Your VINTAGE WEEKEND Roundup! March 26th – 29th!

Spring is in the air...and it means there is loads to do!  

The first ear mark of Spring for TVS will always be our Annual Mad Men party! Stay tuned as we recap what Mad Men has meant to us and what we have coming!

THURSDAY, March 26th:
7.3p – Hairspray at Randolph Theatre
8pm – Gladstone Cabaret at Gladstone Hotel
8pm – Live Blues and Dancing: Jack De Keyser Band at Monarchs Pub
9pm – Psychedelic Funhouse: Something Strange, A Far Out Freakshow (burlesque) at Cherry Cola's Rock 'n' Rolla Cabaret & Lounge
10p – DJ Vivs (vintage vinyl) at Sweaty Betty's

FRIDAY, March 27th:
5:3p – The Straight Eights (RnR/Rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
7.3p – Hairspray at Randolph Theatre
8pm – Hogtown Hoedown Spring Dance at Dovercourt House
9pm – Record Party with DJ I Hate You Rob (60s/70s) at Castro's Lounge
9pm – Frisky Fridays (burlesque) at Cherry Colas
10p – Dolls in Disgrace (burlesque) at Disgraceland
10p - Shindig!: Return of Parkdale Funk at The Piston

SATURDAY, March 28th: 
3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on @CIUT 89
4pm - Happy Pals (jazz) at Grossman's Tavern
6pm – The Cosmotnones (rockabilly) at Castro’s Lounge
7pm – Saturday Night Swing and Toronto Lindy Hop Theme Night: Great Gatsby and Solo Competition with Peter Shea Swing Trio at Dovercourt House
8pm - Lily Frost: Too Hot For Words CD Release party (jazz/rockabilly) atThe Drake Hotel Underground
9pm – Oldies Dance at Legends on the Queensway
10p - Shake, Rattle and Roll (50s/60s)at Clintons
10p - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s)at Sneaky Dee's
10p - @The Breakfast Club - 80s Tribute at BLND TGER
11p – PANIC: 12 yr Anniversary (retro/80s) at Velvet Underground

SUNDAY, March 29th: 
6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
10a - The Post Market (vintage/handmade) at The Great Hall
10a – Toronto Record Show (vintage vinyl) at Toronto Estonian House
10a – Gadsden: Old Book and Paper Show at Wychwood Barns
12.3p – The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary at Cineplex (multiple locations)
1pm - Tea and Tour Sundays at Gibson House Museum
4pm - New Orleans Connection All Stars (big band jazz) at Grossman's Tavern
4pm – Alistair Christl Trio at The Duke Live.com
4pm – Country Sundays at Cadillac Lounge
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's: Vintage Vamps

NOTEABLE OUTER GTA:
Thursdays - Rockabilly and Jump Blues at The Station Pub (Port Hope)
Fri, March 27th - Hell Bent Rockers at Sip Club (Guelph)
Sat, March 28th - Tennessee Voodoo Coupe and The Greasemarks atJimmy Jazz

As always...please forward on any other event information!

Start up your Classic Car Season with MOTORAMA Custom Car and Motorsport Expo

March means that spring around the corner and with that vintage car enthusiasts begin to plan for the car new season!

Last year we posted about the Classic Car Show and

Cruise-In Season and  the response was amazing!  In Canada, we may not have many months to enjoy our vintage vehicles...but once the snow begins to melt we are ready to uncover, visit, drive and ogle these beauties!

Toronto Vintage Society is working with the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo to kick off the 2015 car season!  Featuring some of Toronto's favourite pinups, such as Kassandra Love and Miss Pin up Canda 2014 - Becky Page!  We will also bring our signature "Selfie Booth"! Attendees can go back in time (no hints other than this!!) and hopefully grab a picture or two with these great Pinup ladies!

Motorama wants you to win 2 free passes to Saturday's show!

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Here is the FULL information Motorama Custom Car $ Motorsport Expo:

Motorama Custom Car & Motorsport Expo

March 13, 14, 15, 2015

International Centre, near Pearson Airport

website/tickets: www.motoramashow.com

Inside Track Communications – publishers of Inside Track Motorsport News, Inside Motorcycles, MX & Off-Road and the producer of the Canadian Motorsports Expo – is now the owner / promoter of the traditional hot rod / classic car / motorsports show held in mid-March at Toronto’s International Centre, adjacent to Toronto’s Pearson Airport. 

Known over the years as Motion Custom Car Show, Performance World and most recently MegaSpeed, the new show will be called the MOTORAMA Custom Car & Motorsports Expo. According to International Centre officials, this ‘show weekend’ traditionally attracts tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts each year. 

The inaugural MOTORAMA show will take place March 13, 14 and 15, 2015. It will fill approximately 225,000 square feet of the newly configured Halls 1 and 2 (formerly Halls 1, 2 and 3) at the refurbished International Centre. 

MOTORAMA will be a three-day celebration of automotive culture and motorsports, featuring high quality hot rods, custom cars, racing vehicles of all kinds, classics, exotics, trucks, tuners, rat rods and more. 

The new show will retain the popular qualities that made the Canadian Motorsports Expo (CME) so successful, and will expand that model out to incorporate all of the other parts of the automotive spectrum that will make up MOTORAMA. 

These include: celebrity appearances, interesting and informative seminars and forums, awards ceremonies, car clubs, racetracks and series, showcar prizes, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, collectibles vendors, demonstrations, industry announcements and press conferences, and more. 

In addition to the team that produced the CME, MOTORAMA’s management group includes some of the most respected names in the Canadian hot rod and classic car community. As was the case with the CME, MOTORAMA will be promoted via aggressive public relations, advertising and social media campaigns – all starting almost immediately – to let Canadian car and motorsports fans know about the new show. 

“We’re honoured that the International Centre has given us the opportunity to assume the reins of their mid-March hot rod and classic car show,” said ITC’s David Weber. “Our goal with MOTORAMA is to restore this show to its past glory, while making sure that Canadian racing has the same high profile that it had. We’re looking forward to working with the many individuals and companies that are passionate about hot rods, custom cars, classics, tuners, etc. to make this show the best it’s ever been.” 

If you are obsessed with the perfect vintage accessory as we are, then we hope to see you there!

Your VINTAGE WEEKEND Roundup! March 5th – 8th!

It's a BIG couple of weeks for TVS!  We have been lending helping hands all around to make sure the local vintager, not only knows about everything happening this month, but we are going to make sure you have the best vintage experience you possibly can!

First up we have been posting and contesting up a storm for this weekend'd Toronto Vintage Clothing Show and Antique Market.  March 7-8 at the CNE

PLUS...we have just launched out our involvement with the Motorama Custom car and Motorsport Expo!  Working diligently to insure the car lovers experience at the show is of the highest vintage quality!  Including pin up beauties and our signature Selfie Booth!!

...and of course we have our very own ode to the final episodes of MAD MEN by partying up with the 60s experts - WITH IT Dance Party!

MAD MEN: End of an Era

So lots a greatness coming up...including all of THIS over the next 4 days!

THURSDAY, March 5th:7pm – Alex Pangman at Reservoir Lounge The
8pm – Live Blues and Dancing: Gerry Kendall band at Monarchs Pub
9pm – DJ Vis (vintage vinyl) at Sweaty Betty’s

FRIDAY, March 6th:
5:3p – The Straight Eights (RnR/Rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
7pm - Friday Night Swing: Solomon Douglas Heptet at Dovercourt House
6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman @CIUT 89
8.3p – Films of Barbara Stanwyck: The Furies (1950) at TIFF Bell Lightbox
9pm – Record Party with DJ I Hate You Rob (60s/70s) at Castro's Lounge
9pm – Frisky Fridays (burlesque) at Cherry Cola's Rock 'n' Rolla Cabaret & Lounge
10p - Combo Royale at Grossmans

SATURDAY, March 7th:
10a – Toronto Vintage Clothing Show and Toronto Antique & Vintage Market at Queen E Building, CNE
1pm – Rockabilly Radio Show on Whistle Radio 102.7 FM
1.3p - Films of Barbara Stanwyck: The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) at TIFF Lightbox
2.3p - Vintage/Swing Pop Up Sale at 80 Charles St E (rsvp ONLY dreacat+dresses@gmail.com)
3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage vinyl) on CIUT 89.5 FM
4pm - Happy Pals (jazz) at Grossman's Tavern
6pm – The Cosmotnones (rockabilly) at Castro’s Lounge
7pm – Saturday Night Swing: Patrick Tevlin Swing Band at Dovercourt House
8pm - Films of Barbara Stanwyck: Sorry, Wrong Number at TIFF Lightbox
8pm – Little Peter and the Elegants: Marching to the 50s/60s at W. Churchill Legion Br 3
9pm – The House of Haunt and Gutter Demons (official) (psychobilly) atThe Rockpile
9pm – JD McPherson at Lee's Palace
9.3p – Beach Party (tiki/burlesque/dance party) at Gladstone Hotel
10p - Shake, Rattle and Roll (50s/60s)at Clintons
10p - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s)at Sneaky Dee's
10pm – WITH IT Dance Party at The Piston

SUNDAY, March 8th:
6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
10a – Toronto Vintage Clothing Show and Antique Market at Queen E Building, CNE
1.3p - Films of Barbara Stanwyck: Forty Guns (1957) at TIFF Lightbox
3.3p – Red Hot Ramble at The Rex
4pm - New Orleans Connection All Stars: 3rd Anniversary at Grossman's Tavern
4pm – Alistair Christl Trio at The Duke Live.com
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's

NOTEABLE OUTER GTA:
Thursdays - Rockabilly and Jump Blues at The Station Pub (Port Hope)

As always...please forward on any other event information!

Enter our CONTEST for Toronto's upcoming Vintage Show and Antique Market!

TOGETHER AT LAST!

Toronto Vintage Clothing Show &

Toronto Antique & Vintage Market 

Saturday March 7 - Sunday March 8, 2015

Exhibition Place, Toronto

It’s a match made in heaven for lovers of everything retro, vintage and antique as two of Toronto’s largest shows announce that they are moving in together.  For two adrenalin-fuelled days, shoppers can discover an amazing array of one-of-a-kind vintage and retro clothing at the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show and explore a treasure trove of hand-picked antique and vintage decor at the Toronto Antique & Vintage Market. Two separate shows, but under one roof and just one admission fee.

Toronto Vintage Society is happy to announce that we will be holding an online contest from Wednesday, February 25th until Wednesday, March 4th to win a $50 Gift Certificate to use at the show OR a pair of weekend passes for the show!

To ENTER click here:

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The Toronto Vintage Society itself, is no stranger to the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show! In 2014 we worked closely with the show to help bring what they created in Ottawa to the Toronto scene.  Having already many smaller shopping events, we knew that Toronto would be able to bring the shoppers to the event, but what we needed was an event of this magnitude! The show was also a huge catalyst for our own Toronto presence. Using it as a opportunity to showcase what we do, last March we had our own booth to harness new fans and show the city that we take vintage VERY seriously.

There was also lots of live tweeting our unique finds...and discovering Toronto's fashionable vintage people!

Here is a small collection of vendors that you can expect to see at the show!

CAROLE TANENBAUM VINTAGE COLLECTION

Iconic vintage costume jewelery retailer, the Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection has announced plans to hold their first ever spring-cleaning event, which will be held at the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show. This is a rare and exceptional opportunity for vintage fashion lovers to discover some amazing treasures including bags, brooches, necklaces, earrings, cufflinks and rings. The entire collection is over 20,000 pieces and is sold in retail locations around the world including Dubai, London, Tokyo, Chicago and Toronto.

CHANEL TOUCH

Making a rare appearance is one of North America’s foremost experts on vintage Chanel purses, Cyndee Lavoie, owner of Chanel Touch.  Lavoie states “We can offer a pre-owned classic bag that is in excellent or better condition for generally 50-60% off the original retail price.  This is a substantial savings”. Savvy shoppers can shop with confidence knowing that the authenticity of all of her vintage Chanel purses are unconditionally guaranteed. 

THE IAN DRUMMOND COLLECTION

Toronto’s vintage clothing specialist The Ian Drummond Collection will be on the show floor with a huge offering of exceptional garments.  The collection is noted for its vast inventory of authentic vintage clothing and provides wardrobe for Hollywood movies such as Chicago, The Aviator and Capote.

PRIMETIME ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Ottawa’s Primetime is one of Canada’s fastest growing vintage fashion vendors. Sourcing much of their inventory south of the border, owner Judy Grummich notes “Out of all my dresses that I have sold, by far, the most popular has been the party dress with the cinched in waist and flared skirt a la Audrey Hepburn.  This style of dress is a favorite of both the very traditional vintage follower as well as the edgy, over the top, fashion-forward collector with body piercings, blue hair etcetera!”

ANDREW ZEGERS - ZEGERS DESIGN AND EXTREME COLLECTORS

Andrew Zegers, host of the television show Extreme Collectors will be participating. Andrew’s company, Zegers Design is one of Canada’s premiere sources for mid-century modern.  Mid century modern refers, in part, to designs in furnishings from the middle of the 20^th century. Knoll explains, “Yes it is a bona fide design movement – but the way I describe it is a little less scholarly!  Think of a picture of the Las Vegas ’Rat Pack’ - Sammy, Dean, Frank and Joey- hanging out at 50’s era home – that décor is likely to be mid century modern”!

Its going to be a very exciting weekend for Toronto's vintage and antique lovers!

We hope to see you there!

Saturday March 7, 2015 10am-5pm 
Sunday March 8, 2015 10am-4pm
Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto ON
Admission: $10.  Discount pass available online at www.TorontoVintageClothingShow.ca
www.TorontoAntiqueAndVintageMarket.ca
Entrance includes admission to BOTH shows