Holiday happenings & other news

The holidays are upon us, and some events are taking place in our neighbourhood that you might want to mark on your calendars.

DECA’s First Annual East Lynn Park Tree Lighting! 
Thursday, December 13 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, come on out to meet your neighbours and have a cup of hot chocolate together this Thursday – it’s for a good cause, and it will be lots of fun!

EastLynnPark tree lighting 2012

And a big thank you to all the volunteers who braved the rain this weekend to hang the lights in preparation for Thursday’s event.  Check out the photos!

Gingerbread House Building at Cozy Cafe & Bakery (Woodbine & Danforth) December 15 (5-7 p.m.) & 16 (3-5 p.m.) for $25

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Call Cozy at (647) 349-5251 to reserve your spot, and then next Sunday enjoy your clean kitchen after you and/or your kids have iced the floors and furniture at Cozy!

An artful walk?

Remember in the fall when DECA helped to facilitate the painting of some local Bell boxes?  Have you ever wondered, ‘where are those boxes?’  As winter clamps down, if you are like me you probably need an excuse to get off the couch and venture out, so why not take a little walking tour of the murals? Here is a map to show you where the boxes are, and photos to give you a sneak peek of the beauty that awaits you on your journey.

Bell box murals Danforth 2012Stay tuned for information on next weekend’s pop-up events, and details about some late-night shopping specials at some of our favourite local shops!

Bell Box Scavenger Hunt

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This summer the Danforth East Community Association partnered with 6 St. Joseph House, Bell Canada and the City of Toronto. We commissioned eight artists to paint Bell equipment boxes in our neighbourhood. Not only is this an injection of diverse art into our public space, it also deters vandalism and graffiti.

There are eight scavenger hunt questions to be answered. You have to visit the boxes to the find the answer. When you bring the answers to at least four questions to the DECA table at the Danforth East Arts Fair, your name will be entered to win the grand prize.

The Arts Fair is THIS WEEKEND.  10-5 Saturday and Sunday.  If you buy some Christmas gifts there, you will not regret it.  You will feel smug and self-satisfied for supporting local artists and being so freakin’ organized!

As I was saying…here are the questions.

From west to east:

1.  Greenwood Subway Station, Artist: Charles Weiss

What is the name of this painting?

2.  217 Parkmount, Artist: Shayona Panth

There is a number on the top of this painting. What is it?

3.  1675 Danforth, Artist: Greg Marshall

Can you find the artist’s name on this painting? Where is it?

4.  126 Roseheath, Artist: Jungle Ling

Artist, Jungle Ling, is putting the finishing touches on this painting. What is he painting in the bottom-left corner?

5.  331 Wolverleigh Blvd, Artist: Monica Wickeler

What street is this painting inspired by?

6. East Lynn Park: Jennifer Rogers

What year is this painting showing?

7.  2119 Danforth, Artist: Emilia Jajus

What store is this box beside?

8.  7 Barrington, Artist: Tak Bui

What year is this streetcar from?

By the way, this was a comment from one of our artists this week: “This was the most positive public painting experience I’ve had in my 20-something year career as a mural artist and it’s all thanks to the warm and generous spirit of the residents in your neighbourhood.” – Aw shucks.