The yummiest food on the planet.
And crafts at 3:30 and kids yoga at 4:30.
Dog Days
Last week’s corn fest and picnic at the East Lynn market was a great party that many of didn’t make it out to because of the heat. Those who were there kept their toes in the wading pool and had a great time with the bands who braved the heat to play. This week:
Kraft Korner
The korner will be set and ready to go with a slightly more mature craft especially for those budding fashionistas. It’s a sea-tastic DIY gold shell necklace a la Marc Jacobs. This craft has limited participants so please pre-register at decacrafts@gmail.com. Materials will be supplied, but feel free to bring anything else you would like to add or replace to make your piece an original. That’s a 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon at East Lynn Park.
Children’s Yoga with Svetlana
Svetlana Vlasic is well known to moms with babies in the Danforth East neighbourhood as a fixture in the Main Square Community Centre teaching “Mom and Tot” yoga classes. She and her husband Slobodan teach many classes in community centres in the east end and from their home, to all ages and all levels of yogis and yoginis! Svetlana will be at the market to give a free class for kids from 4:30 til 5:00 this Thursday. If your kids are anything like my kids, they could probably use some zen.
Trees!
Aside from last night, we haven’t received much rain in July. Just a reminder to give those trees on your boulevard a little drink – especially the younger ones.
Garbage!
Starting September 6, 2011, garbage day will change from Tuesdays to Fridays for residences between Coxwell and Victoria Park, from Danforth north to Massey Creek.
Community Picnic and Corn Fest @ East Lynn Farmers’ Market
I’m told that farmers don’t get bothered by the heat. The wading pool will be open and I suspect there will be a few people with their toes in the water. And besides all that, it’s it’s DECA’s second corn fest at the Farmers’ Market. Two local bands will serenade you, while you chow down on a fresh cob of buttery, sweet corn.
Sean Bray’s Peach Trio plays a mix of American roots and jazz. The Bad Dog trio, headed by DECA volunteer, Tak Bui, is a stomping country and blue grass band. They’ve been practising some kids’ songs so the young ones can singalong
Join us from 5 to 7 this Thursday at East Lynn Park.
Bike Clinic – Don’t forget, DECA’s second bike clinic will be this Saturday, July 23rd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Main Square (S.E. corner of Main and Danforth). There will be 10 bike mechanics with stands, tools and some spare parts, etc. This is a pay what you can event.
The Market This Week – Crafts and Bike Clinic!
Cheese curd, fresh bread, just-picked rasberries, pretty perfect pie pastry, BEANS!, rice balls, local lettuce and your choice of farm-fresh veggies.
What? That’s not enough to draw you down to the East Lynn Farmers’ Market?
O.k. Well, this week in the crafting kids corner, Melissa is crafting some make believe with super hero masks and fancy pocketbooks at 3:30. This one is drop in and all the supplies for the super hero masks are supplied. If your little one would like to make the pocket book, please bring a scarf, boa or necklace for the handle. Recycle something from home or hit up the Value Village on the way! Donations are graciously accepted for future crafts supplies.
As always face painting starts at 4:30. And check out our awesome hand-made-super-beautiful fair games. Ring toss and bean bag throw. Try your hand and win…well win the adoration of your family.
The wading pool will be open. DECA volunteers helped prepare and paint the pool earlier this year to paint over the graffiti. Many thanks again to the volunteers who did the handy work. It looks great! Watch this space for information about how you can help donate funds to cover the cost of painting the pool.
The fabulous Melanie has arranged not one, but two DECA bike clinics. The first is this Thursday July 14th at the Farmers Market. Have a question, have a problem, bring your bike and get some answers. The bike doctors will be seeing patients from 3 to 7 p.m.
The second clinic will be July 23rd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Main Square (S.E. corner of Main and Danforth). There will be 10 bike mechanics with stands, tools and some spare parts, etc. This is a pay what you can event.
Next week is the corn roast and family picnic. Stay tuned!
What’s On This Week?
I’ve talked about my son’s interest in Ontario produce here before. This week he suggested we go forth and get ourselves some Ontario strawberries for dessert. “Oh sure, we can go get some strawberries,” I innocently reply. “No, mummy, I said ONTARIO strawberries!” Seriously – I’ve got to get this kid on the payroll at Foodland Ontario.
Strawberry Canning Workshop Tomorrow
It’s all about strawberries this week. If you love local strawberries, then you need to attend the Strawberry Canning Workshop. It’s tomorrow – Wednesday, June 29th. Register at melaniej.thompson(at)yahoo.ca or just show up. The workshops start at 7 p.m. and run about 90 minutes in the basement of the Mennonite Church (north side of Danforth, just east of Woodbine). Cost is $10/session to cover our costs. Come one, come all!
World Famous -East Lynn-Canada Day-Farmers’ Market-Square Dance-Strawberry Festival
It’s the Strawberry Festival!!! It only happens once a year so we are going to dance about it with a real down-home urban square dance at 5 p.m. This is our second annual square dance and it is the most fun you can have with your boots on.
At the Kid’s Korner this week we’ve got Melissa doing the up cycling tee shirt Craft at 3:30. There is still space so register at decacrafts@gmail.com. There is also storytelling and face painting starting at 4 p.m. And The SPACE dance studio is getting the dancing started at 4:30 p.m.
Stop by the community tent and visit the nurses from Toronto East General Hospital as they dole out advice on how to beat the summer heat.
And when you are finally pooped from doing all this awesome stuff, buy some food, nourish thy selves and stock up for the long weekend.
Friday Canada Day Parade
The East York Canada Day parade is a long-standing tradition and why not? Shriners, fire trucks and marching bands spell the start of a great weekend if you ask me. The parade starts at 9 a.m. at Overlea and Thorncliffe Park Dr. and makes its way to Stan Wadlow Park by noon.
In The News
You may have seen DECA quoted in the Toronto Star story about the big hole today, if not, here it is. Also, this is a link to a good Open File story on Little Ethiopia from a while back.
Crafts At The Market
It was a great turn out for this year’s first craft at the East Lynn Farmer’s Market. This week, get ready for some fashion-forward ‘up cycling’. Turn your old t-shirt into an awesome re-usable grocery bag or an oh-so-chic fringe scarf. 3:30 p.m.
RSVP soon to reserve a spot! decacrafts(at)gmail.com. Participants are asked to bring the t-shirt to re-use. A graphic patterned tee is great for the scarf and a screen printed one looks great turned into the grocery bag. All other necessities will be supplied.