About 20 years ago my brother Greg introduced me to a sport, Ultimate, that was one of the neatest I had seen or played in a long time. I know the Summer and Winter X-Games feature all sorts of great new sports but Ultimate [or Frisbee football] has a simple infrastructure [all you need is …
Okay its bitterly cold going on forever – where you can find warmth, balmy temperatures and floral abundance for free in TO? Of course at Allen Gardens on Carleton just east of Yonge. And if you hurry before January 12th last day you will catch the gorgeous, not-to-be-missed Allen Gardens Christmas Show. Here is what …
From Cobourg to Brighton along the Lake Ontario Shore, apple orchards abound. And in Spring time they put on a Blossom Show that confirms Summer time is is marching right in. So Colborne ON, smack dab in the middle of this Apple corridor, puts on an Apple Blossom Tyme festival to beat the band wagon. …
Looking for a country outing this Victoria Day weekend? Consider the Warkworth Lilac Festival – three days of events in Northumberland county with lots to do. The Lilac Festival starts with a Friday evening of Sizzling Jazz featuring Chelsea Bennet and Beverly Taft – $20 at 7:45PM. Saturday follows with the Lilac Classic Car Show …
If you are architecturally inclined,  city history interested and a budding photography buff, then Open Doors is the pace to be this Spring  for the weekend  of May 28th and 29th . The city has managed to pry open the doors to vital historical, business, and religious building and sites in and  around Toronto. Many are in …
Last year Janes Walk in Toronto and much of Eastern Ontario had to endure rain. This year Jane has walked right into a computer nerd directly related to Murphy: Hopefully the problem will be resolved before the weekend because it looks like after a soggy April, Sunny is on order for the Janes Walk weekend. …
Looking for March Weekend family fun? Consider the  Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival in Easter Ontario just below Rice lake. This year is the 25th anniversary festival celebrations and it appears the county and township have pulled out all the stops to making the weekend celebrations, Saturday and Sunday March 12-13, a fun time for …
Janes Walk is looking for  leaders and walkers for May 7-8th across Toronto and Canada. Some of the walks scheduled for GTA Janes Walk is the best idea for Spring since bread got combined with peanut butter and jelly. Its a chance to explain or find out about the social history and environment geography of …
The Royal Winter Fair is on this week in Toronto with Dog Show, all sorts of Horse Shows and competitions, plus extras like magic displays and culinary exhibits. It is an Ontario Tradition plus the natural end to the farm season – and brings participants from across the province as well as from the City …
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The end of Fall is near. Fall’s Color Tango with the Wind and Winter This year Fall has lasted longer for some trees and brushes. Sumac, that last year had lost all color by Thanksgiving, are still clinging to some saucy hues. Despite the colder evenings , the drenching rains and trees whipped by nasty …
This weekend of the G2 summit and Luminato, some of the best fun in TO is available down at the Toronto Islands. First of all there is the Toronto Islands Dragonboat Festival where the big news is that the junior boats fro the high schools are setting down some race times that many a senior …
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Luminato has taken some time “to get its rhythm” as the World Cuppers say it. But some of the shows this year are proof that Luminato is gaining full creative stride. Take Waves created at/by YCT-Young Centre Theater in the Distillery District. Lots of music, singing and dancing – much of it in inspired participatory …
Ever get that burning curiosity? You must see what that often-passed place looks like on the inside – or in a new light. Doors Open Toronto provides that free  opportunity again this mid Spring, the weekend of  Saturday May 29th and Sunday May 30th. There are 150 venues across Toronto from Black Creek Village through …
Think of  returning to high school or a home city you have moved away from 5 or 10 years ago and that was the feeling of my first visit to the ROM-Royal Ontario Museum in in almost a decade. Well five years ago I visited the ROM just about every day through Summer and Fall …
The best show in Toronto tonight for Saturday February 7 is down at Nathan Phillips Square. And its a 1 hour outdoor show for the best price of all – $zero. You will be moved – literally. Close-ACT from Holland is putting on another one of its outdoor theater productions that mixes lights, flares, music …
Formula Atlantic car Flashing By There is a car show in Toronto that has a achanging name but oustanding car viewing: both race cars and vintage as well. I am referring of course to …. uhh the Grand Prix of Toronto … uhh the Formula Atlantic Toronto Race … uhh all that and more wrapped …