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Pop-Up Shops – The Details

Here are the details for the December pop-up shops.

December 1 – 31 @ 1801 Danforth

  • bright-brown vintage+handmade has high-quality vintage clothing, decor and vinyl as well as hand-made jewelry and arts, and
  • VSVSVS (pronounced versus, versus, versus) is a site-specific art installation.

December 1 – 31 @ 1803 Danforth

  • Pop goes the Easel! is a colourful explosion of art. Expect paintings, prints, cards, magnets, art workshops and drop-in crafts. Join Nathalie Vachon and Helen Billett for great gift ideas, some decadence for your walls and some creative inspiration.

December 1 – 31 @ 1872 Danforth

  • Careerfit Mom – Take advantage of career coaching and fitness services, including resume writing, job search strategies, fitness classes and personal training.

December 1 – 31 @ 1936 Danforth

  • LEN – Democratic Purveyors of Fine Art & Beautiful Things. For the discerning buyer, a gallery of emerging and established Canadian artists will include carefully selected and prudently priced objects. 

December 1 – 22 @ 1940 Danforth

  • Tyke Threads is a Toronto-based online boutique specializing in hip, unique, quality clothing for boys (and girls who don’t want to be in pink.)

December 1 – 9 @ 1948 Danforth

December 11 – 24 @ 1948 Danforth

  • Lemon Drop Clothing – Choose your custom dress design. They’ll take your measurements. You choose from the luxurious fabrics and 3-4 weeks later your fabulous frock arrives on your doorstep!

December 26 – 31 @ 1948 Danforth

  • Marina Rocks Toronto – Get your funky duct tape accessories made by teen entrepreneur, Marina. Unique and fun, each is a piece of art.

December 26 – 31 @ 1948 Danforth

  • Mrs. Darlings Imaginarium for girls and boys is a place to play with art and discover the art of play. There will be many media and materials for kids to create interesting and beautiful things. Drop-in times and classes offered. 
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We need your help tomorrow night!

Dear Neighbours,

DECA’s Renew East Danforth Team has been hard at work painting and scrubbing multiple storefronts along the Danforth in preparation for a pop-up bonanza for the month of December. (You’ll here more details on that shortly)

1872 Danforth Avenue was our last storefront to come available.  This soon-to-be beautiful space will be the December home of CareerFit Mom.  However, the space needs a little elbow grease to make it shine, and we are quite anxiously looking for some extra people to help out.  Tomorrow, Thursday November 29, starting at 7:00 p.m.  the team will descend upon this space – if you can offer an hour or two (or three!) of your time and effort, we would be so very, very grateful.

Please sign up to help by following this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084CA8AF23A13-clean1

If you have any questions or need more information, email Natasha by clicking here.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

 

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Calling all Artists & Crafters in Toronto!

Here’s an update on one of the Pop-Up Shops from Tara S.

We are looking for artists and crafters to participate in our Pop-Up Shop project on the Danforth, between Coxwell and Woodbine.  As discussed previously,  there is an energetic and passionate group of people working on the Renew East Danforth project to fill empty storefronts and find long term tenants for the building owners.

For the holiday shopping month of December, we have 4 or 5 stores taking part, creating a festive, well advertised and celebrated event.  One of the stores will be holding an “indoor craft show“, a place for artists to show & sell their wares during the peak shopping season on the Danforth.

Table space rental: One weekend($75), all 5 weekends($325), weekdays($20/day) or the whole month($525).

Hours open to public:

  • Monday to Friday: 10am to 5pm
  • Saturday & Sunday: 9am to 6pm

If you are interested in renting a table, here are the details:

  • Artists must come one hour before store opening to set up products.
  • Tables are 8ft long. Without a table, the space is approximately 8 x 3 ft.  Cost of table rental is extra, price is dependent on the number of days you rent. Your own set-up is welcome as an alternative.
  • Artists are asked to submit by email:  5 photos of their work, with prices for those in pictures, retail/exhibition history, a short artist biography describing process of creation, price range of work, contact information, and any other relevant information. The submissions will be juried and payment will be required soon after that time.
  • Please email Tara for more details:  Please type “Pop-Up Craft Show” in the subject line.
  • Application deadline : Wednesday November 21!

Following the craft sales in December, we are searching for artists to share the rent one of the spaces as a co-op work and sales space. Any enquiries are welcome!

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More Pop-Ups Coming To Danforth East

DECA’s extremely keen Renew East Danforth project is hosting another series of pop-up shops this December. All interested businesses, social and artistic enterprises are invited to submit an application to be considered for a one-month, free opportunity to create a pop-up shop on Danforth East from December 1st to December 31st. We will be accepting applications using the form at www.danfortheastcommunityassociation.com until Wednesday November 14th.

What is a pop-up shop?
Pop-up shops are temporary stores that pop-up for anywhere from a few days to a few months in empty storefronts. Landlords lend their space to enterprises for a short time free-of-charge and the impact is win-win. The enterprise gets the opportunity to try the space and the neighbourhood to see if it is a viable location to start something more permanent and the landlord gets their space cleaned, painted and staged for potential renters to consider it for future use.

Who needs to be involved in making a pop-up a success?
The key ingredients to a pop-up success are:

  • A landlord willing to lend their space for a month or more, free-of-charge
  • A business, artistic or social enterprise that wants to use the space and has a plan draw lots of foot traffic
  • A group of volunteers willing to help clean, paint and prep the space.

How can it benefit the community?
Pop-ups have proven wildly successful at revitalizing empty, lagging or struggling commercial areas. Stories from cities and towns across Australia, the United States, Canada, and the U.K. all demonstrate that pop-ups have the potential to take an area that has limited to no foot traffic, abandoned storefronts, and no competition for renting space and turn them into vibrant and successful commercial areas. More rented storefronts means more foot traffic, less vandalism and safer streets.

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Mrs. Darlings Is Darling

There are spaces still available for the registration programs at Mrs. Darlings. Feel free to drop in.

MRS. DARLING’S IMAGINARIUM 

This weekend only, visit Mrs. Darling’s temporary studio where young creatives 4-14 can explore many mediums and material in workshop format. 20 participant to a class and four facilitators to help imagination became reality. Jewelry making, paper crafts, edible art, DIY, paper mache, fibre arts, group art, upcycling and re purposing – they will learn that they can create something beautiful from almost anything. There are also two drop in studio times where craft ideas and materials are ready to go, and families could mingle, create and play together.

Saturday, October 27, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m

9am-12pm   Drop in. Animal masks, all ages. Duct tape wallets and flower accessories with Martina Rocks!  Best for ages 8+. ($10 for both activities) Group canvas in honour of Stella Bruner Methven. (Free)

1-2pm     Paper mache taxidermy, Narwhals. Best for ages 6+. (pre-registration required, click here). ($15)

2-3pm     Framed silhouettes (pre-registration required, click here). ($15)

3-4pm     Chanel inspired Peter Pan collar necklace and graffiti bracelets (pre-registration required, click here). Necklace best for ages 8+. ($15)

4-6pm     Wooden spoon puppets. Dramatic story time (pre-registration required, click here). ($15)

Sunday, October 28, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m

9am-12pm  Drop in. Fantasy make overs! Fairies, princesses, pirates and super heroes oh my! Wear your favorite alter ego costume and make, new accessory and get a little hair and “make-up” done. ($10)

1-2pm    Glittered tee shirts (pre-registration required, click here). Best for ages 5+ ($15)

2-3pm    Mini monster and bunny stuffies (pre-registration required, click here).($15)

3-4pm    Candy sushi to eat and candy bracelets to wear (pre-registration required, click here). ($15)

4-6pm    Dress up and dramatic story time. Play and be silly while acting out a favorite children’s story (pre-registration required, click here). ($15)

Mrs. Darlings Imaginarium for Girls and Boys – A place to play with art and discover the art of play. To explore, make believe, and follow where ever their imaginations take them. Mrs. Darling encourages the inspired magic with drop in times, where children and their parents can mingle and create, with facilitators to guide and encourage, as well as classes for more elaborate projects and intimate instruction. 

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Pop-Up Reminder and Pumpkin Parade

Mrs. Darling’s Imaginarium takes over the Pop-Up Shop

This weekend 1948 Danforth will be transformed into Mrs. Darlings Imaginarium for Girls and Boys – A place to play with art and discover the art of play.  There are drop-in studio times both Saturday and Sunday mornings (9 a.m. until noon) and facilitated classes in the afternoons (1 p.m. until 6 p.m.) ideal for the 4-14 year olds.  For the detailed schedule of activities this weekend and to register for classes, check out Mrs.Darling’s website.

 

Pumpkin Parade 2012

It’s baaaaaack!  The third annual DECA Pumpkin Parade in East Lynn Park.  Bring your jack-o-lantern to the park next Thursday, November 1, and be part of the most magical night of the year in our neighbourhood.  Don’t forget to BYOC (bring your own candle!) Fun begins at 6:30 p.m.