Your Vintage Weekend Roundup: Feb 23rd-Feb 26th

HIGHLIGHTS:

An Honest Farewell: A 4-Day city festival at Honest Ed's/ Winter Concert & Luau/ Surf vs Rockabilly/ The Big Sound/ Toronto Pin Up Academy Workshop/ Electro Swing Toronto (party of Honest Ed's Farewell)/ Silent Revue: Piccadilly/ Old Postcard Show

THURSDAY, Feb 23rd:

An Honest Farewell: A 4-day city festival at Honest Ed's
10:00am- The Aristocats-Family Movie at Brentwood Library 
6:30pm- Teresa Venerdi (1941 Sub) at Tiff Lightbox 
8:30pm- Winter Concert & Luau w/ Atomic Beliveaus at Shameful Tiki Room
10:00pm- Vintage Vinyl at Sweaty Betty's
10:00pm- Tutti Frutti Apocalypse (Garage, Rockabilly, Rock N Roll) at Swan Dive


FRIDAY, Feb 24th: 

An Honest Farewell: A 4-day city festival at Honest Ed's
10:00am- Curious Minds: Around the World in Art Deco at Bloor Hot Docs
11:00am- The Red Shoes (1948) at Tiff Lightbox 
5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
6:30pm- Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980, Spanish) at Tiff Lightbox
8:00pm- Neon Dreams Presents: Barfly (1987) at The Royal Cinema
8:30pm- Fellini's Roma (1972, Sub) at Tiff Lightbox
9:00pm- Surf vs Rockabilly: Treble Men vs Cliff Divers at Cadillac Lounge
9:00pm- The Del Fi's Live at the Linsmore Tavern
10:00pm- The Big Sound (Classic Soul/ Motown Revue) at the Great Hall
10:00pm- 100% Dynamite? Reggae, Soul & Rock n Roll at The Piston
10:00pm- Saddle Up! (Vintage Country) at Owl's Club


SATURDAY, Feb 25th: 

An Honest Farewell: A 4-day city festival at Honest Ed's
11:00am- Get Your Man (Clara Bow, Silent) at Tiff Lightbox
12:00pm- Toronto Pin Up Academy Workshop 
1:00pm- The Golden Coach (1952) at Tiff Lightbox 
4:30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
8:00pm- Saturday Night Swing w/Heidi Lange Swing Band (TLH Bday) at Dovercourt9:00pm- Honest Ed's Official Farewell Party (w/several different DJ's) featuring Electro Swing & Toronto Vintage Society judging the best dressed 
9:00pm- Greasemarks & DJ Rawhide! at the Cadillac Lounge
9:00pm- Back to the 80's with The McFlys at Drums N Flats
9:30pm- 'Dont Look Back' (Bob Dylan's 1965 Tour) at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
10:00pm- Tiki Disco at Miss Thing's 
10:00pm- Juicebox-Dance Party at The Piston 
10:00pm- PANIC-80s & 90s Dance Party w/Smiths Spotlight at Nocturne

 

SUNDAY, Feb 26th:

An Honest Farewell: A 4-day city festival at Honest Ed's 
6:00am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market 
10:00am- Vintage/Old Postcard Show at Japanese Canadian Culture Centre
12:00pm- Toronto Pin Up Academy Workshop 
4:15pm- Silent Revue: Piccadilly w/ Anna May Wong at Revue Cinema
4:30pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern   
5:00pm- Linda Carone (Vintage Jazz & Blues) at Gate 403
6:00pm- Annual ReelHeART Oscar Party: The Roaring 20's at CineCycle
8:00pm- Sunday Strips: Rebel Strips Vol 2-Girl Gang Vol 1 at Painted Lady
9:00pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge
10:00pm- ALTAR: Alternative Retro Dance Party at Blyss

OUT OF TOWN EVENTS:

8:00pm-2017 Mobster Ball w/ Haunted Hamilton at the Spice Factory (Hamilton)
 
 
LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:


Thank you for Being a Friend-Golden Girls Tribute Experience at Toronto Centre for the Arts (Feb 10th-March 5th)
Mary Poppins at Lower Ossington Theatre (Feb 10th-April 2nd)
The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market at Market Gallery (Nov 19th-March 18th, 2018)

Standing Tall:The Curious History of Men in Heels at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until Oct 2017)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm & Saturday, 12:01am: Whistle Bait (1950's Rockabilly)
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 Roon 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 This is Lounge  


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