday at Clinton's you can catch Robert Boates, John Allemang and Bill Howell reading their works as part of the Art Bar Poetry series. Things get underway at 8 pm and it's free, but donations are appreciated.

On Tuesday, as part of Crime Writers of Canada Readings at Casa Loma, Lyn Hamilton and Rick Blechta will read, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Admission $12 and pre-registration is required: contact operations@casaloma.org for more information.

Cheers,
Vanessa