Friday, October 01, 2010
new day, new art, new fabulousness
Can it be any more glorious a day? This weekend holds so much fabulousness, it's hardly standable.
_________
Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market - Featuring a fabulous assortment of fruits, vegetables, wild fish, meat, cheese, and eggs from local farmers. Saturdays, Now Year round!, 8am-1pm. Located between the Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor/Danforth) and Pottery Road, just north of the Bayview exit from the Don Valley Parkway. Bus from Davisville, and Evergreen shuttle from Castlefrank. ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on/farmers-market/
The Stop's Green Barn Farmers Market - Great produce, great breakfast and great music in the historic Artscape Wychwood Carbarns Park. Seasonal foods include fruit and vegetables, meat poultry and fish, cheese, honey, bakery delectables, and real farmers having real fun. Saturdays, April 17-Dec. 18, 2010, 8am-12pm. 601 Christie Street, St Clair & Christie. Click here for more info, or visit http://www.thestop.org/.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche - Toronto's annual sunset to sunrise celebration of contemporary art returns to mark a five-year milestone. From 6:57pm to sunrise, discover art in galleries, museums and unexpected places. From building façades and city parks to alleyways and heritage buildings, choose from more than 130 destinations and chart your own path. Oct. 2-3, 2010, Various locations in downtown Toronto. http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/
Art Down By The Bay - The Beach Guild of Fine Art presents: "Art Down By the Bay", an art show and sale showcasing the artwork of over forty artists. Opening reception: Friday, Oct 1st 6pm-9pm. Free Parking, Free Admission, Gift Boutique, Lucky Draw, Refreshments. Oct. 2-3, 2010, 10am-5pm, Beaches Lion's Club, Ashbridge's Bay, 10 Ashbridge's Bay Road, Coxwell and Lakeshore. http://www.beachguildoffineart.com/
High Park Harvest Festival - Enjoy the harvest in High Park with food, crafts, music, horse and wagon rides, warm cider and more. This year's theme is Pudding, Pies and Preserves. Held at the south end of High Park at Colborne Lodge and the Children's Garden. Free admission to the grounds, merchandise and activity fees apply. Special event admission to Colborne Lodge is pay-what-you-can. Oct. 3, 12pm-4:30pm, Colborne Lodge, 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, South end of High Park, north of The Queensway. www.toronto.ca/museums-events
Liberty Village Farmers' Market - A wide range of conventional and organic fruits, vegetables and meats all from local farmers. Weekly Entertainment. Sundays, June 6-October 31, 2010, 9am-2pm, Green P Parking Lot, 34 Hanna Avenue, Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue. http://www.my-market.ca/
Distillery Historic District Farmer's Market - Great produce and products from local farmers and artisans. Mill Street and Parliament Street. Sundays, May 2-Sept 26, 2010, 10am-4pm. More info.
 |
| new mixed media peice in the works... |
_________
Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market - Featuring a fabulous assortment of fruits, vegetables, wild fish, meat, cheese, and eggs from local farmers. Saturdays, Now Year round!, 8am-1pm. Located between the Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor/Danforth) and Pottery Road, just north of the Bayview exit from the Don Valley Parkway. Bus from Davisville, and Evergreen shuttle from Castlefrank. ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on/farmers-market/
The Stop's Green Barn Farmers Market - Great produce, great breakfast and great music in the historic Artscape Wychwood Carbarns Park. Seasonal foods include fruit and vegetables, meat poultry and fish, cheese, honey, bakery delectables, and real farmers having real fun. Saturdays, April 17-Dec. 18, 2010, 8am-12pm. 601 Christie Street, St Clair & Christie. Click here for more info, or visit http://www.thestop.org/.
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche - Toronto's annual sunset to sunrise celebration of contemporary art returns to mark a five-year milestone. From 6:57pm to sunrise, discover art in galleries, museums and unexpected places. From building façades and city parks to alleyways and heritage buildings, choose from more than 130 destinations and chart your own path. Oct. 2-3, 2010, Various locations in downtown Toronto. http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/
Art Down By The Bay - The Beach Guild of Fine Art presents: "Art Down By the Bay", an art show and sale showcasing the artwork of over forty artists. Opening reception: Friday, Oct 1st 6pm-9pm. Free Parking, Free Admission, Gift Boutique, Lucky Draw, Refreshments. Oct. 2-3, 2010, 10am-5pm, Beaches Lion's Club, Ashbridge's Bay, 10 Ashbridge's Bay Road, Coxwell and Lakeshore. http://www.beachguildoffineart.com/
High Park Harvest Festival - Enjoy the harvest in High Park with food, crafts, music, horse and wagon rides, warm cider and more. This year's theme is Pudding, Pies and Preserves. Held at the south end of High Park at Colborne Lodge and the Children's Garden. Free admission to the grounds, merchandise and activity fees apply. Special event admission to Colborne Lodge is pay-what-you-can. Oct. 3, 12pm-4:30pm, Colborne Lodge, 11 Colborne Lodge Drive, South end of High Park, north of The Queensway. www.toronto.ca/museums-events
Liberty Village Farmers' Market - A wide range of conventional and organic fruits, vegetables and meats all from local farmers. Weekly Entertainment. Sundays, June 6-October 31, 2010, 9am-2pm, Green P Parking Lot, 34 Hanna Avenue, Liberty Street and Atlantic Avenue. http://www.my-market.ca/
Distillery Historic District Farmer's Market - Great produce and products from local farmers and artisans. Mill Street and Parliament Street. Sundays, May 2-Sept 26, 2010, 10am-4pm. More info.
Labels: art, mixed media, Toronto, Toronto events, Toronto weekends
A chicpea...
in vancouver Tdot who can't get enough of her sweet J, loves mauling her 2 kiTs, roadtrips +
crafty goodness, sends random snail mail art into the world,
can't keep track of numbers, always has a camera in her hand...
+ can't devour enough peppered chicpeas.
email me crafty links, odd news, mail art calls, to exchange ATCs, to let me know you've received mail from me... or just to say hello.
core
aka blueness
Twitter: @downtothecore
email me crafty links, odd news, mail art calls, to exchange ATCs, to let me know you've received mail from me... or just to say hello.
core
aka blueness
Twitter: @downtothecore
how to participate:
2. Click on 'post a photo' + paste a link to your image.
Click here to read the nitty gritty + click here visit the meme flickr group.
LINK LOVE
faboo crafty humans i read
:: Andrea
:: angry chicken
:: Beanie Mouse
:: Bella Dia
:: Camilla Engman
:: Craftapalooza
:: Creature Comforts
:: gemgirl
:: georgie girl
:: My Paper Crane
:: Nicci Mechler
:: not martha
:: skull-a-day
:: The Small Object
:: thimble
:: wee wonderfuls
:: whip up
mail art / creative communities
:: 1000journals
:: 1001journals
:: Letterboxing NA
:: Nervousness
:: postcrossing
:: post due
:: PostSecret
:: SendSomething
:: Swap-bot
:: where's willy?
:: xpx forums
creative challenges
RECENT POSTS
glorious gerber
mid-week glooms... with weekend goodness in sight
facelifts + wild lovelies
Happenings in my big, beautiful city
mail love
house, house, house
there is hope
unexpected new beginnings
Vancouver walkabout
letterboxing + paddleboating, Belcarra, BC
mid-week glooms... with weekend goodness in sight
facelifts + wild lovelies
Happenings in my big, beautiful city
mail love
house, house, house
there is hope
unexpected new beginnings
Vancouver walkabout
letterboxing + paddleboating, Belcarra, BC
ARCHIVES
OTHER
All photos, images & text are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.
oooooohh you're back! i had missed our dear blueness. and toronto? now i'm really jealous - what a gorgeous city to have at your fingertips.
hi love! your comment comes mere hours before moving to my new digs... http://abowlofchicpeas.wordpress.com/
so good to 'see' you! hope all is well on your end... and hope to see you in the mail soon! xo
Post a Comment
If you're posting a photo for the abowlofchicpeas photo meme, remember to post a direct link to your image. :D
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.