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Last year’s St. Party’s Day indoors at St. Lawrence Market. This year will be even bigger!
My cell phone pic from St. Party’s Day 2012 outdoors at St. Lawrence Market
I can attest to the fact that last year’s sold-out St. Party’s Day was hugely popular at St. Lawrence Market. This year continues the tradition of being the biggest St. Patrick’s Day party and it will be hard to dispute that with Budweiser on board and over 15,000 expected party goers in attendance over two full days of St. Party’s Day. It’s so big they’ve moved it to Ontario Place this year.
There will be large heated tents, a bunch of DJ sets, authentic Irish music, Irish dancers and the official Budweiser Big Rig. Here are the full details in this Facebook event. www.facebook.com/events/347876935326005/
Here’s the official trailer for Budweiser St. Party’s Day 2013.
For more information and tickets visit stpartysday.com. Hope to see you there!
Comments Off on The King Edward Hotel: A Wedding Showcase
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
As Toronto’s first luxury hotel established in 1903, the King Edward Hotel has been around for 110 years and today the historic venue stands apart as a unique classically-styled choice for hosting a wedding or special event in Toronto.
The King Edward Hotel held their first ever wedding open house in late February of this year with the theme of “Something Blue”, featuring Vera Wang bridal gowns, GotStyle menswear, Rhonda Diamonds, and airbrush makeup specialist Nicole Richards to present 2013 wedding trends. Other exhibits included a Vera Wang consultant, Bobbette & Belle desserts with decorated wedding cakes and colourful macarons, LOL Candy with a wide assortment of take-home candies, Krista Fox Photography, Presentation Services Audio Visual, Ice Culture and more.
Built in 1903 by Toronto’s then-richest man, George Gooderham, today’s The King Edward Hotel offers 298 guest rooms, 21,000 sq. ft. of refined meeting space and the Royal Club Lounge for premium services with select guest rooms. The hotel’s guest register reads like a who’s who of politics, royalty, music, writing, business and sport, ranging from one-time resident Ernest Hemingway and headline couples like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, to the Beatles, Britney Spears and David Beckham. Signature King Edward Hotel experiences include one of Toronto’s most lavish Sunday brunches, afternoon tea service and getaway package partnerships with many of the city’s leading cultural destinations. For information and reservations visit www.thekingedwardhotel.com
Ice Culture martini luge
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Vera Wang bridal gown
Chicken skewers with sweet chili sauce
Candy booth by LOL Candy
The ceiling of the King Edward Hotel’s Vintage Fair Ballroom
King Edward Hotel’s Pall Mall room transformed into a groom’s lounge with a bar and entertainment with Luxe Modern Rentals
Comments Off on Black & White Gala for the Arrival of the Pandas at the Toronto Zoo
left: Clement Lanthier, Calgary Zoo CEO, right: John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO
After a deal 2 decades in the making between Canada and China, a pair of giant pandas are coming to The Toronto Zoo this spring 2013 from Chengdu, China. They will be on loan to the Toronto Zoo for 5 years followed by another 5 years at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao will be flown in special containers for a 19,000 km trip via FedEx. FedEx has also committed to shipping 600 to 900 kilograms of bamboo to the zoo 3 times a week which is conveniently grown at FedEx’s shipping hub city in Memphis. What a huge commitment! Since one is female and the other is male, the obvious question is whether they will breed while in Toronto, but as the Toronto Zoo’s CEO explains in the video below, it depends on a lot of factors and there is a small window of opportunity for them to do so. So it all depends on luck.
On February 28th, there was an intimately small 250 person fundraising gala in support of the Toronto Zoo’s at the Shangri-La Hotel with honourary chair, Laureen Harper, wife to the Prime Minister of Canada’s, Stephen Harper. The evening started with a reception with an impressively tall, gigantic ice sculpture branded with the Toronto Zoo logo.
There was a live auction conducted by Stephen Ranger followed by Sean Jones and his band performed to round out the night. The night prior he was performing at the 1st industry night of the Canadian Screen Awards.
It’s great to see lots of cooperation among the zoos to make these giant pandas accessible to Canadians for 10 years.
The Gala dinner’s menu folded into a cube, demonstrating Chinese “zhezhi”
Laureen Harper
John Tracogna, Toronto Zoo CEO
Sean Jones and his band before going on stage
Here is the Telus video that premiered at the Black and White gala at Shangri-La featuring Telus’ first use of digitally-rendered animals.
Comments Off on Photos from The Inaugural Canadian Screen Awards
The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards rolled out their red carpet for a live night of glamour and talent, celebrating the best in Canadian film, television, and digital media productions on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. Hosted by Canada’s favourite comedian, Martin Short, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television awarded Rebelle with a total of ten trophies including wins for best film, best director, best screenplay, editing,
art direction/production design, and cinematography. Flashpoint won best dramatic series, James Cromwell for best actor, Rachel Mwanza for best actress, and George Stroumboulopoulos for best host. Winners, nominees, fans, the media, and many celebrities joined together to celebrate the new annual awards show which aired on CBC Television for the world to see.
Ben Mulroney and Jana
Sean Jones
Bernadette Morra, Jeanne Beker
Carrie-Lynn Neales (Seed)
Adam Korson, Seed
Lloyd Robertson, W5 Team
Gord Martineau
Katie Boland
About the ACCT
Established in 1979, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.
Our mandate is to:
Honour outstanding achievements in Canadian film and television;
Heighten public awareness and increase audience attendance, viewership, and appreciation of Canadian film and television productions through its national Award program.
Preserve and promote Canada’s film and television heritage;
Provide wide range of industry-related professional development programs
