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Bringing Colour to Cloudy Day

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Great to see that old classics diehard. Graffiti Alley (the East-West stretch from Spadina to Augusta just South of Queen St. W) has been a fixture for years. So many graf artists battle for supremacy during the summer competitions part of Style in Progress but new pieces go up all the time (without judges or deadlines). Sadly Style in Progress didn’t happen in 2007 but hopefully the amazing festival will return this year. So if the greyness and cold are getting to you head down to the alley and bring some colour to your day!

One Two Punch

Thanks to Hamilton’s James Street North for giving me the head’s up on a great event. The Punchclock Collective are throwing a two shows back to back. Great artwork and two nights of amazing musicians and DJ’s. Best check the action Thursday and Friday.

TWO CONCERTS & ONE ART SHOW BY THE PEOPLE
Punchclock Collective - Showcase no.1
Keep Six gallery, 938 Bathurst st (block and a half north of Bloor)

Thursday Dec. 6th
viewing 6pm music 9:30pm

DJ Guvnor General (warm, soulfull sellections from Caribean and beyond)
the Youngest (sweet solo sounds)
Castlemusic (captivating with voice and guitar)
100 dollars (catalyst country, songs about something)
Final Fantasy (ethereal one man symphony - you know Toronto’s recent Polaris winner)

Friday Dec. 7th
viewing 12pm music 9:30pm

DJ Will Munro (punk, electro dance enabling)
LSdoubleDcup (psychadooolic day of pentacost)
the Blankett (reimagined past to build future)
Kids on TV ( queer dancefloor detonators)

sliding scale cover charge of $5 - $10 (No one turned away for lack of cash)

Toronto Postcard 6: Downtown Toronto 1940

SimToronto Coming Soon to MBT!
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Human River Kick Off!

The third annual Human River kicks off in style August 30th. The Human River project celebrates Garrison Creek, Toronto’s largest buried river, which runs under the heart of the city, around Christie Pits down to Old Fort York.

The kick off will be held in a ravine carved by the waters of the Garrison Creek and will explore the histories and environment of our city, crafts, music and film. The film to be screened is Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time. An truly amazing view of one of the world’s most interesting artists in his ENVIRONMENT.

The film will be start around dusk so there’s plenty of time to mingle learn about the creek, walk through the trees with LEAF, create sculptures with Art Attack or help make crafts for the Human River Walk, all to the beat of Drummers from Exile.

Best of all the event is Free/PWYC and is put on as a co-presentation between Human River and Streets to Screens, in collaboration with LEAF and the Toronto Tree Tours, RiverSides, filmswelike and Drummers from Exile.

The place to be is Trinity Bellwoods bowl on Thursday August 30!

Schedule of events:
6-8:30pm: Information, crafts, art attack…
7:30pm: Tree Tour
8:30-10:30pm: Film starts after dusk: Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time

Toronto Post Card 5: Sunnyside Beach Park

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Is anyone out there old enough to remember Sunnyside Beach Amusement Park? Sunnyside what? Yup, that’s right. A long time ago Sunnyside beach, and the area which is now the Gardiner, use to be the Sunnyside Beach Amusement Park. I figured with the CNE just around the corner we could take a look at what else kept us Torontonians amused and entertained back in the day.

Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada has put together a great history bit about the park. An everything you need to know about this great amusement park that hugged the western shoreline for 32 years.

Toronto Post Card 4: Skyline at Dusk

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Toronto Postcard #3: Pre Eaton Centre

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Eaton Centre

Shoebox Blues

There’s no flip in my flop
There’s no hip in my hop
There’s no peep in my toe
I am barefoot you know!!!
I got the blues…
I got me them shoe buyin’ blues
I got the pumps-in-the-dumps
And the dogs-ate-my-clogs
Footwear blues…
Hey Mister, can you show me
Your newest design?
“Why yes, but none left
In a size 8 or 9!”
I got the blues…
Don’t give me no saddle shoes
I got the reek-in-my-sneaks
And the salt-on-my-boots
Blue suede blues…
I want comfort and vogue
But not in a brogue
Must have sex appeal
But not too high a heel!!!
I got the blues…
Don’t give me no bowling shoes
I got the orthotic-dork
And the wrecked-platform-cork
Slingback blues…
I got the mules-are-for-fools
And the rocks-in-my-Crocs
Shoebox blues…
Shoebox blues…
Shoebox blues…

This poem was a finalist in the TownShoes contest. Reprinted with permission of owner. Thanks Incognita!

Toronto Post Card #2

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