Saturday, April 30, 2016

Jane's Walks - Citizen-Led Tours Exploring some of Vintage Toronto


JANE'S WALKS: 

Citizen-Led Tours Exploring some of Vintage Toronto!


The Toronto Vintage Society aims to knit together Toronto vintage community.  Creating common threads between all things steeped in the past....this includes Toronto's history!

In order to enjoy what we have in this great city - we should understand our history. One of the ways to learn more is through participating in Jane's Walks. Jane's Walks are a great way to learn about the city as a whole, but also personal stories of the communities and neighbourhoods within it.

This year Jane's Walks take place all over the city May 6th- 8th. This year would have been Jane's Birthday, but also marks 10 years since the Walks were started....

From the Jane's Walks website:

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no formal training as a planner, and yet her 1961 treatise, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, introduced ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail that now seem like common sense to generations of architects, planners, politicians and activists.

Jacobs saw cities as ecosystems that had their own logic and dynamism which would change over time according to how they were used.  She promoted higher density in cities, short blocks, local economies and mixed uses.  She lived in Greenwich Village for decades, then moved to Toronto in 1968 where she continued her work and writing on urbanism, economies and social issues until her death in April 2006.

A firm believer in the importance of local residents having input on how their neighbourhoods develop, Jacobs encouraged people to familiarize themselves with the places where they live, work and play with words like these:
“No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at … suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities. You’ve got to get out and walk.” 
Jane’s Walks are free, locally organized walking tours, in which people get together to explore, talk about and celebrate their neighbourhoods. Where more traditional tours are a bit like walking lectures, a Jane’s Walk is more of a walking conversation. Leaders share their knowledge, but also encourage discussion and participation among the walkers.
A Jane’s Walk can focus on almost any aspect of a neighbourhood, and on almost any topic you can think of.Walks can be serious or funny, informative or exploratory; they can look at the history of a place, or at what’s happening there right now.  Anyone can lead a walk -- because everyone is an expert on the place where they live!
Here is a list of history based walk's being offered this May 6-8th:

We plan to partake in many of these great individual and community lead walks...but hopefully soon we will be able to lead one ourselves!

RELATED ARTICLES:

Additional events celebrating Jane this year:
Jane at Home at Urbanspace Gallery. April 29-May 8, 10-6 daily.
An exhibit celebrating the life and personal history of Jane Jacobs, featuring rare and never-before-seen items from her estate.  
Toronto the Good: A Jane's Walk Launch Party at Fermenting Cellar. May 5th, 6-11pm.
A party thrown each year by ERA Architects (and friends) to celebrate Toronto and contemplate its history and evolution with fellow architects, designers, thinkers, and urban-minded people. This year we are celebrating the launch of the 10th Jane’s Walk festival!

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! April 28th-May 1st

Source: Toronto Archives


HIGHLIGHTS: 

Ladies of Burlesque Cobra Woman/
Rock n Roll Spring party with Tennessee Voodoo Coupe 
Shindig 5 Year Anniversary / Bad Kids  
60s Burlesque Dance Party 
Retro Guilty Pleasures: Prince Tribute 
PANIC David Bowie Spotlight
Be Mine Cute Yard Sale / Nouveau Riche Vintage Sale/80s Toy Expo / Midtown Antiques Roadshow


THURSDAY, April 28:

7.30pm - Ladies of Burlesque: Cobra Woman and Aviva The Mirage at Royale Cinema
10pm - DJ Blush: US vs THEM (80s/90s/synth/new wave/retro) at The Steady



SATURDAY, April 30:

11am - Midtown Antiques Roadshow at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church

12pm - Cute Yard Sale at Be Mine
4.30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern

SUNDAY, May 1:

4pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): Vintage Vamps
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Jane at Home (Jane Jacobs Exhibition) at Urbanspace Gallery (April 29-May 8)
Lucile: Fashion. Titanic. Scandal at Guelph Civic Museum (May 7th-Nov 13th)
Cutline: The Photography Archives of the Globe and Mail (April 30th-June 26th)
National Film Board of Canada's Still Photography Division 1941-71 at Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa) (runs until May 8)
Outsiders: American Photography and Film (1950s 1980s) at The AGO (March 12-May 29)
Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until June 2016)


RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! April 21st-24th



HIGHLIGHTS:

Vintage Crawl Spring 2016
The Hang-Ten Hangmen / Evis & Roy
Beam Me Up Disco / Swing Easy / Fam Jam
Mission: Revolution / Battle of York Tours
Gladstone Flea / Heritage Antique Market


THURSDAY, April 21:


5pm - Vintage Crawl Spring 2016 (www.vintagecrawlto.com for locations)
6.30pm - Variety (silent film/German) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre

FRIDAY, April 22:

5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge

7pm - Kung Fu Friday: The Invincible Armour (1977) at Royal Cinema
7.30pm - Nina Simone Listening Party at Bampot
8pm - Shakespeare Birthday Dance Party at Trinity St Paul's Centre
9pm - The Hangmen (surf) at Shameful Tiki Room
10pm - DJ Blush (50s/60s/70s) at Stones Place
10pm - Beam Me Up: The World of Disco at The Piston

SATURDAY, April 23:

Dana Brushette Photo Sessions (book online)
10am - Battle of York Commemoration at Fort York 

10am - 400 Years of Shakespeare Tour at Thomas Fischer rare Book Library
10am- Lindy Hop Revolution Swing Dance Workshop (Mission Revolution) at Dovercourt 
11am - Walking in their Footsteps: Battle of York 1813 starts at Palais Royale
3pm - Shameful Sippin Seminar with Rocket Rod at Shameful Tiki (ticketed event)
4.30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
7pm – Saturday Night Swing with Ragweed Jazz Band at Dovercourt House
9pm - The Hang-Ten Hangmen (surf) at Shameful Tiki Room

9.30pm - Elvis & Roy:Tribute to Elvis Presley & Roy Orbison at Linsmore tavern
10pm - Shake Rattle and Roll at Clintons
10pm - DJ Blush (50s/60s/70s) at Stones Place
10pm - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's

10pm - Purple Rain (1985/Prince) at Bloor Hot Docs Theatre
10pm - Del-Fi's at Cameron House
10pm - Swing Easy (ska/reggae/rocksteady) at Let's Be Frank
10pm - Fam Jam (Shindig/With It/Rebel Hop/Juicebox/Beam Me Up/Syntesexer) at The Piston

SUNDAY, April 24:

Dana Brushette Photo Sessions (book online)
6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
10am - Gladstone Flea at Gladstone Hotel
10am - Heritage Monthly Antique Market at Cloverdale Mall
10.3a - Charade (1963) at Rainbow Cinema
11am - Battle of York Site Walking Tour at Fort York
12pm - Cineplex Classic Film Series: Carousel (1956) at participating theatres
2pm - Toronto Film Society: Double Header - The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Crimson Pirate (1952) at Carlton Cinema
4pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): Spring Fever
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Benjamin Brown: Architect at Urban Space Gallery (runs Feb 12-April 23)
National Film Board of Canada's Still Photography Division 1941-71 at Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa) (runs until May 8)
Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until June 2016)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! April 14th-17th


Source: Toronto Archives


 HIGHLIGHTS:
  Bygone Theatre / Hideaway After Dark
  Blazing Bombshell Burlesque / Thigh High / Dana Brushette 
  Leslieville Flea / Vintage Pop Up Sale / Vintage Marketplace 
  Surf vs Rockabilly / Elegantly Wasted / Depeche Mode Party/ Record Store Day

THURSDAY, April 14th:

3pm Born to be Blue (Chet Baker) at TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre (other times avail)
7pm - Grindhouse Nights: Race with the Devil (1975) & Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) at Sneaky Dee's
7:30pm- Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band at Centre of Social Innovation 
8pm - Bygone Theatre: Wait Until Dark at Tarragon Theatre
8pm - Blazing Bombshell Burlesque: Bad Girls of History at Revival Bar
8pm - High Society Cabaret-Down in Old New Orleans at Parlour Lounge
9pm - Surf vs Rockabilly: The Cliff Divers and Christina D & The Hangovers at Cherry Colas 
9.30pm - Horror Express (1972) at Rainbow Cinema

FRIDAY, April 15th:

5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge

8pm - High Society Cabaret-Down in Old New Orleans at Parlour Lounge
8.30pm - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet & The Sadies at Lee's Palace
9pm- 3rd Friday Blues: April ‘Big Mama Thornton’ Edition at 805 Studio
9pm - Pretty in Pink (1986) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
10pm - DJ Blush (50s/60s/70s) at Stones Place
10pm - Elegantly Wasted (80s/90s) at Round Venue

SATURDAY, April 16th:

11am- Record Store Day (all day) 9am - Dana Brushette Photography: Toronto Photo Sessions (book: dbbooking@hotmail.com)
11am - Vintage to Comtemporary Designer Pop up Sale at The Vanderberg House
4.30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
6pm - The Manchurian Candidate  (1962) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
6.30pm - Peter Murphy at Virgin Mobile Mod Club
7pm – Saturday Night Swing with 'Frog & Henry Band' at Dovercourt House
8pm - High Society Cabaret-Down in Old New Orleans at Parlour Lounge
9pm - The Fly (1986) 
 at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
9pm - Thigh High (burlesque) at Underground Cafe
9.30pm - Horror Express (1972) at Rainbow Cinema
9.3pm - Second Wave (new wave) at Linsmore Tavern
10pm - Shake Rattle and Roll at Clintons
10pm - DJ Blush (50s/60s/70s) at Stones Place
10pm - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's

10pm - DJ Lazarus: Depeche Mode Party at Remix Lounge
10pm- Combo Royale at Cameron House
11pm - Hideaway After Dark at Kingpin's Hideaway

SUNDAY, April 17th:

6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
9am - Dana Brushette Photography: Toronto Photo Sessions (book: dbbooking@hotmail.com)
10am - The Leslieville Flea at Fermenting Cellar Distiller District
2pm - Toronto Film Society: Double Header - The Mark of Zorro (1940) and The Crimson Pirate (1952) at Carlton Cinema
4pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
6pm - Blues Sunday at Linsmore Tavern

6.3p - Panique (1946/French) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): Bad Girls Club
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge


OUTER GTA:

Sat, April 16th: 
10am - 25th Elora Vintage and Antique show at Elora Community Centre
10am - The Vintage Marketplace at Hamilton Convention Centre

Sun, April 17th: 
11am - 25th Elora Vintage and Antique show at Elora Community Centre
10am - The Vintage Marketplace at Hamilton Convention Centre

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:


Benjamin Brown: Architect at Urban Space Gallery (runs Feb 12-April 23)
National Film Board of Canada's Still Photography Division 1941-71 at Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa) (runs until May 8)
Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until June 2016)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca