Events for July 2008.
Outdoor Garage Sale
The eighth annual Rennie Park Outdoor Garage Sale took place during the last weekend of May, and an estimated crowd of around 2,000 came out to shop for some great buys. There were...more
Brewery BBQ
A hot grill, cold beer and warm weather about sums up the afternoon at Great Lakes Brewery's fifth annual BBQ at their Etobicoke location. A large crowd gathered on May 24th to enj...more
That's the Spirit!
On Saturday, May 24th, Spirit of Math held their first Open House Information Session at the Humbercrest United Church. There was a good turnout of interested parents and children ...more
Mother & Daughter Hip Hop
SNAP dropped by Etobicoke's Fitness that Fits on May 25th to see mothers and daughters working up a sweat and having a blast dancing hip hop style. The kids warmed up with routines...more
Children's Music Festival
The Kingsway Conservatory of Music (KCM) presented its third annual Children's Music Festival in late May. Held at the Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, the festival was a raving suc...more
Annual Spring Concert
The High Park Choirs presented its 21st annual Spring concert on Sunday, May 25th. The concert featured all five of their choir divisions, showcasing choristers ages 5 to 18. Zimf...more
Old Millside Parade & BBQ
The annual Old Millside Parade & BBQ once again took place the last Sunday of May. This longstanding community event, now in its 26 year, gets all the families of the Old Millside ...more
Cycling for Change
The Toronto Urban Renewal Network (TURN) held a bicycle ride and walk around the South Kingsway/Queensway interchange on May 27th to raise awareness of the safety and access issues...more
Financial Workshop for Couples
Jason Morgan, the Financial Advisor for the Edward Jones office at Bloor St. West and Indian Road, held the first of a two-part Tuesday evening workshop series in late May. The wor...more
Fashions from Around the World
The Grenadier Retirement Residence held a fashion show on May 28th with residents and staff wearing traditional clothing from their native countries. Over 25 volunteers showed off ...more
Political Pub Night
In late May, Bloor West Village's Yellow Griffin hosted the Parkdale-High Park Riding Provincial Progressive Conservative Association. Supporters of the riding and other west Toron...more
Playground Fundraiser
Lucy McCormick School needs a playground. All they have is a patch of ground with no play ground equipment...but that's going to change.
A large crowd turned out to the LuLa Loun...more
Art Tour in the Village
Some of the best art in Toronto's West End was showcased once again in the three-day Bloor West Village Art Tour from May 30th to June 1st. Artists displayed their works at 19 vari...more
Changing of the Guard
The final concert of the Etobicoke Centennial Choir's (ECC) 2007-08 concert season was held on May 31st at Royal York Road United Church and it marked the end of Music Director Har...more
Yard Sale for the Cure
Once again, the annual Yard Sale for the Cure, held on Saturday, May 25th, was a huge success. Now in its 4th year, there were over 150 yard sales sprinkled throughout our communit...more
Avenue Yard Sale
It was all about selling "stuff" as the first annual Roncesvalles Avenue Yard Sale, known as R.A.Y.S., took place on Saturday, May 31st. A brilliant idea of the Roncesvalles-Macdon...more
Solo Recitals
The Etobicoke Suzuki School of Music held their annual solo recitals on May 31st and June 1st at St. Philip's Lutheran Church in Etobicoke. The young students/musicians had the sta...more
MMA Facility Grand Opening
Ultimate fighting has come to Toronto in the form of a gym in Etobicoke that trains fighters from all backgrounds of experience in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). Xtreme Cou...more
Freedom to Move
On June 1st, local and non-local residents came together in High Park to bring awareness to and raise funds for research of a little-known neurological movement disorder called dys...more
Garden Art Silent Auction
Just in time for Father’s Day, the eighth annual Garden Art Silent Auction was held at Sherway Gardens at the beginning of June. Thirty white pine Muskoka chairs (including four ...more
