Category: Events

Here’s some great information from the Danforth East Arts Fair organizers:

This year for the first time, Danforth East Arts Fair is hosting a free Youth Booth for talented young artists, thanks to generous community sponsors Bosley Real Estate and Pegasus Studios.

Stella Vincenza Racca, 13, will be displaying her work September 13-14 in East Lynn Park as part of the Youth Booth.

“My work is up-cycling objects that would usually just get thrown out, like old bottle caps, the cuttings from printing paper to make my cards, and old nail polishes,“ says Stella.

“I’m often inspired by paper stores because I love the patterns and textures, though I can never afford them! I also get ideas from vintage jewelry so I try my best to incorporate a bit of that into my work — I like to think the bottle caps are sort of like antique picture frames.“

When she gets older, Stella would like to pursue filmmaking. But she isn’t opposed to being in front of the camera — acting is also a possible career path.

She adds: “I’d like to continue making and selling my work, so (the Danforth East Arts Fair) is a great opportunity to get started!“

Visit Stella and dozens of other exhibitors at East Lynn Park on Sept. 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more info, visit http://deca-arts.ca or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Just a quick note to let all of you who were planning on heading out to East Lynn Park momentarily know, that tonight’s movie is postponed due to weather. We hope to show the movie after another market sometime soon.

According to the experts at Foodland Ontario, August is the best month for fresh, Ontario fruit and vegetables.  One walk through the East Lynn Park Farmers’ Market and one would have to agree.  The colours of the blueberries, peaches, broccoli, corn and beets make a complete rainbow of delicious food to choose from. Why not challenge yourself this week by buying as many colours as possible!

Mrs. Darling will be at the market at 4:30 p.m. for a kids craft.  We also expect to see the Young Ruffians Drama group leading little ones through a fun activity.   The community booth this week will be Toronto East General Hospital.

Wellness Booth

While you shop, you can also be planning for your physical health.  Sean Meiliunas will be at the market from 4 to 7:00 p.m. offering FREE 7-day passes to the local GoodLife Fitness gym located at Coxwell/Gerrard. Find out how we can help you achieve your fitness goals in a fun, healthy way and try out the gym! Also doing a draw to win a FREE dinner at Pappas Grill on the Danforth! Enjoy homemade Greek cuisine by the finest establishment in Greek Town! The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 5 – October 9 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page.

The weather report is calling for rain tonight but tomorrow afternoon should be all clear for your market shopping! Recent new additions include peaches!  I highly recommend the corn too.  Tawse Winery will be the local winery this week.

There are so many amazing volunteers that donate hours upon hours of time each year to make the market happen.  A reminder that we could use a few more volunteers to help the market manager with setting up and taking down the DECA tent and tables each week.  We’re also looking for people who might want to spend a few hours talking to neighbours at the DECA booth.  And there is one more date that we’re looking for a team of two volunteers to cook for the farmers.  If you or someone you know wants to become more involved in any capacity, please emails us at events(at)danfortheastcommunityassociation.com.

This week our community booth will be Save the Bees. Here’s a preview of what you can learn about from chatting with her:

Pollinators can be thanked for one out of every three bites of food we eat including most of the fruits and veggies found at farmers markets. You may have heard that bees are important pollinators and that they are in decline. What you may not know is that Danforth East resident Dr. Sheila Colla is one of North America’s native bee experts.  Her research documented the decline of the Rusty-patched Bumble bee, a formerly common species in southern Ontario, which was then listed as the first Endangered bee species in North America. Sheila has co-authored “The Bumble bees of North America- An Identification Guide“.  Sheila has helped launch a citizen science project (bumblebeewatch.org) to have people like you help her search for the elusive Rusty-patched using a smartphone or digital camera. Come learn about your native pollinators and what you can do to help them!

Local Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway will also be at the market to chat about local issues and events.

Capturing the Market Magic

Thank you to Stephen Rabjohn for volunteering to take some photographs at the market.  Here is a selection of his work:

To see the rest of Stephen’s collection, check out the full album on the Farmers’ Market Facebook Page.

Wellness Booth

Featured Wellness Guest: East ender Brittany Logsdon, the travelling yoga teacher from Trunk to Trail will be offering a free 30 minute family yoga class in the park at 5:30 p.m. There will be mats, but bring your own if you’d like!

The East Lynn Farmers’ Market runs every Thursday from 3-7:00 p.m. between June 5 – October 9 at East Lynn Park, located on the south side of Danforth Ave, just west of Woodbine Ave. Stay up to date by visiting the East Lynn Market Facebook page.