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Canadian Special Events Expo Opening Night Party “Unexpected”

  • March 29, 2013
  • Events, industry
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CSE Expo attendees, show sponsors and other event professionals attended the annual Canadian Special Events Expo’s sold-out opening night party. Doing what event professionals do best, the all-out party was held at both floors of the large UpCountry store on King East. The party was organized by Deb Lewis and her CityEvents team.

Guests could download the App Labb made for the night for a chance to win various prizes through their social media contests.

There were many booths to enjoy including the following:

  • Presidential Gourmet
  • Bucket & Whisk
  • Neptuno Oysters
  • Parts & Labour Catering
  • Photostar
  • The Griffin Gastropub
  • Rome n’ Chariot
  • Cheesewerks
  • Pop-up Coffee Shop

It was all about the Neptuno Oysters team for their incredible selection of seafood delights including oysters and unique toppings. Parts and Labour had impressive selection of cold cuts and fine cheeses among other goodies. Of course the libations provided by The Griffin Gastropub kept the party going all night. It was interesting having the Rome n’ Chariot truck parked outside with food truck Italian delights being brought in by a waiter.

Entertainment included Sarah Violin, Becky Hoops, and Jordan Clark from So You Think You Can Dance, Canada. What an incredible night! No one throws better events than event professionals!

Delicious oysters and toppings provided by Neptuno Oysters

Delicious oysters and toppings provided by Neptuno Oysters

Becky Hoops

Becky Hoops

Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark

Parts & Labour

Parts & Labour

Nasco Staffing

Nasco Staffing

Some notable tweets from the evening:

ABOUT CANADIANSPECIALEVENTS.COM
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For more information visit canadianspecialevents.com

The Artist Project Opening Night 2013 Party

In it’s 6th year, The Artist Project is an annual independent art fair that boasts 4 days of over 200 artists. Art lovers gathered to enjoy a huge collection of art from the independent artists in attendance at each of their booths. I went for the first time last year so I was looking forward to revisiting this large scale art fair unlike any other in Toronto. The opening party had a DJ at the Art Lounge, a variety of bites and cocktails to sample. It was great to spot friendly faces including our amazing musically-talented Clara Venice with Claire Taylor, The Artist Project’s show director, and Suresh Doss, creator of SpotlightToronto.com.

Art Lounge

Art Lounge

Jeremy Guy

Jeremy Guy

left: Clara Venice with The Artist Project's Claire Taylor

Clara Venice with The Artist Project’s Claire Taylor

L: Simmie Antflick

L: Simmie Antflick

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Check out the 2013 winners of The Artist Project here

Check out this great video by artist, Sam Shuter, getting ready for The Artist Project.

About The Artist Project
For 6 years, The Artist Project features 250 carefully juried, independent contemporary artists. From seasoned collectors and first time art buyers, to gallerists and interior designers, visitors will find this art fair a rare opportunity to meet and purchase work directly from Canadian and International artists. For more information and for complete highlights of the show visit theartistproject.com

Kitchen Sisters in support of Sistering

The Sistering chefs that were in attendance (l-r): Trish Beard, Dini Densmore, Carol Gray, Maureen Watson

A few Sistering chefs (l-r): Trish Beard, Dini Densmore, Carol Gray, Maureen Watson

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The intimate and beautiful dinner setting at Mildred's Temple Kitchen

The intimate and beautiful dinner setting at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen

Chef Lynn Crawford hosting Kitchen Sisters

Chef Lynn Crawford hosting Kitchen Sisters

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Chef Lynn Crawford

Chef Lynn Crawford

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It’s no coincidence that the 3rd annual Kitchen Sisters event was held on International Women’s Day in support of Sistering, an organization that supports poor, homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto. They do this by providing hot meals, emotional support and more. The program is in such high demand (currently at 400 meals a day) that the kitchen needs to be renovated to accommodate the demand. So Kitchen Sisters is a fundraising event that pays for these much-needed renovations. So on March 8th, 2013 there was an intimate 100-person gathering at the cozy Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village for an exquisite dining experience with a 4-course feast as follows:

Wine was donated by Colio Estate Wines, Ponte, Stem Wine Group and Philippe Dandurand Wines.

Congratulations to Sistering for raising the $400,000 needed to renovate the Sistering Kitchen! Next year’s Kitchen Sisters event will be at the new kitchen!

Here is our video with Chefs Lynn Crawford (Food Network television chef and Ruby Watch co. restaurant), Anne Yarymowich (Frank at the AGO), Donna Dooher (Mildred’s Temple Kitchen) speaking about Sistering and International Women’s Day.

Some notable tweets from the evening at Kitchen Sisters

ABOUT SISTERING

Sistering has been providing hot meals and other practical and emotional support to poor, homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto since 1981. “Food Sleuth” Marion Kane (writer, broadcaster), a supporter of the organization, collaborated with Toronto’s finest women chefs to create Kitchen Sisters.Ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances: Sistering has been supporting homeless, under-housed and low-income women in Toronto since 1981. Core services offered are basic needs for daily living, housing assistance, counseling, advocacy and employment programs. For more information, please visit www.sistering.org.

A pair of giant Pandas are coming to the Toronto Zoo

  • March 24, 2013
  • culture
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One of the two giant pandas coming to the Toronto Zoo. Photo from FedEx's Panda Express blog.

One of the two giant pandas coming to the Toronto Zoo. Photo from FedEx’s Panda Express blog.

Fed Ex's Panda Express plane where the giant pandas are being shipped. Photo from FedEx's facebook page

Fed Ex’s Panda Express plane where the giant pandas are being shipped. Photo from FedEx’s facebook page

toronto-panda-logoAs of writing, Er Shun and Da Mao are currently on their 15 hour flight to Toronto. Flying from Chengdu, China, stopping over in Vancouver to refuel and finally in Toronto where they will be transported to the Toronto Zoo. While they arrive on this Monday, March 25th they need a month to be quarantined and will finally be ready for public viewing starting in May 2013.

Fed Ex has also committed to shipping bamboo for the giant pandas 3 times a week from their Memphis hub to the Toronto Zoo.

The last time pandas were in the Toronto Zoo was for a 100-day visit back in 1985. During that time it was a huge draw to the Toronto Zoo. “To have the rarest, most loved animal in the world on exhibit in your place for a while, it’s like the art gallery having the Mona Lisa, it’s a marvelous feeling,” said the chairman of The Toronto Zoo at the time, Ron Barbaro, to CBC’s The Journal on July 16, 1985, just hours after the pandas arrived. Read more about it on CBC.ca here

The Toronto Zoo will have the giant pandas for 5 years before they ship out to the Calgary Zoo for another 5 years.

Check out our coverage of the Manulife Black and White gala at the Shangri-La hotel to fundraiser for the Toronto Zoo with honourary chair, Laureen Harper, wife of prime minister Stephen Harper. Also in attendance were the CEOs from the Toronto Zoo and Calgary Zoo and Fed Ex Canada president, Lisa Lisson.

left: Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo CEO, right: John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO

left: Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo CEO, right: John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO

Also check out the Fed Ex video about Panda Express.

The panda’s names Er Shun and Da Mao translate to “double smooth” and “successful Achievement”, respectively, in Mandarin Chinese.

I’m loving the tweets from this unofficial twitter account @TorontoPandas. Keep up the great work, guys!

To keep up with the latest news on the Pandas, you can follow FedEx’s Panda Express blog here: http://blog.van.fedex.com/panda-express

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