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Thursday, March 22, 2018

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





HIGHLIGHTS**:

Silent Revue-Hitchcock's The Ring/ Double Decker 2 Bands Swing Dance/ The Trinity Bellwoods Flea/ The Rizdales/ Chronologic/ The Big Combo/ Born in Flames/ Shake, Rattle & Roll/ Old Book & Paper Show/ Singin' in the Rain



THURSDAY, March 22nd:

6:00pm- Rock Photographer Robert Knight Celebrates 50th Anniversary Exhibition at Liss Gallery 
6:30pm- La Pointe Courte (1955-French) with Mallory Andrews at TIFF
8:00pm- Black Gold presents 'Born in Flames' on 35mm at The Royal Cinema
8:30pm- Swing Dancing with Bees Knees Dance at Dovercourt House
9:00pm- The Swinging Pussycats at Shameful Tiki Room 
9:15pm- Daisies (1966-Czech) at TIFF
10:00pm- Funk Till Yer Drunk with DJ 'Ol Nerdy Bastard at Swan Dive



FRIDAY, March 23rd: 

2:00pm- Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario's First World War at Don Mills Public Library
3:45pm- 'Beuys' at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
5:30pm-The Straight Eights (Rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
6:30pm- Cleo de 5 a 7 (1961) with Amil Niazi at TIFF
7:00pm- Les Petits Noveaux at La Rev
9:00pm- Big Rude Jake (Solo) at Rod, Gun and Barbers in the Junction
9:30pm- Zeppelinesque Tribute to Led Zeppelin at Linsmore Tavern
10:00pm- Electrovelo: Free synth-pop dance party at Handlebar
10:00pm- Beam Me Up! Disco Friday's at The Piston
10:00pm- The Swingin' Blackjacks (Rockabilly) at Grossmans Tavern
10:00pm- Shake, Rattle & Roll at Clintons 



SATURDAY, March 24th:

10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
1:00pm- Modern Times (1936) at TIFF
3:00pm- The Boxcar Boys at C'est What? 
3:15pm- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) at TIFF
4:00pm- The Rizdales second last Cadillac Lounge Show Ever
5:00pm- The Oldies Dance Live ft Dj Wayne at Maple Leaf House
6:00pm- Denielle Bassels Live at 120 Diner 
7:00pm- Saturday Night Double Deck Swing Dance w/ Combo Royale & Sugar Foot Stompers at Dovercourt
8:00pm- The Big Combo (1955) at Imperial Pub
9:00pm- The Neil Young'uns Tribute to Neil Young at Drums N Flats
10:00pm- One Leg Up with DJ Precious Brett at Swan Dive
10:00pm- Chronologic at The Garrison



SUNDAY, March 25th:

7:00am- Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence Market
10:00am- Vintage & Antique Market at Shops at Steeles & 404
10:00am- Trinity Bellwoods Flea-March Market
10:00am- Old Book & Paper Show at Artscape Wychwood Barns 
12:00pm- Eaton's Goes to War: Family, Memory & Meaning at Mackenzie House
1:00pm- Singin' in the Rain (1952) at TIFF
3:45pm- Lions Love (...and Lies) with Mallory Andrews (1969) at TIFF
4:15pm- Silent Revue-Hitchcock's The Ring at Revue Cinema
9:00pm- Watch This Sound (Vintage Jamaican Music) at Castro's
9:00pm- The Mercenaries Sundays (R&B) at the Dakota Tavern
9:30ppm- Sinful Sundays Burlesque at Cherry Cola's




LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Christian Dior Exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum (Nov 25th-Apil 8th, 2018)
Notes in the Night: The History of Toronto Jazz Clubs Since 1946 at Market Gallery (March 8th-June 23rd)
Cabaret at Lower Ossington Theatre (Till May 6th)
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)


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!


Friday, February 17, 2017

1920's Electro Swing Style


FEBRUARY 23-25th TORONTO BIDS 
A FINAL FAREWELL TO HONEST EDS


THE BARGAIN BASH is one event of many events during the HONEST FAREWELL weekend and salute to our city's beloved  iconic store



ELECTRO SWING CLUB TO will be THE feature dance party during the BARGAIN BASH! The have planned full tilt entertainment and if you know ELECTRO SWING you know that you will need to arrive in spectacular 1920s style!

The Toronto Vintage Society has you covered!  We will be judging the Best Dressed contest, so here is a ton of inspiration to help you dress to impress and have a "bees knees" of a good time while you are at it!

Pop by the photo booth to show us your look and have your photo taken in front of the iconic Honest Ed's marquee. Prizes for Best Dressed revelers have been generously donated by Gadabout Vintage and Kingpin's Hideaway, so make sure you show up looking like "the berries!"



FLAPPERS! 


The Vintage Dancer website has superb information to help you get that authentic 20s look using modern items.



http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/flapper-costume-guide/


 Hair Accessories are a must for the ladies. 


http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/six-1920s-headband-styles-you-can-wear-today/
Image Courtesy of the Vintage Dancer






Accessories: Stockings, Shoes, Jewelry:



http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/the-various-styles-of-1920s-stockings/


1920s Makeup




Here is an excellent online tutorial to help you get the look just right.





FELLAS!


The Vintage Dancer does it again, with this great overview of men's fashion from the 1920s.


http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-fashion-men/


The Suit:





The Vest:




The Hats:


http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-fashion-men/

The Shoes:


http://vintagedancer.com/1920s/1920s-style-mens-shoes-for-sale/



PLAY THE PART!

Why not try some 1920s slang to round out the evening? Add a phrase here and there and show us that you really "know your onions!"