First Thursdays Tour Itinerary

Art + Design + Food on West Queen West

Thursday Sept. 2, 2010, 6:15 to 8:00 pm

Organized by West Queen West Business Improvement Area

www.WestQueenWest.ca; (416) 820-2727

Led by Betty Ann Jordan (Art InSite) cell 416-453-3120

SPONSOR: Suzanne Manvell, Realtor, ReMax, smanvell@trebnet.com

Thank you Suzanne for your valued support (and regular attendance on the walks!)

6:15 – 6:35 Noce, 875 QSW, (647) 258-8631; reservations 416-504-3463;

MEET IN REAR PAVILLION to sample Noce’s summer fare.

Elena Morelli and Guido Saldini have been serving fine Italian food for years in their lovely restaurant (and rear pavilion) on the corner of Walnut and Queen. A gracious but never stuffy venue also favoured for private parties and business lunches, you will see why the warmth and hospitality that the Noce team extends to all has built a deeply loyal clientele bolstered by many new fans.

6:40 – 7:00 Kol Kid, 674 QSW (at Euclid) 416 681 0368

Remarkable emporium of hand-crafted and imported baby gear, children’s wear, toys, books. It’s a wildly creative boutique with things you won’t see anywhere else and a super-committed staff.

7:05 – 7:25 Japanese Paper Place, 887 QSW (just west of Walnut)

Meet Judith Rudoler and learn about the wonderful world of handmade art papers. A mecca for artists and craft mavens, there are also paper gifts, workshops on origami and other paper arts.

7:30 – 8:00 Twist Gallery, 2^nd floor, 1100 QSW. Meet the newest gallerist on the street, Nadia Kakridonis, and several artists showing in Sublime Silence, a group show of emerging and established artists in a striking loft-space above 69 Vintage and The Social.

POST-TOUR FOOD + DRINK OPTIONS

Delight Chocolate + Icecream, 805 QSW for fair-trade chocolate and artisanal icecream ranging from fresh strawberry to Parmesan cheese.

Drake Hotel 1150 QSW

Gladstone Hotel 1214 QSW View Being Scene exhibition of art by 30 artists who have experience with mental illness and addition: a testimony to the healing power of art.

NEXT FREE QUEEN WEST WALKING TOUR THURSDAY Oct. 7, 6:15 – 8:15 pm;

Pre-register www.WestQueenWest.ca or See www.artinsite.com for details