Gledhill school’s family fest is taking place Friday, June 8, between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. in the school yard. There will be bouncy castles, BBQ, pony rides and petting zoo, carnival games, crafts, face painting, a speed chess tournament, and much, much more!
NOT The Final Weekend
It’s not the final weekend of the Art of the Danforth. Who told you it was the final weekend? Oh me? I was totally, wholly, completely, utterly wrong. Next weekend is the final weekend.
Update – the twitter-inspired mural has been postponed to next weekend because of the weather-next weekend being the final weekend.
That is all.
Art of the Danforth
Saturday June 2
11 am -5 pm: Longest Freestanding Sculpture at Coxwell Parkette @ Coxwell & Danforth. Play with the world’s largest tinker-toy set! WEATHER PERMITTING.
1 pm, 2:30 pm & 5 pm: VSVSVS – The Free School @ 1238 Danforth Ave ( Cosmic Janitorial). Drop in on these free classes on the most profoundly ordinary subjects: At 1 PM, Anthony Cooper tells us: When is a Cup Not a Cup? How to Turn a Styrofoam Cup Inside Out: A Meditation on Time and the Ability to Focus your Energy Positively and Prosperously. At 2:30 PM, Laura Simon shows us: How to draw Hank Hill. At 5 PM, David Hanes explains: How to Rock Short Shorts Plus Post-Internet Theory.
1 & 4 pm: Art Amble. Meet at LucSculpture School & Studios, 663 Greenwood
All day: Brian Rideout – Twitter Mural @ 1417 Danforth Ave (Top Notch Pizza Shop)
For the last three weeks, you’ve had a chance to determine the contents of a mural, by tweeting your ideas to http://twitter.com/#!/rideoutmural . Now come see Brian Rideout contend with what he has unleashed.
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Sunday June 3
10 am – 4 pm: Parking Lot Art Fair at Green P Lot, corner of Danforth & Parkmount.
1 pm: Danforth Bike Line. Bring your bike and take part in creating ephemeral bike lanes. Meet at SW corner of Greenwood & Danforth (The Beer Store).
1 pm – 3 pm: Traffic Jam at Coxwell TTC Station. Let your imagination loose on Dan’s 1 km long paper highway. Participants can enter the station for free (for sole purpose of taking part in the event).
1 & 4 pm: Art Amble. Meet at LucSculpture School & Studios, 663 Greenwood.
3 pm – 4 pm: Storytelling in front of “Integration” at 2013 Danforth. Listen to some of the stories behind this mythological mural.
12 pm, 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm: VSVSVS – The Free School @ 1238 Danforth Ave ( Cosmic Janitorial). More free pedagogical goodness from the crew at VSVSVS. At noon, Jemma shows us: How to Correctly and Quickly Identify Paper Sizes and English Accents (Extra Bonus: Cockney Rhyming Slang). At 1:30 pm, Stephen McLeod lays out the fundamental principles of: Cool Sound: Sound Walk: A Lesson in Cool Sounds. At 3:30 pm, James Gardner gives a colloquium on: How to Open Beer Bottle With Style, Grace, and Determination: How to Use a Bottle Cap as a Weapon (BONUS Lesson: Gum Wrapper Parachutes).
5:30 – 8:30 pm: Texture Detectives (Show Opening) by Allie Phips @ 1238 Danforth Ave. An installation created with texture rubbings done by children from It’s Playtime Daycare. Come by and check out the what this neighborhood feels like under a sheet of paper.
WANT TO HELP?
We’re looking for a few good volunteers in our final week to help in various positions. If you’re interested, please contact Daniel at volunteer@artofthedanforth.com
Spot the Difference
O.k. we’re going to play a game here. If you’re reading this on some teeny mobile device, you might want to check it out on something bigger. Ready?
1. Spot the difference in these two photos.
If you said anything about flowers, trees, greenery of any kind, give yourself one point.
2. Spot the difference in these two photos.
If you said, one is a much-vandalized wall at Main St. and Stephenson and one is a brand new beautiful mural depicting that corner from years gone by, give yourself 5 points.
3. Last one. Spot the difference.
If you said the picture on the left is Ashbridge’s Bay beach and the picture on the right is the fabulous East Lynn Farmers’ Market, give yourself 10 points and go buy DECA board member, Tak Bui’s, new book, Spot The Difference, in which these two puzzle pictures appear along with many others.
Tak is actually responsible for all of the above achievements. With some help from DECA, he successfully lobbied the City to improve the landscaping at Main and Stephenson. Working with a few young artists, Tak painted the fantastic new mural at the same spot to try and deter vandals (it was tagged the first day, but Tak has since fixed it). He’s also been creating three community gardens in the same area that have fostered community involvement and made that space less inviting for criminals and more inviting for other community members. In his free time, he lead a team of DECA board members to create some fabulous DECA t-shirts (available at the farmers’ market) and paint an incredible whale mural on the wading pool at Stephenson Park playground.
Now count up your points. You win!
Vivacious Veggies
A guy walks into the doctor’s office. A banana stuck in one of his ears, a broccoli stem in the other ear, and a carrot stuck in one nostril. The man says, “Doc, this is terrible. What’s wrong with me?” The doctor says, “Well, first of all, you need to eat more sensibly.”
If you also need to eat more sensibly, you’re in luck. The East Lynn Farmers’ Market opens Thursday, June 7 from 3-7 p.m. A sure sign that the market is near is when you start seeing your favourite fruit and vegetables loitering around at the subway station.
The Earl Haig Community Festival
Come one, come all Thursday, May 31st, 3:30-7 p.m. rain or shine. There will be BBQ items, baked goods, cake walk, spy-catching (don’t tell CSIS), crafts, silent auction and other delicious and creative items. Earl Haig is just south of Danforth and Coxwell with a nice big green space (how do they keep their grass so green?) and a great playground.
Gledhill Neighbourhood Tree Tour
Join LEAF for a closer look at the trees surrounding Gledhill school and residential neighbourhood. You’ll learn about the special benefits of trees in schools, biodiversity, tree identification and care. You will never look at trees the same way again. Meet in front of Gledhill Junior Public School at 2 Gledhill Ave. (east of Woodbine, north of Danforth). Saturday, June 16, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. $5 donation please.
Error Alert. The VSVSVS Free School is actually Sunday, instead of Saturday. (Apologies if you went today!)
It should be:
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2012:
VSVSVS – The Free School!
Inside 1238 Danforth Ave – Cosmic Janitorial Services (1 PM – 3 PM)
Going head to head with 2000 + years of pedagogy, VSVSVS have established the Free School – your one stop shop for learning all manner of useful (and not so useful) things. It all starts at 1 PM (TOMORROW, SUNDAY, MAY 27th), with David Hanes who’ll teach you how to Rock Short Shorts (in addition to Post-Internert theory).
Then, (still on Sunday, May 27) Ryan Clayton will teach you how to make, complete, and maintain an Elastic Band Ball.
Finally at Sunday, May 27, 5:00 pm, Anna Kovler give you A Lesson in Denial, as well as A Lesson in Scissor Use and because she’s nice, A Lesson in Positive Visualization and Materialization.