Junction Triangle

Info from this event's Facebook listing:

Time: Monday September 6, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Perth Square Park

A last chance for neighbourhood children and their parents to enjoy Perth Square Park before a new school year begins. This informal gathering is organized by the Junction Triangle Rail Committee. Come on out, chat with the neighbours and catch up on all the summer news while the kids enjoy the swings and splash pad.

Active 18, a community group based in the southern end of Ward 18, are planning another All Candidates meeting.

When: September 13, 6 - 8 pm
Where: Theatre Centre, (Queen/Dovercourt - side entrance).

More details are on the Active 18 website.

Planning Smackdown!

Active 18 is hosting an All Candidates Debate for prospective councillors in Ward 18.
The Planning "Smackdown" takes place at:

Theatre Centre
Queen West / Dovercourt Rd (1087 Queen St. W)

The following meeting information is provided by the organizers:

Mayoral Candidates Debate
Rob Ford, Joe Pantalone, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman, Sarah Thomson

MODERATOR: Sue-Ann Levy/City Hall Bureau-Toronto Sun

An excellent event hosted by The Stop Community Food Centre and the Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, just north of the Junction Triangle:

The Stop Community Food Centre's Good Food for All Festival is back and bigger than ever! Join us on September 18 for a fun-filled—and entirely free!— day of entertainment, kids' activities, music and, of course, lots and lots of delicious food. Hosted by broadcaster and author Jane Farrow, the day features the Food Network's Food Jammers and their crazy culinary contraptions; music by Nine Mile and Samba Squad; a community cook-off (you be the judge); a farmers' market; samples from The Stop kitchen; a bike-repair clinic; a swap shop and much more. Kids will enjoy Whimz live animals, food-themed activities and crafts (cookie rewards for completing them all) and, of course, the ever-popular bouncy castle. Join us for what is always a wonderful day celebrating our neighbourhood and healthy and delicious food.

When: Saturday, Sept 18, noon til 3 pm

Where: 1884 Davenport (at Symington) - Behind the parking lot between Davenport Perth Neighborhood Centre and The Stop

How much: Free

There will also be a Free Bike Clinic hosted by the DPNC from noon to 2pm.

Free Bike Clinic Sat. Sept. 18, noon-2pm at DPNC.

New bike project at Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, 1900 Davenport Rd. A health promotion initiative to increase use of bikes as a healthy, affordable, environmentally responsible means of transportation. To bring together a range of community members to ride, re-use, fix bikes. Join us at the bike clinic to connect with others interested in cycling or contact glanglois@dpnc.ca or 416.656.8025.

The following event announcement comes from the Perth Dupont Community Garden. More information about this event is posted on their website here.

We invite you to join us for the 3rd Annual Harvest Barbecue and Potluck.

This year will be a Vegetarian style potluck, (Carnivores welcome ;-)

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18th 2010 @ 5:00 PM
PERTH AND HUGO AVENUE

Come early to have a tour of the Garden.

Local mural artist Joel Richardson is completing his second neighbourhood mural on the south side of Dupont St., east of Campbell Ave. There will be an unveiling party on Saturday. Details are from the event page on Facebook:

Time: Saturday, September 25 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Dupont and Campbell, on the street, south side across from my other mural

More Info: Come out and be a part of the documentation, I have painted the whole mural, both sides in a suit and tie, come out and create a spectacle of suits and ties as i make my mathematical artistic statement on modern finance... All ages welcome, a shirt and tie a huge plus! Bring a camera and help to document the event.

The following event announcement comes from the Clean Train Coalition:

Pressure mounts on Premier McGuinty to GO ELECTRIC!!

You are cordially invited to attend the Clean Train Coalition's GO ELECTRIC music event on Sunday, September 26th in Sorauren Park, from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Local musicians will perform throughout the afternoon, with keynote speakers taking the stage at 3:00pm.

Dale Goldhawk will be hosting a Ward 18 council debate on Wednesday September 29th, 8-9PM. You can tune in to Rogers TV live, or you can maybe watch it online too.

It appears that Rogers TV is posting all of their election debates online, so you can watch it later even if you don't catch it live.

From the Rogers TV Local Campaign website:

Info is from the Junction Triangle Stitch 'n Bitch Facebook group:

Time: Thursday September 30, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Angel's Cafe (Corner of Symington and Wallace)

There has been lots of interest of starting a Stitch 'n Bitch in our 'hood. If you would like to join the group, please go the link provided. The first Stitch 'n Bitch is Thursday, September, 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Angel's Cafe. Please feel free to post or email group details to interested people in the JT.

The Junction Triangle will be hosting an art exhibit titled "Rail of Light" during the annual all-night Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art festival, on the night of October 2 2010. Here's a brief description from the Rail of Light website:

The Junction Triangle will be hosting an art exhibit titled "Rail of Light" during the annual all-night Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art festival, on the night of October 2 2010. Here's a brief description from the Rail of Light website:

The Perth Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church, at the corner of Perth and Wallace, has distributed flyers to the community inviting everyone to their Love and Care day this weeked. Details from the flyer:

Perth Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the community to attend Love and Care Day on Sunday, October 3, 1-5 pm, 243 Perth Avenue.

Free

Activities for the entire family:

• Light refreshments
• Blood pressure checks
• Bicycle giveaway
• Bouncing castle