Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup: Feb 22nd-Feb 25th

Source: Toronto Archives


HIGHLIGHTS**:

The Big Sound/ Doc Soup Sunday-Paris was a Woman/ Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child/ Bloodshot Bill & The Hiccups/ Blue Moon 50's Party/ Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table/ Bananarama Retro After Party/ Historical Walk of Downtown Toronto/ Vintage Movies



THURSDAY, Feb 22nd:

6:00pm- Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
8:00pm- 'God Told Me To' (1976) presented by Retropath at The Royal Cinema
8:30pm- Swing Dancing with Bees Knees Dance at Dovercourt House
8:50pm- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) at TIFF



FRIDAY, Feb 23rd: 

12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
5:30pm-The Straight Eights (Rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
7:00pm- Les Petits Noveaux at La Rev
8:00pm- Royal Stompbox celebrates Black History Month w/ Wattstax at Royal Cinema
9:00pm- Friday Night Blues Dance-The "Jimmy Reed" Edition at the 805 Studio 
9:00pm- Britt Pop at Stones Place
10:00pm- Beam Me Up! Disco Friday's at The Piston 
10:00pm- The Big Sound (Motown) at The Great Hall 
10:00pm- The Jimmy Byron Trio (Rockabilly, Rock N Roll ++) at The Hold in the Wall
10:00pm- Blue Moon 50's Party w/ DJ Misty at Handlebar
10:00pm- DJ Teenage Werewolf (Rock, Soul, Punk, Post Punk & Psych) at Swan Dive
10:00pm- Saddle Up! Classic Country Dance Party at Owl's Club
10:00pm- Bananarama After Party w/ DJ Lazarus Retro Event at Danforth Sidebar
10:30pm- Night of 1000 Madonnas-Dance Party at Glad Day Bookshop
11:00pm- The Night of the Hunter on 35mm (1955) at TIFF


SATURDAY, Feb 24th:

10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
1:00pm- The Kid Brother (1927) at TIFF
1:30pm-  Throwback Cinema: The Dark Crystal at Revue Cinema 
2:00pm- Black History Month: Hip Hop History with GeneONE at Fairview Branch Toronto Public Library
3:15pm- Macao (1952) at TIFF
7:00pm- Saturday Night Swing Dance w/ Patrick Tevlin Swing Band at Dovercourt
8:00pm- Cry Danger (1950) at Imperial Pub
9:00pm- Bloodshot Bill & The Hiccups at Monarch Tavern
9:00pm- Live Bullet: A Tribute to Bob Seger at Linsmore Tavern
9:30pm- Drunken Cinema: Road House at Revue Cinema
10:00pm- Good Times w/ DJ Misty (Soul, Funk, Rock ++) at Swan Dive
10:00pm- Panic-80s & 80s Dance Party w/ The Smiths Spotlight at Remix Lounge


SUNDAY, Feb 25th:

7:00am- Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence Market
10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
10:00am- Toronto Postcard Club-Postcard Sale (Vintage & More) at Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
11:00am- Doc Soup Sundays: Paris was a Woman at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
1:00pm- Speedy (1928) Preceded by Number, Please? (1920) at TIFF
1:00pm- Historical Walk of Downtown Toronto
3:45pm- Game Changers-Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at Hot Docs 
3:45pm- The Lusty Men (1952) at TIFF
4:15pm- Silent Revue-The Man Who Laughs at Revue Cinema
8:00pm- Watership Down (1978) on 35mm at The Royal Cinema
9:00pm- Watch This Sound (Vintage Jamaican Music) at Castro's
9:00pm- The Mercenaries Sundays (R&B) at the Dakota Tavern
10:00pm- Sinful Sunday's Burlesque at Cherry Cola's 



LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Christian Dior Exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum (Nov 25th-March 18th, 2018)
Althea Thauberger: Althea Lorraine at Susan Hobbs Gallery (Feb 8th-March 25th)
WAR Flowers-A Touring Art Exhibition at Campbell House Museum (Jan 24th-March 25th, 2018)
Winter at Ontario Place (Dec 8th-March 18th, 2018)
The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market at Market Gallery (Nov 19th-March 18th, 2018)


RADIO SHOWS:

Monday-Friday, 10pm: Theatre of the Mind on Zoomer Radio AM 740 
Monday-Thursday 12:00am-Midnight Blue on Zoomer Radio AM 740
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 Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm- Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on CIUT 89.5
Saturdays & Sundays, 4:30pm- The Immortals on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Saturdays, 6pm- The British Invasion on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Saturdays, 7pm- Saturday Night Bandstand on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Sunday, 2pm- Vintage Favourites-Zoomer Radio AM740
Sunday, 6pm- This is lounge/cocktail nation on This is Lounge   
Sunday, 7pm- Big Band Sunday Night on Zoomer Radio AM 740


**Please note that TVS is a volunteer run group and we do our best to post everyone's vintage events in our roundup. That said, we may miss events from time to time and this is not on purpose. If you would like to ensure your event is posted, please drop us a line and we will gladly add it. As for the highlights, those are just random pickings. Thanks!




Thursday, February 15, 2018

Your Vintage Long Weekend Roundup: Feb 15th-Feb 19th




HIGHLIGHTS**:

Christian Dior: The New Look 1947-1957/ The Wizard of Oz w/ Live Orchestra/ The Leslieville Flea/ The Trinity Bellwoods Flea/ Celebrating David Bowie/ Franky & Les Fjords/ Buzz Deluxe w/ Christian D & The Hangovers/ Retro Roadshow/ BoP Orchestra Matinee
 

THURSDAY, Feb 15th:

6:30pm- Track of the Cat (1954) at TIFF
7:30pm- Wee Big Band (16 Pieces) at The Garage
8:00pm- No Future presents IT'S ALIVE (1974) at The Royal Cinema
8:00pm- Franky & Les Fjords Aloha Night at Shameful Tiki Room
8:30pm- Swing Dancing with Bees Knees Dance at Dovercourt House
9:00pm- Memories of my Melancholy Whores: Valentines Variety Show at No One Writes to the Colonel



FRIDAY, Feb 16th: 

12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
5:30pm-  Christian Dior: The New Look 1947-1957 Talk at the ROM
5:30pm-The Straight Eights (Rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
6:30pm- Blood on the Moon (1948) at TIFF
7:00pm- Les Petits Noveaux at La Rev
8:30p- Les Hautes Solitudes (1974) at TIFF
9:00pm- Senores Calavera/Les Fjords/George Westerholm/Swingin Pussycats at Cherry Cola's 
9:00pm- Buzz Deluxe (Trio) w/ Christian D & The Hangovers at Cadillac Lounge 
9:00pm- 80's Mix Tape Dance Party at Stones Place
10:00pm- Beam Me Up! Disco Friday's at The Piston 
10:00pm- Mark T Band Tribute to Jerry Garcia & The Grateful Dead at Drums N Flats
10:00pm- Bubblegum Bikini (rock n roll, Funk, Soul) at The Ballroom
10:00pm- Bad News All Vinyl Rock n' Soul Dance at Handlebar 
10:00pm- DJ Black Dice (Rock N Roll) at Disgraceland




SATURDAY, Feb 17th:

10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
12:45pm- Game Changers: Journey to Justice/Sisters in the Struggle at Hot Docs
2:00pm- The House of Dior: 70 years of Creativity & Elegance at Campbell House Museum
3:30pm- Pirates & Sailors Ball (Jane Austen Era Dance) at Heliconian Hall
7:00pm- Saturday Night Swing Dance w/ Up Jumped Swing at Dovercourt
7:30pm- The Wizards of Oz with Live Orchestra at Roy Thompson Hall
9:00pm- Bless Your Purple Heart: Tribute to Prince Live at Linsmore Tavern
9:30pm- Retro Roadshow Pink Party at Dovercourt House
10:00pm- Connection! From Disco to House at The Beaver 
10:00pm- Valentine's Rehab (Burlesque) at 71 Duncan St
10:00pm- Britannia: Britpop & Manchester Video Dance Party at Velvet Underground



SUNDAY, Feb 18th:

7:00am- Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence Market
10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
10:00am- The Leslieville Flea at Distillery District
10:00am- The Trinity Bellwoods Flea-Winter market
12:00pm- Innovation Circa 1867 at Colborne Lodge
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
4:00pm- BoP Orchestra Matinee w/ Big Rude Jake & the Bop Orchestra at Castro's
4:00pm- Winter Gateway: Buena Vista Social Club at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
7:00pm- Celebrating David Bowie at The Danforth Music Hall
8:00pm- Screen Queens presents: Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade at Royal Cinema
8:15pm- Game Changers: Marley at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 
9:00pm- Watch This Sound (Vintage Jamaican Music) at Castro's
9:00pm- The Mercenaries Sundays (R&B) at the Dakota Tavern
10:00pm- Sinful Sunday's Burlesque at Cherry Cola's 
10:00pm- We're a Happy Family-Ramones Joan Jett CBGB at The Hideout



MONDAY, Feb 19th:

12:00pm- Family Day at Todmorden Mills
1:00pm- Family Day at the Textile Museum 
1:00pm- Family Day at Hot Docs Cinema: Jane
3:30pm- Family Day at Hot Docs Cinema: Dolores



LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Art Exhibition for Black History Month: From There to Now at Artusiasm (Feb 9-18th)
Christian Dior Exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum (Nov 25th-March 18th, 2018)
Althea Thauberger: Althea Lorraine at Susan Hobbs Gallery (Feb 8th-March 25th)
WAR Flowers-A Touring Art Exhibition at Campbell House Museum (Jan 24th-March 25th, 2018)
Winter at Ontario Place (Dec 8th-March 18th, 2018)
The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market at Market Gallery (Nov 19th-March 18th, 2018)


RADIO SHOWS:

Monday-Friday, 10pm: Theatre of the Mind on Zoomer Radio AM 740 
Monday-Thursday 12:00am-Midnight Blue on Zoomer Radio AM 740
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 Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm- Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on CIUT 89.5
Saturdays & Sundays, 4:30pm- The Immortals on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Saturdays, 6pm- The British Invasion on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Saturdays, 7pm- Saturday Night Bandstand on Zoomer Radio AM 740
Sunday, 2pm- Vintage Favourites-Zoomer Radio AM740
Sunday, 6pm- This is lounge/cocktail nation on This is Lounge   
Sunday, 7pm- Big Band Sunday Night on Zoomer Radio AM 740


**Please note that TVS is a volunteer run group and we do our best to post everyone's vintage events in our roundup. That said, we may miss events from time to time and this is not on purpose. If you would like to ensure your event is posted, please drop us a line and we will gladly add it. As for the highlights, those are just random pickings. Thanks!