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Inside Toronto // Art up in Dufferin underpass
"Spirits of the Grotto has residents and visitors interacting with art"
"...As he passes through the Dufferin Street underpass, a young boy, no more than three years old, stops and touches the new panels of art there.
He looks up at the mosaic tiles, which look like eyes staring back at the boy, and he lets out a screech of delight.
As he watches this transpire, Luis Jacob, the artist who created the 34 panels of public art that are now installed in the underpass, smiled and said this is exactly what he had hoped would happen...."
Photo by Erin Hatfield
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Toronto Star / Council defies Ford on contracting-out cleaners
"...Urging her colleagues to protect city cleaners targeted for outsourcing, Councillor Ana Bailão choked back tears Wednesday, recalling life as a new immigrant scrubbing Toronto offices with her mother.
“My mom had to have two jobs. At age 15, I was cleaning offices downtown for two years,” Bailão told council Wednesday, her voice breaking. “I know this industry, and these are new immigrants coming to this country . . . These are the most vulnerable people in this city.”..."
Photo by: VINCE TALOTTA/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO
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Analogue Gallery and 50 Years of the Rolling Stones
Analogue Gallery
50 Years of the Rolling Stones: A Rock & Roll Retrospective
Celebrating 50 years of The Rolling Stones, Analogue Gallery presents a retrospective of stunning images from some of rock and roll’s finest photographers. Click through for more info.
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Art Battle's first ever team event!
Art Battle's first ever team event!12 teams will compete at Art Battle Doubles, 2 painters per team. This tournament will have 3 rounds including a final Championship round. The winning team will receive cash prize and qualify for the Art Battle Tournament of Champions this summer.
For event info, check out Facebook [event] [friend] or ArtBattleTO.com
DJ Grimsby will be spinning delicious funk/soul/rock tunes all night guaranteed.
Tickets available at the door $15 or $10 Students w/ID
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Art Battle Doubles | April 24th 20127:30PM in The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West (@ Dovercourt)
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The 6th Jane’s Walk is taking place on May 5 & 6, 2012 in
Jane’s Walk
The 6th Jane’s Walk is taking place on May 5 & 6, 2012 in Toronto and many other cities over the world.
Through the simple act of walking together and discussing what makes a neighbourhood, Jane’s Walk helps knit people together into strong and resourceful communities. Created in 2007 in Toronto by friends of the urban thinker Jane Jacobs, the annual series of free, volunteer-led urban walks has grown from 27 to over 500 walks around the world.
While we are looking for volunteers for these walks, people are also encouraged to consider leading a walk themselves, or as part of a group. This provides a chance to share a part of the city or a specific topic which they interested in sharing with a wider audience.
Leading a Walk
There are only two rules to these walks: all walks are freely given and freely attended, and are meant to be walking dialogues. To post a walk, you just need to fill in the online form on our website, which you'll find here: http://janeswalk.net/pages/new_tours You'll find lots of tips and resources on our website under the "Walk Leaders" section: http://janeswalk.net/lead.
Event Volunteers
Event Volunteers’ roles include assisting Walk Leaders with managing large groups, circulating the newsletter sign-up sheet, taking pictures and answering general queries about Jane’s Walk. This year, we’d also like to use social media during and after the walks to connect people even more, and we’d like to collect feedback in the form of vox-pop videos after each walk.
There will be orientation sessions for new and returning volunteers, with specific training on social media and video making. If you’re not on Twitter and don’t have a camera phone, don’t worry! There are plenty of other ways to participate.
If you want to be part of the Jane’s Walk Event Volunteer Team, please send an email to volunteer@janeswalk.net
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Globe & Mail // Toronto wins appeal on billboard tax, generating millions for the arts
"...The city has won an appeal in a court case against the outdoor advertising industry that finally gives teeth to its billboard tax that came into effect in 2009. As a result, Toronto can start levying the tax, which is expected to generate an estimated $10.4-million, which is earmarked for arts initiatives in the city. It’s a contentious tax that is unprecedented in Canada, the billboard companies say, and could significantly affect their market success..."
