Win Tickets to CRAVE Chat Mentors Move Mountains

I have a great opportunity today! I was lucky enough to win a pair of tickets to a fantastic networking event Thursday, CRAVE Chat Mentors Move Mountains. I’m so sad that I’m out of town and not able to attend! When I let the organizers know that I couldn’t use the tickets I asked if I could pass them along to one of my wonderful followers and not only did they say I could do that they also offered a second pair of tickets! So that means two of my followers will each win a pair of tickets to this great event!

If you’ve never heard of CRAVE Toronto you need to check them out.

“CRAVE innovatively connects urban gals to the sassiest, gutsiest, most inspiring people they need to know in town. Soirees, gatherings and online networking—we are your guide to everything you CRAVE in Toronto.”

The event you have a chance to win tickets for is this Thursday, October 27th from 7 pm to 9 pm.  At CRAVE Chat Mentors Move Mountains you will have the opportunity to hear guest speakers Leanne Grechulk, Founder of HealthyGirl™, and Sheena Repath, Founder of Ideal Samples, speak about how their personal experiences and learn how important mentors can be for your business. You may even get a chance to meet a mentor of your own during the evening!

Tickets for the event are $25 per person, but you can win one of 2 pairs ($50 value per pair) for FREE! All you have to do is leave a comment here letting me know you want to attend! So simple! Because the event is Thursday you need to leave a comment before Noon tomorrow (October 27th, 2011) to let me know you’d like to win. I will randomly select two winners at Noon tomorrow and announce them here. (Be sure to leave your name and email address on the comment so I can forward the contact details for the winners to the event organizers so they can contact you with details to claim your tickets)

Good luck! ♥

Vendor Calls for SpeakEasy Shows

The SpeakEasy has just announced vendor calls for upcoming shows!

SpeakEasy is a monthly gathering of Toronto’s creative community. It’s an opportunity to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the pulse of Toronto’s creative professionals. SpeakEasy takes places 6 months of the year on the first Thursday of each of those months at the Gladstone Hotel.

November 3rd is their Comic Book Show and the Annual SpeakEasy’s Holiday show is being held December 1st. For more information check out their website here.

Also don’t forget to check out my “Calls for Vendors” page for more upcoming shows and vendor calls!

99 Mrkt This Weekend!

This is where you can find me this Sunday, August 7th….

99’s market features local and independent fresh food distributors, artists and designers that come together to showcase their yummy treats and refreshing eats (like Leslieville Cheeses and Green Earth Organics)! And not to mention killer wares and art pieces.

There is space both indoors and outside (be sure to check out the indoor vendors that’s where I’ll be!) at 99 Sudbury Street (The Glass Factory Lounge and Patio). This event is rain or shine and addmission is free.

Creative Heart Collective Vendor Call

The Creative Hearth Collective is accepting applications for their Fall Craft Show that is being held at the Gladstone Hotel on Sunday, September 18th. Vendor opportunities are available for local artisans, crafters, bakers, designers and retailers. For more information check out the link here or visit my “Calls for Vendors” page for a full listing of upcoming shows and vendor calls.

Be sure to let me know if you know of a vendor call that is missing from my list so I can pass the information along to other local artisans! ♥

International Yarn Bombing Day

Today I was introduced to something I had never heard of before…yarn bombing!

I received an email letting me know about a fun event happening in Toronto this weekend to celebrate International Yarn Bombing day. I have to admit the first thing that popped into my head was thousands of strings of colourful yarn hanging from trees and houses in a bright fun mess. But that’s not quite what yarn bombing is.

Yarn bombing is a type of street art that features displays of knitting or crocheting covering ordinary objects in the community such as street signs, trees, public buildings and monuments. Yarn bombers have also been known to cover cars, bikes, phone booths, buses and just about anything else. Yarn bombing is meant to celebrate the art form of knitting and crocheting and also is considered a non permanent version of graffiti that adds colour and warmth to cold or sterile public places.

To celebrate the first ever International Yarn Bombing Day Michaels Craft Stores are partnering with the nation’s leading yarn artists to yarn bomb five of its stores across the nation including Toronto (other locations are Chicago, Dallas, New York and LA) to help increase awareness for the growing art form, generate some donations for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and just
have fun!

This Saturday, June 11th  from 1pm to 5pm visitors to the Michaels Store at 30 Billy Bishop Way in Toronto will find the store has been Yarn Bombed inside and out! Also the store will be hosting a knit-a-thon to help raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation which helps seriously ill children and their families cope with pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. This is an event worth checking out! ♥

Transcendental Mirror: The Ultimate Variety Show

I had the great opportunity to take part in an Art Show this past weekend in Toronto’s Kensington Market. It was a 12 hour event that featured 12 artists and a variety of entertainment. Being there for 12 hours gave me the chance to meet a wonderful group of people and I was introduced to so many new things.

One of the events I was excited to learn about is the Transcendental Mirror: The Ultimate Variety Show. It’s a bi-weekly Variety Show featuring improv, poetry, live music, dance, theatre, comedy and art. The show is hosted by Lauren (of Laurentinas Improv Club) and David (of David Swartz Art)

The next show is this Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 9:00pm to 12:ooam at the Waterfalls Indian Tapas Bar and Grill at 303 Augusta Avenue in Toronto. Admission is $5.00 at the door.

This week’s entertainment will include  Virpi Kettu, Willow Rutherford, Asha Mokrosz, Yehudah Cullman, Aaron Abacassis, Victory Bells, Stella May, Martha Ramsay, K. Dawkins, Justine Cargo, and many more …

For more information you can visit the Ultimate Variety Show Blog or call 647-855-1327 for information, tickets or to sign up.