2008 November > ComeUNITY Festival Comes Alive
The Bloor-By-The-Park BIA presented the ComeUNITY festival during the beautiful afternoon of Saturday, October 11th. The aim of the festival was to bring local artists, businesses, organizations and neighbors together to create something truly exceptional. And they did. The festivities took place in the Keele TTC parking lot located on Indian Road just north of Bloor Street. They had live music, fun activities for the kids, face painting, a local craft market, food and lots more.
One of the big features of the festival was the creation of a giant mural on the Indian Rd. alleyway wall showing what this neighborhood means to the people who live, work and play here. The BIA donated all the materials necessary to create this work of art that replaces the graffiti tags that are visible to the south from the subway line.
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| Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale-High Park, is joined by Gord Perks, City Councillor Ward 14, before hitting the campaign trail |
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| Michael and Mathew had a blast as you can tell from their smiles |
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| Chloe was unhappy to be getting her face painted until she got to see the results |
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| Mounted police and their horses, Charger and Spencer |
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| Jason Morgan (left) of the local Edward Jones office grabs a minute with festival volunteer Tim |
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| Mark and Joe of Super Heroes Unite! gave us their classic superhero poses |
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| Andrew was spinning some popular music |
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| Allie and Jenn out to enjoy the afternoon |
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| Peri and Schilling |
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| Anthony of CCS E-Bikes climbs aboard one of his electric scooters |
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| Caroline fresh from getting her face painted |
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| Braham poses with a 1988 Plymouth Caravelle as used by the police "so many years ago" |
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| Slipping and sliding |
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| Sarah and Pamela were handing out some cotton candy |
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| Noot was giving Thai massages at the ComeUNITY festival. We tried one out and can easily give her an A+ |
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| Dragana was serving up some delicious souvlaki |
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| Un Yung of The Lunch Box with some freshly baked goods |
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