March 4th Walking Tour Itinerary
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West Queen West Art + Design Walk
Thursday March 4, 2010 Time: 6:15 – 8:15 pm
Led by Betty Ann Jordan; www.artinsite.com;
cell 416-453-3120
EVERYONE 6:15 Georgia Scherman Gallery, 133 Tecumseth (just south of Queen)
Emerging Korean artist Hyang Cho PRESENT to talk about her language-related sculptural installations exploring difficulties in communicating when English is not your first language.
COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS
GROUP A 6:20 Green Shag, 670 QSW
Creative men’s clothing, custom-designed with wit and flare. MEET proprietors and in-house designers Victoria and Neil McPhedran, whose cheat-sheet silk-screened men’s French-cuff shirts (with vintage wine-lists, NHL team stats, and XX printed on the cuff where only the wearer can see) are guaranteed to impress your date (or buddies).
GROUP B 6:20 Narwhal, 680 QSW
Funky pop-culture art gallery with amazing sculptural talents on display. Manga meets Disney meets Surrealism. Invest in a rising star and start your art collection with a bang. MEET Gallery director
GROUP A 6:35 Narwhal, 680 QSW
GROUP B 6:35 Green Shag, 670 QSW
GROUP A 6:50 Lausberg Gallery, 876
Exhibition about tracks and traces in the snow by Nancy Watt and FREE dance performance by contemporary choreographer Marie-Josee Chartier to original soundscape by young German composer Hendrik Dingler.
GROUP B 6:50 Type bookstore + gallery, 883 QSW
Superbly curated bookstore very strong on art + design and illustrated books with a gallery in the basement. MEET THE OWNER who hand-picks smart + beautiful books
GROUP A 7:10 Type bookstore + gallery, 883 QSW
GROUP B 7:10 Lausberg Gallery, 876
GROUP A 7:35 El Almacen Yerba Mate Café, 1078 QSW
Introduction to the drink made from holly tree leaves that grow only in parts of Argentina and Brazil. Like the Japanese tea ceremony, the consumption of yerba mate tea communally from a gourd has a long and rich social history. MEET Café Owner Silvio Rodriguez and learn about the elixir that is reputed to sustain life, in the absence of food. FREE SAMPLE and LESSON IN HOW TO DRINK + SERVE Yerba Mate
GROUP B 7:35 Nyood resto-lounge, 1096 QSW (west of Ossington)
Mid-priced, tapas-style restaurant headed by celebrity chef Roger Mooking (show on Food Network). Great interior by Commute Home and very good DJ.
COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS, courtesy of our SPONSOR TBA
Group A 7:55 Nyood resto-lounge, 1096 QSW (west of Ossington)
GROUP B 7:55 El Almacen Yerba Mate Café, 1078 QSW
8:15 TOUR OFFICIALLY ENDS
POST-TOUR OPTION 8:20 Drake Hotel, 1150 QSW (at Beaconsfield)
FREE Limited Edition Work of Art! Mia Nelson, Drake’s curator, will give every walker a free limited-edition artwork. Also In the main lounge, FREE alt-dance party including performance and free Latin dance lesson with DANCE TEACHER Miko Sobreira.
NEXT TOUR THURSDAY April 7, 6:15 - : 15 pm; Pre-register www.WestQueenWest.ca or
See www.artinsite.com for details.
