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Preloved is re-opening!! TOMORROW, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3!!!
The paper is coming off the window…
Preloved is re-opening!!
TOMORROW, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3!!!
The groundhog predicted an early spring!
Come by to see our beautiful new spring wear and beautifully renovated store!!
Preloved creates one of a kind clothing from reclaimed vintage fabrics. Our passion is design and our philosophy is sustainability. Attention to fit, comfort and style has been our driving force.
Founder Julia Grieve and Creative Director Peter Friesen have made their mark on fashionable Queen Street West in Toronto, Boulevard St. Laurent in Montreal, Sydney Australia and our latest venture - a pop up shop on the Danforth. Preloved has expanded into the wholesale market worldwide. Our designs are carried in stores across North America, Australia, Europe and Japan. We have also proudly reopened our flagship store further west on Queen Street West in Toronto, after the original location was lost to a massive street fire in February 2008. The plans for retail expansion are on the horizons for preloved - look out for more preloved locations popping up soon!Preloved located at 881 Queen St. W.
Preloved.ca
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Robert Graham and guitarist Gerry McGrath "Don't Go".
"First Saturday" in WQW.
Saturday February 4th, 2012
Come listen to the musical stylings of Robert Graham.
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FREE 1st THURSDAY Art + Design + Food on West Queen West February 2, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE 1st THURSDAY Art + Design + Food on West Queen West
February 2, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Organized in conjunction with West Queen West Business Improvement Area
RSVP via Meetup.com or
Betty Ann Jordan cell 416-453-3120; Rob Sysak (416) 820-2727
GROUP LIMITED TO 55 RSVPS > APPROX. 45 PERSONS in 2 GROUPS if necessary
SPONSORS: Suzanne Manvell, Realtor, Royal LePage* smanvell@trebnet.com; + WQW BIA info@westqueenwest.ca
ITINERARY
5:45 – 6:00 PM GATHER at GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS, 133 Tecumseth St. (first set of lights west of Bathurst, just south of Queen W.)
6:00 – 6:20 GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS A sophisticated venue for contemporary exhibitions; SEE 28 Days: Reimagining Black History Month, guest-curated themed show with heavy-hitter international artists including Radcliffe Bailey, Wangechi Mutu and Carrie Mae Weems; the other half of this show is atJustina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House: to February 19
6:25- 6:30 [IN + OUT] COMRAGS, 654 QSW Toronto women’s-wear designers Judy Cornish + Joyce Gunhouse have been creating 100% Canadian clothes for 25 years.
6:25- 6:35 [IN + OUT] ROMNI WOOLS, 658 QSW, A mecca for knitters + crocheters; yarns, how-to-books, and great deals on sweaters, caps, mitts knitted by South-American artisans.
6:45 – 6:50 [POINT OUT] URSA RESTAURANT, 924 QSW Chef co-owner Jacob Sharkey Pearce has just opened this Canadian, locally-sourced emphasis, including in-house-made butter, tofu, pumpkin kefir and other nutritious and original fare. [We’ll do a Post-Tour visit there in March after the opening hoopla settles.]
6:55 – 7:10// 7:15 – 7:30 [ROTATE BETWEEN] CLINT ROENISCH GALLERY, 944 QSW Staggeringly sophisticated paintings by Harold Klunder, the best semi-abstract painter in Canada today (he’s our de Koonig, and of Dutch origin to boot)
6:58 – 7:10// 7:15 – 7:30 [ROTATE BETWEEN] PAUL PETRO CONTEMPORARY 980 QSW A beautifully installed show of desirable prints stars including Jonathon Monk (calligraphy done under hypnosis); Andy Warhol; Tom Dean’s 10 Commandments.
7:35 – 7:55 ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL 990 QSWLosing Parkdale is a group show of works in wood (including hand-carved eye-glass frames!) by leading artists who are losing their studios in near-by Parkdale, owing to condo growth. MEET Joel Robinson to talk about his work and the changing face of our neighbours to the west. **COMPLIMENTARY TREATS courtesy Suzanne Manvell at OCC (Supplier TBA)
7:55 TOUR officially ENDS.
8:00 PM [OPTIONAL] POST-TOUR FOOD + DRINK + DEBRIEF at CAJU FLAVOURS of BRAZIL, 922 QSW. $25 Winterlicious 3-course menu is available! You’re invited…
NEXT WQW BIA-Sponsored 1st THURSDAY WALK MARCH 5, 6 – 8 PM
Email BAJordan >bajordan@sympatico.ca< or RSVP via Meetup.com
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PostCity.com // New crêperie opens on Queen West "Chococrêpe"
"...What happens when two ex-Montrealers take on Queen West? A unique twist on a crêpe shop, that’s what. More specifically, a shop that’s full of sweet and savoury crêpes at affordable prices (most items are under $10), along with decadent hot chocolates, salads tossed with house-made dressings and more.
Husband-wife team Dewey and Kim Truong opened up Chococrêpe on Queen West in the old Modrobes space in late December, after selling their Mississauga business Edible Arrangements.
“This is our life,” Dewey says. “We sold the other business and put everything here.”..."
Images by Meri Perra
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WQW 2011 Christmas Window Display 2nd Place "Nadege"
Congratulations to Nadege!
2nd Place winners of the 2011 WQW Christmas Window Display Contest.
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WQW 2011 Christmas Window Display 1st Place "Jacob & Sebastian"
Congratulations to Jacob & Sebastian!
1st place winners in the 2011 WQW Christmas Window Display Contest.
