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The Toronto Traveler

Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

June 2nd, 2008

The 2008 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is Just Around the Corner

The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) can easily claim to be one of the oldest annual traditions within the City of Toronto.  It’s certainly one of the oldest contemporary traditions, with 2008 being the 47th year in which the exhibition is being held.
 
One of the reasons that people tend to find the TOAE so […]

By Justin -- 1 comment

May 23rd, 2008

Start off your day with Free Pancakes in Toronto

Pancakes are most definitely wonderful things.  Whenever I have a bit of extra time in the morning I love making them just because getting the chance to sit down and devour them is so amazing.
Whether you take your pancakes plain or with syrup and butter however, you can start the day off right with […]

By Justin -- 6 comments

May 20th, 2008

Victoria Day Post-Mortem

With another Victoria Day successfully gone, here are some pictures that were taken yesterday at the various firework shows that happened throughout the city.

 vipezz 031 by v i p e z on Flickr

 Victoria Day Fireworks by Metrix X on Flickr

 Untitled by pcrocks on Flickr

 Victoria Day Fireworks by Todd Tyrtle […]

By Justin -- 2 comments

May 19th, 2008

Happy Victoria Day from The Toronto Traveler

Okay, so I’m a little bit behind the ball here since Victoria Day started about 19 hours ago (my time) and ends in about 5 hours, but I still felt it important to convey best wishes on a holiday that is important to Canadians, although not necessarily celebrated in earnest by any other country […]

By Justin -- 6 comments

May 19th, 2008

University of Toronto Walking Tour - Sacred Spaces & Sacred Circles

Doors Open Toronto is a very important yearly event in the city’s presentation to the rest of the world.  Because of that, many of the other major parts of the city hold events that are affiliated with Doors Open Toronto but are also individual events that are organized separate from the central effort.  The University […]

By Justin -- 0 comments

May 18th, 2008

Doors Open Toronto - May 24 & 25

Are you interested in visiting Toronto sometime in the near future?  Well, whether you’re planning to drive across the border from the US, hop into Pearson International Airport from another continent or simply take a bus or train ride into the city from elsewhere in Canada, the upcoming weekend of May 24th and 25th […]

By Justin -- 3 comments

May 16th, 2008

Pillow Fight Toronto 2008 is Just Around the Corner

Who says Toronto isn’t a city where you can kick back and just have some extremely silly fun?  I admit that when I first heard about this event from a friend of mine I was a bit skeptical, but as I started doing some checking around I discovered that it’s no joking matter.  There […]

By Justin -- 4 comments

May 7th, 2008

Art Gallery of Ontario Construction Proceeding at Feverish Pace

The Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art galleries in the world and the current construction that is proceeding on the building will make it even bigger and better.  According to their website, when the construction is finished there will be over 110 galleries in the building.  While I’m not entirely sure […]

By Justin -- 0 comments

May 1st, 2008

Between Memory and History at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art

Toronto is a city with lots of fantastic artwork attached to it.  Sometimes, as in the case of the above photo, the artwork manifests itself on one of the walls of the city or some other such public place.  However, in most cases, to see great Canadian art you have to head to one of […]

By Justin -- 0 comments

April 16th, 2008

As You Like It in Toronto

As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s more famous plays and a comedy, believed to have been written by the great playwright sometime between 1599 and 1600.  It has been adapted for radio, film and for musical productions as well and the famous Shakespearean line “All the world’s a stage” is from this very […]

By Justin -- 0 comments

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